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re: Why do cops (without k9s) keep their vehicles running at all times?
Posted on 7/14/18 at 10:25 am to TigersSEC2010
Posted on 7/14/18 at 10:25 am to TigersSEC2010
Every extra duty that I’ve paid for in construction, anywhere from $7-$12/hr is paid for the vehicle outside what is paid for the officer.
Posted on 7/14/18 at 10:27 am to TigersSEC2010
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Why do they park in the cop 69 position when they're talking
So when someone yells “He went thataway” one of them is pointed in the right direction
Posted on 7/14/18 at 10:34 am to alphaandomega
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Here in Tuscaloosa the fire department rolls to every accident.
I've noticed the fire department is first on scene at many of the accidents in Houston. They block the road with their trucks. Fire department ambulances are usually first responders also.
Posted on 7/14/18 at 10:36 am to celltech1981
Each time the vehicle is cut off, an officer has to turn off all that equipment or run the risk of draining the vehicle's battery power in minutes.
Posted on 7/14/18 at 10:36 am to celltech1981
Heat and humidity make the glaze on the donuts melt.
Posted on 7/14/18 at 10:39 am to Eli Goldfinger
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p their vehicles running at all times?Each time the vehicle is cut off, an officer has to turn off all that equipment or run the risk of draining the vehicle's battery power in minutes.
If they are upfitted correctly, all of the electronics should be on a timer that kills the power 30 minutes after the ignition is shut off. Anymore the amperage draw on modern electronics isn't that high.
Posted on 7/14/18 at 10:44 am to celltech1981
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Why do cops (without k9s) keep their vehicles running at all times?
Do you leave your air-conditioner running at home when you're gone on a week's vacation? No one is there to enjoy it.
Posted on 7/14/18 at 10:45 am to Slinger16
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Really makes you wonder how any crime was ever solved before 1995.
If you're going to be a smart arse, at least get the dates right.
Tech was in police cars in the 70s. Two say radio was there 40 years prior.
As for leaving it running, a vehicle is inherently more likely to keep running than it is to restart.
Risk. Reward.
Average MPG for a v8 cruiser is 12mpg, average MPG for a v8 cruiser that is never shut off is 6s and 7s.
This post was edited on 7/14/18 at 10:49 am
Posted on 7/14/18 at 10:46 am to alphaandomega
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Here in Tuscaloosa the fire department rolls to every accident. Even a minor one where their are no injuries and there is no need for a tow truck.
But then they can say our trucks have high miles and we need new ones.
It is just a racket.
I said for a long time that most fire depts are a waste of money. The high costs they require does not match the value they provide. But be careful calling out the sacred cow known as the fire dept. You will get bashed with the quickness. Most fire workforces could be reduced by at least 60%.
Posted on 7/14/18 at 10:48 am to X123F45
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Tech was in police cars in the 70s. Two say radio was there 40 years prior.
Oh yeah, mobile laptop in the 70's?
Huh... who would've guessed?
Posted on 7/14/18 at 10:51 am to Chuker
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I said for a long time that most fire depts are a waste of money. The high costs they require does not match the value they provide. But be careful calling out the sacred cow known as the fire dept. You will get bashed with the quickness. Most fire workforces could be reduced by at least 60%.
Our department was once called out to pull a horse from a sinkhole... three weeks later - same horse, same sinkhole.
I don't think a damned horse rescue justifies using hundreds of thousands of dollars in public assets.
Posted on 7/14/18 at 10:55 am to Slinger16
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Oh yeah, mobile laptop in the 70's?
Huh... who would've guessed?
Prepare to feel seriously seriously stupid.
Motorolla d-1118
Released in the late 70s.
This post was edited on 7/14/18 at 10:57 am
Posted on 7/14/18 at 10:57 am to Chuker
I think by law, fire dept has a certain amount of time to respond to fires?
Posted on 7/14/18 at 10:59 am to alphaandomega
Can someone tell where I can get a new ladder truck for $750,000. ??? I want two of them.
Posted on 7/14/18 at 11:05 am to X123F45
There is no way you knew about that thing before you googled '70's laptop' 10 minutes ago.
I very much doubt that many agencies were using those things.
Posted on 7/14/18 at 11:07 am to HFD22
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Can someone tell where I can get a new ladder truck for $750,000. ??? I want two of them.
I know of a 2004 ALF 80' Tower truck that you can get for 500k
Posted on 7/14/18 at 11:09 am to Slinger16
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There is no way you knew about that thing before you googled '70's laptop'
"Blues Brothers" came out in 1980.
By default, it had to be available in the 70s.
Scmods
Posted on 7/14/18 at 11:11 am to X123F45
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"Blues Brothers" came out in 1980
I can't even be mad.
Posted on 7/14/18 at 11:15 am to Slinger16
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If they are upfitted correctly
Usually done by the lowest bidder.
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