American Reacts to German Firefighters Incredible Response to Car Fire!

[@rome0610]

In Germany (and here in Austria too) you have to keep free an emergency lane in case of a traffic jam by law. Sometime it works out, sometime not so good... This was nearly perfect. 😉

[@sebastiansauer5569]

the higher the fines, the better it works 🙊😂

[@automation7295]

@@sebastiansauer5569 It would work better if the fines were €20,000 in Germany for violating by traffic law, same should apply to USA as well, fine drivers $20,000.

[@Adesterr]

@@automation7295 Instead of a fixed value, which is only a fee for some and devastating for others, a income based fine will fix this problem for all. Something like 3 month worth of income will hit the guy in the new mercedes as well as the guy in the old opel.

[@fukmaricka7400]

@@sebastiansauer5569 Don't think that fines would help, we would need same law in all europe so that everyone would know how to position themself. In Slovenia by law we need to make emergency lane and there is not a problem as long as drivers are from Slo,Aut,Ger and some other coutries that have similar law they all line up perfectly , but problem becomes when there is mix of people from all over europe and they all stop where ever they think that is most appropriate so at the end you have complete chaos.

[@shinigami828]

I would like to add that the emergency lane has to be made even before the traffic is standing. When you recognize a drastic speed reduction of the whole traffic and lot of cars on the lanes, you have to build the lane already. Emergency lane has to be done between the two most left lanes of the autobahn. The cars on the most left have to go as far as possible left and the cars from the second lane have to move right, ideally they should drive partially on the third lane and even the third lane should go a bit to the right. And yeah, sometimes you see a good emergency lane and sometimes you see idiots using the emergency lane to overtake. :\

[@Chaezaa]

That was a volunteer unit. They are at work or somewhere else and when the alarm comes in they are dropping everything and rush to the fire station. The big cities here in Germany are having full time professional units with the newest equipment because the volunteers wouldn't be enough. In case the fire brigade needs heavy equipment like a bulldozer or crane they can call the THW (another volunteer organization) for support.

[@darkiee69]

I was just wondering about that, seeing that one of the guys just parked his car and jumped in.

[@dieSpinnt]

@@darkiee69 Just to mention ... We have the same training as our comrades in the professional fire brigade. Just not so much stress. (Okay, you can see that differently, the "race" to the station or already being there as a professional firefighter but with more operations ...). We also help each other (over cities or states or even through Europe) if that is necessary. I wish you all wonderful and accident-free holidays!:)

[@brittakriep2938]

In villages and small Towns there are only volunteer firefighters. In neighbouring 40000 inhabitants town, there is a Small Professional firefighters group for First fast Response, so the Professional group does First steps, until the volunteer Personal comes. In large Towns there are mostly Professional firefighters, but mostly in town districts, a Bit away from Main town, volunteer units still exist.

[@joachimbatke7396]

Only City about 100.000 inhabitants must have an professional full time fire station and one more for every 100k inhabitants. e.g. Hannover with 560k people has 5 "Wachen" (prof. full time maned Stations) but 18! volunteer stations. In Hamburg there are 17 Fire and Rescue Stations (professional) and 86 volunteer Fire Stations. Smaler Citys can have prof.firefighters if it would be neccessary, sometimes as first responce team (5-6 People) at daytime, when to many of the voluteers are at work. These "Staffel" will also respond to calls like opening a door, accidents with fuel leaking, burning garbage ....

[@erebostd]

@@joachimbatke7396 yep! 😁👍 our town of 60.000 people had volunteers as firefighters until 2-3 years ago - i was one of them for quite a while. Now there’s a small team of professionals, too 😄

[@PEdulis]

"People moving out of the way" is called a "Rettungsgasse", emergency lane, and is mandatory in Germany whenever you are in a traffic jam.

[@HrLBolle]

to my knowledge It already becomes mandatory if traffic slows down to the point where it becomes clear that either a Jam is about to form or a "Stop'n'Go" situation has arisen ahead

[@stephanweinberger]

@@HrLBolle Exactly. Basically: the slower the flow of traffic, the more to the side of the lane you move - so that you are out of the way when it eventually stops flowing altogether. The emergency lane must be formed between the two _leftmost_ lanes (i.e. everyone on the leftmost lane moves to the left, everyone else moves to the right). The main reason is, that trucks and other heavy vehicles usually drive on the right side, and these are not as maneuverable as small cars. There might be a breakdown lane on the very right, but it often isn't wide enough to allow for a fire truck driving at speed. And it may also be blocked by a broken down vehicle, which obviously cannot move out of the way, or it might not exists at all eg. in tunnels or on bridges.

[@HrLBolle]

@@stephanweinberger that heavy/commercial traffic is to keep to the right, when working I'll be found there as well driving a truck. Decided against going into to much detail when I wrote the first post, as I figured someone was going to add missing info to it🤪 Got a sticker telling the on behind me where to steer his or her vehicle to👍

[@HrLBolle]

@@stephanweinberger been a while since I was in a driving school ( theory wise), that is the reason as to why I wrote what I wrote 😂

[@DawidKellerman]

Nice BIG fines if you do not comply

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

3:11 not going the wrong way ... it's an emergency and service access path (for highway patrol, EMS, fire & rescue, highway maintenance authority, DOT, towing and recovery services etc), no on or offramp which would be open to normal traffic; However, all the cars leaving the highway there aren't allowed to take that access path and thus drive there illegally Yes, the truck is a MAN, built in 2003

[@cyrion7819]

Oh, yes. He is not driving the wrong way. But the bunch of a$...les is. I hate these egoists.

[@Xerdoz]

He is going the wrong way even if emergency vehicles are permitted. The circle sign means no vehicles of any kind. (going that way).

[@cyrion7819]

@@Xerdoz He is going the EXACTLY right way. The track was ONLY build for emergency vehicles. That´s why there is the circle sign. Permitted are only vehicles with special rights (in general: fire fighters, emergency doctors, Police, maintainence workers, with special permission: also construction workers if there is a construction site etc.)

[@Xerdoz]

@@cyrion7819 Ok, so every single car coming in the opposite direction shouldn't be there then if it's only for emergency vehicles. If the oncoming traffic is allowed there then the emergency vehicle is going in the wrong direction because the sign says so. There might be additional signs to permit emergency vehicles or you might not even need any other signs since emergency vehicles can basically go wherever but it doesn't change the fact the emergency vehicle is going in the wrong direction regarding the flow of traffic. If the passenger cars shouldn't drive there then start arresting them and lock them up for 25 years.

[@SierraKilo76]

@@Xerdoz For somebody who can't even identify the most common signs, you are kinda bold. That round white sign with the red border has nothing to do with directions. And then there is StVO §35.

[@paulrandig]

This siren has one big advantage: Due to two clean notes instead of wailing, you can locate it much better and know where it comes from.

[@patrickcannell2258]

The UK used these Martin horns as well some time back. Hate the modern American type electronic ones.

[@DrOlds7298]

When I was posted over there,a lot of the 'older' Fire Trucks & even some larger Ambulances still had Martin Air Horns on them. Think those electronic ones are loud,wait until you've heard THOSE! (Also: US Army & Air Force vehicles equipped with Sirens actually had at the time both the 'American Style' Sirens to be used 'On Post' and the Martins to be used 'Off Post'? US Army Military Police/USAF Security Police Cars being the most common.)

[@sorenmeyer7347]

Check out the german THW. It's a disaster response unit run mostly by volunteers. They have amazing equipment, from boats to excavators and offroad trucks (even Unimogs). They also have many different divisions with a focus on different scenarios like humanitarian help or for rescue missions.

[@realQuiGon]

It's not just a single unit, but a nation wide organization with many units across the country (kinda like the military). And yeah, the vast majority of them are volunteers who do this in their free time besides their regular job.

[@julianvenhues]

@@realQuiGon They also have a europe wide module together with another german organisation called DLRG (German live saving organisation)

[@blahfasel2000]

@@realQuiGon "(kinda like the military)" Yeah, because it was founded in 1950 when Germany still wasn't allowed to have a military again after WW2 to take over civil protection tasks that in other countries are typically assigned to the military.

[@jh1618]

@@blahfasel2000 It was founded in 1950, yes, but as a successor to the "Technische Nothilfe", which had been in existence for civil protection since 1919.

[@blahfasel2000]

@@jh1618 The TN was originally founded for strikebreaking, and in the beginning it was a paramilitary, not a civil organization. Civil protection was only assigned to them when the Nazis took over. And the reason for that was very similar, they didn't want civil protection personnel to count as soldiers (which is also why responsibility for the TN was transferred from the ministry of defence to the ministry of the interior) because of the limits on the size of the German military set by the Versaille treaty.

[@nielsabbas7166]

Most fire engines in Europe are based on en existing mid-size truck platforms like the Mercedes-Benz Atego etc. They have a short wheel base and (as a result of this) a short turning circle. This is helpful in the older towns and infrastructure in Europe.

[@ratatteratatte7479]

In germany we have a tv series around Firefigthers. It is called "Feuer und Flamme" you will get an even better picture of the German Firefigther with that. Besides that very good Video :)

[@PropperNaughtyGeezer]

MAN F2000. Best Truck ever build. Yes, it normally has a ZF 8-speed splitter gearbox with a rear-mounted group, so it basically has 16 gears. But it is a smooth-running double H shifter with very short shift travel and many gears can be skipped because the engine has so much torque. They are quiet, powerful, but only have as much electronics as necessary. Very few problems and easily repaired.

[@nickrollstuhlfahrerson8659]

Plus it packs enough punch to be relatively quick and nimble for its size, true underrate marvel of German engineering

[@Llyd_ApDicta]

I was told a joke once that MAN drivers won't greet each other when they meet on the road since they will meet up in reapair shop in the evening anyway. Guess that has changed...

[@jensschroder8214]

The first sirens were developed by the Martin company. (Engl: Martin's Horn, German: Martinshorn) These produce trumpets, trombones and hunting horns. In principle, an air pump turned with the running engine. The air is temporarily stored and directed alternately into two horns. Today there are also electronic horns. The blue flashing lights were taken because all other colors have a meaning in traffic. There are rumors that blue was taken because they don't shine that far in the war time.

[@michaelschuckart2217]

Different opinion here. 1. Martin Horn comes with its own electric compressor. Air is not temporarily stored, the compressor blows directly into the fanfares. 2. Blue light. Correct, that it was developed in war times. The blue, used today has not very much to do with the original "Kobaltblau" of the 1930ies. The modern LEDs are not camouflage, but easily visible.

[@adamabele785]

Yes, red lights would brighten up infrared photographs taken at night, that is why they switched to blue lights. The blue light gets scattered by clouds and fog, so you would use a filter to block shorter wave lengths, including blue light, to obtain clearer pictures. The only way to get those pictures was to let a plane fly at night at high altitude, which was very difficult to locate and shoot down.

[@patrickcannell2258]

Far nicer than electronic wailers.

[@POkegreis]

I don't know if it has been said yet, but the thing with our highways is: If there is a traffic jam, a "rettungsgasse" has to be constructed. means: Everybody HAS to move their vehicle to make enough room for even trucks in this size to pass. If people fail to do so it is a misdeameanor that can even lead to not being permitted to drive for a certain amount of time and in certain circumstances it can even be a crime...

[@Peter-tq5oc]

In Germany we have to build a Rescue-Lane (Rettungsgasse) between the left and more right lanes on the Highway (Autobahn). The older Firetrucks still have a manual gear shifting but with the new trucks we get automatic shifting.

[@BarbokVA]

"Feuer und Flamme" is a great german TV show and the new season even has subtitles in german which makes the auto english translations a lot better, I really recommend it since it teaches you a lot of behind the scenes as well and is overall one of the better German TV Shows about real people doing their real jobs, I used to watch it a lot with my friends who work as volunteer firefighters, really respectable to see the humans behind it and how they operate.

[@gladiusthrax4941]

I have noticed in Germany, that whenever there is a traffic jam on the motorway, all drivers move to the side and leave an empty path like this in the middle in case emergency needs to go through. It's fascinating how well they do it and how there are no smart *sses abusing the free way. Kudos

[@reinhard8053]

Sometimes somebody does that. Fines are high for that. And most of the times up in front of the jam there are a blockade from an accident and police officers, so not a good idea.

[@automation7295]

I bet that people who call other drivers assholes or any other names for actually wishing death on them.

[@gladiusthrax4941]

@@automation7295 how? What? 🤣🤣🤣 What?

[@chase-2-2]

Sometimes they will, one amazing karma moment: You have to keep that lane open during the traffic jam, espacially if emergency vehicles already passed you. So a bunch of firetrucks and ambulances go by me, i'm still tucked on the side, then i see a guy a few cars in front of me pull out trying to speed down the empty lane, and the oncomming policecar nearly crashing into him from the back. They did take the time to rip that ass to shreds. (Nobody clapped tho)

[@BlueSheep95]

I drive on the German Autobahn every day and I can tell you that most of the time there is no empty path at all. Most drivers simply don't care or worse: Abuse this path to drive to the front...

[@chrisbee9643]

LOVE FOR FIREFIGHTERS ALL AROUND THE WORLD!!! THANKS FOR YOUR DUTY!!!!

[@DJHazzard]

4:13 split the lanes means "Rettungsgasse" - Rescue lane.. is a anker in the german Traffic rules !

[@twilightDD]

You could take a look on a video of an "Ambulancebegeleiding" - in the Netherlands they escort ambulances by motorcycles. It's quite impressive.

[@DJone4one]

There is also a lot of video about the fire brigade. If you: Alarm für Feuerwache 5 | SWR Doku you will find a video that shows a new season about the fire brigade and its operations. I think there are also fire brigade operations from other towns. It's like a series. Everything is there. Both normal fires and special operations like rescuing wild animals, or flooding, or extinguishing electric vehicles. My father and grandfather were members of the volunteer fire brigade in our village. When the fire brigade was founded over 125 years ago, there was just one pump truck. A carriage with a tank and a pump. Today, our small fire brigade owns 2-3 fire engines of the newer generation.

[@deathtrooper0820]

It would be awesome if you would react to some other videos about German firefighters, beacuse there was not very much to see in this video. I would recommend you "Feuer&Flamme" on the WDR youtube channel.

[@the_retag]

Bump Hes gonna binge feuer und flamme once he starts lol

[@pizzakeks4816]

One of the best TV shows i know, and shot in Region as well. :D

[@sneakystep]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYjGkJKoo8Rmm7c here is a playlist of "Feuer und Flamme"

[@klausfischer3079]

You will cause an addiction. By the way, when you Siri stops next week.

[@cheyennewoe]

New season in a few days 😉

[@knoppenbrock7282]

The guys yelling for „Atemschutz“ at the beginning before he started driving, sounds Bavarian. They were really fast at the burning car amd put it out fast too. Great job. Greetings from Munich in Germany.

[@crackwitz]

Their strong point: they put water on the fire within seconds of stopping. No dicking around like I've seen in other places. Clear roles. Equipment absolutely geared towards quick response (water tank, instant hose), but capable of everything (hook to a hydrant, all hose sizes, more nozzles).

[@MusikCassette]

3:50 It is called a "Rettungsgasse" (rescue corridor). You don't get your drivers licence if you don't know how to do that in Germany.

[@careforlogic9796]

If you like it, you should also take a look at the series "Feuer & Flamme" I think there is a version with english subs, but not sure about that. The show follows the firefighters with body cams and interviews, really good show.

[@oxybenzol9254]

"Feuer und Flamme" is what you looking for. Its a series about the daily life of german firefighters and EMT. Professional production in its 5th season.

[@Guertuel]

@IWrocker you should denfnetly check that out. There are some Videos on KZbin of that TV-show.

[@toycarcrush]

One of my favorite is: "Tire Store on fire" Here is the Link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmjEm4eifKejmMk (I hope it works) @IWrocker you can change subtitles in English, if you want to

[@dineblyton9129]

Highly recommendated: Fire and Flame / in german Feuer und Flamme. It is a series showing firefighters at work from a certain big german city. But what makes this series so good is the quality of the production. They show their work and interview the firefighters later on. I hope there is no geoblocker on this Videos.

[@arnesteinkamm1116]

The German sirens use the Doppler effect and make it very easy to detect the direction and speed the signal is coming from. Works far better than an US siren.

[@nirfz]

Sorry but that sounds like a misunderstanding of what the Dopplereffect is and how it works. They don't "use" it, and it's also working with any siren in this world. Any sound is effected by the Doppler effect, it's just that the most easy to understand example that is used in german speaking schooles are sirens. If the emitter of a sound moves relativ to the receiver the frequency of the sound changes depending on the speed. If the emitter moves towards the receiver the freqency gets higher, if it moves away the frequency gets lower. No matter if the siren is the german, japanese or US one. This is the same even if only one single tone is played. (Or someone screams)

[@arnesteinkamm1116]

@@nirfz Please excuse me if I expressed myself poorly. English is not my mother tongue. I am very well aware of what the Doppler effect is and how it works. What I meant is that it is empirically proven that the German signal is acoustically more locatable than, for example, the US signal horns. I once read an acoustic/physical justification for this. You should be able to google it.

[@nirfz]

@@arnesteinkamm1116 Keine Angst und kein Problem! Ist auch nicht meine Muttersprache. (🇦🇹) Hab nur beruflich mehr mit dem Dopplereffekt zu tun als der Durchschnittsbürger und hab von Laien leider schon richtig abstruse Dinge darüber gehört und gelesen. Da reagiere ich halt inzwischen ein wenig empfindlich. Schöne Feiertage! 🎄

[@Secretsquirrel27]

@IWrocker. Germany here. Over here when there is a traffic jam on the highway, interstate etc. you have to move to one side of the highway or other to create an emergency lane. Not doing so usually lands high fines. perhaps losing your driving privileges.

[@TheKartoffel101]

There's this series called Feuer und Flamme which is pretty good production wise

[@Muck006]

We had a bunch of lessons about "extinguishing fires" in chemistry in schools ... and you ALWAYS start AT THE BOTTOM ... basically WITH THE WIND. These guys started at the back and to the left ... after checking the right side with a peek for an overview.

[@uran238fr]

There is a show where they follow a German fire Brigade called "Feuer und Flamme". Should be on KZbin, too.

[@virago496]

Just to clarify, "Motorway" is a British highway, "Autobahn" is the German equivalent. I think the French call it "Autoroute", Italians "Autostrada" and the dutch say "Autosnelweg" Go for more of these. I've seen a fair few, always cool to see your reaction.

[@automation7295]

It's still a motorway, every country has their own name for it; "Autopista" or "Autovía" in Spain. "Autobunn" in Luxembourg. Some countries just use European routes (E-Roads)

[@blahfasel2000]

Since we don't see any signs in the clip at least in theory this could also be a Kraftfahrstraße. Because of the physical divider in the middle same speed limits (or lack thereof) and other rules would apply as on the Autobahn, the main differences are how road maintenance is paid for and that a Kraftfahrstraße can have level intersections while an Autobahn cannot.

[@PeterNichtlustig0815]

@@automation7295 Well no. Actually it´s an Autobahn - the other names were invented afterwards. Since the car is actually an "Auto", that´s the original name. ^^

[@ThomasFromHome]

The accident happened on the A9. 'A' stands in Germany for Autobahn, which means Motorway or Highway in other countries.

[@liambrownlie6779]

Gday mate, been a view for about 6 months, watching your production value sky rocket has been amazing to see, keep it up mate much love from Brisbane, Australia

[@dav786]

Production value? Hes a reactioner 😂

[@IWrocker]

@@dav786I do tons of “original content”, also did videos, vlogs & more before reactions. My reactions have edits and lots of my own commentary.. I give credit to the original video/channel and never just feature the whole thing while I just watch. I don’t see any reaction channels operate quite like mine. I take pride in this channel

[@IWrocker]

Thanks mate!! 🎉

[@bluej511]

I've seen this one ages ago, classic humanity actually doing what they should. You should react to some of the French organ donor/blood motorbikes transferring organs and blood thru Paris traffic and highways. It's incredible.

[@martinpospisil3747]

We have the same thing in Czechia wheter its a police car, ambulance or firefighters you have to create a path for them. Its a law.

[@kalle3745]

If you want more Videos about german firefighters you have to watch Feuer und Flamme. Its filmed a bit more professional but everything is real and the firefighters have gopros

[@RubenKelevra]

Search for "Feuer und Flamme". A TV station called WDR did a series with 5 seasons on firefighting and emergency work in Germany.

[@schlimmbotg472]

1. Diese Kommentarsektion gehört nun der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 2. As others mentioned already. The Rettungsgasse is mandatory to speed up emergency vehicles through traffic jams

[@Fabian-Wenzel]

The German fire departments also provide the rescue service with medics and paramedics. The paramedics work independently until the emergency doctor arrives at the accident site if necessary. In Germany, an emergency physician is a specialist who has undergone training to become an emergency physician, just like a physician who wants to become a surgeon and later decides to specialize in surgery. After all, there are so many surgical specialities like trauma surgery, vascular surgery, cosmetic surgery, neurosurgery and so on. The German statutory health insurance covers cosmetic surgery under certain circumstances, for example in the case of harelips and other severe deformities and malformations with which one was born.

[@p__jay]

I’ve seen videos of ambulance vehicles stuck in traffic, in many countries people aren’t even trying to make way. Compared to here, where they already have a free lane BEFORE they arrive…just a different world!

[@IIIJG52]

IIRC, this particular one is from a volunteer fire brigade. The cars you can see in the beginning are their personal cars that they drove to the station in.

[@oskarsrode2167]

The emergency lane is regulated and thus uniform. The left lane turns left, the other lanes turn right and so you get this split in the ocean. You actually have to do that if waiting in traffic even without any emergency vehicles.

[@timsenne8322]

Maybe you schould watch "Feuer und flamme" that are professional German firefighters. It is a series from WDR to show how they do their work.

[@fenrisulfur842]

did that "Job"myself for over 10 years as a Volunteer, and I can tell you that the most action was going on behind the camera. 6 People still getting dressed, preparing and checking gear. The word "Atemschutz" you could hear several times means that dispatch ordered Units with breathing protection/compressed air to go in, so the ones who are qualified get ready for action, while still pulling up their Pants ;)

[@000themoment000]

The dude seated right front in the first arriving truck is always wearing this yellow jacket, because he is the "Einsatzleiter" = onsite manager of all units. He keeps this function usually till the end except the event is very big, then the district fire manager will be called and overtake. At this point the first dude removes his jacket and wears another one (usually red or green), marking him the single unit leader of this truck. In Germany and Austria every firefighter seated front right is always the unit leader of the truck he/she is seated on.

[@schneeweisser261]

I don't know if someone mentioned it but outside the big city's the firefighters are volenteers. (In Germany and in the Netherlands) The traffic must make a lane for the sevices to drive through , it is calles a "Rettungsgasse".

[@badaussiegamers3512]

In NSW Australia majority of the rural fire service trucks are still manual transmission

[@captsharky]

I love watching the smaller countries that have narrow streets, the equipment they have, trucks etc. are smaller to but get the job done just as well as large US equipment

[@eve-llblyat2576]

You are aware that it has nothing to do with the sice of the country. All over the world especial in europe the cities are up to 3000 years old. Even small villages can be older than 2000 years. Often the road layout stays the same. Most us cities formed after the motorization in 1900 and the existing cities adjusted. In europe the cars got bigger too. If you get into a old parking garage from the 70s you have parkingspaces of 2.3m somtimes smaller. Today they have to be 2,5m

[@MaxiBela]

Recorded in downtown of Budapest, Hungary (Europe/EU) in heavy daytime traffic from an ambulance car during an emergency alert. The ride took less than 6 minutes and the distance was 7,6 km (in heavy traffic): kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpXMXmmCl9dqnq8

[@zweispurmopped]

The free lane for the fire engine is mandatory in Germany, inspired by some other European country, I forgot which. In traffic Jams, the case in the lane the furthest left and the one right of it have to clear the spilt lane between the two for rescue services. The fine for not clearing the way is some €200, using it unauthorised begins at 240 quid up to 320. These firemen seem to be voluntary fire service as the professionals would not have to get to their station by car.

[@richardwest6358]

In UK many stations are manned by "Retained Firefighters" who have to be able to drop their work when a pager sounds and be at the Fire Station within a certain time.

[@biggi1252]

You have to take a Look on "Feuer und Flamme" from the german Broadcastcompany "WDR". It's been 5 seasons so far about the firefighters in western germany (no volunteer units). It is not scripted, even they are followed by a camera crew during their work. The firefighters have bodycams and telling about their calls on their own without a voice from the offside. It is really impressive and you see a lot of gear and a lot of different calls from rescuing helpless people (with or without medial problems) across car accidents, rescuing animals to really really big fires! Just a recommendation

[@andreasbuttner2085]

In Europe it is absolutely MANDATORY to form a RESCUE LANE 🙂

[@gundalfthelost1624]

Many places in Europe (like here in Sweden) have laws about emergency vehicles. You ALWAYS move to give them space. Doesn't matter if you have to use the curb or drive offroad, you should and will give space. Doing otherwise is both illegal and very frowned upon. But people are generally very good at it, mainly because everyone learns it while taking their drivers license. In Sweden it would be called something like "risk course" and you learn how to behave in situations like this (and in any emergency you might come across). It's basically a "if you crashed, ended up in a burning building, had a heart attack or got smashed by a car etc" situation. People tend to follow the rules a lot more when they understand that THEY or someone they love might be the victim in need of help. Once in my youth I was using headphones and thanks to very loud music, I completely missed an ambulance behind me. The second I noticed the flashing lights in my mirror the ambulance driver knocked on my window (almost smashed it in) and I realized my mistake. It's safe to say I was horribly ashamed and basically drifted into the ditch to give room. Still, every driver around me gave me the stinkeye.

[@Schmidt54]

Most firemen in Germany are volunteers, only some large/rich cities have a fire department that is made up of non-volunteers. German firefighters have more and more forest fires to battle, for which they started adopting American tactics and tools because Americans have much experience with those fires. I have seen firefighters in action because our neighbour's car was on fire. Incredible efficiency. That is what heroes do.

[@marioschmitt4435]

Check out „Feuer&Flamme“ (fire&flames) it’s a pretty decent documentary about some german pro-fire departments. All equipped with bodycams, so u‘re gettin a close look about german tactics in both, knocking down fires and extracting trapped people from MVAs. Besides other incidents.

[@donnerschwein]

fun fact: the white helmet is a WW2 steel helmet/Stahlhelm pattern (made from different material and w/ add-ons) ... but it gets phased out by the modern "euro helmets".

[@Mister__Jey]

1:36 you can zoom in! It has been possible to zoom into KZbin videos for a long time now, at least on cell phones and tablets, but I don't know if this is also the case on the computer.

[@SKYVFA142]

There is a German TV series you can find on KZbin its called "Feuer und Flamme" pretty fun to watch

[@lucedice2736]

Job? Bro thats a hobby here, those guys work there for free, they get an alarm on their pager and need to rush to the station if they are in the town Maybe even rush to the accident themselves and get the gear from the truck there.

[@Nokke-q2k]

Fire departement ridealong italy Its a CRAZY video, amazing driver

[@TUBEED00]

Regarding your observation of the manual gear... yes, many firetrucks in Germany are pretty old and therefore have manual shifting. Newer trucks have automatic.

[@vidvid1535]

This Video is from a volunteer firedepartment near Ingolstadt (to be More accurat ist Stammham). I am also a firefighter in Ingolstadt (Haunstadt) and we have practiced with the guys from Stammham a few times in the past.

[@winterlinde5395]

In „The coolest thing about the Germans“ (spoiler: voluntary work) by Lauren in Germany she interviews a firefighter. It’s the second half of the video.

[@mx2004mx]

3:12 this is actually a road wich normal drivers arent allowed to drive on. Its an acces road for emergency vehicles or the "autobahnmeisterei" (those who service the autobahn) , thats what the round sign with a red border on white says. 4:13 the autobahn is no parking space, you are not allowed to go out of your car/vehicle, but still many people do this

[@L407DG]

Here in Germany this emergency lane thing often does not wirk very well but our law says clearly that you have to make way for emergency vehicles. Cops can fine you 320€ and ban you from driving for one month if you dont.

[@samusin6324]

There has been some quite extensive campaigning for the emergency lane in the last 2-3 years though. I would argue it has gotten way better since.

@@samusin6324 Also the "Feuer & Flamme" TV Series which is viewed by millions of people on TV and on internet have increased the awareness of the population about the necessity to build a properly useable "Rettungsgasse" as required by the traffic laws. In this series (showing real firefighters interventions) they have seen interventions where the Rettungsgasse was not made correctly which delayed significantly the first responders and they have seen interventions where the Rettungsgasse was about perfect.

[@leos.7024]

The TV series named „Feuer und Flamme“ on KZbin is a good series to see how firefighters in Germany work. It’s one of the best series in Germany. Every firefighter see this.

[@MrJamesBanana]

Given how you have looked at a lot of truck videos lately, i highly recommend the video "Volvo Trucks - How 72,000 heavy-duty engines a year are manufactured - Trucks' Anatomy E02" where they show how the Volvo D13 are manufactured, from scrap metal to a complete engine.

[@Schlachter748]

At min 4 in Germany we call it Rettungsgasse it means that all cars had to go left or right to build a lane for the emergency vehicle and police

[@percy9142]

If you wanna see more action, there´s a series from the WDR called "Feuer und Flamme". I don´t know if they have English subtitles but it´s one of the best Series with real emergencies here in Germany. First two seasons are from Gelsenkirchen and season 3-6 are from Bochum. They use GoPro´s on their equipment so you can see them in burning buildings.

[@docugraf]

at the volunteer units in smaller cities and suburbs some cars will be in service for up to 30 years at low mileage before they get changed to the newer one and take a look at the "Berliner Feuerwehr" they have a video of an electrified emergency van in their service

[@alextraber8498]

im part of a german volunteer fire fighter unit, and i can confirm these Trucks are 90% Manually shifting all around Germany.

[@ianprince1698]

the UK has several police and ambulance videos and also the air ambulance doing rescues in remote places

[@nypdtrafficunit1179]

Please more German Firefighter Videos ! I'm a German Volunteer Firefighter from Saxony.

[@foxyrainbowsord-gs3bz]

A good channel you should look at is brandweer lunteren. It's ran by volunteer firefighters from the Netherlands and also has subtitles in English as you can better understand what is happening.

[@ahriman935]

Germans have crazy good organization. I was once on a trip, from Poland to England by bus. We got stuck in the night in a 8hr long traffic jam on highway because as it turned out, a cistern fell over, spilled something flammable on the road and both blocked the road and melted the entire asphalt. But in those 8 hours germans were able to organize, move the wreck and replace the melted asphalt to the point where by the time we got unstuck you wouldn't be able to tell the road had just been devastated, save for the remnants of the cistern in question on the side. Not a quick fix to let the cars through, it was full on repaired on the spot. In Poland repairs would take like a month or so at least.

[@JS-mb7yo]

At older fire trucks a manual transmission is common because in Germany it Europe this was the common transmission for trucks. But since around 2000 this changed and most modern civil and fire trucks have nowadays an automatic transmission. Right for the reasons you mentioned

[@jensschroder8214]

As required by the German road law, a path for the emergency services must be created between the 2nd and 3rd lanes. Anyone who does not adhere to this risks sensitive fees. I think Germany invented the rescue horn and flashing blue light and the sound and color hasn't changed much since then. Manual shifting of course.

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

the fines are ridiculously low in Germany

[@martinsafar5576]

I have a feeling that the video was from the intervention of a unit of volunteer firefighters, which are established by individual cities and larger municipalities. These men usually have other occupations and, after being activated, usually use a mobile phone to go on strike. Which was seen in the beginning of the video, when one member arrived there in his car.

[@danielgerstenberger3561]

I will dissagree with the larger muncipalities, its basically every municpality, the bigger ones have multiple volunteer brigades but especially in rural areas almost every small village has its own.

[@ansgarstock6059]

That emergency lane on the Autobahn where the fire was is called Rettungsgasse here in Germany and most the times it's working OK could be better but it works somehow

[@black4estmike587]

in case rescuetactics, to see german vs american FF in the same stream, comparison view! The rescuelane (Rettungsgasse) high traffic, its in most cases a desaster, so they have real stress to respond, this was an optimal mission!

[@HexenkoeniginVonAngmar]

Most of our cars are manual. Automatic does get a bit more frequent, but we love our stick shift 😁

[@emmata98]

Though FD gets way more automatic. Less things to do = better

[@HexenkoeniginVonAngmar]

@@emmata98 Definitely, I just wanted to explain that part of Germany 😁

[@Nandus1988]

@@emmata98 take a look of the age of the fire apparatus.

[@germanengineer1846]

Actually these are volunteer firefighters comin from their nearby jobs to respond to an accident. In rural areas we have only a few fulltime Firefighters ;)

[@LongTrackRadar]

In Germany, a large proportion of firefighters are volunteers. On a mission you leave your jobs or family, put on your gear and hop in the fire truck and do what needs to be done.

[@bh5037]

For our US viewers - Cars do normally NOT explode !!!!! that is only happening in Hollywood !! - they just BURN ...

[@bufferbuffer7320]

1:50 Most older fire trucks in Germany are still manuals. Only in recent years they switched to automatics (same as with commercial trucks).

[@awie7656]

In the early 60ies, the gear box of the famous Magirus Fire Engines was not synchronized. This was real truck driving. But the sound was great. The best was the Magirus Uranus 16to Mobilecrane.😊😊

[@kraxelander3325]

Hi there, hope everyone's fine, no smartmouthing, just some info from a german guy. Sorry if anyone else posted this before, couldn't find it in the comments.. The traffic signs at 3:13 mean: The upper sign with the red circle: no passing through for everyone. The sign right below tells the exceptions: german: " BAB-Betriebs- dienst u. Polizei frei" english: " highway-service- personel and police free" Meaning only highway-service-personel (e.g. for inspection and repairs) and police (for just entering the highway for patrolling) are allowed to use this road in THAT direction. Of course, in case of an imergency, firefighters and ambulances are also allowed to pass through. At the same time, passing that small road in the OTHER direction to leave the highway via this "inofficial" exit, is also not alowed. All the cars that are leaving the highway on this small road at 3:13 are not allowed to do so, they are all risking a ticket because they wanna avoid the traffic jam. At 3:20, directly left of the silver Mercedes, you can see the exact same roadsigns mentioned above viewed from behind. nice videos, enjoy and keep em coming 🤘👏👏👏👏

[@powerupminion]

"MAN" does not stand for "Manuel"! 🤣 The manufacturer is "MAN". 😂

[@abgekippt]

In Japan they have very tiny fire trucks because because of the small alleys. A video about would be nice

[@damienmilesCHP1C76]

Hey quick insidee Info i live in Germany and we have a law which says a firetruck has to be able to respond to somewhere within 10minutes

[@jorgpeters7244]

I sometimes drive firetrucks, too, and I can tell you, I am always happy when we are outside of the cittie, because some roads are too narrow and some people open doors without watching. People are crazy, sometimes people dont make enough space and sometimes people seem to be blind and deph.. Very often People complain about our sirens, because they seem louder than the american sirens. Some firetrucks have a more silent electronic citysirene..

[@bionicgeekgrrl]

If you want more interesting fire engines. Look up the green goddess. They were common in the UK for many years as they were kept for the military to use, especially when firefighters were striking as the military were not allowed to use the brigade equipment. The other common brand for fire engines in the UK has tended to be Dennis. They have typically made most of the engines you will see on British TV until the last decade or so when European brands became more widespread.

[@istora9158]

If you want to see more of this, check out 'Feuer und Flamme', a German TV series about firefighting

[@MsBlackdeath13]

I’m pretty sure it’s the same type of trucks the danish firefighters use or at least have used. My dad has been a firefighter for over 25 years and I’ve had the privilege to sit in the trucks and see the equipment up close many many times. My dad also recently got a drone license for work and they can now use the drone for fires and other emergencies.

[@sebby324]

You should watch the WELT documentary on German fire fighters

[@onyx8288]

its a pretty average sized, pretty old european MAN firetruck i guess greetings from Deutschland :)

[@avsbes98]

The "Rettungsgasse" (Emergency Corridor) you could see in action in this video is explained very well by this short video by the Miniatur Wunderland, one of Germany's biggest tourist attractions: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3WXnaaAo9-hp80 (English Subtitles exist)

[@tobyk.4911]

Yes, that's a good video... and at the end of it, everything necessary to know about the Rettungsgasse is summarized. Subtitles are available in German, English, and several other European languages.

[@ImNotCreativeEnoughToMakeUser]

The roads (and therefore trucks) are smaller because many towns were built long before automobiles, and thus were only made to transport pedestrians, horses, and the occasional buggy

[@axelk4921]

the lack of Semi´s on the road indicate that´s a SUNDAY...! WHY? EASY!!! Semi´s have to stay off the road at Sundays in Germany , Sunday driving ban only allows drivers to drive again after 10:00 p.m not to forget, these are volunteers who sacrifice their time and the truck is a "medium weight class" about 18 tons Volunteer fire brigades mostly have smaller trucks, especially in rural areas

[@mothmagic1]

Yes that was a M.A.N. They make some beautiful trucks. I have driven a few and have to say they are probably the nicest trucks I've handled.

[@Madhuntr]

3:10 FYI that is not a one way street. all those cars pulling off there are actually doing so illegaly. This connection is for Maintenance and emergency vehicles only. But drivers dont give a crap when they are stuck in a traffic jam.

[@ratman_flo7496]

In Germany there are different Types of Firefighters. In bigger Cities there is a professional Firebrigade, it's those People main Job, they are often professional Paramedics too and/or where used as Paramedics. In some bigger Industies there is a Factory-Firebrigade what means Workers from the Factory are Firefighters too to earn some extra-Money for the Time they spend with Practise and so on. The Companies have to pay less Insurances, the Trucks & Tools a Firefighter uses are speciallized on what is produced in the Factory. Airport-Firefighters i don't have to explain. The biggest Part in Germany are Volunteer Firefighters like in this Video. Almost every Village or small Town has them. This is just a Hobby, they won't get paid for, but if you are at Work and there is an Emergency you drop your Tools if possible, head out to the Firestation and the Action starts. Volunteer Firebrigades often struggle with Money the Community gives them for Tools, Vehicles, Clothes or even Consumables like Waterbottles to drink while try to extinguish a Fire! Often there are People blocking Streets or the Places of Action by putting themself in Danger and/or Video-clipping! So these Firefighters need some Extra-Respect they often don't get! P.S.: And like the most Cars and Trucks in Germany until a few Years ago these are manual shifted. If you are learnig for your License you learn on a manual shifted Car and get tested on it until a few Month ago. Else the is a special Note on your License that you are only allowed to drive Automatics!

[@MairiVoorhees]

you should totally watch "Feuer und Flamme" here on YT. It's a documentary style series about firefighters in Germany.