A VIEW from 100 feet UP

[@johnlebzelter4208]

Chief seems like a great, professional guy

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Very knowledgeable and kind

[@kyler8000]

Chief Herr is from a neighboring dept that responds to calls with dept which is the Shamokin fire bureau we run 4 engines a ladder a rescue and a mini pumper one is a 95 seagrave pumper with a 54ft water tower

[@trob0914]

NICE RIG, I love " Quints", BTW, many large departments do run Quints( Los Angeles, CA. city & county)! They're extremely versatile! Thanks for the video on this beauty!!🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@benwatters9255]

Another top notch Pierce apparatus on streets of America they are clearing the number one fire truck manufacturer in the United States

[@SMichaelDeHart]

Imho, for Suburban/Rural departments, the Quint concept is the way to go. Unfortunately, the manufacturing costs prevents most VFD's from pursuing.

[@frontrangefirephoto2123]

Yeah, even bigger cities have come to like the 75 ft quint concept, like boulder fire department for example

[@eriksantor9125]

We get the best of both on one rig. Suppression and Truck Co. If we arrive first to a worker our guys are disciplined to do suppression (after life safety of course) then as more members arrive they can be assigned Truck responsibilities if other lines aren't needed interior.

[@solarissv777]

and what you end up with is overly large and complex vehicle, with an aerial that has a shitty angles, possible placement problems and a relatively small water tank. You also have limitation on the crew size and thus always have one major tool not working (either pump or aerial). You also risk loosing both pump and aerial in the event of a traffic accident. Oh and don't forget, this monstrosity goes on all calls, including medical. Why not have a simple aerial only truck with 2 man cab on a commercial chassis and a proper engine, that carries all the equipment and ground ladders (possibly also on commercial chassis). The crew capacity now also rises, and you always have a dedicated aerial operator. You would also risk the aerial less, as it won't go on the calls where it is not required: medical, traffic accidents, small fires etc., and it will serve longer due to lower overall mileage. Also this may be cheaper, as the aerial is the thing that is area specific but engines do more or less the same work everywhere, so multiple departments can cooperate and make a bulk order of similar (or even identical) engines and then the economy of scale kicks in.

[@frontrangefirephoto2123]

@@solarissv777 calm down dude, I'm just saying that quints are practical and useful

[@solarissv777]

@@frontrangefirephoto2123 and for some reason, they are seldomely used anywhere besides the Noth America. Magirus tried to pitch their "All stars", but it didn't get much traction. I believe, the popularity of the quints in North America originates from the truck company/engine company division. With the classical trucks, FFs have almost no means to put out the fire and the classical engine crew have almost no tools for forcible entry/search and rescue/extrication and it's obvious that FFs may want to have both capabilities. But do they always need an aerial? Moreover, the aerial that either takes space from tools and other systems or makes the appliance extremely large.

[@FirebrewTV]

We had just finished spec’s and signed a contract on a 75’ Pierce Velocity Quint, when right after Pierce announced the Ascendant line. I was so mad 😀. We are replacing our rear mount platform with the Ascendant mid-mount platform in 2024.

[@johnlebzelter4208]

Really enjoyed seeing a piece of apparatus in action during this video and the instructional part of it was cool.

[@mindtrickskiller2766]

We’ve got the same exact truck but it’s really interesting to see how other departments set up their truck

[@HeroesNextDoor]

What’s different then yours?

[@tinatomlinson6958]

Fort Mitchell fire department has one but it’s an XT Quint

[@johnlebzelter4208]

Mike that shot at 27:32 was absolute awesome!!!!!

[@timc333]

That Chief and his crew are on the ball , very impressive fore thinking . Oh Thanks for the vertigo too , lol, I could do the 32 ' ladder but I could never do a Bangor ladder or an Ariel , that's why I did first responder/EMT/Firefighter so I could stay on the ground as much as possible . These guys got them selves set up good , but there will be that one situation to test it all , one rule all fire companies must live by is Murphy's Law .

[@ronthemogul]

Yea I did a 75 in academy and I never gripped a rung so hard in my life

[@timc333]

@@ronthemogul More power to you brother , I just took one look at it and was like " um NO " , when I did the 32 ' ladder in fire school everyone knew I am no good with heights , they kept telling me I didn't have to do it if I didn't want to , you know where you climb out of the third story of the burn tower on to the ladder and have to lock on to in up there and have one hand off the ladder , I did it wise cracking the whole time , my one instructor big tough salty guy , was almost crying he was laughing so hard , and I passed and the rest was history ...

[@iamReddington]

Aerial ladders are my favorite fire trucks. So damn beautiful. Love the chief and this department, very helpful to have things labeled. By far, this is the best series on KZbin.

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Thanks. That means a lot. Right now for some reason we are struggling for views. Please make sure to share and comment like you do. It helps KZbin push their algorithms. We have so much more to see and already booked but to continue we have to get the views up again. Raymond we appreciate you!

[@iamReddington]

@@HeroesNextDoor If I had to guess, and I'm not an expert at all when it comes to KZbin and what people watch, there's probably too much time between uploads. Easy to forget about a channel if they only upload a couple times a month. Unfortunately, I know with what you guys are doing there's no rushing out videos. Something that I think might help is if you guys start a series that airs during the down-time of Station Rigs/Station Cribs. Couple ideas for what this series could be: Q and A for potential first responders - Viewers submit questions that you answer, Mike Reacts - Reaction videos are pretty popular atm. Might be interesting to see you react to first responder related things, EMS or Fire product review - These wouldn't have to be professional reviews, but casual "I use this every day and it's very reliable." Videos like that, things small enough that don't take too much of your time, but are still entertaining and educational.

[@FirebrewTV]

@@HeroesNextDoor you should come to Shelby NC sometime, several community firehouses you could highlight. Also Hurst rescue tools are manufactured here- could probably arrange for you to get in there as well.

[@backwoodsrc195]

Heights don’t bother me much but watching you climb that basically one handed gave me a little anexity lol

[@HeroesNextDoor]

😂🤣😉😜

[@rickprobst7555]

I live in Williamsport, PA This isn't too far from where I live I was just in Shamokin not too long ago

[@eliaspaonefirephotos]

Awesome video I love Pierce Enforcers especially the 107ft.

[@JAGER_offduty]

Here in Italy 107' are considered medium/small ladders, our biggest ladder is 164' (50mt)

[@johnlebzelter4208]

Another great video Mike!! Thanks for all your hard work.

[@davidewojtkiewicz1697]

Norfolk Southern Railroad has a special train for firefighters to train them on how to handle tank cars it would be cool to see it on your KZbin channel

[@davidewojtkiewicz1697]

It’s called 9-1-1

[@jarrythskeen8336]

Amazing view from the top

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Thanks. That was fun

[@firemanj35]

Outstanding stuff

[@HeroesNextDoor]

We appreciate that. Thank you for watching

[@scottkenny4598]

Love the videos. From Canada

[@patspencer5649]

Wow. Thanks for not breaking the law of gravity. Gave me a little vertigo. Wow.

[@cherbert359]

You all need to go to Scott Twp Fire and EMS in Evansville indiana and my old department

[@cherbert359]

We’re only dept in southern Indiana who is ALS certified we also make city runs when AMR is out of bus we run 3 stations that are paramedics/firefighter and emt/firefighter

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Email us an invite with all that info and we will try and get you scheduled

[@cherbert359]

@@HeroesNextDoor I’m no longer a member of that department unfortunately

[@lelandoakley9661]

You should do dagsboro fire company station 73 in Delaware

[@HeroesNextDoor]

We need an invite

[@24Taroleaf224fsb]

Great video and truck. My borough has a 1995 Pierce, ​Model: Lance Aerial Length: 105′ Gallons per minute: 2000 Tank Size: 500 Nice to find out what the different types of vehicles are. Like an Engine and Pipeline, what are the differences?

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Thanks for watching. Where are you from?

[@smokeacoil]

did you hear about the new one toronto fire has thats 2o stories high

[@ryanwhipple7275]

Can y'all do Delmar Fire and Rescue

[@HeroesNextDoor]

We need an invite

[@fredericmichel6287]

I drive a pierce Ascendant when I was fireman in France, But honestly your truck is modern really just for example we need to get up to install the water the water pipe cross the man who he will use the jet water god bless America

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Thank you for watching and YOUR service

[@ronthemogul]

What degree was that ladder set?

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Not sure. Maybe 25 or 30???

[@joegregor9519]

I'm not scared of heights but good Lord I will not climb 107 ft without being strapped to something even though he strapped himself when he got to the top

[@zachdavis1282]

Trucks look so silly with single rear axles.

[@eriksantor9125]

Better turning radius, 107' heavy duty ladder. I'll take "silly looking" any day for those specs.

[@sethcreech1014]

Jesus saves

[@mikemike4973]

dont put too much weight on the end of a pierce ladder or it will fall apart

[@eriksantor9125]

No issues at all

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Felt very safe and stable all the way at the tip

[@allenkramer2143]

ALL manufacturers are REQUIRED to state the maximum "tip load". IF you read the reports on accidents involving aerials, the 2 most common causes are A) Exceeding the design tip load. B) Laterally loading the ladder. In this case, the ladder is basically like a crane, it is lifting a load. It is designed (as is a crane) to lift the load straight up with all components of arm loaded equally. If forces put a stress on the arm side to side this causes the arm to be loaded more on that side. A common example of this in aerial operations is touching the roof/wall with one beam of the fly. As weight is applied at the top, the beam touching the roof will have solid support. The beam not touching will want to twist creating a torsional load, leading to a difference of load forces on the components.