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Wade Mahaffey · 02-18-2010, 11:26 AM

The point I am trying to make is, that there are steps/actions that all of us can take to minimize the chance of a serious incident. Education and/or the past experience from others on this thread cost us "0". If we do not take advantage of this and become proactive and progressive then it will end up costing us all more money. In the same way that auto accidents from cell phone usage, substance abuse, theft etc do affect/increase your premium! In retirement, I have a twenty-five year career as a Professional Firefighter/EMT in Fairfax County, Virginia behind me now. Our department is progressive, very highly trained, and known AROUND THE WORLD. You have seen us on CNN many times. I have been around the block more than a few times myself, and have seen the unthinkable. I am simply trying to bring about awareness so that it does'nt happen to you! On the job we would go into the schools and teach fire safety to the children during October (fire prevention month). We would provide handout material with fire safety for kids as well as parents. We were among the first departments in the country to hand out free smoke detectors, and now look at what they have done to save lives and property.

That's foward thinking, progressive acting, incident preventing, life saving!

All it takes is a piece of paper handout when you come thru the gate, or at tech with some safety tips on it. As well as information on the location of EMS/Firefighters on duty personnel stationed on the grounds, and off site local department, Law enforcement and any track/show officals. Just a few notes that would provide immediate action/direction in the event of an emergency incident. This would help to prevent, reduce, resolve and/or mitigate an event that otherwise could be devastating and possibly cost the track/grounds/association money. (which will cost us money in the long run) That sounds a lot better to me than a safety charge on my entry! I would certianly think race track owners/officals would be willing to look at some of my ideas to reduce incident potential.

These things will save us all money, and for some........heartache !

Wade Mahaffey

02-18-2010, 11:26 AM	#8
Wade Mahaffey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 581 Likes: 0 Liked 17 Times in 7 Posts	Re: How safe are you at night in the pits! The point I am trying to make is, that there are steps/actions that all of us can take to minimize the chance of a serious incident. Education and/or the past experience from others on this thread cost us "0". If we do not take advantage of this and become proactive and progressive then it will end up costing us all more money. In the same way that auto accidents from cell phone usage, substance abuse, theft etc do affect/increase your premium! In retirement, I have a twenty-five year career as a Professional Firefighter/EMT in Fairfax County, Virginia behind me now. Our department is progressive, very highly trained, and known AROUND THE WORLD. You have seen us on CNN many times. I have been around the block more than a few times myself, and have seen the unthinkable. I am simply trying to bring about awareness so that it does'nt happen to you! On the job we would go into the schools and teach fire safety to the children during October (fire prevention month). We would provide handout material with fire safety for kids as well as parents. We were among the first departments in the country to hand out free smoke detectors, and now look at what they have done to save lives and property. That's foward thinking, progressive acting, incident preventing, life saving! All it takes is a piece of paper handout when you come thru the gate, or at tech with some safety tips on it. As well as information on the location of EMS/Firefighters on duty personnel stationed on the grounds, and off site local department, Law enforcement and any track/show officals. Just a few notes that would provide immediate action/direction in the event of an emergency incident. This would help to prevent, reduce, resolve and/or mitigate an event that otherwise could be devastating and possibly cost the track/grounds/association money. (which will cost us money in the long run) That sounds a lot better to me than a safety charge on my entry! I would certianly think race track owners/officals would be willing to look at some of my ideas to reduce incident potential. These things will save us all money, and for some........heartache ! Wade Mahaffey Last edited by Wade Mahaffey; 02-23-2010 at 04:32 PM.