**HAZMAT Responds to RADIOACTIVE Box in Car!** Upper East Side Car Crash - MAJOR HazMat Response!
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- After being extricated, the driver of the vehicle stated to the EMT’s (in a thick Russian accent) that he had “radiation” in the trunk. Due to the current political stance between Russia and the US, you can’t be too careful.
Since there seem to be many comments criticizing the lack of protective gear and / or the over sized response: the package was not emitting any radiation. The protocol in any situation like this is to have the hazmat matrix respond. There’s no way around it. Hazmat showed up and everyone left.
Units responded to the intersection of park avenue and 92nd street in manhattan for a reported auto extrication. Upon arrival firefighters discovered a 2 vehicle collision with no occupants pinned. 2 patients were taken to the hospital in stable condition. Upon further investigation a yellow box with a radioactive hazard symbol was discovered. The FDNY HazMat Matrix was assigned to further investigate, ultimately deeming the box safe.
Rundown:
E-22
L-13
B-10
R-1 (Returned on no pin)
HazMat Assignment:
E-44
HMTU44
HM1 w/ 2nd Piece
HM Battalion
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It is a Troxler, most likely model 3430/3440 nuclear density gauge. They are used to check the compaction status of soil and asphalt, usually during construction and are used at MOST commercial construction sites, but not usually for single family homes. They contain 8 mCi of CS-137 that is in a tiny metal capsule, that is put into another tiny metal capsule and then put into the tip of a 12" rod and welded on. They also have a capsule of Am-241:Be inside the base of the unit under the keypad. This amount of radioactive material in the double encapsulated form only requires a Yellow Radioactive II sticker on the transport case. It DOES NOT require any sort of placarding on the vehicle. When the gauge rod is fully up and locked in the safe position, it is relatively harmless. Even when lowered into the ground, you get less dose than from an x-ray. These are very safe devices.
Requirements for transport is that it must be kept in the yellow (or green or orange, depending on manufacturer) transport case that is only allowed to be kept in the cargo compartment or at the far end of a pickup truck bed, away from the driver. It should be blocked and braced to prevent movement and for security, a two lock system needs to be in place. In this instance, the car locks count as one lock and having a bike cable or chain or wire with a pad lock securing the case to a fixed point in the car counts as the second lock to prevent the gauge and case from being stolen. In addition, both of those metal hasps for the lid should also each have a pad lock to prevent someone from leaving the case, but trying to open it and steal just the gauge. They are missing in the video, but could have just been removed by the FD. There also seems to be a cable going from the case handle to the car on the right side. The gauge itself also should have a smaller padlock on the handle to prevent someone from accidentally lowering the rod out of the protected shielded area and exposing them to radiation. Shipping papers with emergency contact numbers should always be on the front passenger seat facing up so it can be easily located, or in the drivers side door of larger trucks, where bills of laden are kept. The Transportation Index is around 0.3 for these gauges meaning your radiation detector should read around 0.3 mRems per hour when the detector is one meter (3.3 ft) away. I think you see that near the end of the video where a FD member is holding up a tape measure to the case.
Basically, you just need to open the case up and visually inspect the gauge to make sure the housing / shielding is intact and verify the transportation index values with the detector and you are good to go. It is amazing how many of these gauges are out there and yet 90% of FD's have no idea what they are or how to handle them.
As for operation, when you want to build a road or building, you need the proper soil and for that soil to be properly compacted before you build on it. Failure to do so results in cracks in your floor slab and walls from settling. You run a proctor test on the soil in a lab to finds the max dry density. Then a tech goes to a job site with a nuke gauge and the proctor info. Contractors place the good soil in ~1 ft thick lifts and then use a roller compactor the compact the material. After a few passes, the tech takes the gauge, uses a tool to make a hole in the ground 12" deep that is slightly bigger that the gauge rod. Then he places the gauge over the hole and lowers the rod containing the Cs-137 in the hole. Hit start test, step back 12-15 ft for 15 seconds while it runs and then secure the rod in the safe position and read the results. You want 95% or higher compaction related to the max dry density from the lab test to be ok and move on to the next lift. This is called a direct transmission test. The gauge reads the direct transmission of radiation from the tip of the rod, through the soil to the detectors in the base of the unit. At the same time, it also reads the Am-241 radiation in backscatter mode to get the moisture content of the soil. Meaning the Am-241 source stays fixed in bottom of the gauge, emits radiation, some of which reacts to the hydrogen atoms in water and reflect back up the gauge which is read and translated into a moisture content reading. You can also read the Cs-137 source this way (backscatter mode) for checking density of hard materials like when they pave with asphalt. You don't want to try and punch a hole in such hard material for a direct transmission test.
Hallelujah! Someone that doesn't go all aquiver and conjecture over a radioactive label, and actually knows what they are talking about. So much of the population is so ignorant about minor radiation sources and equipment, that they freak out thinking its the end of the world or everyone around it will grow six heads. They all have visions of bomb tests in Nevada or in the Pacific or Chernobyl or Fukushima. If only they knew the common ionizing smoke detectors have an Americium 241 source. Old watches with luminescent dials (Radium 226) and hands; X ray machines both in the medical field as well as metallurgy weld inspecting, etc) - Cobalt 60; not to mention "dirty dirt" shipments.. The list is endless. They don't understand the differences between alpha, beta or gamma waves. Thank you for being a voice of sanity and intelligence.
EXACTLY.... Soon as I saw the box I said Ground Density meter... and all your points were spot on... I'm not used to this level of detailed in a YT comment! What I am surprised is that FDNY does not have an Isotope identifier like the SAIC GR135 or the Smiths RadSeeker...
Nice! excellent details. Still as soon as they were told or found the case... everyone involved would have gone "crap, there goes today"
If this was Reddit I would give you GOLD!
Yes. As a firefighter, HazMat specialist in the burbs of Minneapolis, who has worked with Nuclear power plants. I would have not wasted a lot of time explaining this because most TH-cam keyboard warriors don't care. I would have said; "Don't worry about this stuff, buttercup....it's harmless.".....lol....
Really makes you wonder… how many cars do you pass each day that have a slightly radioactive box containing construction equipment within their trunk
About 18 per day 🤪
I just had 4 of those cases in my work truck to get them all calibrated. They are harmless
you would never know it but theres tons. Theres a lot of low grade radiological waste that comes out of local hospitals....
@@otakurj it’s interesting to think about all the tiny bits of radiation that are emitted by things we have in our daily lives, kinda neat
Not many by me, my detectors are sensitive enough to alert to even sheilded sources.
Although the troxler gauges are not super sheilded.
Hazmat knew exactly what it was right away. Anyone who’s been on a construction site has seen these compaction gauges.
Yep Dynamic Cone Pentomiter (sp?)
@@dalecoleman5254 not exactly, the case likely held a troxler 3440 or similar variant based on hazard labeling.
They are a soil density and moisture gauge that uses nuclear sources in civil applications.
In this case a gamma source for density calculations, and a neutron source for moisture applications.
Although not every troxler gauge carries both sources
That is right DCP is the slide hammer!!
This is very true. And I’m surprised they acted like they did not.
The first crew didn't
I work for an engineering firm as a construction materials technician. We use these every day! We are required to wear a dosimeter that tells you your radiation exposure and they’re renewed every 3 months. But either way unless the machine is damaged, you receive more radiation from the sun in a day than you receive from these machines!
FDNY, "Sir do you have any valuables in the automobile." Patient, "No, just some plutonium in the trunk." FDNY, "Again with the plutonium."
1.21 Gigawatts
@@chrisnorden8043 "Doc" would be proud.
Jokester with the plutonium! 😂
I am a firefighter and I have worked in the construction materials testing field. This is simply a soils density gauge. Both forms of radiation (one measures density, the other measures moisture) are low level. You get more radiation exposure from an x-ray. As long as the unit is in it's case and the case is not damaged there is no danger of exposure. Even if the guage is out of the case but not being used it is safe.
I've noticed a lot of these are getting stolen across the world, if you look up on google, do you happen to know why by chance ? I'm very very curious, thank you
@Conservitarian 17 thanks a lot for answering !
@@Alienwareofficial well I work with people who use them and they are about $20,000 new
@@monstarflame1276 wow really ? it makes sense now, not sure who they can sell it to tho lol
If I ever get into a car accident with the XRF lead test gun this'll be how it looks 😂
I can imagine the call
"911 whats your emergency"
"THERE'S A BOX WITH THE RADIOACTIVE SYMBOL AT insert place here SEND HAZMAT!"
Man, I was doing a construction job at a naval base just after 9/11 happened and had one of these compaction gauges in my truck... that was a scary experience at the gate... whole bunch of scared/angry kids with guns screaming at me...
@@ShrekMedicholy cow you alright now
At 1:52 that SUV did a great job trying to get out of the way as soon as he realized the trucks wanted to go in his direction. All the pedestrians and bicycles didn't give an F though.
what are you on about, the bicyclist moved over quickly to the right and gave way. the pedestrians probably didn't assume he wanted to go down the wrong way. the driver had the luxury of a clear hand signal directed to them
they never do till they have a 2 ton vehicle or heavier tread their backs.
The bicycle moved aswell
Welcome to New York
@@GermFreeFusion Here's an idea, when a fire truck is passing through stay out of the street.
Hello! An actual radioactive material transporter AND a radiological and hazmat incident first responder and instructor here, I want to say a few things about this! A material requiring a number 7 placard is a level 3 radioactive material. It means it poses the most hazard to the public. Those containers are designed to withstand a tremendous amount of force and impact. More than likely, it would not be transported in a regular car like this. (I say more then likely because there are people that will still do this to try and save a buck, rather then hire someone like me who knows what they are doing and how to properly transport this.)
The second thing is that the radiologic detection device they are using comes with a very tiny, radioactive test container that you use to make sure the device is reading properly. After setting it up and using this device on the test sample, it is then used to take samples from certain distances away from the container to see how much, if any, radioactive material has spread. Getting a zero reading at the closest point is a good thing; however, you need to make sure you get a zero reading everywhere around the container to make sure it doesn't have a small leak.
If the driver was properly hauling the radioactive material, then he would have a bill with the amount and kind of radioactive material that is in the container. Knowing this information, the fire fighters can choose their level of PPE they need to successfully handle the situation with minimal risk to them selves. If the material is a low enough level not to pose a significant risk but is high enough to warrant a radioactive label, then the turnout gear could be sufficient enough to work as a barrier. There is radioactive material that emits the kind of radiation that can be blocked by the skin.
Another thing about radiation is that it's the amount of exposure time and kind of radiation that matters, not necessarily the amount emitted.
Now, there is a difference between something that is a radioactive material and radiation. You can receive a radioactive dose and not be worried about contamination as long as no radioactive material has been spread. It's the material that is what gives off the radiation. You yourself can't become radioactive unless you are covered in radioactive material. So, this is probably why they didn't go through decontamination after dealing with this issue.
The common misconception of radioactive material is that it is immediately dangerous to you. There are so many factors that go into determining if radioactive material is dangerous or not. The real stuff that could hurt you and everything around it is not going to be transported in the back of a car through a major city. That stuff is all route controlled and monitored along the way. For what this stuff most likely is, they are very cautious and are doing a great job. Even though YOU might not think so. Some of them, I'm sure, have NEVER come across this outside of a training capacity.
The takeaway from this is that they are trained professionals. Please don't assume things if you have no idea how it works. Not only that, but we live in the 21st century. Educate yourself on radioactive material and what radiation actually is. It's not as scary as everyone thinks I promise you. Yes, the stuff can hurt you. So you need to be careful with it. But know there are many people who are trained to do so. Including these guys.
this was filmed some time after the initial response, the driver could have shown the paperwork and explained what was inside already but they had to go through the proper response process to ensure that it was truly safe
HM1 came all the way from Queens so took at least a half hour if not longer to respond
I would add though that the two sources of potential radiation are two different types of emitters. One is a Gamma source and the other a neutron source. The shielding required is different in one is a lead shielding (gamma) and the other is water or wax for the neutron. That's where the paperwork comes in handy.
9:28 Respect for the Germany flag on the fire truck
Engine 22 is in the Yorkville section of Manhattan, a traditionally German neighborhood.
@@joesmith332 That's nice to know, thanks for the reply
I saw theese on a daily basis growing up. My dad worked for contech. Whats in the yellow box is known to some as a "nukegauge" used to determine density of the ground and a multitude of other surfaces. Useually core sampiles or "cylinders" are collected and taken to their lad and placed in basicly a gaint press to see the capabilitys of the sample in question. Dispute the bright case the gauge is relatively safe to use. However I do remember my dad having to renew a certain permit allowing him to use it and transport the gauge in his truck. He also kept what I assume was a Geiger counter type device in the truck in the event of an accident
I've noticed a lot of these are getting stolen across the world, if you look up on google, do you happen to know why by chance ? I'm very very curious, thank you
They after the plastic cases, as they are in need to sell to people who have had thiers stolen.
Its used in ground construction to measure ground compackting and density its a really tiny nuclear thing inside the machine itself normaly there has to be stickers or signs outside the car but the box is safe hope i translate it good im not english
I have actually seen that before on our paving jobs there’s a company out of New York that uses equipment for compaction and density yes it’s radioactive but it isn’t that bad it’s a very expensive piece of equipment!!
$5,000 to $10,000 new depending on the model
@@zzthumper72 someone is gonna get his ass fired and his house reposessed to buy a new one.
@@zzthumper72 newer models hit closer to $15k
@@amedtajanjimenez9767 probably not, itll go for inspection and calibration before being put back into use.
i was told if you stand right next to them when theyre on you wont be able to ever have kids so i dont think its THAT weak
I used to be a materials technician and that’s looks like the case to a nuclear density gauge for testing compaction, moisture and other factors for ground work
I've noticed a lot of these are getting stolen across the world, if you look up on google, do you happen to know why by chance ? I'm very very curious, thank you
@@Alienwareofficial they are expensive just as everything on a job site. Although you hear more about the nuclear gauge being stolen over a porta compressor or gen.
Although they sometimes get left unattended at jobsites, just as any survey equipment.
Theres a big issue with the laser transit's being stolen aswell, although the transits have a very good gps locator in them.
@@jamesluck2969 very interesting thank you, any idea about what one can do after they stole a laser transit ? I can't imagine a purpose beside selling it even tho only legit company are looking for this kind of stuff
How many people can you get around a box containing radioactive material ?
It's cheaper than a vasectomy!
Depends if he wanted to go 88mph
You've never seen a reactor before I guess.
@@jamesluck2969 Yeah, probability because most people dont.. "youve never been in low earth orbit huh?"
@@thefistofshadow7392 nope my jobs based around ground work.
Most people dont see the Inside of the building for themselves but in all reality it's just a box full of radioactive material with people around it
Just a Density gauge, usually used on construction sites to test for compaction of soil or asphalt.
Equipment to screen radioactive chemicals= $10k, not having batteries in said equipment= priceless...
That looks like the box that hold a ground density tester. That's used to put a rod of radioactive rod that's pushed into the ground. The the test unit is set on top of a compacted 1' square area to test.
Dr. Emmett Brown called:
He wants his plutonium back
I used to have a roomate that would bring in a box like that into the house. He said its used to xray concrete. He said he would freek out if it was stolen because it would radiate gama rays and destroy the dna in some one body over time.
So you're full of shit or he's full of shit, got it.
only an idiot would look at that box and believe that it's capable of putting out gamma rays. FYI Gamma rays would go through that box with impunity....
Can't be that bad. First, car doesn't have any warning labels/stickers showing it's transporting hazardous materials. Second, no one is wearing protective gear I.e.; masks, gloves, coats, etc. Lastly, they are allowing a camera person to be within feet of so called radioactive device. Don't make stuff more than it is. Harmless is all!
Vehicles carrying radioactive material only have to be placarded if they are carrying over a certain amount. Secondly, there is no PPE for radiation jobs. The only PPE is time distance and shieldijg
I was wondering the same thing to many fire fighter to close
It's a very common device used in the construction industry for soil compaction and dryness testing. There are two radioactive isotopes in there: Cesium 137 and Americium 241 at such small amounts and shielded that they are not any more harmful than a dental X-ray. Or that's at least what is said. So take it as you please. Now it being unlocked like that is an issue and there needs to be an explanation of some sort for it unless it was done by a firefighter. There definitely should have been two locks with two different keys on there. But other than that it's nothing to worry about. There are much worse things that you don't know about being transported around at any given moment. Some is disclosed, most isn't. Same with how it's protected in the vehicle. Some things just are better not known about.
There definitely is PPE- suits to avoid contamination, respirator ( or SCBA) to avoid inhalation, and bunker gear will stop beta. FDNY has ion chambers on all their vehicles and tests them weekly- firefighters know what a background reading looks like. Cesium 137 and AM241 both emit gammas on decay, So if there were radiation on the surface of the package, they would detect it. Realistically the alpha and beta aren’t going to make it out of the box, but the AM-241 can be used with a Be target to produce neutrons.
No gamma leakage, minor wreck, packaging intact, and low level of radiation ( given the label) they were being reasonably prudent. As a radef guy, I would have said everyone needs bunker gear until through research, Inspecting or testing we confirm it’s not leaking in excess of the packaging group.
BTW, we borrow a gauge like this tearing for training- it’s the mostly likely thing FFs will encounter. We are a little paranoid because we are on the route for transuuranic waste going to WIPP.
@@chucknorris3984 they ain't small, the nuetron source has around 50mCi of Am241 but a smoke detector has 1uCi.
A smoke detector has 1/1,000,000th of a Ci, that troxler has 50/1000th of a Ci.
Although that said these sources are pretty well impossible to break shy of a cutting disk, even than its hardened stainless steel so have fun with that grinder.
Correction:
I dont believe I am right in saying 50/1000th of Curie, at least its easier to understand, and looks better to say 1/1000 Curies ×50.
That's a lot of resources to do not a lot of work. We have a DIM Units in the UK (Detection, Monitoring and Identification Unit) which are crewed by two firefighters for this kind of thing. You'd get a DIM Unit, an officer or two and an 'Engine' responding.
Me, a totally random dude with only anecdotal knowledge: "Central, the box says Troxler. That is a company that makes radiation-based sensors for pipelines and welding and stuff. Strongly suspect this is an industrial radiography source."
Central: EVACUATE THE ISLAND OF MANHATTAN
Me to central: its one of those old smoke detectors, Central to me: get the hell out of there evacuate NY 🤣🤣🤣
_'Since there seem to be many comments criticizing the lack of protective gear and / or the over sized response: the package was not emitting any radiation'_
You always have to wear protective gear when a container like this is involved in an accident. The container could have been damaged.
They checked it with a Geiger Counter. It was not emitting any more than background.
It's not like it was the demon core in the back of somebody's car. They knew it was mostly harmless construction equipment that can hardly produce enough rads to match an x-ray. It's not like the ground compaction sensor is going to suddenly shoot out a death beam because it's mildly radioactive.
Do you hide under your bed when you use the microwave, or are you just too scared to in general?
Just started watching and I know this is gonna be a good video with T13 waving at you!
I responded to a call involving one of these. It was dumped in a parking lot. Made for an interesting afternoon.
What a very odd situation for the good people of your FDNY there 🙏
And that’s really how Spider-Man came about.
Some Spider-Man special powers would be cool for getting good views of fires. Cool.
Awesome catch!!!!!!
Box wasn't even touched, what a stupid response. Whoever had the troxler shouldn't have a troxler. Unless that box is open or damaged there is no reason to respond like this
I have never seen that particular kind of HAZMAT resonse in my entire career
Helpful hint..........
DON'T go to the airport right after getting a MRI with radioactive contrast.
It can cause quite a commotion.
You speak from experience?
TSA makes a issue out of everything, although really you should be keeping your distance from everyone after a med tracer to avoid unnecessary rad dosage to others.
On the other hand when TSA usually has DHS there with them its usually " that's medical, I'm looking at the spectrum now. Let's go on a hunt" versus a freakout.
I like how after they tested the first time and it was questionable the guy in the light blue walks up and pokes it
"Calibrated finger".
It’s like cooking, sometimes you just gotta go by feeling, and if that doesn’t work then go by taste.
As a radiation technician myself this is Interesting to me, something I handle everyday like it's nothing 😆
Great camera work. Glad there was no 🍄 ☁️.
What is the least called out unit? The rarest type of emergency . Thanks for the video.
Probably a SOC unit, maybe the skid steers, backhoe, etc. only called out for major collapse.
@@cbookersgaming4706 What is the SOC Unit? Thank you for your comment.
Special Operations Command (SOC)
the last two big trucks? Hazmat 1’s two pieces…looks like the hazmat battalion chief and hazmat officer.
" Sir what's in the trunk?", " Just a cooler with Subway sandwich meat"
Thank you.
We can't say it enough Radiation proof suits NOW!
That’s what a soil tech uses I work in pipeline and they have to check the compaction level with that.
Virtually everything labeled hazardous material creates quite the circus whenever it's involved In any collision. Not sure of the specifics but the person driving the vehicle should of at least mentioned the Nuke Gauge. However folks that may encounter such a Civil Engineering Tool , don't be alarmed especially when it's properly secured within its case & undamaged. The tool itself is 99.9% encasement of a super tiny little bead which is used to test density. Even to expose the bead one must know how to engage the machine anyways. And you would need numerous Nuke gages & a nuclear facility in order to weaponize such a tool. So no fear as these tools are used daily on countless projects from Highway,Bridge construction , Schools, multi story buildings, refineries etc ,all done ,performed & transported WITHOUT INCIDENT. & just incase any thieves are watching & are interested . Do Not Even Think About unless your interested in doing Federal Time minimum 25 to life. Then beyond that nobody in there right mind would purchase such an item as it's so highly regulated, Well documented & the licensing involved makes it virtually impossible to sell. Along with its superior GPS technology, you will not get far at all . Lol . Meanwhile For the rest of us ,I've handled several of these tools without incident nor any physical issues.
Man 1 ...I'm getting 0?
Man 29 ...yeah me too ,let's call another unit...
76 tests later ..
Jup...looks safe
everyone explaining in paragraphs:
me: yellow cooler sweet
The friendly neighborhood Wendell, what a sweetheart 🤣
9:30 I love to see our flag on the back of the truck =D
Greetings from the mighty beer and bratwurstland ^^
huge German population in the neighborhood, paying respects to their homeland
No one moves for first responders in this city or what? Lmfao
In Florida it would just be a turd in a box
When asked why the owner had a turd in the box he replied there was no bathroom available
Effin people in NY just don't pull over like we do in PA...geeze
You want to see an even bigger shit show, watch cops and fire fighters around an airplane!
Thought they would have a clue with their past experience with the Ecto-1's equipment in NY
Love how no one stops for the fire truck..what a bunch of goons..🙉
bro is practically FDNY PIO at this point
They need so many Firefighters because of 1 Box with an low dose of radiation?
Your description is correct. That type of container usually contains medical radiological material in the form of time sensitive ions for mainly oncology purpose. They are generated at Brookhaven National lab and ferried out to various medical units in the vicinity. These are radiological ions that have a very short ( hours) half life.
If it was transportation of more highly radiological strength, it would have required more stringent containment and a security escort. This was a very low level incident that did not require major protection beyond dose meters to confirm the dosage at the proximity.
awesomt catch of the fdny for a car crash great job on the video
Wow. Guess they don't have construction inspection in NY
Wow, radiation is so serious! I heard that there is no way of containing it just like in Chernobyl still radioactive.
Radioactive box: chilling being radioactive releasing deadly radiation or whatever
FD: yeah let's stand two inches from it
🤣💀
the guy in the light blue after they stood around looking at the first meter was like this is questionable better poke the box myself
Love the "cargo aricraft ONLY" 1:16
The transport vehicle is not placarded in accordance with the 49 CFR 😆
Where’s Imagine Dragons when u need dem! Lol
Bizarre.
What the hell?! How did that radioactive box get in there?! I'm so confused
My friend works in nuclear medicine and he got rear ended with a trunk full of radioactive dye. Same thing happened, entire hazmat team came in for bottles you need to take a 2 hour class to handle lol
I love how they just spend a sold hour or two looking at it wondering what to do with it.
And this is why your suppose to have multiple copies of the dg your hauling... 1 for the customer, one for the receiver, 1 for the driver to keep on them... and one, on the outside of the item itself, incase the driver is un reachable
An awful lot of curious people standing awfully close to an unknown unspecified radioactive source material, not healthy.
Ah yess bringing the ladder to a car crash
What a response! You'd think FDNY would know what that is!
nuclear density gauge. Has Cesium 137 and Americium 241 in it.
Their driveing that s-it through the town my god???????? No No No
They were boutta refill their delorean
I joined the fire department here were I live and there is an ongoing joke about my house. No one wants to ever come if it catches fire because of all the strange crap I do.
thanks for the description since i also was wondering about PPE
*Not from the US* but can someone explain why so many units need to respond to something like this? surely 2 squads can handle it?, seems a bit overkill?
It’s New York. That’s all The answer I can give you, but know what your saying.
Gotta have 20 guys for the job of 4 haha
Really? Do you not see the yellow box with the placard that says "radioactive" on it? Only certain FDNY units have the necessary equipment and "specialists" to deal with a possible radiation leak from said yellow box....
@@r.a.hassel8006 wasting tax payers dollars on this hopeully someone reviews and ask why there was ovewr 450 people out there for something thats not hazardous
@@calsspace2043 450 no, more like 20 which is the standard NFPA required response for a possible hazardous materials incident. And how do you know it's not hazards until you call the specialists with the equipment needed to check to see if it hazardous. Oh and it's not a waste of taxpayer money, especially when half the worlds terrorists still want to drop a "dirty bomb" in the middle of NYC.
Very Neat! Such awesome footage! I feel like I’m right there! 😁👍👍🇺🇸
AND YOU DIDNT THINK TO ASK THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WHAT IT WAS? WTF?
they wouldnt have known it was safe until they examined it, therefore should have been suited up
It’s a nuclear density gauge for testing soil compaction and moisture…. The source is very small
Well no and yes.
Although these sources are very well sealed even when its secondary sheilding is lifted for survey use.
Small would be nCi or uCi quantities, these carry a few mCi at times.
hahahaha. these things give off less radiation than your cellphone HAHAHAHAHA
hey this box says "radioactive" let´s all gather around as close as we can :D
E22 with a German flag? Does anyone know why?
Engine 22 is from the Yorkville section of Manhattan, a traditionally German neighborhood.
Anyone who's ever done haz-mat can see from 100 feet away that you don't need a full haz-mat assignment on this. SMH. If you're concerned about it leaking radiation, that's NOT the way you check for it.
Thanks at least somebody else noticed it 😂
They are the biggest actors ever
@@TheGlobalOffensive How to spot the armchair experts.
you don’t f around with hazmat no matter what you think…they have established procedures and automatic responses for good reason
don’t like it, take it up with the commissioner
This. I would’ve seen the yellow 2 label and told everyone to go home.
That's a soil compaction gauge
It uses radiation to measure the compaction and water content in the soil that's being compacted at job sites to determine weather it meets the specifications..I used to be an inspector..I hated carrying these things around their outdated af now I wish they'd find a way to make a handheld device that did that..also whenever we had these with us we had to have the paperwork for it sitting in the passenger seat with us incase of situations like these
I have a question. That yellow box is the boxing question?? If it is, why are you so close??
0:56 SERIOUSLY??? Taking a hazmat reading with no SCBA and the whole crew just standing there? You guys are better than that. Someone bought into the "NYCFD HERO" myth and forgot basics and public optics
The shipping create isnt visibility damaged, that's not even primary containment for these sources it's closer to fifth containment.
Notice the big imprinted TROXLER on the case, that's a good sign to what's held within.
These arent unknown sources at any point in a day a few hundred are used across the USA alone.
Well SCBA's would seem like a good idea, anything marked is trained on.
Surveying that source without a SCBA is less dangerous than pumping gas without one.
In this case the incident involved a known source, who's condition can be verified by sight under NRC incident response practices.
They were on a GTA mission and crashed🤣🤣🤣
Does anyone know why there is a German flag on the car at 9:30? :)
That truck is stationed at a mainly German neighborhood in Manhattan.
@@succulentflakesofperfectly5541 thx
Firefighters are so versatile!!💪
Oh no. How dare that guy test soil
I bet they opened the trunk and were like oh WTF lol
One way to keep people from breaking in to your car.... leave one of those visible. Even the jackoffs will leave your car alone.
Why didn't they evacuate everyone for a 50 km radius ?
Okay, i gotta know. Why so many trucks to same location ? I dont get it, they last 4 arriving all seem to be hazmat. But by then they all know it is just one box. Wouldn one be enough ? Just in case ? Please be so kind to tell me, i really wanna know. Thanks
20 emergency vehicles on location, none park in front of car to protect the scene !
Damn New Yorkers just keep driving when the damn sirens are blaring out.
All for a popcorn kernel of material...I'm so glad I don't work with those stupid gauges anymore.
1.21 gigawatts? what was I thinking?
Don’t worry it’s just a proton pack from the ghostbusters
I don't think that the packs that the guys use have the brand name troxler on them I think in fact I don't think the proton packs used by the Ghostbusters has any brand mark on them of any sort
seen those when they were laying asphalt, I had to walk up to the guy and ask him how his fancy tool worked.
Next thing you know, we have a nuke going off in times square like in the end of battlefield 3.