Crew Attends Ballgame
It looks like a Kansas City fire crew has caused a stir by attending a high school baseball game (from the Kansas City Star).
An on-duty Kansas City fire captain has been taking his pumper truck and crew into Lee’s Summit to watch his son’s high school baseball games.The Fire Department launched an investigation after The Kansas City Star raised questions, but officials declined to comment Monday on their findings or any actions taken.
Twice this month Star staffers saw Pumper 43, based out of Station 43 on Missouri 350, parked in the Lee’s Summit North High School parking lot during freshman team games. The school is more than 5 miles from the station’s Knobtown location and is about 2½ miles outside Kansas City’s city limits.
Since I don't have much knowledge of urban fire department procedures, is this a big issue?
It seems to me that the fire department should have some policies regarding how far the crew and engine should be allowed to travel from their station. If it were up to me, I would be inclined to nix this type of thing since it was so far from their station.
Chime in and let me know what you think.
