Whitehall Engine 3611 Responding Structure Fire

[marines5758]

Good driving by that engineer..he shows that he wants everyone to go home!

[w9awx1]

Sounds like a newer truck based on the Q.

[kurnellampdwarf]

Finally, a station that doesn't over use the Q and uses it when a REAL sense of urgency is needed. Nice job. I also like how the driver didn't blare the Q on wind up behind that traffic jam, just kept tapping the horn to remind the drivers he has urgency. Good stuff.

[kansasjake1223]

those are some kick ass grovers

[branno816]

did the fire alarms go off?

[awz121]

"dont hit the porta john. yeah that would suck." thats freakin awesome lol!

[firefighterTFD26]

beautiful responce. Nice air horns

[metallicafan3113]

Hi I watch your videos alot and was wondering if you could answer a few questions. Im not sure if this varies between Depts but im an explorer and i have my test coming up but i was wondering what the key members in an engine co. are and what they do thank you

[firtog]

@metallicafan3113 pretty simple you have your driver / pump operator, the officer on the truck who leads and commands if necessary, you nozzle man who is the one on the knob of the line and the guy backing him up who will not only act as a back up but also has tools if they are needed

[firefighter1229]

2 quick questions. is it a voulenteer fire station? and how many calls does the station get per day?

[firtog]

@firefighter1229 answer number 1 is it is an all volunteer station number too it varies but we average between 550 and 600 calls a year

[Aprilshowersss]

I went to this horrible school. So nice to see it in pain.

[volcomlost3]

Great video

[ENGINERESCUE62]

Great response!! Nice to see a driver that actually stops at STOP signs! Great Q work too!

[Jimbobthebarbarian]

holy shit, thats a high school?!! i could fit my entire districts' schools in just the damn parking lot, even if you split them down into 1 story and put the 2nd ones next to it! My school also takes the students from two towns!

[TheEng33ine]

where is whitehall located

[tvercetti1]

Yeah, don't hit the port-a-john otherwise you'd be in deep shit and that WOULD SUCK! Is that the DD Series 60? sounds similar to it. Nice video, thanks for posting.

[awz121]

I hate comming through that narrow part of 145 there by the church, i love how you all plow your way through there.

[shuandtim]

Whitehall Pennsylvania near Allentown?

[jck5055]

@shuandtim yes

[shuandtim]

Whitehall Pennsylvania near Allentown?

[rossman1940]

dont hit the what at 3:33 ?

[ArmaEditor]

@rossman1940 pork? That is what i got out of it. haha

[ladder963]

@rossman1940 portor john theres a car across the street with a shitter on the back of it

[timberland1108]

3611 does the 36 go by your county number cause my engine is 3211

[rylie70]

my oppinion is to ignore firtog ive rode with some crazy drivers id ride shot gun with this driver any day and the siren is perfectly hit i mean i rode with guys who hold it down without letting up thru the littlest bit of traffic def. 2 thumbs up on this one

[mutts252]

Great work running the Q ... as has been said, there are wayyy too many people out there who just sit on the button the entire trip. It's much more effective when used this way (and less ear-splitting, too).

[angied22269]

If that was whitehall fire department going to whitehall high school, why did it take them so long to get there?

[captivemrhanky]

@angied22269 There's 5 stations in Whitehall, this was the station that was furthest away out of the stations responding.

[Toysoldier55]

Did he say dont hit the porn shop????? lol

[SchoeningShine]

i love this video

[huntercra]

the q is mainly used for a warning when coming to a stop sign or stop light or corners or curbs and when there is traffic ahead of you

[bg1379]

@huntercra

Yes but it is very often misused (often by volunteers) and drives people crazy. I respect firtog's guys for using it ETHICALLY!

[sparten0000000000000]

thats my school lol

[XxTHEGAMERxX1]

i heard in manchesters any house can get to the location with in 7 minutes

[PowwowTime]

ROFL @"Don't hit the porta-john"

[RCcustomPD]

nice sirens.

[Thenews72]

What kind of truck is that?

[souderico]

is it just me or does this electronic siren sound like it has seen better days?...nice video though, i give it a 9.5

[jayisbomb8893]

itsJRay they worked the Q just fine...wind it up and let it wind down

[jerrin99]

those roads look soooo nice

[cts1233]

We just had a fire in are school today in the bathroom. We had to go to the elementary school and we sat in the hales for 2hrs.

[Wonkawillie77]

@cts1233 you sat in the "hales"? You had a fire "in are school"? I hope you aren't in high school and spell like that....unless, of course, you are "special", then it all makes sense. By the way, your syntax sucks.

[SJCESB]

Get a life man, it was a freakin youtube comment....

[Wonkawillie77]

Mores the pity.

[Wonkawillie77]

I'm sorry. I know it's right to pick on the developmentally challenged. So I will stop. Enjoy your days in "special class' and have a fun ride to school in one of those really short yellow buses. I'll bet your favorite time in school is when you get to finger paint and have the Elmers Glue for a snack.

[63flight]

hes a window licker

[Wonkawillie77]

LMAO!!!!

[kyle3089]

@cts1233 uber fag is you lol

[FIREEXPLORER9]

the hi-lo yelp is more afective then a Q siren

[CFDPaul]

ya what he said

[itsJRay]

dang yall need to learn how to work a Q

[Wa3ypx]

Got to hand it to you, this engineer is a cautious driver. Would ride the right seat with him any day.

[maxsta63]

ill be comin up right behind you in 5611

[FyrEMT13]

god I love that FED Q boy damn!

[BullRider439]

oh well thats gay i thought this was in another whitehall then i seen how big this town is an knew it wasnt ahah nice vid

[24Starflyer]

Why are all the Whitehall video's that i've seen on here . the video's are perfect. not messed up perfect to see things. i LOVE IT!

[ishtech101]

What make n model rig was this shot from?

[FFmichael109]

its a 2007 Spartan chassis w/Rosenbauer body. from Rosenbauer central states plant.

[BKkillaz]

has anyone ever had one call right after another?

[ishtech101]

Yep, its called having teenagers, lol!

[FFmichael109]

during a really bad storm (when the township building got dtruck by lightining and caught fire) which is on here is when we got four or five calls in a row? cant quite remember

[dasheight24]

Nice... @1:33 both siren tones match each other.

[twinboysfire52]

awesome video

[brettawsome]

how fast above the posted speed limit are you guys leagley allowed to go?

[Skankpronger]

they can go 10  over i go 30 over

[tommysupa1]

put the camera against the windsheild...it be alot better!!!!

[starcraftguy1]

Lots of horn = GET THE HELL OUT OF THE WAY!

[obxemt]

This kind of Q technique is what makes it so effective. Alot of videos just have it pressed to the floor the whole time - and they really would have been laying it on from 2:55 to 3:15.

[tubesteakdynamo]

@obxemt I agree with you there, I get on to people at my dept for burning up the Q. There is no need for all that extra ruckus and noise, and certainly no excuse for using electronic AND the Q at the same time. But some men are in it for the show and recognition. It's like -LOOK AT ME WOO WOO... I'M MR.SAVE YOU MAN...WOOWOO HERE I COME WOO WOO WOO-. Save that crap. Get there safe,

[tubesteakdynamo]

@obxemt I agree with you there, I get on to people at my dept for burning up the Q. There is no need for all that extra ruckus and noise, and certainly no excuse for using electronic AND the Q at the same time. But some men are in it for the show and recognition. It's like -LOOK AT ME WOO WOO... I'M MR.SAVE YOU MAN...WOOWOO HERE I COME WOO WOO WOO-. Save that crap. Get there safe,

[firtog]

just because you use your sirens that are available to you does bot mean that you are unsafe

[firedude201234]

@firtog

im sorry but that doesnt make any sense at all ......unless you made a spelling error?

[firtog]

@firedude201234 spelling error it does not mean that you are an unsafe driver just because u use all of your sirens available

[firefighter7494]

@obxemt yea my town hardly uses theirs. when i ride officers seat the driver tells me to go easy on it even though we are in a high traffic situation. like wtf dude

[twinboysfire52]

awesome video nice i like air horn keep it up

[HCDDWarhero]

does the passenger operate the siren

[Dreadeddragon13]

in most engines only the passenger operates it, but in some of our old engines at the stations i run with alot of them can be operated by either the driver or passenger

[ellisfd4821son]

was 31 first outta 36 cause you were second due

[awz121]

is this engine a KME? Sounds like one :)

[lilcheif1133]

No Seagrave

[BossHoss369]

It is a Spartan/ Central States

[aj21101]

lol i like that moment at 3:33

[jro3890]

that Q kicks ass

[TheClemsonDude]

Love that Federal Q!

[sinsley1]

are you near pittsburgh? I know of a whitehall around here

[maxsta63]

nah, allentown

[pcfd20]

I love the part "don't hit the porta potty"(or porta chug) "ya that would suck" around 3:33. Never a dull moment in the cab of an engine.

[N44949]

yeah skankpronger wouldn't suggest purchasing a opticom. . . a local police mechanic put one in his car and was caught . . . he got fired and locked up

[Andyman1130]

Only Fire trucks and Paramedics have them.

[N44949]

this particular police mechanic works for the city and does opticom installation on fire and ems...... i know what i was talking about

[orrush]

i wanna become a firefighter so bad!!!!!!!!!

[bowtech333]

macgarther road is ALWAYS  busy

[captivemrhanky]

Actually, it's really nice... You didn't see half the city.

[51ENGINE51]

What Is wrong with that Q? why is it winding down so fast?

[ellisfd4821son]

its the electronic Q

[jao216]

no its not

[Kopihucky]

wow i love that Q... and the sound in the video is so clear...

[BrOvens]

Keep Everyone responding to the scene bc what if it goes boom and spreads? What if it starts catchin surrounding objects? u never know what the case will be and normally when u have it under control everyones already to close to turn around.....never have to much back up!! =D

[robertgift]

Nice steady video. (Would be nice to avoid that post in the middle.)

Four apparatii for clothes dryer lint?

Why did those on scene not tell others "Code 4" - no further respose needed.?

Real Q siren?

Thanks for video.

[backwindow]

you guys use opicom? seems like every light u got to was green

[kc9hyr2]

yah you hear them discussing at the end y one of the lights switched for them then flipped back to red the one where they got stuck behind all the traffic . you hear them discussing at 5:08

[Skankpronger]

whats opicom?

[backwindow]

its a device that sends a strobe to traffic lights that will automatically change them from red to green.

[Skankpronger]

whare can you get em

[Rage2552]

You don't just get them. They are not for fun or for your convienience. They are a tool for us firefighters to get to our calls safely, and that's it. If you are caught with one, you will have it ripped from your vehicle and you will be thrown in cuffs. You also won't be making friends with the firefighters in your community, and firefighters are good people to have on your side.

[putermech]

Opticom

[Mrboombastic50]

and hows that, the golden hour is much better than a fire truck that is slow and overloaded with shit you dont need

[firtog]

the problem with you faster is better theory is when you roll over and I have seen a close call video of one UK rig almost going you are helping no one.

[Mrboombastic50]

gota say american trucks are alot slower compaired with our UK engines, i know ther about a ton heavier but i would choose speed over a big ass ladder if i was in a fire or trapped in a car , as they say the golden hour counts

[Engine201]

yea well your the assclown we'll ALL be hearing about in the papers...

[captivemrhanky]

boombastic, how stupid are you? You seriously think all American trucks have "huge ass ladders" on them? Haha you made me laugh, you really did.

[Benny0907]

man i get heebie jeebies when i hear this! i love your sirenes and horns in america!! we have only our martinhorn :( good job!

[Firefighter5130]

Well in PA Delaware and New Jersey you don't need a CDL you have to take a Driveing Course, if you pass you can drive anything with red lights, thats why we had a guy that had a Semi he needed to drive so he put a Light bar on it and drove it and they could do nothing about ir, so I don't know where you are but we DOn't need a CDL.

[Himdarling44]

It's got something to do with the weight. In GA, you have to have a Class B license to drive an engine filled with water.

[foster88888]

were you stressed when u saw the traffic???

[MitchT11]

r u a vol. service?

[ellisfd4821son]

yes they are

[UJustR4pedMe]

do you allways go down this same road at like 3:00 past that big ass church

[tanker051]

just when they are goin on calls in the northern part of the township

[firedude201234]

lol right before 3:42 someone says "dont hit the porta john" ...."yeah that would suck."

lmfao

[nwdrummer501]

all of whitehall

[captivemrhanky]

9 engines, 2 rescues, 1 ladder

[nwdrummer501]

how many engines ladsers and rescues do u have

[captivemrhanky]

All of whitehall or just Station 36?

[Coverdillem]

did the alarms go off?

[captivemrhanky]

Yes, and we fully evacuated.

[Nozzle2man]

man i love that q

[firemike550]

where is whitehall located?

[captivemrhanky]

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. About 1 mile North of Allentown.

[ellisfd4821son]

whos the guy allways complaining about sirens

[firekiller7611]

Im pretty sure he DID say port-a-john at 03:39...HA

[emtgregg]

Gotta love that Q. Great air horns on this truck.

[Sudano66]

lol did he say "dont hit the pole this time".

did he hit it before?

[captivemrhanky]

When did he say that?

[Sudano66]

when they took the turn left, it looked kinda steep and i thought i heard him say that. i didnt bother to go back and check though.

[captivemrhanky]

I think they make a few left turns ;)

But if it's the one I am thinking of, I think he said "Don't hit the porta-john."

[Sudano66]

lol yea that sounds right i guess. haha. take care bud.

[jtoatoktoe]

when they turned there was a car with a porta john on like a trailer...guy said don't hit the porta john

[firtog]

ha ha this much conversation over a portable crapper...LOL...

[captivemrhanky]

Haha lol

[Sudano66]

ok thats what it was lol.

[zach071591]

Do you have to have a certian license to drive a fire-truck. Some of these drivers( could be the same guy) are very skilled.

[Dracula53]

yeah, you go to E.M.V training at your states fire academy. Sometimes there are prerequisits befor you can take that course.

[zach071591]

Thanks man.

[ffskids]

dont u have to get a comercial licesnse too becuase the size of the truck

[ellisfd4821son]

class B classified cdl lisense

[casey4christ]

i believe he did hahaha

[aemoosh]

What kind of engine do you have?

I love the dual sirens. : )

[captivemrhanky]

If I'm not mistaken it is a 2007 Sparten/central states pumper. Firetog can confirm or deny that.

[FireExplorerPC]

thats not a dual siren.

unless ur talking bout the MS4000 and the Q

[captivemrhanky]

Yea, I think he means that they are using both sirens at one. The electric and Q.

[FireExplorerPC]

yea thats what i was thinking also

[HavanaExpCaptain59]

Great video. How Big is Whitehall?

[captivemrhanky]

Population wise, about 24,000 people.

[HavanaExpCaptain59]

Whate state?

[captivemrhanky]

Pennsylvania

[BeastlyDrumm3r]

nice Q

[kennypr92]

i remember diz day

[captivemrhanky]

You go to whitehall?

[HFF6358]

did the school evacuate?

[captivemrhanky]

Yes, the whole school evacuated.

[AgentHog]

They need to take those stupid concrete abrriers out of the middle so you can get around people.

[captivemrhanky]

Well, it is a "separated highway"

[AgentHog]

eh, it is a highway that fire trucks can't get around in. Seems they always get stuck right there...