Watford, the town where I was born and lived for the first 18 years of my life, Since then I have lived and worked in 6 other countries. But I still recognise many of those streets. That siren a bit of an irritation though.
I live directly under a flight path for air ambulance taking urgent calls to hospitals 15km from my home, with covid19 it has been eerie quite like all the people have vanished.
There used to be more fire stations when I grew up in Watford. I guess it’s cheaper to have just one now. More risk to life if they have to go so far to . On this shout there’s not too much traffic!
I think there’s just the one up by ASDA now . I’m not sure if there’s still a station in Bushey , I’d have thought it would have been easier to deploy from there to S Oxhey , maybe they were already out on a call
My god chucking a truck around like a car you could teach the police a thing or two on how to drive. Well done you firefighters are the bravest warriors we have protecting us except of course for the SAS
Oh wow. They passed my old street. Riverside road. Mother still lives there. But I've Not been there in 28 years. Moved to Perth Australia with my dad. But seeing this footage. Feels like only yesterday I was there
No need to not listen to music mate, mirror checks should be done every 7 seconds then you would see them without too much of a delay. That's how I was taught on my police driving course anyway for advanced :-)
I know fireman want the thrill of a fire as its why most take the job but are they happier to turn up at a place and there is nothing or nothing atleast left to worry about, or there is a good fire for them to take on and sort? Im guessing the younger more excited but less experienced are happier with the lata but the old experienced who have seen alot, are happier with the first outcome
Watched this video many times has to be the best one l have seen so far.The camera action from following truck is ace the leading truck goes round some of those corners on two wheels.Great to watch a shout and this delivers in bucket fulls.
These guys and girls are modern day super hero's, my Mam worked for Tyne and Wear fire brigade for 20 years, the amount of abuse that the Brigade get now on the streets is ridiculous, as if they haven't got a delicate work load to deal with already its has become all the more risky when on a shout from members of the public abusing them. The lads really don't need to be dragging body armour around on top of a already cumbersome kit. Respect to all of you 🤝🏻
Are they still in Watford? It seemed as if they had responded across all of England. That was a long ride. The problem with station centralization I expect. So many great European cities have only three or four massive fire stations quartering a dozen or more fire and rescue vehicles. Each station covers it's own section of the city, thus centralization. As opposed to the U.S. system of large cities and towns having fire departments made up of anywhere between two to twenty or more smaller stations spread out across the city forming a type of grid, where apparatus from different stations responds in conjunction with one another. Thus smaller response areas and shorter response times.
Land is relatively expensive and at a premium in UK towns/cities. It's not going to happen that fire stations multiply, the local councils would not want to fund it. Now, I can imagine fire stations being reduced in number even further if the local councils could get away with it.
I would have loved to have been a firefighter, I had always wanted to be one since I was a wee boy in Edinburgh, my dreams however were dashed when I discovered I hated heights, mind you though, I would have been able to have attended bungalow house fires lol
God I miss the engine sound of those sabres
Great driving. By the 2 pumps. Pump 1 driver i won't to work with you ..
04:01 Here, on the right in Green Lane, a bungalow burned down, some years previously.
Long Drive. No closer Fire Stations
Watford, the town where I was born and lived for the first 18 years of my life, Since then I have lived and worked in 6 other countries. But I still recognise many of those streets. That siren a bit of an irritation though.
Great driving
I live directly under a flight path for air ambulance taking urgent calls to hospitals 15km from my home, with covid19 it has been eerie quite like all the people have vanished.
Before covid19 I could frequently hear sirens but now very rarely, which in itself I find very uncomfortable.
Great driving, but too fast.
2:09 see ya!
Are you a firefighter
Love British pump engines, best engine sound there is.
Action Stations!
There used to be more fire stations when I grew up in Watford. I guess it’s cheaper to have just one now. More risk to life if they have to go so far to . On this shout there’s not too much traffic!
I think there’s just the one up by ASDA now . I’m not sure if there’s still a station in Bushey , I’d have thought it would have been easier to deploy from there to S Oxhey , maybe they were already out on a call
My god chucking a truck around like a car you could teach the police a thing or two on how to drive. Well done you firefighters are the bravest warriors we have protecting us except of course for the SAS
Great driving on difficult roads, and great discipline by drivers of Watford and South Oxhey.
In south oxhey they nick your wheel hubs 😆
Watford represent
Why was this on my recommendation
Best video around i think of 2 proper engines on a shout. The way they handle the turns at speed
I wish My bus ride to work was like this
Oh wow. They passed my old street. Riverside road. Mother still lives there. But I've Not been there in 28 years. Moved to Perth Australia with my dad. But seeing this footage. Feels like only yesterday I was there
Camera shoulda been in the 1st one .he wasnt hanging around hahaha
Craizy ahah
Drove right passed my house in Queens Avenue, don’t see them any more since they moved the fire station to the Lower High Street.
That's a long long run.
Love it how everyone complies. Its why i dont have music on in my car when im driving. U got to think of the 8 minutes target
No need to not listen to music mate, mirror checks should be done every 7 seconds then you would see them without too much of a delay. That's how I was taught on my police driving course anyway for advanced :-)
Its weird watching a video knowing exactly what roads they're on
I remember when I had an iPhone 4 with a cracked lense
Where was the Fire ?? In China ??
Seriously?!
I know fireman want the thrill of a fire as its why most take the job but are they happier to turn up at a place and there is nothing or nothing atleast left to worry about, or there is a good fire for them to take on and sort? Im guessing the younger more excited but less experienced are happier with the lata but the old experienced who have seen alot, are happier with the first outcome
Watched this video many times has to be the best one l have seen so far.The camera action from following truck is ace the leading truck goes round some of those corners on two wheels.Great to watch a shout and this delivers in bucket fulls.
Was this part of a training exercise?
I loved RBFRS’s sabre always clean and was an absolute beast! Now they have been replaced by Mercedes atego’s and Volvo FL8’s
drove them. P570 ORD and P571 ORD one was caversham rd the other wokingham rd
Mad the pump ladders driver got air at 3:40 at the lights and didnt fuck if he hit anything.
must have been a persons reported shout or sommet,
These guys and girls are modern day super hero's, my Mam worked for Tyne and Wear fire brigade for 20 years, the amount of abuse that the Brigade get now on the streets is ridiculous, as if they haven't got a delicate work load to deal with already its has become all the more risky when on a shout from members of the public abusing them. The lads really don't need to be dragging body armour around on top of a already cumbersome kit. Respect to all of you 🤝🏻
Where do you live? I've never seen or heard of firefighters being abused or disrespected around my parts. (That doesn't mean it doesn't happen.)
I was always fond of these machines, dennis sabre will out perform the scania rubbish any day
By the time they get there the chippy will be closed
Are they still in Watford? It seemed as if they had responded across all of England. That was a long ride. The problem with station centralization I expect. So many great European cities have only three or four massive fire stations quartering a dozen or more fire and rescue vehicles. Each station covers it's own section of the city, thus centralization. As opposed to the U.S. system of large cities and towns having fire departments made up of anywhere between two to twenty or more smaller stations spread out across the city forming a type of grid, where apparatus from different stations responds in conjunction with one another. Thus smaller response areas and shorter response times.
Land is relatively expensive and at a premium in UK towns/cities. It's not going to happen that fire stations multiply, the local councils would not want to fund it. Now, I can imagine fire stations being reduced in number even further if the local councils could get away with it.
Sometimes it's just a busy day, the crews that would normally respond to an address are already at a job. You have to go into other station areas.
Multiple stations are also vastly more expensive to maintain.
No wonder you have Driver's Training fire trucks in the UK. You need the best to race down those narrow streets dodging parked vehicle's and traffic.
Average_Joe87 EFAD is hard apparently, some drivers bolt it to incidents.
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If there is cars in the way I've seen them plough them out the way
filmed with a potato again. do everyone a favor and don't do it again. lol
gary63693 This video is from 2002 ^^
I would have loved to have been a firefighter, I had always wanted to be one since I was a wee boy in Edinburgh, my dreams however were dashed when I discovered I hated heights, mind you though, I would have been able to have attended bungalow house fires lol
Im same bud n support local london n all brigades n feel ya pain its all we wanted do
Amazing driving by both drivers. It must be tough driving appliances at speed safely. A lot of ground to cover though
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Defo hats off to these guys. Is response time 8 minutes?
Do you drive hotpoints often?
at 3.40 did the first 1 drift it round the lights
Somewhere up Prestwick Road, apparently.
Thanks for a great video
guy in front is a good driver.
The one on the left?
They both are
@@AndrooUK other engine
Are u a fire fighter in the uk?
Why?
I wish I could drive a big loud van
Get some high power subwoofer in your white Transit van.
You went through the red light
+Rhys Roberts No s**t Sherlock
+Ollie Gordon - Rump now I am wondering which comments this was in replied to? Because he went through a red light or he was allowed to?
Rhys Roberts they can because it is an emergency 🚨 idiot
In the U.K., Emergency drivers are allowed to treat a red light like a give way (yield) sign when responding on blues 'n' twos.
the first driver was impressive!!
I think he lost half his water encounter!
He wasn't fuckin' about was he !!