@ylen13 If you mean you don't have to pull over for them, you're wrong. You do have to pull over for all emergency vehicles if their equipment is activated.
In Britain, our emergency services are trained to not add any stress to yielding drivers as it just makes them panic & puts everybody in more danger. If an ambulance is struggling to get through traffic in the UK, they simple turn off their siren (keep their lights on) & stay patient.
@uzijn If the person running the red is hit due to them getting out of the way of an emergency vehicle it is the fault of the person not paying attention, not the emergency vehicle. I can understand a fire truck or police vehicle doing that, but not an ambulance.
Let me break it down for the people there.A loud honking horn,a loud siren and lights flashing means get out of the way.What if they were going to your house for a fire? Wouldn't you want them there as quickly as possible? Their jobs are hard enough if you see lights flashing and horns honking just get out of the way.That extra second or two could make a difference.
@wannabenj Keep your skirt on. The people got out of the way and I didn't see any problems with the trucks crossing the intersection. Keep in mind this happened in a crowded business city like Chicago.
@KDALove Don't see a problem? They almost came to a complete stop.A couple of seconds could be the difference.How many more times did the trucks have to slow down? Slow downs equate to increased response times.I know,I drove for a few years.
@wannabenj And? It's a crowded Business district in Chicago. If anything, they should have came to a complete stop before entering the intersection. They moved in and out just fine. No need to bash anyone.
They are responding to a reported fire in a high rise. Ever since several people were killed in a high rise fire several years back, the response for even a reported fire is large. You have squad 1, squad 1A (snorkle), engine 42, truck 3 and the communication van responding in this video. There would also be 3 more engines and 2 more trucks responding from other stations to the same reported fire as well as several battalion chiefs.
@railsam yeah that CFD response is a Stiill in a High Rise u get 3 engines, 3 trucks, one Tower Ladder, one Squad 3 Batallions, 1 ALS ambo and a Comm van and an EMS Field Ofcr
I take charge of our main CSU (Command Support Unit), it has sat comms etc, its the 2nd main unit in Scotland, it attends any fires with 3 pumps or more.
Well you gotta realize some of these trucks have been around a LONG time. With a city that size it's expensive to get new trucks, I'm guessing a lot of these trucks are from 1999 (since they look like it). In reality the primary and back up aren't far apart in age.
Whereas smaller cities can get newer units every year Chicago can't, they don't have a huge budget like NY or Cal. Not to mention they have a hellish winter time, so water, and freezing temps takes a toll on equipment.
the CFD is constantly upgradeing Crimson Spartan( their primary Engine COmpany maunfactutere) the CFD ordered 6 new 2010 Crimsons and they already have 75% of their FLeet 2005-2006 Crimsons and theyre constantly have new arrivals and ordering the latest fire supression and EMS Technology, and for the EMS the CFD ordered 30 Brand new Ford superduty/ Wheeled coach or Braun Ambos and theyre enitre fleet is madeup of 2008 model Ambos its crazy
at large jobs they are used as a central comms point for all the "fire ground" communications that then takes pressure off the main comms and then updates go back to hq
@CubsFan2812 I was at 42`s a couple years ago while in the city. I talked to the guy on watch, he`s assigned to that unit. It`s like the fireground ops. Those on scene talk to him on tac channels and then he goes up with Main or Englewood. That truck has much more than just radios.....It`s a complete communication command center as well. It`s a very cool unit. It rolls on all workers.
@E68Rehab572 exactly or a confirmed working fire they send the Van and a Squad but a Still in a HR is 3 engines, 3 Trucks, 1 Squad, 3 buggys, 1 DDC, one ALS ambo, an EMS Field Ofcr and the van goes
Heck yeah. Sadly I went the suit route. My day was a firefighter for many years and retired as chief. Wanted to follow in his footsteps but somewhere I got sidetracked. Way too old to even consider that as a career now. Be safe out there.
not being from chicago i'm not 100% sure but i think it's a rescue squad and will always respond as a pair with the snorkel(the 2nd truck) if i'm wrong please feel free to correct me but i'm fairly sure that's the case.
in Chicago the rescues are called squads, and back in the day when snorkels were introduced by one of chacago's commissioners, he decided to make those units snorkel squads. and later just squads becuase they were paired up with a rescue. What we saw was Squad 1 and Squad 1a
It's weird how names vary in states. In Miami, we call our fire deparment ambulances a Rescue truck. We still use Quints, Aerials, and Engines. For the USAR/TRT they do use what you guys call a heavy rescue.
nice in philly theirs pipeline, engine, deluge,squirt, squad,foam, quint, ladder medic, medic#B,chemical, foxtrot and much more, see i personally starting to like that system
It didn`t seem to me to be any problem getting thru that intersection. I`ve seen much worse....I tell ya, in Chicago they don`t screw around taking a scene under controll either. The street is TAKEN, BLOCKED and OWNED....At times, I sure wish the crews around here would take them better.
not sure, i asked at the next station i visited and they seem to think it was an elevator entrapment but couldn't be sure. this was filmed will i was on a walking tour and we just happened to have stopped when i heard the sirens so i held the group up while i took the vid, they were cool about it
people are so dum these days there like hey wats that big shiny thing coming i'm gona stay here then there like why are they chewin my ass off i'm not goin anywhere cuz i gota go left so i can't move and pluz this light is red u know what u can waste a lil bet of gas and go around the block
People are stupid....PULL TO THE RIGHT FOR SIRENS AND LIGHTS!!!! Was that Squad 1 with 1A? Great video...a good mixture of stuff...squad, engine, truck, chiefs buggy, and 271!!!
The first rig is a reserve rig,the white rig is a command van,they respond to all working fires and high rise alarms. The city has 4 of these stationed though out the city
That was cool.
Asstasticplastic2 1 week ago
Soooo, whats the trouble? They all got by so yeah. Wtf?
sscolblaze3319 1 month ago
GET OUT OF THE WAY FOR THE FIRE TRUCK!
TheBCtranceboy 3 months ago
Their siren means nothing as they are not cops. Unless cop is around no ticket can be given if you ignore their siren.
ylen13 4 months ago
@ylen13 If you mean you don't have to pull over for them, you're wrong. You do have to pull over for all emergency vehicles if their equipment is activated.
1906639 3 months ago
@1906639 No cops around=no foul=no ticket.
ylen13 3 months ago
they need real q s .
wolfie121 4 months ago
I hate snorkels ugly fire truck...just my opinion
ArmyRescue2 5 months ago
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That must have been a big incident a snorkel 2 ladders an engine a command unit and a battalion chief
bthrush4 5 months ago
Chicago has snorkels. Instant favorite.
FmasterJG 5 months ago
In Britain, our emergency services are trained to not add any stress to yielding drivers as it just makes them panic & puts everybody in more danger. If an ambulance is struggling to get through traffic in the UK, they simple turn off their siren (keep their lights on) & stay patient.
uzijn 6 months ago
@uzijn And wait for the person in need to just die.
Tombosdrunk 6 months ago
@Tombosdrunk Instead of risk the lives of other people by forcing them through red lights.
uzijn 6 months ago
@uzijn If the person running the red is hit due to them getting out of the way of an emergency vehicle it is the fault of the person not paying attention, not the emergency vehicle. I can understand a fire truck or police vehicle doing that, but not an ambulance.
Tombosdrunk 6 months ago
@Tombosdrunk It's just unnecessary to put stress people out like that. It doesn't help the situation at all. If anything, it makes it worse.
uzijn 6 months ago
Suits were like hmm.... People working
dalton1583 7 months ago
big red truck with lights flashing sirens and horns blowing well guess what i am going to get out of the way!
railtruckdriver853 7 months ago
well, chicago is, for shure, a big city
tarzan2017 9 months ago
What trouble?
45barber1 9 months ago
White truck's air horn sounds like something out of a Tonka truck.
KevinSun242 10 months ago
Let me break it down for the people there.A loud honking horn,a loud siren and lights flashing means get out of the way.What if they were going to your house for a fire? Wouldn't you want them there as quickly as possible? Their jobs are hard enough if you see lights flashing and horns honking just get out of the way.That extra second or two could make a difference.
wannabenj 10 months ago
@wannabenj Keep your skirt on. The people got out of the way and I didn't see any problems with the trucks crossing the intersection. Keep in mind this happened in a crowded business city like Chicago.
KDALove 9 months ago
@KDALove Don't see a problem? They almost came to a complete stop.A couple of seconds could be the difference.How many more times did the trucks have to slow down? Slow downs equate to increased response times.I know,I drove for a few years.
wannabenj 9 months ago
@wannabenj And? It's a crowded Business district in Chicago. If anything, they should have came to a complete stop before entering the intersection. They moved in and out just fine. No need to bash anyone.
KDALove 9 months ago
They are responding to a reported fire in a high rise. Ever since several people were killed in a high rise fire several years back, the response for even a reported fire is large. You have squad 1, squad 1A (snorkle), engine 42, truck 3 and the communication van responding in this video. There would also be 3 more engines and 2 more trucks responding from other stations to the same reported fire as well as several battalion chiefs.
walleyeking23 10 months ago 7
@walleyeking23 nice info cheers
scottdd2 10 months ago
@walleyeking23 Also, the unmarked white suv in this video.
jazzbutterworth 10 months ago
@walleyeking23 Don't forget the unmarked white suv.
jazzbutterworth 8 months ago
@walleyeking23 It's really cool that you know all this stuff dude.
Asstasticplastic2 1 week ago
What was the white truck and what does it do?
jvfd1730 11 months ago
@jvfd1730 it's a mobile comms unit that is used to take radio pressure off the base comms at large incidents.
scottdd2 11 months ago
wow that was cool
firemanwwr 1 year ago 3
@firemanwwr cheers, it was one of the best for the trip, the most appliances in 1 hit for sure.
scottdd2 1 year ago
Wow Ive never actually seen Chicago from the street, its look really nice though!
bryanwolf1 1 year ago
@bryanwolf1 yeah, it was a nice city to visit. lots of good architecture too.
scottdd2 1 year ago
I think they had a BBQ ;-)
rsizemore12 1 year ago
must have been a big elevator! :)
rascl1000 1 year ago
@rascl1000 lol, seems odd to me too
scottdd2 1 year ago
@rascl1000 those are the squads. IDK what the run was though. had to be big becouse the command van was rollin
kameronbc21 1 year ago
Gotta love the red with the black on top trucks! Written cfd all over it!
bartsch4 1 year ago
make some noooise! :)
very cool video!
Ollit90 1 year ago
this was not for a elevator job, in the city all you get is one truck co for that
railsam 1 year ago
@railsam yeah that CFD response is a Stiill in a High Rise u get 3 engines, 3 trucks, one Tower Ladder, one Squad 3 Batallions, 1 ALS ambo and a Comm van and an EMS Field Ofcr
JKSK8ERLIVE 1 year ago
What was going on?
InformatikoAle 1 year ago
@InformatikoAle I asked at the next station that I went to visit and they checked the log and they seem to think it was for an elevator entrapment.
not 100% on that though.
scottdd2 1 year ago
@scottdd2 ok thanks
InformatikoAle 1 year ago
@scottdd2 abit overkill for just an elevator entrapment?
heavyhaulage1 1 year ago 5
@heavyhaulage1 that's what I thought aswell, but that's what the guys said.
scottdd2 1 year ago
@heavyhaulage1 hahahah not at all
cmanleyspy 1 year ago
I love that air horn. When they are blowing it at the intersection you can almost hear it saying GET THE F*CK OUT OF MY WAY!
Camzasaur 1 year ago
0:08 That loud horn = GET THE FUCK OUT THE WAY!
Scharfschutze13 1 year ago
A fire at a Pizza restaurant?
Someloke8895 1 year ago
I take charge of our main CSU (Command Support Unit), it has sat comms etc, its the 2nd main unit in Scotland, it attends any fires with 3 pumps or more.
steven200312 1 year ago
use the bumper lol
sergeantdiessel 1 year ago
wheres the trouble?
Fox250R 1 year ago
that white tahoe in the middle was a police car... just sayin
aceofspades245 1 year ago
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some people have no respect 4 them
armiret1995 1 year ago
nice!!!!!!!!!!!
scottwa2468 1 year ago
@scottwa2468 thanks
scottdd2 1 year ago
Look at the very last second, does that last truck hit someone? It sounds like it...
eye8owne8u 1 year ago
Are those two round building parking garages?
Medic9107 1 year ago
oh sweet CFD runnin to a High Rise still response with some CPD TACunit action!
JKSK8ERLIVE 2 years ago
Im loving the USAR truck "first one in line"
bpdexplorer129nc 2 years ago
amazing love the fire trucks
kyranbrw 2 years ago
how fitting ur on whacker drive....
steeltown98 2 years ago
Well you gotta realize some of these trucks have been around a LONG time. With a city that size it's expensive to get new trucks, I'm guessing a lot of these trucks are from 1999 (since they look like it). In reality the primary and back up aren't far apart in age.
Whereas smaller cities can get newer units every year Chicago can't, they don't have a huge budget like NY or Cal. Not to mention they have a hellish winter time, so water, and freezing temps takes a toll on equipment.
garf1eld029 2 years ago
the CFD is constantly upgradeing Crimson Spartan( their primary Engine COmpany maunfactutere) the CFD ordered 6 new 2010 Crimsons and they already have 75% of their FLeet 2005-2006 Crimsons and theyre constantly have new arrivals and ordering the latest fire supression and EMS Technology, and for the EMS the CFD ordered 30 Brand new Ford superduty/ Wheeled coach or Braun Ambos and theyre enitre fleet is madeup of 2008 model Ambos its crazy
JKSK8ERLIVE 1 year ago
nice!!!!
EMTDON158 2 years ago
everybody is like whats happinin? lol
bnsf4 2 years ago
The air horns, the Qs, truly amazing.
jsfr71 2 years ago
man those first two trucks were hideous but other than that cool vid
MrJakemoffitt 2 years ago
@MrJakemoffitt Dont knock the squad. Chicago is where the snorkal was born.
spoung45a 1 year ago
@MrJakemoffitt What r u talking about the squads are amazing.
E68Rehab572 1 year ago
love chicagos trucks
thumbtak1234 2 years ago
ummm nd the trouble?
TuYankeepimp90 2 years ago
Corncob Towers,Steve McQueen.
hamtrak 2 years ago
what trouble??? looked good to me
kristledoll 2 years ago
That's just about the whole house responding. Didn't see the ambo.
spoung45a 2 years ago
@spoung45a missn the ambo and the ddc and it is the whole house lol
lpguy56 2 years ago
and unbelievably, not one of them was a spare! ahha, usually at least one company at that house is a reserve, haha
mannythesox 2 years ago
@mannythesox no the Squad is a spare in the vid
JKSK8ERLIVE 2 years ago
man nice sounding eq2b!
EngulfedSix 2 years ago
most of there trucks have Federal EQ2B's
scoops1000 2 years ago
that's not a federal Q... dunno what it is but the pitch is all wrong..
Kopihucky 2 years ago
where was the trouble....
firefighter8311 2 years ago
Holy Shiz nitz man....that was a huge MCC!!!
braceyoself777 2 years ago
If I'm right, the turbo lag on those things is horrible.
HYPHYDUM408 2 years ago
What was the last truck?
bokabeed 2 years ago
it was a mobile communications truck
scottdd2 2 years ago
Why would they need a mobile comm. truck?
CubsFan2812 2 years ago
at large jobs they are used as a central comms point for all the "fire ground" communications that then takes pressure off the main comms and then updates go back to hq
scottdd2 2 years ago
@scottdd2 duh is me, guess I should have read scottdd2`s comment before I made mine.....lol......I just blame my dementia.
MIoldtimer 1 year ago
every Still alarm gets one. unless the chief holds them.
spoung45a 2 years ago
The command van responds to all working fires and high rise incidents.
JLJ061 1 year ago
@CubsFan2812 I was at 42`s a couple years ago while in the city. I talked to the guy on watch, he`s assigned to that unit. It`s like the fireground ops. Those on scene talk to him on tac channels and then he goes up with Main or Englewood. That truck has much more than just radios.....It`s a complete communication command center as well. It`s a very cool unit. It rolls on all workers.
MIoldtimer 1 year ago
@MIoldtimer it happens to the best of us lol
scottdd2 1 year ago
@scottdd2 yep lol
MIoldtimer 1 year ago
that is a nice truck I have always liked the ford 750 cab
Heyde1979 2 years ago
@bokabeed
the last truck was a rescue/EMT engine
kyiwest76 1 year ago
@kyiwest76 noooo it was a command van... read the comments.
aceofspades245 1 year ago
Yes, brave hearts!!!
Ollit90 2 years ago
eq2b rocks
nice vid
spikeman8 2 years ago
THANKS
scottdd2 2 years ago
Strength and Honor
BraveHearts
NYsentinel 2 years ago
Must of been a bad call with that many fire trucks responding.
quispamsisst2 2 years ago
No thats probably a standard response, big depts send a lot of trucks.
efdexplr1 2 years ago
Ya thats true, didn't think of that.lol
Thanks for replying
quispamsisst2 2 years ago
Yea no problem that was probably a still alarm response or a second alarm for a wroking fire, that would be my guess.
efdexplr1 2 years ago
Ya, I was thinking the same thing for that many trucks to be responding.
quispamsisst2 2 years ago
@efdexplr1 ya it has to either be a still and box or a still in a high rise residential building for the command van to respond.
E68Rehab572 1 year ago
@E68Rehab572 exactly or a confirmed working fire they send the Van and a Squad but a Still in a HR is 3 engines, 3 Trucks, 1 Squad, 3 buggys, 1 DDC, one ALS ambo, an EMS Field Ofcr and the van goes
JKSK8ERLIVE 1 year ago
I think this is a response to a reported hi-rise fire, I know the Command Unit rolls on this.
Scousefire 2 years ago
Oh Ok Thanks.
quispamsisst2 2 years ago
Love the squads our new one is huge but the sounds weak, old betty was a long thing youd head that comeing a mile away
vannoy420 2 years ago
You see the size of the bumpers on them trucks?
Authorize use!
Hahaha!
kaizasolseiboy 2 years ago
LMAO!
I know right! Those bumpes are HUGE!
AllAmericanGuy01 2 years ago
look ignorant 4 wheelers doing what they do best
F239141 2 years ago 4
nice video, i love american firetrucks
so much better than australian ones
sirens + horns = an awesome combination :)
However, I kept waiting for the difficulty.
You should see the trouble we have over here. Especially in peak hour, no one cares :(
imstretch 2 years ago
Cat stuck in a tree!
PBielo 2 years ago
Love the guys in suits at the end, they know they guys runnin hot are really living the dream. It's not about the money, it about loving the job.
hinsaekguy 2 years ago 12
haha well said.. hate suits... always saying to ppl i know.... not about the money... enjoy ur desk job hahah!
traineespark 2 years ago
Heck yeah. Sadly I went the suit route. My day was a firefighter for many years and retired as chief. Wanted to follow in his footsteps but somewhere I got sidetracked. Way too old to even consider that as a career now. Be safe out there.
meaninglesscog 2 years ago
Er day=dad. Why the heck didn't this appear under the comment I was replying to?
meaninglesscog 2 years ago
@meaninglesscog What kind of chief was your dad?
E68Rehab572 1 year ago
@E68Rehab572 Oh, he was just a volly.
meaninglesscog 1 year ago
what was the call
paintball21040 2 years ago
What is the puprose of the first truck? Water supply and pumper?
FSTLV 2 years ago
not being from chicago i'm not 100% sure but i think it's a rescue squad and will always respond as a pair with the snorkel(the 2nd truck) if i'm wrong please feel free to correct me but i'm fairly sure that's the case.
scottdd2 2 years ago
it is a heavy rescue squad
Fightnfire36 2 years ago
that's what I used to do, from 97 to 1998!
litllebk 2 years ago
in Chicago the rescues are called squads, and back in the day when snorkels were introduced by one of chacago's commissioners, he decided to make those units snorkel squads. and later just squads becuase they were paired up with a rescue. What we saw was Squad 1 and Squad 1a
vlaup 2 years ago
It's weird how names vary in states. In Miami, we call our fire deparment ambulances a Rescue truck. We still use Quints, Aerials, and Engines. For the USAR/TRT they do use what you guys call a heavy rescue.
Soledad829 2 years ago
nice in philly theirs pipeline, engine, deluge,squirt, squad,foam, quint, ladder medic, medic#B,chemical, foxtrot and much more, see i personally starting to like that system
vlaup 2 years ago
We have that truck here, and its usually used as a equipment truck for heavy rescue. It definitely does not carry water or pump water.
CyclingMagician 2 years ago
The first truck is squad 1 is a heavy rescue truck, the truck right behind it is squad 1a all of Chicagos squads are 2 piece units.
efdexplr1 2 years ago
awesome the second trick (squad 5a) i have in diecast
JBurk2322 2 years ago
Can someone tell me what that last truck was??
Kartracer6 3 years ago
sure, it was a mobile communications truck.
scottdd2 3 years ago
they own 290 fire trucks in chicago i have paper it has the fire trucks and address
LADDERTRUCK53 3 years ago
DRIVERS, you may enter an intersection against a red signal when cross-traffic has stopped for the emergency vehicle.
Driver could also have pulled forward and right to get out of the way.
robertgift 3 years ago
They are not having trouble at all. I've persona;;y seen a fire truck at a stop light for like 30 seconds managing ways through cars
santran 3 years ago
wow. how many trucks does Chicago fd own?
illuminator444 3 years ago
Just the five we saw in the video...
lawinchen 3 years ago 2
hahaha
cougaspatupa 3 years ago
despite the clutter in the intersection..it was a minor difficulty
QClubs 3 years ago
Not too bad. Still, the guy in the dark colored car needs a smack...
flyboyandmeg 3 years ago
trouble thats what the air horn is for
steve7656 3 years ago
It didn`t seem to me to be any problem getting thru that intersection. I`ve seen much worse....I tell ya, in Chicago they don`t screw around taking a scene under controll either. The street is TAKEN, BLOCKED and OWNED....At times, I sure wish the crews around here would take them better.
MIoldtimer 3 years ago
see my earlier comment
scottdd2 3 years ago
i love chicago, people need to lear to move over!!
AlgonquinFire 3 years ago
does no one know how to move the fuck outta the way?
blackhawk777 3 years ago
awesome! wht kind of call was it?
sm12321 3 years ago
not sure, i asked at the next station i visited and they seem to think it was an elevator entrapment but couldn't be sure. this was filmed will i was on a walking tour and we just happened to have stopped when i heard the sirens so i held the group up while i took the vid, they were cool about it
scottdd2 3 years ago
squad1 squad 1a,engine 42,truck3,cv1,
LADDERTRUCK53 3 years ago
What about the white SUV with the Whelen Siren?
LifesaversofFuture 3 years ago
thats CPD
efdexplr1 3 years ago
So many sirens.. love it... its gold to my ears..
lowrider5140 3 years ago 2
I love sirens!
04smallmj 3 years ago
smallest ladder truck ive ever seen lol
Sudano66 3 years ago 2
that last one, was it a RV?
it looked like it
starcraftguy1 3 years ago
I think the number is 271, it is the command van. It does look like an RV.
rykember11 3 years ago
For vacationers in a hurry...
thekiwicanuck 3 years ago
Quite the turn out. What was the Call? I believe the last truck was Haz Mat?
lowrider5140 3 years ago
It was the command van I think the number is 271.
rykember11 3 years ago
first unit has kick ass horn...but it dosent look like they had too much problems going through at all, just slowed down a tid bit
firefighter4life7 3 years ago
people are so dum these days there like hey wats that big shiny thing coming i'm gona stay here then there like why are they chewin my ass off i'm not goin anywhere cuz i gota go left so i can't move and pluz this light is red u know what u can waste a lil bet of gas and go around the block
ffskids 3 years ago
People are stupid....PULL TO THE RIGHT FOR SIRENS AND LIGHTS!!!! Was that Squad 1 with 1A? Great video...a good mixture of stuff...squad, engine, truck, chiefs buggy, and 271!!!
spucel8823 3 years ago
the last unit looks like an Rv. Anyway Sweet Q.
lawpar79 3 years ago
It is the command van 271.
rykember11 3 years ago
The first rig is a reserve rig,the white rig is a command van,they respond to all working fires and high rise alarms. The city has 4 of these stationed though out the city
railsam 3 years ago
the 1st rig is the main Squad 1A
FireExplorerPC 3 years ago
@FireExplorerPC No the 1st rig was just squad 1. the second one was squad 1A.
E68Rehab572 1 year ago
@E68Rehab572 Yea I realized that after I posted that comment lol, thank you though
FireExplorerPC 1 year ago
What was the white unit? it looks like maybe a assist. cheif's vehicle? and isnt the first rig a reserve?
eldofo 3 years ago
The small white one, i think was a cheif's vehicle, and the last big one was the command van 271.
rykember11 3 years ago