Firefighters To Deter Crime?

Carlton Purvis

12/27/13 11:01pm

In response to some recent shootings and robberies, Washington, D.C. is now stationing manned firetrucks in neighborhoods and on city blocks like they do police cars. The immediate and obvious question is: What's the point? What can firefighters do if they see a crime in progress other than have the police dispatched just like a citizen would? They don't have any police equipment (handcuffs, firearms, etc.). Has anyone ever seen a city try this as a crime deterrent?

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Chris Dearing

12/27/13 11:06pm

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Carlton Purvis

In reply to Chris Dearing | 12/27/13 11:07pm

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Carl Lindgren

12/27/13 11:18pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | 12/28/13 05:42am

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Carl Lindgren

12/28/13 05:50am

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Brian Karas

12/28/13 03:12pm

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Horace Lasell

In reply to Brian Karas | 12/28/13 06:14pm

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Carl Lindgren

12/28/13 04:14pm

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