I help build the FDNY FIRE BOATS , there powerful with 3 Allison V12 powerhouse engines, and are considered the Baddest, Fastest, FireBoat on the planet , Im proud to see her in ACTION and proud to be on the team that built her and 2 Boats just like her, We used Scarp Steel the was part of the World Trade Center and everyone who was part of the Ship Build built Her with Respect and Hard Work and Perfection She Deserved. With the Fire Captains of Each ship making a Trip down her to Panama City, Fl . And being a part of the build , The City Of NEW YORK Has The Worlds Best Fire Boats ever Created on this Planet.
That fire boat pilot is showing some skill keeping that boat nosed against that dock, with the screws at power and holding that thing stationary like that.......cool to see 👍
Why do they keep the nose against the dock? The pumps are doing their jobs keeping the water so strong! I love how the fire boast can pump so much water with power! Saw my answer in another comment!
@@chuckengle1922 I’m a novice and don’t know squat, but I would imagine that since the nozzles exert so much pressure, they would have the effect of pushing the boat back out away from their stationing. Therefore, they put the nose against the shore/dock/whatever and keep the engines pushing the boat against the barrier so that the platform stays stationary and in correct position….. but I’m truly just guessing.
@@ffandrewd2986 Some cases they have a PTO off of the boat's engines...Diesel straight 6's, larger boats have 1 or 2, an auxilary. Some have 4! Mercy, and US ships use nuclear reactors, or huge diesel engines, and electric or hydraulic type stuff. Its pretty gnarly.
@@kbtechandmedia Look into Fifi vessels used on offshore service/standby vessels for the oil field and LNG terminals. Most anchor handling tugs and work boats are fifi1, but the more dedicated standby vessels have Fifi 2 or 3 and the requirements are immense. Fifi 2 and 3 require 3-4 monitors and have to supply 31,000 and 42,200gpm, respectively. As well as shoot about 110meters vertically to hit derricks. Simply crazy stuff. They also require 3-4 individual pumps, and like you said usually ran from 1000 hp diesels, or if using electric motors they need auxillary generators, and the emergency generator has to run at least half the pumps for DNV OSV rules
Awesome video and a great catch Nick. I was listening to the radio when this box came in as a verbal alarm by car #3 COD Leonard which is also pretty rare. It's amazing how powerful FDNY's new fire boats are compared to their predecessors from the late 20th century. (Perhaps with the exception of the original Fire Fighter) Your video proves this point very well..
Boy! Watching the fireboats working with those ginormous streams! There isn't any type of window made that could withstand those streams for any length of time. I think it is really great that steel from the two towers was used in their construction. A HUGELY fitting memorial to 9/11. Great video job!
At least engine 279 and tower ladder 131 didn't have far to go home when they took up. This entire fire was a bit of a rarity. 2 marine companies fully engaged and pumping plus car 3(chief of dept) actually being the first on scene and transmitting the "urgent" 10-75 and 2nd alarm. Nice Video.
Those boats could handle one of the big old water thief's,!!!!! Awesome volume and pressure!!!!!!!! We gotta get a hold of a river !!!!! GREAT VIDEOING ALSO..
just listen to those diesel engines on that boat pump some serious water at that fire. they are beautiful machines to watch run. operated by the best firemen in the world. god bless every last one of them.
. . . and everyone is happy again to have his contribution in a huge emergency lights competition - oh look, my ones are brighter - no, my ones flash faster - no my ones jump higher . . .
Yet another reminder just how powerful water is .it even cuts metal. Ive seen it brake dried concrete out of steel pipes. Water is awesome and kinda needed for us to live.
I am not American and I have not seen many fireboats before. They take water straight out of the lake/river/ocean they are on right? Pump is straight out of the body of water they are on? Also I love how that one boat is gunning it right up against the dock to stay fixed in place that is great.
This is the exact reason you learn all those boring ICS incident comand classes in fire school. Know your resources and find people to utilize what is available. Alot of practice, teamwork and ideas going on there.
1987 San Francisco considers getting rid of fire boats. 1989, Loma Prieta Earthquake, destroys all water mains in the Marina district and it is on fire. The Last SFFD fire boat, the Phoenix, starts to pump water out of the bay to an auxiliary hydrant system which allows the Fire Department and average citizens to save the Marina District.
John an engine can pump up to 1500-2000 gpm in certain circumstances. Good luck finding that much water, and your engine will be screaming (as will your engineer), but if you’ve got the water, these will move it.
This is very nice. I hope the entire country have more with these firefighter equipments to fight the wildfire in California. Ship that can divert the water from the sea to the huge portion of a land.This will require a very strong force.
Ya finally made it to one out of Manhattan! Lol You get a car? Great footage brother! Absolutely fantastic! Seeing those marine units in action like that is truly a beautiful and AMAZING sight! I'm blown away by this footage man!
Hello I am a teacher from Bradford. I am creating an educational video for young people teaching them about the importance of respecting our emergency services and recognising the sacrifices that they make every day. I would love to use some of your footage if I am allowed with crediting of course. Thanks so much.
Looks like an old 19th century factory . I was trying to see if I could spot a name or sign that might indicate the company that occupied it andnits history Rest assured it has a long long history
these fireboats just suck the water from the sea,lakes,etc, so you mean the ability to eject the peak per minuts... .it does not have storage tanks, that's why the engines are turned on and to others it helps to counteract the reverse force
Well, I would've thought they had a tank too. Not because it wouldn't empty very fast, but as a reserve to make sure they maintain constant pressure, and possibly as a sediment bowl. It would be like a fuel sediment bowl on a carburetad engine, and also like an electrical capacitor at the same time. I'm sure the intake is roughly filtered, but you know some heavy particles and marine life surely make it through, and a chambered tank would defeat those things and release marine life back into the water source.
@@mallarysangel the ship I worked on had many tanks for whatever it needed to haul but I don't believe it had a tank that could be used to hold water for the monitor. It was just a 500hp cummins with a pipe that picked up water from whatever the ship was floating in. The monitor had a 6 inch hole in the end and I believe the suction was a 10 or 12 inch.
I am wondering that despite the thousand flashlights not a single truck has a light pole and the scene is so dark. Wouldn't it make sense to have more light to see what you do instead of flashlights on the trucks everywhere?
So how often do these fire boats actually get to pump water onto a fire? Also I bet 201 is having a rather hard time with its supply line kinked up like that.
I assume it's two fold... 1. because the engines have to pump the water to the fire and 2. to keep the ship stable and anchored against the seawall for better control of the water stream.
If you're talking about the smaller fireboat to the right, I think that was just the exhaust from the idling or very low throttle main engines. They do need some throttle on the main engines to keep the boat anchored against the seawall so they don't have to constantly re-aim the streams, because without that the force from the water cannons would push the boat away from that seawall. Newton's 3rd law in action there, the water goes one way the boat goes the other way. However, it shouldn't take full throttle to do that, as a propeller can bite into a LOT of water at once so it doesn't need to move it very fast, while the stream from the water cannon needs to be going at a relatively high velocity (and therefore pressure) to get all the way to where the fire is. More water moving slower (the main engines pushing against the seawall) wins in this case.
so non fire boat internet nerd asking why 3:17 and beyond a fire boat is just shooting into water. Locally on land I have witnessed just dumping water onto a rubber recycle facility for about a week so just curious to what that does, just shooting into water
For fire boats? A single hose on a small fire boat is equivalent to about 16 ladder fire trucks combined for that water power. The largest fire boat you saw in the video is equivalent to 44 ladder fire trucks combined for that single water power. The largest fire boat can easily put out the largest boardwalk in New Jersey in less than five hours. If you bring in five large fire boats to combat a largest boardwalk engulfed in flame in New Jersey, that’s equivalent to almost 600 fire trucks combined to fight a single largest boardwalk in New Jersey.
They spray the water in the oppisite direction of the water canons too keep the boat in place because other wise the force of shooting the water out of the deck guns would be too powerful and push the boat back.
Could someone please explain why it is necessary for every single emergency vehicle present to keep their flashlight on the entire time?? A couple blocking the roads I'd understand... but all the others, I do not. It makes the entire scene so hectic and panic like... And it is not like they would be invisible without them :P That said, the water jet of them boats... UNREAL! Amazing power. Awesome video!
Love how they have to keep the boat powered into the wall, to stop the recoil from those HUGE cannons! #THEFLOWISREAL
actually, the motors are running the pumps.
@@TheRetirednavy92 and the props, you can see the prop wash behind
@@MB12116 impellers to be more specific
@@Driver-dg9lw you are probably right, jet drives have become very popular recently, for good reason. Especially Hamilton
@@MB12116 yea three Hamilton’s hooked to c18s
I help build the FDNY FIRE BOATS , there powerful with 3 Allison V12 powerhouse engines, and are considered the Baddest, Fastest, FireBoat on the planet , Im proud to see her in ACTION and proud to be on the team that built her and 2 Boats just like her, We used Scarp Steel the was part of the World Trade Center and everyone who was part of the Ship Build built Her with Respect and Hard Work and Perfection She Deserved. With the Fire Captains of Each ship making a Trip down her to Panama City, Fl . And being a part of the build , The City Of NEW YORK Has The Worlds Best Fire Boats ever Created on this Planet.
Thank you for building such a beautiful boat.
Awesome, thanks for your work.
Mike ! Come on ...?
Awesome! Scarp steel is hard to come by.
What
Rare is an understatement, this is beyond rare
Awesome footage btw
WOW, this is water power!!!
love your vids
That fire boat pilot is showing some skill keeping that boat nosed against that dock, with the screws at power and holding that thing stationary like that.......cool to see 👍
Why do they keep the nose against the dock? The pumps are doing their jobs keeping the water so strong! I love how the fire boast can pump so much water with power!
Saw my answer in another comment!
@@chuckengle1922 I’m a novice and don’t know squat, but I would imagine that since the nozzles exert so much pressure, they would have the effect of pushing the boat back out away from their stationing. Therefore, they put the nose against the shore/dock/whatever and keep the engines pushing the boat against the barrier so that the platform stays stationary and in correct position….. but I’m truly just guessing.
@@chuckengle1922 Spinning the screws also helps with pump most likely sounds like he was able to change Cycle and ask for more Rpm
I find that the word "rare" on videos like these are overused, so when there's TRULY a rare occasion like this, nobody sees it! Great catch by the way
Like the "white noise" of PASS alarms.
Talk about hitting it hard from the yard!!! Bravo guys!!
Yes I know bravo 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Dude those fire boats are the 50 cal of firehoses
Bringing the cannons to the battle!
@@ffandrewd2986 Some cases they have a PTO off of the boat's engines...Diesel straight 6's, larger boats have 1 or 2, an auxilary. Some have 4! Mercy, and US ships use nuclear reactors, or huge diesel engines, and electric or hydraulic type stuff. Its pretty gnarly.
@@kbtechandmedia Look into Fifi vessels used on offshore service/standby vessels for the oil field and LNG terminals. Most anchor handling tugs and work boats are fifi1, but the more dedicated standby vessels have Fifi 2 or 3 and the requirements are immense. Fifi 2 and 3 require 3-4 monitors and have to supply 31,000 and 42,200gpm, respectively. As well as shoot about 110meters vertically to hit derricks. Simply crazy stuff. They also require 3-4 individual pumps, and like you said usually ran from 1000 hp diesels, or if using electric motors they need auxillary generators, and the emergency generator has to run at least half the pumps for DNV OSV rules
Awesome video and a great catch Nick. I was listening to the radio when this box came in as a verbal alarm by car #3 COD Leonard which is also pretty rare. It's amazing how powerful FDNY's new fire boats are compared to their predecessors from the late 20th century. (Perhaps with the exception of the original Fire Fighter) Your video proves this point very well..
Great footage of rarely seen FDNY equipment: boats and drones! I am still waiting to see one of the "Special" monitors in action.
Damage by fire: Nope. Not at all.
Damage by water: Possible. Maybe. Like - Yes.
I love seeing the fireboats in use! Marine 343 is beautiful.
Hahah those boats sure are beautiful. This is Firefighter II (Marine 9) not 343!
@@FDNYResponseVideos I did not know the FDNY had another LARGE fireboat like Marine 1 (343)! Thank you! Now I know :D
@@CobraEmergencyNorthAmerica - her port is in Staten Island, on the Navy pier :)
Boy! Watching the fireboats working with those ginormous streams! There isn't any type of window made that could withstand those streams for any length of time. I think it is really great that steel from the two towers was used in their construction. A HUGELY fitting memorial to 9/11. Great video job!
I love watching the FDNY fireboats. Truly awesome power
3:02 thank goodness he was replenishing the water
At least engine 279 and tower ladder 131 didn't have far to go home when they took up. This entire fire was a bit of a rarity. 2 marine companies fully engaged and pumping plus car 3(chief of dept) actually being the first on scene and transmitting the
"urgent" 10-75 and 2nd alarm. Nice Video.
dgnkw thanks for info! Good to hear back stories
Yeah, impressive- but where's the fire?
Woah, now that is really cool, something about watching so much water pour on that factory is satisfying.
Those boats could handle one of the big old water thief's,!!!!! Awesome volume and pressure!!!!!!!! We gotta get a hold of a river !!!!! GREAT VIDEOING ALSO..
Now that is one mean Fireboat, keep safe brothers.
just listen to those diesel engines on that boat pump some serious water at that fire. they are beautiful machines to watch run. operated by the best firemen in the world. god bless every last one of them.
Very impressive, all the water being used.
A lot of it was coming fresh from the lake or what where they’re in
. . . and everyone is happy again to have his contribution in a huge emergency lights competition - oh look, my ones are brighter - no, my ones flash faster - no my ones jump higher . . .
My Uncle Jim was an Engineer on an NYFD Fireboat 75 Years ago. 👍
Nice we were there too. Didn’t see you. I heard about that bridge view but I didn’t get to go there
Please post yhe link to yalls video
Yet another reminder just how powerful water is .it even cuts metal. Ive seen it brake dried concrete out of steel pipes. Water is awesome and kinda needed for us to live.
Those Hose kinks at 7:09 gave me some major anxiety
I am not American and I have not seen many fireboats before. They take water straight out of the lake/river/ocean they are on right? Pump is straight out of the body of water they are on? Also I love how that one boat is gunning it right up against the dock to stay fixed in place that is great.
To the people asking. The fire was inside. Not visible outside.
Those fire boats are badass! Keep up the good work!
This is the exact reason you learn all those boring ICS incident comand classes in fire school. Know your resources and find people to utilize what is available. Alot of practice, teamwork and ideas going on there.
Endless supply of water and great water pressure.
1987 San Francisco considers getting rid of fire boats. 1989, Loma Prieta Earthquake, destroys all water mains in the Marina district and it is on fire. The Last SFFD fire boat, the Phoenix, starts to pump water out of the bay to an auxiliary hydrant system which allows the Fire Department and average citizens to save the Marina District.
Now that's how you put water on a fire
Impressive work from the boats. Great job.
“Massive fire “ lmao did I miss that part ?
behind the scenes
Looks to me it was an exercise for training not a real warehouse fire.
I agree. I didn’t see it!
Looks more like "massive water" :P
That one fire boat just shooting water back into the water, that has to be at least a 2" top on that deck gun, impressive
Tuffy Warner
That was done on purpose the system was off and was being drained
What a awesome video chief thanks so I always wanted to see how they had to do it
Watching the larger boat use its deck cannon reminds me of watching film of the Super Pumper in action.
that sure is BIG water, even the smaller fire boat has lots of ump !
i think its coming from the river or ocean waht ever they on and it goes in and makes the boat shoot out the water idk
John an engine can pump up to 1500-2000 gpm in certain circumstances. Good luck finding that much water, and your engine will be screaming (as will your engineer), but if you’ve got the water, these will move it.
Nice catch nice views of it all.
Athens fire boats were awesome. Great video.
Awesome video! Congrats! 😀
Geez. Opening shot of ladder truck looks like me pissing in the toilet
Little boat is getting some.... Big daddy boat.... Hold my beer.
When in doubt blow the building over with water.
No building, no fire - Stalin Boat
I love that big ass water cannon on that big ass fireboat
That thing on the wire in the beginning gave me the creeps
So why are they plowing into the sea wall? Also why is the bigger boat pushed far back not spraying the fire as much? Awesome video
If you look close you can see the water level drop lol
the small boat seems to be more efficient than the big fire boat...at all it looks like that the sink the house :-D
The boat with the blue light is The Coast Guard vessel.
@@bohemoth1 no its an FDNY vessel
This is very nice. I hope the entire country have more with these firefighter equipments to fight the wildfire in California. Ship that can divert the water from the sea to the huge portion of a land.This will require a very strong force.
With minor exceptions, the fires in California are many miles from the coast.
Ya finally made it to one out of Manhattan! Lol You get a car? Great footage brother! Absolutely fantastic! Seeing those marine units in action like that is truly a beautiful and AMAZING sight! I'm blown away by this footage man!
He swam across.
Yeah lol good one
Wow those boats can deliver so much water
What is the flow rate from that central water cannon on the boat? That looks insane 😮😮
Awesome footage 🙂
I don't see any water tank in the boats so do they get the water from the river that come out of the nozzle??
Why would they carry it when they are literally sitting in an almost limitless supply?
If they only got the water on the fire, the best clean walls on a burned out building. Still nice video of the boats.
Heli-Crew HGS i know you’re smarter than that..
I think they are hooked up to a water supply, lol
They’re hooked up to the fucking water they’re floating in lmao 😂 literally drawing an endless amount of water from right beneath them.
They can't take water out of the river, it's dirty and the fish will clog up the pump. Also the EPA would be all over them. Lol
Clyde Dooseldorph imagine seeing fish flying out those water cannons lol
Hello I am a teacher from Bradford. I am creating an educational video for young people teaching them about the importance of respecting our emergency services and recognising the sacrifices that they make every day. I would love to use some of your footage if I am allowed with crediting of course. Thanks so much.
Anyone have any idea how many gallons per minute that huge boat across on the left side of the stream is putting out?
Nice job on video!!! 👍
Water system ...
Very good
Man, that fireboat must have big watertank ... just kidding :-D
They likely took it from the river or harbor.
Mike Gallant come on mannnn.... you can’t get the sarcasm here
Wonder what kind of diesels do they put in fire boats.... runs the pump and keeps the boat in place.... how big are those fuel tanks
the William M. Feehan (smaller one) is running three C18 cats for drive and a C9 cat for the pumps
Accidentally set fire to this building, they thought it was a food facility
Is the fire truck hoses connected to the fire boat that is spraying water on the factory building?
No they draft water from the body of water they are in to use.
What was this building used for? Or what was it?
Looks like an old 19th century factory . I was trying to see if I could spot a name or sign that might indicate the company that occupied it andnits history Rest assured it has a long long history
Grab a water supply.... said no boat operator ever
Was it a trashcan fire? I didnt see anything but water ruined roof and landscaping
can someone tell me what is the water tank's capacity of those boats ?
these fireboats just suck the water from the sea,lakes,etc, so you mean the ability to eject the peak per minuts... .it does not have storage tanks, that's why the engines are turned on and to others it helps to counteract the reverse force
7.5 million billion gallons or there about..
Well, I would've thought they had a tank too. Not because it wouldn't empty very fast, but as a reserve to make sure they maintain constant pressure, and possibly as a sediment bowl. It would be like a fuel sediment bowl on a carburetad engine, and also like an electrical capacitor at the same time. I'm sure the intake is roughly filtered, but you know some heavy particles and marine life surely make it through, and a chambered tank would defeat those things and release marine life back into the water source.
@@mallarysangel the ship I worked on had many tanks for whatever it needed to haul but I don't believe it had a tank that could be used to hold water for the monitor. It was just a 500hp cummins with a pipe that picked up water from whatever the ship was floating in. The monitor had a 6 inch hole in the end and I believe the suction was a 10 or 12 inch.
@@mallarysangel big freaking pipes! Sediment? Their just blowing it right through.
How do they hook these things to a hydrant?
Love this video watched it 15 time's already remind of my old TV show called code r
Did the squad guys get enough time to walk in and get salty and then walk out for the cameras to see ?
How they can even fight the fire! #TEAMFIREFIGHTERS
That’s a little bit of water. I wonder how many gpm is going trough the big boat?
I am wondering that despite the thousand flashlights not a single truck has a light pole and the scene is so dark. Wouldn't it make sense to have more light to see what you do instead of flashlights on the trucks everywhere?
anyone wonders why he’s got the throttle down cause the spray wants to push the boat backwards the other boat it pushed the stern off the wall 😎🤙🏻🇺🇸
So how often do these fire boats actually get to pump water onto a fire? Also I bet 201 is having a rather hard time with its supply line kinked up like that.
Here’s the pros at work.
Why does the pumper boat run the main drives.
I assume it's two fold... 1. because the engines have to pump the water to the fire and 2. to keep the ship stable and anchored against the seawall for better control of the water stream.
I would say for anchoring it. The pumps For cannons are electric
@@farrowkid2476 the pumps are powered by a separate engine all together not electric
If you're talking about the smaller fireboat to the right, I think that was just the exhaust from the idling or very low throttle main engines. They do need some throttle on the main engines to keep the boat anchored against the seawall so they don't have to constantly re-aim the streams, because without that the force from the water cannons would push the boat away from that seawall. Newton's 3rd law in action there, the water goes one way the boat goes the other way. However, it shouldn't take full throttle to do that, as a propeller can bite into a LOT of water at once so it doesn't need to move it very fast, while the stream from the water cannon needs to be going at a relatively high velocity (and therefore pressure) to get all the way to where the fire is. More water moving slower (the main engines pushing against the seawall) wins in this case.
@@44R0Ndin pretty sure rhats a coast guard boat and pretty sure it has jet drives not props
Must be practicing 4 vhen and if the building ever dose catch on fire!!!!
1 FireBoat Looks Very Big WOW!! Is this the New Fire Boat from NYFD??
Sebastian Warth
Yes new boat. #343
Sebastian Warth FDNY
Actually this is 343’s sister ship “Firefighter II”.
Sebastian Warth yes it is it cost 27 million dollers
WOW Yes Bat is A Fire Boat for Rescue and Safe Live in NY!!
Were in brooklyn is this?
Everyone talks shit about a first responder but I don't c u out there doing their job on a daily plus their job is way tougher than u think
I pee a stronger stream than was coming out of the ladder truck at the beginning of the video.
@Mr Sunshines Jokes exist
Mr Sunshines people like you are proof idiots continue to evolve to new levels of stupidity.
Don't cross the streams
great footage
nice job FDNY Response Videos
sold for 14 million in 2007. insurance fire for sure.
Man the fireboats Ended it!
so non fire boat internet nerd asking why 3:17 and beyond a fire boat is just shooting into water. Locally on land I have witnessed just dumping water onto a rubber recycle facility for about a week so just curious to what that does, just shooting into water
What the name of the fire boats?
Was that boat 343 shooting that large water connon into the building
How many Hoses you need to get so much Water on the Fire ?
For fire boats? A single hose on a small fire boat is equivalent to about 16 ladder fire trucks combined for that water power. The largest fire boat you saw in the video is equivalent to 44 ladder fire trucks combined for that single water power. The largest fire boat can easily put out the largest boardwalk in New Jersey in less than five hours. If you bring in five large fire boats to combat a largest boardwalk engulfed in flame in New Jersey, that’s equivalent to almost 600 fire trucks combined to fight a single largest boardwalk in New Jersey.
in reality there was a troll sitting inside the factory with a lit match stick
These are a major reason why there are no big protests near the waterfront.
a massive water pump with a boat around it.
0.10s Prostate trouble.
i love the boats watercannons so heavy mush water the use
Does all the water flood the streets
Where the fire boats get the water from
Bruce Kwak , you are joking.........
Are you kidding?
Bruce Kwak they get hooked up to a hydrant like a truck
13.9 gallons per second. Take a moment to think about that.
Why is that fireboat spraying water into the water instead of spraying the water on the factory building?
They spray the water in the oppisite direction of the water canons too keep the boat in place because other wise the force of shooting the water out of the deck guns would be too powerful and push the boat back.
Could someone please explain why it is necessary for every single emergency vehicle present to keep their flashlight on the entire time?? A couple blocking the roads I'd understand... but all the others, I do not. It makes the entire scene so hectic and panic like... And it is not like they would be invisible without them :P
That said, the water jet of them boats... UNREAL! Amazing power.
Awesome video!