Chicago Fire Department Mobile Ventilation Unit in Action

[radliff17]

Here is IL the green light signals the Command Vehicle. That is where incoming personnel report to to get their orders

[1stresponder1]

@USMC3531tsd k thanks man

[Hex13337]

does it actually have any effect?

[emt3212]

This tradition can be followed back to 1927, When Goodrich started as commissioner this is one of the things he first implemented on CFD's completely motorized fleet.These green lights have come to represent a strong tradition comprised of courage and sense of belonging among firefighters in the Chicago area. Green lights that appear on apparatus, command vehicles, and stations have also become a symbol for fallen fighters.

[jr1883]

Never seen one of those before. In Baltimore the truck co is responsable for all ventalation. We carry portable fans and blowers somtimes up several floors and place them in windows and doors to vent. Would be alot easier if we had 1 of these. Does Chicago fd still use portable fans? Is this unit used for all venting or only on large structures?

[1stresponder1]

whats the point of that rig?

[homeyroberts]

hello does that vent the air or does it pull the smoke fromthe aera?



[firefreak201]

that is freaking cool. nvr seen one of them before except in photos. im on an fd in ohio and we dont have that many large structures but when we get something burning in a factory around here we use out airboat to vent it.

[Skateboarder00]

what's that on the back of the ford truck at 0:54

[E68E71]

@Skateboarder00 a fan

[EnjoyFirefighting]

cool truck;

most engines from german fire departments got a small ventilation unit among rescue tools, hoses and so on, big ventilations units like this one can be found mostly at plants (in my city a BMW-plant). Most big ventilator here come from Rosenbauer

[Kronikosklerato]

the best!!

[DGKAllDay1986]

Very rare truck, nice.

[lawinchen]

In Switzerland we use a lot of these and smaller Ventilation units. With a good Ventilation you can give the inside units a better view you can prevent smoke damages done to parts of the building that are intact.

Surely you can't just blow some air inside, there still has too be an interior attack, because beside of candles you can't blow many fires out by blowing...

[16wilco92]

Hi. I was hoping you could help me understand what the different alarm types mean? Like you say 'still and box alarm' what is that? What is the difference between a still alarm or box alarm? And hopefully you could tell me what a mechanical alarm is? Thanks!!

[CSILCPD]

what is the green light on the fire trucks for?

has it something to do with the irish tradition?

[dogstar7]

Those are navigation lights such as found on boats: Red for Port (drivers side in America), Green for Starboard. Apparatus need to maneuver in low-light situations of smoke and haze without running into one another.

[CSILCPD]

hey

thanks

that is realy clever

thanks for the answer i watched a lot of videos and asked a lot of people but no one knows why ^^

thank you again =)

see you

[JNHstudios]

@dogstar7 Actually, I heard that the reason CFD uses green on the PS front of their apparatus is because one of the early chiefs was a naval captain and decided to use the same lighting scheme boats use... then tradition has kept it to this day. Might be truth to both though...

[fireeater037]

its just Chicago's preference, as for the nav. lights not the case each department designs light packages different, mine use amber where chicago has a green light  just the way THEY want it

[nyfdRIP]

it can also mean during large fire that co first out truck or that co comand center think of it as a metting place

[970tahoe]

@CSILCPD Green is typically used on the truck that is designated as the incident commanders vehicle/first responder

[NFT91]

@CSILCPD The former commissioner was an avid sailor. His family owned a cruise ship line and he loved spending time on his boats so he merged the lighting on the boats to appear the same on the trucks, and it has remained the same to this day

[artistvrd]

and if embers are remaining under large pieces of wood? that's not going to feed the fire?

[dogstar7]

Good question artisvrd,

The on-scene commander must make sure that all 'hot-spots' have been taken down and there is no smoldering materiel in the draft. The fire scene is never abandoned and is being closely monitored for air-quality during the entire process.

[mathiastheok]

Whats the real deal with this....does it work as good as most firemen would expect?

[fireeater037]

they work great for LARGE buildings, as for the usual house sized structure...too big to utilze properly

[mathiastheok]

Thanks... that makes sense.

[RalphFDNY4life]

My two Cousins and Uncle work for Chicago. What can I say, big city firemen run in the family! lol GoGo Chicago

[kdub0911]

It's a beast

[patd12maniac]

Ah yes I remember this wonderful wonderful day lol Oh well i graduated now and on woth my life. GO ST. CONSTANCE EAGLES!!!! i luv ya guys

[misfitfirefighter13]

that thing is sweet! i wanna play with it!

[zipera111]

kurwa co to jest za jebany seans

[monzavideo]

Ah the plainfield tornado. Light trucks and other units too.

[bestlupinski]

report card day and principals birthday haha

[m173627]

so the MVU is basically a big extraction fan to suck smoke out of buildings??

[emtgregg]

Right idea, but wrong thinking. It does not extract the smoke, it blows the smoke out the other side.

[m173627]

some people up there are saying the opposite.

it doesn't matter; the point is its a big fan, no use arguing over it.

[tototunu]

i also got to that school but im going to 7th grade woot.

[vansguy1040]

i went to that school and that day was the best. i was so happy

[mangafreak186]

omg i went to this school and just graduated this year and i remember this day wow i cant believe its on youtube

[rykember11]

I remember when Chicago had the LaSalle Bank Fire that was like a 5-11 (5 Alarm) i think, and Naperville, IL which is in Dupage county came with a ladder truck and covered one of Chicago's Stations.

[dogstar7]

Thanks for the detailed info, seanpat6882

[Skrat281]

9-2-3 outta Engine 106's house!!! Wooo!!!

[Jabbajawz4life]

I live here in Chicago and i saw this same exact truck driving down 95th street by halsted

[John5891523]

Is the Chicago fire department a volunteer or paid ?

[FFengine5]

Paid

[John5891523]

Is there a city next to Chicago that is a Volunteer fire department that Covers fire run for them when they are on a fire run.

[dogstar7]

No. All the Chicago suburbs that give assistance to the Chicago Fire Department are professional full-time municipal services. Good luck.

[FFengine5]

IDK im not from that are. But with the size of the city they will have many peaces of apparatus and manpower, but if they have a big job they will bring other departments to the scene or standby at the fire houses. Also it depends on the mutual aid agreements and surrounding towns.

[deathtofire]

It would suck to stand at the door and make sure the air is covering the area of the doorway.

[fireguynh1984]

i dont believe it would be necessary... lol. looks like the damn thing works just fine...

[Cooterrob]

It works awesome in tunnels, under passes and such...

[dogstar7]

It's seems to be creating a negative pressure area in front of the doors.

[FederalQsiren]

and in english that means.. what ?

[dogstar7]

It doesn't blow

It sucks

[FederalQsiren]

okay :D

[ntrdme]

how does this device really work is positive pressure or just sucks the air out

[firefightingmash]

its ment for negative pressure, but i dont see y they couldnt use it for PPV

[cardholder1159]

Positive pressure forces fresh air into the fire building. It is very rarely used in the Midwest and on the East Coast due to the danger of feeding oxygen into the structure.

[SteveMiller211]

@cardholder1159

Uh...positive pressure ventilation is one of the MOST commonly used forms of ventilation...u only use it once your sure the fire has been knocked down, or even if your trying to locate the fire...uv just gotta be careful