Austin Fire collisions decline as zero tolerance policy is enforced

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin’s Fire Department reports collisions with other vehicles or fixed objects are down more than a third — 36 percent — this year since the chief began docking firefighters’ pay in October.
A KXAN analysis shows much of the same trend – preventable collisions dropping from a high of 10 in Feb 2016 to 4 in the final months of the year.
When you’re driving a fire truck there’s plenty to collide with: curbs, overhanging tr