Firefighters taking the elevator!

Civilians aren't supposed to use elevators in event of an emergency. Fires in a large building typically involve a lot of heavy lifting and walking, we'll take the lift to a floor or two below the suspected fire and then act on from there.

The Fighting 17th.
"You should learn not to box when the 17's on the job!"

Well, maybe they found out it was safe because it was upstairs and contained. They probably got a picture of what was going on when they first arrived.

it's a common misunderstanding. as others have basically said already, firefighters do use the elevators. the reason regular people are not to use elevators during a fire is so that they can be keyed to the ground floor for use by the firemen as soon as they arrive. yes, if there is a known risk of something going wrong that would make the elevator unsafe or cause it to get stuck somewhere, they will not use it. but the "don't use the elevator" is for YOU the civilian, not for all people.

Civilians can't take the elevators because people would be waiting for the elevator to come and back up traffic trying to get out.

If firefighters weren't allowed to take elevators they would be causing a lot more problems. Imagine anyone trying to take their heavy equipment up 20 flights of stairs- they would become too exhausted and waste valuable time.

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