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A false alarm in the West Village turned into a real emergency when two fire trucks crashed into each other while both were responding to the call, an automatic alarm that went off at Grove Street and Waverly Place. The two units were caught off-guard because neither was coming from their respective houses when they collided as one was coming down 7th Avenue and while the other was heading eastbound on 10th Street. Twelve firefighters were hospitalized-- five seriously injured--in the crash that created a scene filled with black smoke (the collision caused a fire, prompting one witness to note, "They had to call a third truck to put out the fire"). A Gourmet Garage manager told the News, "The building shook. I've never seen anything like this. Glass broke and toilet paper fell."
Two Fire Trucks Collide in the West Village
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holy this is no good, that looks bad.
In today's high tech world, tell me why fire engines aren't all equipped with GPS trackers that transmit their position to a central dispatcher. Yes, I know GPS often doesn't work well in Manhattan, but there are usually alternatives. That way, not only would crashes like this be avoidable, dispatch would also be able to know if engines are stuck in traffic.
This has been a very bad weekend for FDNY.
"Glass broke and toilet paper fell."
Classic.
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In today's high tech world, tell me why fire engines aren't all equipped with GPS trackers that transmit their position to a central dispatcher. Yes, I know GPS often doesn't work well in Manhattan, but there are usually alternatives. That way, not only would crashes like this be avoidable, dispatch would also be able to know if engines are stuck in traffic.
This has been a very bad weekend for FDNY.
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They have a GPS chip that sends a location to dispatch. But the firetrucks themselves don't have a GPS screen or Tom-Tom or anything like that.
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"Glass broke and toilet paper fell."
Classic."
Great time for laughs you classless idiot.