VIDEO: Firefighters already have enough on their hands with battling flames and saving lives. But lately, crews in the Muskegon area are finding the public isn’t making their job easier. As Muskegon firefighters fought a house fire on Louis Street Sunday afternoon, the union said in a Facebook post that several people drove over their hose lines. The union says that’s happened many times lately. Their partner, the Norton Shores Fire Department, says it’s always been an issue. “Unfortunately, it’s not a complete surprise,” said Norton Shores Battalion Chief Jerry Ferrier. Their engines generally carry about 500 gallons of water. Firefighters rely on hose supply lines. If those rupture, crews can lose critical water. “Any time you lose the ability to minimize the fire, minimizing the heat inside, obviously there’s a concern for life, health and damage to the property,” Ferrier said.
