It’s all about … It’s all about staffing. Fire engines and trucks can’t do anything without people. Great job guys. The enemy of fire departments are politicians like those here in Los Angeles. They have taken a huge crap on the citizens and the LAFD. It’s all about corruption. Too many chiefs and not enough workers on the ground. Hopefully it won’t happen in other cities. Awesome OFD.
I’m a Washington … I’m a Washington D.C. firefighter. The initial box alarm assignment for the DCFD is, 5 Engines, 2 Trucks, 1 Rescue Squad, 2 Battalion Chiefs, and a Ambulance. If its a working fire its another Engine and another Truck, a Air unit, a Medic unit, ect.. A second alarm is the same as the first, all over again. Everyone does it differently.
That is exactly the … That is exactly the reason that laying off fire fighters to save budget dollars is the worst decision any tax payer or city/county council person could ever make!
I am beyond … I am beyond impressed with the communication between dispatch and fireground, excellent job done by the FD. People don’t realize how important a dispatcher is in the police and fire services. The men and women involved have my utmost respect
probably, i’m … probably, i’m actually a fire fighter in the USAF, we have the biggest or second biggest department in the Air Force at my base (Ramstein AB, Germany) and we only have a manning of something like 75-100 people per shift, for 9 stations. there are 5 or 6 different districts, each one having 1-2 different stations, some of which are crash response only. which is something most departments don’t have to worry about. So it does vary a lot.
Yes it different in … Yes it different in every state/county right? Like im guessing why they sent so many trucks is because it was a big apt complex plus fire and they didn’t want other structures to catch on fire. Here we had a apt fire and we sent a ladder, 2 engines and a rescue, so with bigger city’s they had more man power so they can send more trucks.
yes, i saw the fire … yes, i saw the fire, theres still something like 20 trucks there. in a situation like that, we would respond with an inital 3 trucks, maybe 4, 2 engines, 1 rescue, and maybe 1 ladder. we would then get an additional 3-4 trucks, mix of engine and ladders, and that would be it. and the first arriving truck would probably set up in quick attack mode, go in, get the people out, then the following trucks would fight fire.
R.I.T stands for … R.I.T stands for Rapid Intervention Team. This is a dedicated Fire Crew at the scene who’s sole purpose is to rescue firefighters. They monitor the incident with Command and note crew locations. They would be equipped with rescue gear and would have preplanned the incident site for rapid means of entry/exit. Hope this helps.
can somone explain … can somone explain to me why the they respond with about a thousand people? We would respond with an engine and a rescue truck, with a back up of a ladder and another engine.
Toronto fire dept … Toronto fire dept responds way faster they send all fire engines at one time north south east west fire trucks every where in less than 2 mins
Great job guys. I … Great job guys. I wish all departments could flow this smoothly including mine. I have never had to rescue some yet but if I do I hope it goes just as well as you guys did your rescue.
Great job brothers!
Great job brothers!
OUTSTANDING WORK !!!
OUTSTANDING WORK !!!
Given the scenario …
Given the scenario at hand it’s not really a case of “too many rigs.”
It’s all about …
It’s all about staffing. Fire engines and trucks can’t do anything without people. Great job guys. The enemy of fire departments are politicians like those here in Los Angeles. They have taken a huge crap on the citizens and the LAFD. It’s all about corruption. Too many chiefs and not enough workers on the ground. Hopefully it won’t happen in other cities. Awesome OFD.
amazing video. …
amazing video. thanks for making/posting this.
I’m a Washington …
I’m a Washington D.C. firefighter. The initial box alarm assignment for the DCFD is, 5 Engines, 2 Trucks, 1 Rescue Squad, 2 Battalion Chiefs, and a Ambulance. If its a working fire its another Engine and another Truck, a Air unit, a Medic unit, ect.. A second alarm is the same as the first, all over again. Everyone does it differently.
great response from …
great response from the command center…also great communication by the ff
That is exactly the …
That is exactly the reason that laying off fire fighters to save budget dollars is the worst decision any tax payer or city/county council person could ever make!
I am beyond …
I am beyond impressed with the communication between dispatch and fireground, excellent job done by the FD. People don’t realize how important a dispatcher is in the police and fire services. The men and women involved have my utmost respect
OUTSTANDING—-GUYS …
OUTSTANDING—-GUYS ===
That really doesn’t …
That really doesn’t matter. About 3 minutes is still a really good response time
probably, i’m …
probably, i’m actually a fire fighter in the USAF, we have the biggest or second biggest department in the Air Force at my base (Ramstein AB, Germany) and we only have a manning of something like 75-100 people per shift, for 9 stations. there are 5 or 6 different districts, each one having 1-2 different stations, some of which are crash response only. which is something most departments don’t have to worry about. So it does vary a lot.
Yes it different in …
Yes it different in every state/county right? Like im guessing why they sent so many trucks is because it was a big apt complex plus fire and they didn’t want other structures to catch on fire. Here we had a apt fire and we sent a ladder, 2 engines and a rescue, so with bigger city’s they had more man power so they can send more trucks.
yes, i saw the fire …
yes, i saw the fire, theres still something like 20 trucks there. in a situation like that, we would respond with an inital 3 trucks, maybe 4, 2 engines, 1 rescue, and maybe 1 ladder. we would then get an additional 3-4 trucks, mix of engine and ladders, and that would be it. and the first arriving truck would probably set up in quick attack mode, go in, get the people out, then the following trucks would fight fire.
Did you see the …
Did you see the fire man? Its an apt complex fire, that’s why they sent so many trucks plus theres people trapped.
thank you so much …
thank you so much that helps a lot!!!!!!
R.I.T stands for …
R.I.T stands for Rapid Intervention Team. This is a dedicated Fire Crew at the scene who’s sole purpose is to rescue firefighters. They monitor the incident with Command and note crew locations. They would be equipped with rescue gear and would have preplanned the incident site for rapid means of entry/exit. Hope this helps.
whats rit?
whats rit?
Toronto Fire …
Toronto Fire Responds way quicker
can somone explain …
can somone explain to me why the they respond with about a thousand people? We would respond with an engine and a rescue truck, with a back up of a ladder and another engine.
Toronto fire dept …
Toronto fire dept responds way faster they send all fire engines at one time north south east west fire trucks every where in less than 2 mins
Great job guys. I …
Great job guys. I wish all departments could flow this smoothly including mine. I have never had to rescue some yet but if I do I hope it goes just as well as you guys did your rescue.
Great video posting …
Great video posting. THIS is why we all respect the FD!
FABULOUS my …
FABULOUS my Brothers! GREAT JOB! STAY STRONG. YOU ARE TRUE PROFESSIONALS!
thanks
thanks