@@NickkAtNyte a quint is a combination of a pumper and ladder truck. Not a fully fledged pumper and not a true ladder truck or tower it's in the middle. Usually a shorter aerial on top. Ours is 75ft. Quint which has five main jobs -- pump, water tank, fire hose, aerial device, and ground ladders. There's a little more that goes into it then that but that's simplified! Hope it helps!
Absolutely loved it! As a engineer in training would you by chance have any tips? I'm with a small city in texas and the road my station sits on winds up being a two lane hwy that drops to one lane. During holidays and summer times it's extremely difficult for us to respond because people have no where to move.
@@Firefighter_Brownbear0:54 why didn’t you just go on the wrong side of the road to overtake the traffic? Was the risk on this road too high as it was busy?
question i have had for a while - is the Q2B a foot-pedal that you push in near where your left foot sits? is an airhorn push also there as well, along with the wire pull that sits over head?
This specific trucks airhorn is wired to the horn however it depends on what the department wants. My department has 2-foot pedals on the drivers side for the airhorn and the Q but other departments may only have the foot pedal for the Q and a wire pull for the airhorn. Simply depends on what you order.
@@paintballgaming1090Yep that is true! Some departments that order from Pierce would want switches to use the Q2B or an air horn on the steering wheel. Fmartinjr’s videos are a good example showing that stuff. Aside from that they normally come with chain or string pull cords (single or dual cords) connected to an electrical solenoid which activates and provides air to the horn.. The new trucks that our district got has a chain pull cord for its buell horns plus pedals for both the Q and the air horn.
Just a question, is the horn and sirens on the wheel or are they on a panel with the passenger? Because I feel like when making turns like that, you need both hands on the wheel and full attention on the road.
On this specific truck the airhorn is wired to the wheel and it seems like there may be a foot pedal on the left side. My department has two foot pedals on the left side for both the airhorn and the Q but they also have 2 buttons on the officer's side as well.
Why?you can’t go anywhere in England services have to stop the siren until it’s all clear they are not permitted to keep the siren going as it would make drivers do silly manoeuvres ( thought you might be interested in what other countries do ) 🇬🇧
@@val.m77100 it's considered very bad practice to go into oncoming traffic here due to the amount of liability incurred and the amount of people who do not pay attention. It is an option for us but only under the most dire of circumstances. And even then it is quite risky.
Are you controlling the air horn as a Driver? Shouldn't the officer be controlling that? It looked like your hand was pressing on the wheel the whole time to do the horn. Just asking because my chief says only the officer should be working the Airhorn/Q. Amazing video though!!! Great work getting that line charged right away, and amazing driving!
Depends on the agency tbh, If in an ambulance and chase car you operate everything on your own its not like its some crazy marvel to do it in an engine.
Wait wait !! First things first . Why is the chauffeur wearing his bunker coat ? Wow why can’t we see anything besides the small area in front of the camera ? On scene , working tractor trailor or tractor of semi , use radio instead of yell . Obvious hard on with your use of audible warning systems due to making video , its a vehicle not a structure with entrapment . Capt should of found out the cargo of any before pulling a line and the chauffeur charging it . Wow , I guess the book taught generation has exploded over the combined street smart / book taught fire man . Just wow
Is there a written rule that the engineer can't wear his/her bunker coat driving to the scene? I'd guess his go oro was connected to his coat.........can't be moving the camera to get better angles while he's driving. If you'll notice the type of trailers, they're gravel/dirt hauling belly dump trailers and I can see from here that they're not placarded. Are you insinuating that a FF isn't smart enough to determine if he/she should approach a fire without the engine boss giving the ok? IF by chance it was a chemical or oil fueled fire, pretty good chance he'll still need the line charged, but will be putting down foam instead of straight water.........AND they were only 50' apart when he yelled and apparently the guy stretching heard him, because he dropped the bundle and kept going. Common sense is still alive and well in the fire service for the most part, I still see it after 26 years. 🤷♂️
I'm glad you could figure all of that out by watching just the Chauffeurs POV. You're probably some volly that has never seen real fire a day in your life. Tell me you're a moron, without telling me you're a moron.
Wow did you copy and paste all of that? Good job! Next time when you attempt to armchair someone maybe you should try using proper word placement. The crew did an outstanding job leave it at that.
But allow me to continue to enlighten you on just how stupid you and your comment is. 1st of all there's no issue with the driver having his coat on there's no rule saying he can't now on to your second point why you can only see a small bit is because that's as far as the GoPro will go. To address your third, point the officer sized it up perfectly he had one dump truck hauling gravel (which it was) on fire. The only time he even raised his voice was when he was communicating with his crew (who was probably 90% of the way out of the truck.) When you can physically see the cargo is rocks then you've already identified what was being hauled. Maybe you need to learn a little bit before you open your mouth and spew out a bunch of incorrect statements. And how can you go to heavy on the siren? Would you prefer not to be seen and heard so you can get struck by a vehicle?
Hey buddy. How long has it been since you've rode? To me it looks like a crew of three. Doesn't matter. Second if they only had 3 driver should have his coat on. Be ready at all times. What if capt gets injured before lines in place or anyone before that matter? Now you're down guy. I'm sure you're gunna bash him for putting his helmet on while pumping bc "that's not how we did it" grow up. You don't know his sops. Is saying good job or well done SO hard? What a crap comment.
