@@robertmartin3490 absolutely not. Emergency vehicles always try to get by on the left. if everyone moves to the right then the vehicle has a clear lane of travel. if however vehicles move to both sides there may not be enough room in the middle causing blockage for emergency vehicles. This from an ex-tow truck driver.
I would like to take this time to thank station 25. I worked many years close to them and always appreciated and respected them. They passed by my friend's place who worked with me.
That brings back memories. I was an EMT for 5 years with AMR in Seattle responding with these firefighters. That traffic is a nightmare and that was actually pretty light.
We saw that in a vid taken I think Monteal during a high rise fire downtown and the fire apparatus pushed the police veh and damaged the Mercedes-Benz.
Yes indeed, it’s even a common occurrence at my department when running mutual aid, with the officer looking up a dump site and stuff it’s just easier for a bucket to call it out 👍
I make the following observations as a retired cop, having made a few code 3 runs myself...more than I'd like to count. About 9 minutes into this run, I started asking myself, "where are these guys going, this is a really long trip, was no other engine closer?" (Okay, for those ready to pounce, I understand the fact that if other engines are on call, the next engine may have a long way to go) The code 3 run continues even longer and then, runs into bumper to bumper traffic; stopped traffic. Engine 25 works its way through virtually stopped traffic, moving everyone out of the way. Drivers obviously try to get out of the way, some with great difficulty. This is where accidents occur. Drivers panic and start hurriedly changing lanes. Finally, after several minutes Engine 25 arrives. There are several other emergency vehicles already on scene. At least in the video, nobody appears to exit Engine 25 with any sense of urgency. Did anyone on scene think to say, "any other vehicles in route can cancel?" What is the purpose of trying to part all that traffic like Moses parting the Red Sea and in the end, for no real purpose. Our SOP at the police dept. I worked at stated, "if you don't need to go code 3, don't go code 3. If you go code 3 unnecessarily and there is an incident, be ready to explain your actions."
Yeah, they should've been downgraded at the very least, it looked like there was enough support already on scene and causes unnecessary risk. Also helps if they don't go the wrong way the first half of their response lol.
Not familiar with Seattles protocols or procedures, but Engine 25 could be a specialized rig that is automatically on the box for unique or special calls. Possibly it carries extrication equipment that other rigs dont.
@@grandtheftautotune7715 That could very well be however, once they arrived, nobody appeared to get out of the truck; no sense of urgency, no pre-arrival discussion. I'm just say'in.........
The engine is not going to reduce code unless a unit on scene advises such. The company officer will make that decision once he hears on the radio a report on conditions. If the report on conditions is such as "multiple vehicles involved", "cut and rescue" (obvious pin in), "walking wounded" or as benign as "non-injury". The IC should have given a good report on conditions, followed up with resource needs (or cancelations). Without that information, a continued code 3 response is warranted. The operators driving code 3 are (should be) highly trained at code 3 driving...it's a major part of their job responsibilities.
@@KunuMcGruder Wouldn't argue one bit of what you said. I would only say, I didn't watch the video again, judging from how long it took to get to the heavy traffic, then try to get through the traffic and when they arrived, nobody appeared to get out of the truck in any hurry-that's what made say hey, what's going on here. Like you said, the IC should make an assessment and advise other responding units however, giving Engine 25 the benefit of the doubt, the on-scene assessment isn't always delivered in a timely manner. I'm just glad Engine 25 made it on scene incident free.
To all the people that say their time was slow. Responders have to keep THEIR safety and safety for people around so they don’t end up causing an accident. “Due regard for other” is what responders have to go by. If you don’t believe me.. google that quote. Good job to the responders that had to fight through that traffic.
I was thinking that was a long way to drive, there should be a closer one. I understand traffic and trying to be safe. But to be driving for almost 7 just to get to the highway is a little to far in my books. But they did great, even if he was heading north and not south lol
Not sure if you saw my comment prior to yours but PART of their slow response time was because they were going the wrong way for the first several minutes of their response. Dispatch clearly said AND computer screen showed NORTHBOUND I-5, but they headed to the southbound on ramp (no where near where the NB on ramp is) before one of the firefighters in the back is seen correcting the driver.
I enjoy watching your Videos and I was a volunteer fireman for St. Helens Oregon for seventeen years and have thinking have changed since I started 1984.
People have no idea how wrong directions can be. In an Emergency callers get confused, forget their address, don’t know the street name. Remember your loved one could be injured and in need of assistance. Always move to the right! Quickly! The Golden Hour is only an hour.
Outdated driver training by Seattle FD! Drivers are actually being taught to pull to the left on divided highways. These guys basically isolated themselves in the left lane when they could have split traffic and you can see the right lanes moving more freely in the video!
Jason, excellent point. My first thought before reading any of the comments. Worked interstate areas my 30+ career and found the policy of splitting lanes was much more effective.
I agree... depending on the roadway - such as the multiple lane, one way road I live by, it doesn’t makes sense to simply move to the right. A perfect example of it is shown @ 4 : 38 in the video titled: [The Bravest of America responding Code 3] Fire Trucks,Police cars,ambulances code 3 collection
@@jasonwhitaker4883 depends what city u live in. right work's. always has. big City's. ur just fk. really dont matter us frist responders.. here in Cali wildlandfire
The men and women of the Emergency Responders do a great job every single day! Yet, they don't get where credit is due. Make sure you thank them when you drive by your local Fire Department.
BTW, as for the U-Haul at 8:30, most of the people driving them have not driven anything bigger than a Civic, and they have probably had less than an hour driving time in a truck. They are nervous as hell just driving it... and about to enter I-5? Expect the unexpected.
Why would the on scene units not cancel E25 as soon as they arrived on scene and did their size-up? And was there seriously no closer unit than E25 to respond to that location had their response been absolutely necessary? I hold Seattle Fire in high regards and they indeed ARE a top notch department, no matter what all the arm-chair QBs say, but this whole call was a bit of a soup sandwich. I would use it as a training video myself.
There are units physically closer than E25. E25 comes from Capitol Hill. Station 10, 5 and 2 are downtown stations. This crash was too far north of the Downtown on ramps for S/B I-5. Had any of the other stations responded they would have had to enter I-5 N/B and exit the freeway in order to get back on S/B upstream enough to reach the scene. E25 was in the best location to respond and was therefore the closest unit based on the access point. The engineer didn't take the most efficient route though (I was with AMR in this city for 5 years responding with SFD).
@@mikel9567 he definitely made a wrong turn some where. I mean a 19 minute response time. Seems the downtown units would have responded better by traveling to a ramp and circling back. There is no way this was the next best unit. If so, why bother, all they did was put others in danger for no reason.
Sometimes it's a whole lot faster to go down th ramp into oncoming traffic but that opens up its own risks. Depends on departmental rules too. You HAVE to follow those. The ambulance squad in my old area would routinely go the wrong way on a 1-way if it was running code
My goodness, exactly how far did this engine have to go before reaching its destination? I am thankful I do not live inSeattle. Probably run the risk of dying before the FD gets there!
Shame they didn't know where they were going, and when they figured that out they found the most complicated and unnecessary way to get there. should have been - West on PINE to North on Boren to East on Howell Where the I-5 on ramp essentially puts you straight on the Union Exit and your would have been there in 3 minutes!
Whatever Seattle has for traffic rules or cooperation works damn well. I have never seen so many drivers yield anywhere. The glaring exception was the amateur U-Haul nitwit, which one should always expect that from them.
Most of Interstate Highway 5 through Seattle is a combination of elevated roadway, below grade roadway and tunnels with minimum access and egress. Traffic is slow all times of day.
@@nol7034 I used to live and work nearby a city where most of the highway was elevated as well; Luckily both fire stations in the city were located close to on-ramps in both directions; Now I'm in another area and some of the maintenance / emergency access points are really useful to cut down response times
Sad to see such a poor understanding of road sense, in Europe a corridor is the way to proceed, until you educate drivers in a better method this will continue. Don't bother to point out about this is always an area of of heavy traffic , just watch videos from Germany and Holland , they have the same problem but people know where and how to drive . This is not a put down of the fire service, they perform a splendid job, but of the system that is common through out the States and Canada. You drive in any lane over and undertaking , something here that would not be acceptable.
16:20 This is why you need dedicated 'breakdown' lanes on ALL freeways and highways, on EACH side. The firetrucks could make far better progress. Also, is there some reason why dedicated motorcycle medics aren't used? The UK has them, as they can get through heavy traffic (in situations like this), far faster than even an ambulance, to provide medical assistance.
*Only if ppl knew how hard it is to be professional when dealing w/Moran drivers, especially in traffic situations when using the PA(loudspeaker), occasionally it can be the hardest part of the job...GREAT WORKS GUYS & COOL VID*
What kind of engine does the truck that you guys are riding and have? Because I’ve heard most firetrucks have Cummins diesels or Detroit diesels, and that does not sound like either one of them.
You'd think US drivers would have a bit more respect for emergency vehicles, they don't have the luxury of having their lights and sirens on for fun. They'd be shouting loudest if they were the ones in trouble
@rjdeible units get called off all the time, for example, there's a spot near me that falls under dept A's jurisdiction but the neighboring dept B has a station closer to the spot. Call goes to both depts and half the time A gets called off en route because B got there first. Ambulances are gps tracked and the call goes to the closest available, but then a closer ambo becomes available and the first ambo gets called off. Sometimes units get called off just as quick as they get a call.
Meine Güte, was für eine Berg- und Talfahrt zu Beginn. Und dann ein wunderbares Beispiel dafür, dass es ohne das Konzept Rettungsgasse (was da gänzlich unbekannt zu sein scheint?) offenbar auch nicht schneller geht als mit Rettungsgasse. Lustige Szene mit dem Umzugswagen und den dadurch ausgelösten Unmutsbekundungen der Feuerwehrleute, schöner Slang. :D
Maybe it's just me, but a right turn out of the firehouse, followed by a left turn, followed by another right turn, and another left turn, then another right turn, then another right turn, and another right turn and then a left turn, then a left turn and a right turn, and finally at scene. Is Seattle that complicated? No wonder it took 20 minutes (read the timing on the bottom). Hope I never have an accident there.
Yes, a tortuous in-town traffic scheme. Damp roads, right-angled bends every few hundred yards and some of the hills remind of San Francisco. You cannot hurry a heavy truck in those circumstances. And the freeway congestion and delays to emergency vehicles is what will now happen on smart motorways in the UK. (Who decided that they would be called 'smart'?)
Probably didn't see the comment I made over a month ago... it might shed a little light on your question: First, the video as usual is great. So Dirk gets a thumbs up. The content on the other hand shows a mistake that added minutes on to an emergency call. Mistakes happen, but if "seconds count" let's hope this is the exception and not the rule for this driver. Since it's hard to hear the conversations going on, and even if you can - if you are not from Seattle, you may not realize that they are going the wrong way for the first four and half minutes. The accident is southbound but they are responding as if it's northbound. The dispatch clearly states southbound multiple times and it's on their screen as well. At 1:30 they turn left, they should have gone straight another block and then right. At 2:49 you see the guy look at the screen and they tell the driver it's southbound. You'll notice a series of right turns to follow. Note the IHOP restaurant at 2:16 on the right, at 4:07 if you look closely ahead, that same IHOP is seen straight ahead. At 4:33 they are crossing Pine Street which is the street this fire station is located on and they would have been turning right onto 3 minutes prior. Again, mistakes happen - but when you are concerned with civilians knowing the rules of the road to yield to you, you should also pay close attention to details of where you are responding to.
Mile High Dude that’s what i thought all they needed to do was west bound on pine then right on boren then right on howell and right on pine I5 south on ramp then there already there. when they got lost they could’ve just went madison to boren then same way as if they went on pine or screw it and go madison to 6th then turn right to union and go he wrong way thru union exit ramp.but they back tracked and went all the way north to lake view I5 on ramp and got stuck in the traffic.
Yeah but some places (idk about all) emergency vehicles are required to go to the left while everyone else is supposed to move right. Now in this situation if I know the crash wasnt that far ahead (which it wasnt) and the traffic was moving faster then I would have just stayed in the right lane. But it's all protocol.
I hear "south bound I-5 on ramp at union" yet I am taken on a full tour of the city. Their is a fire station literally 5 blocks from that exit on Jackson St.?
On the highway I would totally lanesplit instead of going to the left, it'd be about twice as fast. At 13:52 however, it's better to go to the left. Bottom line? CONTEXT!
I agree... depending on the roadway - such as the multiple lane, one way road I live by, it doesn’t makes sense to simply move to the right. A perfect example of it is shown @ 4 : 38 in the video titled: [The Bravest of America responding Code 3] Fire Trucks,Police cars,ambulances code 3 collection
a) why not use the space that's been opened up already but persist on the vehicles moving the other way. Shouldn't you appreciate the free space that's available and use it in order to get there quickly? b) as many other asked: why not leave the siren on at all times. It will grow on people's nerves eventually and they'll be able to react better since they can hear it from further away. a few short bursts when you're right behind them doesn't help that much, i.m.o. and as can be seen here. c) at 9:53 again, the same as in a) why not use the space available. these are a couple hundred feet you could've gained easily without much effort.
I feel the same playing with retards on Arma 3, it's rly american way to waste time for bullshit and patronizing people about every subjects they dont handle, americans love wasting time and be slow, they dont like effectivness, go straight to the point, you'll never see it in slavic countries for example
I don’t know if Fire is different but for EMS I learned that you have to drive on the left side of the highway and once you get to the scene or the exit, whichever, then you can move back over to the left.
@@nosteponsnek8644 Yes, and you can do that but look at how much time is being lost by persisting on going on the left side shortly after that box truck fucked up under that bridge entering the slipway and then when the lane merged. a massive amount of time could've been saved by just going forward as far as there was room and then move over to the left. I don't expect anyone to go via the right hand side hard shoulder if by the country's regulations your not supposed to, yet, you in an emergency you have right of way and if there's a way to get somewhere faster then you can do it as long as it is safe to do so, and I think this was massively safe in the examples seen here. Here, in Germany and other European countries such as Austria, as you may know motorist are required to form an emergency corridor / emergency lane in-between the most inside lane and all other lanes to the right so that emergency vehicles can move towards the scene relatively easily. In places where slip roads merge with the motorway / freeway / autobahn (chose the word of your preference) there are issues, of course, but if there's a chance to move forward safely a hundred to two hundred metres (roughly 300 to 700 ft) then this is what emergency services do and then they try and access the emergency lane. If, of course, there is a good opportunity to access it earlier without any hassle then this is being used, understandably. Don't get me wrong, it's still some damn nice driving being on display here, it's just that I don't understand how you can waste a good amount space but rather get frustrated about vehicles not moving.
bruchpilot747 That’s one thing that apparently is different. It sounds to me that your sirens automatically give you right of way, here lights and sirens mean the the emergency vehicle is ASKING for right of way. I think that’s why our emergency vehicles drive more cautiously than you guys do. Very interesting. I don’t know why the rules are the way they are over here but there’s probably a reason. Anyway I appreciate your explanation. Always cool to see outside perspectives.
17:48 the light patterns on these vehicles make me want to KMS. Some are too fast, others are completely disjointed and out of sync. Whatever happened to normal speed half-half?
It's staggered so the pattern will stand out more. The more offset the pattern is the more people will notice. Just like you noticed. Makes people slow down
12:37 is the only one doing it right. I don't get the Firemen, where are the cars supposed to go when the right lane is full!? Like, tf Cars on the left lane have to go to the left, only the others have to go right..
i hope a capital hill fire truck isn't the closest station to SB I-5? i keep telling myself all the other stations were busy, with hopes im correct they should just have trucks sitting on I-5 during peak hours.... its non-stop
Der Fahrer ist auch nicht der Schlauste, oder? Er weiß dass er am Ende ganz nach rechts muss und anstatt die 19:48 entstehende Lücke gleich zu nutzen wartet er bis sich wieder alles erst rechts einordnet um dann ein Auto später selber sich nach rechts durch zu quälen.
How do you know when to blast the air horn? I wouldn’t just use it at intersections. It seems like people don’t always pay attention to lights and sirens.
This is a Spartan Gladiator, with ours we do not have any issues with the flashing light reflecting into the cab. It's way worse when someone forgets to shut down a rear cabin light tho
Don't bother getting out of the way it's only a big red fire engine with lights, air horn, and a siren. It's Seattle, Washington rush hour with people that are driving stoned. Stay Strong Stay Safe.
Hats off 2 u guys u guys should've had the u-haul truck and the car that pulled over 2 the lt side of the freeway u guys did an awesome job of clearing the traffic and well said on the p.a system
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Legend has it that Engine 25 is still telling everyone to "MOVE TO THE RIIIIIGHT".
Shut up
If it's a one-way, just move off to either side.
@@robertmartin3490 absolutely not. Emergency vehicles always try to get by on the left. if everyone moves to the right then the vehicle has a clear lane of travel. if however vehicles move to both sides there may not be enough room in the middle causing blockage for emergency vehicles. This from an ex-tow truck driver.
Thanks for the ride-along guys my last time in the right seat was 2005 when I retired with 33 years of service.
You're Fired!
@@ricardopinto243
So is ur mom
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@@ricardopinto243 I think your fuckedup in the head dude. Go baby talk to a kids channel and stay away from grown ups. Geesh
Ricardo Pinto you good?
Seattle traffic at its finest. I-5 never disappoints with the south bound traffic.
Traffic Smaffic. This was a 3 minute trip if that had anyone in the truck had a clue where they were going and better yet - how to get there!
fr I drive there all the time and the traffic is terrible
I would like to take this time to thank station 25. I worked many years close to them and always appreciated and respected them.
They passed by my friend's place who worked with me.
Great driving Matt one of the friendliest Fire fighters SFD has ever had. R.I.P
Good catch, that is him. RIP
That's sad, how did he die? LODD? RIP.
@@alexandermakrianis died while jogging. Rest in peace.
@@linam9237 sorry to hear that, RIP indeed.
That brings back memories. I was an EMT for 5 years with AMR in Seattle responding with these firefighters. That traffic is a nightmare and that was actually pretty light.
Dam
You're right. I hate traffic in Seattle, and most the time I'm walking. Greeting from the Kitsap Peninsula.
I've had the honor of working with some AMR personnel in CT., great group of people.
Some say they are still trying to make it to the scene.
I love it mate, u might be right, how these guys ever made to accreditation to be firefighters , beyond me.
@reverse thrust calm down dude their joking also shut the fuck up is not a sentence no need for a period
No it’s some say the lieutenant is still saying “move to the right” to this day
LMAO
“When I retire I’m going to be the guy who moves to the left” 😀 lol
You move to the LEFT is like DEATH SENTENCE...... & hey....... I TOLD YOU SO.
13:13
Here in Toronto Ontario Canada the firetrucks can push you out of their way during an emergency call
Same in my small village here in Korea
We saw that in a vid taken I think Monteal during a high rise fire downtown and the fire apparatus pushed the police veh and damaged the Mercedes-Benz.
steven kelly i saw one in Montreal where they push 3 cop cars out of the way
cant do that in america, ppl abuse there powers.
And who is gonna pay for the damage?
18:00 the unmistakable sound of an R32 😎
RIde alongs are always good times.
I love the guys in the back giving directions.
Yes indeed, it’s even a common occurrence at my department when running mutual aid, with the officer looking up a dump site and stuff it’s just easier for a bucket to call it out 👍
I make the following observations as a retired cop, having made a few code 3 runs myself...more than I'd like to count.
About 9 minutes into this run, I started asking myself, "where are these guys going, this is a really long trip, was no other engine closer?" (Okay, for those ready to pounce, I understand the fact that if other engines are on call, the next engine may have a long way to go) The code 3 run continues even longer and then, runs into bumper to bumper traffic; stopped traffic.
Engine 25 works its way through virtually stopped traffic, moving everyone out of the way. Drivers obviously try to get out of the way, some with great difficulty.
This is where accidents occur. Drivers panic and start hurriedly changing lanes.
Finally, after several minutes Engine 25 arrives. There are several other emergency vehicles already on scene. At least in the video, nobody appears to exit Engine 25 with any sense of urgency.
Did anyone on scene think to say, "any other vehicles in route can cancel?" What is the purpose of trying to part all that traffic like Moses parting the Red Sea and in the end, for no real purpose. Our SOP at the police dept. I worked at stated, "if you don't need to go code 3, don't go code 3. If you go code 3 unnecessarily and there is an incident, be ready to explain your actions."
Yeah, they should've been downgraded at the very least, it looked like there was enough support already on scene and causes unnecessary risk. Also helps if they don't go the wrong way the first half of their response lol.
Not familiar with Seattles protocols or procedures, but Engine 25 could be a specialized rig that is automatically on the box for unique or special calls. Possibly it carries extrication equipment that other rigs dont.
@@grandtheftautotune7715 That could very well be however, once they arrived, nobody appeared to get out of the truck; no sense of urgency, no pre-arrival discussion. I'm just say'in.........
The engine is not going to reduce code unless a unit on scene advises such. The company officer will make that decision once he hears on the radio a report on conditions. If the report on conditions is such as "multiple vehicles involved", "cut and rescue" (obvious pin in), "walking wounded" or as benign as "non-injury". The IC should have given a good report on conditions, followed up with resource needs (or cancelations). Without that information, a continued code 3 response is warranted. The operators driving code 3 are (should be) highly trained at code 3 driving...it's a major part of their job responsibilities.
@@KunuMcGruder Wouldn't argue one bit of what you said. I would only say, I didn't watch the video again, judging from how long it took to get to the heavy traffic, then try to get through the traffic and when they arrived, nobody appeared to get out of the truck in any hurry-that's what made say hey, what's going on here.
Like you said, the IC should make an assessment and advise other responding units however, giving Engine 25 the benefit of the doubt, the on-scene assessment isn't always delivered in a timely manner. I'm just glad Engine 25 made it on scene incident free.
To all the people that say their time was slow. Responders have to keep THEIR safety and safety for people around so they don’t end up causing an accident. “Due regard for other” is what responders have to go by. If you don’t believe me.. google that quote.
Good job to the responders that had to fight through that traffic.
No people are saying their response time was slow because of unlogical driving on the freeway.
I was thinking that was a long way to drive, there should be a closer one. I understand traffic and trying to be safe. But to be driving for almost 7 just to get to the highway is a little to far in my books. But they did great, even if he was heading north and not south lol
Took a very long take just to get to the highway.........
@@vtaqz4809 they had no R shoulders sizable enough to drive on
Not sure if you saw my comment prior to yours but PART of their slow response time was because they were going the wrong way for the first several minutes of their response. Dispatch clearly said AND computer screen showed NORTHBOUND I-5, but they headed to the southbound on ramp (no where near where the NB on ramp is) before one of the firefighters in the back is seen correcting the driver.
This was the closest engine company? Really, over 8 minutes just to get to the freeway?
4 minutes of the response they were going the wrong way. See my earlier comment.
may not be the closest. Normally more than one unit is dispatched to an incident
They got directions wrong & plus on wrong channel when arrived on scene,I think more training should be the order.
That station sucks
No they were just an additional unit assigned.
I swear drivers on the road make emergency responders lives a living hell.
Some of the things they do are astoundingly stupid
@@dz528 Like literally not moving to let responders through, and just blocking the road.
Thank you for your Elite service
I enjoy watching your Videos and I was a volunteer fireman for St. Helens Oregon for seventeen years and have thinking have changed since I started 1984.
Nice tour of the city guys!
Quite a long and hard route to get there! Good job getting thru the traffic!
Wow amazing video♡
Huge respect to these firefighters and all the other firefighters around the world ♡
Greetings from Türkiye ♡
Thank you for your service
Idk why but watching these videos are satisfying
People have no idea how wrong directions can be. In an Emergency callers get confused, forget their address, don’t know the street name.
Remember your loved one could be injured and in need of assistance. Always move to the right! Quickly! The Golden Hour is only an hour.
Outdated driver training by Seattle FD! Drivers are actually being taught to pull to the left on divided highways. These guys basically isolated themselves in the left lane when they could have split traffic and you can see the right lanes moving more freely in the video!
Jason, excellent point. My first thought before reading any of the comments. Worked interstate areas my 30+ career and found the policy of splitting lanes was much more effective.
I agree... depending on the roadway - such as the multiple lane, one way road I live by, it doesn’t makes sense to simply move to the right. A perfect example of it is shown @ 4 : 38 in the video titled: [The Bravest of America responding Code 3] Fire Trucks,Police cars,ambulances code 3 collection
Read the description before making statements. This video is from 2012.
Cory Sanford I’ve been splitting traffic on divided highways in ambulances for the last 9-10 years.
@@jasonwhitaker4883 depends what city u live in. right work's. always has. big City's. ur just fk. really dont matter us frist responders.. here in Cali wildlandfire
The men and women of the Emergency Responders do a great job every single day! Yet, they don't get where credit is due. Make sure you thank them when you drive by your local Fire Department.
Bunch of lazy bastards
Give them a full 5 finger salute 👏 👌 🙌 👍 🙏 💯
that was 1 crazy ride along
Legend has it that he's still saying "Move to the right"
Thankyou for the ride along Gentlemen, Absolutely Cool!!! Stay Safe 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
BTW, as for the U-Haul at 8:30, most of the people driving them have not driven anything bigger than a Civic, and they have probably had less than an hour driving time in a truck. They are nervous as hell just driving it... and about to enter I-5? Expect the unexpected.
Yay! A new ride along video!
Nice engine sound
Ye it had an nice engine sound.
Nice response guys, stay safe out there!
Why would the on scene units not cancel E25 as soon as they arrived on scene and did their size-up? And was there seriously no closer unit than E25 to respond to that location had their response been absolutely necessary? I hold Seattle Fire in high regards and they indeed ARE a top notch department, no matter what all the arm-chair QBs say, but this whole call was a bit of a soup sandwich. I would use it as a training video myself.
There are units physically closer than E25. E25 comes from Capitol Hill. Station 10, 5 and 2 are downtown stations. This crash was too far north of the Downtown on ramps for S/B I-5. Had any of the other stations responded they would have had to enter I-5 N/B and exit the freeway in order to get back on S/B upstream enough to reach the scene. E25 was in the best location to respond and was therefore the closest unit based on the access point. The engineer didn't take the most efficient route though (I was with AMR in this city for 5 years responding with SFD).
@@mikel9567 he definitely made a wrong turn some where. I mean a 19 minute response time. Seems the downtown units would have responded better by traveling to a ramp and circling back. There is no way this was the next best unit. If so, why bother, all they did was put others in danger for no reason.
They _were_ the closest, but took the long way. 5 miles, 20 minutes. Had they taken the fastest/shortest route it would've been 1.5 miles, 5 minutes.
Sometimes it's a whole lot faster to go down th ramp into oncoming traffic but that opens up its own risks. Depends on departmental rules too. You HAVE to follow those. The ambulance squad in my old area would routinely go the wrong way on a 1-way if it was running code
Yup, been there, done that when I was a driver
@@MikeT-TheRetiredColonel yup, I drove too 😊 back in th 80's
“MOVE TO THE RIGHT FOR SIRENS & LIGHTS!!” Seattle traffic’s not quite as bad as NYC, KUDOS MY SFD BROTHERS,nice response!!!
Nice work engineer...I used to be a tillerman for kcmofd those e-one tiller are killer I tell ya no suspension what so ever.
I am Lost,where are they going
great job on the ride along like to see that keep it up 🚒
My goodness, exactly how far did this engine have to go before reaching its destination? I am thankful I do not live inSeattle. Probably run the risk of dying before the FD gets there!
To be fair there were already engines on scene when they finally arrived.
@@JosephDeStefano924 ok, thank you for letting me know this. I stand corrected and offer my apology
@@abusdriver1967 I actually think, they were just called as backup, so it is normal that they take a bit longer.
Shortest route: 1.5 miles. In this video, 5.4 miles.
nice little sight seeing tour
Was that a computer voice or human?
Was this shot in 2010-2011? We don't have those SPD or WSP cars anymore and the SFD units have changed @ 25.
Was just about to say I feel like I’ve seen this before lol
it was in January 2012
Did Dirk film it?
@@Winos_Seattle yes
Thanks for the lift. Great driving. I expected you would get canceled right before you got there. Thanks and Stay safe! 🚒🇺🇸
sound like you did his before, pull up on scene and cancellation.
Love you guys big hug
engine 25 rocks you guys are my heroes
Shame they didn't know where they were going, and when they figured that out they found the most complicated and unnecessary way to get there. should have been - West on PINE to North on Boren to East on Howell Where the I-5 on ramp essentially puts you straight on the Union Exit and your would have been there in 3 minutes!
Move to the right 😂😂
Good
When there's already space on the left XD
Give way plsss
Whatever Seattle has for traffic rules or cooperation works damn well. I have never seen so many drivers yield anywhere. The glaring exception was the amateur U-Haul nitwit, which one should always expect that from them.
I Love the diesel engine sound. Mixes well with the siren.
I could listen to them talk all day... idk why hahaha.
And Germany complains about a lack of escape route. In this video, this is a disaster.
Most of Interstate Highway 5 through Seattle is a combination of elevated roadway, below grade roadway and tunnels with minimum access and egress. Traffic is slow all times of day.
@@nol7034 I used to live and work nearby a city where most of the highway was elevated as well; Luckily both fire stations in the city were located close to on-ramps in both directions;
Now I'm in another area and some of the maintenance / emergency access points are really useful to cut down response times
this is Seattle WA dude not germany.
nachos ?
@@nol7034 seattle fire department in the vid. not taking place in germany.
What are they supposed to do? It's clogged up.
Sad to see such a poor understanding of road sense, in Europe a corridor is the way to proceed, until you educate drivers in a better method this will continue. Don't bother to point out about this is always an area of of heavy traffic , just watch videos from Germany and Holland , they have the same problem but people know where and how to drive . This is not a put down of the fire service, they perform a splendid job, but of the system that is common through out the States and Canada. You drive in any lane over and undertaking , something here that would not be acceptable.
Our firetrucks in europe drive much faster too. It could be me, but it seemed to be driving so slow
@@vtaqz4809 well to be fair, the engines( fire trucks) are much smaller in europe
@@kanad.9397 It isn't much of a big difference. But the american engines look really heavy and slow if you compare it with europian ones
@@vtaqz4809 US vihelces weigh 5-10,000 more (GVWR)
@@vtaqz4809 those toys you guys respond in😂😄😂
16:20 This is why you need dedicated 'breakdown' lanes on ALL freeways and highways, on EACH side. The firetrucks could make far better progress. Also, is there some reason why dedicated motorcycle medics aren't used? The UK has them, as they can get through heavy traffic (in situations like this), far faster than even an ambulance, to provide medical assistance.
Safety and unions basically.
As someone who is born and raised in a small town in the south east this traffic always blows my mind. Thats my entire county in one shot lol
*Only if ppl knew how hard it is to be professional when dealing w/Moran drivers, especially in traffic situations when using the PA(loudspeaker), occasionally it can be the hardest part of the job...GREAT WORKS GUYS & COOL VID*
You're Fired!
What kind of engine does the truck that you guys are riding and have? Because I’ve heard most firetrucks have Cummins diesels or Detroit diesels, and that does not sound like either one of them.
this video is awesome! a true response, a real ride along!
NICE RIDE
You'd think US drivers would have a bit more respect for emergency vehicles, they don't have the luxury of having their lights and sirens on for fun. They'd be shouting loudest if they were the ones in trouble
@rjdeible units get called off all the time, for example, there's a spot near me that falls under dept A's jurisdiction but the neighboring dept B has a station closer to the spot. Call goes to both depts and half the time A gets called off en route because B got there first. Ambulances are gps tracked and the call goes to the closest available, but then a closer ambo becomes available and the first ambo gets called off. Sometimes units get called off just as quick as they get a call.
Hey you call mom please let know Hi how are you how are you doing oh yeah
What are the big. Tubes that were on the trucks? Heaters to keep the engine warm.
Your doing great!
0:12 those black tubes are sitting on the exhaust and they slide off when the Engine company leaves the fire station.
I have to give it to you first responders-drivers!
Tough job and still care.😊
Great elite driving
🇧🇷 Parabéns! Ótimo trabalho ! Que Deus os abençoe!
THANKS 4 THE VIDEO FROM LIBERTY KY BOB
Sorry, but I can't understand why you turn off the siren. Is this a sunday sunride or a emergency respons?
Meine Güte, was für eine Berg- und Talfahrt zu Beginn.
Und dann ein wunderbares Beispiel dafür, dass es ohne das Konzept Rettungsgasse (was da gänzlich unbekannt zu sein scheint?) offenbar auch nicht schneller geht als mit Rettungsgasse.
Lustige Szene mit dem Umzugswagen und den dadurch ausgelösten Unmutsbekundungen der Feuerwehrleute, schöner Slang. :D
Maybe it's just me, but a right turn out of the firehouse, followed by a left turn, followed by another right
turn, and another left turn, then another right turn, then another right turn, and another right turn and then a left turn, then a left turn and a right turn, and finally at scene. Is Seattle that complicated? No wonder it
took 20 minutes (read the timing on the bottom). Hope I never have an accident there.
Other units were dispatched. You can see them towards the end of the video. So I think you would of been ok.
Yes, Seattle is that complicated. And yes, drivers are that bad.
Yes, a tortuous in-town traffic scheme. Damp roads, right-angled bends every few hundred yards and some of the hills remind of San Francisco. You cannot hurry a heavy truck in those circumstances. And the freeway congestion and delays to emergency vehicles is what will now happen on smart motorways in the UK. (Who decided that they would be called 'smart'?)
Probably didn't see the comment I made over a month ago... it might shed a little light on your question: First, the video as usual is great. So Dirk gets a thumbs up. The content on the other hand shows a mistake that added minutes on to an emergency call. Mistakes happen, but if "seconds count" let's hope this is the exception and not the rule for this driver. Since it's hard to hear the conversations going on, and even if you can - if you are not from Seattle, you may not realize that they are going the wrong way for the first four and half minutes. The accident is southbound but they are responding as if it's northbound. The dispatch clearly states southbound multiple times and it's on their screen as well. At 1:30 they turn left, they should have gone straight another block and then right. At 2:49 you see the guy look at the screen and they tell the driver it's southbound. You'll notice a series of right turns to follow. Note the IHOP restaurant at 2:16 on the right, at 4:07 if you look closely ahead, that same IHOP is seen straight ahead. At 4:33 they are crossing Pine Street which is the street this fire station is located on and they would have been turning right onto 3 minutes prior. Again, mistakes happen - but when you are concerned with civilians knowing the rules of the road to yield to you, you should also pay close attention to details of where you are responding to.
Mile High Dude that’s what i thought all they needed to do was west bound on pine then right on boren then right on howell and right on pine I5 south on ramp then there already there. when they got lost they could’ve just went madison to boren then same way as if they went on pine or screw it and go madison to 6th then turn right to union and go he wrong way thru union exit ramp.but they back tracked and went all the way north to lake view I5 on ramp and got stuck in the traffic.
And how much did this cost?
Hi how are you I want to how are you doing oh yeah
"Move to the right"... That cool German guy is like, "Is this a techno song?"
How far do they have to go to a fire?
Claud Pipkin it’s not a fire , Fire departments respond to a lot more than just fire emergencies dude
You can clearly see that right lane is moving much faster the entire time !
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Yeah but some places (idk about all) emergency vehicles are required to go to the left while everyone else is supposed to move right. Now in this situation if I know the crash wasnt that far ahead (which it wasnt) and the traffic was moving faster then I would have just stayed in the right lane. But it's all protocol.
That right lane is the exit lane, they'd have much more trouble trying to get back in the correct lane if they took that route
Weaving between lanes is the fastest way to have an accident, not get to an accident.
The right lane is an Exit Only lane. On this stretch of I-5 there are no shoulders. Would have been far more difficult for them to take the right.
20 minutes to get to the scene !,what's the point lads .
I hear "south bound I-5 on ramp at union" yet I am taken on a full tour of the city. Their is a fire station literally 5 blocks from that exit on Jackson St.?
Awesome! Let's Go! 🔥🧑🚒🚒🇺🇸
In Austria Denmark France any slow traffic or jam, all the cars split left and right to leave free passage for Emergency Vehicles.
Did the call come from CA? Fell asleep before the end.
On the highway I would totally lanesplit instead of going to the left, it'd be about twice as fast.
At 13:52 however, it's better to go to the left.
Bottom line? CONTEXT!
I agree... depending on the roadway - such as the multiple lane, one way road I live by, it doesn’t makes sense to simply move to the right. A perfect example of it is shown @ 4 : 38 in the video titled: [The Bravest of America responding Code 3] Fire Trucks,Police cars,ambulances code 3 collection
Lane splitting is how they do it in Europe. So much better and faster than just trying to move an entire lane of traffic into the next lane.
a) why not use the space that's been opened up already but persist on the vehicles moving the other way. Shouldn't you appreciate the free space that's available and use it in order to get there quickly?
b) as many other asked: why not leave the siren on at all times. It will grow on people's nerves eventually and they'll be able to react better since they can hear it from further away. a few short bursts when you're right behind them doesn't help that much, i.m.o. and as can be seen here.
c) at 9:53 again, the same as in a) why not use the space available. these are a couple hundred feet you could've gained easily without much effort.
I feel the same playing with retards on Arma 3, it's rly american way to waste time for bullshit and patronizing people about every subjects they dont handle, americans love wasting time and be slow, they dont like effectivness, go straight to the point, you'll never see it in slavic countries for example
I don’t know if Fire is different but for EMS I learned that you have to drive on the left side of the highway and once you get to the scene or the exit, whichever, then you can move back over to the left.
@@nosteponsnek8644 lol, I didn't mean that but, we europeans make things fast and well xd we old nations, we are just more skilled xxdddd
@@nosteponsnek8644 Yes, and you can do that but look at how much time is being lost by persisting on going on the left side shortly after that box truck fucked up under that bridge entering the slipway and then when the lane merged. a massive amount of time could've been saved by just going forward as far as there was room and then move over to the left. I don't expect anyone to go via the right hand side hard shoulder if by the country's regulations your not supposed to, yet, you in an emergency you have right of way and if there's a way to get somewhere faster then you can do it as long as it is safe to do so, and I think this was massively safe in the examples seen here.
Here, in Germany and other European countries such as Austria, as you may know motorist are required to form an emergency corridor / emergency lane in-between the most inside lane and all other lanes to the right so that emergency vehicles can move towards the scene relatively easily. In places where slip roads merge with the motorway / freeway / autobahn (chose the word of your preference) there are issues, of course, but if there's a chance to move forward safely a hundred to two hundred metres (roughly 300 to 700 ft) then this is what emergency services do and then they try and access the emergency lane. If, of course, there is a good opportunity to access it earlier without any hassle then this is being used, understandably.
Don't get me wrong, it's still some damn nice driving being on display here, it's just that I don't understand how you can waste a good amount space but rather get frustrated about vehicles not moving.
bruchpilot747 That’s one thing that apparently is different. It sounds to me that your sirens automatically give you right of way, here lights and sirens mean the the emergency vehicle is ASKING for right of way. I think that’s why our emergency vehicles drive more cautiously than you guys do. Very interesting. I don’t know why the rules are the way they are over here but there’s probably a reason. Anyway I appreciate your explanation. Always cool to see outside perspectives.
Man, the longest Code 3 response I’ve seen (heard) in quite a while. That was a LONG ride to the first call.
What's the Story?😊
why such a LONG response time? What am I missing here?
And they aren't sure if their going southbound?
How are you today?
17:48 the light patterns on these vehicles make me want to KMS. Some are too fast, others are completely disjointed and out of sync. Whatever happened to normal speed half-half?
It's staggered so the pattern will stand out more. The more offset the pattern is the more people will notice. Just like you noticed. Makes people slow down
Good that we've got the rescue Line rule in every street on Germany
Anyone know what siren they are using ?
Was there another station closer to emergency
17 minute response? Is that right?
1hr and 17mins was more like it.
12:37 is the only one doing it right. I don't get the Firemen, where are the cars supposed to go when the right lane is full!? Like, tf Cars on the left lane have to go to the left, only the others have to go right..
Yeah those fire man are noobs....
Hab ich da einen Swissphone-Pager gehört..? ;-)
Did i hear a Swissphone Pager at the beginning of the Video..? ;-)
i hope a capital hill fire truck isn't the closest station to SB I-5? i keep telling myself all the other stations were busy, with hopes im correct
they should just have trucks sitting on I-5 during peak hours.... its non-stop
Engine 10 from station 10 would have been a lot closer.
the firetrack is automatic transmation ?
No its manual push button transmission I think.
Der Fahrer ist auch nicht der Schlauste, oder? Er weiß dass er am Ende ganz nach rechts muss und anstatt die 19:48 entstehende Lücke gleich zu nutzen wartet er bis sich wieder alles erst rechts einordnet um dann ein Auto später selber sich nach rechts durch zu quälen.
How do you know when to blast the air horn? I wouldn’t just use it at intersections. It seems like people don’t always pay attention to lights and sirens.
Wrk Hrse I love the air horn
You just blow it when you need it.
This truck seems so slow, also the glass at the top of the cab must be a nightmare at night for letting in red flashing light...headache inducing.
they were second due anyways.. the first due should have canceled them long before they got there.
This is a Spartan Gladiator, with ours we do not have any issues with the flashing light reflecting into the cab. It's way worse when someone forgets to shut down a rear cabin light tho
Maxime Lamontagne Cyr this isn't a spartan gladiator. This is an E-ONE
Some fire trucks even have the ability to control traffic lights from an distance so they can just go thru green.
Omg how long dose it take get to scene
Don't bother getting out of the way it's only a big red fire engine with lights, air horn, and a siren. It's Seattle, Washington rush hour with people that are driving stoned. Stay Strong Stay Safe.
Hats off 2 u guys u guys should've had the u-haul truck and the car that pulled over 2 the lt side of the freeway u guys did an awesome job of clearing the traffic and well said on the p.a system