Sparta VFD 1st Structure Fire Call
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- The new Sparta Volunteer Fire Department (Sparta VFD) received its first 911 house-fire call on Sunday afternoon, 11-25-2012. The call was from a home on Denmans Loop with a kitchen fire. Sparta VFD emergency vehicles arrived on scene in slightly more than 2 minutes after receiving the call from the 911 dispatcher. Firefighters were ready to dump water on the fire in about 2 additional minutes. This fire was brought under control by the homeowners as the fire department arrived.
It was evident that these firefighters were familiar with their basic drills as they dismounted trucks, deployed their fire hose and prepared to pump water on the fire. Department Chief David Kirk and Fire Captain Joe Whiteley were both on scene and could be heard giving specific orders.
Although the new fire department's firefighting capabilities were not fully put to the test this time, its response to an actual structure fire call WAS tested. It appears that Sparta VFD passed this real life test with flying colors. See SpartaVFD.com for more information about this fire department.
Just checked them out on Facebook. They're doing great it looks like. They've grown. Just this year they got a rescue engine, high pressure extrication tools and a TIC. All used but those things are a huge sign of progress. Keep up the good work
They’ve got an actual station built now as well, rather than running from shacks in a yard.
People can poke a little fun all they want...but they got water on the fire faster than many of the big, big departments do on RUclips with 15 apparatus on scene.
NeilLB7 no, no they did not
Yeah, you don't judge by there gear.
@@Newgheenoe South metro fire had 6 aperatus on scene and NO hoses were connected, No one was in the structure.
@@invalidcactus76 Do you have a link to that video?
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Dont knock these guys. In a world where people refuse to work for money, I applaud anyone willing to work for free - especially something as risky as firefighting. Hope the agency has grown and equipment upgraded.
At least they had their hearts and enthusiasm in the call. Pulled hose and ready to wet the line in under 15 sec. That's pretty darn good in my book.
That's good for a career department. To see it in a volunteer department is great!
Enthusiasm is a good word ,normally a booster reel is not the choice and communication between the engineer and hose man is a good thing ...a little more training and no lone wolf...a good department I see.
15 seconds? Where definitely not watching the same video (at 1:39 the crew is calling for water and the line is still not charged) and there is several edits to video that shorten that time down from a unknown number. However, forward 7 years I'm sure they're better at it.
All I saw was a handline of either 1.5" or 1.75"
So first of all, no that is not accurate at all. They took forever to charge the line and only deployed one rather than multiple. I’m also sure when they burn that residents house down the home owner will be fine with it because at least they were enthusiastic right? Dumb fuck.
Not bad for their first call. Not bad at all. Good for them!
A vol fire dept with a 2 minute response time? holy shit!!
Please someone thank them for there service for fighting what I fear.
Love the old school fire gear and truck it’s amazing 🤩
That old rig looks pretty sharp. I'm guessing it was built in the late '70s.
Reminds me of the good old days when that is what we started with, guts and determination!!!!!!
God bless you and thank you for serving
Joking aside great work fellas always good to see new volly stations forming up need more of that
That FMC is sweet!
They got their turn out gear on and hose charged within 5 minutes
@@philipfarrell8114 Good job
Before people criticize
1. This was in 2012,
2. The title says first call (its a newly formed department).
3. The description it says the fire was mostly under control by the time the Dept arrived.
Like a poor oiled machine... But y'all are trying to help which deserves praise
People need to stop their bitching. These guys built their department from the ground up. Then run with what they have managed to get until they can get the funds for better equipment. These guys are part of the firefighting family now and should be treated as such.
It's not the equipment it's the training These guys could be given THE BEST money could buy but if they don't know what they are doing that equipment is useless. If your one of these guys I'd STRONGLY suggest volunteering at a big city Firehouse. Learn the trade. Learn from those who are 3rd or 10th generation firefighters. Learning to do the job when lives & property is on the line is NOT the best thing to do.
Kevin Casey This seems to be what you say on every video of volunteers. And generations don't have crap to do with it if you never train. And what exactly did they do wrong other than the improper equipment? They ran a line, and then it jumped to when they were cleaning up. You know nothing of what happened in between.
these are not fire fighters, they are a circus act. their equipment is older then me and I'm 27.
They ARE firefighters running their very FIRST structure fire. Do you expect perfection? No amount of training can get you truly ready for a house fire because no two fires burn the same. They're doing what they can with what they have and what they were trained to do.
John Doe are you a Firefighter? I somehow doubt it you'd be shocked to know the average age of any fire apparatus
Just coming back to this. Hope y'all are doing well. New equipment?
Just goes to show outdated equipment don’t mean a thing if you got the guts and determination to get the job done
This is not Sparta, WI. I'm from a town just West of there and up until the beginning of this year, there was two Sparta Volunteer Fire Departments: one city and one rural. Rural had the yellow/lime colored trucks and Sparta's E1 was a newer Pierce. Plus in the state of Wisconsin, Fire and EMS do not run with blue lights. The pick up truck pulling up on scene behind this engine has blue in it's light bar.
Stay strong brothers 🇺🇸
besides no scba, id say that was very solid
All those rigs need, NEED, new lights. Doesn’t even need to be LED’s just needs to be visible and affective.
If you notice on the door of the fire truck it says Sparta
Hi, captain obvious :D this engine is from Sparta VFD, its the name of the fire department,
@@EM4CZ oh
Wish yall had more video of this department
Heck the way these guys were moving they didn’t need hose they could have knocked that fire with buckets
0:18 yes its the noise used in cartons/animations
Glad they had their first fire, now when is their first training?
good for them only thing is stick boy really didnt do anything but walk back and forth
evident that these firefighters were familiar with their basic drills as they dismounted trucks, deployed their fire hose and prepared to pump water on the fire. No SCBA is now a basic drill?
Most vfds cant afford air packs, most of them that have them are hand me downs that are well over 20 years old...
@@ColKlenk-id1yu In order for them to be a fire department in today's firefighting world, they MUST have SCBA.
Greg W. hard for them to do that when they only have a yearly budget of like $5000-$10,000 a year
Greg W. and your absolutely right they should have them, but the only way for them to get good air packs or either through grants(which can take years to get) or through saving money( which also take years to do)
@@ColKlenk-id1yu Doesn't matter their operating budget. If they don't have air packs they can not be an operational fire department. They are in violation of FEMA and are endangering the lives of their members. Any insurance company will deny benefits due to injuries or death due to lack of proper equipment. So either they are an illegal operation or, they are improperly trained in the use of SCBA and endangering their members.
BAD DRIVER FOR NOT DOING THE WHEEL CHUCKES
That old truck is still earning it's pay protecting the community
Indeed! I don't know why people get all bent out of shape about older engines still in service. If they're well cared for and in good shape, they can still do the job just as well if not better than the new trucks.
anybody know how they're doing now? call volume, new equipment?
They're from Belton TX
loved the FMC's. well built machines....
Here in Jackson Michigan the fire brigade runs a FMC engine that was originally used by the Ypsilanti fire brigade.
These guys are actually good
Dustin Riddell they are very well trained,once they arrive on scene each firefighter knows exactly what to do and they can move at a faster rate of speed instead of wondering around wondering what to do,their training sure paid off.
How big was this fire
Where's the fire?
would this be sparta WI.
How many communities in the US are running ancient equipment like this? I see a lot of comparable videos on RUclips. Also, no radios, is this "normal" for rural Kansas, Montana, Dakotas, Oklahoma, etc, ect...
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I'd rather have a well cared for "Ancient" Engine as you say than most of the new garbage built today. Being a Fire Engine mechanic myself, the newer machines are in the shop more than they're out doing their job. The Old Engines were bulletproof, no electronic crap, no unnecessary emissions junk, and you could actually work on them with a wrench instead of needing to plug them into a computer. A well maintained old Rig can do the job just as well if not better than the these new RV's with pumps in them.
Most volunteer fire departments do, since they are a non profit, they dont get tax money so the rely on fundraisers, and donations, its common to see most vfds with only a yearly budget of 10k-20k depends on their population and community
I agree, as someone from montana, 7/10 departments are just like this and have no issues.
Where are the SCBA units? I see a guy grab a hose line and advance towards the structure WITHOUT AN SCBA!
look at their gear/ trucks, this is a rural and broke volunteer department making due with what they have.. im pretty sure they cant afford thousands worth of SCBA's
***** No Excuse, My department has 8 members, We have an annual budget of $8k our trucks are shit but we still have 4 SCBA packs that we picked up for free from the state at one of their gear giveaways. There is ALWAYS a way to get gear in the Fire Industry, You just have to look for it!
astanford09
Your absolutely right ,other stations are always willing to help a new underfunded volunteer fire dept . The station itself could hold car washes for donations or a door to door fund raiser . As you have said there's always a way to get equipment.
BA isn't always necessary. We don't go for it every time.
Joel Whitaker Then your department has some training issues that need resolved, BA should be used when entering ANY smoke filled structure or in use during car fires. Not using BA can risk health hazards and or injury to the fire fighters and put unwanted liability on your department.
Oh...Volunteer Fireman...anyway GOOD JOB! Looks Good!
You gotta admire these guys for wanting to help, but doesn't the state of Texas require some actual TRAINING for firemen, before being allowed to go out on calls ?
No, unfortunately the state does not require any training for volunteers to run calls. Most VFD's in the state have their own standards.
Austin T My state has fairly strict requirements for firefighters, and that includes volunteer operations as well. There are several levels of training, and new firefighters cannot perform certain functions without being certified at the proper level. If you don't meet requirements, you cannot operate, and the State Patrol and/or County Sheriff's Dept would revoke the "Emergency Vehicle" status for all your apparatus.
Firefighters are also part of a State Insurance pool (as are Police Officers, EMT's & Paramedics),so anybody who's injured on the job gets taken care of...
Here in Texas you cannot "make entry" into a structure fire until you have met the minimum required hours, but that's about it. However the paid side is very strict and has one of the highest hours of training you have to meet for certification. Combined with EMT-B it's about 660 hours for a FF- basic. The volunteer world is very different though. What state are you in?
Austin T I'm in Wisconsin...
Here, the minimum standards apply to everybody, both Paid & Volunteer, but most of the bigger departments have their own training requirements on top of the state minimums.
Here in NJ, a firefighter is a firefighter. On paper, it has nothing to do with who gets a paycheck for it and who doesn't. Because legally it doesn't matter. We're talkin workmans comp insurance here..... they are not gonna ask if the injured got a paycheck. A volunteer in nj goes through the identical training, right alongside paid guys from the busiest cities. when i got state certified, I was a volunteer, but there were guys hired with the city of trenton sitting right beside me. That's why NJ is pretty much as good as it gets.
How many calls since this?
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I think it's Sparta missippi
What siren is in the first engine?
Probably a dated Whelen siren.
Its a Federal Director with worn our capacitors.
“ I AM SPARTA!”
Uh, basic drills would include having SCBA. Just sayin...
holy shit. if this doesn't scream voulenteer I don't know what does....in ANY structure fire in killen it would be 10x better.....wtf are these guys doing
Fire already out by homeowners.
Still waiting for water....
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Amateurs.
Lol
glad I live in the big city where my fire department has new equipment used by highly trained professionals.
+Jacob Roy what did I do?
+Jacob Roy well I am right about what I said, rural fire departments rarely work well with other departments and sometimes don't even do something properly.
SG - kaleb33497 just because some one goes through training doesn't make them a professional
I work EMS in a big city with new equipment and these volunteers are probably much better motivated, and spend more time training for fires, then many "professional" Fire Departments.
Just a little FYI.....Cleveland, MS has an all volunteer FD....with the newest and best equipment available...the money the city saves on having to pay firemen goes toward....among other things....equipment....even their old pumpers from the 50's are kept in working order and can be used if need be.....oh, BTW....they recently received their insurance rating.....class 4.....not bad for all volunteer.
They are nothing short of unpaid professionals....
I lived in Venezuela for two years and saw better equipped crews.
pretty darn amateur!
Not bad for a few guys who built their department from the ground up. The're doing the best that they can with what they have and they're doing a damned good job. 80% of the fire departments in the U.S. are volunteer and they do a service for simply showing up so if you think you can do better, then put your money where your mouth is. There's a volunteer department that needs you to train them.