Canadian firetruck responding to U.S. call held up at border

mimo2005 · 11-14-2007, 03:30 PM

A Canadian firetruck responding with lights and sirens to a weekend fire in Rouses Point, New York, was stopped at the U.S. border for about eight minutes, U.S. border officials said Tuesday.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/14/bor...uck/index.html

If the fire station is that close to the border, then it seems to me that some kind of protocol should have been established ahead of time with the Us customs so that the border patrol knows the fire crew and they are pre-screened.

**Fox** · 11-14-2007, 04:59 PM

It's a good thing this came to light- I'll have to cross "Fully outfitted fire truck responding to a real fire" off my list of illegal prescription drug smuggling ideas.

~~Nik00117~~ · 11-15-2007, 03:04 PM

Thats so true, I mean you'd think that something like that would be waved by.

11-14-2007, 03:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	Canadian firetruck responding to U.S. call held up at border A Canadian firetruck responding with lights and sirens to a weekend fire in Rouses Point, New York, was stopped at the U.S. border for about eight minutes, U.S. border officials said Tuesday. http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/14/bor...uck/index.html If the fire station is that close to the border, then it seems to me that some kind of protocol should have been established ahead of time with the Us customs so that the border patrol knows the fire crew and they are pre-screened. __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

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Fox TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 7,752 OS: XP Pro, CentOS My System	Re: Canadian firetruck responding to U.S. call held up at border It's a good thing this came to light- I'll have to cross "Fully outfitted fire truck responding to a real fire" off my list of illegal prescription drug smuggling ideas. __________________ Antec Neo Power 500W, ABIT IP35-E, Intel E2180@2.66Ghz, Corsair XMS2 2x1GB DDR2-800, PNY 8800GT, 320GB Seagate * lazy college student alert *- If I've inadvertently ignored a thread, please Let me know about it Have I helped you solve your problem? Donate to Techsupportforums Klart Skepp!

11-15-2007, 03:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
~~Nik00117~~ Troubled Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 1,572 OS: XP Pro, Vista Ulimate My System	Re: Canadian firetruck responding to U.S. call held up at border Thats so true, I mean you'd think that something like that would be waved by.