Fire Department Struggling, Searching For Thief After Break-In

A Hickman County volunteer fire department hopes the public can help them after their fire hall was broken into and numerous items were stolen.

[@johnnybryant2667]

I can't Stand a Thief, especially if The Thief Steals from a Small Volunteer Fire Department.

[@greendayfan7260]

whoever stole from volunteers just earned a one way ticket to hell

[@jamespettigrew7026]

It would be true karma if the thieves house caught on fire and the Shady Grove Volunteers were the first to arrive.

[@craigscarboro5280]

I'd Drive oFF. F Them Thieves..

[@westchesterfirstresponse9488]

Have the hose start pumping oil and grease on the fire

[@RF.Gaming]

@@westchesterfirstresponse9488 and that's why you aren't a firefighter. Lol

[@westchesterfirstresponse9488]

@@RF.Gaming no I meant to say they should spray oil and grease if his house catches on fire

[@aalpha7954]

I mean... *the equipment they need to save them would already be there*

[@johnnybryant2667]

I hope They get That Tanker Back into Service.

[@danielwalker8503]

when they find out who did this they should seize his property and sell it to replace the stuff they stole

[@saltwater44]

So it's over a year later...did the police finally find the jerks that stole the equipment? 😨

[@clashofkings6184]

5 years now

[@ndm9153]

Who steals from a Fire Department? They literally save lives and would save yours. Jeez

[@wallaceluna6241]

Facts Fire Departments n EMT's should be heros tbh. They legit risk their lives in the moment to try n save yours. Cops do the same thing but public view on them is different so rip them.

[@mikemiller4065]

Probably a former member who knew where everything was kept.

[@EyebrowsMahoney]

The people who likely need those departments more often than anyone else. Meth heads.

[@marcbach5880]

People who do things like that will burn in hell.

[@MrTenor-ch5gs]

Or burn in a house cuz the fire department ain’t gonna help them

[@Adelaide_Transit]

Why aren’t fire departments state owned? It seems like it would be mighty effective for the state to run the fire departments like they do in Australia.

[@johnnz4375]

That doesn’t work as the state is run by accountants with no understanding of fire fighting, you have to beg for every piece of equipment and it will take years to get even the essentials.

[@Adelaide_Transit]

@@johnnz4375 it does work if the state government is competent, the high ranking fire fighters and commanders make the decisions about fire fighting and what equipment they need and the state provides the funding for it. It has worked like this since the 1950s, Australia has some of the largest and most well funded volunteer crews in the world. I could see the system working in the US.

[@bobbyc2768]

@@Adelaide_Transit Australia is not the US, assuming state leaders would be competent is assuming a lot. Also assuming politicians would allow fire officials to make decisions about purchases and not want to micromanage is also assuming a lot.

[@josephpelletier9494]

@@Adelaide_Transit Implying that the US has competent state governments lmao

[@aspie1996]

I wish I have money to give them a hand also to help install security systems for them and also get them a new tablet truck they can use

[@craigscarboro5280]

AMEN

[@robertklein9676]

You could join and be a volunteer. This is a good start

[@ronaldrobertson2332]

And that's TANKER truck.

[@Beandiptheredneck]

Who steals from a fire department? People suck

[@mic7265]

When the Australian volunteers were out fighting the bush fires a lot of the volunteers vehicles were vandalised and items stolen all over the country

[@imbetterthanyouis]

out of all the things america looks to australia for it has to be our useless gun laws , why not look at the nsw rural fire service instead , in 97 we went through a hand me down program where the more active brigades got new equipment on a regular basis and instead of selling to the highest tender the used ( still very viable ) trucks were filtered through the service and with in about 6 years we were able to field the entire state with trucks under 10 years old where we had brigades only a few years earlier that still ran trucks from the 60s and 70s, we are talking several hundred stations now the average age of a bushfire tanker is about 5 years old and we have been able to expand in category of vehicle too and in some cases increase the amount of vehicles based at a lot of stations with a healthy reserve for major emergencies like the beginning of this year , please by all means come and talk to us we will be happy to help , im sure we have a spare bulk water carrier laying around that if you ask nicely we might even donate ,,,, we can be really good like that sometimes , as for the pricks that broke in to that station they will learn too late theres no fire fighters in hell !

[@iandawson457]

The fire company no longer exists. Buildings were sold in December of 2022.

[@microusb42069]

Jesus how old are those vehicles? Makes me wish I was some rich business type to be able make a few donations. Damn.

[@ChiefsFireman]

Sadly many small departments are like this, Mine is one of them, The newest truck we have is a 1983 GMC Topkick which is our Tanker, Our Pumper is a 1977 Mack similar to the one in this video, and our brush truck is a 1977 M1008 Military truck, We have an annual operating budget of $6,000. I know everybody says "apply for grants" but many don't realize the grant process is extremely tedious and you have to have an extremely well written grant to even be considered, So trying to compete with large cities, and large volunteer departments who can afford to pay grant writers to apply for them, we lose 9 times out of 10 when we apply. It's a real shame it's so hard to get funding to replace the things we need, and that they are so damned expensive, Just to outfit my 15 firefighters with new bunker gear, I was quoted $49,950, I applied for a grant, but who knows what will happen.

[@stvpls]

vehicles age is not a problem those vehicles are reliable and cheap to maintain

[@ChiefsFireman]

@@stvpls Not true, Trying to find parts for my 77 Mack is a pain in the ass, Not to mention stuff constantly breaking due to age, My air and electrical systems seem to have something breaking every other week.

[@waseemal-shurafa4712]

@@ChiefsFireman God bless you man. I am extremely grateful for you and every firefighter's dedication to saving lives. I pray that your station gets all the resources it needs to continue your honorable services.

[@hosedragger9988]

My departments newest pumper is 1993 and we just purchased it in 2020 our oldest is a 1977 small departments are struggling to find good trucks they can afford. private individuals are buying the cheaper 5,000-10,000 dollar trucks that small departments and communities desperately need to upgrade their aging and unreliable fleet.

[@michaelfreeze2949]

My local fire brigade has their security alarm connected to their pagers so they know if someone broke into the fire station

[@joshkoster2851]

Are you in Australia?

[@michaelfreeze2949]

@@joshkoster2851 Yes, Adelaide

[@EyesOnTheState]

did they ever catch them ? 4 years later ...

[@ashton370]

a fire department without a tanker...

[@rebelliousmedic]

small department like that is probably getting automatic mutual aid from another one nearby

[@mattteixeira2788]

Shady grove email Dennis larey foundation he gives money fire depts

[@crusader8626]

Who breaks into a firehouse like especially these volunteers

[@joshuamccarty4865]

Look who got let goo first place ..

[@rupertevans9140]

God I hope whoever broke in has a fire

[@Alco16-251F]

Agreed

[@DragonGodOFAndy]

LOL I hope there house don't set on fire or something tragic happen to it!

[@da_b0ssie251]

you say lol why that means you laughing do you not sincere.

[@wolfblade5949]

That sux

[@Galaxywolf712]

Cant wait when the thief needs ems or fire help and they dont have the equipment but when they arive they see their equipment in his house

[@slayermcrx7519]

Just pathetic, they stole from a fire dept. whom needs tools to save lives, and they probably pawned off the stuff for a quick buck. Hope their house don't catch fire and the tools needed to get them out were the ones they stole.

[@kevinyost5635]

hopr thay get there truck ficed. or some other fier department gives them one

[@-s-1333]

Who ever broke into that fire house should go to hell

[@clashofkings6184]

I'm just saying how would they know what that antique firetruck cost unless there an expert on toys or a firefighter .

[@IeeIee778]

Some people just steal anything that looks valueable

[@mickimouse10]

So sad and so pathetic

[@mikkeljeppesen7696]

people who steal and destroy things from placeses like that, shud be punnish by a public exercusion. Becores that is not forgiverbele, becores in the ens it can result in someon dying becors they dont got the echrument they thort they had

[@denniscoleman4954]

😢😂😅

[@jelracer98]

People are so stupid costing someone their life

[@jasonstark7993]

That tanker is a rust bucket. Fix that thing is liking throwing money in the toilet. Raise funds for a newer truck.

[@ChandlerRFink]

As unfortunate as this is...this department needs to be shut down and given up to an agency that has up-to-date tools and equipment...I mean, come on now, they are operating out of a barn, quite literally...a barn.... and it seems as if the biggest concern is the toy firetruck that was stolen.

[@cuckerdoddle183]

There are 1,000’s of these departments around the country, it goes to the voters if there’re not will to pay to have an up to date department then this is the outcome, when there are few taxpayers in the town it’s not fair to make the few up there taxes by millions!!! Rural America doesn’t have other departments to hand it over to, and if there was its still up to the taxpayers it would be the same outcome!!

[@ChandlerRFink]

Cuckerdoddle 1 while I semi agree with you....I have a very hard time believing this department is up to any NFPA or OSHA standards...I have no problem with these small backwoods departments...I do have a problem with being up to standards.

[@cuckerdoddle183]

Chandler R. Fink I can’t speak on that department, but we have hundreds of them small departments around my parts of the woods. My father in law is a volunteer in one, and they are required to do all the federal mandatory training any other department needs to do. Although it’s hard for them a lot of the time to raise the funds to buy equipment for there needs, they do a good job. There’s a lot of Blueberry fields around here that gets burned every year and these local departments have much more knowledge on how it’s done, they do a lot for the community’s much more then a big department could do, if something is needed they will do a raffle, or a community dinner to raise the funds and that itself keeps our community together and they can learn more from the community’s on its needs!! Also these small town departments do so much charity work that’s not even noticed, they truly are a huge part of what makes the community work, and keeps us together

[@DIphone129]

I agree with you, while I’m not shaming the Volunteers (and I don’t think you are either), it is shameful that a Fire Department is in this, frankly, piss-poor state of affairs. I also don’t see how it’s feasible for this particular dept. to be up to code and standard with NFPA or OSHAs standards, as you mentioned, given the state of their “station” and apparatus. I don’t see how any training could be conducted and I’m willing to bet they rely heavily on mutual aide. That in and of itself is an issue their town govt, should look into considering the liability of all things considered. Not putting it on the volunteers at all, I give them strong praise for making due to serve their community with what they have.

[@DGAF_AK87]

The barn departments are the ones you want to show up honestly, especially if they have a group of dedicated guys, they'll get it done better than the paid department 9 times out of 10

[@robertstanley3799]

And no one was there