Florida firefighters criticised for You Tube posting

Published: 01 January, 2008

Firefighters in Florida have been posting videos on YouTube of actual incidents including ones with such titles as “SWAT team and firefighter look for drug dealer in house fire,”
However, the videos have since been taken down after fire chiefs became aware of the activity. Barry Baker, head of the Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association, said, “I had no idea anything like this was going on, but I can see some problems with it right away. As you can imagine, we’re pretty busy when you’re dealing with an emergency, and having somebody shooting video instead of doing something else could cause some problems.”
The videos had been traded among firefighters and enthusiasts who used them to discuss techniques, share ideas and recognise brave rescues; many of the videos were shot in the midst of burning houses and horrific roadside rescues.

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