[quote name='splinterhead' date='04 July 2010 - 02:17 PM' timestamp='1278266244' post='390693']
It would be f!#&ing awesome if the Apparatus Section of Fairfax County Fire and Rescue would TAKE A STEP BACK and reign in the attitude that taking a step or two back is in no way a bad thing. I can assure you that it is not. It gets proven day in and day out when we get automatic aid from those new Arlngton engines and that Alexandria ladder truck that bends in the middle. All one needs to do is pay attention to the world around you, and notice that Fairfax is not the leader it once was, because of various things we have allowed to be placed in the hands of overzealous, out of touch folks that have been coddled into believing that what they are doing or have done is the right thing.
And please, Seniorfireofficial try to open up your ears a little more. There are plenty of complaints about the 111 mirrors and overall design flaws of our newest apparatus. There is a 20+ page report on the 111 mirrors at the Massey Bldg right now that pretty much screams out that we need to take a different approach.
The only thing I can say is that most of the rank and file out there is very professional and will make whatever terd is handed down to them work. We have many talented folks in our ranks that want to take pride and ownership in thier fire dept. Apparatus design and implementation is a very easy way to accomplish that. When you leave it to one or two folks that keep most everyone in the dark over one of the most influential symbols of pride and ownership (Appartus), then you only get discontent and a tarnished legacy. Not something to take lightly.
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It would be f!#&ing awesome if the Apparatus Section of Fairfax County Fire and Rescue would TAKE A STEP BACK and reign in the attitude that taking a step or two back is in no way a bad thing. I can assure you that it is not. It gets proven day in and day out when we get automatic aid from those new Arlngton engines and that Alexandria ladder truck that bends in the middle. All one needs to do is pay attention to the world around you, and notice that Fairfax is not the leader it once was, because of various things we have allowed to be placed in the hands of overzealous, out of touch folks that have been coddled into believing that what they are doing or have done is the right thing.
And please, Seniorfireofficial try to open up your ears a little more. There are plenty of complaints about the 111 mirrors and overall design flaws of our newest apparatus. There is a 20+ page report on the 111 mirrors at the Massey Bldg right now that pretty much screams out that we need to take a different approach.
The only thing I can say is that most of the rank and file out there is very professional and will make whatever terd is handed down to them work. We have many talented folks in our ranks that want to take pride and ownership in thier fire dept. Apparatus design and implementation is a very easy way to accomplish that. When you leave it to one or two folks that keep most everyone in the dark over one of the most influential symbols of pride and ownership (Appartus), then you only get discontent and a tarnished legacy. Not something to take lightly.
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