Sizing Up Vehicle-Related LODDs

摘要

Winborne investigates the causes of vehicle-related firefighter line-of-duty deaths (LODDs), and examines fire service and highway safety data to prove whether the fire service seat belt culture is dysfunctional and that firefighters are especially reckless in operating motor vehicles. He considers, as a case in point, Amarillo (TX) Fire Department Firefighter Christopher Brian Hunton, who on Apr 23, 2005, was ejected from his rig while responding to a call. Two days later, he died from his injuries.