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 Today on Grapevine
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12/28/19 03:15 AM
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Mike Keenan
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So my girlfriend and I were out there most of the day... fishing was horrible but something odd happened... We were fishing up in twin coves along the point on the left side going in, I saw the Flower Mound FD boat go out today, no emergency just going out, Iām guessing just running the boat. They were out like 10-15 minutes. They come back in along the area we were fishing like 25ā off my port bow not on pad but almost on pad, creating a huge wake (not in the no wake zone) and we took many waves over the bow, almost fell in. All three of the crew are laughing and having a good time. Makes me wonder who taught these guys boat driving 101? Zero common courtesy
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Re: Today on Grapevine
[Re: Mike Keenan]
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12/28/19 03:17 AM
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senko9S
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they flipped it a few years back...
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Re: Today on Grapevine
[Re: Mike Keenan]
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12/28/19 03:23 AM
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They probably knew you were a cop.
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Re: Today on Grapevine
[Re: Mike Keenan]
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12/28/19 03:24 AM
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Chris B
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Coast Guard came close to sinking my boat on Texoma once. I took several over the bow.
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Re: Today on Grapevine
[Re: Mike Keenan]
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12/28/19 04:03 PM
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Hair Jig
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These things are a great example of when to use your iphone video recorder and send it to the local news channel, on FaceBook, and anywhere else you can post it for pubic viewing. I can guarantee the higher-ups won't like that type of exposure.
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Re: Today on Grapevine
[Re: Mike Keenan]
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12/28/19 05:42 PM
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JackMason
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Did you say anything about it? 25' is breaking the law. Call it in? Bad look for them if it was intentional.
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Re: Today on Grapevine
[Re: Mike Keenan]
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12/28/19 05:52 PM
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So my girlfriend and I were out there most of the day... fishing was horrible but something odd happened... We were fishing up in twin coves along the point on the left side going in, I saw the Flower Mound FD boat go out today, no emergency just going out, Iām guessing just running the boat. They were out like 10-15 minutes. They come back in along the area we were fishing like 25ā off my port bow not on pad but almost on pad, creating a huge wake (not in the no wake zone) and we took many waves over the bow, almost fell in. All three of the crew are laughing and having a good time. Makes me wonder who taught these guys boat driving 101? Zero common courtesy I would call their supervisor and file a complaint. No excuse especially laughing about it. 
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Re: Today on Grapevine
[Re: Mike Keenan]
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12/28/19 05:57 PM
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They take the boat out once a month. Several months ago they fired up the water guns. Only issue i had was they were still inside the no wake zone and they had no idea what they were doing. We had to move after getting sprayed with the over spray. Took them forever to figure out how to control the fire hose.
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Re: Today on Grapevine
[Re: Mike Keenan]
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12/28/19 06:23 PM
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Douglas J
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I run the Dallas Fire Dept fire boat on Hubbard. The lake is the responsibility of our station and crew. Which is crazy since we have a 12 mile response to the marina, but that is a whole other topic.
On my shift we spend a significant amount of time training. I preach about the wake our boat makes and the damage it can do, especially to those that are newer to our crew or do not have a ton of boating experience. Our current boat weighs around 8000 pounds and is 29 feet long. It throws a a pretty good wake. We have a new boat scheduled for delivery next month and it's the same length but 2-3000 pounds heavier, so it will create a even bigger wake, so I will again emphasize the necessity for caution when operating near other vessels.
What happened to you is inexcusable and is either a lack of training and understanding their equipment or just a careless crew disregarding any other people on the water.
If you are truly concerned or you're mad (I would be pissed!) I would definitely contact the fire department. It may be a training issue and they do not truly understand their equipment and the affect their wake can have and that it can cause damage. If the people above them in their chain of command don't know there is an issue, it cannot be addressed.
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Re: Today on Grapevine
[Re: Douglas J]
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12/28/19 06:32 PM
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Frank the Tank
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I run the Dallas Fire Dept fire boat on Hubbard. The lake is the responsibility of our station and crew. Which is crazy since we have a 12 mile response to the marina, but that is a whole other topic.
On my shift we spend a significant amount of time training. I preach about the wake our boat makes and the damage it can do, especially to those that are newer to our crew or do not have a ton of boating experience. Our current boat weighs around 8000 pounds and is 29 feet long. It throws a a pretty good wake. We have a new boat scheduled for delivery next month and it's the same length but 2-3000 pounds heavier, so it will create a even bigger wake, so I will again emphasize the necessity for caution when operating near other vessels.
What happened to you is inexcusable and is either a lack of training and understanding their equipment or just a careless crew disregarding any other people on the water.
If you are truly concerned or you're mad (I would be pissed!) I would definitely contact the fire department. It may be a training issue and they do not truly understand their equipment and the affect their wake can have and that it can cause damage. If the people above them in their chain of command don't know there is an issue, it cannot be addressed.  great info D. Have you ever considered offering training to all the fire-boats in the DFW area?
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Re: Today on Grapevine
[Re: Frank the Tank]
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12/28/19 06:39 PM
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Douglas J
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I run the Dallas Fire Dept fire boat on Hubbard. The lake is the responsibility of our station and crew. Which is crazy since we have a 12 mile response to the marina, but that is a whole other topic.
On my shift we spend a significant amount of time training. I preach about the wake our boat makes and the damage it can do, especially to those that are newer to our crew or do not have a ton of boating experience. Our current boat weighs around 8000 pounds and is 29 feet long. It throws a a pretty good wake. We have a new boat scheduled for delivery next month and it's the same length but 2-3000 pounds heavier, so it will create a even bigger wake, so I will again emphasize the necessity for caution when operating near other vessels.
What happened to you is inexcusable and is either a lack of training and understanding their equipment or just a careless crew disregarding any other people on the water.
If you are truly concerned or you're mad (I would be pissed!) I would definitely contact the fire department. It may be a training issue and they do not truly understand their equipment and the affect their wake can have and that it can cause damage. If the people above them in their chain of command don't know there is an issue, it cannot be addressed. great info D. Have you ever considered offering training to all the fire-boats in the DFW area? Grapevine FD actually has a really good boat program as well as Lewisville and the Colony. So I would think it would make more sense for them to "help" each other out just because of the proximity. We have actually taken our boat to Lake Grapevine and done some joint training with Grapevine FD in the past.
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Re: Today on Grapevine
[Re: Mike Keenan]
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12/28/19 06:47 PM
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senko9S
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Re: Today on Grapevine
[Re: senko9S]
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12/28/19 07:07 PM
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Douglas J
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I know that, not sure what you meant??
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Re: Today on Grapevine
[Re: JackMason]
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12/28/19 08:37 PM
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Did you say anything about it? 25' is breaking the law. Call it in? Bad look for them if it was intentional. Breaking what law?
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Re: Today on Grapevine
[Re: Dubee]
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12/28/19 09:34 PM
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Did you say anything about it? 25' is breaking the law. Call it in? Bad look for them if it was intentional. Breaking what law? I am guessing it is the 25 foot law.
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