Island Beach State Park

[germwad86]

I was going through my pictures of the summer and I found this one which I took at work. This happened in July in the park when an ambulance was racing to a potential heart attack victim.

The mini van in the picture cut off the ambulance causing it to flip over.

No one was seriously hurt.

 

[elias1988]

Damn,i remember that;thanks for sharing.

 

[wink]

Whos Rig Was It ?

 

[germwad86]

Triboro... located in Seaside Park on J Street.

 

[elias1988]

It was unit 408,one of those old style ambulances.

 

[gcr33]

That's one way to get an upgrade.
I like the term racing. Emergency equipment should not be racing. Volunteers think leaning on the siren will clear the path. Not. With today's stereo's air conditioner unit's; cell phones and a general why do I have to pay attention, it's dangerous to drive let alone drive at a high speed racing. That rig surely did not help anyone and caused more problems. Drive defensively.

 

[kenisned]

That's one way to get an upgrade.
I like the term racing. Emergency equipment should not be racing. Volunteers think leaning on the siren will clear the path. Not. With today's stereo's air conditioner unit's; cell phones and a general why do I have to pay attention, it's dangerous to drive let alone drive at a high speed racing. That rig surely did not help anyone and caused more problems. Drive defensively.

Do we know the ambulance was driving fast? I got the sense that "racing" was used in the first post to just express that it was going on an emergency run. Perhaps you have some other information, but I see nothing in the first post that claims the ambulance was at fault.

On another note, I loved working in the van types. Of course, I never rode a volunteer rig with five other people. It was just me and a partner and it was nice to have everything just a few feet away as opposed to having to get up and reach. I found myself seat-belted for most of the ride in the smaller rigs.

 

[robertinnj]

Freq?

what freq do island beach state park use? general/lifguards/police etc...thanks

 

[Bentley]

Robert:

Last I knew the IBSP lifeguards were operating on 159.40500 with a PL of 179.9.

Here's one from New Hamshire Ave in Toms River...

 

[Bentley]

Nice shot of southstar & northstar on the GSP in Toms River

 

[DJ88]

what freq do island beach state park use? general/lifguards/police etc...thanks

159.465 PL 179.9 - Park Rangers Main
159.300 PL 179.9 - Park Rangers Secondary
159.405 PL 179.9 - Lifeguards

 

[wink]

Looks like north and south star were cut the Hedges a little.

 

[Bentley]

yeah...little close eh? lol