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As a very long time member who usually watches the fireworks, I'll take the bait. Firediver, I certainly hope the people who read this thread are aware of their own department's parade, as well as their out-of-district-event coverage plans. Personally, I absolutely do. I really feel most readers do as well. Here, I will speak only for myself alone. That said, I go to exactly 2 parades per year. Because of my proximity to my FH, I almost always make the first due when able to respond. Because of this, I feel an obligation to know what our coverage plans are. I am a plain non-officer FF. For BOTH parades I make sure I am aware of some sort of coverage that exists, and one always does exist. The coverage plans we work from vary based on day of the week, TIME of the day if it is a weekday, and distance from our town. Out-of-district-coverage plans are written, flexible templates that are adaptable to the situations - but there IS always a plan. All of what I said is generic, common knowledge things I hope/assume are also common sense. I am aware that several previous posters have asked directly for specifics. Those details are not for me, a plain FF, to give out - which is WHY there is so little detailed response here, nor would I expect them. I would not expect a plain FF to divulge incompletely detailed coverage plan information on an internet public forum. I can personally verify my department's got solid coverage plans, but what they are is not for me to post on a public forum. Because I did not author them, so it is unfair of me to do that, and I would expect most readers feel the exact same way.

Helmet mounted cams are a good idea in general for incidents exactly like this. Thanks for posting this 16fire5, and I think Monday morning QB'ing it is a good thing as it can lead to better procedures, training, etc. I hope the department uses it as a positive tool. I have two sets of saftey goggles with built in video capture. Given that mine are goggles and not helmet mounted, I cannot use them with a mask. I've yet to record a serious MVA with them, but they should be a valuable tool to improve procedures & training / post-incident analysis...

I joined a number of years ago, but have been a reader-only as I could never get the postings to work - giving it a try again. 'Been a member in Chappaqua FD since 3/01.