For the state of Colorado they are the second biggest dept second to denver fire, there mutual aid district is massive and there where a great aid to my little department that i was with.
I believe that this Red 3 has since been renumbered as Red 4 and is now SMFR's reserve ARF. Red 1 & Red 2 are now brand new Oshkosh ARFs and the old Red 2 has been renumbered as Red 3. I'm not sure what happened to the old Red 1 though.
Thanks again for informative content, well presented. QUESTION: why switch to oxygen to "fluff" and expel the Purple K powder? Wouldn't that act as an oxidizer and accelerate the fire? Thanks.
@Stealth Studios. But my point is if there's a shout going on in the airport reigon and Station 35 and Station 44 are in the intial response and then there was an aircraft incident, the lose of life would be massive waiting for a new company to staff the Reds. Maybe ARFF should just be privatised or SMFR ditches their cross-staffing policy
@@torontofirebuff8004 But what if station 35/44 are out? Realisticaly it would take 6 minutes+ for another comapny to staff a one of the Reds and then another 5 to reach the Airport that's incredibly dangerous in an ARFF scenario ultimately resulting in fatalities. And if we're working with a large structure alight it will take a long time for the next company to arrive at the staging station.
@@owenreuby Right! From what i have in Toronto Fire, the try to keep 1 crew available at all times and other crews can also serve as a pump in ARFF scenarios
@@torontofirebuff8004 The whole cross staffing thing to me is mental. I think I prefer the UK system where it's the Airport that has its own fire service rather than the local fire service having ARFF capabilities .
In the beginning of the video, He said the the medic was a crash medic. Does that mean that it has specialized Equipment? How do you get to join a specialized house or team? In order to get placed a house that has a specialized team, Do you have to be on one of the teams? Can you do a Fleet Friday on Med 1?
The airport they provide primary coverage for is a small municipal airport(which also happens to be like 2 doors down from station 35). I imagine that these units dont get dispatched very often, and alert 3's are probably extremely rare. Its most likely a cost saving measure for the city/airport rather then pay a dedicated team to stand around 99.99% of the time. Its also another tool in their arsenal that they have the ability to use for less then intended purposes(brush fires, highway fuel spills, etc)
Centennial Airport is not required by the FAA to provide a minimum level of ARFF service and South Metro would have to respond to the airport regardless as it is within their jurisdiction, so it is ultimately in SMFR's interest to operate several ARFF trucks so that they can respond with the appropriate tools. I believe the airport has historically argued that it would be a significant cost for them, but there are a number of smaller and less busy airports in Colorado have and staff their own ARFF truck to provide immediate response to augment the response of the responsible fire department.
So, specialty firefighting like this is something I’m not familiar with. This was a great video, honestly. However, I do have a question. Looking at various ARFF specs, I’ve noted that there seems to be three main common specialty extinguishing methods. What’s the difference between “Dry Chem”, “Purple K”, and “Halotron”? Thanks
Great questions! Dry Chem is basically the powder in most wall mounted fire extinguishers you see in businesses. The material is used to smother flames. Purple-K, also known as PKP, is a trademarked name for potassium bicarbonate, is also a dry chemical extinguishing material but it's designed specifically for flammable liquid fires like aviation fuel. Halon is used to deprive fire of oxygen, it's a cloud of vapor and usually used for fires involving electricity when water would be too dangerous.
The next A Day in the Life will cover a Safety Officer. They have similar equipment as a Battalion Chief, but their purpose on a scene is to observe the scene and minimize the risk to personnel as much as possible while also acting as another set of eyes and ears for the person in command. They are usually positioned somewhere to watch an area that command cannot see and will announce potential hazards on the scene; for example power lines being nearby that can cause issues, material falling from the building that can cause injury, advising command that their instructions to a unit might put them in danger, etc.
The road sign wasn’t glitching. The refresh rate of the camera that they were using made the sign look all funky because LED lights like the one on that sign don’t show up properly on the camera thanks to the refresh rate.
@@erinplocinski7590 Both are towed trailer units with simple specialties so it might be difficult to make a feature length video about them individually, but maybe South Metro will have some interesting facts and stories about them. Perhaps they could do a Fleet Friday of all their specialty trailer units. The foam trailer, which I believe is currently designated as Foam 46 and kept at Station 46, is a utility trailer that carries two large tanks of Class B (I think) foam that can be used to supply any of the engines. Fan 3 is a large Super Vac BFF fan that is powered by its own engine that can be used to ventilate large buildings.
@Local25 Fire Videography Its obvious he doesn't want to be in front of the camera-- joke was just to how many Uhmmms broke up his flow of getting the message out. He does a good job, just needs some practice. We all get it, no one except the real goofy FF's want to be the PIO or in front of the camera. two thoughts to the word Character... Character is what you do when no one is watching or...character is what you act like when you think everyone is watching. BE SAFE!
Red 4??? Oooo...tell us more? Show us more...LOL! Crash medics? Are they trained/equipped differently? Who covers if they are already attached to a call/out of service?
Erick or Conner I thought the idea was to eliminate the oxygen from the fire the Lt said that you are switching to oxygen from nitrogen to charge the purple K...this is unusual to me could you please en lighten me on this thanks.
An older iteration of Red 3 (a much smaller 2008 Unimog / BME) was used on brush fires, but currently it is not used on brush fires. ARFF apparatus are really great for quickly putting a large volume of water/extinguishing agent on a fire, but that is less useful in wildland applications as they are normally in areas with limited water access. It does not take that much water to extinguish a brush fire, so it is better to use Type 3 (brush engine) and Type 6 (brush truck) engines to strategically use water to contain the fire.
Hello sir iam from india, iam learning english language but one problem is that , I have no practice partner . So please sir please you shared you whatsaap or Snapchat or hike any one mobile number
Centennial Airport is not a Part 139 airport, so the FAA does not require ARFF to be present or available to respond to the airport in order for them to continue operations. Station 35 is South Metro's other station that houses Red 1 and Red 2 on the airport's north side. In case of an airport call, the hope is that one of the stations will be in service to be able to respond to the call. If they are not available, then the response is typically filled with engines from the rest of the South Metro stations and hopefully they will be able to free up the dedicated ARFF crews to respond.
Hello sir iam from india, iam learning english language but one problem is that , I have no practice partner . So please sir please you shared your whatsaap or Snapchat or hike any one mobile no. .
You’re saying “uhh” too many times! 80-90 times is too many times! Once or twice is cool, but 80 or 90 times man! Trailer Park Boys reference for the blind. Haha, Check it out and it I’ll make sense!
I’m sorry but I couldn’t watch this video, he said “uh” too much, all my brain was processing was “uh”. If anyone else noticed that he said it too much and was distracting or that’s just me lmk though!
Finally, those old E-One arff trucks are my favorite rigs ever. They look awesome. Glad you guys got around to this episode.
This is definitely not the biggest fire department but it definitely has the coolest PIO!
Definitely!!
For the state of Colorado they are the second biggest dept second to denver fire, there mutual aid district is massive and there where a great aid to my little department that i was with.
What is a pio?
@@leorusso8029 public information officer
@JAKE W thanks in the uk we don’t have any battilon chiefs or commissions or pio so it’s kinda weird
This is actually the coolest fire department.
@@cvonmotz, I was more talking about the TH-cam & PIO team.
Finally some love for RED 3. RED 1&2 have gotten so much coverage RED 3 must have felt left out lol. another great video, keep it up .
Damn that truck is such a powerful looking truck it’s beautiful
Much respect to all the first responders all over the world for the job they do
Thank you so much that you are there for us, even if you are very busy at the time!
I like this truck! Red 3 is a beast.
I believe that this Red 3 has since been renumbered as Red 4 and is now SMFR's reserve ARF.
Red 1 & Red 2 are now brand new Oshkosh ARFs and the old Red 2 has been renumbered as Red 3.
I'm not sure what happened to the old Red 1 though.
Yes, that is correct. Old Red 1 (Oshkosh T-2500) is being sold.
Thanks again for informative content, well presented. QUESTION: why switch to oxygen to "fluff" and expel the Purple K powder? Wouldn't that act as an oxidizer and accelerate the fire? Thanks.
@xheralt Thank you.
All I can say is.... Thank You!!! Peace!
Nice, Detroit series 92, those are very good engines. My favorite is always going to be the series 60
Have you ever had an alert 3? When an alert 1 comes across are the units that cross staff the Reds taken out of service incase the call is upgraded?
Can there be a fleet Friday for the crash ambulance
I've got a question, if E44 went off the run or was dispatched to another emergency who would staff Red 3?
@Stealth Studios. But my point is if there's a shout going on in the airport reigon and Station 35 and Station 44 are in the intial response and then there was an aircraft incident, the lose of life would be massive waiting for a new company to staff the Reds. Maybe ARFF should just be privatised or SMFR ditches their cross-staffing policy
@@owenreuby Other engines also have people trained for ARFF so they can take the red engine.
@@torontofirebuff8004 But what if station 35/44 are out? Realisticaly it would take 6 minutes+ for another comapny to staff a one of the Reds and then another 5 to reach the Airport that's incredibly dangerous in an ARFF scenario ultimately resulting in fatalities. And if we're working with a large structure alight it will take a long time for the next company to arrive at the staging station.
@@owenreuby Right! From what i have in Toronto Fire, the try to keep 1 crew available at all times and other crews can also serve as a pump in ARFF scenarios
@@torontofirebuff8004 The whole cross staffing thing to me is mental. I think I prefer the UK system where it's the Airport that has its own fire service rather than the local fire service having ARFF capabilities .
The coolest truck ever!!
yes, i was debating whether i wanted to move our there and join .
I’v been waiting for red 3s fleet Friday
Will there ever be a Fleet Friday on Rehab 12 or your decon truck? Also, do you have any mobile command vehicles?
Hi
You often show your fire decon box.But i've never seen whats inside of this box. Could you show us this in one of the following videos?
So excited
Is station Saturday still a thing? Great video.
ARFF trucks are awesome to ride in
I wanna work at south metro one day🤩👨🏼🚒
SAME! Hopefully after my time in the Air Force
Gabe Meyer Thank you for your service man, my brothers in the Air Force too
Same
Gabe Meyer yo stay stage thanks for all the help man
*safe
In the beginning of the video, He said the the medic was a crash medic. Does that mean that it has specialized Equipment? How do you get to join a specialized house or team? In order to get placed a house that has a specialized team, Do you have to be on one of the teams? Can you do a Fleet Friday on Med 1?
daniel Hyun “tander”
Looks like it may be useful in wildland fires as well
Does the airport contribute financially to the department or vehicles? Or pay for a response?
Thanks for another fantastic Fleet Friday. Can I ask why South Metro provide Crash Rescue Cover instead on an independent airport fire department?
The airport they provide primary coverage for is a small municipal airport(which also happens to be like 2 doors down from station 35). I imagine that these units dont get dispatched very often, and alert 3's are probably extremely rare. Its most likely a cost saving measure for the city/airport rather then pay a dedicated team to stand around 99.99% of the time. Its also another tool in their arsenal that they have the ability to use for less then intended purposes(brush fires, highway fuel spills, etc)
Centennial Airport is not required by the FAA to provide a minimum level of ARFF service and South Metro would have to respond to the airport regardless as it is within their jurisdiction, so it is ultimately in SMFR's interest to operate several ARFF trucks so that they can respond with the appropriate tools. I believe the airport has historically argued that it would be a significant cost for them, but there are a number of smaller and less busy airports in Colorado have and staff their own ARFF truck to provide immediate response to augment the response of the responsible fire department.
Spitfire8520 many thanks for that. Just looking how busy the airport is and the number of aircraft movements it intrigued me
So, specialty firefighting like this is something I’m not familiar with. This was a great video, honestly.
However, I do have a question. Looking at various ARFF specs, I’ve noted that there seems to be three main common specialty extinguishing methods. What’s the difference between “Dry Chem”, “Purple K”, and “Halotron”?
Thanks
Great questions! Dry Chem is basically the powder in most wall mounted fire extinguishers you see in businesses. The material is used to smother flames. Purple-K, also known as PKP, is a trademarked name for potassium bicarbonate, is also a dry chemical extinguishing material but it's designed specifically for flammable liquid fires like aviation fuel. Halon is used to deprive fire of oxygen, it's a cloud of vapor and usually used for fires involving electricity when water would be too dangerous.
@@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO oh gotchas! That makes a ton of sense. Thank you guys so much for the info!
I'm interested about Safety 18, which we hear goes to calls a lot!
The next A Day in the Life will cover a Safety Officer. They have similar equipment as a Battalion Chief, but their purpose on a scene is to observe the scene and minimize the risk to personnel as much as possible while also acting as another set of eyes and ears for the person in command. They are usually positioned somewhere to watch an area that command cannot see and will announce potential hazards on the scene; for example power lines being nearby that can cause issues, material falling from the building that can cause injury, advising command that their instructions to a unit might put them in danger, etc.
We like you're video's.... greetings from Amsterdam, Netherlands-Europe
Did u get a new airport firetruck
16:25
I think that road sign is glitching...
The road sign wasn’t glitching. The refresh rate of the camera that they were using made the sign look all funky because LED lights like the one on that sign don’t show up properly on the camera thanks to the refresh rate.
Runaway Train Productions oh ok
Are the only things you need to do for fleet Friday left, Collapse 45, Ladder 12, Decon 17, and Med 1 right?
Don’t they have a foam and a large area ventilation fan unit as well?
@@erinplocinski7590 yes they do have a fan not sure about a foam unit.
@@erinplocinski7590 Both are towed trailer units with simple specialties so it might be difficult to make a feature length video about them individually, but maybe South Metro will have some interesting facts and stories about them. Perhaps they could do a Fleet Friday of all their specialty trailer units.
The foam trailer, which I believe is currently designated as Foam 46 and kept at Station 46, is a utility trailer that carries two large tanks of Class B (I think) foam that can be used to supply any of the engines. Fan 3 is a large Super Vac BFF fan that is powered by its own engine that can be used to ventilate large buildings.
Spitfire8520 ah, thank you for telling me they are trailer units. I thought that they were both vehicles.
Does SMFR have a fleet maintenance department? Or how does that work? I feel like their could be some videos from there!
Yes there fleet services department. They should seriously do a fleet Friday on there fleet maintenance facility.
They did a previous video at the Fleet Maintenance facility, I believe it was the first “Fleet Friday” video.
Holy crap. Where do they sell rigs like red 3?? Asking for a friend :)
These unique trucks are cool
Similarities but a few differences to the stinger I notice
Cool 🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒firetruck and think you guys and women for all that youll do stay safe think u so much
What happened to the Station Saturdays?
What is a crash axe and where and how would use it?
Can Red 3 run an AFA if it had to?
Who counted how many times he said ugh lol
I was about to say that, almost sounded like Obama or something 😂😂😂
Local25 Fire Videography it was a joke
Local25 Fire Videography no one is making fun of him, he just pointed it out cause he noticed it, just like u
@Local25 Fire Videography Its obvious he doesn't want to be in front of the camera-- joke was just to how many Uhmmms broke up his flow of getting the message out. He does a good job, just needs some practice. We all get it, no one except the real goofy FF's want to be the PIO or in front of the camera. two thoughts to the word Character...
Character is what you do when no one is watching or...character is what you act like when you think everyone is watching. BE SAFE!
This is a neat truck
What exactly is a crash medic unit
Red 4??? Oooo...tell us more? Show us more...LOL!
Crash medics? Are they trained/equipped differently? Who covers if they are already attached to a call/out of service?
@SouthMetroFireRescue - Centennial, Colorado Connor Great job on today’s vlog.
I swear i saw Firefighter Stensvad at 21:40
Two stroke Detroits were the best diesels ever made.
i have been waiting for the red 3 fleet friday i already saw red 1 and 2
You should do the decon unit
I’ll pay anything to get the different station mascot shirts for south metro.
I see Akron Brass equipment. That’s made in my town.
You guys can come water my lawn ANYTIME!😎
Just not the whole tank
I was thinking that too! My grass is looking quite dead here!
We have the same exact model for our ARFF here.
I can’t wait!
Erick or Conner I thought the idea was to eliminate the oxygen from the fire the Lt said that you are switching to oxygen from nitrogen to charge the purple K...this is unusual to me could you please en lighten me on this thanks.
Is RED3 used in wildland applications?
An older iteration of Red 3 (a much smaller 2008 Unimog / BME) was used on brush fires, but currently it is not used on brush fires. ARFF apparatus are really great for quickly putting a large volume of water/extinguishing agent on a fire, but that is less useful in wildland applications as they are normally in areas with limited water access. It does not take that much water to extinguish a brush fire, so it is better to use Type 3 (brush engine) and Type 6 (brush truck) engines to strategically use water to contain the fire.
Is this the same truck that went to that fuel truck on fire on the freeway?
I believe red 3 is the one you are talking about
I think that one was red 1
station saturday tonight ???
Will engine 21 or 22 be featured?
Fire trucks are so cool
That was awesome
What are the requirements for being a firefighter and smokejumper in south metro?
And airport firefighter
My question is, do they use foam or do they not use foam?? Due to the cancer causing?! Otherwise as always love the videos!
Sounds like they will if they absolutely have to but first they would have to take the tape off the switches.
They are the biggest station or no
I think that Station 34 that borders this station to the northwest is their largest station.
So cool
What is purpleK?
fire extinguishing powder
I want one of this trucks.. and a F550,
Yo I got late for the live stream gonna watch it anyways tho
Been waiting for this
his favorite word is "uh" or "um"
He's not a TV anchorman, he is a firefighter. We can overlook the "uh" and "um", um, uh, uh, ok?
Hello sir iam from india, iam learning english language but one problem is that , I have no practice partner .
So please sir please you shared you whatsaap or Snapchat or hike any one mobile number
Is that diesel or gasoline
Diesel
Do a fleet Friday on a brush fire truck
They have a few weeks ago.
Do you guy's have fire training, like how to fight a fire & connect line's?
Very cool,
anyone else hear the Subaru at 3:33
Anyone else notice Conner got married and her new last name in the intro?
Christian!!! Congrats
Congrats Connor!!
With you operating E44 and Red3, does this mean that the airport is shut down when you are on a shout with E44 and there is nobody to man Red3?
Centennial Airport is not a Part 139 airport, so the FAA does not require ARFF to be present or available to respond to the airport in order for them to continue operations. Station 35 is South Metro's other station that houses Red 1 and Red 2 on the airport's north side. In case of an airport call, the hope is that one of the stations will be in service to be able to respond to the call. If they are not available, then the response is typically filled with engines from the rest of the South Metro stations and hopefully they will be able to free up the dedicated ARFF crews to respond.
Are they ever gonna run out of vehicles for fleet friday 😂😂
Hello sir iam from india, iam learning english language but one problem is that , I have no practice partner .
So please sir please you shared your whatsaap or Snapchat or hike any one mobile no. .
Siddharth Mishra I have WhatsApp :)
@@brandonfletcher2842 thanks a lot brother .
Thankyou thank you thank you
Can I enter my whatsapp no. Here ?
cool truck
FLEET FRIDAY!!
South metro, can you send me a patch
SDawg Wals send them a email then they will
Red 4???? Whaaaaaaaaaat?
Why do some wear red shirt?
strange to see an aircraft fire appliance in a regular station rather than an airport facility
He says “uh” a lot
Hey everyone
🧑🏼🚒👏
Show me a do you have a way hello
name should be LT. Umm
uhhhhh ahhhhh this dude must have gone to the dentist too much!
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You’re saying “uhh” too many times! 80-90 times is too many times! Once or twice is cool, but 80 or 90 times man! Trailer Park Boys reference for the blind. Haha, Check it out and it I’ll make sense!
I’m sorry but I couldn’t watch this video, he said “uh” too much, all my brain was processing was “uh”. If anyone else noticed that he said it too much and was distracting or that’s just me lmk though!
I need one to water my yard, my neighbor’s yard, some neighbors that live two blocks over, and possibly grammas house.