Submitted by Victor Hugo (not verified) on Thu, 04/03/2008 - 6:18pm.
I am absolutley appalled that a suit from the city was on the scene, untrained, possibly endangering himself, and potentially creating more work for an already overstressed system. I agree with Frank, if you are not an office then you should not have a badge on! Our EMS, officers and firemen have had extensive training to deal with a situation like this, what sort of hazmat training has the city admin had....coffee, extra cream on a fancy tie??? A chemical spill is no place for a civilian. I also agree with Frank that if an officer did give Mr. Roder a badge, it was most certainly under duress! Why isn't an adminstrator supporting the people that he is directing by getting the hell out of their way and letting them do their job?!
Playing on the scene of a acid-dent
I am absolutley appalled that a suit from the city was on the scene, untrained, possibly endangering himself, and potentially creating more work for an already overstressed system. I agree with Frank, if you are not an office then you should not have a badge on! Our EMS, officers and firemen have had extensive training to deal with a situation like this, what sort of hazmat training has the city admin had....coffee, extra cream on a fancy tie??? A chemical spill is no place for a civilian. I also agree with Frank that if an officer did give Mr. Roder a badge, it was most certainly under duress! Why isn't an adminstrator supporting the people that he is directing by getting the hell out of their way and letting them do their job?!