Submitted by The Gospel Knight Rider
Incensed by this recent EVIL act that occurred in Tudor Street, people are again crying out for hanging. THIS IS RIDICULOUS; in about two weeks we will be back where we were before.
You see we have leaders that are void of principles, they take stands based on public opinion and in the case of hanging; they (our leaders) stand with the international community (Amnesty International and the likes). If you do not have a stance based on principle, it can be said; if you stand for nothing, then you will fall for anything. Its this falling for anything that we as a people are seeing our society go down the hill of moral decay. Until leaders be leaders, and until leaders stand for principles that encourage a strong and righteous society (what ever happened to Biblical principles that made western civilization so strong); then we will follow the road of so many other societies that are failing. Let Tudor Street be a wake up call.
From an earlier post – “We have to move out of the past and into today’s world to stay relevant; again someone has to make it happen and stop talking. We need movers not talkers. We need action not eloquent speeches. We need strong leaders, not well spoken wimps.”
Onward Christian Soldiers
I am responding to an article attributed to Stephen Alleyne in the daily newspaper the Barbados Advocate dated 13th September 2010, under the caption, Under Scrutiny: The Chief Fire Officer must answer. Under the prevailing circumstances I would not wish to respond to his utterances in any detailed way, but would however offer a synopsis of his un-educated guessing about some aspects of what should have been done, and the methods used during the attempted rescue and extinguishment of the Tudor Street Fire by members of the Fire Service. Firstly, Mr. Alleyne, your “layman discourse” clearly demonstrates that you do not possess the necessary analytical skills to enlighten the public in a mature and responsible manner about the Fire. At the end of your letter it is stated that you were a former Police Officer and you have the temerity to mention “undue risk” and “Unnecessary risk.” Am I to believe that you are not aware of those two quotes? You went on to say if you were the CFO, you are NOT and as a result of irresponsible writings such as yours, Fire Officers are now faced with a hostile public when responding to fires and other emergencies. Yes, Mr. Alleyne, Fire Officers are being threatened daily in the execution of their duties on the fire ground and this creates an environment that is not conducive for work. The third paragraph of your letter you mentioned explosives, now that is the height of lunacy considering the close proximity of other buildings, I will say no more on that. Secondly, your reasoning could never be identical to the CFO because if your writings are an indication of your ability to think rationally then your thought process is heavily sedated with reckless, misguided assumptions. All of Barbados including Fire Officers is in pain at the lost of those young energetic ladies in that fire, don’t add to the hurt. My condolences go out to the grieving families and my prayers are with all of them. Institutions that operate in the emergency field never have enough training or equipment to carry out their work assiduously and you should know that as a former Police Officer. You went on to enquire if it wouldn’t make good sense to dispatch a motor cyclist to a major fire ahead of the tenders (fire trucks). No, Stephen, it’s ludicrous to even suggest that hogwash and to add injury to insult so to speak, and I quote “if one or two fire officers lose their lives and six more lives are saved in the process, isn’t it worth the risk”. I am extremely disappointed in your myopic, vulpine thoughts and the way in which you seek to advance your career. You are praying on the weak and vulnerable during the most painful time of their lives and that’s most depressing. Finally, the feeble notes attributed to you that I have commented on is regrettable but necessary and I would encourage you to engage your brain rationally, have a balance in your writing for and against the subject matter at hand and make statements that reflect that of a person with some level of intelligence before you put your mouth in drive.
Thank you aaa_55 your comments are well said,i support it 100%.Its amazing that so much members of the public has become firefighting experts,however in my submission this morning i want to highlight a few points and questions:(a)WHY IS IT THAT THE FIRE STARTED JUST AFTER 6:30am AND THE FIRE-SERVICE RECEIVED A CALL @ 7:04PM?(b)WHY IS IT THAT THE POLICE BARRACKS IS BEHIND TUDOR STREET,AND THEY HAD TIME TO LOAD BARRICADES ON A TRUCK +DISPATCH PERSONS TO OFFLOAD THEM+BLOCK OF AN ENTIRE STREET+HAD POLICE OFFICERS MAKING ATTEMPTS TO PERFORM A RESCUE,AND NO ONE CALLED THE FIRE SERVICE UP TO THIS TIME AS YET.Fire does not wait or respect no one peoples,before you can extinguished a fire we must control it,that is ,stop it.The need to save lives in danger is always the first consideration.However,it may not be the first action taken.In many cases,the best way to protect occupants of a burning building is by mounting a rapid and effective fire attack.SAFETY IS THE HIGHEST PRIORITam told that temperatures exceeding 1200 degrees,is what the first responder were face with,lets put on our thinking caps-fire fighter suits as provided by N.F.P.A STATE those suits cannot handle heat exceeding 400 degrees,if suits and made to exceed more,think of the effect on the wearer body.England,U.S.A all suits those firefighters wear are the same(dont be fool by hollywood and theatrics)nothing is fireproof,anything will burn once it reaches its ignition temperature,however,along with all fire departments,as a firefighter you are responsible for your own safety on the job.once a firefighter respond to any emergency he/she is at risk,that is what they were aware of the the inception-firefighters have traditionally accepted job-related injuries and fatalities as part of the job.Knowing their vocation to be one of the most hazerdous,many fireofficerss are resigned to occupational acci and injuries.This attitude is compounded by the stereotypical image of the firefighter as a heroic and fearless in the face of danger,most firefighters injuries are a direct result of preventable accidents.FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD BE TOO SMART AND TOO PROFESSIONAL TO TAKE UNECESSARY RISKS.How many of us know about Firefighter Safety-rescue life safety-fire control incident stabilization-loss control property conservation,but we allow ourselves to lambase the fire-department.what about”HEAT BARRIER”which i understand couldnt be broken due to the amout of ”materials burning inside”.HOW MANY OF US KNOW HOW TO READ SMOKE.SUDDEN FIRE BEHAVIOR CAN CAUSE “FLASHOVERS,BACKDRAFTS”MY OPINION IS”HAD THE FIRE SERVICE BEEN INFORM OF THIS FIRE IN ITS INITIAL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT,IT WOULD HAVE BEEN KNOW DOWN IN ITS INCIPIENTS STAGE,THE FIRE WAS WELL DEVELOPED,I SAW FIREMEN HELMET VISORS MELT,ALSO THEY EARS BURN AT THAT FIRE,INJURIES WERE SUBSTAINED THERE PEOPLES,I WAS THERE AS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC,MY DAD IS A BATALLION CHIEF IN BALTIMORE FIRE DEPT FOR 18YRS,I GREW UP IN A FIREHOUSE,SO PLEASE LOVE YOUR FIREFIGHTERS AS WE LOVE OURS IN THE USA.I AM RETURNING HOME TODAY WITH PLENTY OF PICS OF THAT TRAGIC FIRE MY CONDOLENCES GOES OUT TO THE FAMILY,AND AN EFFORT TO THE FIRE DEPT ESPECIALLY THE OFFICER THAT ENTER FROM THE BACK AND BROUGHT OUT THE VICTIMS EVEN THOUGH DEFENSIVE AND OFFENSIVE FIREFIGHTING WAS TAKING PLACE.KUDOS TO YOU.SO MR.ALLEYNE YOU ARE OUT OF PLACE,AND MY 10YEAR OLD SISTER HAS COMMONSENSE THAN YOU,MAYBE YOU SHOULD VISIT A FIRE STATION AND UNDERSTAND WHAT GOES ON BEFORE YOU TALK NON-SENSE.
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Maybe you could write subsequent articles regarding this article.
I want to read more issues approximately it!
FYI
That young lady who recently died of burns from rushing in to find her children….tell me where else but bout here?….Re Campus Trendz..we have firemen who suited to the T , oxygen etc. Do they ever go into buildings to extricate victims? That store was on ground floor and concrete roof..no case of top floor to cave in…How far is the BFS station? A victims father was on the roof tying to get to his daughter inside hollaring…
Snip from this article….see above
a)WHY IS IT THAT THE FIRE STARTED JUST AFTER 6:30am AND THE FIRE-SERVICE RECEIVED A CALL @ 7:04PM?(b)WHY IS IT THAT THE POLICE BARRACKS IS BEHIND TUDOR STREET,AND THEY HAD TIME TO LOAD BARRICADES ON A TRUCK +DISPATCH PERSONS TO OFFLOAD THEM+BLOCK OF AN ENTIRE STREET+HAD POLICE OFFICERS MAKING ATTEMPTS TO PERFORM A RESCUE,AND NO ONE CALLED THE FIRE SERVICE UP TO THIS TIME AS YET.Fire does not wait or respect no one peoples,before you can extinguished a fire we must control it,that is ,stop it.The need to save lives in danger is always the first consideration.However,it may not be the first action taken.In many cases,the best way to protect occupants of a burning building