I love the humour about the coffin boxes on the roof...I always thought that's where the probie went until needed to pop-out at a call! LOL! 🤣🤣😎😎

As a US Navy fire fighter for the past 17 years, I really do appreciate the amount of professionalism and knowledge y'all are showing your local community and subsequently the world . Thank yall!

I'm a French Firefighter, you're truck's are beautiful! Good luck guys 💪🏻🇫🇷

our local department got a 2019 Pierce rear mount 100ft tower truck $1.2 million. It was the longest truck our department ever had (it replaced an 80ft ladder from 1995). They totaled it when they did their first training exercise with it because they hit some power lines with the ladder.

This fireman is very professional and he knows his stuff and they keep their fire truck stocked very well i salute you all and thank you for keeping us protected your buddy ben Brown from Cincinnati ohio

Awesome job guys, a lot has changed in 40 plus years. The decon back then was a quick rinse off with a hose line. Brush ops were a shovel, rake, pick ax and hoe plus an indian can. Can't say I miss the cold rides on the back step either. The good ol' days. Good luck with the new rig.

There's so much to say but everything these guys do is insane and I can not respect you enough. You guys save countless lives and nobody can thank you enough. Thank you so much for your service

I like the traditions you maintained. My forestry school Dean reminded us frequently, "You can't beat custom, habit, and tradition." I spent a few years on the Angeles NF on a Hotshot Crew and a couple of years as an officer on a Class 3 engine. Rolling stock was primitive. The hotshot "buggy" was a stakeside with home made seats along the sides and tools under the seats. The engines were1950s and early 1960s vintage. Even the small "buildings" at one of stations began life as a wall tents. We carried the same basic tools as you. It just shows the firefighting fundamentals haven't changed. A great book if you can find it is "Fire" by Stewart, dated 1948. It is a story about a large fire in an inaccessable area and the men who fought it.

Always love seeing all the different rigs each fire service has. Being a Volunteer bush fird fighter in NSW, Australia, it was really interesting seeing how you have set up your wildland appliance vs how we set ours up. Many similarities, many differences too!

The rigs are so cool!

Wow, those are both beautiful rigs, who'de have thought those accutriments & space up 20 years ago! Times & appartus have changed from when my first spec classes where held, back in the day when we still rode tailboards!! Thanks for the video.

Loving the mountain in the background! What a view..

You have to love new apparatus for firefighting. A new Engine and a new Brush Truck as well. Excellent review of the vehicles, and the equipment on board along with a description of what these pieces of equipment are for too. Some fire fighters seemed to really enjoy their job, can't hardly keep from smiling while talking about the new rig. These are both very well equipped to handle multiple situations. Great video coverage. Go SMFR.

Another great vlog. Love Brush 19 - beautiful. Wildland was always my thing. The new engine is nice, so easy now how everything is automated or attached to motors.

Your department just spent a whole lot of money wow. Looks great.

What a great firehouse! These gentlemen seem professional, and fun to work with! Thank you for the great video, SMFR.

Thank You for sharing, love the coloring and tools Holmatro and Pierce GOOD CHOICE Be safe out there

The Wet down Tradition goes Back to the First Fire departments in Philadelphia. It includes blessings, and first fill of the tank. A long with the moving of equipment and pushing into the station house. Making the pumper ready for it's service.

Knowing the psi of the cutters down to the number is astounding! Huge props to the logo and the meaning behind the logo. Great video all in all

The first time I have ever stepped foot in apparatus I loved it and wish I could go back to that day like I just sat in the cab and loved it

Someone rook the time to pack that hose right! I love it!!! Shows pride. Good work brothers!

Cool video.Thank you for sharing.Nice fire vehicles Be well..Be safe.. Congrats on the new vehicles..

You guys got all the good stuff! Congrats! Not sure how I found this channel but I am impressed.

I hope those tools don't go missing often. It's tough trying to save people when other people won't hesitate to steal things that you need to do your job.

Love the new Engines and Brush

Fantastic video gentlemen, thank you.

That must be an amazing new truck smell!

Small town volunteer firefighter...we have trucks from the 90s and I thought they were nice. I wish we had this kind of money to spend on new trucks. Great video

You guys would be amazing if you could pull this off Do a series of touring the stations and the way things are done there. Starting with station 11 and working your way up. you guys already did station 12 with the day in a life series. Go through every single station, kind of like you did with station 12. Do a tour of the fire station, and the apparatus there. Not necessarily like fleet Friday where you open up all the compartments that would take forever. Explain what they are station pride is, and show us really what’s unique about that station. And if there happens to be a call. Ride with them. Not only it would be great content for the KZfaq channel. But it will really show your local citizens what South Metro fire is all about.

Amazing first video of the year

I’m glad your community fully funds your department with anything you need. Your not using junk and always fighting to pass this millage or that ordinance to get a new apparatus.

Awesome! 🔥

CONGRATS GUYS!!! YOU DERERVE IT

Awesome units!

This is awesome I love it

Oh damn! Y’all got a slamagen like the one on Chicago fire with the Haligan combo!

Gotta love Metro!

That is a very cool brush truck

Must be a dream to drive. Very very nice.

Thanks Eric & Connor

Love the Pierce.

That engine rig looks nice.

Very through video. All of the fireman are very knowledgeable of the equipment and the art of fire fighting. Any plans on doing a Fleet Friday on one of your tankers?

Would have been cool to see this on the Pierce channel getting its final inspection then in-serviced on this channel. Nice truck though.

Great video

Nice video guys!

I heard the PulsePoint notification sound in the intro and I thought it was on my phone lol

Nice FireFither Truck Love the Amarican Style..... Comes home from every assignment. Greetings from Germany from the fire brigade Wetter / Hessen. I would be happy about a patch

Smart looking rigs. But no bumper turret on the brush....somebody was sleeping when they made up the wish list. Cheers, Stay safe.

Just saw South Metro Fire Budget. They are spending serious money upgrading service. $91 million worth of revenue collected in 2018 to $147 million in 2020 collected. Improved citizen service means you have better change of surviving. Keep up the good job SMFR!!!!

Greetings from Rome, Italy

Yeeeeeee more trucks!!!

Can you do a fleet Friday on a 2 door medic unit! Also I love the work you guys do I love seeing a SMFR logo pop up in my notifications!!

Awesome

Nice job connor

Hi courageous Firefighters 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀💝💝💝💝 best wishes from Germany ,Bremen.

Pretty area to work. I'm stuck in southern Colorado..

Can you do an in-depth video of the decon bucket

Can you guys go more into the sirens of the apparati?

thank goodness on

Fire history lesson: Wetting down the wheels was also to get the horse crap off of the steamer's wheels before you put it in the barn. And back in the day, you push the engine in because the horses could not back the engine in. And at 25:40, he meant to say 1.5" and 1" hose, standard on wildland engines.

You don't keep a Knox key in there? My department is in a small ish town versus Metro and we carry a Knox device on our engines. And as far as the way the hoses are laid out, I strongly suggest looking into the triple lay. We started using that today on our engine and it's pretty cool, there's no flaking it out and it doesn't look like spaghetti when it's pulled. It's ready to charge as soon as it's off the truck.

Love your videos, please keep them coming. What’s the price tag on this unit now? $650.000? And the price of the brush truck, $150.000? Thanks.

It´s very interesting when you compare American Trucks and European Trucks. The European have so much more stuff in it like a generator, big scene lights, various types of water nozzles or door opening tools in bags,.....

First love south metro

With the new 5G wireless network, I saw a commercial about the new innovations. One was a 3D information interface for firefighters so they could see their team members even in total darkness. It also had what appeared to be an information panel in the corner.

can you make a video in more detail of how you guys decontaminate your equipment after a fire?

It’s like a engine and a rescue truck had a baby

Hey, do you guys have a video on detailing what's in your medical kits? I'm in your hiring process and would love to study up on what you have in your med kits. Just an idea...

Do you guys carry portable pumps for brush fires? Didn't see one on brush 19

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hi, 1.have you got any product to melting the ice on firefighter's helmets or clothes while they are on the extremely cold weather? 2. have you got any prodcut which can eliminate the smoke while on the scene of fire ?

Hi. Cool and interesting videos Could you show in on oft the next fleet friday videos whats in the fire decon box?

I think it would be cool to do a “what’s in your pocket” video. Difference between personnel or between engine and truck guys

Definitely great apparatus and video. I did have a question on Brush 19... is it a good plan to store the chainsaw chaps in the same compartment with the chainsaw exposing them to the fuel vapors? Keep up the strong work!

Do you have something like commander desk/table which is used during fire actions to control firefighters air, time, etc. ? Can you make the film about your technique of this issue in USA ?

Do a fleet friday on the reserve engine's.

Fleet Friday on your tracked blizzard vehicle?

a lot nearer the look we have over here in the UK now unlike the more open style of other us appliances

Is the department opening for new hires anytime soon? I’m in a firefighter 1 academy right now. Chasing the dream.

In my area, we cal the water packs Indian Guns. I don’t know why they call them those lol. Carry 4 on our brush truck. We don’t use a booster line BC we don’t run many brush fires. We use 1 inch rubber hose. Total of 600 feet I believe.

Yep we just got a new 2019 pierce truck and u have hersh rescue tools I think we have th same ones

Nice.

I want to ask where do you keep your airbed for jumpers?

My dept just got the same truck

SMFR, Can you do a video on a What does a PIO have for a school project.

Can we get a fleet Friday of the blizzard response vehicle.

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Nice rigs from a future efd firefighter in Pennsylvania

How do you clean that coffin cabin ?? i love the concept of the clean cab and was just talking about it with another FF / state instructor and we brought up the idea of the drain and cleaning the coffin cabin after the contaminated gear is removed??

Watering the wheels? - Bit like buttering the paws of your cat when you move house.

Can you make a video about a ride along with tower 35

U guys should do a live stream

What brand of pack is the progressive hose pack?

That looks kinda like a rescue

After yall decon. Do have you a second set of gear in case you received another call?

Any reason your department switched to black roofs on the new engines instead of the white roofs?

ive never heard of a fire department using .50BMG cans to store supplies, that's a new one

Anyone else here applying from out of state like myself? Can’t wait to take my CPAT

Lots of tools guys