FireFighter Pledge. Take a stand and Sign!!!

Posted by Engineco913 on February 24, 2008 at 2:17pm in Fireground Tactics & Firefighter Safety

By signing your name by clicking reply here, I am hearby agreeing that I will

1. Wear my seat belt while responding to or returning from any fire call, whether Apparatus or POV.

2. Exercise Due regard while driving, regardless of the nature of the call.

3. Exercise Safety on the fire ground, and always watch out for the safety of those around me.

4. Treat all firefighters fairly and with equality. (regardless of sex, or race)

5. Promote training to everyone on my department, and commit myself into the training my department offers.

It sounds foolish, but hopefully we can start a trend to getting eyes opened to the way things should be. Please type Name and Department

Revised addition 28/FEB/08

I plan on taking the masses of signatures and printing off copies. I plan on going to Local Legislature and working my way up to the State level to try and secure some more support (via elected officials) to end this seat belt controversy once and for all on a National Level. Once I have secured my states ear on the matter, I am willing and prepared to move to other states in my area to also Lobby the movement as well. If you all are as willing as I am to make a stand, sign on board and be part of the Movement. I will be posting segments updating progress here and on my blog. I do plan on trying to get as many signatures as I can to show we have overwhelming support as well. Keep the Signatures coming, and thank you

Revision 05/MAR/08
I want to thank all whom have signed and for your thoughts and opinions on the matter. These names will be a great help. Feel free for additional commentary on the matter at a seperate forum Post started by my good friend FASNY Training.
The site is
http://www.firefighternation.com/forum/topic/show?id=889755%3ATopic...

This has been used to bump it to the top of the forum postings on the main page but also as a commentary and support section as we try to get this moved along.
Thanks again.

Tags: pledge, seatbelt, equal, firefighter pledge, firefighter safety, opportunity, safety, support, training

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Permalink Reply by yves rollin on March 15, 2008 at 5:50pm: yves rollin

N-D-P fire dept Volunteer
Quebec Canada; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Brock Herion on March 15, 2008 at 11:50pm: Done.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Paula on March 16, 2008 at 12:12am: Paula Mckay

Secretary/Treasurer/firefighter
Carbon Cliff Fire Dept,IL; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ScottG 3641-2 on March 16, 2008 at 12:25am: Scott Glynn
Sparrowbush FD
Sparrowbush NY; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by John on March 16, 2008 at 1:02am: This is a long time coming. The only way this could be better is to also pledge not to go to the call if you are drunk, I have seen this happen. Not with where I'm at now, but where I was a few years ago. We even sold beer in the pop machine at the station, with guy's under 21 on the dept. If a guy(or gal) want's to drink, find. But don't show you drunk a** on mine scene!! So yes, I will sign tge pledge, and will ask all who know to sign it to,
John E. Lilburn
Firefighter/1st Resp
Montgomery County (KS) Rural Fire Dist.#1; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Vinnie on March 16, 2008 at 12:34pm: Vincent Alimonti
Newton Abbott Fire co.
Hamburg New York; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Danny Bunker on March 16, 2008 at 1:03pm: Good Luck, Be Safe; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Scott Habel on March 16, 2008 at 2:09pm: Scott Habel NREMT-B
Three Oaks Emergency Vehicle Association
Three Oaks, MIch; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Karen McElroy on March 16, 2008 at 4:11pm: I agree with the plegde hold hartedly! As I learned in class YOU are the most important. Your safety on the ground or in an apperatus should be one of the most import thing in your mind when you are called to go out. After all, if you don't protect yourself /partner you become a stastic, therefore you have not helped anyone, all you have done is become "Part Of The Problem"(Young or Old). We are ALL brother's and sister's out there and should want to take care of each other.
K. McElroy/FFECA/Secretary, MVFD
Maud,Tx; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Dennis Ohalloran on March 16, 2008 at 6:55pm: Done; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by bori2darescue on March 16, 2008 at 9:36pm: FF/EMT Steven Morales

Elizabeth Avenue Volunteer Fire Company
Somerset,NJ
Franklin Twp. District 1; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ff4christ on March 16, 2008 at 9:45pm: Pvt. Jason Lister

Racine Fire Dept., Racine, WI.

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