tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post4201008796942182902..comments2024-02-24T05:11:30.646-06:00Comments on The Director's Desk: Map happyTom Casadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-23516083583505083202011-07-29T13:53:15.721-05:002011-07-29T13:53:15.721-05:00@Steve: I'd say the house in your Harley pic i...@Steve: I'd say the house in your Harley pic is somewhere in NE Lincoln. Not necessarily your house though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-31144638534687384302011-07-29T08:45:27.106-05:002011-07-29T08:45:27.106-05:00Director,
I like your opaque to hot pink map. Wh...Director, <br><br />I like your opaque to hot pink map. What would be interesting to me is a similar map of the stations with breakdowns at 3, 4 and 5 minute response times. <br> Looking at the time map, it is easy to identify areas which are difficult to access due to some sort of barrier like the airport property and no roads running south from West O between 1st and SW 84th.<br><br />There are also some rural fire districts which butt against some areas of the city where otherwise, the city fire department would have a more rapid response. One example is just north NW 48th at W Holdrege.<br><br />A house fire on the east side would be dispatched to LF&R while one on the west would be dispatched to SW Rural Fire. LFR Station 11, next to the airport versus S Folsom and nearly Pioneers. Those boundaries are not delineated on the maps but do have a bearing on the displayed outcome.<br><br /><br><br />5:38 - I would question highly your statement that fire appratus travel 75 miles an hour on residential streets. When sirens are wailing, it may SEEM they are traveling fast as they go by. <br><br />If you have ever driven a vehicle as wide as a semi(which is the same as a fire engine) on a residential street, you would know that it is difficult to do at 25 miles an hour the let alone 3 times faster than the speed limit. In some areas, the way some people park, it is difficult to do in a skinny car!!<br><br />Not that I would offer you chase a fire rig responding to a call, but the next time you see one a couple of blocks behind you in the mirror, you might slow down to the posted speed limit and if not stuck at a traffic signal yourself, see how long they take to catch you. They seldom travel much over the posted limit. Maybe 5 to 10 at most.... about the same as most of the drivers you see without any sirens on their car. <br><br />Police cars? Well, their rate of travel to a "hot call" is a completely different story. They can navigate, corner and stop better than a heavy medic unit or fire engine.<br><br />Both are supposed to use all due care and caution necessary to get where they are going, in the most expedient manner possible.Watchfulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-88208627171908381872011-07-28T22:59:05.176-05:002011-07-28T22:59:05.176-05:00Anonymous 5:38: If it was YOUR ankle that was spra...Anonymous 5:38: If it was YOUR ankle that was sprained, I'm sure you'd be glad that LFR was getting there as fast as they could. Please don't criticize them for doing their job (and they're damn good at it, too).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-28104803164796635202011-07-28T18:58:50.479-05:002011-07-28T18:58:50.479-05:00By the way, the only exterior shot of a house on m...By the way, the only exterior shot of a house on my blogs was not my house. If you could tell where I live from any of the others, you're quite the detective.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10369138557977907215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-33091179386809121162011-07-28T18:49:24.949-05:002011-07-28T18:49:24.949-05:00Anon 5:35,
You crafty dog, you! :)Anon 5:35,<br /><br />You crafty dog, you! :)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10369138557977907215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-56249796520806558822011-07-28T17:38:33.337-05:002011-07-28T17:38:33.337-05:00You forgot to figure in the 75 mph speed most LFR ...You forgot to figure in the 75 mph speed most LFR trucks travel down<br />residental streets. Please hurry I've sprained my ankleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-18701408536371259432011-07-28T17:35:33.120-05:002011-07-28T17:35:33.120-05:00Because you had a picture of your house on your bl...Because you had a picture of your house on your blog, Steve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-52955185795015931952011-07-28T11:50:11.457-05:002011-07-28T11:50:11.457-05:00Big money is relative, the houses in the area of q...Big money is relative, the houses in the area of question aren't owned by people working two part-time jobs in a Seven Eleven. I don't envy them, I just don't see why government should treat them differently. Besides, how do you know I'm not one of those living on the ridge, or firethorn? :)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10369138557977907215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-2393292018713012242011-07-28T11:21:13.188-05:002011-07-28T11:21:13.188-05:00Class envy is an ugly thing to see. The big money ...Class envy is an ugly thing to see. The big money rarely lives in the CC area anyway, opting more for subs like the ridge and firethorn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-48527222008150480642011-07-28T09:15:03.582-05:002011-07-28T09:15:03.582-05:00I happened by some kind of incident near the libra...I happened by some kind of incident near the library at 27th and South late yesterday afternoon. I had one my dogs at the vet and heard a lot of sirens while I was waiting. When I left and got up to the intersection, there were already a couple LFR vehicles on scene, and police (I think), but I was still hearing sirens, and traffic didn't seem to be moving in any direction. Finally, a fire truck came from the north driving down the wrong side of 27th, apparently having crossed over due to all the traffic backed up from South Street.<br /><br />My original point was that I understand how response times depend a great deal on the traffic situation at the time. However, it came to me that this particular problem might not have been so bad if we could get 27th street widened from South down to Highway 2. It seems to me, everyone in Lincoln wants that done except for the rich country clubbers that live along it. The less well-to-do folks along north 27th were left with front doors about 10 feet from the street, but the city didn't worry about them.<br /><br />While we're at it, 48th from M to Normal is a nightmare any more and should also be widened. Maybe that would help reduce the congestion on south 40th, too.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10369138557977907215noreply@blogger.com