Engine 27 LAFD

[burton64ful]

there fire shelters i am a lafd cadet i know

[tybreonce1]

I just love how people try and rush through the lights when the Engine is already at the light.

[Freshknight7]

nice driven

[anercy1]

i hope the netherlands has a god damn good reason to keep their sirens.. because otherwise they should use these, these are much louder and it will scare the driver much more so he will pull over

[leat270576]

Question for you Dirk, what are the rolls above the doors on the inside of the engine? Are they sun shades?

[0524cami]

@leat270576 They look like brushfire covers so when your caught off guard with a flashover!

[cdffirefighter]

@leat270576 those silver rolls you see are side roll and impact air bags they are exclusive to pierce mfg,they activate when the sensors detect a side impact and if the truck rolls past a certain point they activate.

[CTFD13]

@cdffirefighter not even close! theyre silver, because silver reflects heat... now WHY would an LAFD engine need to reflect heat?? idk, probably because they operate at wildfires. guys... in a cab of a pumper... with silver rolls to roll down to protect themselves at wildfires... WHO WOULD OF THUNK IT???

[Coasterrider210]

idiot limo driver

[yehyehsoilwell]

Ride out with my company, Engine 94 LAFD Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw District

[jchican0]

Woulda used the Q more but good response!

[yehyehsoilwell]

@jchican0 LA City fire doesnt use the Q as much as you think they would, Its LA Co Fire thats always on the Q

[CutthroatP8ntball999]

make more of these videos

[Zetty112]

what's that silver rolled blanket over the side windows at 2:04 good for?

[FirstDue]

@Zetty112, I would assume for wildland fires.

[eveningniteshade]

i love going through red light/driving on wrong side of road videos. I guess because I dont get to do that. well not legally.

[Unhostile]

Awesome video, great work.

[franktonfire]

what kind of siren is that....thew electric one.

[301whitehall]

@franktonfire That would be a PA300

[FireExplorerPC]

@301whitehall You are 100% wrong, LAFD does not use PA300, they use the Federal Signal Unitrol Omega siren

[301whitehall]

@FireExplorerPC I failed...damn.

[FireExplorerPC]

@franktonfire Its not a PA300, it a Unitrol Omega

[lhr1967]

VERY GOOD

[301whitehall]

LAFD Needs to get some LEATHER Helmets! Screw them Salad Bowls!

[franktonfire]

@301whitehall, lol lee

[yehyehsoilwell]

@301whitehall Noooo Dude, LAFD needs to stay with the Yellow Traditional Helmets, no one does helmets like the LAFD does.

[LAFD27explorer]

@yehyehsoilwell Are they thinking about changing the helmets?

[yehyehsoilwell]

@LAFD27explorer Umm, not anytime soon, These helmets are Unique, and i think it would be an unnecessary idea to change them

[richardflint2010]

And Belgium has those two tone sirens.

[richardflint2010]

and so does Netherlands and Finland.

[amlegobee]

ha kinda reminds me of OCFA's engine 27.

[richardflint2010]

France and Germany and Spain has the only two-tone sirens they Have.

[josh1303]

Nice ride o long

[mrengine9]

Awww I've been looking for an LAFD ride along for a long time! Great work, I've watched at least half your vids so far. Just wondering though, Why do German Trucks ONLY have a Hi-lo or is that not the only siren they have.

[zootoo63]

@mrengine9 its tradition, although some countries are beginning to use american style sirens now

[Crazyfogfighter]

@mrengine9 we don't need 20 Sirens to play with. It's completely unnecessary.

Most of our engines or ladders only have the pneumatic two-tone horn, and it works perfect.

Most of the ambulances use electric two-tone horns with two different sounds, but both are hi/low.

We get trough traffic much better than any firetruck in the US, because nearly everybody is moving, although we have only one siren ;)

[FirstDue]

@Crazyfogfighter , Good for you!!!! I feel much better now......

[Crazyfogfighter]

@FirstDue who talks to you idiot?

[FirstDue]

@Crazyfogfighter I'm talking to you! Must be nnice to be perfect! You do things your way in your country, we do things our way! 2 completely different dynamics, get over yourself!

[fitz207]

@FirstDue ..

Well said. What works in Europe may not work in the US. Different countries do different things.

[Crazyfogfighter]

@FirstDue 1. sorry for the idiot word, had a bad day :)

2. so, please tell me the reason for having 10 sirens?

We are not perfect, but i think our fire engines are more elaborated better than yours.

We have a lot more of equipment, more water, more crew-members, smaller engines with less PS and less polution, our trucks are lighter and smaller.

But they do not have 10 differens sirens, 1000 Lights and such an amount of chrome.

The only Problem: They don't look cool :D

[FirstDue]

@Crazyfogfighter , Apology accepted. 1) Fire Engines in USA have to meet DOT (Department if Transportation) and NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) Stnadards as far as lighting and audible devices. 2) USA is "built" on woodframe construction, meaning we have an excorbate amount of woodframe and combination of wood and ordinarary construction here. 3) NOT all towns and cities have hydrants for water protection, hence the reason for a larger apparatus.

[FirstDue]

@Crazyfogfighter , To continue, we also do NOT have 10 sirens as you say. Most fire apparatus has a mechanical Q siren and a electronic siren with 4-5 different sounds.

[EnjoyFirefighting]

@mrengine9 the german sirens get the attention they need and most cars pull over / give way. Actually german fire engines often could run red lights and pass intersections without almost stopping.

btw.: some very very few german organisations (Fire Departments but also EMS, Police and Federal Agency for Technical Relief) tested or are testing wail/yelp sirens, but it's not common at all