Toronto Fire Department Rescue 3

Responding to the Bloor Subway for a water flow alarm.

A 9.5 minute response, cleared by first-in trucks about 1km from the call.

Many obstacles faced by the driver, inc. a car shooting out fom behind a bus, a large truck getting in the way, an old man crossing the road, and a narrow bridge.

Just another tough day behind the wheel of a Toronto Fire apparatus.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Toronto
• Fire

[AFDBuffwi]

How many stations does Toronto Have total, and how many of each truck and Ambulances?

[46fd04]

The "new" City of Toronto amagamated in 1998, combining 6 former CIties into one. There are 82 Fire Stations that operate 24/7, along with an 83rd Station located on the Exhibition Grounds, and only operates the last two weeks of Augsut into Labour Day. There are approx 160 trucks in service; Pumpers (Engines), Aerials (Trucks), Rescues (Pumpers with Auto-Ex and RIT duties), two Heavy HAz-Mats, 4 Air/Light Trucks, and 5 Squads (Heavy Rescues), 16 District Chiefs (Battalion), 4 Platoon Chiefs

[courtenayfire43]

@46fd04. Regardless of where you live or how disrespectfully the civies are it's our responsibility to protect them, even from there own stupidity. We help during emergencies not create them!

[46fd04]

@courtenayfire43 Knock on wood, I've never had a collision while driving a fire truck responding to a call. Whether or not you agree with my driving skills/style, in this City you've got to drive fast and aggressively, or you won't arrive in time to make a difference!

[courtenayfire43]

Good job giving the rest of the fire service a bad rep! Looser.

[46fd04]

@courtenayfire43 No idea what you're talking about. Do you live in Toronto? Do you have any idea how disrespectful other people are towards Emergencies? Not only are our drivers battling other drivers who just give a flyin' f***, or don't have a clue about what to do, our drivers battle pedestrians who will walk right out in front of a responding fire truck, as if they own the road! That is why one died 3 years ago, walked right in front of a returning fire truck, pissed drunk, and now dead.

[46fd04]

@cajohnson1234 We didn't block out the bad words, we blocked out our names!!! Videotaping response calls is against our Rules & Regs.

[gsarjos]

when i was a paid driver in Jersey I'd spend most of the time yelling at drivers via loud speaker who refused to move over... terms like , move over fat ass, get the cock outa your mouth and move over ect... then i got suspended for a week... only if we had a powercall :)

[AFDBuffwi]

@courtenayfire43 Comments like yours can lead to being Banned from youtube, Watch what you Post YOU LOSER!

[Jay91150]

@46fd04 I would hope every modern rig is built the same way! All my dept's trucks are. I was just being a smartass. :) I get grief from my officers for how much air horn I use too.

[46fd04]

@xxblackattack08xx That's the way it was and still is. Heavy Rescue Squads are always dispatched to places where there are lots of people, like schools, Malls, Churches, and Subways.

And, since you're not the Fire Chief, you don't need to justify anything LOL

[46fd04]

@Jay91150 FYI All of our trucks have secondary air tanks for accessories (horn, wipers, driver's eat, etc...) so there is never a concern for losing the brakes.

The air horn does NOT deplete supply air for the brakes.