Many years ago while serving as an engine company LT I had the joy of stretching a 5” hydrant supply line across the front seat of a police cruiser because the knuckle head cop parked in front of a hydrant at the scene of a cruise ship fire It will always be a fond memory!!
Bet that was a lesson for the recruits of how NOT to park. FTO police officers taught rookie PO to wait for the fire companies to arrive and then close the street. Enjoy the circus while it arrived in the municipality I worked in for 20+ years. So many times, FD would wait for police on accidents and serious med calls, yet they magically appear and beat the FD to fires.🤔 We didn't try to beat the cops to shootings and stabbings...
I remember 1 incident where I was at the forestry unit pushed the Parked vehicle away from the hydrant . The owner came home 5 days later with $2888 worth of parking tickets plus the vehicle pushed 20 ft past
Mid 70’s there was grease fire in an apartment near me in Vancouver. VFD had just arrived as I was walking to my car and I got to watch them smash windows and feed the hose through. Couldn’t wait around to see the cars owner return. It would have been fun! A very good lesson to be careful where you park!
Those cars are lucky... I worked in MASS. as a firefighter and one fire i went to we put the hydrant line through the windows of the car in front of the hydrant and they were NOT opened. That's what you get for parking in front of a fire hydrant. Mike
@@liamcragin no, that’s not why, the vehicles were parked in such a way, that feeding the hose through windows would kink the hose even more than it would be trying to go around them. Otherwise, since it’s not a marked NYPD unit, they could have played dumb and nothing would have came of it. Even if it was, I doubt it would have mattered, they probably still would have done it. FDNY ain’t gonna sit around and wait for the cop to come back, to put out a fire. Especially one with an unknown amount of people stuck inside, let alone one with known people stuck inside. They may ram the police cruiser if there’s room, but if not, the NYPD will be down a unit for a few days, because the cop parked like a dingus, and blocked the hydrant.
When you live in NY we see fires all the time. Unless it's in our house we don't stop what we are doing. It's a shame but that's how it is here. Keep it going.
Never get tired of seeing them all pitching in on the unglamorous and tedious part of being a firefighter and its especially seen in the FDNY. I can't recall a video of stowing hose where there weren't multiple members from other units helping get it done so everyone gets back in service as fast as possible. Stay safe! 🚒🇺🇸
As a left coast fire captain, I would love to work as a firefighter for FDNY for a month to really experience the way they fight structure fires. They have a lot of nuances to the job that are different from the way we do some things. I would love to learn them all. Man, great guys and a great department.
Have you ever watched the videos of FDNY running fires in New Orleans right after Katrina? The looks on their faces as they watched FDNY put out a fire was amazing.
It was good to see the firefighters putting away the hoses. Usually do get to see that boring part of the job. Thank you to all firefighters out their. Especially the rural volunteers.
Those permits only allow cops to park their private cars in spaces marked "NYPD Only" near courts and police stations. Both cops should permanently lose their placards for that abuse but the jackass in front also removed his license plate, probably to avoid being ticketed. He should be suspended.
Apparently other people have commented that their are people using fake NYPD parking placards with misspelled words and nonexistent precinct numbers. Edit: I meant NON-police people, in other words police impersonators are using fake unofficial documents to get police parking authority.
They do when the city does occasional sweeps, but pissing off the union constantly doesn’t pay off, long-term, and there is a very ingrained culture of not giving an F about anyone in the NYPD.
A long time ago my father told me of being in the crash crew after the war . They had to respond to an off base fire and found the only hydrant on the block was blocked by the only car on the block . THEY NEVER SLOWED DOWN !! . Moved that sucker 60 ft !
Thank you for showing us the firefighters putting the hose up. Clearing the water and how they work together to restack them. A lot of time and effort put into thief work. I bet they are ready for a nap unless they get another call. God bless them.
I learned shipboard and aircraft firefighting in the Navy. However, watching these NYPD firefighters and NYPD sacrifice their lives on that tragic day of Sept 11 ushered in a whole new respect and appreciation for what they do.
Impressive packing of the fire hoses and those cars were close to the hydrant and now see why they need space to run their hoses straight. Work safely guys.
Have the Fire Department call an authorized Tow company to the scene to tow the vehicles out from the hydrant if able to. Second, allow for Fireman on the scene to issue a summons with penalties 3x the rate because the hydrant was blocked during a fire. A substantial fine will do it and if towed away, it really can be a thorn in the side of its owner.
I always said that any FDNY operation that has a blocked hydrant would mandate a court appearance ticket; and, in the event of a civilian hospitalization or worse, a death - charged with a felony!
Too bad they were not parked directly in front of it and had their windows broke and the line ran through it. Always hope for a slight leak inside the car too, perfect world the hose would bust inside the car after the fire is out. In the case of the hose busting inside the car after the fire is out, I would be in no rush to shut the hydrant off either.
Here in Florida we'll bust your windows out, throw our lines through the vehicle and you pay the $500 minimum fine on top of it. Happens now about once or twice a year.
Around here blocking a hydrant will incur you a 750 fine to start, we’ll do whatever we need to do to your car to get the line where it needs to go, tow it or surprise extrication training (haven’t done that obviously, but legally we could) and if someone died in the fire you can be charged with 3rd degree manslaughter
I live in southern California, you park your car like that, it's a automatic tow away from the police. Police is not going to sit and wait for the owner and fire department sure in hell not gonna wait either.
entitled pricks.....I love seeing BMW'S and Mercedes , Lexus, Range Rovers, anything expensive with firehose running through .....but then again, I am a Floridian....
Yep, UK if it's big fire or life/death and they can't get to a hydrant, they just ram your vehicle out the way. Due to our narrow streets and the cars often blocking them,.or badly parked, a lot now have either reinforced front fenders or bull bars and will just shunt any vehicle csusig an obstruction out the way. And if it's your fault, they're absolved if all responsibility. Tough shit for parking like a jerk.
It usually is. Whenever you see a car brazenly blocking a hydrant in NYC, check the dash. In 9 times out of 10, there is an NYPD placard. You'll often find every single hydrant within a 2 or 3 block radius of a precinct blocked by cops' private vehicles. They don't give a shit if your baby burns to death.
@@kendodd224 But look carefully at the placard. A lot of them are forgeries or B&W photocopies or even nonexistent law enforcement agencies. A con artist tried to sell them in my friend's bar, complete with a rather obvious misspell, "PRECICNT". I've also seen them authorized by nonexistent precincts, like the 99th.
@@kendodd224 Then they surely dont give a shit too if the firemen smash the window on the drivers side to get the car away huh? At least, thats what i whould do regardless of who owns the car, and if it whould be the presidents car.
That was really interesting. Loved seeing the hoses being packed up. Here in Aotearoa/ New Zealand our fire hydrants are inset into the roadside and covered by a bright yellow plaque so, when someone parks over a fire hydrant, they literally park OVER a fire hydrant. It's not only a traffic infringement it's incredibly frustrating sadly, they never seem to get ticketed. Have yet to see what the fire service would do if they needed to access one though. Some other countries have the same style of hydrant but have them in the centre of the road so they can't be parked over which, IMO, is a much better system.
@@asbestosfiber Of course! I wasn't there in person to witness everything so I chose not to be judgmental. I was brought up to not believe anything I hear and only half of what I see because I don't know what went on before I got there.
@@ionecuff6323 K, try this on for size. Those are personal cars, and you're allowed to park in NYPD only spots. That's 100% not, an NYPD only spot. :) You don't need to be in person to make an informed opinion. As for the other a-hole, ripped license place. In Europe, we impound those cars, especially if found near a fire, blocking access. I've seen them picked up time and time again. Again, you don't need to be there to form an opinion. Just know what the general rules are and you'll be set.
@@aserta In our country it is illegal to block any fire hydrant or park where it is posted "No Parking". But, there are always those people that think they are above the law and I think they should get the stiffest fines/penalties. Blocking fire hydrants delays the time to save lives.
Great video. Thank you. Fire hydrants must not mean anything to these people. Placard or not, there is a law. Too many people in NYC for me, but the NYFD has the most class of any fd in the country.
Me too. Former captain. You never really retire. Impossible. A year ago I was among the first on scene in my neighborhood. It all comes back to training. Gave the chief a full report on conditions and resources needed. Will never forget his reaction.
My hats off to city fire fighters. Suburb work this happens so much less. That's gotta just be aggravating daily knowing your water sources are blocked usually.
your the best filmier in nyc you are documenting history with the fdny the different style of your vides make me watch them to the end every part of the video is different Great Job Man!
Some years ago in KALIFORNIA, a BMW had PARKED @ a hydrant, well they busted the 2 front windows, connected the hoses, but the short connector leaked into the car, so it was OVERFLOWING WATER ! Let me see him explain that to his INSURANCE ! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Had always wondered about the process of stowing hoses back on board and never thought about asking some firefighters I know. Loved seeing the process and the fact firefighters from different crews helped each other so that all trucks are ready for the next call. Keep up the great work and stay safe!
This is just unacceptable, I don't care who or what they are. And yes, this has become a major issue in NYC. It absolutely blows my mind. I don't know what the answer is, maybe barriers on either side with bright yellow stripes painted on the road? The outdoor dining on the road isn't helping taking up much needed parking spaces, but that's not an excuse to park in front of a fire hydrant.
@@RobertKorte1 Great idea. many people who park in Manhattan are coming in from out of state. Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Jersey & Delaware mostly. Ticket them if you want but there's little chance the City will get paid. A study this spring reported NYC has over $1B in unpaid traffic tickets.
@@arribaficationwineho32why damage the cars on purpose? Yes they should be heavily fined and possible towed. But if they were able to use the hydrant there is no justification to just damage the cars for fun. Then you are no better then the owners of the cars.
Won't happen until you fix the stupidity of the voters. Voting for him the second time is like being a passenger on the SS Titanic and after the ship hits the iceberg, going up to the Captain and asking him to go around and hit it again. Many of the people in NYC have reaped what they have sowed.
@@jaimecruz7905 - Many already are, unfortunately of those, a lot are moving down here to the Southern states and registering to vote for the same political party that caused all the problems that forced them to flee in the first place. I wish those ones would stay in New York, you made your bed, lay in it!
If it were a nice freezing day I woulld make sure I got a nice spray of water on the car and doused it top to bottom to make sure it's covered in a nice thick layer of ice.
I think a TV crew and the city need to have a new season of Parking Wars and call it Hydrant Wars. Start towing them and film the interactions at both the cars, and the impound lot. The city would make money twice over AND the city would be safer.
Great job on this project! Your hard work and dedication really paid off. I am impressed by your attention to detail and your ability to see the bigger picture. Your work has truly made a positive impact and I can't wait to see what you do next. Keep up the fantastic work!
In my perfect "dream world" fire trucks would come equipped with arms like commercial dump trucks. They pull up to a blocked hydrant and put the arms out... lift the car up and over and dump it (preferably upside down) on the other side. Just drop it from like ten feet in the air on its roof.
You can always bust the windows out. I’ve seen it happen. And no the department didn’t have to pay for replacing the windows. Hazard of breaking the parking laws.
When the job is done, you still have to "Walk the Hose" before repack! If you don't do it, nobody else will! Firefighters work is never done! Some lady on the street said "Thanks Guys"! It's the little things!!! Thanks John - On The Job!! 2N2👍
4:30 an easier way to drain the water from hoses, during male-up. Get a breaker bar (steel bar, like a Halligan but without the pointy bits, you'll have something in your truck that will do this) and hold it at shoulder level, horizontal, under the hose. With one end anchored (held, or just the weight of the hose) walk away from the anchored end, with the hose going up over the bar. A LOT easier than doing it hand-over-hand, faster, less work. Love from Australia to the BEST FD in the world, FDNY.
The firefighters are supposed to break the windows to any cars blocking the hydrent. THEN they have some short extension hoses that go thru the car. The extension hoses all leak, filling the car with water. The NYCPD then have the car towed AFTER the fire truck leaves.
I won’t say it’s not an official member, but If you know the right people, anyone can get those department parking permits. I have a few friends of mine from other states that have the same thing in the FDNY version. Non members/buffs/photographers go into the city and park where they want, with the assumption that it will keep them from getting parking fines. Some times it works, sometimes it doesn’t.
Seems like something that could be solved technically... If the fire hydrant connections are made upward and a U-shaped hose is connected between them, it can be used from any direction.
i was a firefighter for 25 years, the last 12 s an assigned driver, and i prated to have some a**hole parked in front of a hydrant, and have the chief screaming for water. our department policy was to flush the hydrant before using it, maybe in my next life. stay safe out here guys. john
Why am I not surprised that a cop would park in front of a fire hydrant? I saw a cop car parked in a handicap spot in an almost empty parking lot. (The spot right next to where he parked was empty) There was no emergency other than the cop was sucking up to an attractive clerk. It's also not a surprise that cops and firefighters don't get along well. (Do cops get along well with anybody?)
I never had the pleasure, I did put a supply line over a hood. Smashed the hell out of it when I charged the line. The owner got irate so the PD then ticketed the car.
NYC has just never had good enforcement when it comes to illegal cars. Never understood that in my 27 years of living there. First you have a car with no plates, that is an automatic impound. Second a cop placard does not give you the right to park illegally, yet they all do. FDNY, you are so much nicer than I would have been if I had to get to that hydrant.
The most important position at a fire…..1st due Engine Chauffeur (ECC). And it’s not debatable if you’re on the job. This wasn’t much of a fire, but when there is…. The first arriving Engine company is the key to the entire operation. And it starts and ends with the ECC. His/her responsibilities are numerous, usually complicated in the first minutes on the scene. Numerous problems/obstacles are expected and you have to have the answers and quick! Imagine this was a big fire, middle of the night, people trapped, you get the picture. Lots of responsibility and pressure put on that 1st due ECC. It’s why it’s a “senior, experienced” firefighter that has that position. This small fire was a good drill for the members. In 2022….NEARLY EVERY HYDRANT is parked on in NYC meaning they are hard to find at night. Every second counts. Good job by all.
New viewer here. First time I saw this. I have a question even though I'm WAY late to the party. What is the life span of fire hoses? I see they are connected together to form the necessary length. I also see they are dragged on concrete, pavement etc... before being charged up for use, but then dragged again during stowing operations. That is all wear and tear on the hoses. So how many "Cycles" can a hose section last? I doubt I'll get a response as this vid was about 2yrs ago, but just curious.. Thanks! 😎
I once witnessed fireman move several cars on Wall Street that were preventing their trucks from passing. Several firemen went to one side of the cars and rocked them up and down until they were able to walk the cars over the curb and up to the sidewalk.
It's so funny when in between the two buildings there's an open lot where they can put parking and both sides of that road there's people parking good job
Do Fire trucks inthe USA not have an onboard tank of water to allow them to start trying to knock down the fire while they gt connected to the hydrants ? Fire trucks in the UK and Norway at least have onboard water tanks, and drums with hose that can be run out very quickly to allow initial fire suppresion, while the crew run out the larger bore hoses and connect to a water source to complete the job.
There are windshield size thank you signs that will take several hours or a phone call and pay for removing the sign off the windshield. Best type of education for those special folks above rules the rest will follow.
Are there bays marked in front of the hydrants, like lines on the road where you know not to park? Or is it a judgement thing trying to guess how far away from the hydrant you should be?
Some things just work. Did you know that a coal fired engine pump could flow over 1000GPM? Good stuff. Love the tradition, it's in my blood. If I had a penny for every stick I've thrown on my shoulder....hehe.
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Many years ago while serving as an engine company LT I had the joy of stretching a 5” hydrant supply line across the front seat of a police cruiser because the knuckle head cop parked in front of a hydrant at the scene of a cruise ship fire
It will always be a fond memory!!
Bet that was a lesson for the recruits of how NOT to park. FTO police officers taught rookie PO to wait for the fire companies to arrive and then close the street. Enjoy the circus while it arrived in the municipality I worked in for 20+ years.
So many times, FD would wait for police on accidents and serious med calls, yet they magically appear and beat the FD to fires.🤔
We didn't try to beat the cops to shootings and stabbings...
I love it my brother my eldest brother was in New York City fireman in the South Bronx
Bravo!
I remember 1 incident where I was at the forestry unit pushed the Parked vehicle away from the hydrant . The owner came home 5 days later with $2888 worth of parking tickets plus the vehicle pushed 20 ft past
Mid 70’s there was grease fire in an apartment near me in Vancouver. VFD had just arrived as I was walking to my car and I got to watch them smash windows and feed the hose through. Couldn’t wait around to see the cars owner return. It would have been fun! A very good lesson to be careful where you park!
Those cars are lucky... I worked in MASS. as a firefighter and one fire i went to we put the hydrant line through the windows of the car in front of the hydrant and they were NOT opened. That's what you get for parking in front of a fire hydrant. Mike
My father was a retired FDNY Deputy Chief. He would say, " park in front of the hydrant, we'll just break ya fuckin' windows!"
They usually do but maybe they didn’t because one was a cop car and they didn’t want the administrative headache.
Where I live in Markham, Ontario Canada there's a fire about once every ten years.
@@liamcragin no, that’s not why, the vehicles were parked in such a way, that feeding the hose through windows would kink the hose even more than it would be trying to go around them. Otherwise, since it’s not a marked NYPD unit, they could have played dumb and nothing would have came of it. Even if it was, I doubt it would have mattered, they probably still would have done it. FDNY ain’t gonna sit around and wait for the cop to come back, to put out a fire. Especially one with an unknown amount of people stuck inside, let alone one with known people stuck inside. They may ram the police cruiser if there’s room, but if not, the NYPD will be down a unit for a few days, because the cop parked like a dingus, and blocked the hydrant.
Not enough appreciation goes out to our courageous fire fighters! Thank you!
That AMAZON delivery guy walking through the scene with his package @ 5:36, priceless.
Nothing is priceless on Amazon, even with free delivery.
more like a disrespectful asshole.
Yea what an idiot..
Guy simply doing his job.
When you live in NY we see fires all the time. Unless it's in our house we don't stop what we are doing. It's a shame but that's how it is here. Keep it going.
i love the how the chief takes the time to tell thy guys " good job" thats awesome !!!
A good chief will do that - over the radio.
Damn good FC!
That chief was my coach years ago. Know him personally and is an outstanding man .True gentlemen .
That's is the difference between a boss and a leader
Assuming a new driver engineer cause he looks young. Getting that good job buddy from the Chief definitely means a lot
Never get tired of seeing them all pitching in on the unglamorous and tedious part of being a firefighter and its especially seen in the FDNY. I can't recall a video of stowing hose where there weren't multiple members from other units helping get it done so everyone gets back in service as fast as possible. Stay safe! 🚒🇺🇸
They train hard for exactly that.
They truly are a team. Close as brothers.
FDNY, my brothers forever. Former fire captain here in CA. Plenty of memories lifting hose like that. Long days.
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I miss the teamwork but I don't miss rolling hose, washing it, putting it on drying racks, or putting it back in the hose beds.
As a left coast fire captain, I would love to work as a firefighter for FDNY for a month to really experience the way they fight structure fires. They have a lot of nuances to the job that are different from the way we do some things. I would love to learn them all. Man, great guys and a great department.
You should have seen what they did in the 70's.
Have you ever watched the videos of FDNY running fires in New Orleans right after Katrina? The looks on their faces as they watched FDNY put out a fire was amazing.
@@johnnyangel9163My dad got on the job in 1977. ❤
It was good to see the firefighters putting away the hoses. Usually do get to see that boring part of the job. Thank you to all firefighters out their. Especially the rural volunteers.
Those permits only allow cops to park their private cars in spaces marked "NYPD Only" near courts and police stations. Both cops should permanently lose their placards for that abuse but the jackass in front also removed his license plate, probably to avoid being ticketed. He should be suspended.
Dope
Apparently other people have commented that their are people using fake NYPD parking placards with misspelled words and nonexistent precinct numbers.
Edit: I meant NON-police people, in other words police impersonators are using fake unofficial documents to get police parking authority.
They should lose their jobs or be bucked down to parking duty. You wear a badge, should be held to a higher standard...
They do when the city does occasional sweeps, but pissing off the union constantly doesn’t pay off, long-term, and there is a very ingrained culture of not giving an F about anyone in the NYPD.
@@afcgeo882 I mean the city is full of communists crying ACAB and demanding huge cuts to their budget. Who can blame them?
Firefighters are the true unsung heroes of society!
A long time ago my father told me of being in the crash crew after the war . They had to respond to an off base fire and found the only hydrant on the block was blocked by the only car on the block . THEY NEVER SLOWED DOWN !! . Moved that sucker 60 ft !
I'll bet these people who park in front of fire hydrants would have a fit if their house was on fire and someone was blocking access to their hydrant.
Thank you for showing us the firefighters putting the hose up. Clearing the water and how they work together to restack them. A lot of time and effort put into thief work. I bet they are ready for a nap unless they get another call. God bless them.
I learned shipboard and aircraft firefighting in the Navy. However, watching these NYPD firefighters and NYPD sacrifice their lives on that tragic day of Sept 11 ushered in a whole new respect and appreciation for what they do.
AMEN BROTHER!!!!¡
Impressive packing of the fire hoses and those cars were close to the hydrant and now see why they need space to run their hoses straight.
Work safely guys.
Thanks to all our Firefighters 🚒 and the awesome work they all do,and when will people ever learn NOT to Block fire hydrants!
When they have to pay a hefty fine. Like about $ 5000 first offense. Mandatory.
Have the Fire Department call an authorized Tow company to the scene to tow the vehicles out from the hydrant if able to. Second, allow for Fireman on the scene to issue a summons with penalties 3x the rate because the hydrant was blocked during a fire. A substantial fine will do it and if towed away, it really can be a thorn in the side of its owner.
I always said that any FDNY operation that has a blocked hydrant would mandate a court appearance ticket; and, in the event of a civilian hospitalization or worse, a death - charged with a felony!
They were cop cars, like ticketing the city, waste of time. Finding who the operator is and dock a month pay would work better.
@@seniorofficer9954 piss piss!
It takes a very long time to get a tow truck which is super inefficient when ya know shit is burning
Couple of j hooks a length of chain and a fire truck. Would make shirt work of removing the offending vehicles.
Fill both vehicles with water. Let the owner/driver explain it to their insurance company.
I love it
Too bad they were not parked directly in front of it and had their windows broke and the line ran through it. Always hope for a slight leak inside the car too, perfect world the hose would bust inside the car after the fire is out. In the case of the hose busting inside the car after the fire is out, I would be in no rush to shut the hydrant off either.
@@Stick0413 I have to agree with you on that
@Aww Plausible Deniability...Paper on dash??? Whatcha talkin ‘bout???
In a different time I have seen them break both windows and run the hose through the car. I miss those days.
4:34 Amazon will get their job done fire or not lmao truly dedicated
Welcome to earth
@@roychan1710 no thanks
5:26 Amazon delivery guy didn’t have the common sense to just use the sidewalk and stay out of the way of the firemen doing hose work.
Here in Florida we'll bust your windows out, throw our lines through the vehicle and you pay the $500 minimum fine on top of it. Happens now about once or twice a year.
Around here blocking a hydrant will incur you a 750 fine to start, we’ll do whatever we need to do to your car to get the line where it needs to go, tow it or surprise extrication training (haven’t done that obviously, but legally we could) and if someone died in the fire you can be charged with 3rd degree manslaughter
I live in southern California, you park your car like that, it's a automatic tow away from the police. Police is not going to sit and wait for the owner and fire department sure in hell not gonna wait either.
entitled pricks.....I love seeing BMW'S and Mercedes , Lexus, Range Rovers, anything expensive with firehose running through .....but then again, I am a Floridian....
Either car parked 2 feet difference either way, someone's losing windows. That was my firsth thought. FDNY, the bravest.
Yep, UK if it's big fire or life/death and they can't get to a hydrant, they just ram your vehicle out the way.
Due to our narrow streets and the cars often blocking them,.or badly parked, a lot now have either reinforced front fenders or bull bars and will just shunt any vehicle csusig an obstruction out the way.
And if it's your fault, they're absolved if all responsibility. Tough shit for parking like a jerk.
Funny it was cops parking on the hydrant this time.
It usually is. Whenever you see a car brazenly blocking a hydrant in NYC, check the dash. In 9 times out of 10, there is an NYPD placard. You'll often find every single hydrant within a 2 or 3 block radius of a precinct blocked by cops' private vehicles. They don't give a shit if your baby burns to death.
@@kendodd224 NYPD for you
@@kendodd224 But look carefully at the placard. A lot of them are forgeries or B&W photocopies or even nonexistent law enforcement agencies. A con artist tried to sell them in my friend's bar, complete with a rather obvious misspell, "PRECICNT". I've also seen them authorized by nonexistent precincts, like the 99th.
@@kendodd224 Then they surely dont give a shit too if the firemen smash the window on the drivers side to get the car away huh? At least, thats what i whould do regardless of who owns the car, and if it whould be the presidents car.
Take it cops hate firefighters. Most love firefighters and hate cops. Or rivalry between the bacon and fire department's?
That was really interesting. Loved seeing the hoses being packed up. Here in Aotearoa/ New Zealand our fire hydrants are inset into the roadside and covered by a bright yellow plaque so, when someone parks over a fire hydrant, they literally park OVER a fire hydrant. It's not only a traffic infringement it's incredibly frustrating sadly, they never seem to get ticketed. Have yet to see what the fire service would do if they needed to access one though. Some other countries have the same style of hydrant but have them in the centre of the road so they can't be parked over which, IMO, is a much better system.
Total respect for these Fire Fighters
Heros run in as we run out, I could never do them justice with words, they are angels on earth, bless each and every one of them ❤
My salute to firefighters bravery and hard work 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Great video love how the boss told the chauffeur good job.. it’s never no parking in NYC
Is chauffeur a term used in firefiighting?
@@shawnryan2197 yes it's the driver of the vehicle.
@@shawnryan2197 in FDNY it is
@@shawnryan2197 Also MPO (motor pump operator).
@@shawnryan2197 I was the Chauffeur to the Stars 🌟
And very good at my job...
20 years on the job, 17 as The Chauffeur!!! 🚒👍
Abusing the parking permit system, It should be permanently taken away from them.
Probably illegals
You'd need to take away up to 55,000 permits just for NYPD for starters then they'd park anyway. Good luck.
I loved the "good job buddy" by the chief!
That was good to look at everything in slow motion. Allows the public to understand what your work is like. Thank you.
That was regular-motion, ma'am. FDNY is notorious for moving slowly.
You take care of your equipment, your equipment takes care of you. Common sense.
God Bless and Protect All our Firefighters, first responders, and law enforcement personnel!!
even the two cops who blocked the hydrant because they were too lazy to walk?
@@asbestosfiber Of course! I wasn't there in person to witness everything so I chose not to be judgmental. I was brought up to not believe anything I hear and only half of what I see because I don't know what went on before I got there.
@@ionecuff6323 K, try this on for size. Those are personal cars, and you're allowed to park in NYPD only spots. That's 100% not, an NYPD only spot. :)
You don't need to be in person to make an informed opinion.
As for the other a-hole, ripped license place. In Europe, we impound those cars, especially if found near a fire, blocking access. I've seen them picked up time and time again.
Again, you don't need to be there to form an opinion. Just know what the general rules are and you'll be set.
@@aserta In our country it is illegal to block any fire hydrant or park where it is posted "No Parking". But, there are always those people that think they are above the law and I think they should get the stiffest fines/penalties. Blocking fire hydrants delays the time to save lives.
Great video. Thank you. Fire hydrants must not mean anything to these people. Placard or not, there is a law. Too many people in NYC for me, but the NYFD has the most class of any fd in the country.
I miss this so much, the brotherhood, helping the public. Good work
Me too. Former captain. You never really retire. Impossible. A year ago I was among the first on scene in my neighborhood. It all comes back to training. Gave the chief a full report on conditions and resources needed. Will never forget his reaction.
Gotta love the fist bump and “good job buddy” 👍🏻
My hats off to city fire fighters. Suburb work this happens so much less. That's gotta just be aggravating daily knowing your water sources are blocked usually.
The only way to stop people from parking in front of the hydrants is to run the water lines thru their cars. And make sure the leaky part is inside.
That has happened
I have seen fire departments break through both passenger windows and run hose through car.👍
And they'll use their leakiest hose while they do it
That would need a weird explanatin in this case. I mean: I saw those videos and they've been right. But I don't understand the drama here.
@@Nagilum3 Internet tough guys trying to act edgy.
I understand why they do it but putting the hose under the car gets the same results.
That was a staged awareness stunt.
Thanks to all fireman, you have to have patients. Bravo, love you all.
your the best filmier in nyc you are documenting history with the fdny the different style of your vides make me watch them to the end every part of the video is different Great Job Man!
My son is a firefight. God bless you y’all from Texas!!
God bless, sir! I understand.
This one's too easy so, "no comment."
Some years ago in KALIFORNIA, a BMW had PARKED @ a hydrant, well they busted the 2 front windows, connected the hoses, but the short connector leaked into the car, so it was OVERFLOWING WATER ! Let me see him explain that to his INSURANCE ! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I'm sure the insurance company has a history of firemen destroying cars for fun.
Had always wondered about the process of stowing hoses back on board and never thought about asking some firefighters I know. Loved seeing the process and the fact firefighters from different crews helped each other so that all trucks are ready for the next call. Keep up the great work and stay safe!
Wow, the fire fighters have a tremendous job from start to finish. I appreciate the video footage. Thanks so much!
I love watching them break windows and threading Lines through a car.
Y'all work so hard to save us. Thank you
This is just unacceptable, I don't care who or what they are. And yes, this has become a major issue in NYC. It absolutely blows my mind. I don't know what the answer is, maybe barriers on either side with bright yellow stripes painted on the road? The outdoor dining on the road isn't helping taking up much needed parking spaces, but that's not an excuse to park in front of a fire hydrant.
It´s a matter of fines and immedialty been towed away, no matter who´s car it is....
I hope the cars got damaged and/or towed
@@RobertKorte1 Great idea. many people who park in Manhattan are coming in from out of state. Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Jersey & Delaware mostly. Ticket them if you want but there's little chance the City will get paid. A study this spring reported NYC has over $1B in unpaid traffic tickets.
@@arribaficationwineho32 Some folks would be thankful for some damage. Collect insurance & a check from NYC.
@@arribaficationwineho32why damage the cars on purpose? Yes they should be heavily fined and possible towed.
But if they were able to use the hydrant there is no justification to just damage the cars for fun. Then you are no better then the owners of the cars.
The folding of the hoses, amazing! Thank u for ur service! Thank u for sharing!
Yes.....excellent folding?
Can’t wait to get a new mayor Hopefully he’ll fix all these problems we have a New York City
Won't happen until you fix the stupidity of the voters. Voting for him the second time is like being a passenger on the SS Titanic and after the ship hits the iceberg, going up to the Captain and asking him to go around and hit it again. Many of the people in NYC have reaped what they have sowed.
Good luck with that Democrap.. i know I live in Cali
Move away this is new york
@@Ab-iz9uv don't lt the door hit u on the ass
@@jaimecruz7905 - Many already are, unfortunately of those, a lot are moving down here to the Southern states and registering to vote for the same political party that caused all the problems that forced them to flee in the first place. I wish those ones would stay in New York, you made your bed, lay in it!
You stumbled upon a very rare old American classic muscle car, a 1970 Chevrolet Impala @ 7:55. I love those old American muscle cars.
That TEAM WORK MAKE DREAM WORK look like.
Break the windows and run the lines thru the car. Do it enough times and people won't park there anymore.
If it were a nice freezing day I woulld make sure I got a nice spray of water on the car and doused it top to bottom to make sure it's covered in a nice thick layer of ice.
Idc if its cop car r not dont park in front of hydrant
Excellent. Now I know what team work it takes to get the hose back on the truck. Thanks for sharing!!
Loved your slo-mo filming. Very talented filming and worthy subjects.
Thanks for the memories! USAF Firefighter 1975-1982.
Isn't that grey silver car also parked on a crossing as well ?
I think a TV crew and the city need to have a new season of Parking Wars and call it Hydrant Wars. Start towing them and film the interactions at both the cars, and the impound lot. The city would make money twice over AND the city would be safer.
Great job on this project! Your hard work and dedication really paid off. I am impressed by your attention to detail and your ability to see the bigger picture. Your work has truly made a positive impact and I can't wait to see what you do next. Keep up the fantastic work!
In my perfect "dream world" fire trucks would come equipped with arms like commercial dump trucks. They pull up to a blocked hydrant and put the arms out... lift the car up and over and dump it (preferably upside down) on the other side. Just drop it from like ten feet in the air on its roof.
They did not park ON the hydrant (would have caused serious damage to under carriage). They parked IN FRONT OF hydrant.
You can always bust the windows out. I’ve seen it happen. And no the department didn’t have to pay for replacing the windows. Hazard of breaking the parking laws.
I love those vids.
When the job is done, you still have to "Walk the Hose" before repack! If you don't do it, nobody else will! Firefighters work is never done! Some lady on the street said "Thanks Guys"! It's the little things!!! Thanks John - On The Job!! 2N2👍
Man itd be awsome to have that many people to pack up a job. 👍🏻
4:30 an easier way to drain the water from hoses, during male-up. Get a breaker bar (steel bar, like a Halligan but without the pointy bits, you'll have something in your truck that will do this) and hold it at shoulder level, horizontal, under the hose. With one end anchored (held, or just the weight of the hose) walk away from the anchored end, with the hose going up over the bar. A LOT easier than doing it hand-over-hand, faster, less work. Love from Australia to the BEST FD in the world, FDNY.
The firefighters are supposed to break the windows to any cars blocking the hydrent. THEN they have some short extension hoses that go thru the car. The extension hoses all leak, filling the car with water. The NYCPD then have the car towed AFTER the fire truck leaves.
Wow was shocked to see that it was an NYPD member
I won’t say it’s not an official member, but If you know the right people, anyone can get those department parking permits.
I have a few friends of mine from other states that have the same thing in the FDNY version.
Non members/buffs/photographers go into the city and park where they want, with the assumption that it will keep them from getting parking fines.
Some times it works, sometimes it doesn’t.
wow ! what a work you have with packing the fire hoses.
Broadway & Madison Ave got nothin' on these studs. Truly, it doesn't take three full companies to rebed some 2-1/2".
Sadly this won’t be the last time this happens!
1:42 Maybe a strange question, but why don't they create a no-parking zone near a hydrant?
Seems like something that could be solved technically...
If the fire hydrant connections are made upward and a U-shaped hose is connected between them, it can be used from any direction.
Or, there could be a law that you cannot park a vehicle within 15' of a hydrant.
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Ya let's hear it for team work fire fighter's are the best
I'm from the UK and even I know that you don't park against a fire hydrant!
i was a firefighter for 25 years, the last 12 s an assigned driver, and i prated to have some a**hole parked in front of a hydrant, and have the chief screaming for water. our department policy was to flush the hydrant before using it, maybe in my next life. stay safe out here guys. john
thank you share the video
do a great job
from Australia
to be able to wear the badge of the FDNY... how cool... same with Chicago... what an honor !!
Run hoses thru car and then after fire have pd come tow and ticket cth car
@@Justme-jt1ef i did afterward n that dont mean they can park in fornt of hydrant lol
@@Justme-jt1ef in court prob nothing since they all gonna do what they want
Why am I not surprised that a cop would park in front of a fire hydrant? I saw a cop car parked in a handicap spot in an almost empty parking lot. (The spot right next to where he parked was empty) There was no emergency other than the cop was sucking up to an attractive clerk. It's also not a surprise that cops and firefighters don't get along well. (Do cops get along well with anybody?)
2:42 Wow! I'm in love. Now have to find my man, book a venue, and hire a band. All y'all invited.
Oh damn that's on 107th st Between Lexington & Third Ave
WoW...I went to the former PS 107 on 105th & Lexington!
I am thinking the supply line from the hydrant was shall we say (*cough*) not routed correctly. 😉
Not routed correct and did not have a leaky coupling if you are thinking of the same route I am😉
I never had the pleasure, I did put a supply line over a hood. Smashed the hell out of it when I charged the line. The owner got irate so the PD then ticketed the car.
@@larry648 Ooo thats awesome! I would of loved to see the line dance around and smash the hell out of the hood👍
That big kink though
@@larry648: Play the stupid game. Win the stupid prize.
It appears that there is a fire hydrant directly across the street. Why wasn't it used?
That was a beautiful old red Chevy Impala parked there at the end.
No matter who it is, they should be ticketed, have the car impounded. That car is not a police car.
Forever the greatest Fire Fighters on the planet. Period! 343❤
In the town I live in, they put a blue road reflector in the center of the car lane to let the FD know where a hydrant's is located at.
New York’s Finest
Brothers and sisters protecting all who need it.
Still so sad to see the loss of so many on 9-11.
NYC has just never had good enforcement when it comes to illegal cars. Never understood that in my 27 years of living there. First you have a car with no plates, that is an automatic impound. Second a cop placard does not give you the right to park illegally, yet they all do. FDNY, you are so much nicer than I would have been if I had to get to that hydrant.
Very interesting. Hardly any resemblance at all to firefighting here in the UK. Send dedication to duty though. Excellent video production.
The most important position at a fire…..1st due Engine Chauffeur (ECC).
And it’s not debatable if you’re on the job.
This wasn’t much of a fire, but when there is…. The first arriving Engine company is the key to the entire operation. And it starts and ends with the ECC. His/her responsibilities are numerous, usually complicated in the first minutes on the scene. Numerous problems/obstacles are expected and you have to have the answers and quick!
Imagine this was a big fire, middle of the night, people trapped, you get the picture. Lots of responsibility and pressure put on that 1st due ECC. It’s why it’s a “senior, experienced” firefighter that has that position. This small fire was a good drill for the members.
In 2022….NEARLY EVERY HYDRANT is parked on in NYC meaning they are hard to find at night. Every second counts. Good job by all.
New viewer here. First time I saw this. I have a question even though I'm WAY late to the party.
What is the life span of fire hoses? I see they are connected together to form the necessary length.
I also see they are dragged on concrete, pavement etc... before being charged up for use, but then dragged again during stowing operations.
That is all wear and tear on the hoses. So how many "Cycles" can a hose section last?
I doubt I'll get a response as this vid was about 2yrs ago, but just curious..
Thanks! 😎
What is the lifespan of cars that block hydrants?
I once witnessed fireman move several cars on Wall Street that were preventing their trucks from passing. Several firemen went to one side of the cars and rocked them up and down until they were able to walk the cars over the curb and up to the sidewalk.
Less lawsuits than using a cowcatcher.
Once you're done with the hydrant open the sucker wide open and let it flood both cars
When I came as a tourist I didn't know parking restrictions at hydrants.. And I've got a ticket. Now I know!
It's so funny when in between the two buildings there's an open lot where they can put parking and both sides of that road there's people parking good job
7:00 and followed is this a ritual to do this with all, bring the last feet tube into the truck?
After seeing what goes in to folding up those hoses, l have a lot more respect for fire fighters
Do Fire trucks inthe USA not have an onboard tank of water to allow them to start trying to knock down the fire while they gt connected to the hydrants ? Fire trucks in the UK and Norway at least have onboard water tanks, and drums with hose that can be run out very quickly to allow initial fire suppresion, while the crew run out the larger bore hoses and connect to a water source to complete the job.
There are windshield size thank you signs that will take several hours or a phone call and pay for removing the sign off the windshield. Best type of education for those special folks above rules the rest will follow.
Are there bays marked in front of the hydrants, like lines on the road where you know not to park? Or is it a judgement thing trying to guess how far away from the hydrant you should be?
Rule is 15 feet. There is some leeway but it’s very obvious when it’s less than 15.
I have a question...What size and how much hose is carried in each of the hosebeds on an FDNY engine?
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Nice they roll up the hoses just like they did, over a hundred years ago. So much for innovation, in their defense fire probably burns the same.
Some things just work. Did you know that a coal fired engine pump could flow over 1000GPM? Good stuff. Love the tradition, it's in my blood.
If I had a penny for every stick I've thrown on my shoulder....hehe.