The amounth of people who waits for a green light with siren literally up their azz , Is waaaaaay to high. And i am from EU where people actually goes through training. Not like US driver licence candy store...
Had that happen. Semi pulled out and stopped right in front of us as if it were intentional. Talk about holding the horn down 6 inches from that semi with 4 heads screaming out the window at him...... and it was a fire call on top of that.
It's also called the Karen horn when used by the public. I watched a woman lean on her horn for almost twenty minutes while paramedics tried to peel a child off the road, just because she wanted to get passed. There's a turn about 200 yards back, but she didn't want to turn around.
100% have done this before lol. It's hard to believe people don't see/hear the 28000lb truck behind them painted bright red with flashing lights and a siren...
I don't know if it counts as a "type of siren", but I personally am partial to the bully-phone :D Nothing quite sends the fear of god into the heart of motorists like a stern, deep voice from seemingly nowhere going: *This is the fire departement. Move into the intersection!*
The guys in my firehouse do the same thing sometimes when they’re coming back from a call and are either passing by a fellow firefighter’s house (and know that person is home) or pass them walking down the street. It’s like cats bumping noses.
@@dragondancer1814 My buddy runs EMT in the same town I live and whenever he see's me walking he'll slow down his rig to sneak up on me and blast the air horn... Usually I hear the tire chains dangling first though.
@@AbrasiveCarl Yeah, those jingling tire chains are a pretty good giveaway! I remember one time back when my husband and I were dating! He ran with a different department in the next county (I was a volunteer with the local PD in those days), and his department got called to a barn fire in the area. Since we were in “well country” they had to set up a drafting site for the engines with a giant folding tank, and the guys would wander over to splash water on their heads because it was the middle of summer with high humidity and the temperature was about 95 degrees in the shade. I didn’t have too much to do, so I was mostly trying to find a scrap of shade that wasn’t in the immediate vicinity of a hot exhaust pipe. At one point I went over to the folding tank to splash my head, and the lieutenant sneaked into the cab of their engine (which was right by the folding tank). When he blasted that air horn, he startled me so bad that I damn near fell into the folding tank! I turned around, and he was in the cab laughing at me. Needless to say, I splashed the heck out of the windshield where he was just to let him know how I felt because I knew he wasn’t about to come out of there until I left!
@@timothyvu7006 Thanks! After over 23 years as a volunteer firefighter in my own right on top of the years my husband and I ran calls while we were dating, I’ve got a bunch of them. One thing you can say about life in the firehouse is that it’s never boring!
"Silent Response" killed me. That's so great. I live near a major intersection and I hear sirens all the time. I'm getting pretty good at telling who's siren is who's and my dog loooooooves the sirens. He gets so excited and has to watch when the trucks and ambulances drive by.
@@Miliradian where I live the only real volume of fires are to the north and usually involve a building that is being constructed and improperly stored flammable building materials, so not people being burned alive. The overwhelming majority of the fire responses are for uninsured people who called 911 and it's usually not an emergency. Ask any fire fighter or first responder who works in the US. It's a thing. Don't try to shame people because you want to feel big.
I used to live by a major intersection with lots of semi traffic and there was one guy who had a horn that sounded like a train. I always got a laugh out of the other drivers trying to cut him off to make a left turn suddenly hearing it. It was even better when they weren't local and had a Monet of panic thinking an actual train was heading their way.
Ah, memories of my dad as a fire Captain. He did stuff like this when he was a driver, and then added more solutions sitting on the other side of the cab. He was particularly fond of flipping siren types going into intersections (which is unwittingly shrewd, since it pulls drivers out of their desensitization to redundant noise). But, when they moved to digital sirens, he would flip through the dial, and even get between siren patterns, which would get it to sort of glitch out. Without fail, people got THE HELL out of their way.
@@Justacheese Well, they may not be anymore. The old digital siren system on Dad's truck had a mechanical dial. So, each setting was triggered by completing a circuit via electrical contacts. And he was able to move the dial between the indents for different settings. So, stray current could jump between the the dial needle and the two contact points. And thus, auditory chaos could ensue. This was also happening in the very late '80s, and on into the '90s. But, yeah. He was very happy with how quickly people would get out of their way when a giant red truck starts making freakout noises. LOL!
@@artisan002 This kind of makes me want to hear the noise, because I'm curious. But at the same time I got a feeling its going to be the type of noise that would make you fall out of your PC chair and be alert for the next few minutes. And I'm not so sure I want that experience.
@@Justacheese I only heard it once or twice, briefly. And it definitely is odd. The advantage was that the hi-lo siren setting was next to what he called "yelp." I don't remember the others anymore; and at 82 years of age, he doesn't either. Effectively, though, it' would frenetically flip between the two modes. It broke monotony, but also ran the pitch range humans tend to respond to. You just can't not notice it. And, to your suggestion, yeah; over time, that might constitute a violation of the Geneva Convention. LOL
The "intersection" is a horn type I hear every once and awhile. Since I live very close to one of the larger and weirder major intersections in my area. Now I have face to the firefighters at that moment.
I had a buddy who worked on a department with a captain the captain that did not understand that the air horn was hooked up to the air breaks. Apparently it is hard to drive when there's no more air in the system
I was traveling through south eastern Ohio once when I thought I heard a storm siren. I rolled down my window and the sound got louder and sounded like a thousand freight trains all blowing at once. Suddenly everyone around me started pulling into driveways and up on the sidewalk and INTO YARDS! Then from behind me in the mirror I see a normal, every day ambulance. Nothing special except for the entire drivers cab covered in air horns. There must have been ten in all and I will just about guarantee that truck has never been blocked at an intersection.
@@void405We were traveling from KY. Went through Maysville. I hope I spelled that right and know that it's not. Went due north for three hours. Somewhere along that line.
Where I lived the station near me must've gotten new sirens when I was a kid because they suddenly sounded like someone screaming really loud instead of a siren. So my 7 year old self decided the best response was to scream back at the top of my lungs.
@@aazelion5189 an interior fire attack is like beeing in combat with a force of nature that takes no prisoners, you have to kill it or it will kill you by burning you or bringing down the structure on top of you. It's intense often low or zero visibility but you can hear the crackling or the roar of the fire constantly trying to keep in physical and verbal contact with your crew while locating the fire and extinguishing it before it flashes over, and doing a primary search. It's very intense and it happens so quickly. To get a better understanding of how fire behaves in a structure look up fire behaviour there are some great videos. Risk nothing to save nothing Risk a little to save a little Risk alot to save alot
@@aazelion5189 im not a fire fighter but its my best guest here goes: fire fighters dont really spend much time fighting fires.. its mostly medical calls and car accidents, so an actual fire call is a big deal, and its what I would imagine they spend the most time training for because its the most dangerous (im assuming pls don't kill me)
I kind of always thought that if you blocked a Fire Truck for to long, you basically go pushed out of the way. As I was told once, they have those massive bumpers on the front for a reason.
@@joshuacheung6518 There was a video of a Fire truck that was pushing several police Cruisers including an SUV out of the way in a line to get to a fire. Fire trucks are not geared for speed, they are geared for torque.
As a Brand new Volunteer Newbie at my first training meeting. I went with the Rescue Truck to fill it up with gas. I didn't realize it a a foot pedal for the siren on the front passenger side. So I was just chilling out. And an Old Lady was in Front of us when our Siren started going off. I thought the Old Lady was going to have a Heart Attack. I didn't know why the siren was going off. The Firefighter I rode up with came up with came around laughing. And said to lift up my right foot. I won the "Rubber Chicken Award" for the week. Everyone except for the Old Lady had a Great Laugh.
I did this exact same thing as a newbie. We were on a call to a nursing home because a laundry dryer had caught fire. We were rolling the hoses up and I was asked to grab the clipboard for the report. I had no idea the siren had a foot pedal on the passenger side. I stepped on it soon as I got in the cab and woke up almost every resident in the nursing home that was still sleeping
Our firehouse let the grocery store manager ride in one of our engines for the 9/11 parade one year as a thanks for all the donations that store has made to the firehouse. It’s a solemn event, and nobody’s allowed to play with the siren or air horns, but at some point one of the sirens went off. I found out why when we got back to the station-it turned out that nobody thought to warn the poor guy about the pedals on the shotgun side floor that operate the siren and air horn! I explained to him that we got so into the groove of avoiding those pedals unless needed that we just do it automatically, but it becomes such an automatic reflex that we didn’t think to warn _him_ about it-whoops!
@dragondancer1814 Oh, poor guy. I know that some of you were laughing on the inside. I'm still laughing at myself. And it's been almost 38 yrs. First Responders have the most warped sense of humor. We'll laugh at almost anything.
@@jiminhouston34 Oh, he’d already gotten into trouble with me earlier-he made the mistake of saying the Q word to me at the store when we were chatting once, and when I naturally told him not to say it, he was like “Why? It can’t be that bad!” Well, that afternoon we got hit with five calls in two hours (which is a LOT for a rural volunteer fire department!), and I naturally blamed him for that the next time I was at the store! It was all in good fun-we remained on friendly terms until he got promoted to area district manager and left our town. Where is he now? I hope he holds fond memories of his times at or with the firehouse!
@@meganparish1431 I've requested it before when I was having an issue that needed police assistance (usually used more with police) but I didn't want to disturb my neighbours. Plus the sirens and lights may have scared off the perpetrators. They said they'd see what they could do and did pull up silent without lights. I'd in part requested it bc my neighbour had a teething baby she'd not long gotten to sleep, they sirened up to a point (vaguely heard in the distance) and switched it off wen they got to a point it was obvious teh sirens would be coming to mine. Didn't disturb my neighbours, they had no clue (they weren't in danger at all), the issue got handled and all without half my neighbourhood being woken up.
Why though? There are usually legit reasons why one would request that. People with anxiety or panic attacks or PTSD that could get triggered by loud noises, autistic people with sensory issues that could experience a meltdown due to this or simply newborn babies in the neighborhood. Where comes that lack of compassion from?
@@nograet's not, because usually the one who actually needs it states their motives while requesting. The ones that don't usually end up not having any legitimate reason and/or are assholes.
you forgot angry air horning! ya know, where u just keep repeatedly pulling the cord in anger very quickly because someone has more important things to do than you.... I find it most satisfying with the train horns on our ambulances but thats just me... I should also note that it usually leads to "the intersection" type of siren horn combo after a few moments because the anger just overwhelms you lol
I've seen that last one a few times recently. This one guy sat stopped in front of the engine for a good 30 seconds or so before finally realizing that the engine behind him needed him to move out of it's way. Dunno how he didn't realize that the fire engine right behind him, with lights and sirens going, laying on the horn, couldn't just magically go through his vehicle.
I live near a fire station. Each day I get to hear every single siren and horn on every truck tested at 0800 and 1800. That part is cool, there is this one firey though who tests the appliance megaphones with a song. He’s not the greatest singer but as he wakes up a few thousand people on Sunday mornings I know he dreams of fame, fortune, and applause. Money for nothing and his chicken dinners for free. Huge respect to anyone who keeps us safe.
As a former dirty volunteer, I can confirm most of these. It's a shame that we couldn't have an air horn so loud it physically moved cars out of the way.
When I trained in Philly back in the day, all public safety units would give each other a single siren honk when passing. Didn't think about that until just now, wondering if it's still a tradition
still one of my favorite memories... lady parked her car in the fire lane near the mall. Mall had an alarm go off. Fire Truck pulls over and she tells them that she's just waiting for her friend to come out and she'll move. Fireman looks at her and says something along the lines of... "Lady if you don't _____ move your car right now, I'm _____ moving it for you. Either way, your ____ is moving."
I still think that firetrucks should be build a bit more robust and have a blow-structure in front. When somebody blocks a firetruck intentionally than the truck should have not just the right but obligation to ram them outta the way.
A firetruck is equipped with a hefty bumper I believe and has enough ho and torque to just plow any vehicle up to I believe a small truck. And fun thing is if someone is blocking a firetruck and the firetruck plows your vehicle, the blockers insurance pays out to repair the truck and all that I believe. I saw it happen once when this guy with a a F350 got pushed aside at an intersection.
You are not helping anyone if you cause another accident on the way to your call. Much as it may tear at you when you get stupid drivers you just have to drive calmly with urgency to get to your call safe.
Finally someone else says it! Or Robotnik's sane brother the fire fighter. I just realized I used sane to describe the ppl who knowingly and willingly run into fires. Yeah sane was definitely not the right word. Lemme try again.... Or Robotnik's under paid and gainfully employed brother. Better?
driver of car "why is the fire engine with its lights and sirens, honking its horn at me, i am only blocking the intersection. i heard them from a long ways away?"
I have seen this before, from another car.. like the person just.. stops moving.. they don't seem to understand that getting out of the way is what they should be doing, too many people just freeze up and it is stupid
@@BaconNuke my theory for these kind of situations is that the people think that they are out of the way. They don't know how wide their car is. So since they moved two inches over now they think that there is enough space. And then of course they are confused ("hey, I am out of your way. Why are you still honking at me")
I know you probably won't see this, but I just want to say I started watching your channel 2 (almost 3) years ago, I had always wanted to be a fire fighter but always got talked out of it or dissuaded told all I wanted to do was "play hero" and "wouldn't ever actually do it" ect ect. Well, now I'm a firefighter (probie, going to hit fire 1this year hopefully), and part of me thanks your videos for reminding me why I wanted to be one through your sense of humor and "more realistic" videos. I always laughed at your vids back then in 2020, but now I can relate to some of them on a spiritual level and it adds to the comedy ten fold. I hope you stay as safe as you can on your future calls.
lmao! Now this one is 100% accurate. I witnessed the intersection one today with my own two eyes. He did not let up on the horn and the guy in front STILL didn't move. In fact, he seemed to park right there and stay. It seemed to be a standoff between them. I was in another lane going the opposite way, so I'm hoping the guy who was keeping them from their emergency got a huge ticket. It's FL and in Seminole county, so probably. The cops here give you a ticket for going 5 miles above the speed limit, no exceptions and it seems if you sneeze wrong around them they give you a ticket. So, I'm siding with the cops on the ticket part for once on that one, because who just says 'f it' and parks in the middle of an intersection just so the fire truck can't pass them because the person wouldn't get out of the way in the first place? Florida...it might be the sunshine state, but we got quite a few fruits and nuts.
Orange County here. I live near 3 fire stations and near downtown Orlando, near a major intersection. Constantly hearing everyone from regular truck drivers to ambulances and firetrucks blaring the intersection pattern. Whenever the city cops get a few minutes to themselves and feel like writing tickets (which is pretty rare) they like to sit at the intersection and pull people over who don't move. They usually get at least 2 an hour, which isn't bad at a few hundred dollars per ticket.
Yeah, agreed. Though I will tell you one of the scary moments I've had while driving is a fire truck blaring behind me while I was waiting in a left turn lane. Big intersection with poor visibility (next to a bridge and low to the ground). My first thought was "am I allowed to run a red light if a fire truck is behind me?!" - wish they would've taught us the answer!! 2nd, where the hell do I go? Do I make my turn, will that block the truck? High-speed cross-traffic has a green light. And then 3rd, as I crept into the intersection with no lights or siren for my car, "please no idiots hit me!" because they have a green light and I have a red light and Teslas don't even stop for firetrucks. The rules of the road say if anything bad happens, it's my fault as driver. So don't get me wrong, I wanted to get the hell out of the way as quickly as possible. But I also didn't want to kill anyone or get dead myself.
@@x--. I can answer this one. Your situation is a bit more unique and not who I was referring to at all. You're right. IF you would have gone and you would have been struck, because it was a red light, you would have gotten the ticket and blame. In most cases, firetrucks that have an emergency will try and go around traffic at a red light (if people can safely pull to the shoulder) if that isn't the case, in your lane and in this case, you move forward out, but turn your car sideways across where the other cars are going straight (they too would have a red light or should) you move out just enough so the fire truck can pass you. Once they pass you, reverse back into the turning lane. I've had to do that for fire. It protects you from getting rammed and lets them get to their emergency. The guy that was blocking traffic had a green light, but because the firetruck was honking, he just decided to block them. You are 100% correct though, they don't cover this in driving school and they really should. *edit* If you can't safely turn your car and then reverse it, then sometimes you just have to wait for a green light. It's better not to take a chance with your life or others if this was poor visibility, but if this happens next time, pull across enough to allow passing and then if you can safely reverse back into that lane, you're good, but don't take a chance if you are not 100% sure.
We were on a brush fire in eastern Washington and had to turn off of the highway onto a gravel road that was blocked by two police cars, we blared the “intersection siren” and scared the hell out of them. They weren’t expecting it 😂
I found your channel by mistake but it made my day, no, my week! Sunday morning on RUclips when I saw this page. I laughed my a*& off when I saw “the silent response”. My wife who was in the den at the other end of the house yelled “are you ok?” All I was doing was laughing soooooo hard that I almost fell out of my chair. I used to work (now retired) as a school cop in a suburb about twenty miles east of Los Angeles, Ca. About a block south of our station, was a L.A. Co. fire station. More times than I can remember I saw the engine responding code trying to make its way through traffic with the Q screaming and the Capt. trying to play tunes on the air horn while the guys in the rear seat yelling at drivers to get out of the way. Or a rescue squad trying to get past drivers with the paramedic riding shotgun on the P.A. yelling “ get the hell out the way!!!!!!!!!” Fond memories. God bless you all for what you do.
Kudos to every driver who gets the Q up to max before the front tires roll off the ramp, and/or every officer who just can't seem to find the Q brake...
My only issue is that your videos are just too short! You help bring some real awareness to these professions in such dark snarky way thats hilarious & memorable.
I run 53 ft railcans intercity in a semi. I've been every one of these drivers. Is it bad when your outside in the truck yard at 3 am you here multiple gunshots and don't flinch? But my personal favorite of these is combine Q and the Cigar chomper.
I run a roll off truck and volunteer in my spare time, I too have been all of these, I think I use the air horn as much in my work truck as the fire truck 😆
I remember a while back there was a massive house fire in my neighborhood. The whole cavalry pulls up no matter how small the issue is bc these are old row houses & theres a chance of a chain reaction. When this house fire started we all kept a safe distance, made way for the fire trucks & gave the firefighters whatever valuable info we have about the place (who lives in the house, general layout, best way in or out). After a bit we realize the fires not going out even tho the firefighters are doing their damndest, people get their kids back inside, move their cars as far away as possible. after a good 2 hours suddenly there was a loud boom & the fire shot up like a tower before spreading to another 2 houses & unleashing a cloud of smoke. The house was at the bottom of a hill & there was enough smoke to fully obscure anything. It started spreading uphill so everyone ran back inside, shut all our doors & windows & put our ac & fans on full blast to keep the smoke out. After another few hours it had gotten dark & they were still at it. Then they started laying on the loud horn in long bursts. In my area that means theyre calling for all firefighters to evacuate the building or a firefighter is trapped. Every single truck laid on their horn. After 30 mins of them all laying on the horn, more trucks, ambulances & police pulling up they all suddenly went silent & we all knew at least one of them was gone, but the rest of them had to keep pushing on. After another couple hours the fire was finally out. It destroyed 3 homes & that big boom from earlier turned out to be from a propane tank. All the residents had apparently gotten out w/ only minor injuries pretty early on. It doesnt matter if you think theyre just having a laugh, when any emergency vehicle has its horn going, be alert. They could be trying to save you or someone else
Used to love running the Q and setting the Whelan 1/2 way between wail and Yelp, esp at 3am. Shit, if I had to be up, so did everyone!!! Jez...27yrs on the inner-city job makes a person sour!!!
You were actually a thoroughgoing humanitarian and complete people person for the first quarter century, but the last couple of years with the mental degradation and overwhelming selfishness and entitlement of drivers have caused you to exceed your max gross load. 36 years. I feel you brother.
Fire engines, rigs, trucks whatever you call them should have cameras to take photos of license plates. Move it or you buy the next item on the department's wish list. No get of jail free, no skipping items on the list, no negotiations. Can't pay? Hand over your flat screen and bbq.
All of the siren types are so very true. I used them all. I always liked the request for a silent run by the caller. Which never happens. Now that I’m retired I can still read the sirens, if it’s a serious call or routine run. I have seem numerous accidents because drivers aren’t paying attention to sirens. I liked the one time I was going into an intersection a driver rear ended a police car.
If you hear one of these it means someone is having one of their worst days ever., so think of if that was your family member, wouldn't you want them to be able to get to them as fast as possible? Move over as you best you can and don't block the intersection they're trying to get through
I always wondered about the meanings of different types of sirens. Thank you for clarifying that. On another note: The Doctor Robotnik look that you sport at 0:08 ... The mustache works, but only with that insane kamikaze expression. Just something to keep in mind.
That is Firefighter Fenton, another guy who does collab work with FDC. The mustache is real and he has, in fact, done similar expressions in shorts. Specifically, any FDC shorts referring to 'Murphy' and his brother 'Q'.
0:22 One time, I spotted this old jeep just driving along like nothing was happening, with a firetruck right behind him with their sirens and lights all active, horn blasting at them every few seconds. It took the driver forever to actually move. I was sitting there like "How loud is your music that you don't hear a fire truck?"
I have a question, is there a story or reasoning behind the "FDNY siren"? I've always wondered why their siren is usually a much lower pitch and lasts longer, but the trucks in my town, when we use the siren the pitch gets much higher and it turns off faster.
@@ltmundy1164 this was at least ten years ago, and I actually lived there lol. I only feel comfortable sharing this because I'm sure tech has moved way beyond this by now 👉👌
I vote we be allowed to install ram bars and push people out of our way if they don't move and their insurance has to pay for the damages to the truck.
The last few homes I have lived in have always been on the same street as a fire station, you hear a lot of the 'musical' horns. You can always tell when the fighters have Jobtown by how they move (theyre always pretty quick but its Benny Hill fast if its structure fire). They chose right to be Firefighters in California haaa
It never ceases to bewilder me how almost NOBODY appears to know that if you hear a siren behind you while sitting at a red light, you CAN AND MUST GET OUT OF THE WAY EVEN IF IT MEANS PASSING THROUGH THE RED LIGHT!!!!!!!! Sometimes they have to blast that instruction over the PA because so many drivers seem to have never been taught this simple lesson.
In some areas of the USA you are not supposed to move when stoped at an intersection because Emergency Services are allowed to go into the oncoming lane so its safer for all for no one to move and keep the intersection clear for them to pass.
I see that most of the problem is the oncoming traffic ignoring the siren and stopping to allow the vehicles in front of the engine into the intersection. But also some cities are a little scummy with the traffic cameras and try to charge you for running a light
You forgot the 'Annoyed siren/horn combination reserved for waking up that one hobo who passes out drunk in the middle of a busy intersection four days a week and then refuses transport'
I was walking home from school a while back when there was a firetruck going by. 1 lane with a grass divider, and a shoulder where cars can park. Tiny little sedan decided that rather than get out of the way of the firetruck they would just stop in the middle of the road. The firetruck was honking its horn all the way up the hill and stopped behind the car and just sat there blasting for a solid 15 seconds until the car finally pulled out of the way.
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"I'm going to hold it till you MOVE" -- had me dying!! 🤣🤣
Thanks for what you do man, you are awesome!
The amounth of people who waits for a green light with siren literally up their azz , Is waaaaaay to high. And i am from EU where people actually goes through training. Not like US driver licence candy store...
Dude same! Fucking gold! 😂
Had that happen. Semi pulled out and stopped right in front of us as if it were intentional. Talk about holding the horn down 6 inches from that semi with 4 heads screaming out the window at him...... and it was a fire call on top of that.
It's also called the Karen horn when used by the public. I watched a woman lean on her horn for almost twenty minutes while paramedics tried to peel a child off the road, just because she wanted to get passed. There's a turn about 200 yards back, but she didn't want to turn around.
100% have done this before lol. It's hard to believe people don't see/hear the 28000lb truck behind them painted bright red with flashing lights and a siren...
I don't know if it counts as a "type of siren", but I personally am partial to the bully-phone :D Nothing quite sends the fear of god into the heart of motorists like a stern, deep voice from seemingly nowhere going: *This is the fire departement. Move into the intersection!*
I prefer just blasting some Ludacris.
@@JakeRWVCoal word of mouf be slapping ngl
you are evil you want them to move in front of your truck. Make them a better target.
We have one medic on the ambo that likes to yell, and I mean YELL, into the bully-phone "PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT AND STOP!"
Love it! Also, no vehicles EXCEPT trains and emergency responders should be allowed those damn train horns!
The “ambulance wave” is so accurate haha that is EXACTLY how the engines greet us out in the wild 😂
The guys in my firehouse do the same thing sometimes when they’re coming back from a call and are either passing by a fellow firefighter’s house (and know that person is home) or pass them walking down the street. It’s like cats bumping noses.
@@dragondancer1814 My buddy runs EMT in the same town I live and whenever he see's me walking he'll slow down his rig to sneak up on me and blast the air horn... Usually I hear the tire chains dangling first though.
@@AbrasiveCarl Yeah, those jingling tire chains are a pretty good giveaway!
I remember one time back when my husband and I were dating! He ran with a different department in the next county (I was a volunteer with the local PD in those days), and his department got called to a barn fire in the area. Since we were in “well country” they had to set up a drafting site for the engines with a giant folding tank, and the guys would wander over to splash water on their heads because it was the middle of summer with high humidity and the temperature was about 95 degrees in the shade. I didn’t have too much to do, so I was mostly trying to find a scrap of shade that wasn’t in the immediate vicinity of a hot exhaust pipe. At one point I went over to the folding tank to splash my head, and the lieutenant sneaked into the cab of their engine (which was right by the folding tank). When he blasted that air horn, he startled me so bad that I damn near fell into the folding tank! I turned around, and he was in the cab laughing at me. Needless to say, I splashed the heck out of the windshield where he was just to let him know how I felt because I knew he wasn’t about to come out of there until I left!
@@dragondancer1814cool story
@@timothyvu7006 Thanks! After over 23 years as a volunteer firefighter in my own right on top of the years my husband and I ran calls while we were dating, I’ve got a bunch of them. One thing you can say about life in the firehouse is that it’s never boring!
"Silent Response" killed me. That's so great. I live near a major intersection and I hear sirens all the time. I'm getting pretty good at telling who's siren is who's and my dog loooooooves the sirens. He gets so excited and has to watch when the trucks and ambulances drive by.
When you have been a first responder long enough, you can tell the difference between the engine and the medic or a LEO based off sirens
@@EWilber34 I'm a first responder buff and I alr know the difference
same
"hoomans are being burned on a fire, enjoyable as a dog..."
@@Miliradian where I live the only real volume of fires are to the north and usually involve a building that is being constructed and improperly stored flammable building materials, so not people being burned alive. The overwhelming majority of the fire responses are for uninsured people who called 911 and it's usually not an emergency. Ask any fire fighter or first responder who works in the US. It's a thing. Don't try to shame people because you want to feel big.
As a train horn enthusiast, I recommend putting the Leslie RS5T horn on all of your units. It'll definitely get people to move.
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I used to live by a major intersection with lots of semi traffic and there was one guy who had a horn that sounded like a train. I always got a laugh out of the other drivers trying to cut him off to make a left turn suddenly hearing it. It was even better when they weren't local and had a Monet of panic thinking an actual train was heading their way.
@@Marcschiller_2003 overused
@@Tzartle_The_Kaiju fr
why dont they????
“Yeah is this horn bothering you?Yeah I’m gonna hold it TILL YOU MOVE!” Lol that one is da best
I agree.😂😂😂
I peed a little. 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
Wanted to "like" this, but it's at a great number....
Whoever did the silent response, PLEASE add him into more of these. I laughed my ass off.
Firefighter Fenton
@@michaelwarnick4206A priceless relic of the fire department
Homosexuals are so violent
Isn’t that “Q”?
@@Robynhoodlumit is
Ah, memories of my dad as a fire Captain. He did stuff like this when he was a driver, and then added more solutions sitting on the other side of the cab. He was particularly fond of flipping siren types going into intersections (which is unwittingly shrewd, since it pulls drivers out of their desensitization to redundant noise). But, when they moved to digital sirens, he would flip through the dial, and even get between siren patterns, which would get it to sort of glitch out. Without fail, people got THE HELL out of their way.
Thats so sick. I never knew glitched sirens were even possible.
@@Justacheese Well, they may not be anymore. The old digital siren system on Dad's truck had a mechanical dial. So, each setting was triggered by completing a circuit via electrical contacts. And he was able to move the dial between the indents for different settings. So, stray current could jump between the the dial needle and the two contact points. And thus, auditory chaos could ensue. This was also happening in the very late '80s, and on into the '90s. But, yeah. He was very happy with how quickly people would get out of their way when a giant red truck starts making freakout noises. LOL!
@@artisan002 This kind of makes me want to hear the noise, because I'm curious.
But at the same time I got a feeling its going to be the type of noise that would make you fall out of your PC chair and be alert for the next few minutes.
And I'm not so sure I want that experience.
@artisan002 would also like to hear, both the original sounds and the glitched versions ;)
And thank your dad for his service *salute*
@@Justacheese I only heard it once or twice, briefly. And it definitely is odd. The advantage was that the hi-lo siren setting was next to what he called "yelp." I don't remember the others anymore; and at 82 years of age, he doesn't either. Effectively, though, it' would frenetically flip between the two modes. It broke monotony, but also ran the pitch range humans tend to respond to. You just can't not notice it. And, to your suggestion, yeah; over time, that might constitute a violation of the Geneva Convention. LOL
The "intersection" is a horn type I hear every once and awhile.
Since I live very close to one of the larger and weirder major intersections in my area.
Now I have face to the firefighters at that moment.
A close cousin of the Intersection horn is the Roundabout horn, which in my professional opinion should come with bumper mounted tactical nukes.
FDC videos should be in every drivers ed course
I agree 👍 💯
Totally
Haha. The FDNY with the cigar. You never fail to amaze me, Jason.
I don't get it.
@@NotanIntellectual fire department New York
@@Random_Fanatic me neither, help
@@Random_Fanatic They're more laid back about things.
@@R_A_3000 Ohhh okay I see.
I had a buddy who worked on a department with a captain the captain that did not understand that the air horn was hooked up to the air breaks. Apparently it is hard to drive when there's no more air in the system
Heard that same type of story, engineers are probably glad most now have 2 air tanks.
They're BRAKES, not something that shatters on impact (breaks). Please learn the HUGE difference!!!!
@@jb6712 nobody cares about spelling here this isn't an English paper
@@jb6712 shut
@@macaroon_nuggets8008 He didn't even say it rude. What kind of woman are you?
As the guy who got in trouble for "yelling at the cop to get out of the way, over the siren", I truly love this video!
Why would firefighters get in trouble over that? May be a cop, but you have somewhere to go in a hurry?
Much respect for the helpers in this world. However, the ones that don't respect you guys do make for some funnyass comedy. Keep 'em coming.
Yep you got to find the humor on the job. 🤣🦺👷🧑🔧
"helpers"?! These people are heroes, not "helpers" 🖕🏼
I was traveling through south eastern Ohio once when I thought I heard a storm siren. I rolled down my window and the sound got louder and sounded like a thousand freight trains all blowing at once. Suddenly everyone around me started pulling into driveways and up on the sidewalk and INTO YARDS! Then from behind me in the mirror I see a normal, every day ambulance. Nothing special except for the entire drivers cab covered in air horns. There must have been ten in all and I will just about guarantee that truck has never been blocked at an intersection.
Where in South Eastern Ohio, if you are comfortable to say. I used to like about a 40 minute drive from Gallipolis as a kid
@@void405We were traveling from KY. Went through Maysville. I hope I spelled that right and know that it's not. Went due north for three hours. Somewhere along that line.
The FDNY one got me laughing 😂
New York apparently isn't so much a place as it is a state of mind.
Where I lived the station near me must've gotten new sirens when I was a kid because they suddenly sounded like someone screaming really loud instead of a siren. So my 7 year old self decided the best response was to scream back at the top of my lungs.
LOL
I feel the structure fire one with every bone in my body
Amen!
Let's go brothers!! If you're not excited when that call comes it's time for a career change 😁
I’m not a fire fighter, why are structure fires so exciting?
@@aazelion5189 an interior fire attack is like beeing in combat with a force of nature that takes no prisoners, you have to kill it or it will kill you by burning you or bringing down the structure on top of you. It's intense often low or zero visibility but you can hear the crackling or the roar of the fire constantly trying to keep in physical and verbal contact with your crew while locating the fire and extinguishing it before it flashes over, and doing a primary search. It's very intense and it happens so quickly. To get a better understanding of how fire behaves in a structure look up fire behaviour there are some great videos.
Risk nothing to save nothing
Risk a little to save a little
Risk alot to save alot
@@aazelion5189 im not a fire fighter but its my best guest here goes: fire fighters dont really spend much time fighting fires.. its mostly medical calls and car accidents, so an actual fire call is a big deal, and its what I would imagine they spend the most time training for because its the most dangerous (im assuming pls don't kill me)
You forgot the "feather horn"...just ever so slightly feathering the edge of the contact in rapid succession
Edging my horn
I kind of always thought that if you blocked a Fire Truck for to long, you basically go pushed out of the way. As I was told once, they have those massive bumpers on the front for a reason.
people love to park in fire lanes and in front of hydrants
@@wufftwenty-sixteen5567 In front of hydrants? I think I'd probably get a ticket if I thought about that, much less actually did it.
@@crazy808ish if blocking a fire hydrant expect smashed windows and wet car as they'll run the hose through the car
Probably hard to bull through 3+ cars and a truck all at once
@@joshuacheung6518 There was a video of a Fire truck that was pushing several police Cruisers including an SUV out of the way in a line to get to a fire. Fire trucks are not geared for speed, they are geared for torque.
Nailed it with the FDNY. Poor 'Q' can never spin up.
I mean... it's not like any siren is of use in these streets.
Aren't they electronic in NYC now? Not even proper mechanical Qs
@@ebnertra0004 FDNY uses Federal Signal EQ2B, although some of the companies like Squad 1 uses the Federal Q siren.
In nyc theirs a black market for old q sirens. Companies will remove them from old retired rigs to unofficial install on new rigs
As a Brand new Volunteer Newbie at my first training meeting. I went with the Rescue Truck to fill it up with gas. I didn't realize it a a foot pedal for the siren on the front passenger side. So I was just chilling out. And an Old Lady was in Front of us when our Siren started going off. I thought the Old Lady was going to have a Heart Attack. I didn't know why the siren was going off. The Firefighter I rode up with came up with came around laughing. And said to lift up my right foot. I won the "Rubber Chicken Award" for the week. Everyone except for the Old Lady had a Great Laugh.
I did this exact same thing as a newbie. We were on a call to a nursing home because a laundry dryer had caught fire. We were rolling the hoses up and I was asked to grab the clipboard for the report. I had no idea the siren had a foot pedal on the passenger side. I stepped on it soon as I got in the cab and woke up almost every resident in the nursing home that was still sleeping
Yep. Good times.😂😂🤣🤣
Our firehouse let the grocery store manager ride in one of our engines for the 9/11 parade one year as a thanks for all the donations that store has made to the firehouse. It’s a solemn event, and nobody’s allowed to play with the siren or air horns, but at some point one of the sirens went off. I found out why when we got back to the station-it turned out that nobody thought to warn the poor guy about the pedals on the shotgun side floor that operate the siren and air horn! I explained to him that we got so into the groove of avoiding those pedals unless needed that we just do it automatically, but it becomes such an automatic reflex that we didn’t think to warn _him_ about it-whoops!
@dragondancer1814 Oh, poor guy. I know that some of you were laughing on the inside. I'm still laughing at myself. And it's been almost 38 yrs. First Responders have the most warped sense of humor. We'll laugh at almost anything.
@@jiminhouston34 Oh, he’d already gotten into trouble with me earlier-he made the mistake of saying the Q word to me at the store when we were chatting once, and when I naturally told him not to say it, he was like “Why? It can’t be that bad!” Well, that afternoon we got hit with five calls in two hours (which is a LOT for a rural volunteer fire department!), and I naturally blamed him for that the next time I was at the store!
It was all in good fun-we remained on friendly terms until he got promoted to area district manager and left our town. Where is he now? I hope he holds fond memories of his times at or with the firehouse!
as a retired firefighter, i completely approve of , completely endorse, and happily laugh, at this message. 😂😂
I live near a fire station and I have definitely heard these. Now I know why.
I absolutely love the "every single call" horn, and the "structure fire" horn. Favorite ones yet 😆
The silent response is accurate. Whenever a resident requests "no lights, no siren," I always make sure to make some extra noise.
You can request no lights or siren? Huh. Interesting.
@@meganparish1431 it's usually for police
@@meganparish1431 I've requested it before when I was having an issue that needed police assistance (usually used more with police) but I didn't want to disturb my neighbours. Plus the sirens and lights may have scared off the perpetrators. They said they'd see what they could do and did pull up silent without lights. I'd in part requested it bc my neighbour had a teething baby she'd not long gotten to sleep, they sirened up to a point (vaguely heard in the distance) and switched it off wen they got to a point it was obvious teh sirens would be coming to mine. Didn't disturb my neighbours, they had no clue (they weren't in danger at all), the issue got handled and all without half my neighbourhood being woken up.
Why though? There are usually legit reasons why one would request that. People with anxiety or panic attacks or PTSD that could get triggered by loud noises, autistic people with sensory issues that could experience a meltdown due to this or simply newborn babies in the neighborhood. Where comes that lack of compassion from?
@@nograet's not, because usually the one who actually needs it states their motives while requesting. The ones that don't usually end up not having any legitimate reason and/or are assholes.
The "Every single call" one was pretty comedic to me
you forgot angry air horning! ya know, where u just keep repeatedly pulling the cord in anger very quickly because someone has more important things to do than you.... I find it most satisfying with the train horns on our ambulances but thats just me...
I should also note that it usually leads to "the intersection" type of siren horn combo after a few moments because the anger just overwhelms you lol
“Anger“ is such a pallid word. Infuriated. Enraged. Incensed. 😊
@@HM2SGT Ire.
Living across the street from a fire station, I can instantly tell what kind of call it is based on the horn used. 100% accurate. 🙂
I've seen that last one a few times recently. This one guy sat stopped in front of the engine for a good 30 seconds or so before finally realizing that the engine behind him needed him to move out of it's way. Dunno how he didn't realize that the fire engine right behind him, with lights and sirens going, laying on the horn, couldn't just magically go through his vehicle.
The laws of physics do not apply here! "just use noclip bro." -_-
I live near a fire station. Each day I get to hear every single siren and horn on every truck tested at 0800 and 1800. That part is cool, there is this one firey though who tests the appliance megaphones with a song. He’s not the greatest singer but as he wakes up a few thousand people on Sunday mornings I know he dreams of fame, fortune, and applause. Money for nothing and his chicken dinners for free.
Huge respect to anyone who keeps us safe.
That cigar looked big enough to count as a structure fire, dang.
As a former dirty volunteer, I can confirm most of these. It's a shame that we couldn't have an air horn so loud it physically moved cars out of the way.
When I trained in Philly back in the day, all public safety units would give each other a single siren honk when passing. Didn't think about that until just now, wondering if it's still a tradition
"Yeah, I'm gonna hold it until you MOVE!" 😂
"I'm gonna hold it until you move!" it obviously the best one.
still one of my favorite memories... lady parked her car in the fire lane near the mall. Mall had an alarm go off. Fire Truck pulls over and she tells them that she's just waiting for her friend to come out and she'll move.
Fireman looks at her and says something along the lines of... "Lady if you don't _____ move your car right now, I'm _____ moving it for you. Either way, your ____ is moving."
We've got the classic Q on our 1970 Seagrave.
The fdny siren always brought a sense of comfort to me since I have now lived in New York for over 23 years
I still think that firetrucks should be build a bit more robust and have a blow-structure in front. When somebody blocks a firetruck intentionally than the truck should have not just the right but obligation to ram them outta the way.
they do that anyways in new york lol.
Yeah
DO IT
A firetruck is equipped with a hefty bumper I believe and has enough ho and torque to just plow any vehicle up to I believe a small truck. And fun thing is if someone is blocking a firetruck and the firetruck plows your vehicle, the blockers insurance pays out to repair the truck and all that I believe. I saw it happen once when this guy with a a F350 got pushed aside at an intersection.
thats why you get painted bumpers and not chrome ones on rigs haha
You are not helping anyone if you cause another accident on the way to your call. Much as it may tear at you when you get stupid drivers you just have to drive calmly with urgency to get to your call safe.
I knew Dr. Robotnik's origin began as an Engineer.
Finally someone else says it!
Or Robotnik's sane brother the fire fighter.
I just realized I used sane to describe the ppl who knowingly and willingly run into fires. Yeah sane was definitely not the right word. Lemme try again....
Or Robotnik's under paid and gainfully employed brother.
Better?
The "Silent Response" is my absolute favorite. I almost died laughing!! 🤣
ÆEAAEAAAÆÆ (siren blareling
The Q & air horn, always a crowd favorite.
driver of car "why is the fire engine with its lights and sirens, honking its horn at me, i am only blocking the intersection. i heard them from a long ways away?"
I have seen this before, from another car.. like the person just.. stops moving.. they don't seem to understand that getting out of the way is what they should be doing, too many people just freeze up and it is stupid
@@BaconNuke my theory for these kind of situations is that the people think that they are out of the way.
They don't know how wide their car is. So since they moved two inches over now they think that there is enough space.
And then of course they are confused ("hey, I am out of your way. Why are you still honking at me")
I know you probably won't see this, but I just want to say I started watching your channel 2 (almost 3) years ago, I had always wanted to be a fire fighter but always got talked out of it or dissuaded told all I wanted to do was "play hero" and "wouldn't ever actually do it" ect ect.
Well, now I'm a firefighter (probie, going to hit fire 1this year hopefully), and part of me thanks your videos for reminding me why I wanted to be one through your sense of humor and "more realistic" videos.
I always laughed at your vids back then in 2020, but now I can relate to some of them on a spiritual level and it adds to the comedy ten fold.
I hope you stay as safe as you can on your future calls.
I like the "wave siren" its the siren has a steady pattern that comes in waves. I always hear this one on streets full of pedestrians in Florida.
Silent response is my spirit animal.
lmao! Now this one is 100% accurate. I witnessed the intersection one today with my own two eyes. He did not let up on the horn and the guy in front STILL didn't move. In fact, he seemed to park right there and stay. It seemed to be a standoff between them. I was in another lane going the opposite way, so I'm hoping the guy who was keeping them from their emergency got a huge ticket. It's FL and in Seminole county, so probably. The cops here give you a ticket for going 5 miles above the speed limit, no exceptions and it seems if you sneeze wrong around them they give you a ticket. So, I'm siding with the cops on the ticket part for once on that one, because who just says 'f it' and parks in the middle of an intersection just so the fire truck can't pass them because the person wouldn't get out of the way in the first place? Florida...it might be the sunshine state, but we got quite a few fruits and nuts.
Orange County here. I live near 3 fire stations and near downtown Orlando, near a major intersection. Constantly hearing everyone from regular truck drivers to ambulances and firetrucks blaring the intersection pattern. Whenever the city cops get a few minutes to themselves and feel like writing tickets (which is pretty rare) they like to sit at the intersection and pull people over who don't move. They usually get at least 2 an hour, which isn't bad at a few hundred dollars per ticket.
Anyone who wilfully blocks fire or ambo should go on psychiatric hold. Something awry.
Yeah, agreed. Though I will tell you one of the scary moments I've had while driving is a fire truck blaring behind me while I was waiting in a left turn lane. Big intersection with poor visibility (next to a bridge and low to the ground).
My first thought was "am I allowed to run a red light if a fire truck is behind me?!" - wish they would've taught us the answer!!
2nd, where the hell do I go? Do I make my turn, will that block the truck? High-speed cross-traffic has a green light.
And then 3rd, as I crept into the intersection with no lights or siren for my car, "please no idiots hit me!" because they have a green light and I have a red light and Teslas don't even stop for firetrucks.
The rules of the road say if anything bad happens, it's my fault as driver. So don't get me wrong, I wanted to get the hell out of the way as quickly as possible. But I also didn't want to kill anyone or get dead myself.
@@x--. I can answer this one. Your situation is a bit more unique and not who I was referring to at all. You're right. IF you would have gone and you would have been struck, because it was a red light, you would have gotten the ticket and blame. In most cases, firetrucks that have an emergency will try and go around traffic at a red light (if people can safely pull to the shoulder) if that isn't the case, in your lane and in this case, you move forward out, but turn your car sideways across where the other cars are going straight (they too would have a red light or should) you move out just enough so the fire truck can pass you. Once they pass you, reverse back into the turning lane. I've had to do that for fire. It protects you from getting rammed and lets them get to their emergency. The guy that was blocking traffic had a green light, but because the firetruck was honking, he just decided to block them. You are 100% correct though, they don't cover this in driving school and they really should. *edit* If you can't safely turn your car and then reverse it, then sometimes you just have to wait for a green light. It's better not to take a chance with your life or others if this was poor visibility, but if this happens next time, pull across enough to allow passing and then if you can safely reverse back into that lane, you're good, but don't take a chance if you are not 100% sure.
@@tamlandipper29 Couldn't agree more.
Man you funny as hell
We were on a brush fire in eastern Washington and had to turn off of the highway onto a gravel road that was blocked by two police cars, we blared the “intersection siren” and scared the hell out of them. They weren’t expecting it 😂
They sure didn't I bet you laughed
I found your channel by mistake but it made my day, no, my week! Sunday morning on RUclips when I saw this page. I laughed my a*& off when I saw “the silent response”. My wife who was in the den at the other end of the house yelled “are you ok?” All I was doing was laughing soooooo hard that I almost fell out of my chair. I used to work (now retired) as a school cop in a suburb about twenty miles east of Los Angeles, Ca. About a block south of our station, was a L.A. Co. fire station. More times than I can remember I saw the engine responding code trying to make its way through traffic with the Q screaming and the Capt. trying to play tunes on the air horn while the guys in the rear seat yelling at drivers to get out of the way. Or a rescue squad trying to get past drivers with the paramedic riding shotgun on the P.A. yelling “ get the hell out the way!!!!!!!!!” Fond memories. God bless you all for what you do.
"oh sorry is this horn bothering you? well, i'm gonna hold it until you MOVE!"
Intersection horn is my favorite. "Take your fingers out your ears and move over horn." I've used it many times.
Ah Jingle Bells, every Captain, myself included, mastered that one
As a school bus driver, I want that last horn on my bus.
“Yeah I’m gonna hold it until you MOOOOVE!!!!!!” Man that one got me.
I couldn’t stop laughing at that.
We need part 2
Kudos to every driver who gets the Q up to max before the front tires roll off the ramp, and/or every officer who just can't seem to find the Q brake...
We use it a lot in my small town 😁 it'll get your attention from 2 Mile's away
❤ Love the FDNY one. So much personality just from a few expressions.
I know where that "I'm going to hold it till you MOVE" comes from and the frustration that comes with it.
You need to do the one for the "Blue Canary" parked directly in front of the fire with the blue lights on.
We need the "Silent Response" as a ring tone/phone alarm sound!
I love the honk waves to your fellow peers.
I feel that last one. Should use that in traffic more often.
My only issue is that your videos are just too short! You help bring some real awareness to these professions in such dark snarky way thats hilarious & memorable.
0:23 oh I’m sorry is this horn bothering you? Yeah?
I Gonna to hold it until you MOVE!
0:24 Literally Every Canadian fire truck 😂💀
My dad is either the “structure fire” or the “intersection” lmao he loves the horn
in my neighborhood, it's the regular siren, the base siren, the horn, and a lot of swearing. people just don't want to stop or move!!!
I run 53 ft railcans intercity in a semi. I've been every one of these drivers.
Is it bad when your outside in the truck yard at 3 am you here multiple gunshots and don't flinch?
But my personal favorite of these is combine Q and the Cigar chomper.
I run a roll off truck and volunteer in my spare time, I too have been all of these, I think I use the air horn as much in my work truck as the fire truck 😆
You need a "thumper", a big bass siren to overpower car stereo speakers. A jokester at my old volley hit it when were in the bay. Made my eyes hurt.
I remember a while back there was a massive house fire in my neighborhood. The whole cavalry pulls up no matter how small the issue is bc these are old row houses & theres a chance of a chain reaction. When this house fire started we all kept a safe distance, made way for the fire trucks & gave the firefighters whatever valuable info we have about the place (who lives in the house, general layout, best way in or out). After a bit we realize the fires not going out even tho the firefighters are doing their damndest, people get their kids back inside, move their cars as far away as possible. after a good 2 hours suddenly there was a loud boom & the fire shot up like a tower before spreading to another 2 houses & unleashing a cloud of smoke. The house was at the bottom of a hill & there was enough smoke to fully obscure anything. It started spreading uphill so everyone ran back inside, shut all our doors & windows & put our ac & fans on full blast to keep the smoke out. After another few hours it had gotten dark & they were still at it. Then they started laying on the loud horn in long bursts. In my area that means theyre calling for all firefighters to evacuate the building or a firefighter is trapped. Every single truck laid on their horn. After 30 mins of them all laying on the horn, more trucks, ambulances & police pulling up they all suddenly went silent & we all knew at least one of them was gone, but the rest of them had to keep pushing on. After another couple hours the fire was finally out. It destroyed 3 homes & that big boom from earlier turned out to be from a propane tank. All the residents had apparently gotten out w/ only minor injuries pretty early on. It doesnt matter if you think theyre just having a laugh, when any emergency vehicle has its horn going, be alert. They could be trying to save you or someone else
Used to love running the Q and setting the Whelan 1/2 way between wail and Yelp, esp at 3am. Shit, if I had to be up, so did everyone!!! Jez...27yrs on the inner-city job makes a person sour!!!
You were actually a thoroughgoing humanitarian and complete people person for the first quarter century, but the last couple of years with the mental degradation and overwhelming selfishness and entitlement of drivers have caused you to exceed your max gross load.
36 years. I feel you brother.
I love the nightlife.
I got to boogie.
At the disco,
Aaahhaa...
Fire engines, rigs, trucks whatever you call them should have cameras to take photos of license plates. Move it or you buy the next item on the department's wish list. No get of jail free, no skipping items on the list, no negotiations. Can't pay? Hand over your flat screen and bbq.
LOL dude your channel is SO god damn relatable. MORE CONTENT PLEASE
I'd toot the horn to the tune of "shave and a haircut 2 bits" every time I get the chance lol
All of the siren types are so very true. I used them all. I always liked the request for a silent run by the caller. Which never happens.
Now that I’m retired I can still read the sirens, if it’s a serious call or routine run.
I have seem numerous accidents because drivers aren’t paying attention to sirens. I liked the one time I was going into an intersection a driver rear ended a police car.
If you hear one of these it means someone is having one of their worst days ever., so think of if that was your family member, wouldn't you want them to be able to get to them as fast as possible? Move over as you best you can and don't block the intersection they're trying to get through
😹👍🤣 this is so good I can't wait to get home so I can watch it on the big screen with 7.1 surround sound!
"Oh, is this horn botherin' ya? Yeah, I'm gonna hold it until you *_MOVE!_* "
I always wondered about the meanings of different types of sirens. Thank you for clarifying that.
On another note: The Doctor Robotnik look that you sport at 0:08 ... The mustache works, but only with that insane kamikaze expression. Just something to keep in mind.
That is Firefighter Fenton, another guy who does collab work with FDC. The mustache is real and he has, in fact, done similar expressions in shorts. Specifically, any FDC shorts referring to 'Murphy' and his brother 'Q'.
The FDNY is killing me!!!
0:22 One time, I spotted this old jeep just driving along like nothing was happening, with a firetruck right behind him with their sirens and lights all active, horn blasting at them every few seconds. It took the driver forever to actually move. I was sitting there like "How loud is your music that you don't hear a fire truck?"
As someone from New York I always thought how the FDNY responds with that specific siren pattern is something all engines do but apparently not lol.
0:25 “Oh I’m sorry is this horn bothering you?”
*proceed to commit permanent hearing damage with the horn”
I have a question, is there a story or reasoning behind the "FDNY siren"? I've always wondered why their siren is usually a much lower pitch and lasts longer, but the trucks in my town, when we use the siren the pitch gets much higher and it turns off faster.
I actually used a Walen siren app to gain access to my gated apartments by holding the phone up to the siren box once 🤫😜
You are disturbed, Brandon. But, you're my kind of disturbed. Carry on.
@@ltmundy1164 this was at least ten years ago, and I actually lived there lol. I only feel comfortable sharing this because I'm sure tech has moved way beyond this by now 👉👌
You can always tell when FD is going to a fire because they are killing the air horn and Q2. LOL
I vote we be allowed to install ram bars and push people out of our way if they don't move and their insurance has to pay for the damages to the truck.
The last few homes I have lived in have always been on the same street as a fire station, you hear a lot of the 'musical' horns. You can always tell when the fighters have Jobtown by how they move (theyre always pretty quick but its Benny Hill fast if its structure fire). They chose right to be Firefighters in California haaa
Those are actually the types of sirens my department uses except for the FDNY.
NYFD cracked me up.
It never ceases to bewilder me how almost NOBODY appears to know that if you hear a siren behind you while sitting at a red light, you CAN AND MUST GET OUT OF THE WAY EVEN IF IT MEANS PASSING THROUGH THE RED LIGHT!!!!!!!! Sometimes they have to blast that instruction over the PA because so many drivers seem to have never been taught this simple lesson.
So many just freeze instead of making a clear path, even when the light is green!!
In some areas of the USA you are not supposed to move when stoped at an intersection because Emergency Services are allowed to go into the oncoming lane so its safer for all for no one to move and keep the intersection clear for them to pass.
I see that most of the problem is the oncoming traffic ignoring the siren and stopping to allow the vehicles in front of the engine into the intersection. But also some cities are a little scummy with the traffic cameras and try to charge you for running a light
@@KrisM123456789 examples or references?
@@spdergod CA is like that. Worked in 3 counties there.
R.i.p. queen Elizabeth
Long live King jug head. At 73 I bet he only lasts two or three PMs
“yeah I’m gonna hold it till yOU MOOOOOOOOOOVE!!!!!!!!”
You forgot the 'Annoyed siren/horn combination reserved for waking up that one hobo who passes out drunk in the middle of a busy intersection four days a week and then refuses transport'
I can’t stress enough how accurate this is
“I going to hold it until you move!”
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So freakin true...been there done that a million times.
I was walking home from school a while back when there was a firetruck going by. 1 lane with a grass divider, and a shoulder where cars can park. Tiny little sedan decided that rather than get out of the way of the firetruck they would just stop in the middle of the road. The firetruck was honking its horn all the way up the hill and stopped behind the car and just sat there blasting for a solid 15 seconds until the car finally pulled out of the way.