American Reacts to Dutch Emergency Vehicles

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[@RobBemelmans]

That Volvo unit had a portocabin on the back that can be lowered. They are usually dispatched when there's been a big incident. It is actually a remote command centre.

[@gamingtonight1526]

Exactly what I was going to say. We have them in the UK too! :)

[@matsv201]

Looks like it's 3 meters wife.. and probobly decently long. We just use the normal container size unite over here. Or at least that is the only one i seen

[@Sheppart92]

Those container units are pretty common in most european countrys.. they transport Container for various special purposes, like a command center, container with Water tanks or for transporting a lot of Foam, equipment for heavy rescue operations, Oil spill removal etc. Fire Departments in Germany, Austria and some other Countrys have in big citys dozens of containers for all purposes and at least 5 to 10 or more hooklift carrier.

[@flashback0994]

The truck was a hooklift truck a volvo fm. But not the current i think from the headlights a volvo fm mk2.

[@avigdonable]

Command-control unit.

[@Schachtschabel]

Cars/Trucks: Yellow = Ambulances / Medical Red = Brandweer = Fire Dept. White = Police

[@MrTatiaan]

wit=politie xD

[@puarterquonder]

Blue/yellow = douane (border control)

[@lollywoodproduction1]

White front blue back = Military police

[@eelco1982]

There's also white black, usually narrow windowed vans is the minestry of justice. Mostly transport of convicts and suspects between correctional institues or towards courthouse.

[@aukegrnd431]

Green = safety region

[@sennheiser1986]

I live in Belgium but you're right about the Netherlands, they really mastered urban planning. The way the entire country is so organised, it's wonderful.

[@williebrort]

Dankje!

[@Jari-95]

Thankyou for this 🫡 This is why we always dread going over the border 🤣

[@deezet9518]

Now they just have to find an alternative for those damn speed bumps.

[@Jari-95]

@@ramon3897 wat let je?

[@user-pc5qj2ix2c]

​@@ramon3897 Kinda depends where though. Malburgen Arnhem for sure (in the video) But that's just a poor/bad neighbourhood. I'm regularly in Germany I'd say the large cities are a lot more ugly concrete etc. (But their villages and small cities are beautiful)

[@Jeff_P-1988]

4:22 that is a mobile command unit, The reason the door looks too high is because they don't use them on the back of the truck like that. They deploy them like a roll-off dumpster.

[@stijn5783]

"Hooklift"

[@jasperkramer5693]

I drive the man truck. Its a rescue unit and its alarmed for a variaty of incidents. It has a arm wich has an reach of 32 meters long wich is really handy in case of a house fire to extract people from other levels. We can handle it from the ground or from inside the smal box attatched on the end of the arm. We also get people down whrn the ambulance is not able to. Like dificult staircases. Within minutes we have the patient out of trouble. We can also fight fires with the hose on top wich gives us 3000 liters of water a minute and 50 meters far. We can even protect the cage your in with a spray underneath it. Relay cool car!!😊

[@joasveenstra-db3dl]

Thanx voor de uitleg.

[@theunknownking5330]

In America these are called aerial platform or hydraulic platform units if I remember correctly.

[@jasperkramer5693]

@@theunknownking5330 amazing! Thanks. I will look into it!

[@chrissmith8773]

Hook loaders in fire departments are common in Europe. They can be kitted out with many modules, hose layer, command post, foam tender, water bowser, equipment flatbed and many more.

[@Tiger313NL]

This particular Volvo had a command post loaded.

[@speedyjago]

I worked a fire as a volunteer firefighter where the career firefighters brought a SCBA bottle and refill module...biggest incident I've been at.

[@stephensmith4480]

What we call in the UK RO-RO ( Roll on- Roll Off )

[@Tiger313NL]

@@stephensmith4480Hrm... that to me sounds more like a shipping term. This is a multilift/hooklift system.

[@stephensmith4480]

@@Tiger313NL You are correct, it is a shipping term, it also relates to a Vehicle body that can be swapped for different options or just rolled onto the floor for loading or unloading purposes, unlike a skip that is lifted off. At least that was what we called it when I served my Engineering Apprenticeship back in the day.

[@daphneschuring5810]

The Dutch police used to drive Porsche in the past😃

[@M3g4tr0n]

Wait what ???

[@MotherGoose264]

​​@@M3g4tr0nyep, so did the Belgian police. At least in the 80's 😂. I believe the dutch had the 911 or 912 with targa roof. No idea how they got that approved for the budget 😂. Getting the golf GTI's back then was a real good idea tho.

[@tomverheijden712]

​@@M3g4tr0n de snelweg politie heeft inderdaad zo'n dertig jaar lang porsches gehad. Ik geloof vanaf 1961 tot ergens in de 90's.

[@carlosmarkiet5391]

The Dutch police had the largest Porsche fleet in the world at the time, 911 Targa's

[@PinnacleNL]

@@MotherGoose264 They actually had budget to burn, but still had to give an excuse for it, so in submitting the paperwork they argued it would make their work easier if they took the top off to direct the public by just shouting at people.

[@ce17ec]

This incident were all these vehicles were going to, was an explosion and subsequent fire in a car repair shop in the middle of a residential area in the city of Arnhem (January 26 2024). Because of the dense surroundings they called in all emergency services, but at the end the fire was not that big and only one person in the repair shop was slightly wounded. But the video maker had a good chance to video a lot of vehicles close by.

[@wietzevanderwijk3169]

True! I live in Arnhem. I imeadiately recognised it

[@henrischutte1968]

In the Netherlands (and in Germany too) the fire services use a small variety of specialized first response vehicles like the basic "tankautospuit", a ladder truck, a water rescue vehicle and a "hulpverleningsvoertuig" which is dispatched to car crashes. When additional bigger or specialized equipment is needed at an incident location the fire service has a variety of pre packed containers which are transported to the incident location and left there as long as they need to be there. You saw the mobile command unit on the Volvo, but there are containers with heavy tools for train and truck accidents, for forest fires, hazmat containers and many others. They can be so specialized because they don't each need their own chassis to go with them.

[@Wrecker3D]

I believe there are even some departments with crashtenders as they can displace a large volume of water in case of a disaster, at least I remember seeing a few 'in the wild' outside an airport

[@henrischutte1968]

@@Wrecker3D Crashtenders are exclusively stationed at airports and some industrial plants, but they can and do offer assistance when called upon outside their home base. Another thing are tankers. because drinking water is becoming more scarce, the fire department wants to be less dependant on hydrants and is more and more introducing tankers in it's fleet. They carry up to 18.000 liters (4,755 gallons) water.

[@jamegumb7298]

@@henrischutte1968 Military airbases too.

[@MeteorMark]

And a Haakarmbak can be transported by any truck with a "hook arm", so a transport firm can handle them as well if needed, Red Cross has a couple of them as well.

[@dikkiedik53]

The fire truck you were questioning how they get up there.. It's a container transporter (haakarm = hook and arm) type. There are many types of operational containers, like foam, high volume water (5" hoses) that's still in inches here, catering and command center etc. They only transport the container and drop it where it's needed and get another one from the fire station. About the striping nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/BZK-striping (in Dutch). Also the sounds are scientifically developed the frequencies of the twintones are the ones that prooved the most destinguishing and most far away recognisable tones and rithms.

[@ScaniaFan729]

You mean hook lift.

[@dikkiedik53]

probably... I tried to explain. I'm Dutch. From your answer I understand you understood me. Now I know it's hook lift ;-) @@ScaniaFan729

[@SnAudi666]

Did you know we also have Audi A6 Estates in the Netherlands, the Dutch Highway Patrol calls them “Quick Response Vehicles” in and they are used for high speed persuits. They are really cool.

[@woutervanwijk4369]

Better translation would be "fast intervention vehicle".

[@Eis_Bear]

But we used to have Porsche 911's for that, back in the 70's. Can't really beat that.

[@deezet9518]

@@Eis_Bearnot on the cool part, but these Audis are a lot faster then those 911 were

[@ThaJay]

Yeah the reason we don't use sports cars any more is because the practical cars have gotten just as fast. Same deal with the BMW 5-series Touring in Germany which sport a 3 liter inline six turbo engine. Factory limited at 250kph but without limiter they wil do 280 with ease.

[@dark-shadow_]

I don't know what brand it was but there was a high speed chase at the store i work at. They were all black cars with sirens and they drove with such a high speed, I've never seen anything like that before.

[@ScaniaFan729]

The Volvo truck with the strange container on the back is a mobile command post. It is used if, for example, there is a very large fire.

[@republicfryslan]

It can get twice as wide.. it can litteraly extend sideways...😮

[@ScaniaFan729]

Wat bedoel je

[@republicfryslan]

@@ScaniaFan729 toen bij mij in de flat 2 appartamenten boven mij ontploften kwam er ook een mobiele commandopost. Deze kon in de breedte uitelkaar schuiven. Vervolgens ondersteunt met hydrolische steunpalen.

[@ScaniaFan729]

Ja klopt heb ik ook weleens gezien.

[@republicfryslan]

@@ScaniaFan729 moai spul

[@nagranoth_]

Look at all those roundabouts he said... it's basically the same 3 roundabouts in the entire video LOL

[@Beekmans_765]

All in Arnhem 😂

[@andreestolle9121]

7:00 German Numberplate on the undercover police wagon xD

[@DenUitvreter]

It's the secret EU police....

[@suicidalbanananana]

Its from stations near the border, same with the firetruck a bit later, the Dutch government doesn't really care what plates EMS vehicles have, while the German government does, so this way they can easily hop across the border to help German EMS services without there being a lot of paperwork afterwards.

[@seifenraspel2382]

@@DenUitvreter Nope. Its the German district of Euskirchen, quite near to the NL/D border. And there are some units with mixed crews on both sides.

[@VascarVanVamp]

@@suicidalbananananaAs long as it is a European license plate, no one within the EU cares which EU country you drive around with it in. Especially Germany, as the EU's main transit country, is not.

[@dutchman7623]

@@DenUitvreter Eustapo?

[@jasperbaba]

as a dutchie im just sitting here wondering what apocalyptic thing happened that needs all these emergency units, im from arnhem and i cant remember hearing of anything this massive in recent years lol

[@fedde7232]

arnhem is wild

[@DS-xd9iu]

It's probably a compilation of footage over time/months.. maar bedankt dat je Arnhem zegt want ik herkende de plaats niet, het zijn dus trolley bus lijnen die ik zie?

[@fedde7232]

@@DS-xd9iu klopt, Arnhem is de trolleystad van nederland

[@quickwimnl]

Huge fire on 26 januari in a garage with an elementary-school nearby. Google for more info. Forelstraat, Arnhem.

[@wessltov]

Other comments mention an explosion of sorts on January 26th this year

[@blue_light_photographer421]

00:31 first car is a regular police car the second car is a rapid responder (ambulance) and indeed a RAV 4 01:10 its a mercedes B-klasse (B-class) 01:55 this is a chief officer of the fire brigade. The number on the back (07-9395) tells you which region this car is from and what function it has. You can only see this with fire brigade and ambulance vehicles 02:17 This is an ambulance, the color is not pastel yellow but RAL 1016 Sulfur yellow. In this video the white balance is not good, which makes it appear lighter 03:03 there are 2 different types of these 1 the aerial platform 2 the car ladder If you want to know the difference, look it up, otherwise it would be too much typing 04:13 this is a duty officer, he has a management position in larger incidents, just like the chief duty officer, only the duty officer is lower in rank compared to the chief officer oh and yeah its a land cruiser 04:54 This is a command container where officers from different disciplines can consult with each other, for example to discuss a plan of action. This consists of 2 types, the container, but also, as here in Rotterdam, as a permanent truck 05:43 some of the firetruck has a bullhorn thats even louder haha 06:40 The unmarked Volvo V60 B6 (B6 only indicates what type of engine is in it) is not a Dutch vehicle but of German origin with a European license plate (Germans like to be difficult about license plates). The siren you hear here is therefore a German siren. 07:23 the black ford mondeo appears to be crashing into something 07:36 the regular police cars are diesel, but we also have a large number of petrol cars such as the DSI (swat) 08:00 line splitting is not allowed, but in some cases (actually more regular than exception) it is tolerated unless you deliberately cause danger and action can be taken by the police 08:30 its a Dacia cheap but strong car 08:52 The reason you didn't see it in the video is because this is a Belgian fire truck, just like the Vito that comes behind it. This filmmaker used Belgian vehicles in his outro I hope this has answered all your questions

[@michellaeharmsen4084]

At 8:58, that is a Belgian firetruck (I can tell by the livery and plates), The Country identifier (in the blue part of the plate) says B for Belgium and the letters are red on white, which is a telltale sign of being Belgian, Dutch plates are black on yellow with NL identifiers

[@ignacevandaele]

So is the Mercedes Vito van behind it. A while ago, Belgian fire departments adopted a livery similar to the Dutch one. Nowadays, new police vehicles in Belgium sport a Battenberg scheme that is very similar to the UK one (blue and yellow fluorescent rectangles). Ambulances have had yellow and green Battenberg for some time now.

[@renemeyer256]

I sometimes see Dutch ambulances with Belgian license plates driving in Belgium. I know they must be Dutch because they still have Dutch stickers on them. I've always wondered what is up with that.

[@michellaeharmsen4084]

Probably far closer tham a belgian ambulance, I often see german ambulances in my neighborhood, mostly because they're the closest unit@@renemeyer256

[@joffryvangrondelle]

they were sold form Nl to Belgium and mostly deployed at private ambulance firms, they kept the Dutch color scheme and decals.@@renemeyer256

[@Casey5181]

Maybe a belgium lease vehicle​@@renemeyer256

[@hanshomesteading1276]

The Volvo V60 had a German license plate, its a B6 or a D6, either e gasoline hybrid or diesel hybrid. In the Netherlands (and Europe) the bluelight is the only light the emergency services use. White cars = Police, Yellow = Ambulance / doctor, Red = Fire department. The Volvo truck had a container loaded, it is possibly a mobile center of command unit.

[@ThaJay]

The plate started with EU so it's from Euskirchen District in North Rhine-Westphalia. It is not a special Europen Union (as you may think from the EU letters on the plate) force, although it is secret service of some kind.

[@hanshomesteading1276]

@@ThaJay many countries have a regional marker, Poland for instance, but also France (with a number per region). EU is Euskirchen, so it can't be also dedicated to EU from European Union.

[@andreestolle9121]

5:14 This is a swap loading bridge (Wechsellader in German) and there are countless different containers that can be unloaded at the deployment site, for example: respiratory protection, decontamination, hoses and pumps and operations control centers etc.

[@HrLBolle]

if seen big emergency power too

[@BlackieFoxxless]

Even mass casualty containers too

[@patrickd9551]

Fun fact from the past. Each force used to have thei their own distinct sound, but are slowly switching over to a singular emergency sound. Brand-weer (fire department), two syllables, two tone alarm. Most fire trucks still have the two tones, like most trucks in this video still. Po-li-tie (police), three syllables, three tone alarm Am-Bu-Lan-Ce (medical), four syllables, four tone alarm (very rare to hear these days)

[@Arhey]

1:02 it is Mercedes B-Class 6:44 Interesting this Volvo V60 has german license plates from Euskirchen 8:30 it is old Dacia logo. 8:32 it is VW Touran, it is small van from VW. In Netherlands you can drive with scooters on bike lanes, i believe they are limited regarding top speed however.

[@MrTatiaan]

true depends on the plates. blue 25 kmp ore Yellow 45 kmp.

[@module79l28]

1:02 - For Ian: the only hatchback Mercedes has is the A-Class.

[@Arhey]

@@module79l28 But those are B-Class :)

[@automation7295]

@@module79l28 Mercedes B-Class: *"Am I a joke to you?"*

[@automation7295]

@@module79l28 Funny how some people can't tell the difference between the A-Class and B-Class. Mercedes B-Class is also a hatchback. And Dutch police don't seem to use A-Class, those are B-Class.

[@MsieurBoBoltz]

5:15 this is a control center, for management of crisis, inside they relay all info and take decisions

[@Fantaman900]

At 5:00 the Volvo is a hook truck. Under the big red box is a black frame it rollers at the back and a loop for a hook. The truck has a big hook that you slide and rotate backwards. Back up the hook up inder the loop of container and you pull it on the chassis, on location you do the reverse to put it back on the ground with not even having to leave the cab. It a great system for hauling all kinds of containers. Even these mobile office boxes.

[@Anthony_15]

The last two fire vehicles with the music is from Belgium I noticed it by blue and yellow stripes instead of blue and white stripes. Also number plate being red on white instead of black on yellow

[@vandom_de634]

8:48 from here we see Belgium vehicles from the Flemish part

[@stanverduijn5431]

I love when Americans react to our firetrucks, as a dutch person myself it still amazes me how good our trucks are, but also the drivers

[@Tom-Lahaye]

The big Volvo fire truck with the box on the back is a hook truck, and the box a container unit which can be unloaded at the scene. This container is a command unit for the fire brigade. These hook trucks come in very efficient as they can bring more equipment on site after unloading the first, there are also containers for hazmat, breathing air, hose and water. Maybe also open containers to remove debris from the incident scene. This way a lot more work can be done with less trucks as this one can just keep on going forth and back. The car at 8:00 where the scooter passes by is a Dacia, and yes, for a scooter or cyclist it is legal to pass a slow moving car on the left, and on the right as well if there is a bike lane. That's why Dutch drivers have to be very aware of cyclists and scooters all the time around them. Doing an episode about Dutch road design would be cool, as roads here are designed for everyone, and not just for those inside a car. Check out the 'Not just bikes' channel.

[@MickeyStartraveller]

5:00 it looks like some kind of a mobile office / field command center they use when some big guys have to be on the spot :)

[@BenjaminVestergaard]

I thought it was one of those new fancy containers they use to put out a fire in an electric car... Basically drown the car for 3 days to make sure that the battery doesn't reignite by itself. Not sure if it's water or some other liquid they use to fill the tub. Edit: But I see a heat pump and windows now, you're probably right.

[@Sheppart92]

In Germany they transport burned electro cars under supervision of a fire truck with a normal tow truck to a fire department where a big, water tight container is placed and filled with water, the Car then gets lowered into the Water and stays in it for 7 days and only then it gets taken out. Only Problem is thousands of liter of water are polluted and they have to bring in a company for pumping out the polluted water and send it to a specialized company who filters and clears the water.

[@Snaakie83]

The Martinhorn they use is a prime example of thorough civil engineeringing... When they drive towards you you'll hear the WEEE--OOOH...and driving away you'll hear OOOH--WEEEH. Or at least, they use the Doppler effect to inform people whether an emergency vehicle is moving towards or away from you. Pretty nifty, but often forgotten.

[@MrBigbonzai]

They do not USE the doppler effect. It is always there, with every sound.

[@huwdavies6650]

The Volvo is a hook loader so it can drop the any type of cabin, Unit or skip off the back. In this case it looks like a mobile command unit / incident response unit.

[@karstendoerr5378]

What is missing in this video is the Hytrans Fire System. The system consists of a pump module, a basic container with hose container and equipment rooms as well as the hose collecting device. The pump module consists of a hydraulic unit driven by a diesel engine, which drives the floating pump via appropriate hoses. The flow rate is approximately 8,000 l/min at 2. 5 bar(2113 US gpm at 36 psi) in idle operation and approximately 3,000 l/min at 10 bar(792 US gpm at 145 psi) in pressurized operation.

[@CamiloSperberg]

Lane splitting is fully legal, so long as you pass them with a max of 10km/h difference and up to 30km/h max. on any motorcycle. The vehicles are actually on a bike road so technically they are guests and must be extra careful with bikes since they have preference over everything basically (important for context since that scooter has a blue plate which means they can only navigate through bicycle lanes, so he has precedence over the cars)

[@PatjeNRG]

actually they are not, it also was my first thought. but if you look closely you see that the cars on the right are in parking spots. but still indeed he is allowed to lane split. if it was smart at that time? judge yourself haha. and the brand of that car. its dacia, part of renault.

[@user-ie6jr4bg1w]

Euhm no its not, its not legal. Especially not with a moped. Its not enforced often but its not legal

[@MrBliss77]

​@@user-ie6jr4bg1wyou are mistaken, lane splitting is not illegal as there is no law prohibiting it. As long as you abide with all traffic rules, so you are driving on a section of the road you are allowed to use. However if the police decide you are doing it in an unsafe manner, they will get you with an article 5.

[@PatjeNRG]

@@MrBliss77 exactly. there are no laws which allow it, only code of conduct for motorcycles which states that they can split between the most 2 left lanes whit a speed difference of max 10 km/h when the other traffic exceeds 50 km/h its not allowed anymore.

[@mariohendriks1]

The livery of emergency vehicles is actually copyrighted 😉; "The striping is protected by trademarks and copyrights. Copyright is reserved by the State. The State of the Netherlands is the owner of the copyright and third parties are therefore not allowed to use the striping without the approval of the Minister of Justice and Security."

[@BinneReitsma]

That Volvo has a 'hook arm container system' With 2 buttons you'll lower the container / unit onto the ground in around 15-30 seconds. Great system

[@RekaCath]

Since you mentioned being interested in Dutch Urban Design,a great channel to start with is "Not Just Bikes" a channel by a Canadian who moved to the Netherlands who has been making videos on the differences between Dutch Urban design and the typical urban design in North America

[@MJDMedia]

5:10 is a mobile command post.

[@robhighway8366]

Politie is dutch for police Brandweer is dutch for firebrigade Ambulance is the replacement for the dutch word ziekenwagen

[@Tobi-pp2wz]

ziekenwagen zegt leterlijk niemand

[@rubenjanssen1672]

Niemand...meer​@@Tobi-pp2wz

[@stojanbousaid5934]

The big box on top of the fire truck is called a commandohaakambak or CP-OPS. It's used as a local command center when there is a large scale incident

[@surferalex7876]

The Volvo at 5:00 is a roll-off container. In this case it’s a roll-off container „operational command“. It comes to use from mid-size to big scenarios.

[@Mischa16178]

Lanes splitting is legal here. In congestion situations and as long as you keep speed difference to a minimum.

[@mikef1848]

Yes, lanesplitting is legal in Netherlands if its done safely. Also, the SIV is a cool vehicle. SIV means "snel interventie voertuig, which translates to "fast intervention vehicle". It's the 3.0 turbo diesel Audi A6 Avant (wagon) that the police uses. But by far the coolest vehicle the dutch police use is the undercover Mercedes A35 AMG. It is a completely black or grey Mercedes hatchback with a 2 liter turbocharged 4cylinder car producing 306 horsepower powering all 4 wheels. These things are nimble and very quick.

[@mairaineplayzgames2205]

fun fact for youtube video's: K pauses the video, J rewinds 10 seconds and L fast forwards 10 seconds! 5:16 its a multipurpose room that can be deposited on the ground for several purposes 8:08 its legal to use a scooter or "small motorised 2 wheeler" to do that, a regular motorcycle however, is not allowed to do it 8:28 that is a Dacia

[@SvanderHoek]

You can check all those codes on the side to see what the vehicle does it holds. So the 07-4831 has it specific function code as part of the firebrigade

[@Hobbes746]

0:40 the yellow Toyota is in ambulance livery, but not really used as an ambulance. In the last few years, doctors in general practice started using these to provide faster response when they get an emergency call.

[@tmprijsemus2798]

Maybecan help you: that unit on the Volvo is a kind of an office i roll on, roll off container. In here they have the possibity for communication : only used when there is terrible accident. We call it: Brandweer Commando Unit ( BCU ) . Also police has this kind of units of in complete van.

[@365truckertrains]

the siren they use are 2 tone Hi-Lo horn, and for Fire trucks they use compressed Repeated Horn which is called "Martin-Horn. this siren usually common in some european countries including Belgium and Germany

[@enlightendbel]

Looking at the windows on that one large truck, looks like a portable command center. An office container with all the needed comms and office tools in it. They get dropped at location (putting the door at a manageable height), the truck is just for transport.

[@FacelessJanus]

The fire department truck you saw had a temporary "operational command center". I think that what caught your eye on Dutch street design, mainly comes from the bike lanes/paths.

[@erwinkrau6300]

The Volvo has a command unit on the back. It droppes it on the street or square These trucks can transport multiple units, depending on the situation Water, equipment,

[@dimitri877]

The scooter at 8:00 is a moped (49cc), they are allowed to snake through traffic like bicycles. We have two types; ones allowed to go 45kmh (28mph) and ones allowed to go 25kmh (15mph). The latter have to stick to bicycle lanes and you were allowed to ride them without a helmet (that changed recently). For the 45kmh models there are special signs to indicate where you have to use the roadway instead of the bicycle lane. As for motorbikes; lane splitting is officially forbidden by traffic laws (there is nothing written about it in traffic law to be more correct), but since 1991 there is an official code of conduct which allows bikers to lane split but only in traffic jams and speeds up to 30kmh (18mph). Above this speed you have to join the car lane again.

[@mennovroom5537]

The second truck is a firetruck with a command centre. There is probably a large fire going on, and there’s a need to coordinate multiple units

[@mrselwin1]

4:48 the big unit is called the (commando unit) which is rarely used but when its used its either for a big incident like a big car crash, a fire with the sign (grip 1) or for example with a shooting. And the unit is basically a small like 911 centre where the leading people of the police, ambulance and fire department on scene come together to make a plan on how to work. And they roll it off the back onto the ground like a sort container. There should be a few videos on youtube about how its used might be interesting to take a look at.

[@ukogorter7529]

Many fire departments throughout Europe (including the Netherlands) use interchangeable modular pods on a truck chassis. In this case a command post. But they can also be pods that are specifically designated for breathing apparatus; hose layers; high capacity water/foam tanks; hazmat... etc.

[@shannontoppenberg]

the volvo truckt @ 5 mins is used for assessing forest fires or spots that require a higher elevation for viewing. The 'box' which is actually an office can raise up by a pus of a button on the inside of the truck cabin or the room.

[@stanislavczebinski994]

That unmarked Volvo is actually a German car - and the last to vehicles are from Belgium. You can tell by the number plates. Dutch vehicles have black 3d letters on yellow ground, Germany has black on white - Belgium has red on white. Fonds and arrangement differ from country to country. Additionally, in the left corner are individual letters on blue ground for each country in EU. For The Netherlands, it's NL, B for Belgium and D for Germany (Deutschland). These replace the white oval stickers previously used to indicate country of origin.

[@bassielassie4520]

i live in the Netherlands and the most important thing is that everybody here takes sirens serious

[@jefwisse1957]

not everybody

[@MrLittle3vil]

That truck around 05:10 is probably something like a mobile command center that they can place at bigger incidents. Lanesplitting is legal in the Netherlands but there are rules. On the highway it's only allowed during traffic jams between the most left two lanes (so cars know what to expect), the speed difference should not exceed 10kph and you are advised to run your hazzard lights. When traffics starts moving above a certain speed you should resume your normal position on the road. (I believe above 50kph). In normal city traffic it's common for motorcycles to pull up to the light in front of the cars. On average the motorcycles are much faster off the line than cars so it should bother nobody. It's more efficient to because the cars can move up a little too because there are no motorcycles taking up a space in the line. I believe all emergency vehicles are diesel cars for fuel efficiency and cost, diesel is cheaper. Plus they are on the road almost 24/7. I know the police here also started testing electric vehicles like the Hyundai Ionic 5

[@sorensen9510]

The B-Class is based on the MFA2 platform (same as the A-Class, CLA or GLA for example) which is used for compact cars. It is advertised as a compact van. The 1st generation of the B-Class (2005) was advertised as a "compact sports tourer", related to the bigger brother at that time, the "grand sports tourer" aka R-Class.

[@SegAlimentariaCasa]

What you see at minute 5:03 is a mobile or field hospital, provide first aid if necessary. The truck you see is its transport, unloading it where it is necessary (you can see the unloading bearings at the back of the truck). It is the same system that is used for loading and unloading gondolas for debris or garbage, but applied to that medical module.

[@perpetual4958]

See how they take the bicylepath onto the roundabout. So the cards and vans hop onto the bicycle path. Volvo was big in Diesel, cars, but Diesel is phased out, so it might be a B(enzine) 6 cilinder Volvo V60?

[@MrBlackr0w]

So-called priority vehicles (including police, fire brigade and ambulance) may use a multi-tone horn if they perform an urgent task. Until 2009, police and fire brigade vehicles often operated a two-tone horn with the tones b-e and ambulances a three-tone horn with the tones g-e2-c2-e2. As of March 2009, new rules have been established, whereby all priority vehicles use a two-tone horn with frequencies 375 Hz and 500 Hz. A transitional arrangement applies until 2014 for existing vehicles and installations. The tones can be played at different speeds: the higher speed can be used when approaching an intersection. If the road is completely clear, the horn is usually switched off. Using or even mounting a multi-tone horn on a vehicle other than a priority vehicle is not permitted.

[@Jassens901]

Big VOLVO with container: In the netherlands and germany (and some more european countries i guess), the fire departments in larger cities have many containers for all sorts of emergencies. For example one office container for the commander you would need when managing hundreds of people at a big scene, or maybe a container with special equipment for chemical issues. Big cities also work together and own different special equipment which can be used to support the fire departments in nearby cities, which creates a big variety of possibilities. City A has more chemical equipment, City B is better equipped when it comes to climbing and so on... So imagine dozens of special containers, each for a special purpose. Since you don't need all containers every day, it makes more sense that they are just containers and you own only a few trucks to load the container you need at the moment. Otherwise there would be some expensive trucks standing in the fire station only to be used twice a year... The VOLVO would be one of these container trucks i guess. If you goolge "Feuerwehrcontainer" you will find at least german ones but our brothers in the netherlands usually use the same equipment.

[@fnollo7870]

My dad works for the fire brigade here in the Netherlands. He mostly has a commanding role in bigger incidents, for which he gets a car. It used to be a big VW Transporter, nowadays its usually a VW Touran. Vehicle at 4:55 is a command unit used in case of really big fires so that different commanders can discuss strategies. It looks somewhat similar to the "dompelpomp", essentially a truck with a massive, deployable water pump that can be used to get water from lakes and such.

[@shaunmoneil]

The big weird fire truck about 5 mins in. They carry units and can set them on the floor. The doors on that unit will make a lot more sense once the unit's on the floor!

[@VonMed]

I love how the pulse Doppler effect skews sirens as they pass,makes them sound really eerie,ofcourse here in the uk the compressed air sirens are gone in a lot of areas

[@p3falien233]

The Dutch Volvo firedept truck you asked about is called a Haakarm wagen actually. It can bring the portocabin it requires. Which can be a decontamination unit, extra gear like extra breathing gear or even food, special (heavy) tools, pumps for watertransport or, in this case.., a COPI unit that translates as a local command centre for coordination of all different emergency services on location. The highest ranked officers use this for tactical planning and public communications etc.

[@nimaxwerker]

Here is the explanation of the diff. siren sounds (more how it was in the past) because of work regulation the sirens have been dampened they made to much noise . The MAN fire truck still had that old siren sound with the accomp. noise level but they won't have much outings so they prob. have an noise dispensation ( they are allowed to produce too much noise). They are also not renewed as much as ambulances and police cars. All the emergency vehicles had their own particular sound. The fire department called BRANDWEER had a two tone siren going BRAND-WEER, BRAND-WEER, BRAND-WEER (BRAHND- WEIR). The police called POLITIE (POH- LEE- TSI) Had a three tone siren. And the ambulance called AMBULANCE (AM-BUE-LAHN-CE) had a four tone siren. With the new regulations their is hardly any diff. between the last two (a bit of a shame in my opnion) and also a lot of government entities are now allowed to drive with siren. Prisoner transport, the Ministry of Tranport Public Works and Water Management, Blood and Donor transport, and even railroad mechanics can use the Blue lights and siren.

[@nieksalomons]

Q&A 0:19 - 112 Matthijs channel - 112 is the Dutch variant for 911 in America, Matthijs is the Dutch variant for Matt in America 0:36 - The yellow livery vehicle is a Toyota Land Cruiser, usually there's a doctor onboard. 0:52 - That is indeed a Ford Probe, of which there are only 118 driving around in NL in 2024, so very uncommon here. 1:02 - That white livery vehicle is a Mercedes B-class, politie is the Dutch word for police 1:19 - That red livery vehicle is a Volkswagen, it looks like a Touraeg (yes we have trouble pronouncing the name too) brandweer, brand = fire, weer = brigade, fire brigade. 2:05 - The ambulance is driving on the bikelane, red pavement, most roads in NL have a sidewalk for pedestrians, a bikelane and a road for cars. 2:25 - Police, firetrucks and ambulances all have their own different sirene-sound. For the purpose of being recognizable from far. 4:10 - Toyota Land Cruiser, this time a fire department one. 4:23 - This road contains, from left to right: sidewalk, bikelane, strip of green, bus-lane, divider, road for cars, strip of green, road for cars, strip of green, bikelane, sidewalk. 5:29 - driving on the bikelane again, MAN firetruck. 5:54 - All traffic in NL gets a lane, efficient and safe. It works because every car-driver is also a bike-rider (fietser) and a pedestrian (voetganger aka foot-go-er lol) everyone knows trafficrules. 7:36 - Those big American trucks are more and more prominent in Dutch traffic. 7:55 - Lane-splitting is for as far as I know allowed only in slow and still-standing traffic, but scooters like this are a bit notorious in NL when it comes to good traffic behaviour. 8:26 - That's a Dacia Logan, nice cheap car. 8:35 - Volkswagen Touran, very common police/firebrigade car, all driving on the bikelane. 8:54 - Mercedes Atego, small cab truck, usefull in cities, small streets, Mercedes Vito behind that

[@SIG442]

0:31 That's a ambulance, it usually holds 1 highly trained person that will act as doctor. Could say it's a emergency doctor's vehicle. So medical personnel can get there before the actual ambulance arrives. And yes RAV 4 is also here. American cars are mostly imports by random small companies for those that love such cars. They are NOT sold by car dealerships. Those are mainly focusing on their own brands, although you do see other (mostly EU) car brands at their lots as the previous owners sold their cars to them. Brandweer, the red ones are firefighters. The specific car at 1:55 is one of the higher ups probably. However such cars are also set into motion to make sure that person blocks off the road where they need to be for example. You pronounce it properly at 1:58, that is impressive I have to say! Good job! 4:00 That VW caddie behind the firetruck is a security unit. Those are not police, but they love to act as if they are. Those can be a real pain in the ass. 4:46 That is a ambulance command unit on it's back which can be placed on the ground. It's a sort of crisis center for the fire brigade, police or ambulance. It has fast internet, it's own power supply, satellite dish and direct connection to the HQ. Some regions may have this unit in green for example. I added a link from a official source so you can at least see what this unit does. Yes it's in Dutch, but it's about how it looks, also yes it looks different, but it's very much the same thing still. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZW4i5ybmaiaY5I 5:24 That van is likely a materials vehicle, transporting additional tools for the fire fighters. Could also be a water accident vehicle. Which would be a vehicle for a dive team. There are 2 pretty sizable rivers in this area, so could be either. 6:46 That would be a German license plate, however it's very clearly a Dutch police car. That plate makes no sense to be German. Lane splitting for such vehicles is legal, as long as you do it with respect to other drivers and don't cause a dangerous situation or drive past like a maniac. If you wish to see more vehicles, you could see this link that would show the general idea of the vehicle types. It's not even close to being a full list though. I seen offroad trucks as well, huge tires and much higher up then regular trucks. I seen amphibious vehicles as well. www.brandweer.nl/materieel/

[@anniek4681]

White is police, yellow is Ambulance, Red is firedepartment. Our vehicles are fitted to what they are needed for. The one at 05:19 looked like a cabin unit. As in if there is a big problem that needs a lot of coordination. With our weather it wil come in handy to do that inside, where youre maps ore other stuff doesnt fly away. The fire department does not only resques with fire, but also has scuba teams. If someone is parking his car in the river. or any other body of water while still being in the car. Speaking of wich that cabin could also be the dressing place for a diver. The cabin wil be lowerd to the ground so you have an instant room, ready to use.

[@terryross1754]

What would probably surprise you is the very smooth-ride high-quality road finish on most Dutch roads. Way better than most other European countries. Road marking and water drainage is better too.

[@hatsjie2]

@8:15 In the Netherlands lane splitting is allowed, with some restrictions. Only between the 2 left-most lanes, and only up to a speed difference of 15 km/h.

[@johnsbone]

The vovo ŵas a primer mover tractor unit with a module on the back that can dropped off at a emergency event. Lots of UK and EU emergency service fleets have these. Fire depth often have big high volumes pump units on these.

[@hammerfallrex]

the container on the back of the Volvo is a Mobile Command Unit or as we call it MCU, its used as a scene command post for multi diciplinary incidents so that police, firedepartment and ambulance have a place indoor to plan actions, keep a overview and manage the incident. The truck itself can drop the container at the incident and if required return to base to get another container for example a water tank, supply lines, dump pumper or rehab unit

[@pitbullman225]

The 7-9199 (large Volvo) is a mobile command center. They are deployed on large incidents. The are a unit that is hook lifted on to the truck and can be lowered on location.

[@tim3436]

the truck around the 5 minute mark is a firetruck holding a mobile command unit. they can get those off that thing like a container

[@MarcFromNijmegen]

It makes me chuckle how they are more often then not using the bike path (red surface) to bypass traffic

[@nielsdefender]

The most emergency here (the Netherlands) are diesel indeed. The Mercedes police cars are B classes. The highway police drives the Audi A6 avant (C7 and C8).

[@jamegumb7298]

1:47 You can always tell right away from the outside. Rarely you will also see customs (Douane) rides in yellow green, may have yellow lights or red and blue, Dienst Justitiële Intrichtingen (Correctional Institutions Service) blue stripes only mostly prisoner transport and blue lights, Marechaussee (sometimes camo, warzone or training), sometimes dark blue (high risk site security and escort/protection), sometimes half blue half cop livery for civilian policing or assisting regular police.

[@feieralarm]

A large amount of fire fighting vehicles in Europe are for logistics and to save on cost, a lot is heavily containerised. Fire departments have one or two, sometimes more, swap loader vehicles and all kinds of roller containers. In the video, you can see a medical unit, but there can also be containers for breathing apparatuses and PPE, containers for hoses, command units, water tenders, extinguishing foam, decontamination units, CBRN units, generators, fans, skips, general technical equipment and so on and so on. You get the idea. Even sanitary units with porta potties are a thing.

[@flupke75]

On the Volvo truck stands a container witch they put on de ground at the place of the accident. There are a lot off different containers they can take with them. For disinfect people, for commando, for storragen stuf, for resting after a longshift, and so on…

[@garrykessing9708]

The volvo is an MCU (mobile commando unit) and is used when all three disciplines word together in a big accident (grip 1-4). Here the commanders of police fire department and ambulance have the ability to discuss tactics. They can also communicate with the units working at that exact accident. therefore the regular command centre can still run the other accidents in the region so there is no interference in communication.

[@dick130366]

The EU RN 84 is actually a German police car. Germany and the Netherlands and also Belgium and the Netherlands are cooperating quite often. This is really a large incident noticing the amount of units riding to the incidents. The car @8:30 is a Dacia, a subsidiary brand of Renault. The VW @8:32 is a Touran. O and the last 2 vehicles were actually Belgian emergency vehicles.

[@user-cj8kz1dq3y]

As a Dutch ex-cop and a Beras fan. I saw the helmet and btw my in-laws are from Alamogordo NM , I recognised the state on your cap. Like in earlier comments the Dutch highway patrol used to drive Porsches, now they drive Audi A6 estate cars.

[@bjornlauret4205]

on the qustion of the scooter yes you are allowed to lanesplit if its acting like its a traffic jam but then at a stop light so if there are a lot of cars at a stop light you are allowed to if you can get in front easily

[@michaelschuckart2217]

5:16 "How do they get in there?" It's a roll down container. Many different possibilities, what it can be. Command unit, backup unit for breathing apparatus. Other containers may contain hoses, submersible pumps for flooded basements, sandbags, ... Practically everything, that is not first turnout (engines, ladders). 10:30 That unmarked Volvo has german licence plates.

[@merabiraj]

The truck you see at 5:00 is a Fire Truck that can drive various Containers to a fire. This is an office from which the fire can be coordinated on site. But it can also transport a container with hoses... Or a container with water for places where there is no water... But also rescue boats for accidents on the water. Hope this was good information. Gr Jan from the Netherlands

[@Epanic]

That big truck around 5:00 its a radio or medical container thing, they use it for big crashes etc.

[@donvdp87]

@5:20 the firedeparment 07-9199 is a mobile command unit for the firedepartment. Please take note of the yellow and white licenseplates. White ones are from germany, yellow ones are from the Netherlands.

[@taunteratwill1787]

The one looking like a box on a truck is a command car with staff who run the show when the shit really hits the fan. 😂

[@kop-uv2dx]

the unmarked Volvo that was the first unmarked in the video had a German plate not a Dutch plate like the rest... one of the first big-size fire trucks showed it was from Arnhem (very close to the Dutch/German border), so it wouldn't surprise me if German police units would come to help out with a big incident (with the portable command unit, the big boxy one, it's a big incident, otherwise those don't get transported to the incident...)

[@404michaelnotfound]

Yes, we are allowed to lane split on 2 wheels, but only in the correct lane and when other traffic is standing still or moving slowly. Its considered more safe.

[@nielsabbas7166]

The unmarked Volvo is from Germany. This particular incident took place in Arnhem, close to the border with Germany The Volvo truck is carrying a mobile command unit. Once this unit is dropped on location of the incident the truck is able to return to the fire to pick up another unit, for example a Unit with a large pump and 1500 to 2000 meters of fire hoses for pumping large amout of water to the incident The Mercedes fire truck at the end of the video is Belgian. The owner of this channel also makes videos in Belgium.

[@erriswagenaar4707]

4:58 is a command Unit, it's use is for big fires or other big events where the fire department need the command unit. The police and Medical also have those. These are used by the police medical and fire deparments.

[@M1K3NL]

7:75 About the scooter/moped: Very officially, overtaking other road users is not allowed on the road you see here. This is a one-lane one-way road. But in the Netherlands, the police tolerate a lot, provided you do not endanger yourself or others. In the Netherlands, for example, it is forbidden to overtake on the right, but if you are a bicycle, you are allowed to overtake other traffic on the right id you are on a bicycle lane. Our rules are sometimes very crooked and stupid, but in general these rules work.

[@toabrony]

5:05 That is the fire brigade's container truck. When the truck arrives on site, the container falls to the ground and I think that is a mobile office container box.

[@patrickd9551]

@5:02 That's a mobile command post, used in large interdepartmental disasters, called GRIP ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Regional_Incident_Management_(Netherlands) ). The fire department has the lead in almost every cases and police/ambulance are secondary services, blocking roads and performing medical assistance. My mom actually works for the state department who does the upkeep for these (and other) specialty units, her department also is responsible for things like the air raid sirenes and national disaster water/food supplies.

[@ChR0nos_7734]

0:37 yes it's called RAV4 in Europe 1:06 it's Mercedes B-class. And technically it's small MPV (according to EuroNCAP). It's based on A-class 4:11 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado J150 (4th gen) 2nd facelift. Up until the J150 model, the Prado was not part of the Land Cruiser range in North America; the rebadged Lexus GX occupied the Prado's position in luxury trim. 6:40 2nd gen Volvo V60. It's says B6. It designates which type of engine (petrol/diesel) and how much horsepower it has. Diesel Volvo's use D and number, while petrol ones use B and T. T8 is highest possible trim before T8 Polestar Engineered. Volvo's are very popular car choice for UK police 7:30 99% of law enforcement cars in Europe are diesels. Usually 2.0 liter 4 cylinders. Highway police are usually either highest possible diesel engine option for hatchbacks and smaller cars and 3.0l diesel's for BMW 3 and 5 series, Merc C and E class, Audi A4 and A6, if they have 3.0l engine option 7:48 BMW 1 Series (F40). This one is 120i. If you write number plate straight into google it shows this car 8:28 Werid little car is Dacia Logan MCV (Maximum Capacity Vehicle). Basically mix of estate and small MPV. Now it's replaced by Dacia Jogger which is just compact MPV 8:35 2nd gen VW Touran

[@remcohoman1011]

Politie( Police) has white, ambulance and assorted vehicles have yellow-ish and Brandweer ( Fire Brigade) has red, so civil;ians see by colour what emergency vehicle it is. And the sirenes are different , echt has their own.. Police has two tone always same intervals, Ambulanced have two tone, but have switching intervals, and Firedept. has three tones accord high and lowin regular intervals, atleast the trucks, Police now also has new sirenes that have irregular fast/slow aswell..

[@larsdudink7873]

At 9 minutes is a belgium one. Same like the volvo police was german. At the license plate you can see NL is Netherlands, B is Belgium, D is Germany etc. All european countries have their own letter. As for fire vehicles, they all have numbers telling what it is and where it is from. Xx-xxxx first to are the region, second set is the firestation and final 2 are vehicle type. Vehicle types in my region: 00 is crew and scouting, 10 is water resque and divers, 20 is hazardous and chems, 30 is fire engine, 40 is 4x4 fire engine, 50 is skylift or ladder, 60 is large water transport, 70 is heavy equipment, 80 is cargo trucks with different containers, 90 is officers :)