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| We know what happened here-but we don't know why, its not our photo. |
There are dozens of firefighting web blogs and Facebook pages on the internet, many of them are incredible sources of information, and present diverse and thought provoking topics, photos and questions. Each sites owner(s) have a style, its what makes them all unique. This site has a style too, its pretty simple. Most of our stuff is ours. We post photos, videos and information that we have personally been involved in. We like to share photos and videos from other major sites, that might present some interesting perspectives, but the majority of our content comes from our site contributors.
Why does it matter, you may ask? Take a look at some of the sites out there, the sites that grab one of your photos and ask the world how they would have handled the operation. How can you moderate the discussion objectively if you cannot speak for the events that took place during that situation which is depicted in the photo? Its hard to do, everyone should agree on that. By posting our own photos and videos, its easier to address questions, comments or concerns, when we have access to the people involved, to understand their thought processes in those moments.
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| the driver of this engine quickly rectified the kinked supply line |
So brings the question; is it OK to use other photos and videos as food for a discussion? I think the answer is a conditional yes. We have to remember how many variables exist that we cannot fairly identify. We also need to remember how small of a time window exists when a photo is snapped. It makes it somewhat of a double edged sword to use any photo as a focal point for discussion, but at the same time, we need to be able to fuel our critical decision making skills and gain insights and feedback from others.
We will always make an effort to post photos tat we can explain and articulate. In cases where we find a photo or content from other sites that we find interesting and informative, we will share it here and indicate such. We enjoy the constructive nature of everyone's feedback, its made the site very easy to moderate and administer. Than you for your continued contributions.
