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[@CSSPlayer2000]

Ein Canadier, der mit Moin grüßt, ist mir automatisch symphatisch.

[@UntilWeregoing]

Danke

[@Leon-yh9jf]

hey volunteer firefighter here, my fire department is 5km next to the first fire department being shown (Ingolstadt), the 1st, 3rd and 4th cars have been replaced or turned into reserve vehicles. The first car from the left is a command vehicle, there the "zugführer" is being driven to the emergency, zugführer directly translated means "train leader" in germany a "löschzug" = "fire train" is the basic respond order for basically everything in conections with fire. The 3rd truck is called "Drehleiter" which translates to "turning ladder" it is used just like the american/canadian ladder truck, so in case there is a fire one can spray water from above (but the vehicle all on itself doesnt have water on board) or just saving people from higher elevations or lower depressions. And the 4th vehicle is a regular ambulance.

[@stefanhueckelheim]

Most fire departments in Germany are voluntary. 114 professional fire departments and 24 000 volunteer fire departments.

[@einsatzfahrten_bk]

Stimmt so nicht, es gibt mittlerweile 114 Berufsfeuerwehren in Deutschland

[@stefanhueckelheim]

@@einsatzfahrten_bk Hast recht, meine Information war veraltet. Hab es korrigiert.

[@markus1351]

@@einsatzfahrten_bk einfach Hanau reingeschlichen in die Zahlen :P

[@saschac.5340]

Germany has two emergency numbers, first 110 for the police and 112 for fire departments or medical emergencies. Since the European Commission could not agree on a general emergency number in the EU at the time, 110 and 112 also work in all other EU countries and the emergency numbers from all EU countries also work in Germany.

[@somersaultcurse]

not to forget, even 911 works in germany with automatic transfer to the german emergency numbers.

[@Nikioko]

Back in the times when telephones had dials, the 1 was the quickest digit to dial, and dial locks were put into the 3, so that dialling 112 was still possible. So, there is actually a practical reason the emergency call is 112.

[@markus1351]

no, it's not because they couldn't agree, it's by design 112 is for emergencies, 110 is the specific emergency number for the police,.... police and rescue services are strictly seperated in germany, so that even persons that are in legal trouble will seek aid 112 is unarmed and will only help you, 911 transfers to 112 in germany btw

[@blackchecker2009]

nope we have more then 2 😏 you have 3 Specific numers for Police, Firefighter and ambulance/medic for your City

[@nickeling2776]

@@somersaultcurse As far as i know, 112 works in the USA too.

[@thorstenbenner483]

The smaller car in front of the fire engines is mostly for the commander of the unit responding. The european emergency number for Fire Service and EMS is 112. Police is 110.

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

at least in most of Europe, but not all of Europe

[@azrael7582]

Maybe you noticed, Germany Fire Trucks, Ambulance and Police (or just every emergency related vehicle) does have 2 horns, the louder one, is by Air Pressure, the quieter one is electric, the quieter one is mainly used in the Night and in Citys, to not disturb citizens. Germany have 3 types of Firefighters, The Main Firefighters, who work actually for the Fire Departement (Full time), and you have the ones for the Industry complexes (they are for one company only, as an example BMW, or Audi), and then you have the "volunteer" Firefighters, who work regular Jobs but have a pager when a fire alarm goes off to rush to the Fire Department and do their Fire Fighting job at 8:40 you see the little van, thats the fire chef who leads the firefighting at the fire place

[@Nikioko]

Every airport has a fire brigade.

[@azrael7582]

@@Nikioko yeah well thats not exclusiv to germany, every airport on the world has one, but i get what you mean

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

@@Nikioko every airport yes, but there are airfields without a FD of their own

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

actually not every emergency vehicle has both types of sirens; First and foremost: there are three types of sirens, with a total of 5 siren modes in Germany. Most police cars only have electric sirens. Germany also has more types of fire departments, not just 3 different ones

[@RustyDust101]

The Metz one on the left at 1:33 is just the ladder assembly on top. They are a company that specializes in vehicle attachments and functionality upgrades. The base vehicle is still a Mercedes utility vehicle. The central one is the hose carrier and pumping vehicle. Sirens are only turned on if approaching an intersection with them not having green. However if they are on their way to an emergency the flashing blue lights (only blue lights) will always be turned on. Like in several other videos, any time you hear a siren you as a driver have to corroborate the direction they are coming from, and IMMEDIATELY check if you have to move out of the way. If you can determine they are coming from behind, on a narrow street, move as far to the right as possible, even going CAREFULLY on the sidewalk if necessary, or even CAREFULLY crossing a red light if you are right at the front of the line. Just move out of the way. Even if your picture is taken by automatic traffic light flashers you can get free of that ticket if you call in to the vehicular office and describe the situation. They can check back with the fire departments or emergency services. Any fine or punishment is waved in that case. Any emergency vehicles with sirens and flashing lights active have pretty much the absolute right of way, even if they are heading into oncoming traffic. EVERYBODY has to do their utmost to not hinder them and get out of the way. Like you might have seen at the 6:35 mark. The firetruck went onto the left lane for the oncoming traffic to pass the right lane as it was too narrow for it pass there even if the cars moved to the right. Basically the driver of the emergency vehicle has to decide on the fly what is the best approach, and they have the right to make virtually any choice if it means getting to their destination faster without endangering others. Mind you, they are allowed to damage vehicles for example in a single lane one-way street if they are parked too close for the truck to pass. This exact thing happened in Wiesbaden once when there was a fire in the middle of a long, narrow one way street. The truck driver assumed from the map that his truck would fit. Well, it didn't. In this street, curb parking was legal on one side, but not on the other. But as it was a compact residential area many people parked their cars on the wrong side of the street, narrowing it down so far that the truck couldn't pass undamaged. So they used the power of the truck to scrape past all illegally parked cars, leaving several vehicles seriously damaged, as well as the fire truck itsself with nice scrape marks down the side. The fire department called in the cops to deliver a truck load of fines, as well a split cost for the repairs to emergency vehicle to all vehicle owners illegally parked and damaged. The owners of those vehicles also did NOT receive insurance coverage as they were in clear violation of the law.

[@feieralarm]

1:32 the Sprinter on the left is actually the command unit. The standard fire platoon in Germany consists of a command unit (usually a MB Sprinter, MB Vito or VW Transporter), fire engine, ladder truck and an additional fire engine or tender truck, and it's usually accompanied an ambulance. There is also a short platoon without the secondary engine. And kinda ironic that they chose the ancient LHF 16/12 of the voluntary fire brigade for Berlin, considering Berlins professional fire brigade has some of the most modern vehicles.

[@arnodobler1096]

In villages and smaller towns, these are volunteer fire departments in Germany. The same applies to the THW technical relief organization, DLRG water rescue, and sometimes paramedics.

[@Sahnor]

and germany would barely function without them, especially in those rural area's. imho those volunteers can't be thanked and praised enough for keeping the show running.

[@arnodobler1096]

@@Sahnor true

[@noname-1122]

DLRG and THW doesn't have to exist. FD and Ambulance have to be everywhere but THW is not for Emergencys and DLRG is there to help the FD in Emergencys or for Swimmtrainings (for Example).

[@arnodobler1096]

@@noname-1122 Nonsense

[@noname-1122]

@@arnodobler1096 no, the THW has no Timelimit to be at the Scene and the DLRG is an association, it can get some Responsibilities but the FD is the main Operator. I know what i'm talking about, Mate. ;)

[@paulpaulus6910]

In some German cities there is a volunteer fire department with full-time employees. Like professional firefighters, they are on alert 24 hours a day

[@unlustigerbube]

The smaller busses are command vehicles that are commonly called to every accident, unless just one car is needed. Even though most cases require more than one car and you basically build up a mobile command station to coordinate the accident or in most cases fires

[@FeuerwehrFreak-yr6pc]

So in Germany the general emergency number is 112 for the fire brigade and rescue service and 110 for the police. There are more volunteer fire brigades in Germany; they are in smaller villages and cost nothing or a few euros, which is why there are also volunteer fire brigades; the professional fire brigade costs money, but not an excessive amount; and then there is the company fire brigade, but this is only responsible for one company!

[@Olaf-Lingen2023]

The Medical Car you meant at the Beginning is actually an Ambulance. They are in most cases stationed at the same building as the Firedepartments as the Crew of the the Ambulance are often Firemen and women.

[@Nikioko]

112 is the universal emergency call. Back in the times when telephones had dials, the 1 was the quickest digit to dial, and dial lock were put into the 3, so that dialling 112 was still possible.

[@DJone4one]

12:10 The emergency number is often displayed on the fire brigade's emergency vehicles. 112 also applies to the ambulance for the hospital. 110 is the number for the police. There are also regional numbers, such as poison control or medical services (e.g. if you find a deceased person and the first post-mortem has to be carried out).

[@die_evolutionsbremse07]

In Germany we have the Euro emergency number 112 (fire and rescue) and the emergency number 110 (police). You can also call 911 and you will reach the fire and rescue (I tried it and I hear: "Notruf, Feuerwehr Rettungsdienst. Wo ist der Notfallort?"😅

[@matthiaskoberl2905]

You must see the Video from the First Responder from Unterschleißheim!!!! Thats crazy

[@seydiatas7690]

First one is actually my FD City with one Carrer FD seen in the Video and 16 additional Volunteer Stations. This Station is actually a mixture Station Career and Volunteer Downtown Station in one Building. Also you have on Chief, 2 Rescue Engines und Ladder and 1 ALS Ambulance going out on a fire Call

[@krccmsitp2884]

8:40 Hannover, my hometown. 🙂 Greetings from here.

[@waltersutterlin4793]

Emergency call Police 110 and for the Fire 112 . The Emergency call of 112 came for any country in Europe . For Moment it is 18 at French and Belgium, 118 at Switzerland

[@philippdirsen3555]

the emergency number is 112 for fire departmant and ambulace if you ned the police you call 110 but fun fact if you call 911 it still works

[@EinsatzfahrtenOesterreich]

Great video, interesting to hear your opinion on those rigs. Maybe you'll look at some austrian ones as well? we got other sirens and other slight variations :D

[@enesxq10]

112 ist the number for firefighter/ambulance and 110 is for the police but most of the time when an emergency happens all 3 of them will come

[@mechanobotuldsi1798]

06:05 These are command vehicles. They drive ahead and usually get there quicker. They are there to assess the operational situation in order to be able to request forces more quickly if necessary. If you are interested in a fire department operation, I recommend videos from the "Feuer & Flamme | Staffel 7 | WDR" series on youtube , where you can see operations from the moment you call.

[@Syndur]

On a large deployment, the "lead vehicle" isn't a "navigator" -- every vehicle can find the way, no problem. It's usually the commander, and they might even rush ahead to scout the situation so they can assign positions and tasks to the bigger vehicles when they arrive. Along the same lines, unless they are given instructions saying otherwise, the rescue vehicle goes last. On smaller deployments, they might not send an extra command car. As for emergency numbers, you absolutely need to know "112" -- it will work throughout Europe. In Germany, police has "110" -- but if you call 112 and the dispatcher thinks that you should be talking to the police, they will just forward you. So, you can call 110 in Germany for the police, but if you only remember "112" for Europe it's fine too.

[@UntilWeregoing]

Makes sense. I actually thought to myself they were probably transporting the command

[@markus1351]

@@UntilWeregoing depending on crew the commander might also ride in the first truck along the truck commander

[@tobiasmuth2372]

@@markus1351 It depends on how the local fire department is structured. I also know that two people in the lead vehicle drive in front - the fire engine follows. The leader vehicle, open the key safe if necessary, go to the fire alarm center, use tablets to explore the situation (running maps). While the fire engine with driver and staff waits for instructions. Even in the event of a false alarm or a reset of the alarm, the lead vehicle remains on site while the fire brigade moves away again.

[@markus1351]

@@tobiasmuth2372 oh I agree, but it's not just local structure, sometimes it's also depending on available personel, especially in smaller professional stations.

[@NiclasCarmonaGarcia-gu5mv]

The first Vehicle on the front is almost always the (Operation Manager) in german „Einsatzleiter“.

[@chrissullivan200]

We got

[@fynnsettgast2141]

Im from germany and i think they are beautiful 😅👍

[@lukasLOLstunde]

General emergency number for the EU is 112

[@to.l.2469]

in the UK too..

[@vivianjentz2207]

In Germany there are three different signal tones. Fire brigade has signal compressed air. Then there is a city signal and a country signal that is a little higher in tone.

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

any emergency service can have any of these tones

[@Gainmaster]

Take a look at the Darmstadt professional fire department! They have special vehicles and a special paint job! Kind regards Rene

[@Rennsemmel_TV]

The Emergency Number in Germany is 112 for FD and ambulance 110 for police

[@axelk4921]

A little hint for you: the license plates show whether a vehicle is "new or old" and whether it has been purchased or leased and of course the color....! The vehicle @ 10:51 in your video STILL HAS AN OLD REGISTRATION PLATE, when the vehicles were still purchased and were equipped with an "official license plate" by the city or municipality, which only contains the letter abbreviation for the city and a 4 - 5 digit number. and immediately afterwards a new one, the newer vehicles up to the point in the video are all leasing vehicles with "desired" license plates (with selected letter combinations e.g. FW for fire department) In my hometown, the fire brigade's vehicles "funnily enough" have the international designation for the airport on their license plates (DUS). In 2015 the color was changed, the old one is called (RAL 3000 fire red). ps. And yes, there are also insurance and legal reasons for the new “civil license plates”. before another nitpicker complains about!

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

the plate on those vehicles have the abbreviation for the county, not the municipality they're running at, like all other vehicles in the county as well

[@damianangelt7526]

Would it be possible for you to react to the Paderborn fire department (German fire department). The emergency vehicles look really good and have lots of blue lights. I can recommend the video with the title “[NEUE DREHLEITER!] - Feuerwehr PADERBORN | Einsatzfahrten von FEUERWACHE 1 & 2 | Löschzug & mehr!”.

[@jeldan]

In most cases in this video the first vehicle is the operations management (Einsatzleitung), then a crew and equipment carrier (Mannschaftswagen), then the one with the ladder is called Leiterwagen, then sometimes additional crew and equipment units and the last one as you already said is an ambulance type unit. But thats only the case in big cities with 24/7 fire stations. Many fire fighters in Germany are volunteers who only come to the station when there is an alarm, mostly in rural areas. Those only have 1-3 vehicles in total. In Germany (and I think EU-wide) emergency number is 110 for police and 112 for ambulance/fire department. But there are also some additional nationwide numbers

[@wietholdtbuhl6168]

In Deutschland automatisch auf Notruf umgeleitet! Call 911 und dir wird geholfen mit anderen internationalen Notruf Nummern dasselbe! 😮

[@UntilWeregoing]

Makes sense!

[@Silimatix_YT]

24 hours on, 24 off, 24 on, 24 off thats how fd work in germany btw

[@UntilWeregoing]

Wow thanks for the info!

[@Silimatix_YT]

@@UntilWeregoing :D

[@to.l.2469]

2:09 All the big trucks here can spray water. Look at this for a typical HLF ( assistance fire engine): kzbin.info/www/bejne/nom8gY1sjNiHj5o or this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHSkc5KLnNtsn80 or: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5jXoZaDoNSdo5o

[@evilmessiah81]

almost all commercial vehicles are diesel in europe

[@mickypescatore9656]

Hi! It`s 112. (Police is 110).

[@Maag-wv9ox]

call number in german is 112

[@CSSPlayer2000]

Why your microphone looks like a smoke detector? In germany all trucks has a diesel engine.

[@UntilWeregoing]

I’ve heard that a few times now lol

[@Sahnor]

Like, comment and sub... just for the effort you took to pronouce the Umlaut of Münster. Not like your peers dont giving a .... Great Job, keep it up ;)

[@UntilWeregoing]

Thanks for the sub!

[@hans-peterschulenburg3418]

All this engines are Diesel engines

[@_fire.fighter9567]

Meist immer " Zug " Alarm Berufsfeuerwehr !! 112 Tel Number Fire Departments Emergency in Germany !

[@UntilWeregoing]

Thanks for tor comment

[@CSSPlayer2000]

Its Nürnberg or Nuernberg. Not Nuermberg oder Nürmberg.

[@UntilWeregoing]

Ok thanks

[@i-at0mic-fl4yx-i97]

You could react to Feuer & Flamme from ARD. It shows the view of the Firefighters in real Scenarios and is more detailed because the Firefighters explain what they are doing in this Situation :D

[@reliant_robin95]

The ARD would claim that Video because of copyright reasons. The official broadcasters in germany are pretty strict about that stuff

[@samaeldumont3768]

Blablabla weniger reden

[@UntilWeregoing]

Thanks 🤣🤣🤣