When protocol takes precedence over saving lives, it's obvious something is grossly wrong with the thinking process.

Stafford Co. Volunteer Firefighters Suspended For Transporting Child To Hospital In Fire Engine
by Jen | GOP The Daily Dose
Mar 7, 2016
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(Fox5) FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Two volunteer Stafford County firefighters have been suspended after they transported an 18-month old child to the hospital in a fire engine. The father of the little girl tells FOX 5 he is grateful for the actions of those two first responders, who may have saved his daughter’s life.

The suspended firefighters, Captain James Kelley and Sgt. Virgil Bloom, volunteer for the Falmouth Volunteer Fire Department in Fredericksburg. They were the first to arrive when called to a location near a McDonald’s restaurant last Saturday because the child was having a seizure, Kelley said.

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After the incident, both Kelley and Bloom were suspended by the county. According to Kelley, his fire engine is licensed as a “non-transport unit,” and doesn’t have the proper restraints and medications that medic units have. But, Kelley also says he didn’t violate a written county policy.

In his conversation with Wagner on Saturday, Kelley said when this kind of situation occurs in the District, where he works, the responding firefighters are praised. But when it happens in Stafford County, they are suspended.

In a statement sent to FOX 5, a Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said, “A potential regulatory compliance issue is under review by the Fire and Rescue Department and the Virginia Department of Health. Therefore, we are unable to comment on this issue.”