BreeddekalbL Posted February 5, 2014 #1 Posted February 5, 2014 CHULA VISTA (CBS 8) – A CHP officer's move to detain a Chula Vista firefighter responding to a crash scene has some asking about the chain of command during emergency situations. CBS News 8 cameras were rolling around 9:00 p.m. Tuesday when the two got into a dispute over where the fire engine should park while firefighters were responding to the crash that happened north on I-805 between Telegraph Canyon Road and East Orange Avenue. According to officials, the officer told the firefighter to move his truck from the center divide, but the firefighter refused that request and continued giving aid to the crash victims. CBS News 8 video shows the CHP officer cuffing the firefighter, identified as Jacob Gregoire, 36, at the scene of the accident. In the background, other fire crews and officers can be seen tending to the victims of the rollover accident. The firefighter was detained in the back of a CHP vehicle for about half an hour before being released. "To detain one of our firefighters in the middle of an incident is ridiculous, and it doesn't provide the good customer service, the good public service that both our agencies are there to do," Chula Vista Fire Department Chief Dave Hanneman said. The driver of a white Honda Civic involved in the crash was transported to the hospital. No word on the condition of the second driver. Representatives from the CHP and Chula Vista Fire Department met Wednesday to discuss the details of this incident. The Chula Vista Fire Department is expected to release a statement Wednesday. As of this report, there has been no response from the CHP. According to Hanneman, crews at an emergency scene usually use a method of working together called an incident command system. "If the officer was going to take command of the incident, then he has the ability to do that because (CHP) has jurisdiction, but I don't know that that occurred yet because he just got on scene. So all those are questions that need to be asked," Hanneman said. http://www.cbs8.com/story/24637357/chp-handcuffs-firefighter-in-dispute-at-crash-scene WTF?! this is embarassing!
peacemak3r Posted February 5, 2014 #2 Posted February 5, 2014 Got to love jurisdiction battles in these type of situations. Can't be as embarrassing as the time Miami troopers arrested Miami PD for speeding on a freeway.
FamousNYLover Posted February 6, 2014 #3 Posted February 6, 2014 That's horrible. Helping Victims comes first than police trying to clear road quickly as possible. That still reminds me of Youtube video that police even arrests NEWS Reporter for doing their job. Firefighters were doing their job to rescue victim. That police officers were more concern about clearing highway?
FamousNYLover Posted February 6, 2014 #4 Posted February 6, 2014 Every law enforcements, firefighters, and news reporters are in danger. http://youtu.be/ezL0u65v8xs Is this one, peacemak3r?
Turbo19 Posted February 6, 2014 #5 Posted February 6, 2014 You know that priorities are mismanaged when you have PD going after FD, and a bunch of other types of disagreement amongst agencies.
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