Firefighting in -25F Windchill PIO Vlog

[@unodonut]

Was I the only one who took more than a second to realize that Eric doesn’t have blaze orange hair?

[@BuildItBricks]

Probably

[@corycollier]

he has hair???

[@thatzombieplace]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 lol took me a bit to see he doesn't

[@MB12116]

I’d love to see more ride alongs, I know it’s tough with COVID though. Thanks Connor and Eric

[@navblue20]

Also very good job in rough conditions. I'm on an ambulance crew and we were up 36 hours straight ourselves down here in Texas.

[@JohnHallgren]

Probably one of the best rooms to have all that extra water in a hotel: the indoor pool room!

[@bibibaum2309]

Hi, Connor, Congradulations and look forward to hearing more when that bundle of joy comes.

[@DrUlrichSelz]

Congrats Connor - my first thought was: Here skin is different ;-) Back to business: Chief, why are you parking in the smoke?

[@ktar7189]

Thank you Connor and Eric my friends from south metro fire and rescue from Springfield Missouri

[@robertdean9392]

CONGRATULATIONS CONNOR!!! We will miss you on the BLOGS. Hope everything goes well. Stay safe and healthy and look forward to your full time return. Eric, be safe and stay warm. Thank goodness we don't have -25 degrees where we live!!!!

[@trob0914]

First, Congratulations Conner on your little person to be! Thanks to you an Eric we have an excellent VLOG, AGAIN! As a side note, i was a firefighter/medic in the Alaskan interior, as such in that region, we routinely worked in the ( - ) numbers most winter months( with & without wind-chill), fyi last month there were -60F temperatures with the wind-chill, yes it sucks!! Thanks again and stay safe!!

[@jordanmulder7410]

Congratulations Connor! :) Very well done vlog as always!

[@schnemannfilms]

Wow, the announcements are great! There is so much amazing stuff incoming! I am excited!

[@Trig_master07]

CONGRATULATIONS CONNOR!! So happy for you and you husband!

[@josephlaramie3275]

Very good fire ground coverage. I grew up in very northern New York State with my father and brother being volunteer fire fighters. (I was not due to legal blindness.). Fighting fires in horrific winter conditions was very common. I have tremendous respect. Fire fighters can not praised enough. I understand that in the paid. Fire service is not just a job, but more a vocation. God all of you.

[@TrophyNZ1]

Wonderful to see the vehicles pulling over as soon as they hear the siren/see the vehicle

[@roberthodgins5740]

congrats to Connor on having a baby best wishes to you and your husband... great video and thanks to all our Fire and ems personnel

[@keithhaynes8079]

From England to you Connors and husband congratulations on your good news take care of yourself and stay safe and everyone in South Metro Fire Rescue.

[@molassesflash]

So did the cat make it out in the first fire I need to know the important things here! Also congrats to connor and family for the soon addition!

[@navblue20]

Someone down paid said the cat was reunited with their owner. as happy as I am about to cat surviving I'm glad the owner didn't die either.

[@molassesflash]

@@navblue20 yeah but we already knew they made it out thankfully but the cat was still inside last we knew

[@MiniMeowriella_]

12:50 :)

[@ckwire]

Per South Metro's IG account on 2/11. The cat was reunited with the owner for the first fire shown.

[@navblue20]

Good.

[@deans6129]

Congratulations Connor on your impending bouncing bundle of joy and the world of no sleep, no clean clothes and whose turn is it to change the diaper😁😁😁 Fighting fire in cold is no fun and I spent many years on our Mills ERC(Emergency Response Crew) and winter fire fighting is so joyful especially in -35c weather with windchills of -20c. Frozen hoses, frozen equipment, broken couplings, frozen fire fighters and everything is covered in Centimetres of ice buildup.....fun times had by all.

[@valcrompton8274]

Congratulations Connor from across the pond in the UK. Trust everything goes well

[@pterydactyllys]

Congrats Connor!! Will miss you on the vlogs but that is so exciting!!

[@danwhiles6089]

Congratulations to you Conner and your new family.

[@Sadie-3807]

Congrats Connor you should do a family channel just for updates and because we will missing seeing you as often

[@henrye8127]

Congratulations Connor on your pregnancy. Praying for a safe delivery of a healthy baby

[@texas_snake462]

Can y'all show more responding footage of the crews driving to the scenes?? I would like to see how people reaction driving and how the Firefighters deal with the drivers not listening to lights and sirens... That would be great also congratulations on the baby!!!!

[@brandongustafson7497]

Congratulations to you and your husband Connor!! We will miss seeing you!!

[@timk.2381]

Congratulation from Germany Connor. Stay safe in this crazy times

[@willlewis8340]

what a cool video, and Connor congrats , i so happy you and your husband :0)

[@thecoolguy2012]

Congratulations on the baby and have a great year

[@nigelwilliams3616]

Congratulations, Connor. Great idea about what it's like being an on-call PIO, Eric...and the 4th July follow-up sounds interesting. Always look forward to everything that comes out for SMFR...my weekly fix! 🤣🤣

[@Dale.Nienow]

Love the dash cam footage!

[@carstenruck8540]

Congrats Connor. Enjoy the time, best thing that can happen.

[@Evan_FPS]

CONGRATULATIONS CONNOR!! im happy for you guys with a baby on its way

[@ronpicard2684]

Congratulations connor. Plus the blogs are good iam a firefghter in Tennessee. Working rt now . Keep up the good work.

[@UnifiedFireUtah]

Awesome news Connor! Congratulations!

[@Greeneyes42574]

Congratulations to Connor and her husband! Very informative vlog as usual ❤️

[@zachwulf-americanpatriot5015]

Congrats momma Conner! WE LOVE YOU!!

[@TheFirehunter1991]

Congratulations and I celebrate your videos very much and it is interesting how the American fire department works. With friendly greetings from Germany to the USA

[@corndog9157]

July 4th baby! Congrats so exciting.

[@BG-vm6wi]

Congrats. Hope your kid is happy and healthy.

[@jonwilliams9228]

Congratulations Connor

[@garynielsen4385]

#1 fire, what great team work to get water on the fire so quickly!

[@aussiehomecafeandcoffeeroa4475]

Huge big congratulatins Connor xx

[@wesleymoore8413]

Congrats Connor!!

[@rahkan74]

Videos like this are great. Thank you very much!

[@TheRebelOfWot]

Congratulations Conner I hope everything goes well for you and your family

[@stevesmith-wc2gb]

Congratulations Conner maybe next generation firefighter

[@frederickjunctionproductio9752]

I LOVE the New intro! Keep up the Great work! Be safe out there guys from a Brother First Responder from Maryland!

[@RenegadeChauffeur]

Congrats Connor on your pregnancy!! May God give you and your husband a healthy baby!!

[@mefrfiter]

Congrats Connor.

[@travisgoff99]

Congrats on the little one Connor.

[@BACONndEGGS]

Congrats Connor!

[@gazcornock2591]

Massive congrats Connor....Erics going to smash it

[@MichaelYTD]

Congrats Connor - Dont be stranger to the Vlogs & Good Luck with your new role :)

[@LtKernelPanic]

We had an insane cold snap here where air temps (not wind chills) were well below -10f and hit -28f two days in a row. Almost every day the FD responded to a fire. I really felt sorry for them and was surprised they didn't have icicles coming out of their hose lines. Be careful with those space heaters!

[@vthinkmusic9772]

Hey SMFR you guys should make a discord for all ur fans to hang out in and chat I can help yall set it up if u guys want to.

[@kennethlemanski7399]

Congratulations Conner!

[@henryanthonydominguez]

Congratulations on the baby!

[@stud88100]

Congratulations Connor. I'm sure you will make a great mother

[@NAVYMEDIC610]

Excellent PIO Vlog. Congratulations Connor! Soon you will be wearing Mom jeans. LOL

[@hunterfarling2576]

Congrats Connor! I am excited to see what day in July. Mine is July, 16th

[@The000chirag]

Congratulations Conner

[@gregorylum1490]

Congratulations to Connor!

[@TearsPlays]

I wish I lived closer to a department like this, I live around a ton of volunteer stations. Closest big station like this to me would be Either Taylor or Toledo

[@jarrythskeen8336]

Congratulations Connor you'll be missed stay safe. Eric and Kim you as well stay safe brothers and sisters

[@dominicmuller4293]

Congrats Conor - Greetings from Germany

[@firey9998]

Could you do a day in the life of a firefighter but cover the full 48 hour shift, I work in the UK and I’m interested on how they manage.

[@paulforth8234]

Congrats connor from northwest Illinois!

[@ryanwhipple7275]

CONGRATS ON THE BABY CONNOR

[@macmedic892]

1:05 Congratulations on the critter!

[@jacobpawelek6441]

congratulation connor love and support from a fellow brothers from South River Fire in NJ hope the cat is ok from the first fire

[@Strange-yz8lu]

Congratulations on the baby

[@elilacey9743]

congrats on the baby!

[@tonyshield5368]

Congrats to Connor and family. Going back to when Connor changed her name - what was the process for changing her name and getting new named bunker gear? Did Connor have it ready for when she returned to work? And will new baby Connor get bunker gear on arrival?

[@LEOjw82]

Congrats!!!!

[@ktar7189]

Awe yay congratulations my friend Connor

[@ItzWilks]

Congrats Connor!!!!!!

[@akirk1573]

hello from Wheat Ridge. Love to your Next !

[@JWCreates_YT]

I’m tuning in from Nebraska

[@Lite.offical565]

Why do y’all use black bunkers and not tan? Is it cheaper or have a better affect for protection

[@thehodur5585]

Congrats on your pregnancy!!

[@KestrelOwens]

I would guess the water hammer does not affect in this situation because the hose is not entirely rigid so it can absorb the increase in pressure somewhat.

[@brissiAU]

We have the opposite issue, 33 degrees and 90% humidity, but the fire still hot inside lol.

[@brandongaines1731]

@SouthMetroPIO where do we post questions for future Q&A videos? Also, congratulations, Connor! I hope that your pregnancy goes well!

[@thenewjerseydevil997]

Congrats!

[@SteveSmith-xy6fl]

Congratulations

[@AndrewZonenberg]

Great example of why modern building codes require fire-reinforced walls between attached garages and the remainder of the home.

[@baddriversandkarenpublicfr]

Finally cant wait been waiting for the day in the life of a pio

[@jojosmumdorothy2829]

Looks like your growing some ginger hair on top of your head lol sorry couldn't resist saying. 😉 great video 📹

[@noahyoung7216]

Congrats

[@moe823]

3:25 you don't have intersection pre-emption where halls are right next to lights?

[@Spitfire8520]

There is an Opticom IR detector setup and angled at the bay doors on the right-side traffic light that is extremely difficult to see immediately next to the top pair of clamps on the pole. It probably is not the best setup for how the station is positioned, but it is there if the unit pulling out wants to wait for the light to change.

[@smokeyhigsvr9175]

Has anyone got there merch yet and if not when are you sending it out. Congrats on your baby to Connor.

[@EricWhiteTheGamer]

Congratulations Conner Now when it’s that cold out would IC consider additional alarms then normal temps?

[@dedlyrabbit3334]

I can’t say for SMFR but our district the IC checks on the different crews and if temperature affects peoples working ability then they add additional alarms to let some fire fighters to warm up

[@EricWhiteTheGamer]

That is what I am thinking because they have rehab there and going off my local community last year we had a structural fire and it was a volunteer department even stores were donating food and drinks I am pretty sure that they called two other townships and even the city in (mutual aid). There is almost no way even with the turnout gear and fire that they people on the outside could handle it. Thanks for letting me know.

[@EricWhiteTheGamer]

I need to add this, after being subscribed for a year and being able to catch up on ALL there videos if you haven’t subscribed already do so... you can actually make great connections and even friends just by watching them. Oh and it also teaches things that not even the FDNY could teach you.

[@gabrielhuff6969]

I never really thought about the fact that firefighting in the winter must be annoying because your job is to make it less hot, when your body is craving a little extra warmth

[@riotj.4953]

Something that I noticed in this video in comparison to others was how units contacted Dispatch. Many times I've heard it as Metcom, versus Dispatch. Has the designator been changed?

[@camden3957]

The name MetCom was retired on the 1st of January do to an organizational change within South Metro. Dispatch is now under Operations & IT/GIS is under Support Services. So the decision was made to retire the name MetCom and it just be Dispatch.

[@jonahdrake2474]

So sad. I loved the MetCom callsign

[@Bobbyd0052]

CONGRATULATIONS CONNER AND YOU "LUCKY DOG" OF A HUSBAND ! MY GOD BLESS YOU THREE,AND THE COUNTLESS NUMBER OF SUPPORTERS YOU HAVE !

[@v26224]

It would be cool to see a follow up on where the probies from the south metro unscripted episode are now.

[@brandonwilliams2672]

Congratulations on your pregnancy connor christian

[@dylanzander3296]

Btw congrats conner on the baby