My dad was FDNY. They taught a hydrant blocker a lesson (1980s). They broke both driver and passenger side windows to allow the hose to reach the hydrant. Said the car owner was very mad.

What I love about your videos compared to other youtubers is you leave out all the unnecessary commentary you let the video and audio speak for itself!

In my city, your double parked car gets bulldozed out of the way by the fire truck and then you get the illegal parking ticket and bill for any damages to the fire truck. Double parking can easily cost you thousands of dollars. DON"T double park ever.

I had a stroke and was ambulance lights & sirens to the hospital. Every second was crucial,. Whether I was going to survive. You need to yield to our Police & rescue vehicles. Some ones life is depending on it.. 🙏

New York traffic is a mess. I have no idea how these fire trucks are able to navigate through. Then you add on idiot drivers who feel they are more important so they can’t move out of the way. Personally I feel if a car is blocking the way the fire department should be able to force cars off the road, put fire hoses through cars, etc, and it’s the car owner’s responsibility to pay for damages.

There's an easy fix for this. Every fire house should have a tow truck that follows them on calls. Vehicles in the way? Tow them. Blocking an emergency responder? Charge them triple to get the vehicle back from the tow yard. I don't know how much that is in New York, but here in Hawaii it'll cost you about $400. Triple that amount and it's $1,200.

These guys are so much nicer than 25 years ago. Before then, it wasn’t uncommon for a tower truck to “initiate movement” of an offending vehicle whether there was a driver in it or not.

Be considerate when you park. THINK! Can a fire truck get through? If the answer is no, then you can't park there. Nice video! 🚒

“Just send me to hell or New York City it would be about the same to me.”--Hank Williams JR.

NY firefighters are amazing with all they have to put up with. Good job everyone.

I like that you showed some of the very unglamorous bits of the job...all the time they have to take very carefully rearranging and putting up hundreds and hundreds of feet of firehose. That must've taken about as long as putting the fire out if not longer. But they have to do it. Also, that trick with the bleach bottle was genius.

Nice job FDNY, please thank your families for us, and thank you all for your sevice!... I'm not sure about your chauffeurs, but I think if we put two long forks on your rigs, that can push vehicles or lift them up, I'm all for it. That would drive me bonkers waiting for someone to move their vehicle. God Bless, and stay safe, thank you all for the work you do! Rick K. EMTP retired.

My cousin is a firefighter/emt and it pisses me off when people double park or won’t move for first responders

If you double park and block a fire truck you should immediately get a hose through your windows whether a hose is needed or not.

Wow, amazing video and the quality of it, damn! What are you recording with?

Has anyone noticed the girl who starts posing and taking pictures of herself in front of the fire truck? 0:26

Was waiting for FDNY to trash the double parked cars.

Living vicariously through these guys...Ret FF/EMT.

I guess no one else noticed the memorial plaque on Ladder 3 with 13 names of guys who rolled out on Sept 11 and didn't return to quarters.

I miss working along the Squad 18 guys during my time at St. Vincent’s. Stay safe, all.

9:12 Makes you wonder if the dry cleaning bikes laundry was dry after being parked under the waterfall?

That boy on 14 needs to practice tying knots!! 🪢

I like how engine 58 sirens and squads 18 airhorn

5:50 Never knew that bottle trick worked for transporting hoses but it makes complete sense

New York’s smallest fire 💨

Got to love a leopard print. Great video as always, thank you!!!!!!!

I get it about the firetruck pushing the vehicle but the problem is it wouldn't work in this scenario. If they tried to push it, it will just end up going into one of the legally parked cars (unless the steering wheel was perfectly straight and car was aligned which is unlikely), which obviously will damage everything but then make the blocking car still block the road and become unmovable.

EXCELLENT video! Super views of the fireground.

Driving a fire truck in NYC has got to be stressful, there's so much traffic you can't move in some places no matter how much you blow the horn and have the siren on.

These guys love what they do , 8:15 outstanding professionals

Love the mechanical Q on 3

NY Shopper: "Can I go in the store?" FDNY: "The building's on fire Maa'm" NY Shopper: "But can I shop?"

0:28 she was so geeky 🤣

Always a good day when the Squad pumps

Despite the fact the fire department was short handed and lacked enough equipment, the towering inferno of New York was extinguished before dinner time.

" who wants to be a firetruck?" Everyone raises their hand. Something satisfying about watching professionals work.

Cool detail is the door stoppers on their helmets, very ingenious, especially in big city places.

This is a good video. Showing equipment ground operations etc..!

Damn, you guys have a HUGE bumper for a reason! Use it! Seconds count.

New York's Bravest! America's Bravest!! Before 9/11, on 9/11, and ever since. Thank you guys.

AS A FORMER FIREFIGHTER MYSELF IT NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME THE ENTITLEMENT OF THESE FDNY DRIVERS. I was a driver and pump operator so I know what I am talking about. These drivers will see a car illegal parked by a douchebag and instead of making a right or left and taking another street to go around, they would rather take the street anyway and pull up right behind the car and lay on the siren and horn like, "Move move move we are entitled". The way I see it and people at my station saw it is, you are driving a large vehicle with not a lot of room to back up if you commit and you are stuck. Yes it is an absolute pain in the ass people block the street but if we are running lights and sirens, every second counts and we could possibly put ourselves in a situation where the driver of that car is far away and can't come back and we are stuck and delaying arrival. These FDNY union guys couldn't care less. They would rather be late to a call in order to prove they have the right of way. Sorry, saving lives and property are more important to me than my paycheck or being right.

Great footage. You should give this video to the transportation Department to show new ,and old drivers how not to park. If that was me driving that fire truck, I would have blasted the horn twice then put the bumper against the car and push it out of the way. Don't they have parking enforcement officers to stop people from double parking. Here you don't dare double park unless it's an emergency, as the fines are over $100. if your double parked or blocking blocking traffic.

Stay safe FDNY Newark🇺🇸

awesome catch

I'm very thankful I don't live in NYC Would hate to have 6 fire companies and two ladder trucks show up when I burn some toast.

What is the blue jug that says e-14 called officially? I like how it’s a drop to pickup the hose but is there an actual name for it, and is the rope fed through the jug and tied through the bottom so the rope is stored In the jug prior to deployment??

Great video

do you have an fdny radio scanner cuz I wonder if the people who record the responses I hear a radio

Double parking should be highly enforced in Manhattan

Nice catch

I know everyone has a roll as a FF, and there is a chain of command, but does the rookie climb the ladder the the old hands hang out until needed?

Gotta love the real Q siren on truck 3

I loved loved to see fireman in action! It's so thrilling! Epic!

Glad to see 3-Truck using a Fed-Q, those new sirens are hideous. If they’re not going to use a Q, they should just use the old sirens from the 90’s and early 00’s, they sound a lot better than those newer ones.

That is such a recurring theme there

Keep in mind the fact the game was played on a regular schedule for a while after the first game was played in a hotel in London in October and November and then it went to the same place for two days and the next week it was on fire

Brooklyn. It's not Hell, but you can see it from here!

Крутые парни!

Every inch of the city is covered by cars from out of state and people are like "these restaurants are in the way"

8:08 Your attention to detail is highly appreciated. ;)

Dam. Thats a dangerous job..Each firefighter must wonder if its his last day everytime they go into a highrise

A friend worked for PG&E, they had a big job in San Francisco, signs for 2 blocks says NO Parking. They got there the next morning at 4;30 am to start to dig up the street, 20 cars were parked where says no parking. The SFPD call 20 tow trucks and towed them ALL away in 30 mins. At 7 AM people came out to go to work and there car is GONE !!!

I couldn’t be a firefighter in a major city. I’d get road rage, and “move” that double parked car with the bumper. 😂

What are the blocks of wood on their helmets for?

Courage au homme du feu 🔥😍

Man, in a big city (crowded building) electrical hazards is very dangerous

That black van stuck thought it was 200 inches to keep back! 😂😂😂😂

When does the outdoor seating go away?

New York should have a parking enforcement division and if it does then force them to do their jobs. I say let the fire trucks push the cars out of the way at owners expense.

My dad was the lieutenant in engine 14 right across the street from engine 14

Blue light so nice

could it be worthwhile investing in fire motorcycles? have a fire hose rolled up in one of the side bags basic first aid, a collection of hand tools and other small stuff in the other. fire extinguisher on top (or some other combination that fits your department's needs) respond with 2+ of these motorcycles, you could get to the location fast and get to work faster on simple issues, or prepare fire hydrants and closing the road for when the trucks arrive. Here in the Netherlands we are running a pilot program with firefighter motorcycles, and it seems very successful. we have 2 variants the first variant has: 25 liter (12.5 gallons) tank, a short hose, but has lots of tools, first aid an the like. The second variant has: 50 liters (13 gallons) of water/foam, with a 30 meter hose (98 feet) with a pretty decent spray distance. It carries less medical supplies, relying on our ambulance motorcycles to make up for that. These can just zoom through traffic, reducing response time, and reducing the cost of the simple calls that do not require a large fire truck and a lot of firemen.

about time the ladder co's use actual fed q

Every time I see Ladder 3 , I think about the Ladder 3 that is in the 911 Memorial . It is still Heartbreaking

Какие же автомобили красивые...

6:18 Trying to tie a knot while wearing heavy gloves :) I can't even do it with my thin (very non-fireproof) work gloves.

Getting the nozzle up, where there is a will, there is a way!

Chief’s looking pretty casual…

I'm really missing the 9-1-1 tv series.

Uggh!! I thought they were going to bash out that DB’s side windows and run a hose though it.

So we have 4 trucks 30 or so fighters for a fire that probably would have been sorted by a couple guys, a double extension ladder and a fire extinguisher. I know that it could have been a bigger fire but still.

What?! No air support?!

lol..ya might need more men and trucks to put out that inferno

0:02 I Thought Is A Rescue 1😅

nice engines

4 trucks and 2 dozen firefighters for just a little smoke. What a waste of tax dollars. Typical NYC corruption I guess....

Start running the houses over the cars and through the windows. They’ll stop double parking when it gets expensive. Those trucks got the push bumper. Do it to it.

why didn't they secure the perimeter ?

They ain't bullshiting with the firefights, damn thats a lot..pretty cool

Use the engine to push the car out of the way then send a bill for any damages done to the truck.

What was on fire?

How many F/F's does it take for a ONE Engine with a 35' extension ladder and 5 gals of water call....?

Someone needs to practice their clove hitch!

Those girls 😊 they love firetrucks 🚒🚒🚒❤❤❤

Use those big bumpers to move the double parked cars!

Love the real Q2b

Where are the double parked vehicles? Did they ticketed & towed?

Never seen an engine officer get out the truck to tell people to get the fuck out of the way

Pro tip... "If you can't tie a knot, tie alot"!

I wonder if the tangle of flashing lights on the trucks would better serve the need for motorists to identify the trucks as unities and be able to quickly track their relative distance and movement if all the lights were coordinated to flash in phase (i.e. simultaneously and at the same rate) and with bi-lateral symmetry of flash color. Actually, I think I know it would be better. Flashes that appear 'stray' to observers make spatio-temporal 'sense-making' of the scene slow and ambiguous if not impossible.