As I said above, they invest heavily into their vehicles. They are one of the very few depts that are fully staffed in a time when no one wants to be a cop. That should say something.
That really sets American emergency vehicle walkarounds apart from other places: first all the nice shiny lights and sirens setup, and if at all, the tech and equipment will be shown afterwards. Here it would be pretty much the exact opposite: Damn that unit has more lights than an entire station's fleet would have here. Although I like some of the lights, I never understood how the lights underneath the doors, above or under the running boards, would make any sense Ik it wouldn't be a popular approach in the US as pickup trucks are concidered as work trucks, but wouldn't a van make more sense for that task?
Yes emergency vehicles in the US are probably unique in comparison to others across the world. The only vans used here would be for crime scene or transport. In this case, the rural area they cover with extreme weather in the winter, would make a van impossible to use. Also keep in mind this is still a patrol unit, so it does need to have performance, which our vans here do not have.
@@GuardianFleetSafety they're standing out for sure, but there are many places where they would be able to keep up. Swedish fire apparatus for example can easily keep up with the number of lights compared to American fire trucks, but with the difference, that they don't use a red/white combination, but primary emergency lights being blue and on-scene warning lights being amber. And despite being very American-like in many different aspects of Swedish culture and how things are, I know only a single Swedish emergency service which primarily focuses onto the light show when showing their trucks. "In this case, the rural area they cover with extreme weather in the winter, would make a van impossible to use. " to be honest I can't let that one count. Used to spend time up in Norway, up to 2,000 miles further up in the north than Chicago is. Very rural area obviously, very mountainious and with highlands, with freezing cold temperatures and lots of snow and ice in the winter, but still every single emergency service, let it be Fire / EMS / Police, uses vans besides cars and trucks (not pickup trucks, but in terms of fire department actual trucks of course) I have a RAM 1500. It tops out at the very same top speed like the twice as heavy and half as powerful van-based ALS Emergency Ambulance we run down here in Germany. Of course, that ambulance isn't the kind of unit you'd take onto a chase. But even highway patrol uses a more compact kind of van for patrol purposes. Keep in mind most of the German highway network doesn't have a speed limit, still the vans are quick enough to serve most patrol tasks in the area with ease. 128 mph top speed is far from being fast, but fast enough for a van and most situations for sure. Even the normal patrol cars topping out at 161 mph wouldn't have a chance to actually keep up with someone driving 180 to 250 mph. As for the vans: every single spec you can imagine on a pickup truck is available on a van as well. Single / Extended / Crew cab, short / medium / long wheelbase, low / medium / high roofline, van body / open bed / any other body system / chassis-cab, single tire / twin tires on rear axle, FWD / RWD / AWD, 4x4 / 6x6, automatic / manual gearbox, spring suspension / air ride suspension, ...
Could you guys build a personal response vehicle for me. Im currently a firefighter and EMT-PARAMEDIC and hazmat technician and need a truck similar to this but a slick top and unmarked.
Awesome build. But I believe it may be a 2022 not a 2023 model. No steps in the bed or bumper, also old interior layout. Also curious of the engine, 6.2 or 7.3 ?
My dream is to have a police unit to own is my dream to have for community watch and I want my future dream police truck f250 super duty to be a k9 truck unit for community watch 😊
Less is more is a saying for a reason... Also, what is going on with the VHF 1/4 wave on a lip mount on an aluminum hood...? I've seen this before. It's not a clearance issue...
They invest heavily into their vehicles. Deputies work 12 hour shifts in 2200sq mile rural area. Most don't even go to the office during their shift, so it's all 12 hours in the vehicle.
You can say what you want, but that it still is overkill. personal opinion here, but American flag lettering just makes you look like department that’s trying to hard .
@@grunt11b70 at some point too many lights are more a hazard than adding more safety ... Speeds are rather low there, personally I don't think that an extreme amount of lights is really necessary
Most of the extra lights are used for the dual color white scene lighting they provide. Too many lights is a hazard, which is why it is vitally important to use a smart siren system to slow the patterns down/calm the chaos.
