Everyone can say what they want. The bottom line here is a bad decision was made. You can have all the training in the world, but when you exercise poor judgement, this kind of thing happens. I have been in the fire service a long time here in Brunswick County and finally some (not enough) accountability is being placed onto the departments. This is why questions are now being asked and they rightfully should be asked, and good answers should be provided from the leadership of BSL FD NOT RANDY THOMPSON OR SCOTT GARNER. I hope all BC FD's can learn from this mistake and develop effective SOG's and SOP's that provide guidance to firefighters when out doing their job. And another thing, there is no distinction between paid or volunteer anymore. Both train to the same standards and are held to the same standard of practice. So, lets stop the excuses and finger pointing and realize a mistake costing over $100,000 to the taxpayers of Brunswick County was made. (Yes, VFIS will replace this truck, however, fire fees pay the premiums each year) And yes this is the second truck BSL has had burn from a woods fire. Get some guidelines and policies in place before someone is hurt or killed.