"Exclusive Look Inside Fire Truck Factory Reveals Industry Secrets"

[@Rodneyc2002]

Thanks for showing this to us. I like how they use firefighters to help build the trucks.

[@HeroesNextDoor]

You bet

[@timidema6374]

Thank you for walking down memory lane. I worked for hme in the paint division, I did the cabs back in 2010 and when they moved the paint department to the main building me and some other guys were let go in 2015. I appreciate the tour and look like it got bigger.

[@sherrygantt2158]

Love seeing how this company thinks about the firefighters. I want to thank all the firefighters out there! Really enjoyed this video.

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Thx for watching

[@leehuff2330]

VERY interesting. My chief is actually a dealer representative for HME, and knows most of these guys personally.

[@johne1653]

Mike that is kewl. I have been through Road Rescue in St. Paul prior to them moving to SC. I have been to Braun in Ohio. And North Central Emergency Vehicles in Lester Prairie MN. Fire Trucks is a whole new level.

[@johnlebzelter4208]

@johne1653 *cool

[@mooseriddle]

Totally enjoyed this video and even learned a few things. Thanks for sharing this!!

[@elizabethcherry920]

It was a good video, but not much shown. I don't know if it is HME for the limited view of the assembly,but there is a video of Pierce building their fire trucks that indepth. I really would love to see how HME build their fire trucks

[@bengone3349]

I came away with the same thought; not much seen or heard.

[@chuckman231]

Great video Mike. One of the best restored Ahrens Fox is at the Chicago Fire Museum!

[@LakesRegionEmergencyPhoto]

Very cool! Not often you get to see this side of things!

[@nealgold8442]

Great video and very informative.

[@shermanhatch2716]

Colorado Springs fire department still has some HME units they switched to pierce

[@ritirons2726]

If you ever do an episode in Wisconsin, visit the Pierce plant. That place will amaze anyone that walks through the plants.

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Nope not yet. We need those invites.

[@PTRRanger951]

Ever try to reach out to 911 Rapid Response? It would be interesting to see if they would let another KZbin channel come and do a tour since they run their own.

[@vadimbanner2024]

Awesome

[@Bones-dr2vt]

Idk if E-One still does their tours bur I got to do theirs years ago in Florida

[@stevejones5824]

So they build their own chassis, that's great! Other manufacturers buy in commercial truck chassis and add their custom cab/body don't they? Can't wait for the full tour

[@timmuller1567]

I'm pretty sure Ford is a commercial truck chassis.

[@leehuff2330]

They deal extensively in both commercial and custom chassis. My department runs 2 custom engines and a custom pumper-tanker. Our neighboring department runs a custom aerial and 2 HME bodies on International chassis. We also have a new mini pumper on a Ford chassis currently on order.

[@solarissv777]

this smaller companies making chassis are kinda iffy... What abut their safety? Do they even have money for the RND and proper crash testing. Heck even bigger ones like Pierce don't seem to be that safe, many don't even have airbags and very few side air curtains. Even crash tests that Pierce does are a joke compared to Scania's or Volvo's, and this guys, do they even crash test?

[@7d9camaroz28]

@@solarissv777 Yes, HME has been building cab/chassis for decades and most certainly does crash testing.

[@josephklir4167]

It be awesome if you link up a tour with Braun ambulance in van wert Ohio it’s a really cool factory

[@michaelborrello9944]

We need the invites but we would love too

[@masterman1502]

Is the SFMR eposide still in editing? Haven't seen it on the channel

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Yes

[@PadreOSF]

What happened to the fire house episode that was in da UP? It went unavailable while I was viewing it... :(

[@HeroesNextDoor]

The video had an error in it and wanted to fix it

[@PadreOSF]

@@HeroesNextDoor Good news then! I have been looking forward to da Yooper show! being a Yooper, starting my fire/ems career up dar. Hope dem mosquitos weren't too bad for ya!

[@michaelboyd8953]

That company built some of the older FDNY rescue trucks

[@kriskass2670]

Did they build Fruitport's new apparatus?

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Not sure

[@Vladimir-Putin-]

I’d love to see seagrave on here

[@daveledoux3535]

I work at seagrave not that interesting

[@braedanwhittington9188]

should of went to pierce nothing beats the pierce factory

[@chakagillis]

They pump out a lot of stuff that's for sure. McDonald's also makes the most burgers but they're far from the best

[@braedanwhittington9188]

McDonald’s is also cheap find me an expensive place that does more than any other business around

[@firegav7828]

ED DAS MY GRANDPA

[@kellykurin426]

What happened to huddell fire company video

[@HeroesNextDoor]

I’ll repost after the fix. At the end was an error

[@kellykurin426]

Ok cuss I watched it in the morning then it was gone and then factory of hme was out

[@johnlebzelter4208]

@@kellykurin426”cause”

[@JohnSeinset]

WHAT 'S INSIDE FACTORY THAT BUILDS FIRE APPARATUS HEROES NEXT DOOR

[@rantovicannato9046]

Thanks god not Pierce trucks🎉

[@BW12149]

At the last fire department I worked for before retiring, I would write the bid specifications for all our fire and EMS apparatus. I retired with 48+ Years as firefighter/ EMT. I would confer with our chief and the firefighters what they would like to have on the new truck, if it was possible and within budget constraints. Written bid specifications could run over 75 pages and normally would go through five drafts before it was submitted for bid. Once submitted to various fire apparatus manufacturers, they had a time limit as to when bids were expected. The purchasing department along with me and one or two chief officers attended the bid opening meeting. After that, I would take the multiple bids and review every bid extremely closely. After building a report of each bid, we would then meet to decide which one of the bids met our bid specification, how many exceptions were taken and if the bid was within our budgeted funds. That report went to the fire chief along with my document of which one of the bids met our expectations, be within budget, and met the time frame expected for delivery., and why the other bids were rejected. Once the fire chief approved the selected bid, then it was sent to the purchasing department to issue a purchase order to the manufacturer. Once the manufacturer accepted the PO, then we would keep close track of the build of the truck, and visit the manufacturer halfway through the build, and at the end to do a complete inspection to see if the manufacturer met our bid specifications. Corrections would be done at this time. Once completed, the manufacturer would deliver the vehicle for inspection and acceptance. Buying a fire truck isn’t like going to a car dealer and buying one. These trucks were expected to see lots of use and last at least 15-20 years. It’s a very time consuming effort to purchase a fire truck as they are very complicated vehicles.

[@northwesttravels7234]

Background music is annoying.

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Sorry about that we have worked on it to improve

[@timplumb21]

I know right where that Factories at it's on Chicago Drive in Wyoming my friend of well over 40 years John VanEss works there

[@notlisted-cl5ls]

ahrens fox? who buys their junk?

[@michaelborrello9944]

Now why would you say junk. What is your experience? Not just opinions, we would like to learn

[@leehuff2330]

My department has been running them exclusively since 1998 with ZERO problems.

[@chakagillis]

Lol. Here pierce is junk.

[@JJ-sk1vy]

We bought one in 2013. It's only been in service 1/2 of the time due to constant mechanical problems.

[@notlisted-cl5ls]

who cares. crown firecoach for the win biznitches!!@@leehuff2330