@jasonbsa Engines still have a tank that normally may be anywhere from 500 to 1500 gallons of water. they use the tank when they are in an area without a working hydrant or on smaller fires, such as vehicle or rubbish fires
Great video!! The front seat commanding officer (most likely lieutenant) has foot peddles that control the siren (Federal PA300 because this rig was made before 2003), in this case manually The chauffeur has a foot switch which operates the air horn.
@dt5102 that driving style would be normal here in Europe (at least on most countrys). I actually wouldn't call it aggressive, but the driver knows how to move fast AND safe
@Mfpvehicles The FDNY uses modified PA300 sirens and they where built so they have a pedal on the floor of the truck like a Q2b siren.I have asked a few guys if it is a pain to keep hittin it, (who work in the FDNY) and they say no they get used to it after awhile.
@MFRPhotographer I cant remember , someone on youtube told me that driver has a special "Pedal" (I think its for "Q" siren). And "Horn button" , I think , is on the steering wheel , or placed the same as in trucks... :)
@Rofocowboys84 Ya I go to the FDNY Shops every year, and I asked them about the sirens, and they said that they had them made to be diffrent than most PA300's from Federal.
Just curious, im a firefighter in NSW Australia and am used to the conventional sirens that u turn on and change between wail and yelp...wouldnt it just be a pain in the ass to have to manually control it like in this video and use the horn etc. like i'd understand if it were the rotary air type siren but this just seems impractical lol
I know it's been 9 years since you asked your question but I figured I'd answer it since no one else did. Usually the company officer (person in the right seat) controls it.
in major metro areas you have to be aggressive.... in metro houston, nobody cares, there's 4,000,000 people that live within 50 miles of the city, so wether you work for the city of houston or one of the outlying departments or volunteer in the outlying areas, you have to be on top of your game and be aggressive, because if arent jumping out of your way, they just dont give a shit