A VIEW from 100 feet UP

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Ralpho Fire Company in Shamokin, Pennsylvania has one of the most versatile pieces of apparatus used on the fire grounds. Chief Herr takes you on a tour of the truck and explains why they choose to go with the 2020 Pierce Ascendant. He gives you details of each compartment PLUS allows Heroes Next Door to climb the 107' ladder providing a birdseye view of the entire area, which you have to see to believe. A QUINT is a Swiss Army Knife of the fire service. By the end of this video, your fire company might just need to look into getting one for itself.
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@johnlebzelter4208 2 жыл бұрын

Chief seems like a great, professional guy

@HeroesNextDoor 2 жыл бұрын

Very knowledgeable and kind

@kyler8000 2 жыл бұрын

Chief Herr is from a neighboring dept that responds to calls with dept which is the Shamokin fire bureau we run 4 engines a ladder a rescue and a mini pumper one is a 95 seagrave pumper with a 54ft water tower

@SMichaelDeHart 2 жыл бұрын

Imho, for Suburban/Rural departments, the Quint concept is the way to go. Unfortunately, the manufacturing costs prevents most VFD's from pursuing.

@frontrangefirephoto2123 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, even bigger cities have come to like the 75 ft quint concept, like boulder fire department for example

@eriksantor9125 2 жыл бұрын

We get the best of both on one rig. Suppression and Truck Co. If we arrive first to a worker our guys are disciplined to do suppression (after life safety of course) then as more members arrive they can be assigned Truck responsibilities if other lines aren't needed interior.

@solarissv777 2 жыл бұрын

and what you end up with is overly large and complex vehicle, with an aerial that has a shitty angles, possible placement problems and a relatively small water tank. You also have limitation on the crew size and thus always have one major tool not working (either pump or aerial). You also risk loosing both pump and aerial in the event of a traffic accident. Oh and don't forget, this monstrosity goes on all calls, including medical. Why not have a simple aerial only truck with 2 man cab on a commercial chassis and a proper engine, that carries all the equipment and ground ladders (possibly also on commercial chassis). The crew capacity now also rises, and you always have a dedicated aerial operator. You would also risk the aerial less, as it won't go on the calls where it is not required: medical, traffic accidents, small fires etc., and it will serve longer due to lower overall mileage. Also this may be cheaper, as the aerial is the thing that is area specific but engines do more or less the same work everywhere, so multiple departments can cooperate and make a bulk order of similar (or even identical) engines and then the economy of scale kicks in.

@frontrangefirephoto2123 2 жыл бұрын

@@solarissv777 calm down dude, I'm just saying that quints are practical and useful

@solarissv777 2 жыл бұрын

@@frontrangefirephoto2123 and for some reason, they are seldomely used anywhere besides the Noth America. Magirus tried to pitch their "All stars", but it didn't get much traction. I believe, the popularity of the quints in North America originates from the truck company/engine company division. With the classical trucks, FFs have almost no means to put out the fire and the classical engine crew have almost no tools for forcible entry/search and rescue/extrication and it's obvious that FFs may want to have both capabilities. But do they always need an aerial? Moreover, the aerial that either takes space from tools and other systems or makes the appliance extremely large.

@benwatters9255 2 жыл бұрын

Another top notch Pierce apparatus on streets of America they are clearing the number one fire truck manufacturer in the United States

@FirebrewTV 2 жыл бұрын

We had just finished spec’s and signed a contract on a 75’ Pierce Velocity Quint, when right after Pierce announced the Ascendant line. I was so mad 😀. We are replacing our rear mount platform with the Ascendant mid-mount platform in 2024.

@trob0914 2 жыл бұрын

NICE RIG, I love " Quints", BTW, many large departments do run Quints( Los Angeles, CA. city & county)! They're extremely versatile! Thanks for the video on this beauty!!🇺🇸🇺🇸

@johnlebzelter4208 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed seeing a piece of apparatus in action during this video and the instructional part of it was cool.

@backwoodsrc195 2 жыл бұрын

Heights don’t bother me much but watching you climb that basically one handed gave me a little anexity lol

@HeroesNextDoor 2 жыл бұрын

😂🤣😉😜

@timc333 2 жыл бұрын

That Chief and his crew are on the ball , very impressive fore thinking . Oh Thanks for the vertigo too , lol, I could do the 32 ' ladder but I could never do a Bangor ladder or an Ariel , that's why I did first responder/EMT/Firefighter so I could stay on the ground as much as possible . These guys got them selves set up good , but there will be that one situation to test it all , one rule all fire companies must live by is Murphy's Law .

@ronthemogul 2 жыл бұрын

Yea I did a 75 in academy and I never gripped a rung so hard in my life

@timc333 2 жыл бұрын

@@ronthemogul More power to you brother , I just took one look at it and was like " um NO " , when I did the 32 ' ladder in fire school everyone knew I am no good with heights , they kept telling me I didn't have to do it if I didn't want to , you know where you climb out of the third story of the burn tower on to the ladder and have to lock on to in up there and have one hand off the ladder , I did it wise cracking the whole time , my one instructor big tough salty guy , was almost crying he was laughing so hard , and I passed and the rest was history ...

@tinatomlinson6958 2 жыл бұрын

Fort Mitchell fire department has one but it’s an XT Quint

@mindtrickskiller2766 2 жыл бұрын

We’ve got the same exact truck but it’s really interesting to see how other departments set up their truck

@HeroesNextDoor 2 жыл бұрын

What’s different then yours?

@johnlebzelter4208 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video Mike!! Thanks for all your hard work.

@iamReddington 2 жыл бұрын

Aerial ladders are my favorite fire trucks. So damn beautiful. Love the chief and this department, very helpful to have things labeled. By far, this is the best series on KZfaq.

@HeroesNextDoor 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. That means a lot. Right now for some reason we are struggling for views. Please make sure to share and comment like you do. It helps KZfaq push their algorithms. We have so much more to see and already booked but to continue we have to get the views up again. Raymond we appreciate you!

@iamReddington 2 жыл бұрын

@@HeroesNextDoor If I had to guess, and I'm not an expert at all when it comes to KZfaq and what people watch, there's probably too much time between uploads. Easy to forget about a channel if they only upload a couple times a month. Unfortunately, I know with what you guys are doing there's no rushing out videos. Something that I think might help is if you guys start a series that airs during the down-time of Station Rigs/Station Cribs. Couple ideas for what this series could be: Q and A for potential first responders - Viewers submit questions that you answer, Mike Reacts - Reaction videos are pretty popular atm. Might be interesting to see you react to first responder related things, EMS or Fire product review - These wouldn't have to be professional reviews, but casual "I use this every day and it's very reliable." Videos like that, things small enough that don't take too much of your time, but are still entertaining and educational.

@FirebrewTV 2 жыл бұрын

@@HeroesNextDoor you should come to Shelby NC sometime, several community firehouses you could highlight. Also Hurst rescue tools are manufactured here- could probably arrange for you to get in there as well.

@eliaspaonefirephotos 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video I love Pierce Enforcers especially the 107ft.

@johnlebzelter4208 2 жыл бұрын

Mike that shot at 27:32 was absolute awesome!!!!!

@scottkenny4598 2 жыл бұрын

Love the videos. From Canada

@jarrythskeen8336 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing view from the top

@HeroesNextDoor 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. That was fun

@rickprobst7555 3 ай бұрын

I live in Williamsport, PA This isn't too far from where I live I was just in Shamokin not too long ago

@firemanj35 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding stuff

@HeroesNextDoor 2 жыл бұрын

We appreciate that. Thank you for watching

@patspencer5649 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. Thanks for not breaking the law of gravity. Gave me a little vertigo. Wow.

@davidewojtkiewicz1697 2 жыл бұрын

Norfolk Southern Railroad has a special train for firefighters to train them on how to handle tank cars it would be cool to see it on your KZfaq channel

@davidewojtkiewicz1697 2 жыл бұрын

It’s called 9-1-1

@JAGER_offduty Жыл бұрын

Here in Italy 107' are considered medium/small ladders, our biggest ladder is 164' (50mt)

@24Taroleaf224fsb 2 жыл бұрын

Great video and truck. My borough has a 1995 Pierce, Model: Lance Aerial Length: 105′ Gallons per minute: 2000 Tank Size: 500 Nice to find out what the different types of vehicles are. Like an Engine and Pipeline, what are the differences?

@HeroesNextDoor 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Where are you from?

@smokeacoil9098 2 жыл бұрын

did you hear about the new one toronto fire has thats 2o stories high

@lelandoakley9661 2 жыл бұрын

You should do dagsboro fire company station 73 in Delaware

@HeroesNextDoor 2 жыл бұрын

We need an invite

@ryanwhipple7275 2 жыл бұрын

Can y'all do Delmar Fire and Rescue

@HeroesNextDoor 2 жыл бұрын

We need an invite

@fredericmichel6287 2 жыл бұрын

I drive a pierce Ascendant when I was fireman in France, But honestly your truck is modern really just for example we need to get up to install the water the water pipe cross the man who he will use the jet water god bless America

@HeroesNextDoor 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and YOUR service

@ronthemogul 2 жыл бұрын

What degree was that ladder set?

@HeroesNextDoor 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure. Maybe 25 or 30???

@cherbert359 2 жыл бұрын

You all need to go to Scott Twp Fire and EMS in Evansville indiana and my old department

@cherbert359 2 жыл бұрын

We’re only dept in southern Indiana who is ALS certified we also make city runs when AMR is out of bus we run 3 stations that are paramedics/firefighter and emt/firefighter

@HeroesNextDoor 2 жыл бұрын

Email us an invite with all that info and we will try and get you scheduled

@cherbert359 2 жыл бұрын

@@HeroesNextDoor I’m no longer a member of that department unfortunately

@joegregor9519 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not scared of heights but good Lord I will not climb 107 ft without being strapped to something even though he strapped himself when he got to the top

@zachdavis1282 2 жыл бұрын

Trucks look so silly with single rear axles.

@eriksantor9125 2 жыл бұрын

Better turning radius, 107' heavy duty ladder. I'll take "silly looking" any day for those specs.

@sethcreech1014 2 жыл бұрын

Jesus saves

@mikemike4973 2 жыл бұрын

dont put too much weight on the end of a pierce ladder or it will fall apart

@eriksantor9125 2 жыл бұрын

No issues at all

@HeroesNextDoor 2 жыл бұрын

Felt very safe and stable all the way at the tip

@allenkramer2143 Жыл бұрын

ALL manufacturers are REQUIRED to state the maximum "tip load". IF you read the reports on accidents involving aerials, the 2 most common causes are A) Exceeding the design tip load. B) Laterally loading the ladder. In this case, the ladder is basically like a crane, it is lifting a load. It is designed (as is a crane) to lift the load straight up with all components of arm loaded equally. If forces put a stress on the arm side to side this causes the arm to be loaded more on that side. A common example of this in aerial operations is touching the roof/wall with one beam of the fly. As weight is applied at the top, the beam touching the roof will have solid support. The beam not touching will want to twist creating a torsional load, leading to a difference of load forces on the components.