@FirefighterEmt4Life Wow, that's amazing. Here in Indiana they are required 360° warning. Dashlights are ok for use, but have to be in addition to the other lights. I know that up in Michigan they treat their volunteers correctly and they run red lights and sirens.
@FirefighterEmt4Life coming from an Ohio resident, I think that's the best way to go. I'm not a FF but I know several. Allowing them to run truly Code 3, either to the station or the scene allows for pretty smooth response. It also gives the members more flexibility in how they respond. You'll see some guys with LEDs all over their trucks, like a red Ram with lights lining the back of the toolbox.
@FirefighterEmt4Life We get a (as in ONE) steady burn green dash mount in WA. State. -_- Nobody really bothers with it anyway... no one will pull over since they aren't taught what it means.
@Kheldarren That's why I don't like the regulations for emergency vehicle lighting in the US, it's too inconsistent and there aren't any national regulations or laws...
@Kheldarren Yep, you're right. I'm a fire fighter in Michigan. I think not having a siren is dangerous, especially in an urban area. Of course nowadays a lot of FDs no longer allow volunteers to run lights and sirens at all due to liability.
@Kheldarren In PA we're required to have 360 degrees of blue lights too, but no sirens. And even when responding to a call we have to obey the traffic laws. Other motorists don't even have to yield to your blue lights.
@DCYote1 Same here in my state. I love the states like Michigan and Colorado that have their fire fighters use lights and sirens as they SHOULD be able to do.
@FirefighterEmt4Life i dont know if thats how it is for your station, but with mine, most everyone there has a 360 bar of some sort. one friend of mine has a 48" 8 strobe Edge 9M on his truck. i just have a LED dash light for now. gonna get either a Model 14 in blue or a Whelen Guardian in blue
@FirefighterEmt4Life, Here in Ontario Canada, volunteers are only allowed one forward facing green light. Volunteers everywhere respond to emergency's, I think its crazy that they aren't allowed to have emergency audible and visual equipment. People should put a petition together to change the law.
@Kheldarren YNS says 1 Blue light visible from 360*. Not very practical nowadays. It tends to be a) 1 Blue Light b) Multiple Blue Lights making it visible from 360*, or c) 1 Crappy Light "visible" from 360*, which is not very effective.
@Char1zard93 anyone who responds to a volunteer firecall with strobes. Most states only allow blue lights for a volunter, so thats where the term came from, but it has basically become universal with all volunter fire fighters running blue lights on their personally owned vechiles
@marcsw5000 fire depts can have a break up of lights you can use red/white or red/amber in the states that require red and blue/white or blue amber in states that can require blue but you cannot have a combo of blue/red unless you are the chief or a fire investigator
New York doesn't require it's volunteers to use 360° warning lights?
Kheldarren 8 months ago
@Kheldarren we a permitted one forward facing blue light. Thats it.
FirefighterEmt4Life 8 months ago
@FirefighterEmt4Life Wow, that's amazing. Here in Indiana they are required 360° warning. Dashlights are ok for use, but have to be in addition to the other lights. I know that up in Michigan they treat their volunteers correctly and they run red lights and sirens.
Kheldarren 8 months ago
@Kheldarren ohio allows reds and sirens as well
FirefighterEmt4Life 8 months ago
@FirefighterEmt4Life coming from an Ohio resident, I think that's the best way to go. I'm not a FF but I know several. Allowing them to run truly Code 3, either to the station or the scene allows for pretty smooth response. It also gives the members more flexibility in how they respond. You'll see some guys with LEDs all over their trucks, like a red Ram with lights lining the back of the toolbox.
apoure25 4 months ago
@FirefighterEmt4Life We get a (as in ONE) steady burn green dash mount in WA. State. -_- Nobody really bothers with it anyway... no one will pull over since they aren't taught what it means.
DesertEMT 4 months ago
@Kheldarren That's why I don't like the regulations for emergency vehicle lighting in the US, it's too inconsistent and there aren't any national regulations or laws...
04smallmj 4 months ago
@Kheldarren Yep, you're right. I'm a fire fighter in Michigan. I think not having a siren is dangerous, especially in an urban area. Of course nowadays a lot of FDs no longer allow volunteers to run lights and sirens at all due to liability.
alexandermakrianis 1 month ago
@Kheldarren In PA we're required to have 360 degrees of blue lights too, but no sirens. And even when responding to a call we have to obey the traffic laws. Other motorists don't even have to yield to your blue lights.
DCYote1 1 day ago
@DCYote1 Same here in my state. I love the states like Michigan and Colorado that have their fire fighters use lights and sirens as they SHOULD be able to do.
Kheldarren 1 day ago
@FirefighterEmt4Life i dont know if thats how it is for your station, but with mine, most everyone there has a 360 bar of some sort. one friend of mine has a 48" 8 strobe Edge 9M on his truck. i just have a LED dash light for now. gonna get either a Model 14 in blue or a Whelen Guardian in blue
AdmiralKakarot 8 months ago
@FirefighterEmt4Life, Here in Ontario Canada, volunteers are only allowed one forward facing green light. Volunteers everywhere respond to emergency's, I think its crazy that they aren't allowed to have emergency audible and visual equipment. People should put a petition together to change the law.
GarantAnimations 7 months ago
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@FirefighterEmt4Life yes well you know no one in NY follows that.
AdmiralKakarot 4 months ago
@Kheldarren YNS says 1 Blue light visible from 360*. Not very practical nowadays. It tends to be a) 1 Blue Light b) Multiple Blue Lights making it visible from 360*, or c) 1 Crappy Light "visible" from 360*, which is not very effective.
xfirefighter484x 1 month ago
@xfirefighter484x *****NYS
xfirefighter484x 1 month ago
What is "Blue lighter" ?
Char1zard93 9 months ago
@Char1zard93 anyone who responds to a volunteer firecall with strobes. Most states only allow blue lights for a volunter, so thats where the term came from, but it has basically become universal with all volunter fire fighters running blue lights on their personally owned vechiles
LongliveIreland 6 months ago
Why was the blue lighter using a blue / white dash light?
Are you only allowed to show colour on one side in this state?
What was that light anyway? Whelen Talon?
marcsw5000 1 year ago
@marcsw5000
no, i guess he decided he wanted blue white/ And no thats not an led light, i believe its an old dashmiser but i may be wrong.
FirefighterEmt4Life 1 year ago
@marcsw5000 fire depts can have a break up of lights you can use red/white or red/amber in the states that require red and blue/white or blue amber in states that can require blue but you cannot have a combo of blue/red unless you are the chief or a fire investigator
firefighter31256 3 months ago
that mini pumper is amazing why did it go routine?
ellisfd4821son 2 years ago
@ellisfd4821son i dont think it did, i think maybe the camera just wasnt picking up the strobes d/t framerate
wakeoforion999 1 year ago
@wakeoforion999 but its got a rotating lightbar
ellisfd4821son 1 year ago
no offense...but those were the dumbest set of dash lights iv seen... they flash like once every 4 seconds
WEFC43 2 years ago
no they dont, this is my old camera, the strobe was on a fast double flash that my camera wouldnt pick up, i would only get one out of the 4 flashes.
FirefighterEmt4Life 2 years ago 2
ok sorry my bad....
WEFC43 2 years ago
that was cool
Marine7R3 2 years ago
is this PA?
PleasantValleyboy 2 years ago
New York
FirefighterEmt4Life 2 years ago
Why didn't the firetruck have it's lightbar on?
marc4859 2 years ago
they were responding non-emergency
FirefighterEmt4Life 2 years ago
@marc4859 i know right. same thing i was thinkin
thermon12 1 year ago
Do they use the mini pumper(I assume 336) as a full size engine?
chechnya 2 years ago
nope, usually only man-power, brush, MVA's traffic ect.
FirefighterEmt4Life 2 years ago
awesome video
twinboysfire52 2 years ago
Cool. You weren't driving were you. Aren't you like 14 or something?
04smallmj 2 years ago