How To Drive A Fire Engine - London's Burning

[dtumahtsew]

used to love this on sunday nights

[crexcrex71]

I'm so glad this was only TV. I spent ten years of my LFB service as a driving instructor and an driving examiner. If a fire brigade driver drove like that, and with such an aggressive attitude he'd be back to the driving school for a retest on the recommendation of his Guv'. (I know .....spoil sport).

[kameronbc21]

i like th emodel engine they HAD

[Doomsday2060]

Jesus I remember watching London's Burning when I was eight. It was kind of scary back then probably because I thought it was real. It still sends shivers down my spine.

seems silly now :)

[DaVeTheTaliban]

yeer it seems really silly now ha ha ha

[wpinklady]

@Doomsday2060 yeah I know what u mean. At 8 we think everything is real!!

[KD450]

I know Glenn, and he had to do a yearly training course with LFB to drive the motors.

He is a lovely bloke in real life,does a lot of charity work!

[georgieporge2]

He does indeed. Me, my grandad and his friend used to take this engine out and raise money for charity. That was until Ken Livingstone stopped us.

[MirukuAki]

Haha gotta love George.

[joelwhitaker]

he is one hell of a driver!!!!!!!

[wpinklady]

I do know motorists panic when they hear the sirens. My mum does. Firefighters say dont panic !!

But the driving in this looked stupidly dangerous.PLUS when your a pederstrian you DONT cross the road when you see a bloody fire engine!!

My grandad was a fireman in the 1950's & they didnt have sirens!! they had someone ringing a bell!

[extremedaniel96]

it is very funny

[DennisRickman1]

hahah good old george !

[markthebusman]

I rememember this episode very well from episode 1 in 1994 I think. It has to be said the driving demonstrated ealier on is way over-ezaggerated, there is no need to perform such a counter-move around the bus, or around the van... the water tank must have been drained of water also to keep the truck balanced, however it looks very realistic to the untrained eye! Also, I reckon the RS they are using is early an appliance, not late 80s/early 90's one, judging by the locker shutters & front grille.

[kameronbc21]

@markthebusman either it woul dhave been the tanks or all the equipment im the truck

[hz6761]

When does London start using electronic wailers / yelpers?

[Londonsburningfan]

wot series

[Hazmaz1]

Series 9

due for dvd release 20/10/2008

[mlps93]

i would flip 2 the driver if this was real

[Superapplefrog]

Now maybe if fire engine drivers drove that way in real life, less people would do stupid things like cross the road when they hear a siren or not bother to get out the way when they hear a siren or race across a junction when a fire engine is coming

[PolizeiPaul]

Is this still on the air? I used to watch it all the time but you must have recent clips here where's the old HEE,AWW,HEE,AWW siren they had on this show?

[bobnuthall]

Plain yellow is a firefighter

Yellow with two black stripes is Sub Officer

White black stripe is Station Officer

They've changed it now to crew manager/watch manager etc

[kevho06]

can anybody tell me what the meaning is of some people wearing different coloured helmets?

[tackmaneire2007]

Must try that in my '79 Dennis RS!!

[lonsburnstuff]

i think it'll tip

[krazeekaz]

Um yeah, don't try this at home! LOL.

[dsfrs112]

@tackmaneire2007 i thought they tipped easily :P

[jamiebarker666]

do that wav a dennis 88 and it would ave tipped over (rly bad ballanceing)

that was some driving very gd clip

[chowychow]

lol

[Pyroman1990]

nice old dennis

[lukaz789]

i think gorge was the best of lb e was init right frm the begin all the wy through to da end so wish it was on sunday nites well miss it just after gettin out of the shower then at 10 off to bed for school lol

[astonmartin06]

If anybody tries that on The Getaway or The Getaway Black Monday, no chance.

[sgtkev]

hahah yeah the fire engine has NO turning circle what so ever, unles u play getaway 1 n use the dpad then it spins 360 degrees in a 6pence LOL great vid

kinda remimds me of some of the drivers at our sation although not as bad

[bambam210]

Having driven Scania, Volvo and Dennis Sabre Fire engines, to me nothing beats those Dennis SS pumps! Maybe not as quick, but they handle just like a fire engine should! Serious chuck-about-ability!

[danielchowells]

the siren sounds gone lol

[MetalSanke]

do that in real life and youd be fired on the spot i bet.

[city66city]

So miss London's Burning can't believe ITV got rid of the show it was class!!!! miss it on sunday nights big time!!! from a big Manchester Fan!!!

[bellshoes]

wat SERIES is it

[krazeekaz]

Series 9, Episode 1

[joebrown94]

@krazeekaz  Its Series 8

[AndrooUK]

LOL, what awful driving. :P

Some terrible scripting too. Shame they stopped showing it though not long after I bothered to start watching it, it was alright.

[henrillyod]

the shouldent have scraoped the dennis i like them i liked that version but the last one was crap

[astonmartin06]

That's what I'm talking about: how to drive a fire truck. Geoge never forgets how to drive.

Sicknote possibly found a new way of moaning about your lunch not High Tea.

[bambam210]

These wheels were made for squealing...one ee stop a one ee go!