FL Firefighters' Dangerous Driving Caught on Camera; One Fired

From www.news4jax.com:

Orange County firefighters were caught on camera driving recklessly as they were responding to an emergency, and the Fire Department is apologizing for this behavior.

The Orange County Fire Department said David Jordan and Thomas Veal were caught on the dash cameras of the fire truck driving recklessly, hitting a curb and giving a driver the middle finger.

Jordan, the driver of the fire truck who has been with the Orange County Fire Department for 22 years, was fired on Friday and Veal was demoted.

The firefighters, from the fire station on Amory Court in Winter Park, were responding to an accident where someone was trapped inside a car at about 3 a.m. on May 1.

Read the full report HERE. For more on emergency vehicle driving, see our On the Road column in our fireEMS section HERE.

Report: FDNY Engine Involved in Crash Ran a Red Light

According to a recent report on CBS news, a fire apparatus involved in a fatal collision on Staten Island ran a red light:

A fire engine involved in a fatal collision with a van ran a red light, violating state law while on an emergency run, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

The accident happened at around noon Wednesday at the intersection of Richmond Road and Burgher Avenue in Dongan Hills.

The FDNY truck from Ladder 81 was heading to a car fire on the Staten Island Expressway, with its siren on moments before the crash.

The van then made a left from Burgher onto Richmond, witness Ali Alsaede said. The fire truck then crashed into the van’s rear driver door.

Read more HERE.