responding to a pedestrian struck

[homedad40]

were all proud of you responding to the call for help! god bless you all!

[tommysupa1]

you guys are one retarded ass fire company.....ur driving like what the fuck....take the god damn evoc class again dumbass

[tomlillie317]

@tommysupa1 What fire company do you run with? And yes it does matter in this case then son. If you can't make a statement without using profanaties then that right there is showing your inteligence level and maybe, just maybe you need to go back through the edcuation system and become better edcuated.

[sfdff39]

Nice job blocking off traffic. Thats the way it should be done. They can wait or be re-routed

[skatamasta]

Yah i'm confused why you blew through the stop sign doing 30-40? I have to stop my ambulance at EVERY stop sign and red light.

[Dampfer1488]

@skatamasta

you dont have to, you just choose to. if your 100 percent sure theres nothing coming then why would you stop when seconds do count!

[skatamasta]

@Dampfer1488 Because if you wreck then your patient's care is delayed and now you need help..

[dantheman2929]

I like the Power call, but only when used properly. The "Q" is still the best but used properly a Power Call is good as well.

[yeaimamerican]

did the patient come out ok?

[ManderMurduh]

very nice driving... I also love how a good majority of the people pulled over and came to complete stop in timely manner unlike the boneheads that do it when you're on their ass and tap the break a little.

[firefightercharles]

the power makes all the difference of making the people move the fuck over good siren

[PaganFirefighter]

Professional driving all the way. And good use of road closure at the end.

--Fire Police out of NY.

[SASD209]

wow....way to show 'due regard' at those stop signs. You put more people in danger than you save. And the siren....really, c'mon...there weren't any cars in your lane at all. Stop being a spanker and making the rest of us look bad.

[tomlillie317]

@SASD209 There were only two stop signs in this responce. As far as the siren and SERIOUS FIREFIGHTER like you should know that in some jurstictions you are required to have them on no matter what time of the day or night reguardless of traffic conditions, oh the control for the powercall is on the officer side of the engine in this case so I had no control over that. As far as being a "spanker" I moved passed that stage quite a while ago but, thanks for your concern. Where do you run at?

[cobaltOUTdoors]

what type of education do i need to be a firefighter ?

[yeaimamerican]

@cobaltOUTdoors more than it takes to ask dumb questions

[NVA003]

I'm surprised that you guys have a fire lane in most of your cities in the US,I'm from Australia,and down here we don't have any fire lanes,i don't think,so if there is a fire call out, we have a line if(you wanna call it a line) called a "tram line", so the Firetrucks, police,ambulance,police bikes are allowed to use that line to get to their calls quicker, i don't know if we have a system down here which controls the traffic lights for the emergency vehicles...

[ProudVolunteer19]

GREAT parking

[hewittdj1]

I'm not digging the siren, the mechanical siren is fine but that other electronic one sounds weird, sounds like a flying alien space ship :P

[FireFighterrock24]

i love the way u blew through a school zone

i wish i could go code like this in California

great response

just kill that stupid power call use the Q more

[tomlillie317]

The only reason that I "blew" through the school zone like that is because it was a federal holiday and there wasn't school, otherwise there are a some kids that walk and don't look before crossing in the middle of the street there and I would've been going way slower. The signals are set to still go off at 45 mins before school starts and ends even if there isn't any. The powercall control is on the officer side, can't control it as a driver.

[spyder1747]

I couldnt agree more, powercall sounds horrible

[haloist1]

going awfully fast in a wet and snowy environment. great control. does that engine has lose steering? hope not

[gtasalova6969]

psh this is great driving right here, you know how hard it is to lose control of these trucks when youve been driving them for god knows how many years. i do 90 with snow on the ground in my pov with out any problems and dont get any shit for it.

[havingfunhere]

In all of your videos, you have one of the most professional officer-driver combinations I've seen in a while.

Great driving, great parking, great teamwork.

Nice job guys.

[Thebookguy1]

Why is a fire engine responding to an EMS call? I thought EMS and fire were seperate in the US.

[havingfunhere]

It totally varies from place to place, but in most places, EMS is part of fire.

Either way though, most fire departments send another apparatus on EMS calls (whether it's an engine, truck, or squad truck). They often arrive before the ambulance and begin administering care, and it's nice to have the extra manpower.

The engine also responded because the accident involved a car on a street. The engine was used to block traffic, and could perform extrication if needed.

[Thebookguy1]

Thx for the answer! And of course you always need fire when u need the jaws of life, you got fuel spillage and/or fire etc. Plus of course US fire trucks can block a full 3 lanes of traffic, our tiny Volvos and MANs can't pull that off lol!

[adam022695]

just because its seperate doesn't mean we don't help each other out. Also depending on the area the only EMS is from the fire service

[FireFighterrock24]

they are but there are alot less medic units then fire engines and an engine can be at a scene faster then a medic

so it only makes since to have an engine beat the medic

[crashdummytester]

most fire departments have fire fighters that are paramedics, plus, the fire department is usually closer

[BakupAlarmIsPow3rcal]

real fire trucks dont use powercalls

[emtff357]

great driving even better parking

[miraget3549]

I like the way you protected the scence and your selves and everyone with the bus....good job....

[mlps93]

judging by the looks of the cleared snow..this was taken a day or two after a storm?

[tomlillie317]

Yep, two days later and when it was about 60F out if I rember right. No chance of ice.

[mlps93]

im guessin that will be about 20C?

[cegoins25]

i like the siren, especially the hi-lo part, does the speed always change once a while or do you change it yourself?

[tomlillie317]

You have to change it yourself. The control is on the officers side so the driver dosen't have any control over it.

[cegoins25]

cool, thanks for the info

[TREY121295]

dude cool,i live in the naborhood right next to this accident

[SexysWorld]

I live uk personaly i like our trucks and you probly like yours our newest trucks rock but yours do to i like them all except the usa old ones

[captivemrhanky]

I love the Q and Powercall!

[mrbigoms]

great vid, but why were there cops at :51 seconds?

[tomlillie317]

They just happened to be clearing another call for them.  They then got put on the call we were going to.

[mrbigoms]

ok, thanks

[dchrbac51]

Nice responce and great driving!! Love the Q and the Airhorns.

[tomlillie317]

Please note that somehow with one of the comments, and all replies to it got marked as spam somehow. I don't know how/what caused that to happen. Please still feel free to post comments/replies and I will work at resolving whatever issue caused it, thanks.

[admpln]

The smaller SUV is supposed to be in front! When responding, they are supposed to travel in order from smallest to largest! In most situations, it's police cars first, then ambulances, then fire trucks. And also, the vehicles in back should NOT turn off their sirens, because technically you're not allowed to turn off the siren while the lights are still on! Check your facts before criticizing someone!

[John5891523]

I love to ride on the firetrucks with lights & Sirens it is so fun !

[wildfire53575]

Sorry I am an EVOC Istr. The use of the federal siren with it wound up does nothing "see NFPA case studies". Also the MPO failed to enter the intersections with do-regard and also over used the air horn at the intersections. The truck was going over the speed limit I know were I live the emergence vehicle is only to go over the speed limit by 10 mph. been a firefighter for 11years and am 3rd generation

[tomlillie317]

only 3rd generation in this video unlike 4th in another comment you left? I'll agree with you the Q needs to go all the way up and all the way down to have people focus on where it's comming from. Notice the driver hardly hit the airhorns except at the one intersection maybe one long blast more than what you would've liked, sorry no one but you is perfect everytime they respond. That's right we can't see your perfect textbook responce video because you haven't posted it.

[wildfire53575]

You obviously have never had EVOC the need for you to take it is proven. You don't pay attention to the speed you go, the environment around you "black ice", who has the right-of-way. Have you never been told when in convoy never use the same siren let the vehicle ahead of you do the work. Also you were to close to the head vehicle to even have a siren on to begin with.

[tomlillie317]

Like I posted in another video of mine, where is your responding video???? Yes I have evoc 5, got in when virginia still had evoc 5. Black ice, it was about 45-50 outside at the time and I had driven that route earlier in the morning when it wasn't as hot outside and no ice, thanks anyway. Also Mr.Evoc instructor, you should also know that people don't look for a 2nd vehicle responding when the 1st goes past so what does it hurt to let them know you're there???

[tomlillie317]

2nd video that you've comented on where you said something that is conflicting with evoc. Also did you hear the driver tell the officer that he was going to let PD plow a path instead of going right and having two emergency vehicles going through traffic in two different directions, didn't think so?

[lt12ws]

Nice way to blow through stop signs. Look at B-More back in Dec. Engine blow a red light at 0400 and hit an suv killing all three people inside.

[tomlillie317]

At the first stop sign at the 1:51 mark, I started looking at that intersection at the 1:41 mark the instant we cleared the last intersection. If you were actually there and knew the road you can see that the suv on the left stayed in place from the 1:41 mark all the way until after we passed through the intersection. Also the right side of the intersection can be seen from the 1:47 point on if you were there, more than enought time to stop. The 2nd one, had to slow down to turn so............

[tomlillie317]

Somewhat/not really. If your responding with your lights on your supose to have it, or another warning device, on but at 3am and in a residential area it dosen't really get done over here too much. If it's on the main roads at that time though it's on, I'll guarantee it because of the volume of traffic we have on them.

[AndrooUK]

Is it an ambulance being driven then?

[tomlillie317]

No, an engine. Go to dumfriesfire dot com and look for apparatus then go to station 17 and click on engine 517 that's which one it was. Truck 503 also responded from our other station. 1st due ambulance was on a call, cleared it when we were pulling onscene and responded.

[clarky344]

do you not turn the siren off at all when responding to calls.. because in the uk they have the whailers off where there is no traffic

[tomlillie317]

The driver dosen't have control of the powercall siren. The officer does so you can't control it if you're driving.

[clarky344]

yeah i realise. in the uk there is a small foot pedal for the passenger to control the whailer.. but is it a regulation to keep the whailer on even if traffic is clear?

[PSFDstation46]

It is regulation to use a siren when responding emergency traffic. But, there are cases that some will not use them. Probably the only time that we would not use the siren is at night in a residential area with no traffic.

[firefighterbs]

oh thankz

[firefighterbs]

turn the powercall on to the reguler powercall not the powercall plus

[tomlillie317]

The control for it is on the officers side, drivers don't have control over it.

[Finallap]

Looks to me like the driver had a clear view of traffic stopped at all the intersections...So I dont know what all the gripe is about

[twendream]

thank u 4 your answer in the first. different ruls and hollydays i cant now. stupid or by the siren frozen drivers, are all over the world. so me sorry when im wrong...but please look how many german bmw policecars destroyed in berlin!!!NEARLY 30 in 1 year!!!traffic and jam same bangkok! lots of involved pedestrians. dead or in hospital. believe me, i am policeINSTRUCTER: NOT WANT U MAKE BAD! want make u better!!! SORRY and my very best wishes 4 your service. ahoi, twendream

[elgordito215]

Say man 2 stop signs and a red light giveme your lisence LMAO.........This Rig doesnt have a governor???? Nice Driving and good position of the rig at the scene.

[twendream]

the firecar driver not respekt some danger zones. in germany we have to brake in shoolzoons and lower speed in streetcrossings or in case of red lights or pedesrians. no car have to stop for us in case he drive straight with us. onLy to drive by side. in citys by night we use no sIrene, only blue light. twendream is special forces police instrukter! AHOI

[tomlillie317]

It was a federal holiday, there wasn't school in progress. During the school year the lights come on weither there is school that weekday or not. Everyone over here is supose to pull to the right and stop but, that never happens. Also we run lights and siren to 95% of our calls unless they are for routine service/assist in non emergency situations then we don't. Also the driver has 7+ years experence and a few thousand runs responding under thier belt.

[canadiancatgreen]

no the drivers of the the silver pickup and other vehicles around 3:30 they are supposed to pull over.

The Firetruck driver drove very well

[canadiancatgreen]

also note how some drivers refuse to pull over

[tomlillie317]

so you ment the maniac driver of the fire engine?????

[canadiancatgreen]

Did the maniac driver get jailed?

[tomlillie317]

Of the fire engine you mean?????????

[canadiancatgreen]

No He drove fine

I actually mean the guy that thought it would be fun to lie on the road.

[jsnasselin]

Love it when the firemen TAKE charge of their scene, block the road and get the job done safely.

[tomlillie317]

Turns out the person wasn't hit. They were on "mind altering substances" cut themself, wandered into and out of traffic. They got tired and laied down in the middle of the road. The cop wasn't as pissed when we pulled a knife off of him that had a 4-5 inch long blade though.

[iarecool]

you guys got the new powercall? 6-adam

[tomlillie317]

Not exactly for sure what one it is. I would have to check on it and get back to you.

[tomlillie317]

Go to dumfriesfire dot com and check out our department website. The appratus that was responding to this call was Engine 517 and Truck 503. had to put dot com since it won't post a website address

[fireman050]

gotta love those powercall sirens

[RAFISRAFI]

i like the fast siren it makes you feel like your going faster