@@shloimemintz9455That would be so cool - but yikes, the driver needs any more distractions to have to fiddle with? I mean, it’s hard enough to avoid dropping your burger and giant size drink to manage the wheel, the siren, the radio, and that infamous PA.
@@wendyannhNah, we Americans evolved to hold our burgers, fries, extra bacon(just in case), a dozen donuts, and an extra extra large drink using telepathy. You know in case we need those all in our mouth in under 20 seconds and our hands are busy.
@@robclemons6308sorry if this sounds rude im just genuinely curious but did the noise become something in the background or was it bothering you the whole time? Also hope you are okay now🙏
@@SpookyscarySayge Is that part of your local protocols? I can see the reasoning but it seems pretty crazy. In my area afaik they're pretty lax on sirens but for different reasons.
@@SpookyscarySayge same here, the only time we have the sirens on with a patient in the back is if it's an "oh shit this person is gonna die" emergency
This is that one kid in elementary school who actually grew up to become the fireman he said he wanted to be. The first and last job he will likely ever have. You and me both, brother! P.S: I can recognize that seatbelt strap from a mile away. As fireman, we all can lol.
@@Juanguar First time was chest pain. Second was can't walk. 3rd was dehydration. Finally she called for homicidal ideations and that scored her the bed she wanted.
My uncle used to be a paramedic. He said if you hear an unusual ambulance siren, especially if it kinda sounds like it's been messed with manually, the driver is trying to make it sound more urgent.
That's actually good to know, I heard an ambulance messing with it's sirens, going around in pitch and sound, I also noticed they were (for lack of a better term) hauling ALOT of a$$!
Alternating tones can be better at catching drivers' attention, but there are some whackers out there, especially the younger ones, that do it far too much (see the DJ siren in the video).
We have a button that's programmed to say "move out of the way" it's not labeled. So it's like a secret. If you spam it, it says move move move move move.
My work parking lot is on the main road of town. If a call is going 95% chance it’s passing us. I can easily tell when they are annoyed. “Oh don’t hear that combination often”
@@Robynhoodlum like 10 years ago now (yikes) my house backed up against the main road, and like most kids, my sisters and I would check it out, and a few months in, we could reliably say which siren was which vehicle. We've lost that ability soon after we moved. :/
I live in my country's capital city on a main arterial road. There's a hospital at one end of the road and a second hospital, police station and fire station at the other end of the road. Totally agree with the comments above, after almost a decade of living here I can not only tell the different services sirens apart, I'm pretty sure I can tell when the driver is having a bad day or there's an absolute shitweasel blocking the road. It can be a surprisingly expressive language when used right, I swear I've heard actual sarcasm expressed via siren
@@edwhatshisname3562 I think every five year old loves anything big, colourful and loud. Heck, I loooooved the bin truck but that wasn't a career choice thankfully
@@Losovox I guess that's a good point. There are a LOT of things I took interest in as a kid that never panned out as eventual careers. Nothing wrong with being a bin man anyway, they provide a much needed yet dangerous service, and they are paid fairly well, as I understand.. or at least I hope they are.
When we had a call or coming off one through the Delta farms, my partner would get on the PA and "moo" at the cows. his pitch was perfect and like a siren. The cows would break their huddle and walk towards us. Some would moo back.
Just wanna say I’m very grateful for what you do and how hard y’all work. I used to be that annoying ass bitch who was constantly having medical emergencies from addiction. The firefighters, one in particular, still treated me with kindness and respect. I will never forget the firefighter that helped bring me back after I was dead for 3+ mins. Thank you, sincerely thank you. Y’all helped me until I was finally ready to get help
@@Anna-nt7ps they do not want to wake the neighbors late at night or they are embarrassed to cause a scene, and think they have the authority to make that request at all.
@@theunkownbanana1823 Lessens driver anxiety and noise pollution at night. The issue is that most companies don't let you run without a siren due to insurance issues.
As a Crossing Guard Who part of his job is to clear vehicles of the way for emergency response,, the get out of the way yell speaks to the very soul inside my bones.
I’ve actually heard this one before. I was pulling over to the side and watching my rear view mirror for the ambulance to pass by, when I saw this dude just… jamming to music on his ear buds. Apparently he didn’t notice the lights, sirens, or the rest of traffic moving out the way. 🤦🏻♀️
If you go super nuts fast between wail and yelp you can get a solid R2D2. That's my favorite, though people do call and complain from time to time. Other fun one of note, if you have the wail running and just quickly tap the handset on the PA on and off, you can beatbox it.
I favor the discordant wail you get when you have two siren heads to play with and you can synchronize them so one's going down while the others going up.😁👍
I remember when I had a fevral seizure, or whatever you call it, I was barely concious enough to remember what the paramedics called it. They did that one because we were going through some of the most crowded areas right when schools and offices closed for the Day. But I didn't die or anything so I guess it worked
Too funny! When I was taken by ambo in the middle of the night to a hospital an hour a way because my fever was 105 I heard some version of all of these here in Costa Rica. Somethings are international apparently.
The anger of flipping switches as cars dive INTO the path of travel when you only have so many switches...yes you'll hear it all. On the roads between towns my old man would leave all the lights and sirens off because on the open roads people would panic and merge in front of the ambo.
I was driving one day and a paramedic was hanging out of one side of the car screaming move while the one driving blared the sirens and went on the speaker and screamed get out of the way, I couldn't stop laughing😂
See, the cool thing about this channel is I get to see possible things that may happen to me as a paramedic. I'm going to college this fall for paramedic school. Seeing things like this helps me by a lot, along with the studies. Thank you for creating this channel. I see yall all the time on Facebook as well.
The gentle nudge works best for me. The blasting sirens at max at the intersection by my house at midnight when there are no cars on the road and they have a green, I like that less
I don't know your jurisdiction but in some places if an emergency vehicle is flashing the reds & blues & has an accident they'll be held at fault if they didn't have the siren on because they didn't give "full warning" even if it's 3am in a quiet empty well lit street & they were hit while driving under the speed limit etc.
Protocol. Switch tones a specified distance from the intersection, and then usually again as you enter the intersection. Generally progression is wail-yelp-hyper yelp/horn combo. I also alternate between wail and yelp when approaching cross streets and spam the horn if there is traffic.
I work right outside a busy intersection that a lot of emergency personnel go through daily. I love to hear the different siren patterns as the trucks navigate the intersection. My favorite is the “Gentle Siren” as they try to coax someone, who has stopped in the middle of the intersection in a panic, to move through the intersection so the truck can get passed.
my favorite moment from being a first responder was accidentally hitting the Q horn while our local police chief who is a complete dick was standing less than three feet from the Q horn
My dad would play the Talking Heads Burnig Down the House on full blast rolling through the ghetto going to a fire. Hed post up on a lunch break and blast Safetey Dance or if he had some hoodlums around he'd play some hip hop. You guys are the real heroes. The offensive line of Public Safety.
That last one depending on location of the station also has a giant subwoofer attached to it “rumble siren”, usually in cities because everything is so loud that shaking everything in a 2 block cone in front of you is mandatory
This would be actually be REALLY helpful for our deaf community and anyone and everyone with hearing issues/impairments!! There are times the vehicle not only can’t be heard or the sound is either muffled or blends in too much with other sounds, but depending on the area, it can also be blocked from view by anything from other vehicles to buildings or items carried by trucks, etc.
@@ars6187 I wasn’t even thinking deaf drivers. I do remember a car ad years ago taking place in a city but when the door closed, ALL sound outside of the car was quiet. A sudden earthquake from a rumble siren would surpass that I think It does however amaze me how people somehow don’t see the giant red truck with giant flashing lights all over it behind them though
Sirens are a huge trauma trigger for me and I keep coming back to this to kinda reintroduce sirens and not feeling panic and learning what happened isn't happening again and I am okay in the moment. Thank you for this video. You are unintentionally helping a very traumatized person.
Don’t know what you went through to bring such trauma at the sound of a siren; but I pray that God helps you through the fear and that you will be ok. Sending hugs ❤
...bless you men & women EMS ... with cars going sound proof and sound systems getting louder ... it is a blessing you make it home after a shift ... Stay safe .... drivers stay alert ...
As a graveyard dispatcher, you can feel the energy of the 6th call after midnight radiating through the radio. I always feel so bad paging out the same district so many times in a row 😂
One time we were chasing. I accidentally grabbed the radio to yell at the driver instead of the loud speaker. Dispatch was like “WHAT THE FUUUUUU ARE YOU SAYING???” My partner…..just sat there. What a rookie.
I HAVE A SIREN STORY!! One time, I was driving into town REAL late (2am?) and there was a cat in my turning lane. It did not seem afraid of cars at all, so I couldn't really go forward.... in the next lane, there was an off-duty ambulance who saw my predicament. The EMT played one loud WOOP- and the cat RAN LIKE THE WIND. Hope they got a laugh, and I thank them for clearing my path in a way that kept the cat safe.
I hate it when people don't know what to do at a red light and there's a ESV behind them. So if anyone reads this comment, here's what to do: 1. If you're first at a red light, and you hear sirens behind you, if you're at a crossroad, or T-Junction, look around to see if the other vehicles are stationary, if the coast is clear by law, you can run the red light to pull to the side of the road to create room for the vehicle. 2. If you're in a traffic jam on a 4-lane then, move your car as close to the side as you can get, it doesn't matter if Jorge just bought a new Tesla and it gets scratched, human lives matter! 3. If you're somehow in a scenario where you car decides to breakdown, look for any oncoming vehicles and make sure the coast is clear, if so ask someone to help you push you car to the side of the road
I was smoking with my sister and the watching this and as soon as the "gentle" alarm came on she panicked cuz that's the alarm the feds use in our country 😂😂😂
Had a cop pull up next to my Tahoe on a Saturday night after work and he heard my exhaust. I did NOT look over at him but he gave me a little blip on the siren and then say over the PA "i bet its still slow". Best interaction ive ever had at a red light.
DJ sirens are the best simply because they are unique. You simply start hitting the different sirens buttons randomly and sometimes, something that "makes sense" comes out
I so love this guy. Growing up were I did I learned all of the different sirens. But where I live now, out of the city, I've don't hear them often anymore. When I do hear one I have to think a minute about which one it is.
😂This brought back fond memories of when I would ride with my father who was one of the engineers in the station, and we would have so much fun with traffic!!! Especially the drivers that had no clue the ladder engine was right behind them trying to get by.😂
Diogenic sound man. Over the kids, the radio and the traffic it sometimes takes a while before I realize that noise isn't the kid's phones and its coming from right behind me.
"Get Out Of The Way! " needs to be on a default siren sound
Amen
And the (much-beloved) Fenton Scream
Certain siren systems have preset options for voice commands
@@shloimemintz9455That would be so cool - but yikes, the driver needs any more distractions to have to fiddle with?
I mean, it’s hard enough to avoid dropping your burger and giant size drink to manage the wheel, the siren, the radio, and that infamous PA.
@@wendyannhNah, we Americans evolved to hold our burgers, fries, extra bacon(just in case), a dozen donuts, and an extra extra large drink using telepathy. You know in case we need those all in our mouth in under 20 seconds and our hands are busy.
Had a dude go "wee woo wee woo" on his loud speaker it was amazing
Give that meme lord a raise.
Was it in the form of how Patrick did it?
Lol
hahahaha
@@yeti4269 😂 I need oxygen now.
I hear the "gentle nudge" often as an ambulance is going thru an intersection.
Means a patient is inside and we need to get thru. We don't have sirens on with patients in the vehicle as it stresses them out more
@@SpookyscarySayge No ambulances definitely keep the sirens on. Btw I know from my hour long ride
@@robclemons6308sorry if this sounds rude im just genuinely curious but did the noise become something in the background or was it bothering you the whole time? Also hope you are okay now🙏
@@SpookyscarySayge Is that part of your local protocols? I can see the reasoning but it seems pretty crazy.
In my area afaik they're pretty lax on sirens but for different reasons.
@@SpookyscarySayge same here, the only time we have the sirens on with a patient in the back is if it's an "oh shit this person is gonna die" emergency
I saw two ambulances (ambuli?) pass each other the other day and each give a cheery "bleep-bloop" on the lights and sirens. It was adorable.
That's the best thing I've read all day, you get screenshotted my friend, this comment is going in my gallery
it's like the ambo version of a head nod 😂
Ambuli 😂
During this there were sirens passing my house lol
Not ambuli lmaooooooo
This is that one kid in elementary school who actually grew up to become the fireman he said he wanted to be. The first and last job he will likely ever have. You and me both, brother!
P.S: I can recognize that seatbelt strap from a mile away. As fireman, we all can lol.
Ambulance i used to work in... Red seatbelts...
Add to the late call: fourth time you've had this patient today.
There’s a story in there and I want to hear it
LMAO that is so TRUE
@@Juanguar if I had to guess “used the ambulance to skip the ER, failed, left before their name could get called, kept trying to skip the line.”
@@Juanguar First time was chest pain. Second was can't walk. 3rd was dehydration. Finally she called for homicidal ideations and that scored her the bed she wanted.
@@jackall-trades6149 by the 4th call did _you_ have homicidal ideations? 🙃
My uncle used to be a paramedic. He said if you hear an unusual ambulance siren, especially if it kinda sounds like it's been messed with manually, the driver is trying to make it sound more urgent.
That's actually good to know, I heard an ambulance messing with it's sirens, going around in pitch and sound, I also noticed they were (for lack of a better term) hauling ALOT of a$$!
If you quickly go through the sounds from wail, Yelp & phaser really fast it sorta sounds like a baby crying.
Alternating tones can be better at catching drivers' attention, but there are some whackers out there, especially the younger ones, that do it far too much (see the DJ siren in the video).
Yep there are multiple different ones in case people don't hear you and especially clearing an intersection is a must change of siren
Mine said over the loud speaker "I don't care which one, but justchoose a lane!"
They took away our PA mics because our custom sirens got too spicy
We have a button that's programmed to say "move out of the way" it's not labeled. So it's like a secret. If you spam it, it says move move move move move.
@@t-yoonitthis has me dead lmaooo
Lemmy guess someone said "move bitch get out the way" but replace bitch with a siren blip
my mom worked for a private ambulance company, her partner played the ice cream truck song through the PA so they took the PA out of there truck
@@The_Great367 i mean maybe he was trying to be nice about it trying to soft serve the blow
The gentle nudge is what all of the emergency vehicles do here
Our units here use the gentle nudge all the time
“ÆAAAAAEEEEÆÆÆÆAAAEEE” ya no, it’s just a late night call, don’t you worry about a thing…
That scream siren definitely is code for "GET THE FUCK OUT OF THE WAY, PEOPLE MIGHT DIE IF YOU DON'T"
"AND THAT PERSON MIGHT BE YOU!!"
I mean that's what people should hear with any siren 😂
People *WILL* die if you don't
Q siren. (My personal favorite, btw lol 😉)
@@FDguy343I, use wail sometimes.
I just want to see the camera pan out and show everyone's reactions to him filming this in the garage lol
Lmao 🤣 interesting take
Please mee too🤣🤣🤣
I am imagining one person with a dead face look starring over with the "Again?" look because they can't get any rest in the station.
Odds are, they do it, too 😂
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My work parking lot is on the main road of town. If a call is going 95% chance it’s passing us. I can easily tell when they are annoyed. “Oh don’t hear that combination often”
Can you identify the different sirens for police, fire, and EMS? That’s my favorite!😂
@@Robynhoodlum like 10 years ago now (yikes) my house backed up against the main road, and like most kids, my sisters and I would check it out, and a few months in, we could reliably say which siren was which vehicle. We've lost that ability soon after we moved. :/
Work a block from a fire station. You missed the “lest us out of the driveway” siren.
@@RebekahTheCool Our FC has that problem, luckily the Amb side has a red light to get us out.
I live in my country's capital city on a main arterial road. There's a hospital at one end of the road and a second hospital, police station and fire station at the other end of the road. Totally agree with the comments above, after almost a decade of living here I can not only tell the different services sirens apart, I'm pretty sure I can tell when the driver is having a bad day or there's an absolute shitweasel blocking the road. It can be a surprisingly expressive language when used right, I swear I've heard actual sarcasm expressed via siren
“GET OUT OF THE WAAAAAAY.” My mood 24/7 lol
The way he just went from dead silence to screaming at the end😂😂😂😂😂😂
My four-year-old loves emergency response vehicles. This video summoned him like a duck call.
Maybe foreshadowing a possible career choice?
@@edwhatshisname3562 Possible. But he's only four, so we'll see.
Awe. That's pretty cute
@@edwhatshisname3562 I think every five year old loves anything big, colourful and loud. Heck, I loooooved the bin truck but that wasn't a career choice thankfully
@@Losovox I guess that's a good point. There are a LOT of things I took interest in as a kid that never panned out as eventual careers. Nothing wrong with being a bin man anyway, they provide a much needed yet dangerous service, and they are paid fairly well, as I understand.. or at least I hope they are.
When we had a call or coming off one through the Delta farms, my partner would get on the PA and "moo" at the cows. his pitch was perfect and like a siren. The cows would break their huddle and walk towards us. Some would moo back.
Cute. Typical rural things.
that's adorable 🐮
That is super cute and hilarious
@flickcentergaming680 😂 I'm am just seeing a notification from someone else here see I missed you. Yes it is typical. Everyone should try it!
im glad to know im not the only one to just have an instinctual urge to MOO when i see cows xD
"You can move now" was my favorite I've heard
The 6th call after midnight is basically just accepting fate and hoping that you wont hit anyone 😂
Late call! 😂 100% you're cursing at every car. 😂😂😂 i feel like that's universal.
My gentle nudges turned into a full DJ show about halfway through the shift.
It's a 50+ minute drive to our nearest trauma center. Sometimes you're just mashing that shit at every red light for stress relief.
@@Dascia2Never thought i’d relate
Every dept has a guy that looks exactly like this dude.
Trust the thumb shaped man
I think its policy. not like company policy, the universe requires a bald white guy on your EMT team somewhere.
Why are you not wrong
My dad has had 7+ people some from his station, one of my friends from school, a family member all tell him he looks like Jason (the guy in the video)
The one at the dept i learned at was 7ft tall and 350lbs
I live in a major city, can confirm the few times I've heard the DJ siren I've laughed my ass off every time
Tiesto, EMT 😛
@@odinfromcentr2Tuesta? Tuesta!
I live near a fire station and have herd them all. The most common is definitely the gentle nudge hahahaha
They’re all real?
I've heard the DJ during events and stuff lol, also the Nudge one when there's a Lot of traffic
Just wanna say I’m very grateful for what you do and how hard y’all work. I used to be that annoying ass bitch who was constantly having medical emergencies from addiction. The firefighters, one in particular, still treated me with kindness and respect. I will never forget the firefighter that helped bring me back after I was dead for 3+ mins. Thank you, sincerely thank you. Y’all helped me until I was finally ready to get help
“WHAT PART OF GET OUT THE WAY DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND?!”
My custom siren is Move Bitch by Ludacris 😂
They should have that one on all ambulances.
Get out the way!
I was always tempted to pull that but never followed through....
Wait.. that song is REAL? I thought it was just made up to add to memes!
@@the_once-and-future_king.I grew up when that song was new, unless that was just a fever dream 😂😂
Nothing better than screaming while running the phaser as you blast through a 4 way while the whole fucking town is on lunch break
Caller asked for no sirens en route? Ok. *grabs mic for PA system and starts screaming*
Do… do people ask for that?! Why??!
@@Anna-nt7ps they do not want to wake the neighbors late at night or they are embarrassed to cause a scene, and think they have the authority to make that request at all.
I can see why police would sometimes go no siren, but for ambulance it seems pointless.
@@theunkownbanana1823 Lessens driver anxiety and noise pollution at night. The issue is that most companies don't let you run without a siren due to insurance issues.
@@literalantifaterrorist4673 Didn't think about driver anxiety being a factor, but it makes sense.
😢😢😢 Too beautiful...worth watching over and over. To be honest it all makes sense now.
As a Crossing Guard Who part of his job is to clear vehicles of the way for emergency response,, the get out of the way yell speaks to the very soul inside my bones.
And yet, no matter how many sirens you have, none of them will ever move traffic out of the way.
Not true. Atleast in europe when the siren goes its like when moses divided the red sea.
@@Xirpzy Well then
Same here, any siren goes off and traffic parts like the red sea
@@Xirpzy Texas, US is the same way. People take their lifted trucks off road if they think it'll help.
@@oceanbytez847 me driving my lifted truck, even if I see they have plenty of room I'll use it as an excuse to test the 4WD "clearing a path".
"Get out of the way"😒
Lmao that would be me😂
Pretty sure everyone has wanted to say that to other drivers at some point 😂
I as a passenger or a walking bystander want to say hat sometimes.... 😂 😅
I’ve actually heard this one before. I was pulling over to the side and watching my rear view mirror for the ambulance to pass by, when I saw this dude just… jamming to music on his ear buds. Apparently he didn’t notice the lights, sirens, or the rest of traffic moving out the way. 🤦🏻♀️
The late call: when PD asks EMS to step it up because "he isn't doing so well"
I’m gonna act like I haven’t done a wee woo wee woo on the police car’s radio before 😂
Late night calls bring out the best sirens. The "gentle nudge" sound is my favorite.
The gentle nudge noise makes me more nervous than the rest.. it's like the passive aggressive siren. 😂
If you go super nuts fast between wail and yelp you can get a solid R2D2. That's my favorite, though people do call and complain from time to time.
Other fun one of note, if you have the wail running and just quickly tap the handset on the PA on and off, you can beatbox it.
I favor the discordant wail you get when you have two siren heads to play with and you can synchronize them so one's going down while the others going up.😁👍
...Calling to complain about an emergency siren... Baffling.
Firefighters really know the techniques to make music with their engines as I can see, haha!
People call in and COMPLAIN about this? Some folks need something better to do...
I remember when I had a fevral seizure, or whatever you call it, I was barely concious enough to remember what the paramedics called it. They did that one because we were going through some of the most crowded areas right when schools and offices closed for the Day. But I didn't die or anything so I guess it worked
The silent siren is spot on. That "I'm so tired I could spew" feeling
The late night calls always have the best sirens. My favorite is the "gentle nudge" sound.
the guy in the burning house: "is he really having a party"
“Get out of the way..” part got me laughin bruh 😂😂
waayy-YUH* 🤣
"GET OUT OF THE WAAAYY!!" I felt that so many times as an EMT in the military.
Too funny! When I was taken by ambo in the middle of the night to a hospital an hour a way because my fever was 105 I heard some version of all of these here in Costa Rica. Somethings are international apparently.
I believe you 😊
AFAIK Europe has a different design on the siren…
@@NickCBax Could be, but central America where everything north American goes to die is the same.
@@NickCBax If something makes noise and has a convenient on/off switch, it will be used to make music. This is human nature.
The anger of flipping switches as cars dive INTO the path of travel when you only have so many switches...yes you'll hear it all. On the roads between towns my old man would leave all the lights and sirens off because on the open roads people would panic and merge in front of the ambo.
His left eye has some drift, which makes this so much funnier
The custom siren got me I mean, that’s really funny😂😂😂😂😂
What about the siren for "We ran out of coffee and the chief is about to wake up! Move!"
Dual tone - delay with screaming Q and air horn
At that point just sound the NBC sirens. Because we all know chief is gonna explode if he wakes up without coffee
Same as late call but 10× worse
Air raid siren, often with "MOVE YOU FUCKING NI-" superimposed
Ah yes, the "DJ siren"...
That last one definitely sounds like something catastrophic is going to get worse if you arent there 🤣
*HE'S GONNA DIE GET THE F*CK OUT OR I'LL RAM YOUR CAR*
I was driving one day and a paramedic was hanging out of one side of the car screaming move while the one driving blared the sirens and went on the speaker and screamed get out of the way, I couldn't stop laughing😂
See, the cool thing about this channel is I get to see possible things that may happen to me as a paramedic. I'm going to college this fall for paramedic school. Seeing things like this helps me by a lot, along with the studies. Thank you for creating this channel. I see yall all the time on Facebook as well.
The gentle nudge works best for me. The blasting sirens at max at the intersection by my house at midnight when there are no cars on the road and they have a green, I like that less
I don't know your jurisdiction but in some places if an emergency vehicle is flashing the reds & blues & has an accident they'll be held at fault if they didn't have the siren on because they didn't give "full warning" even if it's 3am in a quiet empty well lit street & they were hit while driving under the speed limit etc.
Protocol. Switch tones a specified distance from the intersection, and then usually again as you enter the intersection. Generally progression is wail-yelp-hyper yelp/horn combo. I also alternate between wail and yelp when approaching cross streets and spam the horn if there is traffic.
I work right outside a busy intersection that a lot of emergency personnel go through daily. I love to hear the different siren patterns as the trucks navigate the intersection. My favorite is the “Gentle Siren” as they try to coax someone, who has stopped in the middle of the intersection in a panic, to move through the intersection so the truck can get passed.
my favorite moment from being a first responder was accidentally hitting the Q horn while our local police chief who is a complete dick was standing less than three feet from the Q horn
"Accidentally"
@@zackarysmith1520 fr
I’m fascinated by all things emergency services, but what’s the Q horn?
@@mehizcringe The siren that kind of revs up, kinda like an airhorn, google it.
@@mehizcringeIt’s a horn made by Federal Signal often connected to a Federal Signal Q siren, which is the wind up mechanical you hear on fire trucks.
My dad would play the Talking Heads Burnig Down the House on full blast rolling through the ghetto going to a fire. Hed post up on a lunch break and blast Safetey Dance or if he had some hoodlums around he'd play some hip hop. You guys are the real heroes. The offensive line of Public Safety.
I swear this guy makes the best faces all the time, he’s so expressive
That last one depending on location of the station also has a giant subwoofer attached to it “rumble siren”, usually in cities because everything is so loud that shaking everything in a 2 block cone in front of you is mandatory
waiting for the new houston traffic "world war 3 air raid siren"
god cities arent that loud
This would be actually be REALLY helpful for our deaf community and anyone and everyone with hearing issues/impairments!!
There are times the vehicle not only can’t be heard or the sound is either muffled or blends in too much with other sounds, but depending on the area, it can also be blocked from view by anything from other vehicles to buildings or items carried by trucks, etc.
@@ars6187 Yeah I think too they should use it more often, cuz also some hearing people just dont pay attention sometimes haha
@@ars6187 I wasn’t even thinking deaf drivers. I do remember a car ad years ago taking place in a city but when the door closed, ALL sound outside of the car was quiet. A sudden earthquake from a rumble siren would surpass that I think
It does however amaze me how people somehow don’t see the giant red truck with giant flashing lights all over it behind them though
Sirens are a huge trauma trigger for me and I keep coming back to this to kinda reintroduce sirens and not feeling panic and learning what happened isn't happening again and I am okay in the moment. Thank you for this video. You are unintentionally helping a very traumatized person.
I am glad that you are able to work through your trauma with this. Good luck with your healing! 💗💖💗💖
Aww, saw your comment and wanted to come drop a virtual hug! You're doing great.
Don’t know what you went through to bring such trauma at the sound of a siren; but I pray that God helps you through the fear and that you will be ok. Sending hugs ❤
May you heal from your trauma. You're doing great, don't let anyone tell you you're not.
you got this bro
I can tell you from first hand experience this is extremely accurate.
Your videos are always so fun to watch.
...bless you men & women EMS ... with cars going sound proof and sound systems getting louder ... it is a blessing you make it home after a shift ... Stay safe .... drivers stay alert ...
This sums up yesterday's 24hr shift perfectly. Every one of these was utilized
“the perfect loop doesn’t exis-“
Retired after 20yrs of “custom, silent and late call” sirens.
there's a fire station across from my home and you better believe I hear all of these. every day.
If there's a song that they will let them play on the siren we all know what it's going to be
As a graveyard dispatcher, you can feel the energy of the 6th call after midnight radiating through the radio. I always feel so bad paging out the same district so many times in a row 😂
You will never know how many times I was thankful to have a good, calm dispatcher
One time we were chasing. I accidentally grabbed the radio to yell at the driver instead of the loud speaker.
Dispatch was like “WHAT THE FUUUUUU ARE YOU SAYING???”
My partner…..just sat there. What a rookie.
As a relatively new driver, this information is very helpful. Better than my EVOC training
Lol! Your facial expressions make all these videos even funnier!
Gotta love a fireman with a brilliant sense of humour 😍❤️
G E T O U T O F T H E W A Y
His face in the DJ siren is top-tier
Gentle touch is my Sarcasm siren. I love congratulating people who FINALLY move with it.
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The fact I've heard every single one of these and don't live anywhere near America proves this is a universal thing for ambulance drivers
It was so cool seeing you at Charlotte airport last week, extremely nice guy!!
what a way to end the paramedic shift, thx for your content, it brings us smile in the station.
Used them all. I'd add a little rude horn too.
I HAVE A SIREN STORY!! One time, I was driving into town REAL late (2am?) and there was a cat in my turning lane. It did not seem afraid of cars at all, so I couldn't really go forward.... in the next lane, there was an off-duty ambulance who saw my predicament. The EMT played one loud WOOP- and the cat RAN LIKE THE WIND. Hope they got a laugh, and I thank them for clearing my path in a way that kept the cat safe.
The “custom siren” is the one people need to hear more often. Especially where I work at.
an EMT i worked with got fired for telling a car to move out of the way on the loudspeaker 😂
This is hilarious. Best part is the "LATE CALL" hahaha
Lmfao I'm totally the 6th call after midnight
I was going to give you 118 likes but 117 is perfect
I hate it when people don't know what to do at a red light and there's a ESV behind them. So if anyone reads this comment, here's what to do:
1. If you're first at a red light, and you hear sirens behind you, if you're at a crossroad, or T-Junction, look around to see if the other vehicles are stationary, if the coast is clear by law, you can run the red light to pull to the side of the road to create room for the vehicle.
2. If you're in a traffic jam on a 4-lane then, move your car as close to the side as you can get, it doesn't matter if Jorge just bought a new Tesla and it gets scratched, human lives matter!
3. If you're somehow in a scenario where you car decides to breakdown, look for any oncoming vehicles and make sure the coast is clear, if so ask someone to help you push you car to the side of the road
I think I hear that gentle bwoop bwoop bwoop nudge the most. But that last panicky sounding siren definitely makes people pull tf over.
As a mom of a kid with food allergies, I just want to say how much we appreciate everything you do. ❤️
Can confirm, Priority siren is always used when someone in the medic is screaming
U sir r an actor. A really good one. I pray u get called by the industry.
I was smoking with my sister and the watching this and as soon as the "gentle" alarm came on she panicked cuz that's the alarm the feds use in our country 😂😂😂
Had a cop pull up next to my Tahoe on a Saturday night after work and he heard my exhaust. I did NOT look over at him but he gave me a little blip on the siren and then say over the PA "i bet its still slow". Best interaction ive ever had at a red light.
“GET🗣OUT🗣OF🗣THE🗣WAY🗣“ love that one, it reminds me of my friend
Nice CFA shirt. Want a Queensland Fire and Rescue one?
I thought that he had a cfa shirt
We need more mic calls! I love “get out of the way”
"GET OUT OF THE WAY." Forever sounds in my mind everytime someone gets in my way.
DJ sirens are the best simply because they are unique. You simply start hitting the different sirens buttons randomly and sometimes, something that "makes sense" comes out
I so love this guy.
Growing up were I did I learned all of the different sirens. But where I live now, out of the city, I've don't hear them often anymore. When I do hear one I have to think a minute about which one it is.
😂This brought back fond memories of when I would ride with my father who was one of the engineers in the station, and we would have so much fun with traffic!!! Especially the drivers that had no clue the ladder engine was right behind them trying to get by.😂
I'm going to see if my brother and his guys do anything like this. Knowing my brother is exactly like you I can't even imagine
It’s amazing to think this guy saves people it’s awesome title dude
As a fellow medical professional, the '6th call after midnight' hit me right in the feels......currently getting ready for my 7th night on shift 😅
Diogenic sound man. Over the kids, the radio and the traffic it sometimes takes a while before I realize that noise isn't the kid's phones and its coming from right behind me.