I thought the same 😂😂

He smells smoke when he's sleeping , he sees flames when he wakes , he knows how to drive a rig so you better get out of the way cause FIRE CLAUSE IS GOING TO A CALL. LOL 😂😂😁

Engine has all that to

@@SuperHusky83 Depends on the department

Indeed, my man. When a wreck occurs in The Big Apple, the ladder goes as well as the engine.

Always found that interesting. You'd think Rescue company's would be used more often for stuff like this but the truck co's shoulder the burden.

@@EmergencyGuy As does a rescue and usually a squad as well.

Cheers from across the pond!

you guys r faster to get in and get out to call they dont seem to rush

Your assumptions would be correct.

I did get photos, but they haven't been posted anywhere yet.

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@Darren a more compact Tower Ladder, mid-mount of rear-mount, would make it as well; Doesn't even take all-wheel steering like in the video catboattwo posted in his answer

Military emblems for all of the branches.

So every MVA you go to is an extrication? That's not how that works.

@@Firebuff101 in Seattle we ask to Confirm the Person is trap so we can send the Rescue SQ Team and if not trap we send a Engine or truck for the (MVI)- Motor Vehicle Incident

no station 2

Anthony Mcquade sane amount as the driver

31.4 meters

@@FL92002 Thanks, so its the Standard hight? Why such a big truck, makes it more difficult in traffic...ihr german ladder ist Same hight but half size...

@@Watti1988 just the opposite - a tiller steers at both the front and rear, making it exponentially easier to maneuver in traffic than a rearmount or midmount

@@Firebuff101 I see the pros of a Tiller compared to a standard rear/mid-mount in the USA, however many modern German rear-mount Tower Ladders come with all-wheel steering, without the need of a 2nd operator steering the rear axle. They can perform the same moves like a Tiller Ladder; basically the difference is that the drive axle of the Tiller isn't steered, while our Tower Ladders have in fact all-wheel steering. I don't have precise numbers of the Tillers to compare but it indeed seems like they are roughly twice as long as 105' Tower Ladders here, but on the other side they also carry more equipment than ours do

Emergency! Was in LA dude.

The episode of Emergency! Was filmed at SFD HQs in Pioneer Square, which is now the SFD museum. That is a different station from this one.

Because of all the hills in the city a double axle is utilized on all the Pierce TDA's.

Pretty much required in washington state due to weight laws. If you see a single axle aerial in WA it is either older or something that has been speced light.

Plenty of departments operating new single axle TDA's in WA. I think Kent or Seatac also run a dual axle TDA

@@SuperHusky83 yes, with a lighter spec. And even those are EXTREMELY close to pushing the limit of their overweight permits.

Not only that the ladder weighs a lot more then a regular ladder on a single axel tractor

They did an episode or two in Seattle

I was just about to go and find the pilot and watch it again. That show and Star Trek was 2 I always tried to see every week as a kid.

@@patrickharvey158 ... Saw that medic one and made me think of those eps.

Not every department does that. My department's Station 1 has Engine 1 and Engine 3 while Station 2 has Engine 6.

@@Firebuff101 okay. 😉

Those are badges for each US Military branch.

Those aren't Qs, those are speakers with a Q style grill

@@jacksvacssafety2620 that's dumb...obviously real firefighters didn't spec out the rigs very well. EQ2s suck on fire apparatus...not legit🇺🇸🚒

@@michaelthomas0655 they probably have those because regular Qs gave the department the lovely thing called noise complaints, but maybe they still wanted something like a q

@@jacksvacssafety2620 eq2 is louder than mechanical q2...higher pitch. People complain about everything that makes noise. We have houses that back up to front of our station. We have to pin the Q and blast horns when we pull out...even at night. People can't handle sirens, they need to go live in cave.

@@michaelthomas0655 Not always, LFR has a lot of rigs that have EQs, some can't be heard unless they are right be hind you and some can be heard from 2 miles away, it all depends on the speaker being used and if you got the 100w or 200w version, and the people that live near you must suck because the rigs we have that do have Qs are louder than anything accept for our warning sirens.

jmchinch its fine I’m am one of the current co owners of Ladder 49 and it really not that hard to tiller. Especially the new ones.

I think the twin axle tractor makes it look harder to maneuver

extrication and manpower.

Tillers can turn even tighter then that , they are able to do a complete u-turn in the street unlike other apparatus that need to reverse a few times. A normal commercial tractor trailer can do what a Tiller can do , they are an amazing piece of equipment.

Greg Dore Just saw this a week or two ago on Cozy TV (Hulu Live). Medic One was stationed at the fire station that housed Engine 10 and Ladder 1 (or Engine 1, Ladder 10- can’t remember off the top of my head). That post series movie of the week event was titled “Most Dangerous Passage”. It was the San Francisco parametric ambulances that were stationed at the hospital because at the time, the EMS service was run by the San Francisco Department of Health, not the SFFD (which appears to have changed since 1979). Those post series movie of the week events were, “What’s a Nice Girl Like You...” and “The Convention”.

SFD has aid and medic units assigned to stations throughout the city plus two Medic units stationed at Harborview Medical Center (Medic 1 and Medic 10).

All of the badges are of the different branches of the military.

Pretty sure that was the current HQ(former Station 10)

Actually, you’re wrong. A full house response is when all the full time staffed apparatus, in this case Engine 2, Ladder 2, and Aid 2, respond from quarters for a certain run.

Was all but Aid 4. Couple of those bay doors do not typically have response apparatus behind them.

@@kno2special That’s what I was trying to say, Matthew. As I said earlier, a full house response is when all the full-time staffed response apparatus answer a call for help, whether it’s an MVA, automatic fire alarm (AFA), working fire, reported fire, or other call. Aid 4 is part-time staffed, so they don’t typically respond.

A2, A4, E2, L4, SAFT2. Practically a full house run.

@@EmergencyGuy Dude, I see a tiller, engine and an ambulance. They got plenty more bay doors than just three. I’ve seen “Full House Response” videos with way more than 3 rigs pull out.

Look up Manchester township PA fire and rescue. Ladder 204

@@stanleyshughart5914 blue graphics? 👀🤭

Used to be yellow and white. Before they merged and became Manchester township. They were well I guess for historical reasons still are Eden Fire Company

@@stanleyshughart5914 unique I guess 🤷🏻‍♂️

It most likely acts as a dual piece. So it probably has rescue tools on it. More ladders and engines in most cities then rescues or squads

you call it a waste or resources without knowing how the caller described the scneario? Interesting ... Here in my area traffic accidents might be handeled by an ALS Emergency Ambulance alone, or besides sveral EMS units the FD would roll out with a convoy of apparatus ... simply depends on how the scenario was described to the dispatch center. Simply keep in mind that apparatus are layed out differently in the USA and Europe in general ... American Aerials usually carry more equipment than European ones, so it's just natural that they are also dispatched to calls where in Europe most departments wouldn't send an Aerial.

Carroll Wynn a couple of those doors do not typically have response apparatus behind them. That was the full house except for Aid 4 (which is only in service 0900-2100).

Destiny Gaming it’s about turning radius. A straight frame aerial carrying the same ladder, must, by obvious geometry, be at least that long anyways. The tractor trailer is a bit longer due to the fifth wheel, and tillermans cab, but makes up for it by being able to (with enough room) turn completely around its rearmost axle. And that’s the same with any conventional tractor trailer. They also lose some maneuverability with the tandem axle tractor. However once you add in the ability of the trailer to steer itself, it can actually get in tighter spaces than a straight frame can. Any straight vehicle off tracks from the path of the steer tyres to the rear tyres. A conventional tractor trailer off tracks considerably. Add in rear steer, that off tracking is almost completely removed. Of course now with your trailer with a mind of its own, it drives very peculiarly, but they have their advantages. Now as mentioned earlier, the tandem axle tractor is added for weight distribution. With advances in ladder, suspension, and steering technology, the advantages are shrinking, you used to have to get a 100’ aerial with tandem axles, with drove like (as it was the exact same size as) a motor coach. Now with single axle straight frames, many departments (like our neighbours) have since retired them.

There is nothing “outdated” about tractor drawn aerials and they have actually been making a very big resurgence over the past 10 years or so due to a number of factors, but primarily for the large amount of equipment that can be carried. In departments that offer multiple services such as vehicle rescue and/or light technical rescue the amount of storage space tillers offer can not be matched. They also have a much larger compliment of ground ladders than most mid or rear mount aerials. The maneuverability of the tiller is far greater than straight frame aerials as well. Tillers will out perform any straight frame aerial when it comes to maneuvering especially in tight streets and congested neighborhoods. You’d never pull off that turn with a straight frame aerial, the companies would need to take alternate response routes and possibly extending their response times slightly. The cost for a tiller is now equal to, and in some cases, even less than a typical rear mount tower ladder so since the price tag is basically equal now only adds to the resurgence. If anything the tiller is just as cutting edge as any new mid or rear mount, straight frame aerial.

They’re so outdated the department transitioned to only TDA’s-weird 🤔

Definitely not outdated

Why is it stupid?