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we just got a new ladder truck, went from a 1980's unit to a 2020 build. thats a real shock to the progression of equipment in the fire service over the years.
My aunts house caught on fire and one of the fire men moved her old clay statue away from the fire and covered it up it’s worth nothing for them but very sentimental to us I will and always respect the fire emts and police.
Not banging on the Spartan Ladder truck vs the Pierce. If you missed it the Spartan in this video is lacking a pump which is a big-ticket item. I'm sure a Pierce of comparable specifications would be in the ballpark cost-wise. If you want cheaper, go with a Rosenbauer..................IMHO
Tell me why I been looking for this video forever I asked my mom so many times how much fire trucks are I even looked it up and they don’t say I have a truck kinda like this in my town but larger that’s why they also drive from the ladder
Average cost of a fire truck is about 800K just to have it made today. You start talking about Platform trucks that are 110 foot or heavy rescues those are over a million.
My department just ordered 2 pierce engines and a piece quint(100’ stick ladder) and in total they spent right at 2.6 mil the ladder was over a mil alone and its not even a platform
What's intriguing is that aerial ladder units in england don't carry that much equipment compared to the ladder truck your explaining about. All of that equipment you showed (excluding the ladder) would be on our regular pump engine units that respond to 90% of 999 calls. Great aerial ladder truck though by the way 🙏🏽
Yeah, that is interesting. We were just talking with someone from the UK and it was very interesting to hear about the differences in equipment and how the fire companies are structured.
I am a volunteer firefighter from the Philippines and you really have better equipments and gears. Volunteers here are not supported by the government thats why you have to purchase your own truck and gears and also you will pay for your truck maintenance that's why it is expensive to be a volunteer here.
In Holland and most other European countries a ladder or aerial platform is nothing more than a support vehicle. They have a 3 men crew (driver/operator, commander and firefighter) and pack hardly any tools, so they are a lot smaller than the US ones which helps a lot when working in confined spaces and small streets. Resque equipment is packed in the standard fire engine which also is a lot smaller than the average US ones but besides a 2,500 Litre tank of water carry everyting but the kitchen sink. The standard engine therefore is capable of getting wet stuff on the red stuff within minutes of arrival on scene or extricating victims from cars. When heavier equipment is needed a specialist engine and crew are called in.
@@HeroesNextDoor We also often had such compartments in our vehicles here in germany, but since about a decade they are no longer installed. I was also afraid every time that it's all falling on me, it's especially tricky if such heavy equipment is loaded in these :D
4:00 I like the concept of those lights. 7:15 Ooookay, a electric grinder of that size is truly awesome! I knew Stihl made some major improvements with electric tools like chainsaws, leafblowers, etc. in the past years but i didnt knew they made a grinder too. Very nice idea. Those are quieter (especially chainsaws and leafblowers where VERY loud) and probably easier to maintain than fuel powered ones. If the battery is low, replace it with a new one and done.
Yeah the lights are awesome on the truck at night! It seems like everyone is going to eventually use electric tools, they are instantly usable, no need to start them, just pull the trigger
@@HeroesNextDoor Indeed. And the electric tools have the advantage that they cant have any problems that the fuel powered ones can have when the spark plug is bad or something else happened and they dont run. And like i said they are MUCH quieter. A bit ago i saw an employee of our city using a electric leaf blower to clean the sidewalk early in the morning, it was 6.30, and first i was like: "What's that sound? Sounds like a vacuum cleaner on full power but quieter." and then a few steps further i saw the man working with that leaf blower and i was like: "Damn, that thing is REALLY quiet. A fuel powered one couldnt be used at this early time without anyone complaining about the noise.)
Im always surprised how the space is used in these big trucks. In Europe everything is pressed in there since space is a valueable resource. Like the box back right, they would have stuck something above and put in on a rollout cabinet so you can still open it. Or the tools cabinet, there is a lot of empty room where you could put a swingout door into. But since these trucks have alot of real estate, this isnt that concerning :D Really nice rig and really really clean ^^
Aerials are probably the most different designed apparatus on both sides of the pond. Here the 170 foot range is usually on a truck of similar size the 100 foot ladders in the USA are based on; We don't have crew cabs and a lot of storage compartments on our ladder trucks, no ground ladders, no tank and no pump, all that to make the truck as compact and maneuverable as possible
Apart from crew cabs, tank and pump many european ladders do have similar equipment in a much more compact vehicle: Chainsaw, cut protection clothing, stretcher, some hoses with branches, halligan tool, maybe two breathing apparatus and of course a fire extinguisher.
@@Aniqa101 when looking at a specific and same amount of equipment it will usually be managed in smaller compartment space on European apparatus than on American apparatus; But apart from that the typical European Aerial has much less equipment on board, well due to the different tactics, layout and purpose. Hardly any department sends out an Aerial for a medical call (unless on-scene EMS crews call for one), Aerials will usually not respond to MVAs to perform some kind of rescue work (some departments use them as blocker which is a stupid idea)
I’m from New Haven New York and I’m a future member of New Haven Volunteer Fire Rescue and last I remember we still use hydraulic cutters and spreaders
You should ask for used surplus ones for your cities from here.If you can arrange for the shipping,they always replace equipment after a certain amount of years.Same as old retired navy boats,or planes,thousands that they store and give or sell very reasonably to friendly countries like yours.
The department that my dads on is volunteer and they have two single cab pumpers so three man crew they have twelve spare air bottles on each pumper and a trailer that has a cascade and lots of extra bottles
The Impact Emergency had on companies making Fire Trucks. Season 3 Episode 2 opened with a new fire engine for station 51. The 1973 Ward LaFrance fire engine was donated to Universal by the company as a marketing tool to show off the engine to prospective buyers who watch the show. It was not a mock up but a real working fire engine which was put into service years later by the Yosemite National Park fire department until it's retirement. It now sits in the LaCoFD museum alongside an original squad where it is being restored to it's look on the show. The Opening of the show is about 3 minutes of the truck going through the streets of LA, probably some sort of agreement with NBC in exchange for the truck, free advertising.
@@HeroesNextDoor And the guy driving the engine, Mike Stoker, was played by Mike Stoker, a real LACO Fire Department engineer. LA County would not let just anyone drive a fire truck on the streets. Mike Stoker also had a SAG Card so he could act in union shows. He would work his shift and the film emergency. He retired as a Captain from LA County fire.
Let’s say they are driving down the road and they come across a car on fire, assuming there is a fire hydrant close buy how do they put the fire out? So they have to use that ladder as there are no other hoses or water outlets on this truck.
@@pacmanseven2544 also there are times they have 2 drivers and enough crew they'll send engine and ladder to a call so they have the water supply available instead of having to wait
25 floors high. Korean ladder truck for moving. How do Koreans move in or out of tall buildings? 25 floors, wow. how high do US ladder trucks reach? @ korean moving truck
Have you done or plan on doing any videos for any fire companies in bensalem or croydon/bristol area? I know Croydon has a really nice and expensive rescue truck and ladder.
Well id ratther not have the need for you guy's butt if i do i hope you can save me and some of my stuff. you now use electric fans but what if the battery dies? you wish you could just pull a cord and go full throttle on that fan! just like the gas saws! any way ceep up the great work of saving live's!
Electric is instant, you never have to worry about starting it and it not starting, running out of gas, not having 2 stroke oil, or fumes. They carry a bunch of extra batteries and can charge them on the truck
only 105 ft? Looks way to big for such a small ladder. Ours is almost the same, but is almost just a ladder. So no that many tools inside of them. Edit: But a really good, informal, short video for the public :) Well done
Traditionally that’s how fire trucks are. The purpose of the truck company (ladder truck) is search and rescue, coordinated ventilation, salvage, overhaul, and specialized rescue such as rope rescue and vehicle extrication. The purpose of the engine company (pumper) is fire suppression so they have the water and the hose and their job is getting water on the fire and coordinating fire attack that with the guys on the truck company so they can ventilate the building at the right time. When it all happens together it’s very efficient.
@@squidog94 Must be the general area I live in as all the ladder trucks whether a quint for platform all have water, foam & nozzles on the end of the ladder.
I don't quite understand why you have all that equipment on a ladder truck, what is the point of sending a giant ladder truck to a Road traffic collision when you only need some prying tools, a set of spreaders and cutters, You don't need the ladder platform for 90% of the calls you just need the equipment onboard. That's why I don't understand why America runs their Fire depts like this, instead of running them like Europe where most of your rescue and fire prevention is on a pumper and then if you need an aerial then you call in a truck that is just an aerial or if you need specialist rescue you call in a specialist rescue. Doesn't make sense
I find US fire vehicles so confusing. Huge vehicles, with so much space, with very little equipment on them. So poorly laid out with poorly designed stowage systems.
@@thenussbaum44 that is a very small amount of equipment on one vehicle. There is so much wasted space on this vehicle. A nice big deep locker only has some hand tools in it. No intelligent stowage systems that swing out to allow for racking of loads more equipment in each locker.
@@CymruEmergencyResponder I agree to a point, but that truck will be around for 20 plus years and you need room for equipment that you'll buy in the future. to have a new truck and have it 100% full really is not designed well if that's what you've done in the beginning. I do understand what you're saying though but that's some of the rationale.
@@thenussbaum44 Have a look at some European truck tours to see the amount of equipment we pack it. It's quite incredible. We generally have your 'engine' and 'ladder' truck equipment and much of what you'd have on a 'rescue' on one vehicle.
@@CymruEmergencyResponder are all appliances of the same class (say, engine) laid out the same, or does each fire company outfit them as they like? Maybe appliances in rich communities do not have gold plating, and those from poor ones are not held together with duct tape in UK?
Why do US Ladders dont have a Working plattform attatched to the ladder like European Firetrucks do? Here in Germany we dont have to climb up the ladder. We hop in to said plattform and the ladder is moved to the desired spot
@@HeroesNextDoor thanks, that was exactly what i meant. Is that a common fire truck in the US? In movies and TV Shows i only ever see the ladder and never a tower. In Germany we only have tower ladders :)
