Anyone who says disrespectful things towards Firemen need their head checked,these people put their lives on the line and will go into a burning house without hesitation to try and save your life! so with this said my hat goes off to all Firemen who risk their own lives to save someone else,these people should be paid a lot more then what they make for what they do! these are your true heroes not sports athletes!
Thanks Buck !! Honestly, maybe we've been lucky, but I haven't heard too many negative comments in my 5 years. The worst one is when the older gentlemen want to know why we have to take the fire truck grocery shopping all the time. :-)
@@aaronmichael7116 I see nothing wrong with that and it's likely saving them a lot of money on the long run while they get the right food to suit their needs. It's also a nice mental break for the fire fighting crew. I see them every single evening at my local supermarket and when they get a call they drop all their shopping and the store clerks are more than happy to hold all their groceries until they return. I even noticed the super market manager occasionally ringing the groceries through and paying the cost himself out of pocket because he was so happy for their work.
To everyone complaining about the response time out the door. Every city has multiple stations and if they don't they will request mutual aid from a neighboring city or town. In Chicago that's no needed as there are plenty of stations to cover the city. THE station that Aerial Tower 1 is in wasn't the first due in, another station was and they respond accordingly on who's first due and all that. They will dispatch more companies if the alarms go up. It's Chicago's way of keeping the city covered even with a high rise fire. It's a a box alarm system with a specific number of units per alarm. It's not that complicated
+Josh W interesting note about mutual aide, although don't know about Chicago, in Philadelphia they will not call mutual aid except on interstate bridges, water rescue assignments, and incidents that are on the border of another city. Philadelphia does not care if response times are too long, they will never call an outside agency even if the outside agency is 20 minutes closer than their own unit responding.
CFD has a history of both tragedy and innovation. The aerial bucket, which most departments now have, was developed in Chicago. The Chief thought the buckets used by other city departments could work for the fire department. Chicago burned down and rebuilt in the late 1800s so residents are sensitive to fires and the tragedy it brings. The tragedy I remember was the Our Lady of Angels fire. 92 students and three nuns were killed. CFD did the best they could but most of the kids and nuns were killed before they even got there. I can't write about fire departments without remembering FDNY which became America's Department on 9-11. Their heroism that day showed the world how good and selfless America's firefighters are.
That was the most tragic day in world history for firefighters (9/11). The perpetrators of that heinous crime have still never been brought to justice. They're just living in their mansions and high rise multi-$million dollar apartments, until they pass away peacefully.
I will never forget listen to Chicago's main and englewood channels with my dad on this bearcat radio. We would go down to watch when Chicago had the 4-11 and 5-11 alarm fires. My father was a Fire captain (retired) for town outside Chicago (La Grange).
Hello, i'm a firefighter in the Netherlands.Also a driver of a fire truck. And I can only say : nice...nice...nice....beautiful trucks, and respect for the drivers of those monsters!!
How could you say that holy moly, I think US sirens (FD and PD) are soooo much better than any european siren. Especially FD, so extremely effective, those screaming Qs and lovely airhorns, would love to have those over here as well.
@@VWProductions1 Qs and airhorns... not. lovely. Deafening and merely annoying to residents. Hi-Lo/2-tone sirens, even when quieter, are proven to be just as effective. In New York Mount Sinai hospital uses hi-lo on all their ambulances. They haven't had any problems. I agree that the Q is kinda cool, but don't make it scream unless you're on the highway or otherwise want to deafen people.
Nice nice nice... The grass is always greener on the other side isn't it :P Your trucks have fewer lights, and simpler light patterns. Which is actually just as safe and effective. And at night you turn down the brightness on the lights right? Compare that to here where the trucks are heavy overladen beasts that cannot drive fast enough and blindingly bright at night.
Much much much respect to our first responders!!! I’m in health care and I’ve been wanting to look into paramedic and firefighter and after watching some videos, I’m definitely going to do it!
The first Fire Commissioner for the city owned a ship building company and suggested the red and green light to determine which way the apparatus was oriented, much like a boat or plane. Now many people see the light as a remeberance to those who have fallen in the line of duty, this goes as well for the black over red paint scheme as well
A fire is no joke. I am ashamed to read some of these comments that make light of those who put their lives on the line. This video is just a ride along only and it shows how just getting to the scene while maneuvering a huge tank is dangerous. Wow. Total disrespect people. Thank you all first responders for your courage and your ability to put safety first. You are amazing at your jobs.
whosaweirdo . www.nydailynews.com/news/national/5-firefighters-injured-boston-fire-department-battles-9-alarm-fire-article-1.1735674 Im sure that more has occured more recently. And more famously, 9-11??
whosaweirdo . Apparently you have never felt the heat from a burning building. I will not debate with a child who has no experience on this topic. Go comment on muppets videos or rainbows and puppies.
njguy81 Thanks. I had to look up troll in the urban dictionary. Good Lord. I did not realise that the newer generation has rewritten the English language and has created and obscene social media game. Now I know what I am dealing with now.
One of the best videos on youtube, hands down. FDNY, Chi-Town, My place Northern NJ (Newark, Jersey City, East Orange, etc) ... This is what we all do, and do it best. Props to Chi-town in this one gettin' it done.
@ Alan Clarke. North American fire trucks are obviously designed differently so it's not always safe to drive too fast especially when these trucks are a lot bigger and heavier in weight. Also braking in high speeds with these trucks is not always easy due to the heavy weight in the back.
You'll jack knife if you brake hard on that truck. The lower speed is for safety, not just on america trucks but any heavyweight fire apparatus no matter what country you're in.
CXFireRescue you always drive towers differently than engines or rescues. We took classes and driving tests when I was in, just to be able to drive the towers.
Peggy your right Im a firefighter/paramedic and it takes a lot to do that cuz i do it every day and a fire is no joke we can get killed in there. i appreciate the comment of how u r thankful for being grateful about what we do and the danger we put our lives in. i appreciate the comment once again
Yeah I am too , I almost was killed enroute to !basic med run ! We were clearing the intersection and a dumb ass broad forgot to stop and almost t-boned us . Would have been ugly had she had not stopped .
Aerial tower has a pre-piped water way all other trucks have regular 100' ladder. there used to be an Aerial Tower 3, it was wrecked & now they are just Truck 3.
I was 10 and growing up in Los Angeles when Queen of Angels burned and remember it well. I was saddened of course but was also determined to be a firefighter. I served 10 years as a wildland firefighter and officer and 8 years as a structure firefighter and officer. Chicago, New York, Los Angeles County, US Forest Service, and CalFIRE have the best departments I've encountered. Blessings to each of you who serve your country this way.
I think that the Aerial Tower has an aerial ladder with a pre-piped waterway, where as a normal truck only has the aerial and no waterway. Platform is of course a platform.
Actually, the initial dispatch to 1000 N. Lake Shore Drive would have been: E98, E42, E13, E4, T3, T6, TL10, B1, B3, B5, SQ1 and 271. The companies shown at 1:52 are all the companies and units assigned on the box.
Fantastic footage of a traffic jam of beautiful equipment! And us mere keyboard cowboys sure appreciate the thorough description of what is going on. Keep up the amazing work and have a Merry Christmas!
Thanks for this Video and the Opportunity to see inside of a Firetruck and drive along. Respect to the People who risk their live every Day for others who maybe dont care about that. Thanks a lot guys.
I am an EMT // RN living in the middle of nowhere in the United States. There are only a couple of buildings in our county that are 10 floors or more. I used to work frequently with firefighters in extricating people from wreckeds and always wondered how firefighting was performed in skyscrapers. I get a laugh as sirens drove me crazy as a little kid, but appreciate working with any help that is needed to save lives.
One the finest fire departments in the U.S., second only to the Gering Volunteer Fire Department Gering Nebraska, I'm partial that way as I'm a former member! Give 'em he'll boys!!!
Wowee action packed video! Quite a fascinating ride along, navigating the traffic and joining that other ladder. Fantastic drivers as always. Then of course arriving onscene and catching many units arriving - really cool seeing that convoy of 3 EMS Ambulances. Hope everyone was alright. Did I hear at one point an elderly man was being evacuated? Well filmed mate, well filmed.
So the squads in Chicago go on working fires and sometimes Stills if there the nearest rig. AT1 is a truck but has a pipe on the tip of the main and it can only pump water out of the pipe. Other trucks dont have pumps on them and the Tower Ladders do and can only pump out of the pipe too. Chicago Fire is a Hollywood tv show so people that arent firefighters can understand it more.
It is so sad to see most of the drivers will not pull over for our first response people. I hope they’re not going to your mom’s house.if you want to see the correct drivers you can you tube Roberto gatti. Italian fire response. What a difference in the way we can respect the people who will come to a house that is on fire and go inside to help people who they have never met before ❤
As someone that is in EMS I love watching your videos from the Fire points of view! Its so cool... I actually feel like I am right there in the thic of it riding down the street to the call! So cool
Im not sure what you mean. If you are asking if a rescue truck is called a rescue or a truck, then irs both. It just depends on the equipment needed and the department. Here where I live we have rescue squads. The Rescue squads don't do anything fire related, they just specialize in confined space rescues, Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA), and other search and rescues related stuff and they also respond to medical calls when the fire department isn't available or EMS isn't available.
they're the Rescue Squad. so they have equipment for almost anything. they are a rolling toolbox. they deliver hands and tools. they can do the same functions as a truck company, but just without the actual ladder on the apparatus. the squad just extricates. and some trucks can have pumps. they're called "Quints", they have a pump like a pumper, but a ladder (Areal or Tower), so they can serve as either piece depending on how it's needed
Question for the guys over in Chicago, an EMS plan gets more ambulances, but at what stage would they request this? In this instance does it mean multiple casualties or is it just covering the bases? In any case this is quite an impressive response from the Chicago FD.
Not sure if you already got an answer... A still alarm in a high-rise brings 4 engines & 4 trucks, the squad, command van 2 ambulances & several chiefs, if there is a fire it goes to the next alarm, still & box, 4 more engines & trucks it also goes to an EMS Plan 1: 4 more ambulances, the plan is automatic w/ the still & box, this is only on high-rise incidents
it's aerial is a little bit longer than a normal truck company in Chicago. It also has a nozzle at the end of the ladder, and it also has an intake valve at the front bumper where an engine can feed it for the nozzle at the top.
It's one of the few (if not only now)aerial ladders in the CFD with a waterway. Most of the rear mount ladders you see there are "truck" companies. All ladder / no waterway. The "aerial" and "tower" designation indicates elevated waterways. Tower Companies 5 ,10,14 (for example) are all aerial platforms that can be used as water towers, just as Aerial 1 can.
A commissioner way back then was really into boating. Because boats had a red light on the left side and a green light on the right side, just so you know when you see the lights the boat was facing you. Its also a Chicagoland tradition too, most towns in Chicagoland have green lights on the captains side of the rig.
The one high rise fire in city was such a big response that our village fire dept.(Forest Park) responded with the ladder truck(403) to cover a station on west side for like 10 hrs
Hey guys, I´m come from Germany and I´m a German firefighter. I have one question: Why the lights of the firetrucks and rescuecars are all red and white and yellow and the police are blue??? In Germany all lights are blue :D
Those are the colors used in North America... Red / Green is a fire truck or Ambulance... Blue is a Police Vehicle Green is probably some sort of special service Amber / Orange / White are tow trucks and other maintnence vehicles
Schwummiwumi It depends where you are. The Chicago area uses red lights. The green lights on the right side of the rig are tradition there. But you can also find trucks with green lights in Maryland. Typically Some police departments, county and state agencies use blue only. The most police agencies use red-blue. Fire/ EMS uses red or red-blue.. depends where you are. Red lights are better visible in many situations. White lights are very intense and they let you know it's the front. Ambers usually let you know it's the back.
ohh very crazy :D in germany all cars have only blue lights firebrigade... ambulance.... and police... all have blue. and we have a yellow light for big trucks for warning. tow trucks or something like that :D
A big massive thanks to everyone who responds and works around the clock to keep us safe out there way to go very impressed as always excellent outstanding brilliant they deserve alot of credit tons of it let's honor and appreciate the paramedics and firemen who proudly serve us your service and time and efforts are deeply appreciated even by Chicago fd and pd responding great job great team work and great and sweet catches as usual still going strong great team efforts are deeply appreciated even in the windy city of Chicago stay safe and warm out there stay strong and healthy as well much love and respect and appreciation job well done you should be proud really enjoyed and appreciate the vidoes please keep them safe out there and coming appreciate you guys thanks way to go very impressed don't work to hard love you guys thanks !!!! Joe
+VFVFCo68 there are many different sirens and manufacturers. Definitely not all sirens are controlled with foot pedal. Generally only Q sirens are. And for 1Argon's question, yes it's random. May depend on whoever made the siren, but the siren pitch doesn't correspond to the truck.
Toby Cameron though a real Q is how a traditional fire truck sounds. EQ makes the trucks in my opinion less traditional fire trucks. Wish it was a US law to have a real Q on your fire trucks. If the people don’t like the amount they use, tough tomatoes. More Q and horn the better.
Did you hear what they said? they said they were the 4th due truck meaning by the time they got there there would be 3 other trucks there. Also if you read the description it also explains why it took so long, and when they arrived there's already a line of engines and trucks already there. So yea 8 minutes from the south loop to the north is pretty good time.
Cui finesse standpipe. Engine pumps water through the pipes up to the floor below the fire. Then they can stretch the line up the stairs. Sometimes the same floor as the fire if the building is big.
Chicago is plenty big enough, and has 98 stations, 96 engines, 61 trucks, 4 squads. Over 4000 firefighters. But sure other neighboring towns could provide fire support if needed, so in a smaller town, you might get "Mutual aid assistance" from neighboring towns, sometimes at the fire, sometimes at the station.
Good Job!!!! You said what everybody else said, just in your own words!!! Your school teachers must be proud of you for not copying others work and calling it your own.
It's probably connected to the station lighting. The lights on the front of all city houses (and most suburban) are red on the right of the doors and green on the left, as you face the house. Just as in aeronautical and nautical applications. The accepted story goes that a commissioner in the late 1800's had a connection to a steamship line on Lake Michigan and carried over the nautical theme to the houses.
Thank you Tyler, i'm pleased i made you giggle sir, i'm a bit of a joker, but genuinely love the Fire Service, This was my dream job as a youngster and a teen, but alas i was too short for the service.,
Michael Hogg they switched to bunkers in 08 or 09 if memory serves me right...it came out around new years because I retired from being a fan a little when they got it because I could blend in. I used to do ride alongs all the time. sure I had to hide from the DDC but the BC said long as the LT or CAPT said it was fine he didn't care
can you tell us why the dept has made it where there only hireing vets or medics only? SOMEPEOPLE have longed to be firefighters since they were little boys and even had chiefs from the 17th and 21st take them in and nurture the career interest. I don't want to sound mean or rude but we appreciate what the vets did but ive been waiting 22 years
Red/Blue combo here is the norm on both Fire Apparatus and Ambulances. They also have blue lights in POVs for response. As far as I know Chicago is the only place in the state where blue lights are PD only so it's up to the departments/municipality what light combo is used.
"Cuando un hombre se convierte en bombero, ha conseguido su mayor acto de valentía. Lo que hace después esta en su línea de trabajo" Edward F. Croker. "Los bomberos nunca mueren. Simplemente arden para siempre en el corazón de las personas a las que salvaron" Susan Diane Murphree. "Héroes son aquellos que arriesgan su vida a diario para proteger el mundo y hacerlo un mejor lugar para vivir; policías, bomberos y miembros de las fuerzas armadas." "Para ser bombero se necesita algo más que estudiar unos cuantos libros y aprender ciertos conocimientos técnicos; tienes que tener el corazón de un león y la valentía de un guerrero." "Todos los hombres fueron creados iguales. Más tarde unos pocos se convierten en bomberos." "Los bomberos salvan corazones y hogares." -Si crees que es duro ser bombero, intenta ser la mujer de un bombero. "El bombero que dice que nunca tiene miedo, es necio o no es bombero." "El liderazgo, valentía y conocimiento técnico de todos los bomberos son puestos a prueba a diario." "Entrenar hoy para tener seguridad y sobrevivir mañana." "Ser un bombero profesional es una actitud, no un estatus." "Un buen bombero sabe cómo, un bombero educado sabe porqué." "Los bomberos están porque incluso los policías necesitan héroes." "Cuando abrazas a un bombero sientes la máxima calidez humana." "Los que otros llaman ser un héroe, los bomberos lo llaman hacer su trabajo." "Si quieres ser bombero y apagar fuegos, enciende primero uno; el del amor hacia la humanidad." "Un bombero no nace, se hace con entrenamiento, coraje, honor, lealtad y nobleza" "Los bomberos no practican su profesión para ser héroes y llevarse el crédito de sus actos; lo son por su auténtico aprecio por las personas y su seguridad" "Los bomberos son las personas en las que puedes confiar sin conocer y seguir sin saber a dónde van" "Un bombero es una persona que arriesga su vida y salva vidas por amor a las personas." "Si un bombero te ha salvado la vida, llevas en tu corazón parte de la calidez humana de ese bombero" Algunas frases anónimas sobre los bomberos. Saludos desde Venezuela. "When a man becomes a firefighter, he has achieved his greatest act of bravery. What he does next is in his line of duty" Edward F. Croker. "Firefighters never die. They simply burn forever in the hearts of the people they saved" Susan Diane Murphree. "Heroes are those who risk their lives daily to protect the world and make it a better place to live; police, firefighters and members of the armed forces." "If you want to be a fireman you need more than study a few books and learn certain technical knowledge; you must have the heart of a lion and the courage of a warrior." "All men were created equal. Later a few become firefighters." "Firefighters save hearts and homes." "If you think it's hard to be a firefighter, try to be a firefighter's wife." "The firefighter who says he never fears, is a foolish man or is not a firefighter." "The leadership, courage and technical knowledge of all firefighters are tested daily" "Training today to be safe and survive tomorrow." "Being a professional firefighter is an attitude, not a status." "A good firefighter knows how, an educated firefighter knows why." "Firefighters are there because even police officers need heroes." "When you hug a firefighter you feel the maximum human warmth." "What other people say being a hero, firefighters say him doing his job." "If you want to be a fireman and put out fires, light one first; that of love towards humanity" "A firefighter is not born, it is done with training, courage, honor, loyalty and nobility" "Firefighters do not practice their profession to be heroes and take credit for their actions; They are for their true appreciation for people and their safety." "Firefighters are the people you can trust without knowing and still not knowing where they are going" "A fireman is a person who risks his life and saves lives for the love of people." "If a firefighter has saved your life, you carry in your heart part of the human warmth of that firefighter." Some annonymous phrases about firefighters. Greetings from Venezuela.
Its not about being a hero, and its certainly not about the danger (I love that the advances in training and equipment have made our job so much safer than it used to be). Its about getting to help people, and its rarely in dramatic fashion. Its usually something small, but when you do those things every day, you really feel it. Im not sure why you have this animosity towards firefighters, or what your doing even watching this video, since you seem to despise us so much.
kevin O High rises are anything that exceeds the capabilities of your longest ladder. For example, if you worked in a district that had no trucks, but only a engine that had ground ladders anything 3 stories or higher would be considered a high rise because the longest they would carry would be a 24' extension ladder, and the average story of a building is ~10 feet
kevin O High rises are anything that exceeds the capabilities of your longest ladder. For example, if you worked in a district that had no trucks, but only a engine that had ground ladders anything 3 stories or higher would be considered a high rise because the longest they would carry would be a 24' extension ladder, and the average story of a building is ~10 feet
Great video...but I’m a littler confused. In the video T28, T2 are straight stick ladder trucks. T10 is a aerial platform with a bucket. T1 is also a straight stick same as T28 and T2. So why is it called a Aerial Tower?
@Jeff Kraft...I know where ur coming from. thinking beng a firefighter is cool. but as a real firefighter(like myslef).its not fun or cool. its relly life or death at times. especally at fires like these guys are going too
Good second part of the question. I don't think they'd drive to the left for just hose falling off which shouldn't happen...or visibility, it's probably more to do with how much space is needed to maneuver?
All Chicago fire trucks go out on a call in a certain order that order is decided by the dispatchers truck code list that list tells the dispatcher what unit number to dispatch and what order they are called they then respond in the order the dispatcher called them
brendan129 Can't wait to move to Chicago, since apparently it seems that you're suggesting only minorities and women can become firefighters. :-) Maybe they're the only groups that have the nerves of steel to rush into burning buildings to save the family cat where others would stand around rubbernecking :-)
brendan129 Not true, they are the best of the best. I live 12 miles from were those trucks are built. My old man builds them. You have to go thru rigorous training to be on a big city fire department. 99% of the the Chicago Fire trucks are built in South Dakota. They are very customized and high tech.
brendan129 well coming from Scotland he would technically be considered a minority. Well not directly a minority but he would be considered an immigrant and on that base with how they hire it would help.
I believe you are right about Jersey but I also believe that it was after the towers fell, that other departments went I know of our tech rescue team went out and helped with recovery and helped filled stations where they could, I know that LA co sent guys out also was a huge helping. But as far as app they used reserves to fill in that is most common in big cities, use reserves and call backs.
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Anyone who says disrespectful things towards Firemen need their head checked,these people put their lives on the line and will go into a burning house without hesitation to try and save your life! so with this said my hat goes off to all Firemen who risk their own lives to save someone else,these people should be paid a lot more then what they make for what they do! these are your true heroes not sports athletes!
Agreed!! The only disrespectful thing one can say is that they choose to outfit their trucks terribly :P
Thanks Buck !! Honestly, maybe we've been lucky, but I haven't heard too many negative comments in my 5 years. The worst one is when the older gentlemen want to know why we have to take the fire truck grocery shopping all the time. :-)
100% agree when I’m outa school I’m going for Boston fire department
Buck Wing you need to get elected to the city council your the guy firefighters need and we also need more pay
@@aaronmichael7116 I see nothing wrong with that and it's likely saving them a lot of money on the long run while they get the right food to suit their needs. It's also a nice mental break for the fire fighting crew. I see them every single evening at my local supermarket and when they get a call they drop all their shopping and the store clerks are more than happy to hold all their groceries until they return. I even noticed the super market manager occasionally ringing the groceries through and paying the cost himself out of pocket because he was so happy for their work.
NOTHING like the sound of those diesel engines!
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Should hear the engines on a bell uh -1 Huey ,now that's impressive
try leopard 2a6's turbodiesel
yeah and having DUAL EQ2Bs are very frightening sounding :(
Just got my results, soon to be a Chicago fire fighter!!!
To everyone complaining about the response time out the door. Every city has multiple stations and if they don't they will request mutual aid from a neighboring city or town. In Chicago that's no needed as there are plenty of stations to cover the city. THE station that Aerial Tower 1 is in wasn't the first due in, another station was and they respond accordingly on who's first due and all that. They will dispatch more companies if the alarms go up. It's Chicago's way of keeping the city covered even with a high rise fire. It's a a box alarm system with a specific number of units per alarm. It's not that complicated
+Josh W interesting note about mutual aide, although don't know about Chicago, in Philadelphia they will not call mutual aid except on interstate bridges, water rescue assignments, and incidents that are on the border of another city. Philadelphia does not care if response times are too long, they will never call an outside agency even if the outside agency is 20 minutes closer than their own unit responding.
+Josh W People don't apply logic to their stupid internet comments. lol
I'm pretty sure you can see mutual aid to and from Chicago on the boarding suburbs.
well, some people dont seem to get it. most bigger depts are quick, but people seem to be blind to that fact!
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Still one of the best ride-along multi-alarm turnouts on TH-cam! Hats off to the men and women of the Chicago Fire Department!
Hell yeah it is!! I love it! 😁👍👍🇺🇸
CFD has a history of both tragedy and innovation. The aerial bucket, which most departments now have, was developed in Chicago. The Chief thought the buckets used by other city departments could work for the fire department. Chicago burned down and rebuilt in the late 1800s so residents are sensitive to fires and the tragedy it brings. The tragedy I remember was the Our Lady of Angels fire. 92 students and three nuns were killed. CFD did the best they could but most of the kids and nuns were killed before they even got there. I can't write about fire departments without remembering FDNY which became America's Department on 9-11. Their heroism that day showed the world how good and selfless America's firefighters are.
smokey1255 yup. I know more about this stuff than most people on TH-cam, besides firefighters.
That was the most tragic day in world history for firefighters (9/11). The perpetrators of that heinous crime have still never been brought to justice. They're just living in their mansions and high rise multi-$million dollar apartments, until they pass away peacefully.
Engine 51, Truck 81, Squad 3, Ambulance 61 High-rise fire.....
Chicago fire?
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Chicago fire☺
Miss Hedley the only other city using EQ’s on almost all their rigs.
Battalion 25
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I will never forget listen to Chicago's main and englewood channels with my dad on this bearcat radio. We would go down to watch when Chicago had the 4-11 and 5-11 alarm fires. My father was a Fire captain (retired) for town outside Chicago (La Grange).
Thank you for your dad’s service
Hello, i'm a firefighter in the Netherlands.Also a driver of a fire truck. And I can only say : nice...nice...nice....beautiful trucks, and respect for the drivers of those monsters!!
I like our Dutch siren better though ;)
How could you say that holy moly, I think US sirens (FD and PD) are soooo much better than any european siren. Especially FD, so extremely effective, those screaming Qs and lovely airhorns, would love to have those over here as well.
@@VWProductions1 Qs and airhorns... not. lovely. Deafening and merely annoying to residents.
Hi-Lo/2-tone sirens, even when quieter, are proven to be just as effective.
In New York Mount Sinai hospital uses hi-lo on all their ambulances. They haven't had any problems.
I agree that the Q is kinda cool, but don't make it scream unless you're on the highway or otherwise want to deafen people.
Nice nice nice...
The grass is always greener on the other side isn't it :P
Your trucks have fewer lights, and simpler light patterns. Which is actually just as safe and effective. And at night you turn down the brightness on the lights right? Compare that to here where the trucks are heavy overladen beasts that cannot drive fast enough and blindingly bright at night.
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Yeaaah man - these airhorns are the best worldwide - nothing´s comparable with it !
Much much much respect to our first responders!!!
I’m in health care and I’ve been wanting to look into paramedic and firefighter and after watching some videos, I’m definitely going to do it!
That must be quite a thrill going to a call swingin' those trucks in and out of traffic like that! Awesome video, nice work CFD!
The first Fire Commissioner for the city owned a ship building company and suggested the red and green light to determine which way the apparatus was oriented, much like a boat or plane. Now many people see the light as a remeberance to those who have fallen in the line of duty, this goes as well for the black over red paint scheme as well
A fire is no joke. I am ashamed to read some of these comments that make light of those who put their lives on the line. This video is just a ride along only and it shows how just getting to the scene while maneuvering a huge tank is dangerous. Wow. Total disrespect people.
Thank you all first responders for your courage and your ability to put safety first. You are amazing at your jobs.
whosaweirdo . www.nydailynews.com/news/national/5-firefighters-injured-boston-fire-department-battles-9-alarm-fire-article-1.1735674
Im sure that more has occured more recently. And more famously, 9-11??
whosaweirdo . Apparently you have never felt the heat from a burning building. I will not debate with a child who has no experience on this topic. Go comment on muppets videos or rainbows and puppies.
Ignore the troll Peggy and r Tennant. The troll has no clue and is a waste your time.
njguy81 Thanks. I had to look up troll in the urban dictionary. Good Lord. I did not realise that the newer generation has rewritten the English language and has created and obscene social media game. Now I know what I am dealing with now.
whosaweirdo . MORE EXCITING THAN RIDING IN YOUR SCHOOL BUS TO YOUR PROM.
One of the best videos on youtube, hands down. FDNY, Chi-Town, My place Northern NJ (Newark, Jersey City, East Orange, etc) ... This is what we all do, and do it best. Props to Chi-town in this one gettin' it done.
@ Alan Clarke. North American fire trucks are obviously designed differently so it's not always safe to drive too fast especially when these trucks are a lot bigger and heavier in weight. Also braking in high speeds with these trucks is not always easy due to the heavy weight in the back.
You'll jack knife if you brake hard on that truck. The lower speed is for safety, not just on america trucks but any heavyweight fire apparatus no matter what country you're in.
CXFireRescue you always drive towers differently than engines or rescues. We took classes and driving tests when I was in, just to be able to drive the towers.
@@KandiKlover How can you jack knife without a trailer?
Night Fury thats what i was saying 😂
CXFireRescue even though this thing weighs almost 80,000 pounds.
These guys are amazing at their jobs putting their life onvthe line for us
i love that feeling when you are upping into your gear and responding i think it is fun
The drone of the sirens through the city is eerie. Great video!
Peggy your right Im a firefighter/paramedic and it takes a lot to do that cuz i do it every day and a fire is no joke we can get killed in there. i appreciate the comment of how u r thankful for being grateful about what we do and the danger we put our lives in. i appreciate the comment once again
Yeah I am too , I almost was killed enroute to
!basic med run ! We were clearing the intersection and a dumb ass broad forgot to stop and almost t-boned us . Would have been ugly had she had not stopped .
Aerial tower has a pre-piped water way all other trucks have regular 100' ladder. there used to be an Aerial Tower 3, it was wrecked & now they are just Truck 3.
I was 10 and growing up in Los Angeles when Queen of Angels burned and remember it well. I was saddened of course but was also determined to be a firefighter. I served 10 years as a wildland firefighter and officer and 8 years as a structure firefighter and officer. Chicago, New York, Los Angeles County, US Forest Service, and CalFIRE have the best departments I've encountered. Blessings to each of you who serve your country this way.
smokey1255 Visit our Fire Department in Philadelphia and u will fall in love
I think that the Aerial Tower has an aerial ladder with a pre-piped waterway, where as a normal truck only has the aerial and no waterway. Platform is of course a platform.
Actually, the initial dispatch to 1000 N. Lake Shore Drive would have been: E98, E42, E13, E4, T3, T6, TL10, B1, B3, B5, SQ1 and 271. The companies shown at 1:52 are all the companies and units assigned on the box.
Clybourn Street how do you know this???
Fantastic footage of a traffic jam of beautiful equipment! And us mere keyboard cowboys sure appreciate the thorough description of what is going on. Keep up the amazing work and have a Merry Christmas!
Not to be weird, I feel like I'm actually riding in that truck.
Edmonton Boy Feels like VR almost.
If only I could drive
@@liamweaver2944 it really do
That feeling isn't weird. The only weird thing about your comment is that you chose to make it
@@liamweaver2944 hahaha very funny joke.
Love this video!!! Watch it all the time.
Thanks for this Video and the Opportunity to see inside of a Firetruck and drive along. Respect to the People who risk their live every Day for others who maybe dont care about that. Thanks a lot guys.
god bless the firemen and rescue people
Thanks for sharing this! Awesome to see CFD in action
I am an EMT // RN living in the middle of nowhere in the United States. There are only a couple of buildings in our county that are 10 floors or more. I used to work frequently with firefighters in extricating people from wreckeds and always wondered how firefighting was performed in skyscrapers. I get a laugh as sirens drove me crazy as a little kid, but appreciate working with any help that is needed to save lives.
One the finest fire departments in the U.S., second only to the Gering Volunteer Fire Department Gering Nebraska, I'm partial that way as I'm a former member! Give 'em he'll boys!!!
Awesome video, I really enjoyed watching it. Thanks for the upload. I have a lot of respect for the Firefighters.
Wowee action packed video! Quite a fascinating ride along, navigating the traffic and joining that other ladder. Fantastic drivers as always.
Then of course arriving onscene and catching many units arriving - really cool seeing that convoy of 3 EMS Ambulances.
Hope everyone was alright. Did I hear at one point an elderly man was being evacuated?
Well filmed mate, well filmed.
yhc
Where's Severide? :)
espidmetal haha right! lol.
OMG LOL YAY CHUCAGO PS FAN
Lol and Casey
+espidmetal LMAO
Heck ya Casey Dawson Herman Severide Mills Mouch Cruse
So the squads in Chicago go on working fires and sometimes Stills if there the nearest rig. AT1 is a truck but has a pipe on the tip of the main and it can only pump water out of the pipe. Other trucks dont have pumps on them and the Tower Ladders do and can only pump out of the pipe too. Chicago Fire is a Hollywood tv show so people that arent firefighters can understand it more.
you get there as quick as you can as safe as you can because we want us fireman to come back alive.
It is so sad to see most of the drivers will not pull over for our first response people. I hope they’re not going to your mom’s house.if you want to see the correct drivers you can you tube Roberto gatti. Italian fire response. What a difference in the way we can respect the people who will come to a house that is on fire and go inside to help people who they have never met before ❤
I love how they are reacting to the EMS plan, although I can’t blame them because an EMS plan brings out like 3 extra ambulances
As someone that is in EMS I love watching your videos from the Fire points of view! Its so cool... I actually feel like I am right there in the thic of it riding down the street to the call! So cool
Looks like these guys have my kind of luck - catch almost every red light in the city!
LOLLOLLOLLOLLOL
Im not sure what you mean. If you are asking if a rescue truck is called a rescue or a truck, then irs both. It just depends on the equipment needed and the department. Here where I live we have rescue squads. The Rescue squads don't do anything fire related, they just specialize in confined space rescues, Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA), and other search and rescues related stuff and they also respond to medical calls when the fire department isn't available or EMS isn't available.
I love the kind of maritime/aviation navigation lights they have on CFD rigs.
they're the Rescue Squad. so they have equipment for almost anything. they are a rolling toolbox. they deliver hands and tools. they can do the same functions as a truck company, but just without the actual ladder on the apparatus. the squad just extricates. and some trucks can have pumps. they're called "Quints", they have a pump like a pumper, but a ladder (Areal or Tower), so they can serve as either piece depending on how it's needed
Question for the guys over in Chicago, an EMS plan gets more ambulances, but at what stage would they request this? In this instance does it mean multiple casualties or is it just covering the bases? In any case this is quite an impressive response from the Chicago FD.
Not sure if you already got an answer... A still alarm in a high-rise brings 4 engines & 4 trucks, the squad, command van 2 ambulances & several chiefs, if there is a fire it goes to the next alarm, still & box, 4 more engines & trucks it also goes to an EMS Plan 1: 4 more ambulances, the plan is automatic w/ the still & box, this is only on high-rise incidents
nice liverbird photo
it's aerial is a little bit longer than a normal truck company in Chicago. It also has a nozzle at the end of the ladder, and it also has an intake valve at the front bumper where an engine can feed it for the nozzle at the top.
oh my that was amazing!! great job!! this vid is going into my favorites!!!
It's one of the few (if not only now)aerial ladders in the CFD with a waterway. Most of the rear mount ladders you see there are "truck" companies. All ladder / no waterway. The "aerial" and "tower" designation indicates elevated waterways. Tower Companies 5 ,10,14 (for example) are all aerial platforms that can be used as water towers, just as Aerial 1 can.
It's nice to see pretty much everybody yeilding the right of way to the FD. Doesn't always happen in the big cities. Well done Chi' Town!
In CFD terms a tower has a bucket on the end of the aerial while a ladder is just a straight stick with no bucket on the end.
Sure miss those days when I was a volunteer fireman.
everytime a tone drops i still get excited and I've been on the job as a volunteer for a year
Like the cops used to say back in the day when they pulled over a speeder, "Where's the fire, bub?"
A commissioner way back then was really into boating. Because boats had a red light on the left side and a green light on the right side, just so you know when you see the lights the boat was facing you. Its also a Chicagoland tradition too, most towns in Chicagoland have green lights on the captains side of the rig.
I agree with you Jeff, it's like an adreline rush! Like one I had one I was in the Army but that was different! Merry Christmas everybody!
The one high rise fire in city was such a big response that our village fire dept.(Forest Park) responded with the ladder truck(403) to cover a station on west side for like 10 hrs
There ladder truck is better than my ladder truck at my station I'm a jr. Ff and I love these vids I watch them all the time when Iam at the station
Same here lol
Thumbs up for a very professorial driver. Especially the tight areas
Hey guys,
I´m come from Germany and I´m a German firefighter.
I have one question: Why the lights of the firetrucks and rescuecars are all red and white and yellow and the police are blue???
In Germany all lights are blue :D
Those are the colors used in North America...
Red / Green is a fire truck or Ambulance...
Blue is a Police Vehicle
Green is probably some sort of special service
Amber / Orange / White are tow trucks and other maintnence vehicles
Tom Z
okey thanks :D
Schwummiwumi It depends where you are. The Chicago area uses red lights. The green lights on the right side of the rig are tradition there. But you can also find trucks with green lights in Maryland. Typically Some police departments, county and state agencies use blue only. The most police agencies use red-blue. Fire/ EMS uses red or red-blue.. depends where you are. Red lights are better visible in many situations. White lights are very intense and they let you know it's the front. Ambers usually let you know it's the back.
ohh very crazy :D in germany all cars have only blue lights firebrigade... ambulance.... and police... all have blue. and we have a yellow light for big trucks for warning. tow trucks or something like that :D
Schwummiwumi in hungary only blue (on some ambulance red and blue)
A big massive thanks to everyone who responds and works around the clock to keep us safe out there way to go very impressed as always excellent outstanding brilliant they deserve alot of credit tons of it let's honor and appreciate the paramedics and firemen who proudly serve us your service and time and efforts are deeply appreciated even by Chicago fd and pd responding great job great team work and great and sweet catches as usual still going strong great team efforts are deeply appreciated even in the windy city of Chicago stay safe and warm out there stay strong and healthy as well much love and respect and appreciation job well done you should be proud really enjoyed and appreciate the vidoes please keep them safe out there and coming appreciate you guys thanks way to go very impressed don't work to hard love you guys thanks !!!! Joe
A technical question from Germany: is the sound of the siren (the pitch level) somehow linked to the speed of the fire truck or is it just random?
No, all sirens (electronic and electro-mechanical) and self contained units that are usually controlled by a toggle switch, button, or foot pedal.
Additional detail: this type of siren is called a "Q", manufactured by Federal Signal. Chicago uses the electronic version, the eQ2B.
+VFVFCo68 there are many different sirens and manufacturers. Definitely not all sirens are controlled with foot pedal. Generally only Q sirens are. And for 1Argon's question, yes it's random. May depend on whoever made the siren, but the siren pitch doesn't correspond to the truck.
Toby Cameron though a real Q is how a traditional fire truck sounds. EQ makes the trucks in my opinion less traditional fire trucks. Wish it was a US law to have a real Q on your fire trucks. If the people don’t like the amount they use, tough tomatoes. More Q and horn the better.
Jm
Va volunteer firefighter here I am 16 years old , can't imagine ever having a different job , love it
Good job guys, God bless you ...
Did you hear what they said? they said they were the 4th due truck meaning by the time they got there there would be 3 other trucks there. Also if you read the description it also explains why it took so long, and when they arrived there's already a line of engines and trucks already there. So yea 8 minutes from the south loop to the north is pretty good time.
When there is a high rise fire too high for the ladder crew how do they put it out
The crews will fight it from the inside--off of the stairwells w/ 2.5 in lines of the standpipes in the stairwells.
In a high rise fire you bring the fight to the fire. That’s why they sent so many units. You gotta carry everything up. Unique and difficult fights.
Cui finesse standpipe. Engine pumps water through the pipes up to the floor below the fire. Then they can stretch the line up the stairs. Sometimes the same floor as the fire if the building is big.
A lot of energy climbing to affected fire floors!
In every high rise building they will have standpips that firefighters can take a high rise pack and hock it up to it
Great video, especially seeing all the apparatuses rolling in! Thanks for sharing...
Absolute BEST fire video I've seen... Good job!!
On the Still & Box is 3 ambulances total: Still ambo, box ambo., & RIT ambo.
4:20 oh wow the bridge from Watch Dogs :P
Ikr
Chicago is plenty big enough, and has 98 stations, 96 engines, 61 trucks, 4 squads. Over 4000 firefighters. But sure other neighboring towns could provide fire support if needed, so in a smaller town, you might get "Mutual aid assistance" from neighboring towns, sometimes at the fire, sometimes at the station.
Where's Newhouse
Good Job!!!! You said what everybody else said, just in your own words!!! Your school teachers must be proud of you for not copying others work and calling it your own.
0.07-0.19 Even my Christmas tree doesn't sparkle like that.
The response time was well within the CFD regulations
And they weren’t even the first due
in Chicago the engines carry 500 gallons of water and the trucks are the ones with the hydrolic ladder(The really big ladder on top)
Very good driving I'm very proud of you all god bless you all 👍
It's probably connected to the station lighting. The lights on the front of all city houses (and most suburban) are red on the right of the doors and green on the left, as you face the house. Just as in aeronautical and nautical applications. The accepted story goes that a commissioner in the late 1800's had a connection to a steamship line on Lake Michigan and carried over the nautical theme to the houses.
2:14 is my fav
Those sirens are like the sound of angels because you know help is on the way. My grandfather was a firechief, rest in peace you will be missed
Firefighters Convention ???
Craig Guild congrats sir. You are the first to ever make me giggle in a youtube comment section.
Thank you Tyler, i'm pleased i made you giggle sir, i'm a bit of a joker, but genuinely love the Fire Service, This was my dream job as a youngster and a teen, but alas i was too short for the service.,
My dad was a Lt on the Chicago fire dept Engine 106 on Elston Ave. Brings back some awesome memories
I do have to ask when did Chicago Fire finally switch to full turnout gear after just coats for the longest?
2006
Cool so do you still go on ride alongs?
Michael Hogg they switched to bunkers in 08 or 09 if memory serves me right...it came out around new years because I retired from being a fan a little when they got it because I could blend in. I used to do ride alongs all the time. sure I had to hide from the DDC but the BC said long as the LT or CAPT said it was fine he didn't care
We switched over to "bunker gear' about four years ago.
can you tell us why the dept has made it where there only hireing vets or medics only? SOMEPEOPLE have longed to be firefighters since they were little boys and even had chiefs from the 17th and 21st take them in and nurture the career interest. I don't want to sound mean or rude but we appreciate what the vets did but ive been waiting 22 years
Excellent driving from the driver of this appliance he kept up well with the pump and showed his skill as a driver.
Who's still watching 2017?
Chicago FD Investigator I’m watching in 2019
Me as well
Watching in 2020
I’m watching in 2020
Red/Blue combo here is the norm on both Fire Apparatus and Ambulances. They also have blue lights in POVs for response. As far as I know Chicago is the only place in the state where blue lights are PD only so it's up to the departments/municipality what light combo is used.
The Mag Mile slalom.
Yeah u gotta know how to drive if u gonna hit it wit a rig like #1
Yeah u gotta know how to drive if u gonna hit it wit a rig like #1
Pretty cool because I know exactly where that building is. Great video. "These high rise gigs give me the creeps"
"Cuando un hombre se convierte en bombero, ha conseguido su mayor acto de valentía. Lo que hace después esta en su línea de trabajo"
Edward F. Croker.
"Los bomberos nunca mueren. Simplemente arden para siempre en el corazón de las personas a las que salvaron"
Susan Diane Murphree.
"Héroes son aquellos que arriesgan su vida a diario para proteger el mundo y hacerlo un mejor lugar para vivir; policías, bomberos y miembros de las fuerzas armadas."
"Para ser bombero se necesita algo más que estudiar unos cuantos libros y aprender ciertos conocimientos técnicos; tienes que tener el corazón de un león y la valentía de un guerrero."
"Todos los hombres fueron creados iguales. Más tarde unos pocos se convierten en bomberos."
"Los bomberos salvan corazones y hogares."
-Si crees que es duro ser bombero, intenta ser la mujer de un bombero.
"El bombero que dice que nunca tiene miedo, es necio o no es bombero."
"El liderazgo, valentía y conocimiento técnico de todos los bomberos son puestos a prueba a diario."
"Entrenar hoy para tener seguridad y sobrevivir mañana."
"Ser un bombero profesional es una actitud, no un estatus."
"Un buen bombero sabe cómo, un bombero educado sabe porqué."
"Los bomberos están porque incluso los policías necesitan héroes."
"Cuando abrazas a un bombero sientes la máxima calidez humana."
"Los que otros llaman ser un héroe, los bomberos lo llaman hacer su trabajo."
"Si quieres ser bombero y apagar fuegos, enciende primero uno; el del amor hacia la humanidad."
"Un bombero no nace, se hace con entrenamiento, coraje, honor, lealtad y nobleza"
"Los bomberos no practican su profesión para ser héroes y llevarse el crédito de sus actos; lo son por su auténtico aprecio por las personas y su seguridad"
"Los bomberos son las personas en las que puedes confiar sin conocer y seguir sin saber a dónde van"
"Un bombero es una persona que arriesga su vida y salva vidas por amor a las personas."
"Si un bombero te ha salvado la vida, llevas en tu corazón parte de la calidez humana de ese bombero"
Algunas frases anónimas sobre los bomberos.
Saludos desde Venezuela.
"When a man becomes a firefighter, he has achieved his greatest act of bravery. What he does next is in his line of duty"
Edward F. Croker.
"Firefighters never die. They simply burn forever in the hearts of the people they saved"
Susan Diane Murphree.
"Heroes are those who risk their lives daily to protect the world and make it a better place to live; police, firefighters and members of the armed forces."
"If you want to be a fireman you need more than study a few books and learn certain technical knowledge; you must have the heart of a lion and the courage of a warrior."
"All men were created equal. Later a few become firefighters."
"Firefighters save hearts and homes."
"If you think it's hard to be a firefighter, try to be a firefighter's wife."
"The firefighter who says he never fears, is a foolish man or is not a firefighter."
"The leadership, courage and technical knowledge of all firefighters are tested daily"
"Training today to be safe and survive tomorrow."
"Being a professional firefighter is an attitude, not a status."
"A good firefighter knows how, an educated firefighter knows why."
"Firefighters are there because even police officers need heroes."
"When you hug a firefighter you feel the maximum human warmth."
"What other people say being a hero, firefighters say him doing his job."
"If you want to be a fireman and put out fires, light one first; that of love towards humanity"
"A firefighter is not born, it is done with training, courage, honor, loyalty and nobility"
"Firefighters do not practice their profession to be heroes and take credit for their actions; They are for their true appreciation for people and their safety."
"Firefighters are the people you can trust without knowing and still not knowing where they are going"
"A fireman is a person who risks his life and saves lives for the love of people."
"If a firefighter has saved your life, you carry in your heart part of the human warmth of that firefighter."
Some annonymous phrases about firefighters.
Greetings from Venezuela.
Its not about being a hero, and its certainly not about the danger (I love that the advances in training and equipment have made our job so much safer than it used to be). Its about getting to help people, and its rarely in dramatic fashion. Its usually something small, but when you do those things every day, you really feel it. Im not sure why you have this animosity towards firefighters, or what your doing even watching this video, since you seem to despise us so much.
Off the charts - way too cool!
high rise fire to me means like 30+ stories or higher, would those aerial ladder trucks really do any good? They only go on average 100'.
kevin O
High rises are anything that exceeds the capabilities of your longest ladder. For example, if you worked in a district that had no trucks, but only a engine that had ground ladders anything 3 stories or higher would be considered a high rise because the longest they would carry would be a 24' extension ladder, and the average story of a building is ~10 feet
kevin O
High rises are anything that exceeds the capabilities of your longest ladder. For example, if you worked in a district that had no trucks, but only a engine that had ground ladders anything 3 stories or higher would be considered a high rise because the longest they would carry would be a 24' extension ladder, and the average story of a building is ~10 feet
OUTSTANDING !!!!
Great video...but I’m a littler confused. In the video T28, T2 are straight stick ladder trucks. T10 is a aerial platform with a bucket. T1 is also a straight stick same as T28 and T2. So why is it called a Aerial Tower?
@Jeff Kraft...I know where ur coming from. thinking beng a firefighter is cool. but as a real firefighter(like myslef).its not fun or cool. its relly life or death at times. especally at fires like these guys are going too
Good second part of the question. I don't think they'd drive to the left for just hose falling off which shouldn't happen...or visibility, it's probably more to do with how much space is needed to maneuver?
cool video!!!
from the start of the clip it took 1 min 17 sec for the wheels to turn. In London you have 5 mins to get on scene from the time the call is received.
They obviously were not the closest responding battalion.
These guys are also the 3rd and 4th trucks responding
Note they said they were the 4th truck responding also there were already several engines ambulances and those four ladder trucks already there.
I am sure the 1st due was there within 5 minutes. Ladder 1 was 4th due so yeah it is going to take a little time coming from so far away.
All Chicago fire trucks go out on a call in a certain order that order is decided by the dispatchers truck code list that list tells the dispatcher what unit number to dispatch and what order they are called they then respond in the order the dispatcher called them
i really want to be apart of the chicago fire department :( but im living in scotland D:
So?
*****
And be a minority or woman.
brendan129 Can't wait to move to Chicago, since apparently it seems that you're suggesting only minorities and women can become firefighters. :-) Maybe they're the only groups that have the nerves of steel to rush into burning buildings to save the family cat where others would stand around rubbernecking :-)
brendan129
Not true, they are the best of the best. I live 12 miles from were those trucks are built. My old man builds them. You have to go thru rigorous training to be on a big city fire department. 99% of the the Chicago Fire trucks are built in South Dakota. They are very customized and high tech.
brendan129 well coming from Scotland he would technically be considered a minority. Well not directly a minority but he would be considered an immigrant and on that base with how they hire it would help.
I believe you are right about Jersey but I also believe that it was after the towers fell, that other departments went I know of our tech rescue team went out and helped with recovery and helped filled stations where they could, I know that LA co sent guys out also was a huge helping. But as far as app they used reserves to fill in that is most common in big cities, use reserves and call backs.
My uncle was definitely the last guy talking on the radio
i really liked this one you did a nice job. like the ride along keep doing those great job. watching from PA