What's INSIDE a $860,000 LADDER

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Check out this BRAND NEW $380,000 Engine from New Whiteland Fire Department in Indiana! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eamqpJdtiLCogqs

[@mgrant011]

Really loving this clips. Seeing what’s toys you boys and girls play with. Compared to what we see on screen.

[@henryjt2377]

Jez they got this for volunteers! My mom and dad are volunteer firefighters and out town has three depts and we only have one ladder

[@centralnewyorkresponses7887]

my agency is all volunteer. we have an american lafrance mid mount tower.

[@Conrailfan2596]

@@centralnewyorkresponses7887 what department are you with. I’m in Rochester NY

[@shepherd8762]

we just got a new ladder truck, went from a 1980's unit to a 2020 build. thats a real shock to the progression of equipment in the fire service over the years.

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Yeah, that's pretty cool! Definitely a big change!

[@Aniqa101]

US firetrucks still look like they were from the 80s.

[@Loreena_Embers]

Oh my God, this is such a wonderful proffession to work in! I really want to see more videos like this, good job!

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Thanks! That means a lot! We have a lot more awesome videos like this coming out soon!

[@JobTown39]

OMG!!! I never thought that Spartan fire apparatus could be this good!

[@poopoohead4226]

IDK why i love tours so much,Now im addicted XD

[@georgek.8651]

Damn truck looks so badass

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Yeah for sure, Spartan makes a nice rig

[@tanianoyelles5659]

I'm from new Zealand and you guys have better fire trucks than us

[@ffandrewd2986]

I think some of your trucks are pretty interesting!

[@johndunworth4176]

Quite the step up from the old Tower 6. Loved riding that thing when I was there.

[@ItzZacC]

My aunts house caught on fire and one of the fire men moved her old clay statue away from the fire and covered it up it’s worth nothing for them but very sentimental to us I will and always respect the fire emts and police.

[@HeroesNextDoor]

That’s awesome, they knew that meant a lot to her

[@nenegarlan6061]

Most of the fire turcks here in the Philippines are 2nd hand reconditioned from japan and it cost $20,000 and below from tanker to engine to pumper

[@JackMacLupus]

4:00 I like the concept of those lights. 7:15 Ooookay, a electric grinder of that size is truly awesome! I knew Stihl made some major improvements with electric tools like chainsaws, leafblowers, etc. in the past years but i didnt knew they made a grinder too. Very nice idea. Those are quieter (especially chainsaws and leafblowers where VERY loud) and probably easier to maintain than fuel powered ones. If the battery is low, replace it with a new one and done.

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Yeah the lights are awesome on the truck at night! It seems like everyone is going to eventually use electric tools, they are instantly usable, no need to start them, just pull the trigger

[@JackMacLupus]

@@HeroesNextDoor Indeed. And the electric tools have the advantage that they cant have any problems that the fuel powered ones can have when the spark plug is bad or something else happened and they dont run. And like i said they are MUCH quieter. A bit ago i saw an employee of our city using a electric leaf blower to clean the sidewalk early in the morning, it was 6.30, and first i was like: "What's that sound? Sounds like a vacuum cleaner on full power but quieter." and then a few steps further i saw the man working with that leaf blower and i was like: "Damn, that thing is REALLY quiet. A fuel powered one couldnt be used at this early time without anyone complaining about the noise.)

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Yeah, electric is just all around better now!

[@niklaseriksson2072]

Thanks for a great and interesting video ! I'm living in Sweden so it is very interesting to see how things looks in the U.S.

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Thanks for watching! Glad you liked it!

[@vladdracula8014]

i rewatched it cause its that good .

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Hahaha thanks!

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

Aerials are probably the most different designed apparatus on both sides of the pond. Here the 170 foot range is usually on a truck of similar size the 100 foot ladders in the USA are based on; We don't have crew cabs and a lot of storage compartments on our ladder trucks, no ground ladders, no tank and no pump, all that to make the truck as compact and maneuverable as possible

[@Aniqa101]

Apart from crew cabs, tank and pump many european ladders do have similar equipment in a much more compact vehicle: Chainsaw, cut protection clothing, stretcher, some hoses with branches, halligan tool, maybe two breathing apparatus and of course a fire extinguisher.

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

@@Aniqa101 when looking at a specific and same amount of equipment it will usually be managed in smaller compartment space on European apparatus than on American apparatus; But apart from that the typical European Aerial has much less equipment on board, well due to the different tactics, layout and purpose. Hardly any department sends out an Aerial for a medical call (unless on-scene EMS crews call for one), Aerials will usually not respond to MVAs to perform some kind of rescue work (some departments use them as blocker which is a stupid idea)

[@ezzyfiretv8922]

What's intriguing is that aerial ladder units in england don't carry that much equipment compared to the ladder truck your explaining about. All of that equipment you showed (excluding the ladder) would be on our regular pump engine units that respond to 90% of 999 calls. Great aerial ladder truck though by the way 🙏🏽

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Yeah, that is interesting. We were just talking with someone from the UK and it was very interesting to hear about the differences in equipment and how the fire companies are structured.

[@mmllgg2471]

The best deserves the best for sure.

[@thomas8692]

WOW! These are so different to British pump ladders.

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Yeah for sure!

[@ezzyfiretv8922]

I was literally just thinking the same thing, literally you 100% spot on

[@jamjardj1974]

Very impressive rig.

[@paulojorgemachado5573]

I liked to see a FD that takes good care of equipment it looks it came out of factory. What a nice truck!

[@ProfDrMau]

Im always surprised how the space is used in these big trucks. In Europe everything is pressed in there since space is a valueable resource. Like the box back right, they would have stuck something above and put in on a rollout cabinet so you can still open it. Or the tools cabinet, there is a lot of empty room where you could put a swingout door into. But since these trucks have alot of real estate, this isnt that concerning :D Really nice rig and really really clean ^^

[@zoeallen1673]

Tell me why I been looking for this video forever I asked my mom so many times how much fire trucks are I even looked it up and they don’t say I have a truck kinda like this in my town but larger that’s why they also drive from the ladder

[@HeroesNextDoor]

That’s awesome! Glad you know now, this is honestly pretty cheap for a ladder

[@mattludick8204]

I love the content and this is my very first vid i have watched

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Thanks!

[@Aviran89500]

My heart missed a beat on 6:32 I thought the drawer broke on you!!

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Hahaha the first time we opened it we thought it was going to fall on us too

[@Willg95]

Rescue 45 has some drawers set up that same way to make it easier to gain access

[@muetzle_]

@@HeroesNextDoor We also often had such compartments in our vehicles here in germany, but since about a decade they are no longer installed. I was also afraid every time that it's all falling on me, it's especially tricky if such heavy equipment is loaded in these :D

[@HeroesNextDoor]

We took out Minquas's EMS ATV for a rescue training! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHTTnqmuqtBnocU

[@charlesmallo]

In Holland and most other European countries a ladder or aerial platform is nothing more than a support vehicle. They have a 3 men crew (driver/operator, commander and firefighter) and pack hardly any tools, so they are a lot smaller than the US ones which helps a lot when working in confined spaces and small streets. Resque equipment is packed in the standard fire engine which also is a lot smaller than the average US ones but besides a 2,500 Litre tank of water carry everyting but the kitchen sink. The standard engine therefore is capable of getting wet stuff on the red stuff within minutes of arrival on scene or extricating victims from cars. When heavier equipment is needed a specialist engine and crew are called in.

[@ImForwardlook]

In other words, miserable conditions lead to miserable trucks. Something to strive to?

[@charlesmallo]

@@ImForwardlook what do you mean?

[@FFEMTB08]

Average cost of a fire truck is about 800K just to have it made today. You start talking about Platform trucks that are 110 foot or heavy rescues those are over a million.

[@carson2345]

My department just ordered 2 pierce engines and a piece quint(100’ stick ladder) and in total they spent right at 2.6 mil the ladder was over a mil alone and its not even a platform

[@stefano9047]

@@carson2345 Buy rosenbauer

[@tylermohn9542]

Should check out royersfords ladder truck they got it’s actually nice at night time the ladder has blue lights that turn on

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Would love to check that out sometime

[@Redbird45]

I’m from New Haven New York and I’m a future member of New Haven Volunteer Fire Rescue and last I remember we still use hydraulic cutters and spreaders

[@johnharris6655]

The Impact Emergency had on companies making Fire Trucks. Season 3 Episode 2 opened with a new fire engine for station 51. The 1973 Ward LaFrance fire engine was donated to Universal by the company as a marketing tool to show off the engine to prospective buyers who watch the show. It was not a mock up but a real working fire engine which was put into service years later by the Yosemite National Park fire department until it's retirement. It now sits in the LaCoFD museum alongside an original squad where it is being restored to it's look on the show. The Opening of the show is about 3 minutes of the truck going through the streets of LA, probably some sort of agreement with NBC in exchange for the truck, free advertising.

[@HeroesNextDoor]

That’s awesome! I never knew all of that!

[@johnharris6655]

@@HeroesNextDoor And the guy driving the engine, Mike Stoker, was played by Mike Stoker, a real LACO Fire Department engineer. LA County would not let just anyone drive a fire truck on the streets. Mike Stoker also had a SAG Card so he could act in union shows. He would work his shift and the film emergency. He retired as a Captain from LA County fire.

[@HeroesNextDoor]

That’s awesome!

[@kevinporter6426]

Beautiful piece of machinery

[@HeroesNextDoor]

For sure

[@ChefMcToastEM]

Spartan is beautiful!

[@irishghost9724]

Have you done or plan on doing any videos for any fire companies in bensalem or croydon/bristol area? I know Croydon has a really nice and expensive rescue truck and ladder.

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Send us some contacts and we will see what we can do.

[@colinharding1987]

I literally just watched a video of this truck responding

[@robmonkey]

If it were a Pierce it would be over a million.

[@ed-gw3ov]

Not banging on the Spartan Ladder truck vs the Pierce. If you missed it the Spartan in this video is lacking a pump which is a big-ticket item. I'm sure a Pierce of comparable specifications would be in the ballpark cost-wise. If you want cheaper, go with a Rosenbauer..................IMHO

[@henryjt2377]

Facts

[@colebarker3299]

The department that my dads on is volunteer and they have two single cab pumpers so three man crew they have twelve spare air bottles on each pumper and a trailer that has a cascade and lots of extra bottles

[@clearjet]

Did he really say "functionable" at 3:58?

[@EricWhiteTheGamer]

They don’t use every bit of space but South Metro in Colorado does.

[@thevillyfamily]

Safest cab in the industry!

[@americanpie6924]

Don't see too many Spartans in my area, just Sutphen, Pierce, and American LaFrance.

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Yeah definitely not as common!

[@HuntGamingProductions]

my locl vfd has a old american la france ladder

[@operatorinsane6530]

When I was younger I thought one firefighter would hop out at the scene and open every storage door.

[@Newtons_Towers]

Did anyone notice how clean the entire truck was?

[@BotAurelionSol]

So many doors and sliders, but where's the fuel cap door?

[@febulanechiteddy6611]

Where does water for the 🚒 is kept to put out fire

[@HeroesNextDoor]

This truck is supplied by engines or hydrants. No water on the truck itself.

[@ramaiespinosa9431]

great vid

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Thanks for watching

[@nenegarlan6061]

We have few fire ladders here in philippines because its to expensive

[@user-bx9dd7bd2t]

You should ask for used surplus ones for your cities from here.If you can arrange for the shipping,they always replace equipment after a certain amount of years.Same as old retired navy boats,or planes,thousands that they store and give or sell very reasonably to friendly countries like yours.

[@pacmanseven2544]

Let’s say they are driving down the road and they come across a car on fire, assuming there is a fire hydrant close buy how do they put the fire out? So they have to use that ladder as there are no other hoses or water outlets on this truck.

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Great question! They have fire extinguishers so they would start fighting the fire with that and then call for immediate back up.

[@pacmanseven2544]

@@HeroesNextDoor thanks for the reply.

[@Willg95]

@@pacmanseven2544 also there are times they have 2 drivers and enough crew they'll send engine and ladder to a call so they have the water supply available instead of having to wait

[@SupermarketSweep777]

Why is Taz on the truck?

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Nice catch, they have been putting Taz on their trucks for years. It’s their station mascot haha

[@SupermarketSweep777]

@@HeroesNextDoor Ah I see. Is WB cool with it?

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Haha I’m not sure, they probably are

[@robertrussell3268]

I can mind hauling out the generator and pipes and jaws of life for a RTC

[@shawnlidavhu8821]

I really wanna learn how to drive that thing actually join

[@shawnlidavhu8821]

I would like to volunteer

[@michaelborrello9944]

Just stop in and join !!

[@westwhitelandfirecompany3015]

Our year end video for 2020 is out now, check it out here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKSulnWVo92lmpY

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Already watched it! That was awesome! Thanks for including us!

[@rdhdracing]

Ours are double this price!

[@Chris-iq3mo]

Started in 94 and had open cabs??? Wha??

[@BFD740]

Started in 05 and still had 3 open cabs, an '85 and 2 '87's. The last one is in the process of being replaced now.

[@bearbishop8570]

If you look at British fire engines, the pumps are so much smaller but they have my favorite racks

[@thisiconisactuallygoofysfa9960]

An*

[@vladdracula8014]

Kern County in California should be a next video LOL

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Hahaha would love to make out out there sometime! Email [e-mail] so we can get your contact when we start going cross country!

[@b789har]

Try double that price nowadays

[@darrellmclean2430]

ACP automatic payment

[@HeroesNextDoor]

What?

[@emmata98]

only 105 ft? Looks way to big for such a small ladder. Ours is almost the same, but is almost just a ladder. So no that many tools inside of them. Edit: But a really good, informal, short video for the public :) Well done

[@nicholaswood5180]

Spartan is the best company probably, we have a 2009 spartan pumper tanker, and the thing still feels like it’s brand new

[@superbro1-q3h]

👇this is how many time he said "ladder"

[@organbleed]

this is like a paid advertisement for spartan

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Hopefully one day they will pay us 😂

[@organbleed]

@@HeroesNextDoor truee

[@thomasbrown2025]

Should have got an E-ONE aerial.

[@HeroesNextDoor]

E-One is great too, more expensive though

[@alisonstanden6863]

Ok

[@Not_AustinHTP]

380,000 our trucks would cost minimum 1million to fix

[@Superfighterleo1]

the idea of a ladder inside a ladder engine is humorous to me

[@dafrasier1]

25 floors high. Korean ladder truck for moving. How do Koreans move in or out of tall buildings? 25 floors, wow. how high do US ladder trucks reach? @ korean moving truck

[@trump24trump]

✌✌✌✌

[@Lukas8034]

Why do US Ladders dont have a Working plattform attatched to the ladder like European Firetrucks do? Here in Germany we dont have to climb up the ladder. We hop in to said plattform and the ladder is moved to the desired spot

[@HeroesNextDoor]

I believe those would be called a tower not a ladder in the US

[@Lukas8034]

@@HeroesNextDoor thanks, that was exactly what i meant. Is that a common fire truck in the US? In movies and TV Shows i only ever see the ladder and never a tower. In Germany we only have tower ladders :)

[@mahadmursal1167]

A

[@leeverink32]

Well id ratther not have the need for you guy's butt if i do i hope you can save me and some of my stuff. you now use electric fans but what if the battery dies? you wish you could just pull a cord and go full throttle on that fan! just like the gas saws! any way ceep up the great work of saving live's!

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Electric is instant, you never have to worry about starting it and it not starting, running out of gas, not having 2 stroke oil, or fumes. They carry a bunch of extra batteries and can charge them on the truck

[@sdp989]

I would trust a broken condom more than a Spartan

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Why what issues did you have with Spartan?

[@Kilrinstinct1]

Keep saying how clean the truck is... Guess they don’t see to much 🔥

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Haha or because they take care of their stuff

[@Kilrinstinct1]

@@HeroesNextDoor Yeah no looked at there stats.

[@westwhitelandfirecompany3015]

Our year end video for 2020 is out now, check it out here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKSulnWVo92lmpY

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

@@Kilrinstinct1 our BLS unit ran more than 160k miles within 3 years and still looks brandnew ...

[@allanr6132]

So this super expensive ladder truck Carrie's no water and no hoses? That's alot of money for nothing more than a ladder.

[@HeroesNextDoor]

A ladder with hoses and water will run you another $200k

[@squidog94]

Traditionally that’s how fire trucks are. The purpose of the truck company (ladder truck) is search and rescue, coordinated ventilation, salvage, overhaul, and specialized rescue such as rope rescue and vehicle extrication. The purpose of the engine company (pumper) is fire suppression so they have the water and the hose and their job is getting water on the fire and coordinating fire attack that with the guys on the truck company so they can ventilate the building at the right time. When it all happens together it’s very efficient.

[@allanr6132]

@@squidog94 Must be the general area I live in as all the ladder trucks whether a quint for platform all have water, foam & nozzles on the end of the ladder.

[@lincolntrains2639]

I don't quite understand why you have all that equipment on a ladder truck, what is the point of sending a giant ladder truck to a Road traffic collision when you only need some prying tools, a set of spreaders and cutters, You don't need the ladder platform for 90% of the calls you just need the equipment onboard. That's why I don't understand why America runs their Fire depts like this, instead of running them like Europe where most of your rescue and fire prevention is on a pumper and then if you need an aerial then you call in a truck that is just an aerial or if you need specialist rescue you call in a specialist rescue. Doesn't make sense

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Yeah, I get the confusion, they have a rescue. The ladder has a bunch of their backup gear and extra gear.

[@pattykuvshin]

That's because America has the rich people mentality

[@CymruEmergencyResponder]

I find US fire vehicles so confusing. Huge vehicles, with so much space, with very little equipment on them. So poorly laid out with poorly designed stowage systems.

[@thenussbaum44]

What are you talking about UK Emergency, they use the space and have a lot of equipment???

[@CymruEmergencyResponder]

@@thenussbaum44 that is a very small amount of equipment on one vehicle. There is so much wasted space on this vehicle. A nice big deep locker only has some hand tools in it. No intelligent stowage systems that swing out to allow for racking of loads more equipment in each locker.

[@thenussbaum44]

@@CymruEmergencyResponder I agree to a point, but that truck will be around for 20 plus years and you need room for equipment that you'll buy in the future. to have a new truck and have it 100% full really is not designed well if that's what you've done in the beginning. I do understand what you're saying though but that's some of the rationale.

[@CymruEmergencyResponder]

@@thenussbaum44 Have a look at some European truck tours to see the amount of equipment we pack it. It's quite incredible. We generally have your 'engine' and 'ladder' truck equipment and much of what you'd have on a 'rescue' on one vehicle.

[@solarissv777]

@@CymruEmergencyResponder are all appliances of the same class (say, engine) laid out the same, or does each fire company outfit them as they like? Maybe appliances in rich communities do not have gold plating, and those from poor ones are not held together with duct tape in UK?

[@parzival9307]

Gas mileage must be terrible

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Haha it’s not great

[@SanyaTheNightWitch69420]

man, how do companies get away with ripping firefighters off? That ladder is not 860k...

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Who would make them cheaper and just as high quality. Mind you this price is fully equipped

[@zeincexxx1285]

If you have to worry about hearing other guy in th cabin in a modern fire truck, the fire truck is simply shit. Like...seriously...

[@solarissv777]

And you can tell that about majority of American fire apparatus. But hey, Murica! , traditions!