Sussex Wharf Fire Shoreham Fire Station

[jguileable]

They are all heroes to me, my dad in particular can be see at 4:16. Very proud to be the daughter of an ex fire officer

[wsfrsvideo]

What a super film. Health & Safety and hook ladders would go down well today NOT. Really enjoyed watching that.

[tumba2019]

i wonder this is a very big blaze why are there only two pumps they should be at least 7 or 8

[bugguy905]

Where are all the turn table ladder trucks??? this needs more water and fast before it spreads to the other stuff to the right

[SteveGad]

All firefighters are heroes in my book, risking their lives for strangers and their property. Many have lost their lives in fires such as this one. Hats off to the lads!

[bmkfa]

hook ladder was awesome

[bmkfa]

thank you for this video.I joined in 79 Bucks and my heart can still feel the exciting chaos of those days. Cold hands and feet.Damping down and turning over at 3 in morning.Great to see confused officer and a piss taking fireman!we still have them of course,but there bit warmer these days!

[celtictransport]

Ah, those were the days, Yellow leggings, One would always know you were to close by the smell of melting plastic !!.

Yes and turning the helmets around wasn't in the Firefighting Manual, but the old sweats knew their stuff !! The first of the new style tunics on show to, Those were the days we looked like Firefighters.

[chunkierowley2]

Hmm - the old black single legs were a bugger too, you nearly always ended up with a wet arse! Kits come on a long way since then!

[scally1288]

how many pumps and areals were shoued up for thsi job

[alfasdelpi]

The music is "Time is Tight" by Booker T and The MG's

[briantwigley]

What is the music? Its really catchy.

[alfasdelpi]

We used to turn our helmets around for a good reason. The helmet could then be tilted forward and the peak would sheild your face from the intense heat. Not in the Firemans manual but we often did it all the same. To the casual observer it loked as though we got dressed in the dark!

[briantwigley]

Those helmets were no good because they had no visors. Although they are very strong. Thanks for telling me that, I didn't know that

[briantwigley]

LOL at 2.20 that guy on the hose has his helmet on backwards. Great Vid, This is probably around '91 around the time most brigades got rid of the Wool tunics and PVC leggins.

[FFARN]

Nice to hear the Perkins engines on the appliances,they have a very distintive tone.I like Time Is Tight too! I thought it might have been slightly earlier than 1989/90,then I realised that's 17 to 18 years ago.I must be getting old!

[alfasdelpi]

On the title at the start, at the bottom...circa 1989/90

[PUFCKG]

Fantastic and dramatic video.Any one know roughly what year this was. Apologies if i've missed the date anywhere

[stu0344]

Great video again, as a firefighter in in west sussex for the last 4 years its great to see how the job used to be done. This would have been about the time my dad joined west sussex too.