4th Alarm Fire at BK, Fire & Ambos Responding, Auckland NZ, 18 Jul 08

[KerenArdathrz106]

soso bin ne sau

[Company2LM]

I loved the fact that there was a old Mack Tower Ladder there.. :)

[Albandit7563]

nice movie nice truck

[chibichinko]

A BEAUTIFUL collection there mate, very well shot and love the text explaining what each unit is etc... Nicely composed and well put together. I actually enjoyed watching it thoroughly. Thanks for sharing. :-)

[thekiwicanuck]

@chibichinko Thanks! :)

[scottdd2]

great video, incidents like this don't come around often, so it's a good chance to get so many incoming appliances.

[kataru19]

why does every fire service OUTSIDE the us seem to have better equipment and/or strategies?

[MrGerbilBrain]

I was surprised when I saw this was 4th alarm, but with those exposures I wouldn't mess around! Near where I live we had 3 semi-detatched houses well involved, but only 2nd alarm. he he they even brought hazmat out. I never knew that BK was in NZ, is McDonalds there too?

[thekiwicanuck]

@MrGerbilBrain There was tons of smoke everywhere from the grease fire, so they erred on the side of caution in adding alarms. McDonalds is everywhere! BK is a more recent arrival, they didn't come to NZ until the 90's.

[bruceboys3]

@MrGerbilBrain McDonalds is everywhere and yes it is in New Zealand

[chechnya]

Why does New Zealand use European style fire apparatus?

[thekiwicanuck]

@chechnya Probably because they're available in Right-Hand-Drive

[MadPropsToTheHood]

@chechnya Please don't take this as a dig at you or anything but European brand engines have been proven to be the best available in the world for the task at hand.

[chechnya]

@MadPropsToTheHood Those are fighting words hehe. I suppose certain countries have certain limitations when it comes to size and weight of their apparatus. That's why American engines are giant and heavy. I imagine the type and size of structure also plays a big part.

[MadPropsToTheHood]

@chechnya At this stage it's all a matter of preference in the world, however you wont find any engine in Europe engine with a Q =P. I don't take preference to either continent or it's engines. I just know that people who do take an interest ran some tests and the results showed =P

[X0n3]

where is this?

[thekiwicanuck]

@X0n3 Auckland New Zealand

[sirtodion]

Suprised to see swedish Scania firetrucks in new zealand. ^^

[derjoghurtmitderecke]

@sirtodion

We have Scania Firetrucks in germany, too.

[Nilldal]

thekiwicanuck the urvan just seems a little out dated that's all no offense meant.. They ain't really known for their top speed as far as I know.. I may be wrong

Great post by the way..

Regards Nilldal

[thekiwicanuck]

@Nilldal Haha true! I think they're 3.0L diesels, which is enough for a van of that size. This one is based reasonably close to the call and I believe the Fire Police are automatically requested when the fire goes 2nd or 3rd alarm, which was well before I got there!

[Nilldal]

Gotta love the NIssan Urvan. Must be able to haul arse unless it got a heads up or was nearby.

[thekiwicanuck]

@Nilldal How so?

[fireserialkiller]

Is that a mack tower ladder the i see

[thekiwicanuck]

@fireserialkiller

Yeah, a mid-mount 75ft Aerialscope

[speedball10169]

The turnout gear on the firemen look like the turnout gear for our cable companies in NY.

[SASD209]

Nice vid!1 I like the listing of the vehicles seen, good job!

[MettaFireRescue]

Are St. Johns ambulances built in NZL? By DesignLine maybe? Stay Safe!

[thekiwicanuck]

I believe most of the ambulances in NZ are made by Wade Group Limited.

[MettaFireRescue]

In NZL? Thanks for the answer,

[thekiwicanuck]

Yeah, that's right. Most emergency service vehicles in NZ are imported as cab/chassis and then fitted out for local requirements. There are a few exceptions, like some second-hand Dennis and Mercedes appliances imported from the UK by volunteer stations.

[MettaFireRescue]

Thanks again!

[mtnfyre]

why dont they use federal Q sirens over there. I love my Q and would use only it if i could.

[nzmedic]

@mtnfyre

Most sirens here are either Code 3 or variants of, or they are locally produced units which are custom made by Nautech Electronics.

[thapp826]

Why the Haz Mat Unit? Just curious.

[thekiwicanuck]

They have salvage and spill cleanup gear like smoke extractor fans, and I imagine they would have had to use grit or sand to soak up cooking oil etc on the tile floors.

[thapp826]

In the US most the engines carry that stuff I was just wondering. I can see where it would be helpful. Our FD's use fans for extracting smoke and ventilation which I am sure your guys do as well. Thanks, great video as well.

[wazztie16]

I work at BK in England, our fire alarm goes off all the time, good practice though, not so good standing in pouring rain, thunder and lightning which tends to set it off a lot, but yeah, i get paid to stand outside for a good 20 mins, have a natter, and see a fire engine aha :)

[thekiwicanuck]

LOL, one of the perks of the job ay!

[wazztie16]

Definetly. It went off Wednesday evening, luckily we only had 2 customers, regulars, and they understood, left and took their food, which always helps, stood outside for 15 mins, even when the alarm had finished, we HAVE to wait for the fire brigade, they turned up, then workers from another shop came round and said they'd been showing a new worker how to use the alarm. I wonder how the fire officers feel about it repeatedly going off though :S, nearly running out of characters aha

[LegoOlof]

how much fire trucks and ambulance you got on new zealand?

[GeorgiePorgie911]

Sheesh..Was there any fire trucks left for the rest of Auckland? Man.. a bit exsessive on the emergency vehicles weren't they?

But really nice vid..how you get all the vehicles?

You must have had to run LOTS

[thekiwicanuck]

Trucks from all over Aucks were shuffled around to cover the central stations left empty. It was all over but the cleanup by the time the 3rd and 4th Alarm rigs arrived... And yes, there was a lot of running, from K' Rd down to the bottom of Queen! But most of the vehicles came down Queen as well, so I got heaps of time to catch my breath when filming! All the smoke had cleared by the time I got there though. And the next day BK had signs on the windows stating "Closed for Renovations", LOL!

[GeorgiePorgie911]

LOL! Sounds like... Fun.

So was the fire a big fire?

[thekiwicanuck]

I think there was a smallish fire in the deep fryer area, but cooking oil makes immense amounts of thick smoke. It quickly permeated the whole area via ventilation and air con systems, so it looked way worse than it actually was...

[usmcwarrior94]

@GeorgiePorgie911 speaking as somebody who knows alot about the fire department/fire service, a 4th alarm incident is a 10-24 (Mass Casualty Incident) thats why there are so many. they (fire service) never know if there are casualties and if there are, how many and how severe.

[confusedfbi]

AWESOME VIDEO BRO!!!!!!! Comin back to vancouver any time soon?

[thekiwicanuck]

Yeah mate! I'm coming over for another white Christmas, and I can't wait!

[emtff357]

nice video i like to see how things are done in other countrys

[ExtremeFireRisk]

They seemed to have the entire Auckland Crew there!

[gta4lc]

what country r u from

[thekiwicanuck]

New Zealand, as stated in the annotations, the video description and on my channel page...

[dasherdudester]

6:20 "One News" car backing out, lol

[dasherdudester]

We have Fold Mondeo fire cars ?

[ExtremeFireRisk]

Yea, they are the Fire Police. Fire police officers use their own vehicle's.

[rover303]

That's partially right - in Auckland the Fire Police guys can use their own vehicles (with a flashing light) to block a road etc. but they definately can't respond to that incident using lights or siren in a private vehicle. They do have a couple of ultralight pumps and vans that do respond lights & siren tho. That Mondeo would've been a District or Area officer's ride, not FP.

[hz6761]

Hyundai Sonata also used here for fire officers' car

[gposio]

Maybe I know this place is it near the IMax cinema ?

Queen street is the central way of Auckland and I remember it

my house was near Hobson Street

there is an Italian Iveco fire truck in your film and 18 july is my children's birthday

there are more coincidences thank you for all

Giampietro

[thekiwicanuck]

Yes that's right! The 3rd and 4th clips were taken from outside IMax. It was still brand new when you were here... Auckland has maybe 3 Ivecos of this model, but the newer model EuroCargo is now a standard appliance all around the country! Iveco NZ now sponsors the All Blacks too!

[dmmmac2]

nice viedeo. Have you got any clips on the new Elisilare pump with the turntable ladder

[thekiwicanuck]

One time I unexpectedly spotted Ellerslie 274 parked up on a random side street in the CBD. As I made my way over to get a better look, it suddenly activated its beacons, and I just barely got my camera ready in time to catch it responding up Albert Street. Not my best clip ever, given I had like 2sec to get the camera on, in video mode, zoomed out, focussed and myself to an unobstructed position for the shot! That was mid-to-late last year, and should end up on YouTube in due course. Thanks!

[thekiwicanuck]

Ellerslie 274 vid is now uploaded...

[stavrophotography]

It doesn't look like vehicles/people made an effort to get out of the way. Is it not required to yield to emergency vehicles there? OUTSTANDING job on the clip!

[thekiwicanuck]

It absolutely IS required, but most people don't seem to have the prescence of mind to react appropriately when an emergency vehicle approaches. Not that I've ever heard of that law being enforced. And not that there's anywhere much to move to on Queen Street anyway. And thank you!

[bullzisnipr3]

yea, people don't care unless they're coming to help you. I rid with a first responder here and people actually have chewed him out for responding to a call because he cut them off, mind you he has 2 sirens, wig wags, strobes and 2 led lightbars so he's very visible.

They just don't care unless the help is for them.

[6324776]

THEY HAVE A NICE FIRETRUCKS. . . .

[heseun]

is the hole firestation disengangin?

[zolessi]

What a wonderful video with the liner notes stating what's what! And aren't those fire trucks beauties!!!

Thanks for this!

[thekiwicanuck]

Thank you, and you're very welcome! That was quite an exciting occasion, and I'm pleased with how the footage turned out. I spend far too much time on these YouTube videos, so its nice to know they're appreciated!

[anesti]

hazmat unit for a burger king fire i knew those burgers were toxic HEHEHE :) :) :)

[thekiwicanuck]

Its the barbecue sauce, that stuff is so addictive its a health hazard, LOL!

[Nilldal]

@anesti more like they claim.. talk about flame griiled.

[spikeybeast28]

buger king is hungrey jacks in aussie

[confusedfbi]

nice!!!! got all the action!! rigs an units arriving on to the scene is my favorite part!!!!

[MettaFireRescue]

Nice to see a Mack Arielscope still in service... in NZL of all places!

[mlps93]

Did u fix da cam corder?

...What was the first vehicle?

[thekiwicanuck]

Sorry mate, not entirely sure what you mean about the camcorder! Could you refresh my memory for me? The video description and annotations have all the info I can think of, hopefully someone else can help. I'd say the first vehicle was a fire chief's car, but the NZFS ranks are a little more complicated than that, so I'm not 100% sure...

[mlps93]

The sound. Is 'normal' now.

[thekiwicanuck]

Oh right! The videos above were taken on my new camera, which has a better mike than the old one... There's another few months worth of the old vids to go, then from Oct 07 onwards they're all taken on the new cam...

[mlps93]

o nice!

[dmmmac2]

nice videos mate enjoying them

[thekiwicanuck]

Thanks a lot mate, I'm enjoying the feedback!

[Phloss]

How did you find out which units where which? You must have seen me video-ing at the same time then? Me= pink hair...?

[thekiwicanuck]

Hahaha! I don't specifically recall seeing you there, but looking through my photos, I can see a pink-haired person standing roughly where you would have been filming from! XD I'm a bit of a fire buff (look at my other videos!), so I recognise most of the local units, but the 111emergency website is there to back me up when my memory fails me - see the links in the video description... Besides, most emergency vehicles have their station and/or number displayed, if you know where to look...

[ozemergencyproducts]

ta MATE use 'n' the federal sirens sweet keep up the posttings best 1 yet

[thekiwicanuck]

Thanks mate!

 I'm experimenting with the video annotations too, so stand by for those...

[ozemergencyproducts]

i like the vehicle @ 3.03m what dep is this eg fire or ambo .......

[thekiwicanuck]

That silver Hyundai Sonata is a Fire Service vehicle, but I think the white one at 4:28 is run by St John Ambulance...

[scally1288]

ow mate u got the the osu on reds minted man