Headlights are a key part of the response package. Poorly lit lightbars are not sufficient enough to make your emergency vehicles stand out and be visible to the public. When I teach EVOC I highly recommend headlight usage and make it an absolute as part of my training.
What are the regulations for POV emergency equipment in GA? I'm moving to the northern Augusta area from Texas and currently run red/blue & siren in all my vehicles. I know I'll absolutely have to swap all the blue modules out and apply/pay for a permit to run red/amber. Can y'all use a siren or air horn as well?
Red/clear or red/red to the front is most common with red/amber to the back with a siren, all heard/seen within 500ft if I'm correct. When you go to the department that you want to volunteer with the chief has the say if you are aloud to run anything at all . Depends on department SOPs and their opinion.
It's a knocker truck , built by Georgia Forestry, started in the 70s to help rural fire departments. It serves as a brush and tanker. There can also be built with a range of tanks, pump options, and other stuff. Look it up, theres an info sheet about them on gatrees.org I think, or look up Georgia Forestry Fire Knocker
@@LilEnos99 we use them where I work currently in a combination not too far from there. I just didn’t realize it’s this widespread in GA lol. I’m from here in ga btw. Sad to see a lot of chiefs getting so strict on these. I installl lights sirens and radios for a living.
I don't understand these states or departments not allowing pov's to run code. Time is everything!!!! Here in Kentucky volunteers can run code to the station using red/clear or red amber with a siren. When I was a volunteer I was lit up like a Christmas tree and ran a 200 watt siren.
Fron NJ. We were only allowed blue. Nit even clear or amber. We were all def buffs. I had a 79 Celica woth two rotators on roof, flashers front deck and rear deck. Than I was a paid in SC and we were allowed red, clear and amber with sirens. Oh boy. I had a 91 Taurus with lights allover.
Been a fireman for 15 years every one of those trucks was going too fast especially especially the last one he barely hit the brakes when he took that right hand turn and ran through that stop sign. Very dangerous
Well, not exactly, we have never had one go to the ground unless it was a fatlighyter house, or to far gone when we got there. We have saved countless structures.
Now that old white truck is what I call volunteer. I love to see old units like that!
love that truck !
I absolutely love the light-bar on the first
white truck!!
Love to see the old Streethawks still in service👌🏻
It was even brighter when the driver remembered to hit the ON" switch! 1:39
There are some fine fokes that live in those two communities, Good Neighbors that come and help those in need.
Headlights are a key part of the response package. Poorly lit lightbars are not sufficient enough to make your emergency vehicles stand out and be visible to the public. When I teach EVOC I highly recommend headlight usage and make it an absolute as part of my training.
Now this is some old stuff! Nice catch!
Would love to visit. Looks like a nice, quaint town.
Nice catch I did not know Nashville was volunteer
The white fire pickup truck, looks great. I'm also guessing the camera guy, signaled the fire truck it's lights were off.
How's 16-1-76 treating you all? My first enclosed cab engine. Keep her running.
Community, taken care of your community.❤
A dump truck responding?
Love the video, keep it up!
Thank you!
What are the regulations for POV emergency equipment in GA? I'm moving to the northern Augusta area from Texas and currently run red/blue & siren in all my vehicles. I know I'll absolutely have to swap all the blue modules out and apply/pay for a permit to run red/amber. Can y'all use a siren or air horn as well?
Red/clear or red/red to the front is most common with red/amber to the back with a siren, all heard/seen within 500ft if I'm correct. When you go to the department that you want to volunteer with the chief has the say if you are aloud to run anything at all . Depends on department SOPs and their opinion.
@@LilEnos99 Thanks for the knowledge and fast response! Hopefully my next station is a code 3 POV friendly one lol
so it isn't a SOP to turn headlights on enroute to a call??
Never heard of this before!
Was that a garden hose on the back of that last one? Lol
Sir, that is a Booster reel/ Whip line, its for grass fires, its a hard hose used for forestry operations.
What was that second unit? Brush?
It's a knocker truck , built by Georgia Forestry, started in the 70s to help rural fire departments. It serves as a brush and tanker. There can also be built with a range of tanks, pump options, and other stuff. Look it up, theres an info sheet about them on gatrees.org I think, or look up Georgia Forestry Fire Knocker
Is that Fitzgerald? I live over in Albany looking for a VFD to work in
No, this is in Berrien County
@@LilEnos99 ahh cool cool. I didn’t know this many folks used POVs here still in GA.
@@StormChaserDavisMax Thats what they go to the station in. They came in late so they went to a call. Alot of people use them.
@@LilEnos99 we use them where I work currently in a combination not too far from there. I just didn’t realize it’s this widespread in GA lol. I’m from here in ga btw. Sad to see a lot of chiefs getting so strict on these. I installl lights sirens and radios for a living.
@@StormChaserDavisMax Awesome, yeh, they are getting strict with povs, where are you out of in GA?
I don't understand these states or departments not allowing pov's to run code. Time is everything!!!! Here in Kentucky volunteers can run code to the station using red/clear or red amber with a siren. When I was a volunteer I was lit up like a Christmas tree and ran a 200 watt siren.
Its allowed and can be done, but there's a money asset, whacker pov by the way
Fron NJ. We were only allowed blue. Nit even clear or amber. We were all def buffs. I had a 79 Celica woth two rotators on roof, flashers front deck and rear deck. Than I was a paid in SC and we were allowed red, clear and amber with sirens. Oh boy. I had a 91 Taurus with lights allover.
@@Bernie0481USMC Yeah you're a danger to the public. It's why volunteers get a bad name
@@notfbi5059 What? This was 20+ years ago. And, what? STHU and troll another page.
What state is this in?
Georgia
Tell that FD to make sure lights are on before the siren comes on,that white truck without lights at first is unsafe.
shit happens, people forget sometimes
I believe you just did. Good thing you did, because the driver may have not known that.
and...yes...that was sarcasm.
@@brandonhalsey7267 indeed even some full time carrer engineers forget
Been a fireman for 15 years every one of those trucks was going too fast especially especially the last one he barely hit the brakes when he took that right hand turn and ran through that stop sign. Very dangerous
There is no stop sign , it’s a yield sign
Whe you see these rigs pull up in front of your house, just know the whole place is burning into the ground
Well, not exactly, we have never had one go to the ground unless it was a fatlighyter house, or to far gone when we got there. We have saved countless structures.
Actually volunteers can get there and get water on the fire just as quick or quicker than paid