BREAKING NEWS: Firetruck Flips

So true "WOW"..she said she saw it happen..she saw it happen because the fire truck was heading right for her.

Hello wrote:

According to the story someone pulled out in front of them.

no they didn't they say the firetruck ran off the round, wasn't run off the road. The article clearly speaks english, just read it!

There is no report of someone on a cell phone, etc., in this story causing the firetruck to go out of control. No, I don't like people talking on cell phones when driving, changing DVD's, or whatever it is that makes them inattentive. But, before all kinds of comments are made regarding what "might" have happened, maybe everyone should wait for the "official" statement by TFD as to the cause.

My thoughts and prayers go out to the Heroes with the TFD and the TPD who respond when called 24 hrs a day. I can only tell them Thank you

whatever wrote:

People please read the article before posting comments!!! First..."oh no", it says in the article they were responding to an accident. Second.."Oklahoma Sweetheart", it states in the article that a car pulled out in front of the fire truck, causing the accident.

well genius when i first read the story they did not give details. but now it tells all about it. but thanks for the bashing. have a great day.

Councilor Patrick's son, one of 3 firefighters involved in the accident this morning in which a fire truck flipped over on Gilcrease Road, is okay as are all of the firefighters.

whatever wrote:

People please read the article before posting comments!!! First..."oh no", it says in the article they were responding to an accident. Second.."Oklahoma Sweetheart", it states in the article that a car pulled out in front of the fire truck, causing the accident.

The article has been updated since I first read it. When I read it, it gave very little information. It said nothing about a car pulling out in front of the firetruck. All it said was that the firetruck failed to negotiate a curve, hit a telephone pole and a pick up.

I agree with "Common Sense". We can only thank the TFD and TPD for all their hard work and dedication. They work 24 hour shifts to save our lives and here we are bickering back and forth about an incident that everyone keeps assuming things about. My boyfriend works for TFD and was called to the accident. I don't know the whole story as of yet however we need to be praying for the firefighters that were injured. They are so brave to get out there everyday and risk there own lives for the sake of ours. My heart belongs to a firefighter and it would kill me if he were the one injured and all people were doing is bickering back and forth instead of praying that he will be ok. So I just ask that this stop and just pray for them to come out ok.

I can't believe what I'm reading. What in the world does all of this name-calling and insults have to do with these poor firemen who were injured while doing their job, protecting the citizens of this city?

Babs wrote:

I can't believe what I'm reading. What in the world does all of this name-calling and insults have to do with these poor firemen who were injured while doing their job, protecting the citizens of this city?

Go BABS, there are some stupid illiterates out there, who should be praying For the firefighters instead of "preying" on other readers. Sheesh. What has it come to ? I wonder if ANY of them have ever had an accident, only to find the TFD to be the FIRST to respond ?

I know someone really high up in the Tulsa Fire Department. These firemen try not to hurt anyone. If a truck pulls out in front of them they think "We have to miss these people or else we are going to kill them in this big truck." At some point they know that it may come to saying someone else's life for pulling out in front of them. So therefore they will have to sacrifice their truck and also themselves. They all know that some people will pull out in front of them. For me, which is a complete lack of respect for their job and how many people they help a day. People pull out all the time but this time may have been so close they thought it was better to hurt themselves than kill that person for simply pulling out in front of them. The facts are there and who is to say that they were in fact trying to save the life of the person who pulled out in front of them while sacrificing themselves.

SOUTHERN-GIRL wrote:

i saw it happen Sweatheart, it was a green pick up truck !!

how could the pick-up have driven in front of the fire truck when this story (which is the same as all of the other news outlets) states that the green pick up truck was parked in the driveway when the fire truck hit it.

SOUTHERN-GIRL wrote:

i saw it happen Sweatheart, it was a green pick up truck !!

You are full of bull-crap. Do you have an over-powering urge to be "in the know"? You didn't see crap. You were probably chasing the firetruck and part of the problem. People like you create problems for firemen, cops, and ambulance drivers all over our city.

TFD Girlfriend wrote:

I agree with "Common Sense". We can only thank the TFD and TPD for all their hard work and dedication. They work 24 hour shifts to save our lives and here we are bickering back and forth about an incident that everyone keeps assuming things about. My boyfriend works for TFD and was called to the accident. I don't know the whole story as of yet however we need to be praying for the firefighters that were injured. They are so brave to get out there everyday and risk there own lives for the sake of ours. My heart belongs to a firefighter and it would kill me if he were the one injured and all people were doing is bickering back and forth instead of praying that he will be ok. So I just ask that this stop and just pray for them to come out ok.

Thank you so much for your thoughful comment! I couldn't agree with you more. There are plenty of stories about Tulsa Fire Fighters saving lives, fighting fires, and going above and beyond to help the citizens in the news everyday and even today's news. However, nobody takes the time to make an appreciative comment to the firefighters but they are quick to comment negatively about a serious accident. Everybodies problem is...trying to point fingers at whose fault the accident was. Does it really matter?????!!!! I'm pretty sure that when TFD shows up at the scene of your accident (and I assure you that they are the first ones to show up) they aren't worried about whose fault it was. They are concerned about the citizens safety. Nobody realizes how great of a job the Tulsa Fire Department does and their heroizm gets overlooked and is expected of them. But, they do so much more than what is required of them. Please keep your hateful comments to yourself. It wasn't my husband involved in the accident but if it were and I saw the rude comments left on here I would be devistated.

who took the 3 firefighers who were hurt to the ER? dont forget about all of the EMS workers who work side by side everyday, 24/7 with the firefighers and police officers.
this is a tracig accident, thankfully noone was killed

3 sides of publci safety wrote:

who took the 3 firefighers who were hurt to the ER? dont forget about all of the EMS workers who work side by side everyday, 24/7 with the firefighers and police officers.
this is a tracig accident, thankfully noone was killed

You are absolutely right in saying that EMS workers need to be very much appreciated in all they do as well. My boyfriend is also a paramedic with the TFD. He is a first responder and I should have said fire fighter/paramedic. We are thankful for all workers involed whether fire fighter, EMS, Paramedic, Police officer...they all risk there lives and put us first. My apologies for not adding them into my message because they are definitely just as equally involved.

SOUTHERN-GIRL wrote:

<quoted text> HEY SHOTGUN WILLIE, GO GET YUR GUN BUDDY, YOU DONT KNOW WHAT I SAW, YOU SORRY SOB - WHY DONT YOU MEET ME AT THE QUICK TRIP OR BAUMS LATER SO I CAN LITERALY KICK YO ASS !! BIG TAWKER -

Spoken like the true braggadocio you are. By the way, what is a "Baums"??? You are so illiterate that you don't even make sense. You didn't see a danged thing, little girl.

TFD Girlfriend wrote:

I agree with "Common Sense". We can only thank the TFD and TPD for all their hard work and dedication. They work 24 hour shifts to save our lives and here we are bickering back and forth about an incident that everyone keeps assuming things about. My boyfriend works for TFD and was called to the accident. I don't know the whole story as of yet however we need to be praying for the firefighters that were injured. They are so brave to get out there everyday and risk there own lives for the sake of ours. My heart belongs to a firefighter and it would kill me if he were the one injured and all people were doing is bickering back and forth instead of praying that he will be ok. So I just ask that this stop and just pray for them to come out ok.

Well what about EMSA? They are out there as well.

NUH HUH wrote:

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no they didn't they say the firetruck ran off the round, wasn't run off the road. The article clearly speaks english, just read it!

For one thing they have updated the article since I read it and posted the comment. In the original article it reads that a truck pulled out in front of the firetruck.

oh no wrote:

responding to a call? returning to station?

First sentance in the story heading to an accident!