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Fire Police

December 24th, 2007

I wanted to take a moment and tip my helmet to the personnel who we call the Fire Police. Years ago, the Fire Police were a squad that you went to when you were too old to get on the back of rig anymore. Well, today that has all changed. The amount of emergency personnel that are injured on the highway or at a scene is on the increase. The roll of these dedicated squad members has also increased. Their function is as important to the emergency worker on the scene is as the emergency responder is to the victims they are helping. Fire Police members are not properly equipped. They are sent out there to direct traffic with a wand and not much else. Drivers aren’t looking for someone that is standing in the middle of the road trying to direct them, especially when there isn’t someone normally there doing that. We have to give them the best chance possible to be seen by motorists. A reflective safety vest alone is not going to cut it. They need reflective traffic gloves, safety vests, reflective hats and any type of road flare, either traditional or new type of LED flares, such as, TurboFlare360s. These people are there to help protect us. Why are we giving them whatever it takes to help protect them?

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