I drove a ladder truck for 10 of 26 years on the job, saw this happen twice in my time. You have to swing those babies out to get in those narrow driveways. Looks like the Engine will survive. No sense in beating the driver up, I'm sure he/she is already sick about it. They will certainly go on to be a better operator because of this experience.
On this style of cab-over apparatus, the front axle is actually a little bit *behind* the driver. This means it is very easy to start the turn too soon-you need to learn to pull well into the intersection before you start your turn, and in this case, make the turn very sharply. Sounds like a new operator... they'll get it right from now on.
That county has some really great looking rigs. Thanks for the video in spite of it ending just when it got good. I think we've all had our battery die at critical photo moments in our lives. Great job, subbed!
That's not a crash. That's what happens when turning in to a small gate. My propane delivery turn did this twice. I'll widen the gate now. Glad that house was close enough for the other trucks to take care of the fire.
@@85square It's just what happens when a rig is involved in any kind of accident. Driver gets tested for drugs/alcohol. Standard operating procedure pretty much.
Sometimes it's just better to wait for the tow truck and just pick up the ass end and put it on the driveway. No fuss NO DAMAGE. Just alittle pride repair.
My Dad drove semi tractor-trailer rigs for 35 years, both conventional and cab-over. Both had advantages. The fire truck driver had a learning experience
That siren and the LEDs on the rear of that Tahoe are clearly meant to be installed on either and ambulance or fire truck. They are both noticeably too big on an SUV, and look out of place. The battalion Chief clearly had experience as an engineer and can't get enough of Q siren and equipment typically installed on larger vehicles
Oops! 🤦🏼♀️ Seriously, my oldest son is a volunteer firefighter (21 years). We live in the rural south and while they are a well equipped station….I’m sure that he would be envious of some of those trucks. He would probably love to operate them too. 👍🏼👍🏼
Love the use of he rotator on the 60 ton wrecker. Pulled the engine right out of the ditch. The engine is repairable as the frame can be straightened. Seen much worse brought back into service. Engineer/driver didn't swing it either.
Diggin that squad! The truck can be fixed/replaced. That’s why you have insurance. As long as nobody gets hurt and you hold the motto “everyone goes home.” It’s a good tour! Knowing your first due is key. I can say stuff all day, but at the end of it, none of us were there. We don’t know why it happened, but it happened and everyone walked away.
Ya more than likely or they knew a lot were coming so they tried to scoot the big butt and behind into the driveway help them out if anyone was in there and get them out then spray it down with water even though u shouldn't because water can actually spread it but u can do a fire out outside your house and pour grease in it when it's not hot but it's going slowly and u can actually stop it.
Was the large turn out because of a fire or the fact that an appliance had an accident. Felt sorrow for the driver, not enough experience with soft verges. Enjoyable video,nice to see other motorists pulling over like that. From the UK
Right. A bunch of rigs? Where's the actual fire? People click on FIRE videos to watch the fire fighting put out the 🔥🔥🔥 !!! People get off looking at shiny red trucks??? That's messed up. Maybe start naming your videos "Fire rig auto show" instead of house fire. Nothing much to see here. TF🤷♀️
It was most likely because it was on an open road, it may not be an easy fix, the under part of the truck got pretty damaged and the whole back side of the truck kinda shifted.
Just about every department by me is mandatory if your lights are on so is your siren. Only exception is late at night in residential with like zero traffic. But also, if you noticed one truck didn’t even have all of its lights on. Most systems won’t let turn on the siren unless all the lights are on so it’s kind of a fail safe but yea daytime, mandatory. Can be very hard to see lights during the day sirens are there for a reason. If people complain about it the deserve a delayed response next time they call. EDIT: ok I did notice later that one truck had old halogen strobes so the camera may have not caught it because of the flash rate:frame rate.
I just found this video today. I didn't thoroughly read all of the comments about this incident, but I noticed something that really stood out as a major problem. In the first part of the video, I saw many of the fire apparatus responding with emergency lights but no siren. Most states require the use of both to lawfully be an emergency vehicle. How do you expect drivers to yield when you are not properly using all of your emergency equipment to warn them? As a police officer for over 30 years, I saw more than my share of crashes involving emergency vehicles where the emergency equipment wasn't properly used. This also creates a major liability problem for the department and the county if this causes a traffic crash since they would not be designated as an emergency vehicle. Most new fire apparatus have cameras onboard to record their negligent actions. It is not an excuse when there is light traffic in the area. Regardless of the traffic conditions, properly use your equipment!
I kept wondering why some many units when you don't see even a hint of smoke until 7:30 into it. Seems like they would have wanted to dump the water out of the tank before lifting to save torque on the frame. Also, them are some mighty clean turnouts those guys are wearing. They all look brand new.
@@nickeustace9495 seems like you have no clue what you are talking about. 🙄 They have a set response to a report of a fire. They never know what they have until they get there. Units will be released as soon as possible. Then, in this case you see what happened, so it was better to have the additional units on scene, in case they were needed.
I hope that nobody will give the driver any problems about this. It is very lucky that it didn't roll over. I am glad that nobody got hurt. That's not a good feeling.
awesome video ... those rigs are amazing .... to the firefighter driver ... not to worry .. you're not the first, you won't be the last to have that happen
I guess your idea of a crash is different than mine. This is called getting stuck in a ditch and absolutely didn't need a wrecker it could have easily been pulled out by another firetruck.
Too bad you didn’t get the crash on video when it happened. But yikes that doesn’t look good! But that roto-ray at 3:45 is awesome! Great footage though!
Just my opinion…the roto ray is the most overrated piece of emergency lighting ever. Yes, it looks cool and gives the apparatus a nostalgic East Coast look, but as an attention getting device it just doesn’t cut it compared with modern high intensity LED light bars, or even a set of Federal Twin Sonics from the 70’s.
@@zyglo9826 I think they look silly and they do not add much increased warning for all the commotion. I live in Illinois and I can't think of any Department that uses them. (I am sure there are that do...I just haven't seen any.) It is mainly an east coast thang.
@@RLTtizME if the Federal Q siren, the Grover air horns, and the high intensity LED lights don’t get the motorist’s attention, the roto rays surely will, lol.
I wanna know how the camera man filmed the trucks at a turn, jumped in his car got ahead of the fire trucks again and filmed them turning onto another street.
How many units do they normally send out to a "small fire"? I realize that they don't really know how big it is until they arrive on scene, but that response looked like massive overkill. Round here in California you would likely have gotten one engine.
Know that this may be a strange question, but instead of having to wait for the tow truck to arrive, since they had so may of them alread on scene, couldnt they have maybe used one of the fire trucks to see if that could have pullled it out of the ditch while the tow truck was still on its way????
Firefighter and army recovery specialist here, i wouldn’t use an apparatus to try and pull that free. More than likely what would have to happen is them drain the water tank and use the crane of a heavy wrecker to lift the ass out the ditch then use a winch to put the axle back on solid ground
Reason being is you want to have a stronger lift/pull capacity, plus a safe buffer, to do a recovery operation. With the trucks weighing roughly the same, you wouldnt get the force needed to overcome pulling it out of a muddy ditch
Towing for a fire department myself, while it could have been done with a lot of smarts, work, and knowledge of heavy recovery... they don’t know how to do that.
@@Leotheconstructionguy There was an accident involving a fire department vehicle. There could have been injuries to members. There was also an emergency vehicle blocking the roadway. I don't know what kind of one streetlight town you live in, but where I come from, if a fire rig is in any kind of accident, there is an all-out police and EMS response. Brothers take care of brothers. Sisters too.
Now that's not a real crash...I saw a pumper unit crash into a Ford Explorer about 10 years ago. I was stuck in traffic, pulled over on the shoulder (accident ahead on a state highway), and someone two cars ahead decided to turn around (extreme impatience during the evening rush hour), right as a responding fire truck came through. They T-boned the Explorer and I got to see a fire apparatus briefly get all the wheels lifted up into the air and bounce back down (!). The lady driving the Explorer was extremely lucky to not have been injured or killed. I found out later that someone I knew from church was driving the apparatus, and the accident put the unit out of service for 3 months. And the Explorer driver lost her license, after being cited for failure to yield the right of way to an emergency vehicle (apparently she already had a bunch of points against her license 🙄).
I was in a department for 25yr and the E.O. for both Engines and Ladder trucks. This looks like a case of a new E.O. that's going to be lots of ice cream for the crew and a case of scotch for the Chief. And he drives a riding a mower for a long time.
As a bus mechanic where the steer axle is behind cab, should’ve drove a tad bit further out, but then again it looks like the driver was also trying to prevent the possibility of driving over the poorly placed hose that should’ve been closer to the right of the entrance unless it was placed after
I know it’s NOT funny! But it is! I drive an 18-wheeler. I know a straight truck and an articulated vehicle are different animals. But, it’s still funny. Just glad the run was successful!
23 years teaching emergency vehicle operations courses I've never heard of a more silent responding department. At least Palm Beach Gardens uses their sirens while responding into this scene. Drivers and Captains are never encouraged to go on a emergency call this way. If your responding without lights your or sirens the driver engineer and Captain is totally liable and responsible for damages, injuries and deaths for irresponsibly of responding without proper equipment. And of course accidents happen when responders lose their focus on driving sometimes! This may have cost him a few hundred in pay and maybe a couple days off for driving into a ditch. Btw I love the Florida east coast departments and the use of Sutphen fire trucks
to be fair these roads were pretty empty for the most part, we wouldn’t run sirens in our department if we were responding on these roads with the same traffic conditions
Good observation. The other thing I noticed was the inconsistency in the use of emergency equipment. Some used wig wags, some didn't, one SUV had lightbar activated but no wig wags, 1st apparatus had wig wags but no lightbar. I seeved as a 1st responder for 26 years and noticed that firefighters are the worst at utilizing their emergency equipment on their vehicles
By posting your comment you revealed that you are NOT very smart! You obviously don’t have a clue. There is no law that states that an emergency vehicle cannot down grade it’s response. Which by the way the responsible thing to do. You should know that whether the lights and siren are on or off the driver is still responsible for the apparatus. Lights and siren only request the right away. Furthermore not every response calls for an emergency response. The IC on the scene should notify the remaining units responding need an emergency response. You had better be prepared to justify your response! Just because you receive a call is NOT justification for an emergency response! Just for you information: 42 years fully paid department. 21 years Battalion Chief The department employs 400 personnel. 20 Engine Companies 6 Aerial Truck Companies One more item, I served on the Risk Management Board for 7 years. This board investigates all city accidents.
My Dad was a fire Chief in Warren Pennsylva, but the first couple years drove the firetruck, around Christmas he got a seven man tubgon? anyway he crashed into a tree, broke his leg pretty good, we we were allowed to hang around the fire station,He got alot of ribbing 😀
Nice video. However.. it seems that all of these trucks are in really nice shape and such.. so, I can't get past seeing the 'apparatus technician' vehicle- which I assume is basically their own mobile mechanic (I have never seen anything like this before..) ?
This is a VERY well funded department in south Florida. Very many departments have on call mechanics here in Florida. If an emergency vehicle is taken out of service it poses a danger to the public and cripples response times.
Such a quiet response...where I'm from they run code 3 lights and sirens to just about EVERYTHING. Very nice rigs indeed, that Spec Ops truck was the s***. Thanks to the firefighters for their hard work... and I agree; don't be too rough on the driver, we've all made mistakes... should at least earn them a week or two of kitchen duty though...lol 🚒🚒🚒
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I drove a ladder truck for 10 of 26 years on the job, saw this happen twice in my time. You have to swing those babies out to get in those narrow driveways. Looks like the Engine will survive. No sense in beating the driver up, I'm sure he/she is already sick about it. They will certainly go on to be a better operator because of this experience.
Nicely said. 👍
Exactly! That's why insurance comes in handy- plus not all calls will have perfect circumstances.
I like your constructive way of saying that, no rude or uncalled for b.s just simply put.
Mistakes happen we grow
he might feel like shit but you know his buddies in his company will never let him live it down
This is a well-funded department
It's a very rich department. Their tax base is massive compared to my fire service in Highlands County, FL.
@@ironcastille dont seem to use their equipment well
@@yeoldeseawitch there will always be equipment accidents
2005 a female driver
@@sandymoonstone855 sexism
On this style of cab-over apparatus, the front axle is actually a little bit *behind* the driver. This means it is very easy to start the turn too soon-you need to learn to pull well into the intersection before you start your turn, and in this case, make the turn very sharply. Sounds like a new operator... they'll get it right from now on.
And isn't that supposed to be taken into account?
Just like flat nose buses.....same thing.
That county has some really great looking rigs. Thanks for the video in spite of it ending just when it got good. I think we've all had our battery die at critical photo moments in our lives.
Great job, subbed!
Dr. Bunter Hiden your name, profile picture and channel description are the funniest freakin' thing I've read all week. Great job! 🤣👍🏻
@@CrestedSaguaro520 glad I could bring you a laugh! 🤣 Oh, and Let's Go Brandon!
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That's not a crash. That's what happens when turning in to a small gate. My propane delivery turn did this twice. I'll widen the gate now. Glad that house was close enough for the other trucks to take care of the fire.
Wow the title wasn’t correct it said into the house but it’s not thank goodness
It says at a house fire not in a house fire
He is awaiting orders of where to set up and the road is full of equipment. Where did you want him to go?
I bet somebodys day ended peeing in a cup for a mandatory DOT test!🤣🤣
He was probably embarrassed.
I would imagine both of these things happened.
why?
@@85square It's just what happens when a rig is involved in any kind of accident. Driver gets tested for drugs/alcohol. Standard operating procedure pretty much.
@@JakeW26 maybe on some departments, not around me though.
Driver was identified as Firefighter "Rick Bobby" of Talladega, Regarding the incident Mr.Bobby was quoted "If ya ain't first your last".
Sometimes it's just better to wait for the tow truck and just pick up the ass end and put it on the driveway. No fuss NO DAMAGE. Just alittle pride repair.
and a reprimand back at the station, and the butt of all jokes for the next few weeks.
Frame is twisted
Dear Chief,
No one was more surprised than I to find...
My Dad drove semi tractor-trailer rigs for 35 years, both conventional and cab-over. Both had advantages. The fire truck driver had a learning experience
LOVE the PBC green car with the Q siren!! Great footage!!
Thank you! Thats palm beach gardens fire rescue battalion chief 61 here is a video of him using the q
th-cam.com/video/Hil673voPLc/w-d-xo.html
That siren and the LEDs on the rear of that Tahoe are clearly meant to be installed on either and ambulance or fire truck. They are both noticeably too big on an SUV, and look out of place. The battalion Chief clearly had experience as an engineer and can't get enough of Q siren and equipment typically installed on larger vehicles
@@jrftworth it looks ok to me!
Oops! 🤦🏼♀️ Seriously, my oldest son is a volunteer firefighter (21 years). We live in the rural south and while they are a well equipped station….I’m sure that he would be envious of some of those trucks. He would probably love to operate them too. 👍🏼👍🏼
Love the use of he rotator on the 60 ton wrecker. Pulled the engine right out of the ditch. The engine is repairable as the frame can be straightened. Seen much worse brought back into service. Engineer/driver didn't swing it either.
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Doubt the frame is bent. That's not that awkward of an angle at all.
Diggin that squad! The truck can be fixed/replaced. That’s why you have insurance. As long as nobody gets hurt and you hold the motto “everyone goes home.” It’s a good tour!
Knowing your first due is key. I can say stuff all day, but at the end of it, none of us were there. We don’t know why it happened, but it happened and everyone walked away.
Tell that to the tax payers who pay for it lol. It’s easy to say materials can be replaced when you don’t pay for them.
Just by seeing the damage, it'll buff out. As long as everyone walked away and not hurt.
On today's episode of fire response, we show how to damage a half million dollar fire truck in one turn...
engine. not a truck
IF YOU CAN DRIVE IT, IT'S A GODDAMN TRUCK!! IDIOT!!🚒🇺🇸
@@spaghetti9845 its still concidered a firetruck even though its not a truck company
@@spaghetti9845 🙄
@@spaghetti9845 🙄
To all our brothers serving everywhere we love you yall are loved
On the back of each truck it says "stay back 500 feet". But I have to be within 300 feet to read the sign, so I'm automatically violating it.
“If you can read this, you’re too close”
Apparently the driver of the blue car couldn't read to well
that poor driver will never be able to live this down.
Looks like everyone’s ok! Amazing footage!
They are! Thank you!
That would be a truck getting stuck not a crash! I know the title draws people in to watch it. Lots of good footage. Cool rigs and cool recovery.
that had to have been the fastest they’ve arrived on an accident scene
Ya more than likely or they knew a lot were coming so they tried to scoot the big butt and behind into the driveway help them out if anyone was in there and get them out then spray it down with water even though u shouldn't because water can actually spread it but u can do a fire out outside your house and pour grease in it when it's not hot but it's going slowly and u can actually stop it.
Was the large turn out because of a fire or the fact that an appliance had an accident. Felt sorrow for the driver, not enough experience with soft verges. Enjoyable video,nice to see other motorists pulling over like that. From the UK
I'm wildly curious too. I've never seen quite that kind of turnout before.
Amazing and professional on-scene coverage, Jacob!! 🚒👍🚒👍
Thank you Matthew!!
@@PalmBeachCountyFireBuff it looks like fires really make a scene and almost every disaster film the fire department gets involved
Right. A bunch of rigs? Where's the actual fire? People click on FIRE videos to watch the fire fighting put out the 🔥🔥🔥 !!! People get off looking at shiny red trucks??? That's messed up. Maybe start naming your videos "Fire rig auto show" instead of house fire. Nothing much to see here. TF🤷♀️
Maybe you should fine a new hobby instead of commenting on videos you don’t like, when instead you could go watch something else.
@@PalmBeachCountyFireBuffpeople keep being mean to me what should I do
Wondering why most all vehicles did not use their siren. Glad no one was hurt. Looks like an easy fix. 😳
It was most likely because it was on an open road, it may not be an easy fix, the under part of the truck got pretty damaged and the whole back side of the truck kinda shifted.
@@PalmBeachCountyFireBuff
Bingo. There is serious twist i the frame and body.
Residential area I think
Just about every department by me is mandatory if your lights are on so is your siren. Only exception is late at night in residential with like zero traffic. But also, if you noticed one truck didn’t even have all of its lights on. Most systems won’t let turn on the siren unless all the lights are on so it’s kind of a fail safe but yea daytime, mandatory. Can be very hard to see lights during the day sirens are there for a reason. If people complain about it the deserve a delayed response next time they call.
EDIT: ok I did notice later that one truck had old halogen strobes so the camera may have not caught it because of the flash rate:frame rate.
It’s the law in Tennessee that both must be used lights and sirens when running emergency traffic
That rig on the end looks sweet!🚛
Well, you don't see this every day. That's definitely a bad day. It could have been worse though. They still got the job done.
No wayy!! Awesome footage! I hope everyone’s ok!
Thank you! All 3 of the crew members on board reported no injuries.
Never seen one of those apparatus technician vehicles pretty cool keep up the great work man.
Thanks!
Wow that's crazy! I am assuming the driver thought he was clear when he looked through the mirrors and made the turn to tight
I just found this video today. I didn't thoroughly read all of the comments about this incident, but I noticed something that really stood out as a major problem. In the first part of the video, I saw many of the fire apparatus responding with emergency lights but no siren. Most states require the use of both to lawfully be an emergency vehicle. How do you expect drivers to yield when you are not properly using all of your emergency equipment to warn them? As a police officer for over 30 years, I saw more than my share of crashes involving emergency vehicles where the emergency equipment wasn't properly used. This also creates a major liability problem for the department and the county if this causes a traffic crash since they would not be designated as an emergency vehicle. Most new fire apparatus have cameras onboard to record their negligent actions. It is not an excuse when there is light traffic in the area. Regardless of the traffic conditions, properly use your equipment!
Just commented on your IG great video glad I could actually see what you posted.
I kept wondering why some many units when you don't see even a hint of smoke until 7:30 into it. Seems like they would have wanted to dump the water out of the tank before lifting to save torque on the frame. Also, them are some mighty clean turnouts those guys are wearing. They all look brand new.
Just what I was thinking about.
They're draining it at around 13:00 mark.
Seemed like a waste of resources for a small fire
@@nickeustace9495 seems like you have no clue what you are talking about. 🙄 They have a set response to a report of a fire. They never know what they have until they get there. Units will be released as soon as possible. Then, in this case you see what happened, so it was better to have the additional units on scene, in case they were needed.
Sorry but what house fire that doesn’t even have smoke needs 15 full fire departments??😂😂😂
14.12 - 14.30 - Smooth tidy tidy. Nice Video. Greetings from the Netherlands.
Thanks!
Incredible rapid response. Sure look out for their own. Great job guys!❤ Please stay safe.
Ya great job idiots.
I hope that nobody will give the driver any problems about this. It is very lucky that it didn't roll over. I am glad that nobody got hurt. That's not a good feeling.
I agree and he ran into the fence not the house dumb title click bait
When did I say it ran into the house?
@@juliaweber5026 crashes at a house fire, repeat AT, not into a house...
Guarantee you that driver will hear about this one for many,many years………..guaranteed !!! Been there , done that.
Dang, quite the response!
I'd be happy to get half that much apparatus and personnel, on a commercial fire, in my jurisdiction.
awesome video ... those rigs are amazing .... to the firefighter driver ... not to worry .. you're not the first, you won't be the last to have that happen
yeah he is the first too ever do such a stupid thing, who you trying too kidd
This is something you don't see too often so I had to watch this video.
I guess your idea of a crash is different than mine. This is called getting stuck in a ditch and absolutely didn't need a wrecker it could have easily been pulled out by another firetruck.
Glad the E14 crew is ok. Nice catch of all the companies
Thank you!
Keep up Good work of Anthony
From England
Too bad you didn’t get the crash on video when it happened. But yikes that doesn’t look good! But that roto-ray at 3:45 is awesome! Great footage though!
Just my opinion…the roto ray is the most overrated piece of emergency lighting ever. Yes, it looks cool and gives the apparatus a nostalgic East Coast look, but as an attention getting device it just doesn’t cut it compared with modern high intensity LED light bars, or even a set of Federal Twin Sonics from the 70’s.
@@zyglo9826 I would agree with you but still it is pretty cool.
@@zyglo9826 I think they look silly and they do not add much increased warning for all the commotion. I live in Illinois and I can't think of any Department that uses them. (I am sure there are that do...I just haven't seen any.) It is mainly an east coast thang.
@@RLTtizME if the Federal Q siren, the Grover air horns, and the high intensity LED lights don’t get the motorist’s attention, the roto rays surely will, lol.
I wanna know how the camera man filmed the trucks at a turn, jumped in his car got ahead of the fire trucks again and filmed them turning onto another street.
What's the big deal ?? Cut corner to short drop tire in the ditch. Happens more than you would know. TATER got it back on road!! Everyone safe
Definitely showing a lot of citizens not pulling over or at least stopping for the emergency vehicles!
Gotta watch those old concrete driveway tunnels the edges will give out
Wow, I think they might need a few more trucks. Not sure if there’s enough of them there 🤣
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Better to send to many than not enough, easier to send them back and not lose the house.
@@edcosman5957 ain’t that the truth 😉
"Crash" is an overblown description. It fell in a ditch. Yes, once it went in, it leaned against the pillar, but it was not a crash.
PBCFR stated this was an apparatus crash
Big Damn difference between a crash and running off in a ditch, this commonly happens in rural areas trying to fight structure fires.
OH DUDE!!! OUTSTANDING CATCHES!!!!!!!
Thank you!
The biggest impression I got was .... NOT ONE PERSON PULLED OVER TO STOP.... MUST BE IN CALIFORNIA.
I was thinking that too. Why didn't they stop. I think this happened in Florida.
Man that neighborhood is damn beautiful God blessed these people with this beauty
Thank you!! God bless!!
Beautiful equipment!
Sure is!
that's like 2 pbcfr engines crashed in like 2-3 days, rip e14
Yep, 2 crashes with in 24 hours.
Our town has an all volunteer fire department. Fire calls are always the best opportunity to clean the tavern.
Wow! Great catches! Glad everyone is okay. Good job recording.
Thank you!
TREVOR HARRIS TOTNES USA
Could they not find a few more FD trucks? Looked like the PBFD Easter Parade! What fire!
Oooooh. Hope the person who drove it doesn’t get in big trouble for wrecking a rig..
I really wouldn't consider this a crash as its more of a mishap.
Massive response to a house fire like a 9/11 reenactment!
Lots of good looking equipment !!!
He didn't crash. He ran off narrow driveway. Filmer is only impeding people from pulling off the road for emergency vehicles. Dude, get a job.
How many units do they normally send out to a "small fire"? I realize that they don't really know how big it is until they arrive on scene, but that response looked like massive overkill. Round here in California you would likely have gotten one engine.
1 Battalion Chief, 3 Engines(or squads), an Ems captain, a ladder truck, 2 rescues and if in an area with no hydrant a tender.
Dude, California is the epicenter of overkill.
In small county’s majority have nothing by else to
You knuckle-draggers saying it’s overkill have no idea what you’re talking about. 🙄
So every fire vehicle within range had to swing by just to witness their embarrassment?
*Gotta use all the space available when turning long buses and trucks. It's always better to use more space than not enough.*
Know that this may be a strange question, but instead of having to wait for the tow truck to arrive, since they had so may of them alread on scene, couldnt they have maybe used one of the fire trucks to see if that could have pullled it out of the ditch while the tow truck was still on its way????
Firefighter and army recovery specialist here, i wouldn’t use an apparatus to try and pull that free. More than likely what would have to happen is them drain the water tank and use the crane of a heavy wrecker to lift the ass out the ditch then use a winch to put the axle back on solid ground
Reason being is you want to have a stronger lift/pull capacity, plus a safe buffer, to do a recovery operation. With the trucks weighing roughly the same, you wouldnt get the force needed to overcome pulling it out of a muddy ditch
Also the road was pretty narrow and could of risked an other truck crashing into a canal, as well as it could damage both trucks.
@@PalmBeachCountyFireBuff Thats all really understandable...
Towing for a fire department myself, while it could have been done with a lot of smarts, work, and knowledge of heavy recovery... they don’t know how to do that.
I am a little surprised that not one police vehicle appeared during this whole episode.
Yeah, I was too, not one PBSO car even came close to the scene.
@@PalmBeachCountyFireBuff Very good coverage. It's my first time here, and I will be back.
What would they need police there for though ?
@@Leotheconstructionguy There was an accident involving a fire department vehicle. There could have been injuries to members. There was also an emergency vehicle blocking the roadway. I don't know what kind of one streetlight town you live in, but where I come from, if a fire rig is in any kind of accident, there is an all-out police and EMS response. Brothers take care of brothers. Sisters too.
HARDLY a crash! Poor driving, but no crash. Guess that looks better for a title?
I'd never make it as a FF in Florida, the heat and humidity would do me in and I don't want to shower and change uniforms 8 times a shift.
That’s why I keep my happy ass in the midwest.
Did for 14 years in pinellas county,still have friends that are firefighters there. Moved back to ohio in 2003.
I'm looking at the situation and I wonder if layering a bunch of flat hose underneath and applying pressure would provide lift.
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Now that's not a real crash...I saw a pumper unit crash into a Ford Explorer about 10 years ago. I was stuck in traffic, pulled over on the shoulder (accident ahead on a state highway), and someone two cars ahead decided to turn around (extreme impatience during the evening rush hour), right as a responding fire truck came through. They T-boned the Explorer and I got to see a fire apparatus briefly get all the wheels lifted up into the air and bounce back down (!). The lady driving the Explorer was extremely lucky to not have been injured or killed. I found out later that someone I knew from church was driving the apparatus, and the accident put the unit out of service for 3 months. And the Explorer driver lost her license, after being cited for failure to yield the right of way to an emergency vehicle (apparently she already had a bunch of points against her license 🙄).
I was in a department for 25yr and the E.O. for both Engines and Ladder trucks. This looks like a case of a new E.O. that's going to be lots of ice cream for the crew and a case of scotch for the Chief. And he drives a riding a mower for a long time.
Lotta fire trucks, the house must be huge
As a bus mechanic where the steer axle is behind cab, should’ve drove a tad bit further out, but then again it looks like the driver was also trying to prevent the possibility of driving over the poorly placed hose that should’ve been closer to the right of the entrance unless it was placed after
I know it’s NOT funny! But it is! I drive an 18-wheeler. I know a straight truck and an articulated vehicle are different animals. But, it’s still funny. Just glad the run was successful!
That's the kinda mistake you don't let your engineer live down. lol. Glad it was a simple ditch-n-perch and nothing more serious.
The important thing is the fire was put out, no body was hurt and the squad have a funny story to tell the rookie firefighters.
23 years teaching emergency vehicle operations courses I've never heard of a more silent responding department. At least Palm Beach Gardens uses their sirens while responding into this scene.
Drivers and Captains are never encouraged to go on a emergency call this way. If your responding without lights your or sirens the driver engineer and Captain is totally liable and responsible for damages, injuries and deaths for irresponsibly of responding without proper equipment.
And of course accidents happen when responders lose their focus on driving sometimes! This may have cost him a few hundred in pay and maybe a couple days off for driving into a ditch. Btw I love the Florida east coast departments and the use of Sutphen fire trucks
to be fair these roads were pretty empty for the most part, we wouldn’t run sirens in our department if we were responding on these roads with the same traffic conditions
Good observation. The other thing I noticed was the inconsistency in the use of emergency equipment. Some used wig wags, some didn't, one SUV had lightbar activated but no wig wags, 1st apparatus had wig wags but no lightbar.
I seeved as a 1st responder for 26 years and noticed that firefighters are the worst at utilizing their emergency equipment on their vehicles
By posting your comment you revealed that you are NOT very smart! You obviously don’t have a clue. There is no law that states that an emergency vehicle cannot down grade it’s response. Which by the way the responsible thing to do.
You should know that whether the lights and siren are on or off the driver is still responsible for the apparatus. Lights and siren only request the right away. Furthermore not every response calls for an emergency response. The IC on the scene should notify the remaining units responding need an emergency response.
You had better be prepared to justify your response! Just because you receive a call is NOT justification for an emergency response!
Just for you information:
42 years fully paid department.
21 years Battalion Chief
The department employs 400 personnel.
20 Engine Companies
6 Aerial Truck Companies
One more item, I served on the Risk Management Board for 7 years. This board investigates all city accidents.
Not to mention Fire Departments that run code to go buy groceries for the shift.
I thought the silent response was weird myself
Hey...S#IT happens!! Not the first and not the last!! well done guys...
Amen!!
Amazing not one firefighter told him to go away, felt threatened, arrested or pointed a gun at the cameraman
So was the house fire put on hold until they got the truck outta the ditch?
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The tow truck recovering the fire Truck is actually a Rotator Tow Truck that has a boom that can lift and swing
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My Dad was a fire Chief in Warren Pennsylva, but the first couple years drove the firetruck, around Christmas he got a seven man tubgon? anyway he crashed into a tree, broke his leg pretty good, we we were allowed to hang around the fire station,He got alot of ribbing 😀
Things happen long as the crew ok and they save people lives.....thank God no one was hurt
He "ditched" it...that's not a wreck there Fire Buff.
Reminds me of one of firefighter Fentons latest videos. Fire engine takes out a street sign , “don’t say nothin it won’t be nothing ok!?” 😂
awesome footage an great video
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Nice video. However.. it seems that all of these trucks are in really nice shape and such.. so, I can't get past seeing the 'apparatus technician' vehicle- which I assume is basically their own mobile mechanic (I have never seen anything like this before..) ?
This is a VERY well funded department in south Florida. Very many departments have on call mechanics here in Florida. If an emergency vehicle is taken out of service it poses a danger to the public and cripples response times.
That's a lot of manpower and equipment for a house fire
Good example of what happens when you mix first responder heroes with our police now.
with all these trucks I was expecting a huge mansion not a small house.
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Awe man.... I wanted to see how they got that truck out of there.
Such a quiet response...where I'm from they run code 3 lights and sirens to just about EVERYTHING.
Very nice rigs indeed, that Spec Ops truck was the s***.
Thanks to the firefighters for their hard work... and I agree; don't be too rough on the driver, we've all made mistakes... should at least earn them a week or two of kitchen duty though...lol
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The insurance money for that truck is going to be EXPENSIVE.
I’m and utterly shocked that oncoming traffic did yield to the emergency vehicles (pull over and stop as far over to the right as possible.)