Amen brother I’m a volunteer firefighter in your neighborhood state of Pennsylvania went through the same as you 6 months of the fire academy started out as a junior firefighter at 14 I’m 24 now i went through my classes in 2019 and graduated in December of 2019 its exciting hearing the pager go off in the area I live we don’t get many fires we get more ems assists car wrecks ive grew up around it since my grandfather and I’ve been doing it ever since I’m a 3rd generation firefighter in my family
The Fire Engine Truck really actually needs washing and cleaning...The NBC tv series Chicago Fire does the exact same too while the FDNY's 1999 till 2005 FDNY/NYPD-Series ("Third Watch") cleaned their trucks on one Episode while they even did that same thing for the F.D.N.Y's 2004 till 2011 FX Series ("Rescue Me") with Chicago Fire's Jack McGee from the 1990 Chicago Fire Department for Ron Howard and Brian Grazer as Chief Jerry Reilly on Rescue Me after Backdraft 1991 the year after they Filmed Backdraft in Chicago during the previous year in 1990 prior to Exformer 1977-1987's Retired Real Life New York City Fireman Turned Actor Jack McGee joining the 2016 MySafeLA Colon Cancer Survivor Paid Commercial Advertisement and the 2020 LAFD on one Episode from Jennifer Love Hewitt and Oliver Stark's 2018 till past and current present 2022-2023's 9-1-1- for Episode 16 of Season 3 called ("The One That Got Away") as the retired New York FDNY Fire Chief by the name of ("Red") the Disabled Wheelchair FireFighter that Oliver Stark's Character Evan Buckley Jennifer Love Hewitt's Character Abby Buckley's Brother Oliver Stark was pushing around ont he Wheelchair...Looks way much more better for a personal youtube video.!!! Wish the Department would actually think about that before publicly publishing up an Awesome Video like this particular one right here.They even did the same thing on 2012's The Accidental Husband too for the FDNY Truck Cleaning and Washing.Really Great Stuff.
0:33 thankkkk you many people fail to understand we don't always get to do fun stuff for the most part it's staying behind at the house doing drills washing the trucks down cleaning up around the house ect
So basically it's just like every other job I've wanted I have to be the bitch boy to all the old and "more experienced" "real firefighters" and only go out on calls when they have nobody else to help and then after 40 years maybe I'll have gained enough respect to be seen as an equal and not get shit on and demoralized everyday at work. Yup sounds great
My dad has been a volunteer firefighter for almost 11 years now. He has been an inspiration for me to become a first responder for years. And recently, I've joined the volunteer fire department alongside my father at 16. Right now, I'm trying to gain as much knowledge as possible so I'm as prepared as I possibly can be.
This is a review if you want to look good, not if you're a technical type of firefighter. The Euro style helmet is superior in many ways including side impact, coms and shock protection. Many US Fire Fighters have tested them with positive results. They will eventually replace the New York style helmet just will take some time for people to favor performance over a certain "look".
As a european i know that our helmets dont look as cool as the amercan ones but i never thought they were that bad but thats probably bc im used to them
Hey! I am currently a pre-med in college looking for some volunteering/ "extracurriculars" for my med school application that I would be genuinely passionate about. Just wanted to see if anyone else has considered this avenue, and if so, what was your experience? Thank you!
This video hit a deep spot on me. When I was 14 I went with my grandpa, who was a volunteer firefighter, to a wreck. The woman was from my town and I’ve seen her before, but I didn’t know her. Seeing her in that car trapped. Wondering if she’d get out ok. It touched me deeply. I decided when I turned 16. I was going to volunteer at my station. So I did. I did it for a long time. I’ve come across things that were bad. Like a man who was in a truck when it caught fire. He was dead on scene. You never forget that smell. There is a wooden cross on the side of the highway where it happened. Every time I pass it. I remember why I joined the station. So there wouldn’t be as many crosses like that on the Highway.
This is why we join to help others and to give our community a little peace of mind that we are there to serve them. Thank you for sharing that, and thank you for continuing to serve!
I did my training while was in high school. You just have to be able to manage both school and going to night classes three or more nights a week and a few Saturdays.
My dad, 30 years with his community dept., as a CAPTAIN!! - retired now. I can remember him in turnout, wishing well each time the tones dropped, even touring the trucks!!
The image if you standing next to the truck with all of the kids is one of the reasons that I volunteer. I love doing the touch-a-truck events and other community outreach. Letting a kid climb up in the truck and hit the siren or something makes my day.
That house at 2:30 is basically what we call "a loser"...can't be saved and too dangerous to enter. I see flames through the basement windows which means the ground floor is compromised and there is nothing to save on the 2nd floor. Good chance of everything (including you) ending up in the basement under a couple ton of burning rubble. Fight it from the front yard and try to save the foundation (firefighter joke). When I was in training, we were ask which buildings in our area were worth risking your life to save and the ONLY correct answer was "NONE".
@@CozyMarsh Is that a serious comment? We wash our trucks after every call and even if it went a few calls without getting washed, it doesn't make it any harder to clean. This was a decent video but if he has time to make videos for RU-vid then he has time to wash the truck. Give me a break.
im not a big fan of the goggles inside the helmet but its better than the European bull crap. I like bourke shields and the slide down face shield is cool. The modern helmet goes great with the slide down because it can fold anywhere in the helmet. good review.
Been there, did that for years on a small rural department before we even had SCBAs. We operated with what we had on when the whistle blew, plus a helmet and coat (maybe). But NEVER crocs.😂 Be safe.
