119 Engine 2 responding to Structure Fire

Castle Shannon Engine 2 responding to Bethel Park (3rd Street) for Mutual Aid for a working Structure Fire.

Turn the volume all the way up and listen to the nice sound of a Federal Q2B Siren and Yelp of a Code 3 V-CON siren!

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[fmartinjr]

Back in the old days Red was the most expensive paint to have.

I'm a Delaware boy but I have always loved PA. rigs because of the many different colors through out the state.I'm a red fire truck fan but... when a department is uniformal with the make of truck,color,and ornamentation,I'm all for it.Especially volunteer depts. Keep it classic.

[301whitehall]

@fmartinjr Thank you Frank.

[301whitehall]

Before everyone starts going: The rig didn't roll straight out for the fact that it was a MUTUAL AID CALL. They were also waiting for anymore Firefighters that might have showed up/ etc. Don't your panties up in a bunch people.

[301whitehall]

@Firefighter4435 I see where you're coming from my man. PA isn't really a state that likes to keep everything normal, especially when it comes to Fire Department's. We have a wide variety of colors, most of the colors based off the Department's name and tradition, as the colors for Castle Shannon's apparatus since it was originally a Irish Town. So it might argued to be THE color for Fire trucks everywhere else, but alot of Pennsylvania Fire Departments might say otherwise :) have a good one!

[butnob951]

@Firefighter4435 man i know what your saying, but if you came to our station, you would never miss our purple,white,and black trucks! we are known for that!

[canadiancatgreen]

are they still green now I like they colour

[Firefighter4435]

Respond to this video...  Therefore red is the best color for fire trucks. They should be noticed both when they aren't responding to a call and especially when they are. A bright red fire truck would catch your eye 10 times faster than the green one in this video. Look, don't get me wrong, this is a nice engine and it sounds pretty badass, but red is just THE color for these machines. It's a FIRE truck.

[Firefighter4435]

@301whitehall Sure, this truck gets your attention, when its lights are flashing. But not NEARLY as much as a fire truck with the sharp white over red paint scheme found on most fire trucks around me. Hell, just the other day, I was walking home from school. It was a sunny day, I was looking down at the sidewalk. With ALL the scenery around me (green leaves, cars parked, sunlight, houses), a bright red spec caught my eye. It was a dump truck - No other color catches your eye as much as red.

[301whitehall]

@Firefighter4435 Here we have Dark Blue, Green, White, Lime-Green, and so on colors for our Firetrucks. Does it really matter what their color's are? They're all used for the same purpose: Fighting Fires. Red is not the Traditional color for MANY departments, such as my company shown above. Usually Firetrucks catch anybodys eye, no matter the color. The bright lights, loud sirens, shiny diamond plate, big wheels...but if this truck doesn't catch your eye, you might need some glasses my friend :)

[301whitehall]

@ConspiracyTheoryGFX Hi, Castle Shannon is a 100% Volunteer Department. Castle Shannon is no where close to Washington County also, about 20 minutes away. If you're looking for a Paid Department, I reccomend either Mt. Lebanon (a Mutual Aid Department with Shannon) or the City of Pittsburgh.

[stationslave57]

@Firefighter4435 I'm anti-red trucks but I'm always happy when someone learns some history. I like odd colored apparatus because it shows character and probably has some history behind it. Plus, if every fire truck was red, there wouldnt be anything interesting about them and theyd all look the same!