I just returned from a call of a vehichle upside down in 8ft of water in our river this evening. No one was sure if there was a body inside or not. The car was found by some bystanders (not sure on the details). The call was actually in the next fire departments district, but our chief is their assisstant chief, so he asked me to bring my gear and check it out.
I get there and their are some bystanders with mask, snorkels and fins diving on it and the tow truck is there. There is also a fireman from the other department in a drysuit, helmet and pfd, who was originally going to secure a chain to the vehicle. He had already tried and failed, losing his light in the process. However, the shining light did a nice job of marking the location. It was then my understanding that, since I had my gear, am a trained PSD, that I would check out the vehicle and hook it up instead.
So after surveying the scene and letting my chief know that I was going to suit up, I returned to my vehicle and geared up. When I returned in less than 5 minutes, the other firefighter had already gone out and hooked up the vehicle, free diving, with no mask. However, he was successful in hooking it up and they were able to bring the vehicle in.
They then asked me to go out and recover the light. I politely told them to go get it themselves. That was probably not very professional of me, but I was a bit upset.
What do you all think of the situation?
I get there and their are some bystanders with mask, snorkels and fins diving on it and the tow truck is there. There is also a fireman from the other department in a drysuit, helmet and pfd, who was originally going to secure a chain to the vehicle. He had already tried and failed, losing his light in the process. However, the shining light did a nice job of marking the location. It was then my understanding that, since I had my gear, am a trained PSD, that I would check out the vehicle and hook it up instead.
So after surveying the scene and letting my chief know that I was going to suit up, I returned to my vehicle and geared up. When I returned in less than 5 minutes, the other firefighter had already gone out and hooked up the vehicle, free diving, with no mask. However, he was successful in hooking it up and they were able to bring the vehicle in.
They then asked me to go out and recover the light. I politely told them to go get it themselves. That was probably not very professional of me, but I was a bit upset.
What do you all think of the situation?