The first truck was an American LaFrance Patriot which is extremely rare, only a few were built before ALF was bought by Freightliner and the Patriot was replaced by the Eagle
This isn't the first fire station to burn and it won't be the last, it's sad but it happens. Kind of hard to fight a fire without your gear and equipment because that's wants burning. If your house was on fire, a garden hose isn't going to help. You need the pumpers and all the other equipment that it takes to fight a fire. Fire fighters don't show up at a multistory building in shorts and t-shirts. They bring what they need with them. Can't do that if that's what burning. Best of luck you guys.
+John Parker Yup, it's like, ya gotta have backups for the backups ... in this case, gotta have a firestation to put out any other firestation fires XDDD
Jeff Leonard actually if I recall from a police report and footage, a fatal MVA occurred at the station, involving a truck. the truck crashed off the road into one of the rigs, when a fuel tank exploded starting a fire. that is of course if I remember it correctly.
Kevin Funk Funk it was a long road to get to were we r today we r truly greatful to all of people who supported us threw that horrible time but major upgrades were made to insure that never happens again
I have only just seen this video and hope that no one was heart in this incident and everything was rebuilt for these brave firefighters to carry on with their good work in saving lives.
Just because the second one fired up doesn't mean its repairable. The heat damage to the frame would be enough to write it off, not to mention potential heat damage to the engine and transmission. Not really worth risking salvaging it as you'll be dealing with reliability issues afterwards. However you'd be surprised what can survive a fire so long as its in the right place. As long as its basic functions are intact (fuel pump and shutoff, starting circuit) it'll fire. I've seen a dirty old LN108 Hilux absolutely gutted by fire, but they threw a battery in it, jumped the starter solenoid and it fired up first pop
Looks & Sounds Eeerilly like what happened in Mount Eden, Ky. recently, the fire station caught fire, everything from fire department apparatus to fire department fire fighting gear went up in flames, there is a news story(from WLKY Television channel 32 in Louisville, Ky.) about it.
Especially with the 2nd rig, how the hell did the tires not blow from the heat? I figure that fire burned more than hot enough for the tires to explode from the intense heat.
Gotta say that second truck firing up and moving under its own power was like it giving the middle finger and laughing at that what tried to take it out.
ya know im a firefighter as well and something like this aint nothing to really joke around about cause that is like 2 million dollars in damage and equipment
+tarence319 Yeah, so much for the phrase "Kill It With Fire". Although a station house and trucks going up in smoke- well, that's pretty bloody ironic.
@ Hogwash you can go fuck yourself and if I knew what town you were in id have you black listed from the response area. lets see you do a better job then firematicly - FF. M. Reiter
Max Reiter You must really care about what I say....But I dont care about what you think. Now we know how you "real American heros are". You only save the lives of the people who you either dont know or people you like. The ones you dont like you are willing to "black list" and let die. I could just say "hope a fireball runs you over in a chemical spill you turd" but I wouldnt really mean that one and two I would never black list anyone and risk their lives. Cause I'm not like you, you hero you.....
Response times are dependent on where the vols are at the time of the call. I know with out station in Aus we heavily rely on members from neighbouring stations to help us with day time response as we're a rural community and most members work outside of our town. For me I work 20 mins drive from my station and often it depends on what mood my boss is in as to whether or not I can leave work and turn out as there's no requirement for them to let me go. Could be the same there but then again I dunno how the US works.
Leroy Hogwash Do you not understand what V-O-L-U-N-T-E-E-R means? It means UNMANNED FIREHOUSE! I'm a volunteer firefighter and I will fucking race to the firehouse at 2 am just to go save some sorry ass like you who doesn't appreciate what we do. Since you do not appreciate what us volunteer firefighters do, let me put it into perspective for you. We run into burning houses of people that we don't even know and if need be, find and carry them out. YES we would even do it for some low life piece of shit trailer park bum like you. So if you think for one minute that we are selective about the people we save. Your sadly mistaken. I hope one day your house burns down, because you fucking deserve it. Don't fucking disrespect our brotherhood. So go play with ur CB radio and pretend that you're mr. big shot because u drive a big rig. I look forward to the day that you burn in hell.
I can only guess that the station was not attended to when the fire started. It's hard to say anything when we didn't see it happen but if someone had been there wouldn't they remove the non-burning trucks before the fire got too large?
+kd5you1 I live in the area and from what I remember from the local news reports one of the engines caught fire after returning from an earlier call. Its an all-volunteer department so yes the station was empty at the time. The engine went up and took the rest of the station with it.
the second truck was like: stupid fire, is that all you got?
Gc35 Zx2 that trucks is like " King Kong don't got shit on me"
Lol king of fire trucks
I'm surprised that the second truck, even though it was destroyed by the fire, was still capable of moving under its own power.
aww!! it was really a heartbreaking event!! "We Miss You" was written on the window of a house or in the station...😢😭😔😢
It was written on a school window.
If the Q works, rip it off and clean 'er up and put it in the next rig you guys get.
Those trucks were new! my station still uses a tanker from 1962
The oldest fire engine my fire department has in service is a 1987 Sutphen Engine.
James Beans we had an old 60s jeep brush truck and (I'm not sure which generation) Mack ladder truck
One of our volunteer stations still uses an 83 American LaFrance and an 85 GMC
James Beans same
The oldest...Mine still uses a 1996 HME tower ladder.
The first truck was an American LaFrance Patriot which is extremely rare, only a few were built before ALF was bought by Freightliner and the Patriot was replaced by the Eagle
Hope they rebuilt the station and everyone inside was ok. The reaction of the guy driving the 2nd truck out was priceless when it came alive.
Josh W yes josh the station was rebuilt and some upgrades were added to insure that never happens again
how amazing is that the fire truck can drive away when he is on fire
Let's see the removed 2 trucks that's about 3 Million dollars gone Rest in piece firetrucks
This isn't the first fire station to burn and it won't be the last, it's sad but it happens. Kind of hard to fight a fire without your gear and equipment because that's wants burning. If your house was on fire, a garden hose isn't going to help. You need the pumpers and all the other equipment that it takes to fight a fire. Fire fighters don't show up at a multistory building in shorts and t-shirts. They bring what they need with them. Can't do that if that's what burning.
Best of luck you guys.
+John Parker
Yup, it's like, ya gotta have backups for the backups ... in this case, gotta have a firestation to put out any other firestation fires XDDD
John Parker that's why it's good to have good neighboring towns, to help contribute in every way
at my vol. we do lol
Isn't it just a tad ironic that a fire station would be destroyed by a fire?
Jeff Leonard actually if I recall from a police report and footage, a fatal MVA occurred at the station, involving a truck. the truck crashed off the road into one of the rigs, when a fuel tank exploded starting a fire. that is of course if I remember it correctly.
That'll buff right out.
3:00 It is alive
Bizarre irony aside, I hope everyone rallied round until the station and trucks were sorted out.
There's a reason in the UK that fire sprinkler systems are required by law. The good old USA haven't figured that out yet
Not true since you made that comment grenfell happen mate.
sorry for your losses!! that's a tough thing to deal with.
Kevin Funk Funk it was a long road to get to were we r today we r truly greatful to all of people who supported us threw that horrible time but major upgrades were made to insure that never happens again
I’m surprised the Q still worked even though the rig was totaled but still movable
Second one has engine and electricals working, I think can be repaired and used again. Are these equipments are insured?
I know that feeling my old department that I was on caught fire but we where able to save all the rigs
I have only just seen this video and hope that no one was heart in this incident and everything was rebuilt for these brave firefighters to carry on with their good work in saving lives.
The 2nd rig, Wow still driveable.
Just because the second one fired up doesn't mean its repairable. The heat damage to the frame would be enough to write it off, not to mention potential heat damage to the engine and transmission. Not really worth risking salvaging it as you'll be dealing with reliability issues afterwards. However you'd be surprised what can survive a fire so long as its in the right place. As long as its basic functions are intact (fuel pump and shutoff, starting circuit) it'll fire. I've seen a dirty old LN108 Hilux absolutely gutted by fire, but they threw a battery in it, jumped the starter solenoid and it fired up first pop
That second one... The one he started and put on the low bow under own power said... "Tuff", on the back!
What a sad situation. How did that fire start???
Looks & Sounds Eeerilly like what happened in Mount Eden, Ky. recently, the fire station caught fire, everything from fire department apparatus to fire department fire fighting gear went up in flames, there is a news story(from WLKY Television channel 32 in Louisville, Ky.) about it.
the second one will need a major overhaul to be put back into service, but its definitely repair-able.
Even if it can't, the engine and transmission still work just fine, after all, the second truck could still move on it's own.
how did it happen
How did the fire happen?
Many the second one could be fixed and used again because it still works after a missive fire
Sorry to see this loss. Is there any thing worth salvaging off the trucks?
"Call the firefighters.... Oh wait... We are the firefighters"
It would be like a doctor operating on himself.
Especially with the 2nd rig, how the hell did the tires not blow from the heat? I figure that fire burned more than hot enough for the tires to explode from the intense heat.
That second truck was like a dog when it is pulled from a fire, traumatized and in pain the dog lets out a wail just like that engine.
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The trucks look fine It'll buff out. Lol but this really sucks
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Ya plus how did they catch fire any way
I hope no one was hurt?
What caused the fire?
I find it hard to believe that the tires still have air.
that's pretty sad for all of those poor firefighters!!)-:
Both written off and replaced in 2008 and 2009
HOW JUST HOW the last place you would expect to burn down.
is their a link to the video of this fire
Sad day for those firefighters.
The 2nd one is tough
3:00 That truck's screaming "I'M ALIVE, MUTHAFUCKAS!"
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What happened
Gotta say that second truck firing up and moving under its own power was like it giving the middle finger and laughing at that what tried to take it out.
How did the fire happen
Can the fire truck be restored?
Very sad to see but how does this happen?
I bet it feel heart breaking seening a rig go to the scrap yard
How in the world did a fire station catch on fire!?
Was there a fire at the fire station
Nice video
Did they find out how the fire got started? Was it an accident or intentional?
this must be hard for the fire fighters to see this
darn shame hopefully the sirens and air horn still work
Irony. Dont they have a fire supression system?
What caused the fire?
Arson?
How does yourown fire truck catch fire in the station where its parked ? ♨
Devin Hornberger faulty electrics may short out or overheat when the rig is charging
ya know im a firefighter as well and something like this aint nothing to really joke around about cause that is like 2 million dollars in damage and equipment
What was the cause of this fire?
Is This the Station where the Lights on the Rescue Truck Shortened out and caught Everything on Fire?
Tim Ass no it not
When the second trucks windshield wiper and siren went off,....the first thing I thought about was the movie Christine!!!!
+tarence319 Yeah, so much for the phrase "Kill It With Fire". Although a station house and trucks going up in smoke- well, that's pretty bloody ironic.
I just said a similar thing before I seen this comment.
So I'm geuseing that somehow that fire station caught fire?
the 2nd fire truck reminded me of Frankstein coming back from the dead
A new case for the second fire truck :-) never touch a running system
I feel safe assuming that this FD no longer has any appreciation for irony.
The Strong power of ALF fire trucks
The response time in this town must be horrable! Not even the fire dept can get to the fire dept fast enough to put a fire out!
@ Hogwash you can go fuck yourself and if I knew what town you were in id have you black listed from the response area. lets see you do a better job then
firematicly - FF. M. Reiter
Max Reiter You must really care about what I say....But I dont care about what you think. Now we know how you "real American heros are". You only save the lives of the people who you either dont know or people you like. The ones you dont like you are willing to "black list" and let die. I could just say "hope a fireball runs you over in a chemical spill you turd" but I wouldnt really mean that one and two I would never black list anyone and risk their lives. Cause I'm not like you, you hero you.....
Response times are dependent on where the vols are at the time of the call. I know with out station in Aus we heavily rely on members from neighbouring stations to help us with day time response as we're a rural community and most members work outside of our town. For me I work 20 mins drive from my station and often it depends on what mood my boss is in as to whether or not I can leave work and turn out as there's no requirement for them to let me go. Could be the same there but then again I dunno how the US works.
Leroy Hogwash Do you not understand what V-O-L-U-N-T-E-E-R means? It means UNMANNED FIREHOUSE! I'm a volunteer firefighter and I will fucking race to the firehouse at 2 am just to go save some sorry ass like you who doesn't appreciate what we do. Since you do not appreciate what us volunteer firefighters do, let me put it into perspective for you. We run into burning houses of people that we don't even know and if need be, find and carry them out. YES we would even do it for some low life piece of shit trailer park bum like you. So if you think for one minute that we are selective about the people we save. Your sadly mistaken. I hope one day your house burns down, because you fucking deserve it. Don't fucking disrespect our brotherhood. So go play with ur CB radio and pretend that you're mr. big shot because u drive a big rig. I look forward to the day that you burn in hell.
+Leroy Hogwash You are hereby granted the rank of internet troll.. Aren't you proud!!
What's the name of that fire department
heart breaking.
HOLY 3:05 THATS Nice now we need to drive it out ohhh yea ITS out!
What is going on with all the fire stations catching on fire? Something big is going to happen in my opinion
What happened here??
So sad how did this happen
2:57 that q is unusual
They are La France
Does anyone else see the irony of this? A fire station burning down. I would think the second engine could be restored.
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I think they now may fire trucks fireproof. That's ironic and super sad 😥
That's bad when the fire house catches fire.
Why their were just standing around, and not fighting the fire
The fire truck burnt is very ironic
Whoops...I hope our brave fighters did not get hurt.
Wow.... sad
This is sad but ironic
So sad 😞 😔
3:00 Im alive, bitches!!!
When the fire station catches fire, who do they call?
Also, it really is a FIRE station now :P
These jokes
DAM !!!! THAT SUCKS !!!
second one needs just some paint and new doors
lol
and a complete lights circuit and wind shields
Did they replaced the trucks that got destroyed in that fire or not
crazychickally583329 what do you think?
crazychickally583329 yes they were replaced by a 2008 and 2009 pierce velocity engines
At least the siren still works! (3:00)
it's a actual fire truck lol
I get it
Will they be able to be repaired
I don't think so
Samson Mintz it's a total loss sir
I read another post stating that they were both written off as total losses and replaced in 2008 and 2009
Samson Mintz both 1994 and 2002 American Lafrance engines were totaled and replaced with 2008 and 2009 pierce velocity engines
jeez the trucks look in a worst state then the building 0.o
Why did the siren go off if their not pressing the pedal
The wires probably got welded together from the heat.
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That's just sad to see I just felt like getting upset
The second one said what still alive uiiiiiiiiii 🎉
I can only guess that the station was not attended to when the fire started. It's hard to say anything when we didn't see it happen but if someone had been there wouldn't they remove the non-burning trucks before the fire got too large?
+kd5you1 I live in the area and from what I remember from the local news reports one of the engines caught fire after returning from an earlier call. Its an all-volunteer department so yes the station was empty at the time. The engine went up and took the rest of the station with it.
+kd5you1 Makes the irony more severe that the engine itself started the fire
+Richard Williams was it caused by the engine being too hot? since you said it was just back from a call.