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[Cjl99]

Now that guy know's how to work a horn!!!

[hvjcvhfjv]

Jesus Christ, lay off the airhorn! Half the time there was nobody in front of you. That was completely unnecessary. There is a right way and a wrong way to utilize the horn and that wasn't it. If the cars are already out of your way, why blast them? Use the horns when a car is failing to yield or you are going through an intersection. All you gotta do is a few taps to get people's attention. No reason to swing from the chain to the entire call.

[NativePrairieWolf]

@hvjcvhfjv lol, well when you have SPACE cadets driving cars listening to their headfones or ipads on max, oblivious to everything to the extent they run thru red lights- ya NEED the air horn coming up on cross streets and intersections!

[3Slim3Shady3]

OH THTS MY BDAY!!!!!!XD

[smallpaul1995]

tht is the most polite dispatcher i have ever heard! hahaha

[shoxrux93]

do u guys use GPS

[Mitch9481]

Im 16 and this is what ive always wanted to do, love what you men and women do, god bless you all,thank you for you service and keep up the great work

[HFD97FIRE2]

Lovin the airhorn!

[Emtfirefighter4life1]

sweet video i like that he did the airhorn every 5 minutes lol.

[engineco3wfd]

Keep your hands off that horn wicker. Air is needed for the brakes rookie wanna be officer!

[211engine]

ok..a little pissed at the person in the officers chair.....you have no fucking business doing anything with that air horn cord. that is the drivers responsability. too many times have i seen a truck have serious problems stopping because the guy on the right went ape shit with the air horns , therefore depleting the air pressure to stop the truck. if it had been me driving...you would have been walking. i am a 20 year vet of the fire service and shaking my head at mr. hero in the front seat.

[RepoDennis13]

@211engine i thought the air horns and air brake system have different air tanks

[bobcats330]

@RepoDennis13 No theyre the same system. Actually there is two air brake systems if I remeber right, ones the service brake and the other is the parking brake. But the horn works off of one of the tanks.

[RepoDennis13]

@bobcats330 ohhh lol i just learned something new and i know a lot about air brakes n trucks n stuff lol thanks

[MissouriRebel11]

thats how ya do it right there! nothin better than doin work on tha air horn with lights and sirens blazin!

[301whitehall]

Thumbs up if you're button happy!

[Infantry506th]

I've heard of Orgasms but never horngasms

[Infantry506th]

From all of us at the 506th Infantry, we thank you for your duty.

[ColchesterFire]

@Infantry506th Please express our gratitude as well to the fine members of the 506th Infantry division for your service to our country! 

[chiter200]

hahah that guy loves that horn, well i love to press and touch stuff as well

[mattsa860]

Nice airhorn work Cap, looked ike there was a door ajar the whole way to the sceen if thats what that flashing red light under the vent means

[ColchesterFire]

@mattsa860 Actually that light is a malfunctioning "compartment ajar" warning. Been that way for some time.

[deathmasta455]

The dude really liked pulling the horn! LOL

[jerseycitybob]

great video keep up the good work, and stay safe

[gators288]

8000 calls a year right here only 4 stations

[rykember11]

Somebody is "Horny"

[pumpkin343]

I wish I was the man pulling that chain, He,s having a ball, I was in Iraq on that date, Great video, Thanks for what you all do, May God Bless you all and your familys!

[ColchesterFire]

@pumpkin343 He was definitely focused on his job of moving traffic! Thanks for the comment, and thank YOU for your service to our country!

[pumpkin343]

@ColchesterFire Your welcome, Its an honor to serve, Thank you for what you do, I was a volunteer for 9 years including 2 years heavy rescue, May God Bless you all and your familys!

[sharkowner95]

@ColchesterFire Just 2 days before Michael Jackson died, thats sad. But keep up the good work, and thank you for your service....

[ahund12345]

at 2:20 he says where does he want us if im not mistaken I think he said "when you arrive on scene go in the parking lot"

[JVardian14]

Lmao she said "please respond"

[ColchesterFire]

Thanks! He DID like pulling the horn, although the editing I did made it seem much more frequent than it really was.

[MrSberube]

Ya that is alot for an all volunteer department! We cover 5 local towns,we are also a full time deprtment! and about half of our calls are medicals.

[MrSberube]

To bad I live NH!!! Looks busy there! How many calls do you guys get a year? We do a about 900 in Bristol! Good video!!!

[ColchesterFire]

@MrSberube We can be busy, but we run between 600 and 650 calls per year, which is a lot for our area considering we are completely volunteer and also that we do not run any ambulance services (we DO run some first response calls, but there is a separate ambulance service in our town).  Glad you enjoyed the video!

[BakupAlarmIsPow3rcal]

is that a sutphen?

[ColchesterFire]

It certainly IS a Sutphen! Our engine 3 (in video), 4, 5, and Tower 41 are all Sutphens.

[BakupAlarmIsPow3rcal]

Nice, i hear there good trucks. love the lanyard for the airhorn, im not a fan of the button style.

[ColchesterFire]

We agree completely. All of our trucks have the lanyard. Works great!

[TyVulpine]

"Fortunately, it ended up being a false alarm"? Sorry, but I don't see any fortunate about that. That could have prevented you from responding to a REAL fire...

[ColchesterFire]

We agree that malicious alarms are both a nuisance and could potentially hamper our response to a "real" fire. We do everything possible through fire prevention and public education to minimize that type of call (we have actually seen a steady decline in malicious calls over the past several years). The ending statement, "Fortunately, it ended up being a false alarm" was as opposed to encountering a serious threat to life, the environment or property at this call.

[HotMix106]

very good video! 5 stars and hope you produce more

[ColchesterFire]

Thank you! We try to catch them when we can. This opportunity presented itself, and we took advantage of it.

[NCOProductions]

I would pay to ride shotgun

[ColchesterFire]

We'd love to have another member! All you need to do is move to Colchester, VT and apply! Thanks for the comment-it IS a lot of fun being a firefighter on the CCVFC!

[smoke842]

Thanks for keeping my town safe guys. If you see a car pulled over almost unnecessarily too far over so you can get by that's me. I'll accept the temporary deafness I get every time you scream by my car window for what you fine people do everyday!

[ColchesterFire]

Thanks for the compliment! We appreciate the support we get from our wonderful community, and we do our best in return to provide the highest level of service to Colchester.

[ColchesterFire]

Thanks! 4 Engine 3 is a 2004 Sutphen Pumper Tanker Custom Chassis with a 1,500 GPM Hale pump and carries 1,000 gallons of water.

[JVardian14]

what kind of engine is it?

[ColchesterFire]

See my answer to firebuff107.  Thanks!

[Usernameinvalid16]

It look's like an E3

[bretonc7]

why donyt he try pullin the horn...

[jeffgordon524]

i can tell he likes the horn

[Firefighter659]

@jeffgordon524

I don't think they get that many calls up there, when I retired from the FD I'm looking to move up to Manchester

[VTstreetracer16]

here in Colchester we get around 600 calls/year

[Lurch900]

I am gonna put one of those horns on my truck... It sounds awesome..

[ColchesterFire]

Thanks! While we can't take credit for making the horn, we sure know how to warn traffic with it!

[Lurch900]

Yeah, and ya'll do a great job at that!!! Awesome video man...

[ColchesterFire]

Thanks!

[ColchesterFire]

Thanks to some judicious editing, we were able to make it look like he was constantly on the horn and siren. The overall response time was about 7 minutes, so you're seeing the "best of" moments in this video. Including lots of air horn!

[ctc917]

Captain LOVES that horn!

[bnsf4]

one of the nicest sounding horns i have heard!

[ColchesterFire]

Thanks! We like 'em loud and strong!

[bnsf4]

ahmen! engine#?

[ColchesterFire]

4 Engine 3