Please never change this filming style. The time devoted to certain things is perfect, the time lapse from inside the bay was something I would love to see more of, and you showed every aspect of the calls, and the station life. Y'all are great!
@austinnelms65 Me too man. I was a volunteer FF for about 8 years. Left due to the politic bs. Miss it a lot. But as my one buddy says who is still in the fire service says “once a ff, always a ff.”
As a want to be firefighter. I love these videos because it helps me understand what to expect if I do go to collage for fire science. You guys are true hero’s. Thank you. 🙏🏻
FIRST DUE is proud to see Dave in the role of Captain after all these years apart. It's been a long time, but I clearly recall you being a good leader to the young probie I was. Y'all Stay Safe, God Bless!
These are awesome guys! Keep up the amazing work. I am a 911 Dispatcher/EMT! It’s awesome y’all include a little bit of the initial call to dispatch, it shows people what we do on our end in order to get the crews rolling! Thank you!
Amazing positive and professional attitude demonstrated by all the staff in this clip. I'm a paramedic practitioner in the UK and what I see shown here, is excellent knowledge and skill by the paramedic. I think it is impressive that you guys keep up to date with both paramedic and firefighting skills. Loved watching.
Seems about right, going to the shop to get some supplies and immediately gets a call. Lol love your work guys. Also very glad to see these guys arent blasting through lights at full speed like some other stations.
I honestly like the ride-along vids with the lights and sirens. I like listening for unique differences in each siren I hear. Not just for fire/EMS but also police cars, too.
I served as a Volunteer firefighter here with the B.C.F.D. in the late 80s did go out on a few calls as well as got certified in Fireman One state Fire Fighter Academy in N.M.. I really enjoyed being a firefighter then and learning so much about fire suppression. I served for a year and half . I also enjoyed of course putting the wet stuff on the hot stuff lol. I personally liked the segment of this video about the Father son relationship and the son following dads foot steps in firefighting. Before being a Volunteer firefighter? I worked in the EMS field in Massachusetts in Revere and Salem . Anyway thanks guys for the video . I enjoy watching these . It's great stuff indeed. 👍
What a great, awesome and highly interesting documentary you guys made for us viewers! 👏 Thank you for that, I really appreciate this insight view to West Metro Station 8! 👍 Stay safe out there and thank y‘all for doing what your doing, saving lives! 🙏 Best wishes from Germany 🇩🇪, Philipp 👋
I’ve been in West Metro fire District, but I haven’t got a chance to go by station eight and say hi 11 Castle rock and an honor remember Michael to become an actual firefighter drive the truck to call it the store and back
We do a lot of training. District wide organized training - usually at our training center- and, company officers often hold trainings of their own at the fire station. Station 8 is our dive team station, so they have even more training that's required each year for the firefighters to be certified as Public Safety Divers. After firefighters graduate from Academy, they are required to complete task books on each of the apparatus- engine, tower, medic (ambulance). So, if a newer firefighter is working at a station, each crew member might work with the newer firefighter to help get items checked off, and make sure that they're mastering the skills. This is a profession where there's always something new to learn and practice.
Why the econoline chassis for the ambulances? If crews are spending 48 hours working off these rigs, why not give them a bit more room? Is it a cost thing? Just curious is all, differing opinions and SOPs is what makes the fire service the fire service.
Cost and maintenance are factors in whatever apparatus we purchase. The ambulances (medics) we run deliver a smoother ride for both firefighters and patients- with better suspension. We do have some four-wheel drive medics in use at our WUI (wildland/urban interface) stations, where crews may have more challenging terrain to navigate.
@@WestMetroFire Makes total sense. Im currently assigned to an F550 4x4 chassis medic unit, however came from the econoline chassis. Thanks for the info! Stay safe!
Hey West Metro, is there anyway you could put me into contact with Capt. Harms of station 8. I met him yesterday when he was a passerby on a call we worked in Indian Hills. Id love to thank him. Thank you!
Does a rig always get dispatched with an ambulance for all medical calls? If so, what is the purpose for having a full engine/truck respond in tandem for what seem like basic medical calls?
An engine is dispatched with an ambulance because the engine crew is often closer to the call and they can initiate care sooner before the ambulance arrives. There is at least one paramedic on board every West Metro apparatus. Also- the extra hands on scene improves efficiency in care, and ensures adequate resources when the patient's condition is more critical than initially dispatched.
Tac (tactical) 2 is one of the radio channels used for active calls. Tac 3 is the radio channel we use for structure fires. Basically, using those channels frees up the main dispatch channel and directs radio traffic on that particular call to its own channel. It makes it easier for dispatch and crews to monitor and respond to the radio traffic linked to that particular incident.
Hi Jerry: not a permanent assignment. Jake was doing his tower task book at Station 8. All new firefighters have task books for each apparatus and will be assigned a station to complete that task book.
Please never change this filming style.
The time devoted to certain things is perfect, the time lapse from inside the bay was something I would love to see more of, and you showed every aspect of the calls, and the station life. Y'all are great!
As a firefighter myself I love watching these videos. Can't wait to see if you guys put more of these out!!!
@austinnelms65 Me too man. I was a volunteer FF for about 8 years. Left due to the politic bs. Miss it a lot. But as my one buddy says who is still in the fire service says “once a ff, always a ff.”
Austin- what happends if your in your shift and yall get a call and your in the bathroom or if your belly hurts when yall get a call.
Nice to see great videos like South Metro by their neighbors. Great engines, and crew
As a want to be firefighter. I love these videos because it helps me understand what to expect if I do go to collage for fire science. You guys are true hero’s. Thank you. 🙏🏻
This is insane level of video editing!! It's literally produced like a TV show. Looking forward to future vidoes
One of the best "Day in the Life" of a crew I have seen. Wonderful editing skills along with personnel interviews. Way to go!
FIRST DUE is proud to see Dave in the role of Captain after all these years apart. It's been a long time, but I clearly recall you being a good leader to the young probie I was.
Y'all Stay Safe, God Bless!
woah, I wanna be a firefighter when I'm older, you guys are awesome !! ❤
These are awesome guys! Keep up the amazing work. I am a 911 Dispatcher/EMT! It’s awesome y’all include a little bit of the initial call to dispatch, it shows people what we do on our end in order to get the crews rolling! Thank you!
Very PROFESSIONAL!!! It a joy to see!! Thank You For Your Service!!!
Amazing positive and professional attitude demonstrated by all the staff in this clip. I'm a paramedic practitioner in the UK and what I see shown here, is excellent knowledge and skill by the paramedic. I think it is impressive that you guys keep up to date with both paramedic and firefighting skills. Loved watching.
🔥 Thank you West Metro Fire 🚒 for sharing this video!! ❤ Love Cynthia!! 🤗 #davesandersstepdaughter
Seems about right, going to the shop to get some supplies and immediately gets a call. Lol love your work guys.
Also very glad to see these guys arent blasting through lights at full speed like some other stations.
These videos are spectacular! Super informational and entertaining.
Nice to hear a REAL Federal Q. Nothing clears traffic better as well as being the most recognizable siren of fire apparatus.
Yep, those FAKE electronics sirens suck hind tit.
I honestly like the ride-along vids with the lights and sirens.
I like listening for unique differences in each siren I hear.
Not just for fire/EMS but also police cars, too.
Really interesting, whole different insight to your works.....thank you, stay safe guys. Rich (UK)
Cool stuff to watch as someone taking the PAT in two days :)
I served as a Volunteer firefighter here with the B.C.F.D. in the late 80s did go out on a few calls as well as got certified in Fireman One state Fire Fighter Academy in N.M.. I really enjoyed being a firefighter then and learning so much about fire suppression. I served for a year and half . I also enjoyed of course putting the wet stuff on the hot stuff lol. I personally liked the segment of this video about the Father son relationship and the son following dads foot steps in firefighting. Before being a Volunteer firefighter? I worked in the EMS field in Massachusetts in Revere and Salem . Anyway thanks guys for the video . I enjoy watching these . It's great stuff indeed. 👍
Interesting Channel hopes it get more Viewers in the Future!
Thanks for your Service and Greetings from Germany!
What a great, awesome and highly interesting documentary you guys made for us viewers! 👏
Thank you for that, I really appreciate this insight view to West Metro Station 8! 👍
Stay safe out there and thank y‘all for doing what your doing, saving lives! 🙏
Best wishes from Germany 🇩🇪, Philipp 👋
Great presentation. Sharp looking rigs. Stay safe.
Outstanding work, brothers!
This is the best fire department video I have ever seen! Excellent work on the video and nice job by these firefighters!
Good to see other agencies doing code 3 lift assists! Awesome 48 Hour Ride Along!!
More of these please!!!
Very interesting. Thank you for all you do!!!!
Happy holidays west metro fire and rescue
Great video. Never heard of West Metro but very professional and caring your department is.
Awesome video
Thanks so much cus now ik what y’all did to help my friend because he cracked gos head open
Great video. Question. What are the pants that look like turnouts for? Seems like turnouts with no liners? Thank you
The crews wear the pants for EMS calls and wildland/urban interface fires.
9:54 I can hear a faint fire alarm in the background!
Yes- the alarm went off at the hospital while the medic was there.
I’ve been in West Metro fire District, but I haven’t got a chance to go by station eight and say hi 11 Castle rock and an honor remember Michael to become an actual firefighter drive the truck to call it the store and back
I love watching these videos. Do you have continuous training?
We do a lot of training. District wide organized training - usually at our training center- and, company officers often hold trainings of their own at the fire station. Station 8 is our dive team station, so they have even more training that's required each year for the firefighters to be certified as Public Safety Divers. After firefighters graduate from Academy, they are required to complete task books on each of the apparatus- engine, tower, medic (ambulance). So, if a newer firefighter is working at a station, each crew member might work with the newer firefighter to help get items checked off, and make sure that they're mastering the skills. This is a profession where there's always something new to learn and practice.
@@WestMetroFire thank you for your service sir appreciate it
@@WestMetroFire thank you for your service sir appreciate it
I wish I was in the US fire department🙌🏽💪🏼
Why the econoline chassis for the ambulances? If crews are spending 48 hours working off these rigs, why not give them a bit more room? Is it a cost thing? Just curious is all, differing opinions and SOPs is what makes the fire service the fire service.
Cost and maintenance are factors in whatever apparatus we purchase. The ambulances (medics) we run deliver a smoother ride for both firefighters and patients- with better suspension. We do have some four-wheel drive medics in use at our WUI (wildland/urban interface) stations, where crews may have more challenging terrain to navigate.
@@WestMetroFire Makes total sense. Im currently assigned to an F550 4x4 chassis medic unit, however came from the econoline chassis. Thanks for the info! Stay safe!
Hey West Metro, is there anyway you could put me into contact with Capt. Harms of station 8. I met him yesterday when he was a passerby on a call we worked in Indian Hills. Id love to thank him. Thank you!
send an email with your contact info to: pio@westmetrofire.org
Does a rig always get dispatched with an ambulance for all medical calls? If so, what is the purpose for having a full engine/truck respond in tandem for what seem like basic medical calls?
An engine is dispatched with an ambulance because the engine crew is often closer to the call and they can initiate care sooner before the ambulance arrives. There is at least one paramedic on board every West Metro apparatus. Also- the extra hands on scene improves efficiency in care, and ensures adequate resources when the patient's condition is more critical than initially dispatched.
What does tac 2 mean sorry for the dumb question
Tac (tactical) 2 is one of the radio channels used for active calls. Tac 3 is the radio channel we use for structure fires. Basically, using those channels frees up the main dispatch channel and directs radio traffic on that particular call to its own channel. It makes it easier for dispatch and crews to monitor and respond to the radio traffic linked to that particular incident.
And the only dumb question is the one u know the answer to already
Where is West Metro located? Near what big city?
We're in the Denver, CO metro area. Our headquarters are in Lakewood.
Did anyone else notice the smoke detector going off in the background? Or just me
RIP TO THE LADY DOA
Interesting here in NY we don’t put fathers and son or brothers on the same shift let alone the same company
Hi Jerry: not a permanent assignment. Jake was doing his tower task book at Station 8. All new firefighters have task books for each apparatus and will be assigned a station to complete that task book.
Where is this ??
West Metro Fire Rescue is headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado.
Station 12 would be cool next
Voice sounds robotic. Interesting.
It's actually a real person. The crews call the voice "Lola"- short for locution system.
That's a very nice fire house. I've seen worse.