VIDEO CORRECTIONS (compiled from viewer comments): From user "Mike Gasking" 4:28 It is possible to have a 3,000 GPM pump (or even more on an industrial pumper for a refinery, etc.) but it would be uncommon on a pumper like this one, it would be more commonly 1,500gpm these days From user "SpartacusColo": 7:11 SCBA's are filled with breathing air: the same ambient air we all breath. They are not oxygen tanks. Please add your comments to this thread to help others learn accurate info!

As a firefighter for the last 10 years, I was expecting another wildly inaccurate video with information from who knows where, but I couldn’t believe how accurate this was (concerning the apparatus and pump) Fantastic job

I’ll be showing this to our students at our next Engineering class. Awesome work.

I could tell within 10 seconds that I would be watching this repeatedly with my 3 year old! Thank you so much for the dedication it takes to put one of these together

Been a firefighter, driver engineer for 14 years. Love the old Q too. The air horn and Q are controlled by a foot pedal from either driver or officer side of our engine. Our engine is all manual, no electronics on our operator panel. This video is pretty modern, looked like a universal storz fitting in front driver compartment. We draft alot and do shuttles from tankers, not many fire hydrants here. When we draft a real pond we use a large screw on strainer. Great video!!!

I’m watching this after just having checked off a fire truck just like the one in the video. I’ve got to say, as someone who drives one of these for a living, you’ve nailed this video. The animation, the terminology, the descriptions and uses. This video was actually spot on with how a fire truck really is, even down to the individual tools. Not to mention you talking about the different fire extinguishers, a small detail but a thorough one you did. Fantastic job with this video, and all the research that has to go into it!

Excellent video of the basic functions of a fire engine. The rest of us who actually drive and work on them will always have some additional info to share. But this is great info for public knowledge.

The detail in the modeling and texturing for these videos is INSANE! Nice job!

You can clearly see the time and dedication you put into this. Mad respect

This was incredibly legit! I was a firefighter for nine years. I wish this was available when I began training on the pumpers. I’m very interested in sailing someday. Could you please make a video on how modern sailboats work?

I'm an emergency vehicle technician, doing service and maintenance on fire trucks and rescue equipment for the city's fire departments. Of course all trucks are custom built for each fire department, but I'm impressed on how accurate this video is. You even correctly identified each individual part of the truck. Very cool!

Extremely well done - the level of detail is excellent, the flow of information is thorough and smooth, and the audio is great. A quality production - thanks for sharing!

Been a firefighter for 14 years and I learned something from this. Excellent job on this video.

Great video! I'm a german firefighter and I'd love to see a video of a german fire truck (best choice would be an HLF) I can already tell you some things: German fire trucks are usually packed with a LOT more eqipment, therefore have smaller water tanks (in our station both LF and HLF carry 2000l of water, and 150-200l extinguishing foam) In germany, every fire truck with a pump has it on the back. The crew cabin reach from 6 to 9 seats, 6 is called a ''Staffel'' and 9 is called a ''Gruppe". In our station, LF and HLF both are Gruppen-vehicles, one driver, one officer/group-leader and 3 troops of 2 firefighters with each troop having their own task. The design of the vehicles is also different of course

The rebreathers ( or long duration scba) are usually used in a cooler enviornment such as work in a tunnel. The air you rebreathe tends to be warmer ,warmed by body heat. The standard scba bottle has a duration of 30 minutes, if you aren't working. a more realistic duration is usually about 15-20 minutes ( speaking from 40 + years experience ). Also as the air decompresses it cools. So you are breathing about 60 degree air regardless of the surrounding temperatures ( as high as 500 degrees for a short time in a structure fire interior attack). This does help to keep you cool as you work. I've seen bottles breathed down in as little as 10 minutes, usually by rookies in their first time in training and the bottles will actually ice up on the bottle.

Amazing 3D work; I started doing 3D construction using main frame computers in 1982 for GE Nuclear Energy Division, which at the time was only 3D wireframe. This sort of imaging and animation was something we could only dream of...

Amazing presentation! As someone who loves learning, this was a very detailed and engaging video, and my 2½ son who loves firetrucks was locked to the screen.

A great overview of a standard pumper. Towers and Ladders would be an interesting follow-up to this!

Boosters are usually only 1 inch and the crosslays go from 1.5” to 3” but 3 is Usually used as supply. The deck gun can not create a heat barrier. Radiant heat will go right through it. It’s why water curtains are no longer a thing. Also the reason we don’t go in with a master stream is that it will steam us out and hurt us because there is no control on how it disrupts the thermal layer of the fire.

This should be shown at all intro to pump classes. Fantastic video. Being able to see individual components in their correct spots will make learning the basics of a pump much easier to understand. Great work!

I discovered this channel some months ago and I've been having a blast watching all your videos. I was thinking, would you mind doing something like a Q&A someday? I would love to know what programs you use, how much time you put into these animations, if you get help from anyone and so on. Keep the content coming, this is the high quality part of youtube and I couldn't thank you enough for giving us the opportunity to enjoy these videos for free, all the luck!!

Excellent video. This is the first video about fire trucks I have found that actually dig into the engineering panel and pump, and illustrates the water tank and various hose connectors. Bonus insight to the various tools and hardware placement.

Jake, this is the first time I've seen your work and I'm blown away with your work. You're one of the handful of "content creators" that actually creates. The time you've invested in this video is beyond what I can begin to guess at. I hope you're making bank and having the time of your life!

This is so beautifully made, and the descriptions are deep and on point! Thank you a ton!

Insanely good animations on this channel. Well researched topics and very educational. Thank you Jacob!

Bravo sir for your detailed yet not dry breakdown of these vehicles!! I'm absolutely stunned by the detail and information you convey. Awesome job keep doin what you do. Honestly I'm stunned and fascinated at the extra detail that I've never known. Thank You

Awesome as always!! I hope your videos stay in-depth! That's my favorite thing about them, I like learning about every single little thing-even if it takes a long time.

Fire Engines are impressive, but I think I'm even more impressed by the amount of quality details both in the animation as well as the research! Koodos

I am so glad I discovered this channel; the production value and information packed into each video is incredible! Could you do a video on how motorcycles work next?

Awesome video . Great detail was put into this . A bit more to add . Of course this is a standard engine so it doesn’t have everything but I know that in the video it neglected to say we almost always carry a pair of what we call the “married irons” or flat head axe and halligan , as well as we typically carry chocks for the wheels of the truck or for a vehicle accident where the cars on its wheels ( even tho we don’t always use them in either scenario ) . Safety vests , a cooler filled with ice and water sometimes and spare SCBA bottles also . And I may have been confused but near the end when you were talking about the hose size you mentioned us carrying 1 1/2 , I don’t know anyone in America that uses that size , we use 1 3/4 . A booster line is an 1 in I believe , you also got 2 1/2 for the big boys . Those are all attack lines . Not to mention the view you showed was the supply hose which is 3in and 5in variety , the length and amount was accurate tho but the sizes felt off .

it wasn't mentioned here but one reason they started putting air horns and the Q on the bumper was studies showed that when they were mounted on the roof drivers could not hear them as well. so they were put in the bumper as that is where the normal hearing level of someone sitting in a car would be.

I appreciate this informative and interesting clips that providing an accurate and varied fire engine and pump mechanism in fire fighting in real. Way to go, Jake !

Excellent 3d modeling and gear breakdown!

To get more specific on the “Q” siren: The most common type of mechanical emergency siren is the Model Q2B, made by Federal Signal corporation. The way it works, is an electric motor spins an impeller inside a stator at a very high rpm. The stator has a specific number of holes. The more holes, the higher pitch of a tone the siren has. (on the Q, I believe it’s 16), and the impeller is shaped to cover those holes simultaneously. The centrifugal forces from the high RPM spinning causes a vacuum effect, pulling air in and through the holes, in which the impeller “slices” the air. It’s the same principle that applies when you talk through a fan. There’s literally thousands upon thousands of makes and models, with the Q2B being only one of literally numerous different models from Federal Signal alone.

Great Job on this video. I’ve been a firefighter for over 10 year and this is a great learning tool. I’ll be using this video for my students who plan on coming into the fire service. Kudos to you.

Put together seamless, great job

found your channel today ..i think you will go far there have been so many things that ive said or searched for an animated videos of how things work ..keep up the great work

Just a note: SCBA's are filled with breathing air: the same ambient air we all breath. They are not oxygen tanks.

Absolutely fantastic I can’t imagine the research and development work that must go into your masterpieces. Thoroughly enjoyable and informative.

This so cool. In my country we even got specialize fire appliance vehicles. First its a LFAV (light firefighter attack vehicle) or red rhino. Its a small vehicle that seats 3 -4 firemen. Basically a offroad buggy fire engine and also fire bike

Nicely done, with a few exceptions already mentioned, you nailed most of the basics with none of the extraneous comments!

Thanks for the amazing content, man!

Beautiful executed video for a dummy like me ....what precision with amination and graphics with ease and total clarity and the pace of speech to match the content , Well done team koodos ❤❤❤

I cannot believe how consistently good these videos are. amazing work!

Not only the information is the best quality but also the animation! Great video!

These are amazing the amount of work going into it deserves a lot of respect

3:50 the cutaway view is awesome, you never get to see the pump once it's installed inside the truck like that!

Ive learnt so much from your video mate. Please keep them coming, theyre incredible

Retired Payson FF/EMT. Very good job on this set up. Every department, even every Engine can be set up for different types of tasks. Some areas might have their apparatus carry more Wildland gear during the Summer months. Some also carry foam for hard airport landings. My Engine EP 121 at station 12 right by the Payson airport. We had to have AFFF on board, plus because we were a Paramedic unit, we had to have one compartment strictly for medical calls. We had to rig up a heating pad in that compartment to keep the IV fluids warm in Winter. We also had to keep backboards, KED devices, MAST pants. Our apparatus all had 5' supply hoses. Not fun to lug around after a fire when you feel like you been through Hell and back. God I miss it!!!

More than a technical video, this is a piece of art. The Airplane video was also jaw-dropping. Thank you very much for your time and effort.

Many apparatus also carry great lengths of large diameter hose (i.e. 5 inch) in the hose bed to connect to fire hydrants. Great video.

Great video man. Thorough but to the point, great models for visuals, easy to follow.

This is a great explanation of a fire truck, it explains everything

This is great! Back in the day we had to rely on the instructor drawing on the board to show the PTO and Impellers. I would have understood it better and quicker had a video like this been available. You have created a wonderful training tool for firefighters.

Your narration as well as animations are A++

Awesome description. Thanks.

Incredibly animated, bravo!

Very good video, stumbled across it randomly but very well animated and very well presented! Great work!

Please don't stop.... Literally LOVE ALL of your videos and have been looking for a channel as such, for quite some time.

Excellent Explanation with animation.

Great illustrations and explanations!! Plz keep the videos coming

The Fire Department at the Naval Air Station where I worked used "purple stuff" (a term used by some of the Firefighters there) for metal fires, but since it was a Class D compound, I can see how I could have made a mistake trying to use Purple-K on a metal fire in my workshop. I'm glad I checked!

Very high quality and detailed info, implimentation of rectifications is also gr8, Thx this really help understand the topic well

Great video as always. To add, in larger cities with more equipment, the fire "engine" will have less structural entry equipment and more hoses so be more specialized since there also be "trucks" which are used for resque and building entry. The engine operators are tasked with delivering water, while the truck people finding people and dealing with structures. There are also ladder trucks which extend their trailer configuration ladders and can hook up to water from the engine. Smaller departments will need to do more of the job off one vehicle more like this one.

Simple and great quality, keep it up! I suggest detailing a plane model or a fire fighting aircraft.

Very impressive explanation and presentation. Great work.....Never dissappointed.

thank you for your hard work, that was just great

These animigraff videos are such a great idea and so well done. I have watched several, all very interesting.

I know there is a lot of work and dedication in this video, thank you very much sir for all of these efforts. I really appreciate it.

This video about answered most questions I had about a fire truck. Very cool.

Students at Paul Smith's College west of Saranac Lake NY recycled an old fuel truck and a 1943 Ford fe with a 500 Gpm Hale pump in 7/1966 to start a new college club. After students extinguished a fire in a dormitory, w/o access to SCBA in 2/77 (before other FD's could arrive) , my Alma Mater donated start-up $$, land, and 5 trucks ( the 43, a 42 + a 54 / 750 gpm pumpers, and 2 early 50's former fuel tankers, 1 in service) to the Paul Smith's - Gabriels VFD in 1979. The fire chief got chewed out by the dean of students for a # of reasons but he was so scared he didn't think to say that he didn't want to become a homeless student!!! In July 2016, some members including students were at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Laudan as they were some of the safety workers for the weekend of NASCAR races . PSGVFD is one of three FD's located in the largest school district by area in New York state (approximately 640 sq. miles.

You have no idea how helpful this was for my new job. Please make something similar about ambulances. For example type I ambulance vehicle

Great job! Thanks for making this thing in detail.

Excellent video, i learned a lot from this. And your corrections comments was also very well informative keep up the great work. 💕

What put you up to these? These are amazing man, holy. Thank you for this content. It serves more than a wide range of people.

This is very cool! I have always wondered how it worked! The quality of these animations are crazy!! It must have taken you lots of your time and focus to make. Thank you! Edit: 21 likes!! Wow! This is the most likes I have ever had! Thanks everyone! Edit: 33 likes! Wow! Edit: 47 likes!!!!!!! Thank y’all so much! This is crazy! Edit: 53 likes already! Wow I am shocked at how many likes I have gotten from this. Edit: 102 likes!!!! I never thought I would ever get this many in my life! Thank you so much everyone! Edit: 133 likes!!! Thank you so much! I bet I will never get this many likes again, so thanks everyone for helping me achieve this! Edit: 144 likes! This is unbelievable! 150 likes!

That's why fire engines or fire trucks are so special

Jake; Really enjoy your videos man. I haven’t got a clue how much time it must take to get the graphics so smooth and accurate but I bet it’s an age. Great content man. Educational and interesting. Keep churning it out. Jc

Excellent work. I need to show this video when we do career days. And may need to make my drivers watch this once a year lol. Seriously. Well done. Extraordinarily accurate. Some call the Federal Q simply the Q and some call it an intersection buster.

Really great clarification sir

I don't no how long these take to make but please please never stop making them..... There sooooo good and interesting!!!!!!!

Your videos are great quality content and very informing. Thank you for the time you put into these!

That was cool to watch!! Thank you!! Keep 'em coming!!

Unbelievable! Beautiful Animation ❤

Fantastic job describing a fire engine!!!

Thanks for showing and explaining 👍 The radio is just an example, but here it's an amateur radio transmitter for VHF (144 MHz) and UHF (430 MHz). A small detail, but found 🤣

Salute to your dedication and hard work. Amazing content and detail as always.

Great video with great information

nice explanation and animation

Hey man, love your videos. I’m quite impressed with the extreme level of detail. As an engineer, I’d be interested in you making a: “How a Rocket works” video. -Thanks!

WOW ! Learnt so much just from this video.

Thank you 💞 For providing some great Information ❤

Not only is your animation outstanding, so is your narration

your channel is gonna blow tf up, just keep doing what youre doing 🧡

Amazing. Thank you!

3000 Gallons/min ie 11000 litres. There are some of us who watch from India too. Would be a good idea to mention temperatures, mass, volumes in SI Units too. But yessssssssss a wonderful presentation. Loved it. All good wishes & blessings from a 66y old from Bangalore.

I enjoyed this video. It was well thought out from an instructor sense and did not get "in to the weeds" with specifics or details. We could really go deep with specifics and exact PSI ratings and GPM but that isn't what this video is meant to convey and there would be 100+ varants of this animation. It is a struggle and balance to build a training model and storyboard it while trying to keep variations "generalized" to not put everyone to sleep. Thanks for sharing!

Happy that I have found your channel keep up the good work much love 💓

Awesome video. I never knew a fire engine was so complex.

Excellent job!