Typical House Fire in Scotland

[ThomasMurphy711]

Im from stratclyde fire and rescue and i can safely say thts not really typical for us lol

[trapfish]

15 minutes with one of these wood frame houses in the US and the whole lot would be on the ground.

[THEHITPACK]

fire scares the shit out of me nothing but panic sets in when its in ur hosue uncrotallable. get the fuck out and call the fire brigade

[firemanjoni]

This is nothing like what happens at a 'typical fire in scotland'

This video is embarrassing, watching it makes me cringe! 

[MadPropsToTheHood]

@firemanjoni Well, rather than shoot the teacher correct the teacher instead. Describe to us a basic outline of what you think happens.

[Jrltz7]

Yeah I can't believe your SOP would say that you aren't allowed to don your bunker gear before you get in the truck and that you couldn't strap on your SCBA on the way to a structure fire........

[Riikyj]

fire-fighters are always heroes 

[johnfoxall15]

have u got any more of this plz

[GayBoyRunning]

The NSW Fire Brigade & The VIC Fire Brigade are both are the worlds best!!

[PopppaBlue59]

TheTayside Fire Department has some very pretty dispatchers!

[musicindetail]

Thanks chizz32. Health and Safety. Isn't that just great? Firefighters who risk their lives to save others are not allowed to prepare themselves en-route. This world is surely going mad.

[chizz32]

The BA sets are in brackets behind the firefighter- they are able to put them on enroute to an emergency, but health and safety restrictions mean this is no longer allowed, as they must have their seat belts on at all times, they are also no longer allowed to don their firefighting gear on the way to a call

[Ginnerbowe]

@chizz32 I couldn't help but read what you said regarding BA. You are aloud to don BA on the way to a call as long as the cylinder is locked in the bracket and you with it. This is better for you because in the event of an accident the harness with the BA will act better than the seatbelt as it is designed for a tight comfort fit. Greatly reducing damage to yourself. You can still put your seatbelt on but this makes it very difficult to move. But check the relevent services' SOPs on turning out.

[firemanjoni]

@Ginnerbowe Sorry to tell you but thats not right. The BA set is only held in by the cylinder and the harness is then attached by two small clips onto the cylinder. these clips were not designed to withstand the sort of force experianced during a crash. they would simply break under force and provide no restraint. No part of the BA set, cylinder or bracket were designed to act as a seat belt.

[davemister999]

@chizz32 health and safety sucks man, every second counts enroute to a fire people will die

[urbex2007]

@chizz32 How mad is that! I'm amazed Health & Safety allows them to go near a fire or any other hazard or incident they deal with without writing a full report first. It's also worth mentioning that fire service people don't just put out fires, they do a lot of other work like dealing with chemical spills, cutting people out of crashed cars, visits to people to install smoke alarms, education in schools etc. They do a really good job, it's not something I would like to do!

[999Dempsey]

@chizz32 Its a crazy world when H&S law dictates we cant rig on the way as its not safe, yet when we turn up are happy for us to go into a burning building following a DRA. However as long as I have a hole in my arse I will be instrucring my chaps to rig onroute for house fires, and if some H&S zealot with his clipboard and hi viz on has a problem with that we can 'discuss' it when I come off duty :)

[aliwhitwell]

@999Dempsey Good for you! H&S dictators seem to have no sense of proportion.

[TheDJAaronD]

@chizz32 as it was a video I can see why they did that. but You know as well as I do, if it wasn't being filmed they would probably break the rules to be that bit faster ! Cool Video Thanks

[musicindetail]

Respect to you all. Great respect. Could I ask though (as someone with no knowledge at all of the job), is it possible to put B A gear on in the fire engine en-route? It seems that it would save time on arrival. (My guess is that the kit is too bulky to put on in the vehicle).

[FireBuff51]

@musicindetail Chizz32's reply pretty much answers your question, but I do know that American firefighters can still don their breathing apparatus while responding to a fire.

[chizz32]

@FireBuff51 to be honest, if itsa persons reported call, those rules go out the window

[FireBuff51]

@chizz32 Good to know common sense prevails. ;)

[joeblow238]

@FireBuff51 everyone but the driver can, the scba's are mounted into a bracket into the back of the seat, so basically the back rest of the seat is your scba. as an american firefighter with a scottish wife, ive been to many fire houses in scotland, you guys are always welcoming, stay safe

[PopppaBlue59]

Greetings from a brother fireman in Texas, 23 years on the job. Stay low and keep safe out there!

[AirsoftinInTheHeazy]

Cool Video!

Bravo from a Scottish American Fireman!

What clean gear! haha.