Fire Engines Photos

Hi Joe, great photo (as always) but your comment on the bullet holes is rather frightening.
I know of incidents here in the UK where the emergency services are subjected to threats and violence too, but shooting?

Added by Marcel Gommers on 06 May 2010.

Gary was at one time the murder capitol of the country, Chicago and Compton have it beat now.

Added by Joe Usselman on 06 May 2010.

Bullet holes? Really?

Added by Matt Unrick on 09 September 2011.

Yes, they will shoot anything with a siren in GI.

Added by Joe Usselman on 10 September 2011.

At one time the FDNY standard equipment load on some engine companies in areas like the south Bronx included a shotgun!

Fortunately, things have gotten better in New York, but many US cities automatically send a substantial police response to all fire calls, including heavily-armed SWAT teams in some Detroit neighborhoods with known reputations for gun violence.

I have seen many videos of Gary firefighters in action, and for some reason very few of them seem to wear turnout gear, helmets or BA. I hope this is not because the city's budget does not run to providing each firefighter with what they need to be safe. Perhaps the money is better spent on bulletproof vests?

Added by Rob Johnson on 20 December 2012.

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