SJS USAR Company 34 Responds Code 3

This was shot on April 6th at San Jose Fire Station 34 when USAR Company 34 was dispatched to an EMS call. Next door at AMR headquarters a fundraising BBQ was taking place to raise funds for medical and family costs for injured AMR Paramedic who is in a coma with possible brain damage following a beating in Los Angeles during the baseball season opener between the LA Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants.

The San Jose equipment from Station 34 was on the apron as members of the public were checking out all the emergency equipment here along with other equipment from San Jose Fire that was dropping in to visit the fundraiser at AMR throughout the day. Local law enforcement and the EMS community were also on display throughout the day.

San Jose USAR Company 34 is shown here in it's usual configuration, USAR A and USAR B, both 1998 Saulsbury built rescue rigs, A being the heavy rescue, B the medium rescue. They carry all the equipment needed to qualify as a state accredited heavy rescue team. The two rigs respond like this to all calls they are assigned.

In addition at Station 34 and nearby Station 5 USAR C, USAR D and USAR E are kept, which contained specialized equipment for High/Low Angle rescue, swift water rescue and trench rescue. C/D/E are only responded to specific calls where the special equipment they carry is needed, using staff from USAR Company 34 or Engine 5.

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[wannabenj]

Same trucks why is one an engine and the other is truck?

[ZBeeb]

@wannabenj In this video both vehicles are Rescue trucks. In most fire departments there are three types of large vehicles, this sort which are Rescues, traditional fire engines (which carry a tank full of water and a pump), and ladder trucks, which have a large ladder or elevated platform on the vehicle. Fire Departments typically call the pumpers an "Engine", while they call the ladder trucks a "Truck".

[FFahall]

What is the staffing on the usar company

[ZBeeb]

@FFahall In San Jose Engines have been 4, Truck Companies 5. The USAR is considered a Truck Company when it comes to staffing, so my first answer would be 5.

In the last month the Union and City agreed on some changes, one of which was reducing truck company staffing to 4. I don't know when that commences, it may be a July thing when the fiscal year starts, or it may already have happened.

[jazzbutterworth]

@ZBeeb Any info on the AMR paramedic? I hope he's ok.

[ZBeeb]

@jazzbutterworth Just this week his Doctors announced that Bryan Stow is showing "significant improvement" and has been able to follow simple commands. In real terms however, Stow is awake and breathing on his own but he cannot speak. Stow can move slightly on command and turn his body toward someone who is talking to him

So not OK, but improved from Comatose, which is how we was for many many weeks.

[MacBoznyII]

why isn't B code 3?

[MrDyson01]

@ZBeeb both responding

[XxrotorayxX]

@ZBeeb i think he was looking at the lettering above the bays where they were parked.

[sanjosejeff]

USR-D "water rescue support unit" is housed at station 5 who are also USAR trained. Engine 5 personnal also complete the 6 people needed for a Cal EMA Heavy Rescue Deployment. USAR 34 currently has 5 person staffing although this may change in the near future. USR-C "Structural Collapse Support unit and USR-E"Trench/Con space support unit" are usually housed at station 34.USR A and B combined are a Cal EMA Heavy Rescue and can carry the entire cache on both units. Thanks for posting the video.