Seattle Fire Department Ladder 1 and Engine 10 Aid and Medic Response

[avalanchecop]

what siren

[wannabenj]

You have posted some great videos.Keep up the great work !!!

[ColinFWheeler]

@wannabenj Thanks! I appreciate that.

[DJslimU571]

how much did she cost to build

[rescue75squad750]

can u tell me the engines make and model?

[ColinFWheeler]

@rescue75squad750 Thanks for the question.  I think it's an E-One, but I'm not sure. Can someone else please answer?

[hoisy71]

@ColinFWheeler Looks to be a E-one cyclone 1500gpm pump with a 500 gallon tank

[LutonFireCrew]

Just WOW!

[theojer87]

is that a three section buss????

[pyro999maniac]

nice station!

[northbendsk8]

do you like work with SFD? Just curious.

[engine173351]

Did they rebuild Station 10? Or did they renovate it?

[ColinFWheeler]

@engine173351 Thanks for the question. This is a new station 10 that is about 2 blocks away from the original station 10, which is still there.

[firemedic916]

@ColinFWheeler do you have videos of the new ladder 1 or 4

[ColinFWheeler]

@firemedic916 Hi and thanks for the question. Unfortunately I don't, since I live in Dallas, TX now. Hopefully, someone will post them. They're both tiller ladders, right?

[firemedic916]

@ColinFWheeler yes theyre both tillers

[CatLitterBoxes4U]

Yeah those door are cool!!!

[vanisland17]

Would that work in BC? Cause I want to listen to my FD being paged

[ColinFWheeler]

@vanisland17 Hi there. Yes, you should be able to monitor your local FD dispatch in BC. You just need a scanner, and you need to know the frequencies. You should be able to find these on the internet.

[EvanM2007]

OK if you have a damn Q on your rig USE IT!!!!!!

[pyro999maniac]

@EvanM2007 no don't coz they are horrible!

[FreedomHigh4]

@pyro999maniac Don't ever say Q's are horrible. You should be cast down into hell!

[pyro999maniac]

@FreedomHigh4 i should go to hell for telling the truth? thats a good one.

they sound aweful like a strangled cat........get rid of them completely

[FreedomHigh4]

@pyro999maniac Lol it's called a joke. There's a reason why fire apparatus use them, it's gets people's attention and gets them the fuck out of the way. Grow up.

[pyro999maniac]

@FreedomHigh4 i know it's a joke.....i was doing the sarcasm thing that British people love to use! why grow up? just voicing my opinion.

[jazzbutterworth]

Ladder needs to use his Q!

[JamesSCrockett]

what kind of scanner do you have there

[ColinFWheeler]

@JamesSCrockett Hi and thanks for the question. I have a RadioShack Triple Trunking PRO-528 trunking scanner. I believe it's actually made by Uniden (?), under contract to RadioShack. I've had it for a couple of years, and have been very happy with it.

[JamesSCrockett]

@ColinFWheeler i was wondering with all these fire fighting vids are you a Buff

[paintbllwizard]

thats a big fire station

[420stamper]

wow did you hear the big fire in soap lake in 2008

[hewittdj1]

Those door's are awesome.

[Cyrussm]

Nice movie, what siren are those? I love the wail!

[dandadrumman]

That is odd they don't have amiodarone. I thought everyone was using that these days. Really nice station! Cool you caught a on line MD call during a code. 

[EasyCompany911]

@dandadrumman umm some depts have amiodarone though most are in the process of switching it.. and ACLS got rid of lidocaine all together they dont teach it anymore or starting 2011 they will stop something like that.

[ColinFWheeler]

@dandadrumman Thanks -- I'm glad you liked the vid.

[laxplayer1166]

@dandadrumman Our medics in my district can use amiodarone, but its not typical protocol in most areas.

[JVardian14]

Sweet ass bay doors.

[holidayman154]

Awesome video and dang that's a big station... props.

[g4tech]

off topic but that looked like a DE40LF at the end

[BugsB1976]

we have a fire department here in west lafayette, indiana that is called the wabash township fire department station 1 that has those kind of doors on it and yes they r so awesome and cool the way they open up so fast too

[RailsandRoads]

the far right bay is right in front of a hill

there is no way the Rig can make it out of that !

[dustystix76]

i went thru this station on a tour when i was in the Navy stationed at Everett WA...it is badass and i love those quick opening doors..just so happened they ran on a fire/smoke call while i was there..talk about a whole lot of professionals!

[FFcorbs]

station is osooo sick

[abervintageman42]

those doors are badass

[miguel78504]

the station is so nice i wish we could have one like it!!!!

[qfgf]

that station = nice

[GreenBlaze75]

That seems to be the opinion of most people. Me included. Obviously means more stations need to be like this.

:D

[alexgonick]

lol yah lol BTW this is a gorgeous station

[GreenBlaze75]

Hell yea it is.

[alexgonick]

beautiful fire station

[smok31eta]

bad ass station

[GreenBlaze75]

The way those doors open is so bad ass.

I wish my town's FDs did that.

[willman940]

L1 runnin a spare.

[LazyFL]

I think the response time for the Ladder was okay.

The truck would get in trouble in Germany, because all trucks and ladders have to respond in 1 minute. ;)

(sry 4 bad english)

[yoyoimhome]

The call actually wasn't even dispatched until about 20 seconds after the ladder left. I think what happened was there was a 911 call in the area and they knew they were going to be dispatched. Ladder's dispatch time was a bit slow.

[MVFDCadet5]

That's probly why it seemed so slow, just because there was probly another call. I'm thinkin that's what's it

[ColinFWheeler]

Yes, that's right. It was two different calls. While my scanner was on the medical channel, I suspect that dispatches were "stacking" ... meaning that E10 knew they had a run a minute or two before the Locution audible came out. That's why both bay doors opened at the same time.

[vlaup]

yea in america some areas have a reg that states you need to be out in atmost a min. while others is 2 mins. now would u run like crazy for a B.S call like wires down? also in cites ppl call ambos because they want a free ride to the hos.

[GreenBlaze75]

Your English was fine.

[alexgonick]

sup green blaze 75 lol

[GreenBlaze75]

Haha, hey :P

You would find a video I'm having a discussion on, haha.

[alexgonick]

lol yup lol comes with liking the job haha

[GreenBlaze75]

haha yea

[SCFIRE6]

my cousins a firefighter for seattle i havent talked to him in ages was hopein to see him in ths vid

[MVFDCadet5]

For being paid I kinda cant help but think that they are definately not very quick with response time

[yoyoimhome]

how fast do you expect them to get out. 20 seconds after the call?

[083226]

I didn't see a problem with the response time at all.

[083226]

Thought the response time was just fine.

[confranman]

Great response time,,, thanks for posting

[rmanafan]

how many stations does SFD have?

[ColinFWheeler]

H and thanks for the questioni. ~33 stations +/ - 1 depending on whether or not you count a fire boat only station and a Medic only station.

[rmanafan]

33 Wow more than i thought. Thanks!! you hav great videos, are u planning 2 tak more?

[ColinFWheeler]

Two different calls. Aid 5 had previously been dispatched to a 3rd call in the area. Seattle FD Es and Ts are staffed w/ 4 FFs. Aids and Medics have 2 FFs / paramedics.

[fdrookie91]

do u carry a scanner as a civilian or are you a firefighter?

[ColinFWheeler]

Hi and thx for the question. I work in the airline industry and follow fire departments as a hobby. I've monitored the fire dispatch channels in every city I've lived in since the 70s.

[fdrookie91]

O..ok

[kaysville61]

is their dispatcher a computer or something? lol...

[ColinFWheeler]

Hi and thx for the question. It's an automated dispatch system designed by Locution, Inc. Several depts now use it.

[JKSK8ERLIVE]

same with Chicago my uncle is a Lt. for ENG 16 and 46 and Tk 49 and they use the automated dispatch its like bleeleep blleeleep 3 times and then this crrepy computerized voice comes over

[yoyoimhome]

What channel is the sfd's frequencies on your PRO-528 Triple Trunking Scanner?

[ColinFWheeler]

you'll need to program it w/ about 20 800 mhtz freqs. you can get them from radioreference

[yoyoimhome]

Do you know what took them some long to get out?

[ColinFWheeler]

I didn't go into the station, so I don't know. I don't think it's that slow a turn out (L1). E10 responded pretty quickly. They must have got the tone in the station while other calls were still being dispatched via Locution.  My scanner was on the MedCom channel after the L1 dispatch. Medic 44 (EMS Super) is talking to the Medic One on-duty doctor at Harborview. They were trying to revive a cardiac patient.

[yoyoimhome]

Oh, it seemed kind of long to me on L1. E10 responded fine.

[JoHnIsThEmAn287]

is takes so long for them to get out

we only take under a minute

[yoyoimhome]

this only took under a minute too.

[yoyoimhome]

In the SFD do you know what the units 234, TRN01, RM1 & 82 do?

[ColinFWheeler]

Hi. I haven't heard those unit identifiers before ....are you sure it was an SFD frequency you heard them on? 82 might have been Aid 82, the peak period Aid unit quartered at Stn 2.

[yoyoimhome]

Hi. Actually it was on real time 911 they responded to a multiple casualty incident. July 29, 2006. The units I had never heard of before on there were sent. It just said for some units: 82, 88 & 234. It also had MM2, TRN01, RM1 & PIO (Public Information Officer).

[yoyoimhome]

I found out these answers from a FF that runs B6.

234= Some kind of chief.

89= Some kind of chief also

TRN01= Train officer 1

MM2= Medic Marshall 2

Didn't know what 82 and RM1 were though.

[yoyoimhome]

I got some action on film today. I drove down to 6246 34th avenue NE. There were flames shooting out of the roof and there was probably about 15 units.

[ColinFWheeler]

Cool. You should load it up on YouTube.

[yoyoimhome]

When I figure out how to i will probably.

[yoyoimhome]

So this isn't L1's permanent ladder?

[ColinFWheeler]

Hi. Yes, this is a spare Ladder. L1's regular rig is a tillered ladder. Must have been in the shop on this day.

[yoyoimhome]

What happened to the ladder?

[ColinFWheeler]

It was having routing maintenance performed on it. This is a reserve ladder.

[yoyoimhome]

Very strange today on the scanners. Aid 85 is on duty!?

[yoyoimhome]

Also what is CHAP5?

[ColinFWheeler]

Chaplin 5.  Usually dispatched when there is a fatality.

[yoyoimhome]

What is MAR5?

[ColinFWheeler]

That's Marshall 5 .... based at Stn 5.  It's the Fire Investigation Unit ... determines the cause of fires.

[yoyoimhome]

Are there different kinds of engines in the SFD?

[ColinFWheeler]

Hi and thanks for the question. There are a variety of types of Engines in the SFD. The newer ones are Emergency One. There are also American LaFrance Metropolitans. Some are hybrids (e.g., Spartan / E-One). Past makes include Kenworth (1950s, '60s, '70s) and Macks ('50s and '80s).

[yoyoimhome]

Thanks 4 the response. Do you know if there is a big fire happening today? There is fire trucks zooming around downtown.

[ColinFWheeler]

A lot of calls, but nothing major. There was a Full Response in E17's Fire Response Area at 0902, but it looks like it was knocked down quickly.

[yoyoimhome]

oh, ok thanks

[LifesaversofFuture]

What type of RadioShack scanner would that be? Is is digital?

[ColinFWheeler]

Hi. It's a Radio Shack PRO-528 Triple Trunking scanner w/ 1,000 channels. I've been very happy with it.

[yoyoimhome]

That's a good looking station.

[justin1790]

is seattle always busy with calls? on average how much calls do you think they get a day... you should check out my page... I also use a scanner to find out when the trucks get a call

[ColinFWheeler]

Hi and thanks for your question. There are nearly always ongoing calls. Some stations are busier than others. The busiest are Stns 2, 25, 28, 10 and 17. In the 45 minutes that I was at Stn 2 yesterday, the station got 4 calls. I checked out some of your vids. They look good. Keep up the good work.

[justin1790]

Nice Video!

[ColinFWheeler]

Thanks a lot!

[Carlton007]

how new is this station???

[ColinFWheeler]

It opened in early 2008.  A fire fighter told me today that the HQ is still at the old Stn. 10, but dispatch has moved into this building.