Video responding to "Mock" Accident

[HFD201 0]

Saw this video on Youtube and was interested in everyone elses opinions on the matter. It shows an engine and rescue responding to a "mock" accident in what appeared to be some sort of public show. However, the trucks are responding from their station and through the city streets. I think this is unnecessary and dangerous. We hear enough about MVA's involving apparatus causing injuries and death, so why risk such an occurance for practice? What does everyone else think on the matter?

Edited January 19, 2007 by HFD201

[JohnnyOV 2]

I completely agree...and I asked the poster this on the comments section and this is his reply..

What was the point of responding lights and sirens from your headquarters for a mock accident? Dont you think that was a little dangerous and irresponsible?

Actually NO, we are required to respond with lights and sirens. These mock accidents are set up by the 9-1-1 center, not us, they dictate how and when we respond. Only the line officers know the day the tones are going to go off, not the time. The whole idea behind a mock accident is to provide the students with a real life look and feel of an accident. It's supposed to deter them from consuming alcohol and driving.

Edited January 20, 2007 by EMSJunkie712

[AFS1970 504]

OK, we do the same sort of demo almost every year, HOWEVER we stage about a block away, and come in as if we were responding, we have the lights on but go normal travel for the block to the school driveway then turn on the sirens as we enter the property. This is usually a very unrealistic parade of Police, Fire & EMS all arriving at the same time. Then we do the MVA, which also includes a DOA of a popular student, who gets removed by the local funeral home, and an arrest of another popular student for DUI. In our case this is set up with our department, usually coordinated by EMS, and dispatch only knows that we have some rigs on a delayed response due to public education. We do not respond from the station to this drill/demo, that would be unsafe and take far too long.