Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Fire Truck "Browned Out" During Deadly Blaze

Browned out truck unable to service woman in fatal fire

There is a lot of debate in Memphis right now concerning firefighter pay, benefits, and general morale.  Issues like this are used as ammunition.  In this case, a ladder truck (which hauls all types of equipment) was "browned out" the day a lady died in a nearby fire.  Her family is convinced it would not have made a difference.  But the fact that MFD says the brown out impact is "undetermined" made it worth looking into.

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