BarnyardEngineering
Well-known Member
- Location
- Rochester, NY
Have any of you noticed this in your area?
At least two small town volunteer fire departments about 20 miles to the West of me have these "phantom" fire chief SUVs.
By phantom, I mean they are white lettering on white paint, or black lettering on black paint, with a narrow little light bar on the roof that looks like part of the luggage rack. From a distance they look like a normal SUV. You can only tell that they're a fire department vehicle if you get within 10' or shine a light on them.
Every morning, I get passed by one or both of them on the expressway into the city. When I get passed, they are 30-35 miles from their home town, so they are using department vehicles to commute around 40 miles in to work.
That just doesn't seem right. I understand that they're the chief and all, but they're not going to be able to respond to an emergency from 40 miles away.
At least two small town volunteer fire departments about 20 miles to the West of me have these "phantom" fire chief SUVs.
By phantom, I mean they are white lettering on white paint, or black lettering on black paint, with a narrow little light bar on the roof that looks like part of the luggage rack. From a distance they look like a normal SUV. You can only tell that they're a fire department vehicle if you get within 10' or shine a light on them.
Every morning, I get passed by one or both of them on the expressway into the city. When I get passed, they are 30-35 miles from their home town, so they are using department vehicles to commute around 40 miles in to work.
That just doesn't seem right. I understand that they're the chief and all, but they're not going to be able to respond to an emergency from 40 miles away.