Fleet Friday - Tower 18

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South Metro Fire Rescue Centennial, Colorado

4 жыл бұрын

This Fleet Friday features Tower 18, stationed in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
Tower 18 is a 2017 Pierce Velocity with a 2,000 gpm pump, 300 gallon water tank and a 105' rear mount aerial platform.

Пікірлер: 245

@simongreer6179 4 жыл бұрын

Why don't you start to do station Saturday. Like fleet Friday but instead of touring your truck's you tour your station's and on Saturday?

@chriswen9764 4 жыл бұрын

It’s a weekend for PIO

@Kylehikes47 4 жыл бұрын

@@chriswen9764 They don"t have to film them on Saturday's...

@thegr8tganj 4 жыл бұрын

@@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO Sweet! Id love to see these!

@kingtad205 4 жыл бұрын

You genius person!

@alstonh.203 4 жыл бұрын

Simon Greer yea!

@centexsho3579 4 жыл бұрын

This is the best tour of a rig I have seen in a long time. Engineer Pete Scully, you did a FANTASTIC job! Your information was spot on and you delivered with confidence and pride! The people in 18s district should be very happy to have you and the crew you bring to the scene.

@thaifoodtv5038 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah he did very good job on it explaining everything

@shawnhyland2999 4 жыл бұрын

I just love Pierce Rigs!! I’m not a firefighter but my father was for 35 years. Retired a Lt in New York State. Thanks for sharing all these tucks !! Great video’s!! Thank you for what you all do!! Absolute hero’s!!

@Firescue112 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite ❤️ Great video guys! 😁

@pablorivas703 3 жыл бұрын

Poalo

@N1njaSnake 4 жыл бұрын

That was a really cool episode with a great guide and an impressive truck.

@alex_1798 4 жыл бұрын

Day in the life of a battalion chief or a captain?

@shaynedurtschi1142 4 жыл бұрын

battalion cief because it is a better role you are not in danger of potentiolaly breathing smoke from the fire and you get a nice car

@lucaschneider1 4 жыл бұрын

Your channel is amazing! Im so happy that I discovered it a few days ago. It is interesting to see how your fire department works in the US. Keep up the great work! Best wishes from Germany. Stay safe!

@brandongustafson7497 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful truck!! Thankyou so much for your service guys!!

@johngeyer8444 4 жыл бұрын

Yup, My 9 y.o. and will watch it this weekend. He'll be stoked to watch. Welcome back. Been missing your content.

@ToddMoore-ru6hn Күн бұрын

Awesome job. Very informative.

@longviewstud26 4 жыл бұрын

Great review. He did a excellent job explaining everything and he was very clear and easy to understand and hear. Very will done.

@williamh7759 4 жыл бұрын

When he said other appliances I immediately thought he meant like toasters, microwaves etc 😂

@stephallsopp7874 4 жыл бұрын

Lol 😂

@firebeecher 4 жыл бұрын

I have seen rigs with small refrigerators in them (not medical coolers) for water and gat... sports drinks. I even saw an old 800 series ALfe with a beer tap on the pump panel . . . mind you it was a 800 series (probably a 1960+- vintage) amd a rural PA rig.

@alstonh.203 4 жыл бұрын

William Billiam LOL! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@justanotheraviator2357 3 жыл бұрын

@@markaaronclemons6089 see have refrigerators. Not just in the ambulance for medicine, but in the engines for water and Gatorade.

@limemonster2295 4 жыл бұрын

I would love to see a day in the life of a FireFighter/paramedic

@bigjoel3599 4 жыл бұрын

They actually do got a episode of that

@limemonster2295 4 жыл бұрын

I looked and no they don't i just would really like if they did like ride alongs in the 4 cab ambulance

@ian-w-mtb_5518 4 жыл бұрын

2 day in the life videos kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z6iCesuDzMvZdKs.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pqt5eapoksnRqo0.html

@limemonster2295 4 жыл бұрын

@@ian-w-mtb_5518 I know but I want to see one with an ambulance and paramedics or emts

@CalebS1_ 4 жыл бұрын

Gavin Humphrey there may be some in their unscripted series idk

@heatherbassman4399 4 жыл бұрын

By far the coolest truck I've ever seen !!!

@jcdock 4 жыл бұрын

I love this channel! Even though I live on the opposite side of the world its super interesting to see how things are done

@darrens.4322 3 жыл бұрын

Great presentation! I never saw so many compartments/tools (and secret compartments too) on one truck.

@Thomashuff811racer 3 жыл бұрын

I am thoroughly impressed with how quickly those stabilizers deploy. Way quicker than I thought they would be.

@JimWhitaker 3 жыл бұрын

Really clear guided tour. Thank you.

@nigelwilliams3616 4 жыл бұрын

Another brilliant video from SMFR!

@sethreynolds6661 4 жыл бұрын

Love SMFR and Tower 18 is my favorite truck!

@troytrotter9751 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the Fleet Friday’s Eric and Connor

@kirsch1616 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful and badass rig boys!

@joestractorshop8040 4 жыл бұрын

Pierce trucks are niiiiiiiice. Wish my department had one.

@snyfilms1869 4 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@aaronj6429 4 жыл бұрын

Hello I always wanted to see one of tower 18 stay safe

@georgehasler142 4 жыл бұрын

Very good information about tower 18 hope that everyone is doing well and being safe

@ThePatrickm20 4 жыл бұрын

I watch a lot of your videos and I know pulse point dings at the beginning. Still gets me very time haha

@torstenborsten7258 4 жыл бұрын

one of the best trucks yet

@anthony84501 4 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful truck

@alexandersalarms5380 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, cool.. also cool that you guys have an sticker in memory for the goose.

@samuelwarshaw9480 2 жыл бұрын

In memory… or a kill marker?

@smokeyhigsvr9175 4 жыл бұрын

I live right by station 18!!!!!

@k.oseiagyarko4608 4 жыл бұрын

Wow

@smokeyhigsvr9175 4 жыл бұрын

@@k.oseiagyarko4608 I know it is pretty awesome!

@e.g.o.m.e 3 жыл бұрын

I live close to station 23

@kenblood7984 4 жыл бұрын

I love fleet Fridays

@matthewassell6471 4 жыл бұрын

I'M SO EXCITED!! South Metro is the best!!! 🚒🔥👨‍🚒👩‍🚒

@k.oseiagyarko4608 4 жыл бұрын

True

@joshuaspada6531 4 жыл бұрын

Its a class 1 department so technically yes but la L.A. county FDNY chicago fire Department orlando are also all class 1

@k.oseiagyarko4608 4 жыл бұрын

@@joshuaspada6531 I know that but I love south metro fire and rescue because they have ladder

@k.oseiagyarko4608 4 жыл бұрын

True

@oliverwood2724 4 жыл бұрын

Great video and content and trucks

@tbuff91 4 жыл бұрын

That is a Unit for sure. Had no idea tower ladders were that equipped

@SGBUSES_EMERGENCYVEHICLES 4 жыл бұрын

I am a big fan from Singapore

@powerstrokediesels7824 4 жыл бұрын

I love the truck it’s super clean

@bellasblogs7526 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing edit

@PeterLokey 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome Video Guys.

@bobbybonifazi804 4 жыл бұрын

Recommendation I’d you guys when Covid situation is over do some more day in the life it shows people more of what firefighting is in south metro also thank you guys for all of your work during this difficult time

@Thebunk73 3 жыл бұрын

Nice Rig I love Pierce Apprautus here in Bangor Maine we have a 2018 Pierce Velocity Puc 1500 GPM 300GAl 100’ Areal Platform Tower which is assigned to Ladder Company 1

@jamieramsay7327 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome rig

@freezey1291 4 жыл бұрын

interesting apparatus, many differences to our turntable ladders in Germany

@MichielKlaver 4 жыл бұрын

This USA beast won't even fit into our European medieval narrow streets

@chesterwang3070 3 жыл бұрын

@@MichielKlaverDifferent trucks are designed for different purposes, and you're right, these trucks wouldn't fit into any of the streets in Europe. However, these trucks carry a lot more water. I just read that some European trucks don't have water or pump! They need a pumper behind to supply water! American trucks have both water and a pump, making them much more independent, but also larger, heavier, and less compact.

@kevincarney591 4 жыл бұрын

Great Vid

@xavierhalloun7625 4 жыл бұрын

YAY, Y’ALL FOLLOWED MY SUGGESTION!!

@ryanchristianson1945 4 жыл бұрын

Hey x

@johndavidjackson3677 3 жыл бұрын

@@ryanchristianson1945 me

@iamReddington 4 жыл бұрын

BBbeeaaaautiful rig!

@johnhicks9529 2 жыл бұрын

I just wanted to say wonderful good guys.

@marcuscornell2144 4 жыл бұрын

Very great video! I do have a question, when at certain times you guys get very busy with probably 3-5 medical calls and a working house/commercial fire on some days, do you guys do mutual aid request if a # of stations are busy and cant respond to calls in their first due area, or do you have another available engine, ladder/tower, or medic respond? Kinda boggles me how you guys get very busy and still have some to a good amount of stations available while being jammed packed with calls

@Spitfire8520 4 жыл бұрын

I think that you may have made a mistake with the aerial length for Tower 18 in the description. Pierce job number 30955 and the tip of the aerial both say that the aerial is 100'. The 105' would be Ladder 12.

@nathankaufmann2925 4 жыл бұрын

Never seen a front bucket tower at SOUTH METRO before. Really cool

@justanotheraviator2357 4 жыл бұрын

It is technically liddleton fire rescue's truck. Pre merge buy.

@Spitfire8520 4 жыл бұрын

As the other reply noted, it was formerly Littleton Fire Rescue's tower. I predict that it will probably be replaced with a standardized mid-mount sometime in the distant future once its replacement cycle comes up.

@SGBUSES_EMERGENCYVEHICLES 4 жыл бұрын

I love tower truck

@nw24153ns 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the videos as they are all very interesting, especially to see how the fire service has changed. Next time you do a tower truck review would you please put a camera inside of your platform to allow us for some perspective? The last time I was privileged to that view was in 1981. 🚒

@schoolbus6028 8 ай бұрын

They did that for their Tower 45 tour!

@bigjoel3599 4 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to watch this. Which type of tower is better? A mid mount or rear mount? Too bad you don't have a tiller that would be an awesome Fleet Friday vid

@AuthorX303 4 жыл бұрын

In my opinon, none of the apparatus are better over the other. It depends on the area of operation and needs. Midmounts provide the best range of motion for the ladder. They require a little bit of thought when placing the apparatus on a fire scene. Meanwhile a rear mount allows for a "straight throw" in which they can park the apparatus pointed directly at the structure, and throw the ladder. My department does not own a ladder truck, however these are some of the opinons that I have heard :) Hope this helps!

@bigjoel3599 4 жыл бұрын

@@AuthorX303 good point

@whiteboysixty5 4 жыл бұрын

Comes down to territory

@alexismspgaming8260 4 жыл бұрын

@@AuthorX303 exactly, it comes down to many factors. Be it streets in your first due and extended response area, be it an existing station design, or many other factors. One is not inherently better than the other. In many cases a large enough department will have all of them. Then you have straight stick aerials and even they can come in mid mount. There are so many factors that go into determining what is the best for a department and/or station.

@justanotheraviator2357 4 жыл бұрын

I like my mid mount sph100 because I can drive under the Whataburger sign!! In one of our commercial plots it's really low.

@sharksfan2678 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice I missed the EMS compartment

@daspicsman 2 жыл бұрын

Great job! I’ll bet the general public has no idea what’s on a fire truck.

@cfol1382 4 жыл бұрын

Love it. Does your department have any new apparatus on order? I see Pierce has that new tower ladder out and they seem to be very popular. Do you have any on order?

@brantwall1083 4 жыл бұрын

@South Metro Fire Rescue I love your videos! Very informative and well put together. I'm considering becoming a volunteer firefighter at some point. It's definitely something out of my comfort zone, and I want to help others in a different, exciting way. What advice would you give me? I know there's a ton of things I need to know, more than you can list here. But what are some of the most crucial things to remember?

@lc2354 4 жыл бұрын

So cool

@bellasblogs7526 4 жыл бұрын

Get em brothers 💪

@bencoates6236 4 жыл бұрын

Hi there, I was wondering if maybe 1 or 2 of your paramedics would be open to doing a small series on basic first aid skills (I.E. Heimlich Manuever, how to check a pulse and where to actually place your hands for CPR, how to splint an arm or stabilize someone's neck correctly with your hands in a car accident) many people live in rural areas where sometimes a response can be too late even in the best of situations, this may be too much to ask i get you are all very busy, stay safe and keep up the great work regardless, you guys truly take care of your men and women, many more departments could learn from you all.

@UAL012 2 күн бұрын

Question: Was Tower 18 used on the Chili's Structure fire (I think it was in 2017) off of C-470? This is one HELL of a nice rig.

@geelongemergencyresponses1587 3 жыл бұрын

I love that they remembered the goose the flew into rig. :)

@alabamafirephotography254 4 жыл бұрын

She is a beast

@alanmoser 2 жыл бұрын

The Tower has a confirmed kill. Lol.

@trob0914 4 жыл бұрын

Nice rig, features and complement of gear also what 2k pump is spec'd onboard, thanks!

@Spitfire8520 4 жыл бұрын

Tower 18 has a Waterous CSU.

@chriswen9764 4 жыл бұрын

Can an engine or tower be able to pump water to more than 1 hose at the same time

@sirensofdauphincounty4003 4 жыл бұрын

This is just an idea but can u go to Harrisburg and do a video for progress fire dept 32 and other stations in harrisburg plz btw love your vids

@stephendarrow7596 4 жыл бұрын

This Firefighter is very knowledgeable about the sully18. He knows that Quint upside down and backwards. An excellent presentation and employee. I hope he promotes to an officer shortly.

@schoolbus6028 8 ай бұрын

4:11 are the paratech struts unique to this tower because of it's location/geography making it a longer trip for the heavy rescue? Or is it because the other towers are mid mounts while this being a rearmount has some additional vertical space? Both?

@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO 8 ай бұрын

This aerial was originally purchased by Littleton Fire Rescue and equipped as a heavy rescue aerial. That equipment remained with the apparatus after the unification with South Metro and is definitely helpful in the hard to reach places in the southwestern portions of the district.

@schoolbus6028 8 ай бұрын

@@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO Would you happen to have any insight as to why Littleton spec-ed their aerials as rear mounts while SMFR spec-ed out midmount platforms? Do crews prefer working on a platform vs the ladder?

@johnhicks9529 2 жыл бұрын

I think y'all should do A fleet Saturday to.

@Kansasavation 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen South Metro fire before but I’ve never seen myself on it

@rob.o.b 4 жыл бұрын

What kind of uniform pants does south metro use/supply? My departments is looking to switch uniform pants from 5.11 cargo to a nice straight leg? Weird question...I know 😂

@whiteboysixty5 4 жыл бұрын

Just go dickies if you’re leaving 5.11, which I do why anyone would wanna do that...

@rob.o.b 4 жыл бұрын

South Metro Fire Rescue PIO thanks

@benhinckley4287 4 жыл бұрын

Whats the song you guys used at the end?

@travelfan0011 4 жыл бұрын

Can you do a video on the different tones for dispatch. His radio went off several times but he just kept talking. Does each station have a different tone?

@Spitfire8520 4 жыл бұрын

SMFR does not have separate tones for dispatch. Alerting for calls is handled digitally through computer-aided dispatch (CAD) which will send out an alert through multiple methods which includes station alerting, MDT, and duty phones. Crews can still listen to the radio for calls, but they will need to listen for their specific unit being dispatched.

@allthingsfire9926 4 жыл бұрын

So I'm almost positive that the EMS load out wasn't shown, and since tower 18 is the first out apparatus, they must be at least a BLS rig right maybe even ALS, so do they keep their EMS equipment in the rig or someplace else

@Spitfire8520 4 жыл бұрын

I believe their EMS equipment is stored inside the crew compartment between the two firefighter seats. Littleton Fire Rescue used to run Tower 18 as an ALS rig. I think SMFR might still run it as ALS, but I am not 100% sure.

@cullenhastings9921 3 жыл бұрын

Can we see a ladder 12 fleet Friday?

@steff_gaming2076 4 жыл бұрын

In Austria er say to the Chainsaw Fichtenmoped 🔥

@damofrench2304 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Eric and Connor, Can you explain the foot pedals in the Officers seat what do they do? Thanks from Australia

@joestractorshop8040 4 жыл бұрын

They are there so the officer can operate the siren if need be

@Spitfire8520 4 жыл бұрын

Many fire apparatus in the US have a mechanical Q siren that is manually controlled. As Archietoto noted, one of the pedals is typically reserved for winding up the siren. The other pedal could either be used to brake the siren to shut it off or an air horn, I am not exactly sure of Tower 18's exact configuration.

@jimbobcramden 3 жыл бұрын

how much did the windshield cost?

@timmuller1567 4 жыл бұрын

How come your pump doesn't have an intake relief valve?

@Kansasavation 3 жыл бұрын

Rest in peace goose

@ocscards9 4 жыл бұрын

with all the tools listed does tower 18 go on all tec rescues with heavy rescue 34?

@camden3957 4 жыл бұрын

No they do not.

@camden3957 4 жыл бұрын

Only if they are the first due or cloest aerial to the call then they will go and rescue 34 will be called as well.

@mkmcgee 4 жыл бұрын

What is the cost of this entire tower package with all of the equipment? It's well worth it, I'm sure.

@trentverdonck18 4 жыл бұрын

A new truck is usually anywhere between 900k-1.3 million, also depending on the equipment they put on it. For example the hurst battery extrication tools they have on that truck is probably close to if not more than 30k for them all.

@brennancrumb835 4 жыл бұрын

Will south metro buy rear mounts after ladder 12 and tower 18 wear out

@brennancrumb835 4 жыл бұрын

South Metro Fire Rescue PIO ok thanks

@SumSouuthernSugar 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! So complicated.

@TheRebelOfWot 4 жыл бұрын

Can ladder 12 be next for fleet Friday so we can see the 3 type of aerials

@ocscards9 4 жыл бұрын

i agree

@anddrewb1367 4 жыл бұрын

What are the 3 type of aerials?

@tdmike3624 4 жыл бұрын

There is a fourth type of aerial, a skylift, but you hardly see them in the US, they are mostly used in Europe since a big firetruck like this one would get stuck around every corner. So we use the compact skylift.

@ocscards9 4 жыл бұрын

@@anddrewb1367 ladder 12 is a rear mount straight stick, tower 18 rear mount tower, and all the rest of the towers are mid mount towers

@firebeecher 4 жыл бұрын

They must LOVE having to repack that 5 inch.... One of our trucks when I joined was a 100 ft 1988 Sutphen and it had a 2000 gpm pump on it. I was the 'can' one night for a 8 bay garage fire behind a 3 story 1910s apartment building. The engine was in tim-buck-too looking for a hydrant and we parked 20 feet from the garage. All the doors were open, no search, or vent need because all the doors were open and we could see the fire in the back of one of the bays. SOOO the captain had me pull the 1.5 hose (I don't think it had been pulled in 10 years since we had gone to 1 3/4 8 years before and once charged it still had bends were the folds had been) and extinguish the fire before the engine got on scene. Our die hard truckies HATED me for using the hose. and thank god we didn't pull the 5 inch because you had to raise the arm to repack it.

@NWK40414 4 жыл бұрын

Sorry I miss it I was playing with my cousin 😟

@williambrenkley2322 Жыл бұрын

Can you do more fleet Fridays?

@owenruth325 3 жыл бұрын

Why do you guys have 3 woodland kits on tower 18? I have never (in my very limited exposure) heard of a tower truck responding to woodland fire.

@owenruth325 3 жыл бұрын

@@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO Thank you. I have seen a few other fleet Friday videos and noticed that Engine 19 for example, does not have woodland kits onboard. Assuming the video is still current, why doesn't Engine 19 (and possibly all other Engines) have woodland kits when units such as Tower 18 does? From an outsiders perspective (with no info) it seems counter intuitive to equip a Tower with woodland kits and not an Engine.

@RB-ot3nz 4 жыл бұрын

Could you please do a Fleet Friday episode on Safety Officer vehicle. Thanks.

@Sucknutz_ 4 жыл бұрын

Will this ladder be replaced with a mid mount with its next replacement? I know 18 use to be Littletons I believe. I think it should stay rear mount just for a versatile fleet and a little memento from its origins.

@iowabass306 2 жыл бұрын

Can’t you hook the 5 inch supply hose to a hydrant

@alex_1798 4 жыл бұрын

Which station houses the reserve engine?

@camden3957 4 жыл бұрын

Reserve units are kinda spread out all over the district really where ever they can find room for them.

@richardjones4080 3 жыл бұрын

has there ever been a call during a fleet Friday where the vehicle being profiled was called out

@davian108 3 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oZakjcyCy7PYYIk.html

@kingofkings6905 4 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Los Angeles County. Is your department part of the county or city? What exactly is south metro? Thanks in advance.

@Spitfire8520 4 жыл бұрын

South Metro is a fire district that covers parts of 3 counties and 12 municipalities. You can see the details of the area that they cover by visiting www.southmetro.org/171/District-Facts-Information-Plans.

@kingofkings6905 4 жыл бұрын

@@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO Thank you for the information SMFR PIO! My crew really enjoys watching your videos while we are on duty here in South Los Angeles. We are looking to start producing some similar videos soon. Much love from your fellow Firefighters here at the Los Angeles County Fire Department 💪🏼🇺🇸🔥🚒

@codeywoods1 3 жыл бұрын

can you do a fleet friday on ladder 12 ?

@charlesbradford2237 Жыл бұрын

I would really like to see more of the Man Verse Machine kit that you carry on this truck my department is looking into implementing something like this if anyone could just send pictures of what’s inside that would be awesome

@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Sent an email to piogroup@southmetro.org and we'll get you some photos.