As a couple other guys have mentioned, Code 3 is defined as lights and sirens, always policy to use both even if you're in the middle of the country siren is still required.
we had an ems call the other day and we walked across the street to it with the gear (had some one else get the truck out and park outside the door ( limited parking on scene save it for ambulance)
@BFD740 Actually, I don't think it's a pre-emption emmitter. I've seen one of those trucks running code, and up close, it's just a single strobe tube with reflector. You can see it flashing.
@Natesmodelrailroad A lot of departments around here use regular strobe tubes for emitters. Most of the time they either install 1 regular whelen strobe head in place of an led in a liberty or freedom bar, or use a hideaway strobe in between the outboard and second position. I've also seen them like that, usually in the grille with a regular strobe head connected to power supply pushing 14hz
Notice it's a ladder, they need the ladder for a reason, and all their equipment is in the engine, so no. It saves them time from running to the station and back to get hoses, and @ the ladder, stupid to deploy it INSIDE the station.
we were laying asleep in the fire house and our tones dropped, when we woke up the firehouse was filled with smoke and we was freaking out thing the firehouse was on fire... then we saw the building across the street on fire lol i mean right across the steet, also had the same thing on 2 different resturants right across from my station..
We were having drill and right when we pulled out of the station we got the call and it was right across the street. We responded in 20 seconds. It was only a unattended cooking call though! Volly department by the way.
12th Street?
ryanconway1991 6 months ago
HAHA! I bet when they heard the location of the call when it came in, they were like "Wait a minute..."
FrogSteaks1 10 months ago
I really don't think they needed lights and sirens haha
ArmyRescue1 1 year ago
wow
cheeseninja134 1 year ago
As a couple other guys have mentioned, Code 3 is defined as lights and sirens, always policy to use both even if you're in the middle of the country siren is still required.
Cool video though!
bullzisnipr3 1 year ago
That dramatically cut down their avg response times haha
BluesKat13 1 year ago
keep up those response times!
Marauder2052 2 years ago
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
InfernusClan 2 years ago
Policy requires lights and siren when responding!
If they didn't people would whine cry and want to sue as usual!
RJBFIRECHIEF1 2 years ago
theyre probly followin SOG's, what if a car where to get struck by this truck? lawsuit
thorny82much 2 years ago
owh may gawd
mxfrmbarsspbdsrtrver 2 years ago
StLFD is an all Quint department, arent they? STAY SAFE!
MettaFireRescue 2 years ago
is this the station right by the police hq and scotrade center because if so i have seen it
wfprr 2 years ago
it is
zootoo63 2 years ago
we had an ems call the other day and we walked across the street to it with the gear (had some one else get the truck out and park outside the door ( limited parking on scene save it for ambulance)
sparky2k3 2 years ago
That's an interesting place for a preemption emitter
BFD740 2 years ago 2
@BFD740 Actually, I don't think it's a pre-emption emmitter. I've seen one of those trucks running code, and up close, it's just a single strobe tube with reflector. You can see it flashing.
Natesmodelrailroad 1 year ago
@Natesmodelrailroad A lot of departments around here use regular strobe tubes for emitters. Most of the time they either install 1 regular whelen strobe head in place of an led in a liberty or freedom bar, or use a hideaway strobe in between the outboard and second position. I've also seen them like that, usually in the grille with a regular strobe head connected to power supply pushing 14hz
BFD740 1 year ago
@BFD740: The strobe tubes put out the IR light as well? That I didn't know.
Dang, you learn something new every day. Thanks.
Natesmodelrailroad 1 year ago
thats stupid
Eng101ine 2 years ago
Notice it's a ladder, they need the ladder for a reason, and all their equipment is in the engine, so no. It saves them time from running to the station and back to get hoses, and @ the ladder, stupid to deploy it INSIDE the station.
Shadylasse 2 years ago
haha thats funny
kanoshFireDept 2 years ago 2
we were laying asleep in the fire house and our tones dropped, when we woke up the firehouse was filled with smoke and we was freaking out thing the firehouse was on fire... then we saw the building across the street on fire lol i mean right across the steet, also had the same thing on 2 different resturants right across from my station..
fireman616wfd 3 years ago
hahaha that's awesome
EnduranceT 3 years ago
for those of you that don't know, that building they went to is the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department headquarters.. just saying.
joecool2049 3 years ago 3
Nice Short V-con blast! we use those sirens in Sunnyvale too!
Stealthguy06 3 years ago
We were having drill and right when we pulled out of the station we got the call and it was right across the street. We responded in 20 seconds. It was only a unattended cooking call though! Volly department by the way.
JediForcesClan 3 years ago
someone misses the truck, talk about a short haul.
CTFD13 3 years ago 2
haha ya. we had one of those. car vs building one street behind the station... i had to take a piss so i told em to go, ill walk over ha.
FBIgeoff 2 years ago
Hey it can happen. Our town had a major fire across the street and two buildings over to our Headquarters.
CFDJustin 3 years ago
now THAT will reduce a department's average response time
firefightingmash 3 years ago 16
did the Police walked or called them.
lol
mlps93 4 years ago 4
Now thats what I call a quick response....LOL
jaredd420 4 years ago 11
I think 4-5 ladder companies.
fire904 4 years ago
cool vid, what typoe of truck is that, is it a ladder
firemike550 4 years ago
i believe it's a quint (combination engine/ladder) because the tip of the stick says "E-2"
FireRescueProduction 4 years ago
Yes... StLFD runs an all quint fleet, with the exceptions of the rolls of their Hook & Ladder Companys (but even then...quints)
djm448 4 years ago
oh ok, thx
firemike550 4 years ago