Antarctica Jobs - Firefighter
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6 жыл бұрынEver wonder what being a Firefighter in Antarctica is like? Here at McMurdo Station I bring you the one and only Antarctic Fire Department. Summer or winter, these guys are here year round. Enjoy the video and if you are interested in a job click the link below labeled link for Firefighter job.
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@NeilLB7 5 жыл бұрын
Haven't seen AFD at FDIC. Guess it's too far to drive. Just kidding. I must say...I've been a firefighter for 23 years. I've wondered about firefighting in other states. And other countries. But I never even thought about there being one in Antarctica. Just opened my mind to a new world of extreme firefighting. When it's 10 below in Indiana...I can almost relate to what they go through.
@xPeopleKindx 5 жыл бұрын
10 below and you can relate to 60 below or more? Right.
@callumwalker408 5 жыл бұрын
In the UK we don't have deck guns or a ladder company at Every station at my station in England we have 2 pump ladders and in my whole county which is covered by humberside fire and rescue we have 3 hydraulic platforms based at hull Bridlington and Scunthorpe to cover the whole of east Yorkshire and north Lincolnshire the pump ladders come with hand ladders and an extension ladder
@anthonylarranaga5161 5 жыл бұрын
What amazed me was how normal everything looked, with the exception of having a "full" communications center adjacent to the engine bay. Hell, they even had the dang grill outside. If it hadn't been for all the "Antarctic Fire Department" logos, you could have told me that this was a station in Alaska, or maybe the Dakotas, and I would have believed it.
@roachtoasties 6 жыл бұрын
Only you can prevent forest fires.
@retiredarthritic2083 5 жыл бұрын
ice melts it does not burn number of forest fires in the last two centuries 0.
@keyboardwarrior6413 5 жыл бұрын
R/Wooosh
@radler1234 5 жыл бұрын
With Coor's The Banquet Beer.
@catwithabat7163 5 жыл бұрын
Only you can prevent R*PE
@Debmoh5 4 жыл бұрын
Hi 👋
@parkourpotato6066 5 жыл бұрын
How fucking cool would it be to put on a resume "firefighter in Antarctica for x years" or bring it up when meeting people. Instant power move.
@shorodipchowdhury9006 4 жыл бұрын
Parkourpotato I would casually bring that up on a date.😭😂
@LiamPattisonPhotography 5 жыл бұрын
Would've been nice to see a quick shot of all of the apparatuses they have. As well, would've been nice to add in what sorts of calls they usually go to, how they respond to fires, etc.
@alancole4388 5 жыл бұрын
Never been there but thank you for doing what you guys do
@FartassVolfgangus 5 жыл бұрын
Straight up, I’m thinking about doing this
@BrandonKoskela 5 жыл бұрын
I don't know why but it never crossed my mind there would even be a fire department in Antarctica.
@EnjoyFirefighting 5 жыл бұрын
there are several ones; Also European ones
@EnjoyFirefighting 3 жыл бұрын
@@pixelated3a974 sure :D
@stupullenchannel3525 5 жыл бұрын
This is a real treat to see...just one word...WOW!
@alexhorton6413 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your videos I'll be down for the summer session as a firefighter so this video was awesome
@KVexKVex 6 жыл бұрын
This is exactly why I create these videos! Enjoy the summer Alex!
@peteroc7395 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for going to the time effort and trouble of making these videos we do appreciate it warmest respect to you all regards Peter and Cameron
@TH-qk1ex 5 жыл бұрын
Do you get jealous that Santa is only at the North Pole?
@danielcoffaro20 5 жыл бұрын
Trent Hall santa isnt real kid
@TH-qk1ex 5 жыл бұрын
@@danielcoffaro20 Not what your mom says! Lol
@wurned 5 жыл бұрын
Says someone 3 feet off the ground.
@TH-qk1ex 5 жыл бұрын
@@wurned huh??
@wurned 5 жыл бұрын
Even toxic 9 year old reverse cards, I love the internet.
@Blockhead140 5 жыл бұрын
I find these videos interesting. Thanks!
@codeman6998 5 жыл бұрын
My question/questions is/are, what's population size? Coverage area size. Call volume? Type of calls you typically respond to?
@Thepuggleparty 6 жыл бұрын
Hahaha that fire captain sort of looks like Lou from rescue me
@gtispaz03 5 жыл бұрын
Lol this is our meeting room and our grill video ends.
@sparky5543 5 жыл бұрын
Not much of a 'Tour' was it?? I think he could have Easily made it a 30 minute video, and still not covered everything.
@77icky Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this man. I pray i get the job this august
@ted4ps581 4 жыл бұрын
I spent 7mos in Antarctica at McMurdo and the Pole. Was a wonderful experience. I wholeheartedly recommend going.
@lexiheart6558 2 жыл бұрын
How hard is it to get selected?
@mstan1960 5 жыл бұрын
first question would hav been is there many fires a year ??
@FlyinHawaiianpros 5 жыл бұрын
0 lol
@TheCasualmike 5 жыл бұрын
Better question, ask about their record on actually big fires...
@mikelawson6456 6 жыл бұрын
I didn't know Paul Giamatti was an Antarctic fire fighter
@WillSergent 3 жыл бұрын
2 years later and I just saw this comment. I appreciate that. Normally I'm compared with Gru from despicable me
@marksmadhousemetaphysicalm2938 Ай бұрын
I was a FF I / PHRN. (Fire Fighter External Attack and Hazmat Specialist (nuclear) and Prehospital Registered Nurse … I was injured in an accident and became a nurse practitioner in neuroscience and psychiatric nursing with a sub specialty in brain injury. When I ran EMS I also had a nursing specialty as a CEN / TNCC and was working on my Trauma Nurse First Assist … I think I would have enjoyed working down there …
@michaelhahn6759 5 жыл бұрын
What does the firefighter job pay?
@chair2930 4 жыл бұрын
I applied a couple of weeks back. I hope to hear back from them.
@robertross804 5 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU
@BrianDebertGolfAUSTRALIA 6 жыл бұрын
Great video mate, do these guys do anything else down there to or just this? Btw how big is the South Pole station? Also, the hospital is that in the main building?
@KVexKVex 6 жыл бұрын
They are the first responders to emergencies whether fire, or ambulance, spills, etc. Hard to tell you how big south pole station is what do you mean? Like building wise? Currently has 40 people there. Yes it is and I have a viideo coming up of the medical building. A seperate building
@ActualJo 6 жыл бұрын
I'm looking into applying for a dispatch position at McMurdo, this is facinating!
@jody5661 5 жыл бұрын
So how does food work? Is everything mostly shelf stable/dehydrated/frozen? What are meals like? Is there fresh stuff like fruit brought in with flights over the summer?
@ralphpick7444 4 жыл бұрын
I have an off the wall question: how is concrete poured in these conditions? How do you keep the surface under the concrete frozen?
@fuzzybutkus8970 5 ай бұрын
By adding enough chloride and hydraulic cement.We used to pour underwater in some apps like docks and boat launch’s. It’s how we did it in Michigan. I was a concrete driver for a lot of years They always used a pump that way they could place exactly and keep dry until it is placed where contractors wanted it. With enough chloride pouring on roads we had to pour out so fast if not by the end of ten yards it was drying in our chutes. You could drive on it by end of day.
@aaronmichael7116 5 жыл бұрын
The only firehall, and firefighters, that could be mistaken for a hard rock-n-roll band !! :-)
@trob0914 5 жыл бұрын
WANT A TASTE, APPLY & FIGHT FIRES OVER THE WINTER MONTHS IN ALASKA'S INTERIOR, GOOD JOB!! THX FOR THE VIDEO.
@larryherrera 6 жыл бұрын
Cool jobs, really, -26 degrees cool.
@lobetec314 5 жыл бұрын
Can you order things from the internet in Antarctica?
@SunnyWu 5 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna guess only during the summer when they can land planes. If you Google McMurdo APO USPS actually gives you cut off dates in the document. :)
@scootertrash911 5 жыл бұрын
Ice, rocks and penguins but the shipping is really expensive.
@MegaGivenGrace 5 жыл бұрын
@@scootertrash911 Lol!!😀
@Ukraine2011 5 жыл бұрын
@@scootertrash911. Can you imagine what it cost to ship those trucks even from southern south America?
@Adrian-hh7ys 5 жыл бұрын
mis nomer how much is shipping?
@aspie1996 3 жыл бұрын
I’m trying to get my EMT and then go to Fire academy and get my IFSAC and my ARFF. I almost meet the criteria’s to work in McMurdo almost.
@fsnvret 5 жыл бұрын
What type of lounge chairs do they supply you with?
@greenidguy9292 5 жыл бұрын
So since they are on the bottom of the earth is the emergency number 6ll?
@TexasFire_Cross 5 жыл бұрын
Here in the States, we have NFPA guidelines. What do y'all have down there?
@MegaGivenGrace 5 жыл бұрын
I wonder how many calls they get and how many ppl live down there.
@Will-on4om 5 жыл бұрын
Did you work with Brad Rayburn? He was there around the same time as you. I’m also a firefighter on MS Gulf Coast where it’s nice and warm year long.
@PintheQPodcast 3 жыл бұрын
I'm freezing just watching this!
@MsFiregal8 5 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Iowa. Stay safe
@mace_inc.8455 5 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Des Moines!
@MsFiregal8 5 жыл бұрын
@@mace_inc.8455 Davenport here
@grantgray1759 4 жыл бұрын
Was crash crew in the Marines, how hard is it to get this gig?
@terryleimonis 5 жыл бұрын
Do these guys to patch swaps? Would love to get a patch or two from em for some of course from my hall!
@guadalupecovarrubias3487 5 жыл бұрын
What are your more common calls out there??
@austinrodarte7045 5 жыл бұрын
Now you feel death's COLD embrace!
@THEFINALHAZARD 5 жыл бұрын
As a radio nut, I gotta ask. What bands/frequencies or such do you all use? Being it's Antarctica I wouldn't think there'd be a lot of hills or interference from that, so maybe got a deal on odl VHF Low band?
@ryanjaycocks3215 3 жыл бұрын
All of the radios I have seen on various videos appear to be with VHF antennae which would indicate around the 150mhz frequency area. With being close to the south pole, low band VHF would probably get too much interference from other parts of the world and UHF and higher would be useless due to the distances they need signal to travel.
@shobud7943 5 жыл бұрын
i like they trucks....115 looked liked its been striped a base model pickup is it in service
@MikeEnderle 5 жыл бұрын
How competitive is it to get on? What qualifications sealed the deal? Thanks!
@tylerallen9971 5 жыл бұрын
Check out PAE, that is who holds the contract a d the requirements are listed on their page.
@danimal865 5 жыл бұрын
50 firefighters during summer? holy crap, I thought it was mostly small research teams and I also thought there might be a few hundred there at any given time. I guess I was wrong.
@larryherrera 6 жыл бұрын
Nice video
@rodgiacoleetch6193 5 жыл бұрын
Wes is watching hockey, cool
@Debmoh5 4 жыл бұрын
Cool 😎 like it
@FEEAR1000 5 жыл бұрын
Wow how do people handle the freezing cold all the time down there?
@xKarma_411 5 жыл бұрын
you misspelled Snow Fighters
@boyyboris5973 3 жыл бұрын
Firefighters where do you work at. Regular firefighters:I get to work in the Bay Area! It is the coolest place ever! The Antarctic firefighters: Hold my beer.
@lindanwfirefighter4973 5 жыл бұрын
I’m sorry but I’m suppose to believe that metal building that is ABOVE ground is in Antarctica? I’m a firefighter here in Canada and we get to -40 all the time and there is NO WAY that building wouldn’t leak like a sive!
@dieselpower456 4 жыл бұрын
If you look in the video it's a concrete foundation in the ground
@michaelmarzan6527 5 жыл бұрын
We love emt and firefighter s
@ArthurTwoshedsJackson 2 жыл бұрын
I love your videos and watch every single one of them, repeatedly, but holy mother of God, that ear drum popping loud intro music...
@mikeschmid4841 Жыл бұрын
Where do I sign up?
@Peterbilt359 5 жыл бұрын
This is like maytag repair man.
@leniszameit 5 жыл бұрын
very cool fd.
@icewink7100 6 жыл бұрын
Would they help a bad fire at Scott base, or vice-versa?
@KVexKVex 6 жыл бұрын
They would definitely help a fire at Scott Base, but vice versa not as much.
@dieselpower456 4 жыл бұрын
Why is that
@roberthoovan4130 3 жыл бұрын
Wold be fun
@michael7324 5 жыл бұрын
My dream job.
@PaulyD0859 5 жыл бұрын
I see the trucks have blinky lights. I assume they have sirens. My question is, why?
@rogerpodactor2755 5 жыл бұрын
To warn all the traffic and pedestrians in the streets of an approaching emergency vehicle 😂
@leonidas6134 5 жыл бұрын
Whats the pay like? Is it worth it?
@jjcarlos 5 жыл бұрын
Is fire occurs in South pole?
@mikegray7326 5 жыл бұрын
I want that sweet fire van!
@DorianTMChannel 5 жыл бұрын
The vanbulance?
@Biffo1262 5 жыл бұрын
The difference is they stoke the fires rather than put them out. Gotta stay warm.
@randomsanwhich2 5 жыл бұрын
They must have a mixed solution with anti-freeze in the holding tanks to prevent freezing.
@chrisjung7139 5 жыл бұрын
Actually antifreeze would be bad for the environment. They used (at least used to). 3phase powered heaters in the tank. Would keep them warm when truck was not running and truck powered heaters when truck was running.
@firefighteruppy9121 5 жыл бұрын
It's explained at 4:50
@midwestfire 2 жыл бұрын
He said there is no mutual aid, but Russia, Italy, and New Zealand all have Fire Agencies in Antarctica.
@EtzEchad 5 жыл бұрын
How much do they pay?
@mohammadshah7134 5 жыл бұрын
Just keep throwing snowball.. itll be out before they get there. Unlimited supply
@danthemanmc6173 5 жыл бұрын
Do you guys get a lot of calls in Antarctica?
@Dantheman309 5 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah these guys are smokin blunts all day waiting for a call lmao
@bahnsteigkantee5937 5 жыл бұрын
How do they deal with the water supply, pumps, hoses, etc freezing up ?
@firefighteruppy9121 5 жыл бұрын
It's explained at 4:50... the tanks, pumps and piping are heated.
@hwileyiii 5 жыл бұрын
Plus they're using a lot of dry chem which he explained
@bahnsteigkantee5937 5 жыл бұрын
@@firefighteruppy9121 but they can't heat everything. How would they deal with a established fire where they need more water than what's on the engine...
@trob0914 5 жыл бұрын
Also to add to what's already been stated. Most modern fire pumps have a function " Tank to Pump" that can be utilized to rotate H2O so it won't freeze, also attack lines can remained cracked open at about 15gpm to prevent the hoses from freezing solid. In Alaska this turns the surrounding of a rig into a rink,** with limited supply I don't know exactly what they do down there! Adapt and improvisation has to be the way to go!!
@holladav17 5 жыл бұрын
Whats the emergency number?
@mtaylor017 5 жыл бұрын
What's the pay like? Is it fulltime work or seasonal? And do you have to have any special certs?
@jackiechan_wtf4041 5 жыл бұрын
2 of your 3 questions can be answered, if you had watched the video and payed attention.
@mtaylor017 5 жыл бұрын
@@jackiechan_wtf4041 I found what I was looking for. They didn't answer the questions I was looking for on the video. No need to be a smartass.
@jackiechan_wtf4041 5 жыл бұрын
@@mtaylor017 That's right sweetie, make yourself look like less of an idiot, just beacuse someone called you out. Next time you'll open your ears and pay attention.
@trucktalkvideos 5 жыл бұрын
I'v wanted to go down there for years my good friend Kelvin.H aka my model maker is going to make me that Ford F350...
@mschrage618 4 жыл бұрын
Hoping I can get to this level someday, I’m on my first year as a firefighter/EMT with my district in Illinois
@marconius101 5 жыл бұрын
He looks like count Dracula, ruler of the night...
@rungeag.9909 5 жыл бұрын
How many people live in Antarctica?
@Secretsquirrel27 5 жыл бұрын
Challenges with water in the winter... I say use salt water from the ocean salt water doesn't freeze.
@dieselpower456 4 жыл бұрын
Salt water would corrode the truck's tanks lines and hydrants
@user-nk3kw7sp3c 8 ай бұрын
They rescue fire from getting frozen.
@m3lifestyle80 2 жыл бұрын
Too cold for me! I’ll just stay here in the south
@atheismkills3748 5 жыл бұрын
When is the wildfire season?
@evanquarterman7589 5 жыл бұрын
What currency is mostly used in antartica.
@shorodipchowdhury9006 4 жыл бұрын
Evan Quarterman I’m guessing it’s going to be the same currency of the country’s base. So if your base is American, you use USD
@HecktorMC 6 жыл бұрын
Who enforce law in that town?
@KVexKVex 6 жыл бұрын
One person here is a Marshall. And acts as everything with that. But thats just to establish who is in charge of that. People never get out of hand like that.
@bobbillings 6 жыл бұрын
Two guys, Smith and Wesson
@chrisjung7139 5 жыл бұрын
Growing unauthorized.plants is a violation of the Antarctic treaty. Used to be up to 10 years in prison and/or $10000 fine but then to have gotten it there you had to have gone thru New Zealand so possible.international.incident.
@MrHgavino 5 жыл бұрын
beside the one marshall , I guess the Alaska State Troopers would be the law.
@Jordonzo 5 жыл бұрын
@@MrHgavino mcmurdo is in antarctica my dude. not only is that the complete wrong side of the world, but also complete different continent. dunno how alaska would help lmao.
@kamsandwich6990 5 жыл бұрын
thats bizzare, why does antarctica need a fire department?
@DoTheDoo84 3 жыл бұрын
Wow looks absolutely horrible. Super motivated firefighter too.. I thought we had it bad with our old equipment and stations.
@YourMomsEnemy 5 жыл бұрын
Who funds Antarctica?
@andresreyes5398 5 жыл бұрын
Schae Booskie well the US bases are funded by the us government thru the US Antarctic program then other bases like China's, Chile, Brazil ,Peru etc etc (a lot of countries have bases) are funded thru their respective governments
@kylesmith244 5 жыл бұрын
Mexico
@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606 5 жыл бұрын
The lizard people master race
@heli-crewhgs5285 5 жыл бұрын
Andres Reyes Thank you for that. I had no idea that Brazil & Peru had territories, or were involved down there!
@rabignall 5 жыл бұрын
Let me sign up!
@SIC-SEMPER-TYRANNIS 5 жыл бұрын
I'm in my canoe in the Atlantic and on my way. I hope to find a job when I get there. Is there still radioactive waste removal to be done from that reactor that melted down or leaked, and killed all those folks?
@michaelbruchas6663 4 жыл бұрын
Could have been better....thanks for the coverage!
@TheJakeman789 5 жыл бұрын
I didn't know you could drive trucks on the ocean. That was a joke..
@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606 5 жыл бұрын
Is there really that many fires on Antarctica that they need a whole fire dept? Is there a police force too
@scootertrash911 5 жыл бұрын
The engine is a 1957 Howe with an electric clutch that is difficult to get into pump gear.
@TTVCode 5 жыл бұрын
Not all departments are payed
@calistarr9596 5 жыл бұрын
Do polor bears ever visit the fire house . and try to get in
@jackiechan_wtf4041 5 жыл бұрын
Polar Bears are only found in the Arctic (North pole).
@oceangross 6 жыл бұрын
Do they have northern lights at McMurdo during the winter?
@KVexKVex 6 жыл бұрын
Its the southern lights. But yes, they are just hard to video.
@oceangross 6 жыл бұрын
K Vex haha yes I forgot about that. Are they easy to take pictures of? Or time lapse?
@oceangross 6 жыл бұрын
Festive_ I understand they have lights there I know pretty well how that works and all but I'm wondering if you can see them at McMurdo base specifically pretty well because I'm hoping to go there and I want to know if I should bring a better camera to record them
@chrisjung7139 5 жыл бұрын
Yes, you can see them near town. In town is a little harder because of light pollution but when you are out away from town, can see them.quite nice. As good of a camera as you can get. If you can find the video. A year in Antarctica (I think that is what it is called) has some great shots of the Auroras. And alot more.of.general.like.around station. Not the specifics that these videos have but a great overview.
@oceangross 5 жыл бұрын
Chris Jung have you been there?
@ClamChowder_FireBuff69 5 жыл бұрын
No mutual aid? Just call the penguins
@skidude8989 2 жыл бұрын
Who in their right mind would want to work down there. Insane hours, brutal cold. naaa thanks anyway.