@fattyabbo i'm a paramedic in the southen US and i think i might have some insight for your question. in the US, fire responds to all medical calls. most firemen are trained emt-basics, meaning they can initiate cpr, assist ventillations via bag-valve mask, shock via aed, provide O2, spinally immobilize, (etc.) when indicated. There are more fire engines covering any given area, that i know of, than ambulances. they can initiate basic (and sometimes critical) treatment until paramedics arrive.
@RodneyBrowning
13 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you guys used the Q liberally. When it comes to running anything priourity one (or code 3, depending on your first due's definition!), it's good to keep the public on alert and notified that you're coming. EVOC definately rules. :)
@tomlillie317
17 жыл бұрын
That is the extreme far end of our 1st due. Another station is slated to open about 3/4 of the way there in the next year or so.
@tomlillie317
15 жыл бұрын
It's happen up in alexandria virginia, about 20-25 miles away. A private ambulance company had a unit taken by a mentaly unstable person who "Just needed a ride to church"
@steveanderson461
10 жыл бұрын
awesome response time, well done guys
@markusgl1
15 жыл бұрын
in uk we have rapid response paramedics in cars and on bikes, who go on ahead with the main ambulance following behind, so that treatment is started as soon as possible, once the person is on the ambulance on way to A&E the paramedic clears for the next job
@markusgl1
15 жыл бұрын
another thing that happens over here is that if an army/navy/airforce base ambulance is closer and available they will respond first
@MPD01605
15 жыл бұрын
We have them in Loudoun. The western rural end of our county during the day has a career regional ALS provider who runs chase. At night a few volunteer ALS providers are available.
@flames41418
12 жыл бұрын
great response video dude.
@Asstasticplastic2
10 жыл бұрын
Love the powercall and Q together.
@adam022695
12 жыл бұрын
The sound of angels
@tomlillie317
13 жыл бұрын
@creamyfilling102 It's our primary engine for the station we were responding from. It's a 2000 E-one Cyclone II
@tomlillie317
16 жыл бұрын
Combination. Career staff, in most stations, from 6am-6pm monday to friday. A few stations have 24hr staffing as well as about 8 career medic units. Vollies cover at night, weekends, and federal hollidays. We can staff with career or staff another unit. Any other questions feel free to send a message.
@squrt29batt12
12 жыл бұрын
@fattyabbo Down here in South Florida, most "fire trucks" are ALS units equipped with Firefighter Paramedics. The emergency "ambulances" are called Rescues and belong to the Fire Rescue Departments, and are also staffed with Firefighter Paramedics, and are equipped with ALS gear, fire gear, scba, extrication tools, and fire hose/appliances. Hope I helped clear it up a little lol
@stevefisher123
12 жыл бұрын
great video! i'm a cadet and havent been out on a not breathing call yet, though i'm sure i will be one day though lol. keep up the great work guys!
@GTFD71
15 жыл бұрын
Love that powercall mixed w. q
@pattarit
12 жыл бұрын
@fattyabbo In U.S. Westcoast, it's regularly practiced that first ALS on scene is often fire crews, considering every communities will have a fire house, but not necessary an ambulance, the ambulance may responding from far away, up to 1-2 hours if the area is extreme rural. In this case, the ambulance arrived before fire crews which is quite uncommon.
@NYPD265
12 жыл бұрын
Its amazing these people actaully got out of his way!!!
@adam022695
14 жыл бұрын
we don't have to stop we just have to be sure the intersection is clear. Sometimes that takes a full stop sometimes it doesn't
@NLRchargingwildcat
11 жыл бұрын
Man, yal were really bookin it. What kind of engine do yal run out of?
@savagespeedtuning
11 жыл бұрын
in my area, we have strictly fire depts and seperate first aid squads.
@wehx76
16 жыл бұрын
i could tell by the shadow of the mirrors, only e-one has em like that.
@CanadianEmergencyBuff
16 жыл бұрын
Okay I see what you mean! Is that the only truck that you have at the hall that you shot this video from?
@loveless3138
13 жыл бұрын
@fattyabbo Its different for every State. Here in California, Fire Fighters are trained Paramedics, so they will always be called out even when theres not a fire and will usually arrive before or with the Ambulance.
@tomlillie317
14 жыл бұрын
Turned the electronic on as a hint to the officer to use the powercall instead. I hate that electronic too....
@SkullakaAce
15 жыл бұрын
Listen, look, then react to the situation. All emergency personnel must do this. All other vehicles on the road must pull over regardless your position on the road to the right side.
@dustinwat
12 жыл бұрын
Alright I work as an EMT and we slow down at every intersections with a red light just to make sure its clear, because if we run the red lights without looking and get into a wreck it might take another 10-20 to get another unit out to the scene. So it just better for everybody if we just take 5 seconds to look both ways before running a red light.
@tomlillie317
16 жыл бұрын
Ok, that's in evoc and the basic traffic laws. The point being what, there was only one light eaten and that was only after slowing down to make sure that everyone was stopped.
@CanadianEmergencyBuff
16 жыл бұрын
It was to bad that you guys did not get their faster!! Did the person die when they were on route to the hospital or at the hospital?
@tomlillie317
15 жыл бұрын
Sometimes in our county they do that but it's rare. Other more rural counties they may have a medic use a chase vehicle like you're saying and meet the ambulance at the scene or if it's that serious meet them while thier enroute to the hospital.
@loonlaker67
12 жыл бұрын
@fattyabbo Im from Michigan, and we Send the FD on all Medical Calls. We do this to reduce the response time.It varies depending on where you go. Even in my county its a little different. In the bottom half of the county our police have an E unit which is a paramedic unit that goes with ambulance instead of FD. In my department. we have a rescue fire truck that responds to all Priority 1 and 2 calls with the ambulance for assistance. Better service to community and more man power.
@melodysdanceoff
13 жыл бұрын
@tomlillie317 Yes, most of our fire fighters are trained medical responders too. It's just so they can all work together to get to you fast!
@tomlillie317
15 жыл бұрын
We have to ask if they're available for mutual aid to come off base (Quantico marine corps base) and if so then they're dispatched. Had to do that 2 weeks ago for a shooting since they were the closest medic unit.
@alexhoffman5350
8 жыл бұрын
At 2:26, the red charger at the light is my mom and I.
@tomlillie317
13 жыл бұрын
@fattyabbo In our county area if a fire engine is closer than the nearest ambulance then they get sent. If it's what is deamed an Advanced Life support call, in this case a person who stopped breathing, then it's sent to assit the Paramedic unit that's going to the call.
@JNHstudios
12 жыл бұрын
If one of my family members wasn't breathing, this is how I would want the FD to drive. Enough said.
@melodysdanceoff
13 жыл бұрын
@tomlillie317 Yes, most of our fire fighters are trained medical responers too. It's just so they can all work together to get to you fast!
@canadianboy40
15 жыл бұрын
Haha, I work in Ft Worth, Tx, if we left the doors on our box open when we were in on a call, wed come back to find our ambulance missing. Thats funny, good to see there are some decent places left
@nagrom12
16 жыл бұрын
I'm afraid that's how it is supposed to work, but it rarely does, anywhere. And, it may be worded so you have the right of way in an intersection, but if you get hit, you can count on being screwed over.
@htown513
15 жыл бұрын
16 million baby!
@dodgetruckn15
15 жыл бұрын
good response time fellars!!!
@tomlillie317
13 жыл бұрын
@lawnboy1010 It's actually Dumfries-Triangle, comming from our station on route 1 in triangle.
@j6282
16 жыл бұрын
they are lucky to run every red light. where is this located?
@jtoatoktoe
17 жыл бұрын
cool video, love it, hope the person was ok
@tomlillie317
16 жыл бұрын
I had the electronic siren on for a few seconds before the officer got the hint and put the powercall on
@rangerman375
11 жыл бұрын
2:20, observe the flow of traffic. Straight and turn from the right, left has a red. 2:24, both lanes with a green have stopped, yielding to emergency vehicle traffic. Intersection is clear, clear visibility for no incoming traffic from the left. The intersection was theirs. Opticoms are nice, but guess what, sometimes they don't even work when you're at the white line. Due regard was followed and they had plenty of time to brake if it was necessary.
@jaredlolley
11 жыл бұрын
Where is this department located
@emsFireman2011
13 жыл бұрын
had this same kind of call 5 days ago
@tomlillie317
16 жыл бұрын
It's a powercall siren. I would much rather use that than the standard electronic siren.
@woz30
12 жыл бұрын
He must be in a fire truck. If it was an ambulance the cars would not bother getting over. LOL
@MWitz58
12 жыл бұрын
@fattyabbo It all depends on where you are. In Los Angeles, A fire truck or Fire engine is sent on almost every medical call, with an ambulance. This is because off Firefighters are EMTs (Emergency Medical Techs). Rarely do you see an ambulance without a Fire engine with it.
@tomlillie317
17 жыл бұрын
The person, come to find out, was Dead On our Arrival
@SAXTProductions
12 жыл бұрын
Here's my thoughts. Fire truck comes down the road with lights on, he owns the road.
@tomlillie317
11 жыл бұрын
@NLRchargingwildcat I think that this one was a 2000 E-One cyclone II with a 450 or 500 hp motor in it.
@robertgift
15 жыл бұрын
Yes, it does have have a unique sound. But it is not heard as well as the more gradual frequency rise and fall of Wail. Why even have it at all when you have the Q - the best siren ever made?
@tomlillie317
15 жыл бұрын
To take your commment as it was intended it means, we were going to fast to the call and need to slow down. But lets say we slowed all the way down at each light, about 30 seconds per light lost time with getting back up to speed at least we'll say, that would mean that the run would've taken about 8 1/2 mins not 5. And lets not count that for the 20-25 intersections inbetween the station and there or else you wouldn't arrive for 15 to 17 1/2 mins for someone not breathing.
@woz30
12 жыл бұрын
Someone could make a video game out of this
@pomppa85
13 жыл бұрын
@fattyabbo So, the engine, or aerial truck or heavy rescue, can be considered as an medical resoursce, either BLS or ALS. It can provide a resource to the scene of an injury or illness in the same way an ambulace can. The firefighers spend half of their time in the ambulance anyway, so why waste their skill while in the red truck? And, since ambulances usually drive all the time, and trucks do not, they ease the burden of the ambulances quite a fair deal. Many places have 80-90% medical calls.
@lowfords22
16 жыл бұрын
Lookin at your website.... That H-1 Brush truck is awesome!!
@tomlillie317
15 жыл бұрын
nope, woodbridge virginia. About 30 miles outside of Washington d.c.
@TERF59PHIFAN
11 жыл бұрын
damn he was haulin ass in that big truck
@creamyfilling102
13 жыл бұрын
was this an ambulance or what?
@shaunrobinson7527
11 жыл бұрын
in most cases the firefighter's are EMT certified so they respond and get a ambulance it rout because they can get there faster due to ambulance being on other calls.
@JonTron11
16 жыл бұрын
Gotta love Saskatchewan. Here, any emergency vehicle displaying lights, sirens, or combo must be yielded to, 500$ fine if you dont, doesn't matter the cricumstances. They can run a red and get hit and it's the other drivers fault, no matter what. They get undue care and attention, and failure to yield tickets.
@jsj297
14 жыл бұрын
I dunno, if a member of my family wasnt breathing, I would be cool with them running the red lights fast, if they felt safe doing so. So how can I not be cool with it, just because it's somebody elses emergency? after 5 minutes, theres really not much to save after that. So a minute or two can make a huge difference. :-)
@DTMRM8
15 жыл бұрын
And very few departments actually have these systems.
@firefighter4400
12 жыл бұрын
@tomlillie317 in virginia and at my station we send a engine and a medic for not breathing or ca or and other major call the engine is like a blocker truck just so that the medic gets there safely
@tomlillie317
15 жыл бұрын
I will pose the same question to you. How fast, if you were/are a driver, would you go to the far end of your first due for someone not breathing? Oh yeah the caller was refuseing cpr instructions and wasn't starting cpr efforts either. Oh yeah like I posted earlier only one red light was eaten and that was after we slowed to make sure that everyone was stopped.
@MrLovetosponge
12 жыл бұрын
Also i know this comment is 1 year past, but nowadays most drivers for Fire Depts are ALS (Advanced Life Support) Certified
@kevobum
12 жыл бұрын
thats a very long ride
@DTMRM8
15 жыл бұрын
I have to agree that a little more care could have been used at some points in this video, but I also have some understanding because of the nature of the call. Overall nothing to get upset about like some people are.
@lawnboy1010
12 жыл бұрын
@MrDyson01 - Yep.
@Rofocowboy84
17 жыл бұрын
Not twice as fast, but they will be more inclined to get out of your way and let you pass the more you annoy them....
@tomlillie317
15 жыл бұрын
Um, only one red light "blown" after slowing way down to make sure every vehicle was stopped and watching us. Volunteer company with a crew of Usmc Crash fire rescue as driver, Washington Dc firefighter as officer and two Arlington firefighters in back as firefighters. I'll take it that the rookie part is intended for the driver who at the time of this video was the most "inexperenced" on the crew with 7 years (9 years now) in the fire service. And the responding comments are basic Evoc stuff
@tomlillie317
15 жыл бұрын
How fast, if your a driver, would you go to the far end of your first due for someone not breathing? And refresh my memory but the last time I checked brain death starts to occur at the 5 minute mark last I checked. Oh yeah thats how long it took us to get there and, if you look at the end of the video, for the medic to gain access to the locked doors. Please see my responce to the post by firelawems.
@tomlillie317
15 жыл бұрын
schinks333 is correct, it's only a conditional right of way on a red and if you're involved in an accident when you have the red then you will get a ticket and probably a lawsuit as well out here. At the intersection with the red light you can see about a good 1/4 mile to the right, which is the problem direction for that intersection, and everyone was stopped.
@ashep91
13 жыл бұрын
In my area it is routine that a fire truck and ambulance responed to the same call. Fire trucks are faster and get there faster then the ambulances.
@pomppa85
13 жыл бұрын
@fattyabbo In Nothern Europe and North America, Fire Engines respond to Medicals on a daily basis. In some of the departments the medical runs take 80 percent of the engines day. In most cases the Engine is equipped in the same way as the ambulance, minus the capacity to transport the patient, so why not use an engine to treat, thus requiring an ambulance only at the transport? Also, some engines have ALS gear, while ambo only has BLS. In these said countries, FFs are trained to medicine.
@tomlillie317
17 жыл бұрын
that's fine. I'm one of the faster drivers, there are some with us that are alot slower.
@lawnboy1010
13 жыл бұрын
@tomlillie317 - It seemed like an area OWL covers. Nice dude, Stay Safe out there
@RAFISRAFI
17 жыл бұрын
i didnt mean to bash you guys you do a great job as i have seen your other videos. and i know that in less populated areas there is a longer first due
@errantego
15 жыл бұрын
All of you folks here who are complaining about the way the driver was driving, REGARDLESS of how they were driving, they are an EMERGENCY VEHICLE. When they have their lights and sirens going, it means pull over to the right and get the hell out of their way. I am astounded at the amount of arguing and whatnot in these comments in regards to what this video shows. I'm sure that if this person who wasn't breathing was a loved one of yours, you sure as hell wouldn't be on here talking trash!
@texas9ish
12 жыл бұрын
@fattyabbo also fire men are trained to be paramedics to i believe. they have medical equipment onboard
@tomlillie317
15 жыл бұрын
If you click on my name, or enter station 3 fire you can see the station we were responding from, our primary station.
@Finallap
15 жыл бұрын
What did this driver do wrong? I am sure when he blew the lights he could see traffic was stopped. He could see very much more than what you can see in the video.. I thought the driver did everything perfectly
@Roree403
14 жыл бұрын
I'm not hammering your statement but there are an ever increasing amount of ff's around the USA that can contest this after being charged with serious offences regarding MVC's at intersections.
@tomlillie317
15 жыл бұрын
I'll pose this question to you, What "reckless acts" where there in the video? Were we going fast, yep, reckless driving weaving in and out of lanes and traffic pushing people through intersections and blowing red lights without slowing down, nope.
@adambrink20
12 жыл бұрын
@CCFRPUMPER111 I dont know what state you are from but in Texas we dont. If people dont want to yeild at an intersection we dont have the "right away". The driver of the apparatus could face criminal charges if they cause an accident.
@jonathanastolos634
12 жыл бұрын
some firefighter are trained EMT so their for they will send out fire departments
@tomlillie317
16 жыл бұрын
yes, route 1 comming from dumfries going to "south woodbridge"
@911HDTV
14 жыл бұрын
because the light turned green
@tomlillie317
17 жыл бұрын
It was the fire service wide 1 in a million shot, everyone moving to the right for you while your responding.......................
@MPD01605
15 жыл бұрын
I'll play devil's advocate. Conditions were mostly okay for the speed. However, Lights and sirens often don't get the attention of drivers. I personally would never run a red light like that at this time of day. God forbid if I did and some idiot came off the cross street and I hit him; I'd be 100% liable in Virginia. But the camera only shows us a small slice of the view, and I'm certain the driver felt comfortable enough to be driving like he did. Good video nonetheless.
@wehx76
16 жыл бұрын
e-one i take it?
@CI321
13 жыл бұрын
@fattyabbo in my area for medical calls fire gets paged out for medical calls if there closer or its bad & medics need help
@mustangdrew
14 жыл бұрын
NO matter what city or state your in, you have to stop for red signal, then you can procede if safe. I made the almost fatal mistake once for blowing a light with just my overheads on, if it wasnt for my evasive move, I would have be T-boned. After I thought about it , I said why, would it have been worth it ? Gotta think. Unless its a brother officer needing help, its almost not worth driving nuts to get there, your no good, if you dont make it there remember.
@wehx76
16 жыл бұрын
Lets be realistic is it fast yes, a little to fast maybe at the lights but you know what our job is dangerous, its part of the job. The only bad thing i saw about the whole thing was that you didnt leave atleast an electric siren on. That poercall should have been on from start to finish. Overall well handled sir!
@RAFISRAFI
17 жыл бұрын
cause it took 5 mins for the cfr engine to get there lol
@robertgift
15 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making such good time getting there. But now, why? Ambulance is already on scene! 3:52, seemed too fast, but you probably had good view and could see there was no traffic. Was nice when you did not rev siren when not needed. Powecall is a worthless POS. Can't hear it with the Q sounding. Be careful about horn only. Some people are deaf at speciic frequencies and may not hear it. Nice, steady video. Nice area.
@tomlillie317
15 жыл бұрын
You still haven't answered my question that I posed as to what your intended meaning was so I'll give you another chance. "It does not matter what you are going there for if you dont get there in one piece." To refresh your memory, oh and how long does it take brain death to start in someone not breahing oh yeah that's right 5 mins the exact time it took us to get there and the medics to gain entry into the building if you look at the end of the video.
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