Major SA Ambulance response to prison incident

South Australian Ambulance Service Mercedes-Benz Sprinter ambulances #218, #244, #85, & #89, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 518 Special Operations Rescue unit #302, Holden Trailblazer Command #413, Holden Trailblazer #471, Holden Colorado Medstar Emergency Medical Retrieval unit #493, Kia Sorento ICP Solo Responder #408, Isuzu FVD 1000 Tactical Support truck #303, SA Metropolitan Fire Service Scania P360 pumper Salisbury #321 & Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Incident Command van Car 30, and SA Police Holden Commodore, Kia Sorentos, Holden Colorado, and STAR Force Toyota 200 Series LandCruiser, responding to Alarm Level 1 structure fire & carbon monoxide callouts at Yatala Labour Prison.

[@AdelaideEmergencyMedia]

Amazing catches, Well done.

[@emergencyvehiclessa8947]

Thanks, incident started out quiet and I almost left, but nonstop action for a while there!

[@paulhepworth7166]

jeez someone must have been having a bad day

[@scottdd2]

Nice. Great catch of the Tactical Unit too, rare for that to be out and about. This is about 2 minutes from my place and I didn't even know about it. Must have been during my work hours otherwise I would have been there with you :)

[@nathansoutbackfishing]

Awesome video mate!

[@alle_emergency]

Nice video!

[@Adelaide_Transit]

1:28 had a bit of pucker factor to it, bloody hell. great video however, was this when there was that riot and fire at Yatala not long ago?

[@emergencyvehiclessa8947]

Yep ambitious entry speed! Yeah was a little while back now.

[@thekiwicanuck]

Awesome catches! ❤

[@emergencyfirstresponders4413]

Sweet video! Awesome units! Subbed!

[@regregan6852]

Dam, a few close calls there?..

[@emergencyvehiclessa8947]

Yeah, a few were overshooting the main driveway, and not the best example of other cars giving way!

[@noahs6488]

@@emergencyvehiclessa8947 I'm pretty sure some were overshooting as they had staging at Oakden SAAS Station down the road

[@noahs6488]

But it looked like the tactical truck (OT21) missed the turnoff

[@emergencyvehiclessa8947]

@@noahs6488 Ah ok that makes sense, but yeah the Tactical Support Truck definitely overshot and had to do an awkward 3-point turn, ambulance #244 came in hot for the turn!

[@davenz000]

Some shocking driving there cutting across lanes.

[@bayofplentymedia4643]

That one ambo was cutting it close!

[@garethcourtney284]

Why is it Australia you don't have to yield to emergency vehicles that are running lights and sirens?

[@emergencyvehiclessa8947]

You're certainly supposed to, this is probably one of the worst incidents I've seen in regards to the motoring public making way for emergency vehicles with lights and sirens going.

[@EmergencyNSW]

damn

[@GrantfromEarth]

Great examples of why you dont drive so close to emergency vehicles under lights and sirens.

[@emergencyvehiclessa8947]

Yeah, pretty poor reactions from the drivers nearby!

[@emergencyprogaming]

Agreed.

[@NotEthanNorbury]

Stupid question but why does SA Ambulance Service have a Tactical Support? Stem Gun?

[@noahs6488]

To manage major incidents like this

[@emergencyvehiclessa8947]

The driver said they'd recently reconfigured it for use as a multiple patient treatment unit, the callout was for potential carbon monoxide exposure in the prison itself.

[@noahs6488]

@@emergencyvehiclessa8947 So it now has a similar function to the AmbBus?

[@grants5167]

244 came in hot lol

[@seqemergencyvehicles]

holy shit 1:28

[@valcan009]

#1:28 thats one way to kill someone with your driving jesus!