MILTON TORNADO PART 1 3-2-2012

[@diakonradish]

Sorry to hear of the loss of your Station #2 and all the equipment inside of it. I hope you recover quickly. Keep up the great work! Hang in there! If anyone deserves some help it is you guys now!

[@redbaron474]

A shame nobody near station 2 thought to break in and grab at least one of the trucks to get it out of the way before the tornado hit it. :(

[@peikellypublicover8387]

I can't stop watching this! Everyone at Station 2 was very lucky to walk away!! God was watching you all that day.

[@JASON8502]

Thank you, we agree

[@larrywanders]

This was the tornado system that cut a 50-mile swath, killing at least ten persons and practically destroying the town of Henryville, Indiana. The national weather service later classified it as an EF-4 with winds between 166 - 200 mph. We were all lucky more were not killed that day.

[@Og-Judy]

Have to always read the description. We have Madison and Milton in WISCONSIN as well.

[@jcm028]

Jason, I've been following your videos for years (long while you were still 8502), and I still find it shocking that the deadliest tornado of this storm crossed the border right into your jurisdiction, getting your POV video to capture the essence of it's destruction. You did an amazing job spotting and locating the funnel and alerting everyone with good information. Well done sir.

[@JASON8502]

The tornado was an EF-1 or 2. My vehicle did not receive any damage. Station # 2 was lost and the Engine you see was totalled. We lost a lot of things that day.

[@charliewood1680]

I remember seeing that my brother we are the ones that help our communities and it always seems like the fire stations are one of the first buildings to always be damaged awesome having your lights and sirens on putting your self at risk to warn the public

[@rgwheeler3450]

I have the highest amount of respect for you and you guys you are true heros. Sorry about the loss of the station.

[@john6218att]

Greetings from a 28 yr FF/ driver from East Putnam Vol F D Putnam, CT.

[@rykember11]

Sad to hear you guys lost the station. Glad you were all safe!

[@PeterLokey]

I'm very glad you guys are okay and no one was hurt, thats the main thing the station and equipment can be replaced but your lives can not.

[@TheZeke1974]

My hat goes off to honor all volunteer and paid fire and EMTs that risk their lives every day douig what they do!!

[@charliewood1680]

Now this fire chief is a real leader he doesn't believe in taking shelter he believes in warning the public first that is a man who would give his life for the people he serves on retired from the fire service but when I was in the fire service I believed in this also I'm now a skywarn storm spotter and been one for 5 years and me and my beautiful wife just bought our very first home in a new area in a new state with our family by my older sister and her boyfriend I'm coming out of retirement and joining the awesome professional volunteer fire department in our new community which also as an awesome fire chief and he is a excellent leader

[@bowjasmic]

God bless Milton Fire & Rescue. Sending prayers up for you all.

[@MontcoBucksIncidentPageMBIP]

When does tornado season start for you guys isn't like march to June

[@JASON8502]

It is pretty much all the time when it is warm. We don't go by the actual listed tornado seasons anymore since we have seen them happen even in February. Our weather in this area varies a lot.

[@JASON8502]

@SterlingSilver18 it didnt touch it or the Air Methods helicoptee building. Just our Station.

[@responder44]

Great video, Chief. Good luck in your process of rebuilding.

[@JASON8502]

@ellicsod Around here it is normal. Each member takes a yearly weather spotters class with the weather service to become trained weather spotters. When we have bad weather that is likely to produce tornados then we come out and go to areas in the county to look for tornados or bad weather to warn people that it is coming. You do not have to take the class and do this but most people around here do.

[@DanielsSFD]

@JASON8502 Did you assist any other counties? Sorry to hear about your station 2.

[@howardvanderhoff9596]

just watching the 8 vidoes for this video set was scary enough god bless milton fire for a doing a well job on a calm level

[@JASON8502]

@Rummeltobi This is it, I have seen a few and I seen a few water spouts while I was in Japan but this is by far the closest I have ever been. I did not realize how close it was to getting me until I watched the video back.

[@maddawg8771]

This is some crazy stuff man. i'm a volunteer FF in clintonville pa and i can only imagine what would happen if one went through here considering we have no tornado sirens. hope u guys manage to stay afloat considering that u lost funding.

[@york43k]

I watch your videos all the time and sorry that this happened to your community. Thanks for the videos and I hope you rebuild soon. Any casualties in your area?

[@morganbedford2461]

I just started watching your videos are you in your POV

[@theone2225]

@JASON8502 damn well sorry bout your station loss. Was anyone at the station?

[@SgtTheDarkness]

Listen to that engine roar, what a nice car man!

[@DisasterDMedia]

@JASON8502 I hear ya man! I live just south of Joplin, Mo. I've been a storm spotter going on two years now. I haven't ever been scared, but after the May 22nd tornado, i'm on high alert!

[@elevatorman427]

I live in Berea, Kentucky. Fortunately there it did not get too bad for us but, I remember this Tornado outbreak. West Liberty was a town that got hit hard by this.

[@JASON8502]

@TheFlashover3 No, it is all my radios I have going off. Osceola where?

[@TheFlashover3]

@Jason8502 the program in your computer that's making the "dum dum dah" noise I hear it all the time In my chiefs battalion in Osceola

[@powah061]

@JASON8502 Then when do you think the part 2 will be up?

[@TheDavis2211]

I remember that one! It hit Chelsea and Madison as well. I live right across the river.

[@ryanlovett940]

Correct i live in chelsea

[@DanielsSFD]

@JASON8502 What pieces of apparatus did you lose Chief?

[@TheFlashover3]

@jason8502 that is awesome I'm a jr here poinciana is right by station 65 and station 33 it's a joint station with Polk county as well Osceola goes from Disney all the way to kenansville

[@The911USman]

do you give guys have a "scatter" for the station to save the trucks?

[@DisasterDMedia]

@JASON8502 i'm a fellow storm spotter. I 'm also a fire explorer and will be on my local volunteer department when i turn 18 in a year and a half. Are there going to be more storm spotting videos this year?

[@USCG10124]

I understand what you are doing, but what authorizes you to use lights and sirens?

[@JASON8502]

Kentucky State Law authorizes the use of emergency equipment in Kentucky.

[@USCG10124]

MILTON FIRE & RESCUE Obviously! lol I meant what was the emergency authorizing the use of them. I only see you driving around in this video. Driving around with lights and sirens on with no emergency is illegal

[@bitethedevil]

KJ JJ I would think it would be better off to be mobile if you're with emergency services instead of standing by at the station.

[@daves856]

Its an additional way of warning residents of the impending weather and also warn other traffic as he attempts to follow the fast moving storm.

[@brucegescheidle2724]

My FD in southwest Michigan would be doing the same thing.

[@TheFlashover3]

@jason8502 Osceola county Florida paid 15 stations there's a couple videos in here as well

[@ManderMurduh]

I am glad you guys are okay. When I heard about the tornado's on the news, I was shocked and worried about you all.

[@theone2225]

Do you guys get a lot of tornadoes there?? I forgot you were down in the area. Hope everyone was ok!

[@JASON8502]

@DanielsSFD Engine 8536, Fish fry trailer, ice machine on trailer, some extra gear that was upstairs, some radios, etc.

[@firefightercharles]

do you guys have a tornado siren in Milton?

[@JASON8502]

Milton Kentucky, Trimble County. About an hour from Lexington

[@TheFlashover3]

@jason8502 are you using spill man response location software?

[@Skuba_13]

Were you and your family safe? Great Videos And ALWAYS BE SAFE!

[@rescuesquadmj]

So sorry let me know if there is anything needed out that way. I am a storm spotter and was tracking this storm.

[@jerryschrode2125]

thats crazy. i work for questcare ems in pike county ky wich is eastern ky and our ems statioin in sayersville ky was completley destroyed. ,my wife and i lived on the sqaud for 96 hourse straight. im pretty sure the one that hit u was the one that hit there as well

[@joshuameeks8232]

hey jason,i live in starke fl,and i feel sorry for the people at the station 2

[@PGMEagle]

I was actualy flying to Pittsburgh From Arizona the day those tornados hit and when we flew over Chicago when you looked down to the southeast out the window of the plane You could see the Cumulonimbus clouds towering atleast 40,000 feet. We flew directly north of it. Then we we got around Columbus OH you looked back to the South west you could sitll see it till we stared our decent down into Pittsburgh. It was quite a sight from above the clouds.

[@JASON8502]

@Rekendo0661 It will be on soon, takes a long time to upload. Took 200 minutes to upload the first one!! This is 1 of 8.......

[@corystevenson3605]

Sorry to Hear About this Jason, Hope you Guys are alright

[@rescue1107]

i forgot to ask when this was made was your house damage when this tornados come threw!

[@Hawkins203]

Hey Chief, are you guys taking donations for the lost equipment and damages to the FD buildings, trucks, etc that were out? I'm sure insurance is covering the majority of it though, but anything else that isn't?

[@JASON8502]

@DanielsSFD No, we just assisted with damage in our county and at our station.

[@joshuameeks6114]

They said 2 tornadoes hit henryville Indiana that same day, one was completely rained.wrapped

[@JPorkins88]

Are you a storm spotter for your area? Also do you guys have a CERT team to help clean up. Stay Safe.

[@bigkev2084]

here in Connecticut weve been having tornados too, and yet its rare for us to have Tornados

[@JASON8502]

@sfdtruck52 The only thing we had there was the Engine and the fish fry unit. Everything else was at Station 1 with crews for the storm. Otherwise we would have lost one of the field units too. I had also just moved our rescue boat to Station 1 the day before.

[@firefighter7494]

You guys have tornado sirens?

[@rossnolan2883]

what is the tornado siren in it a fedrel signal wailen or other sirens like these ones

[@themooseisontheloose]

sorry station 2 was lost, i hope none of the pieces were totaled.

[@30bigben4life]

What was your call count for the storm?

[@HindsFilms]

@ghostly, depending on if you heard a freight train noise, or at least a distant sound of one.

[@smokeyNJ78]

I know it maybe too early but let me know if your Department is taking donations. There are a lot of you viewers that might help.

[@PGMEagle]

Were torndao sirens sounded?

[@littleblitz8239]

I finally have your department loaded in my laptop. Now get some calls, will ya? lol Great watching these. Little Blitz 85 LZvFD retired 70'S Illinois

[@titaniccoalworker1787]

Is this in PA, FL, NY, DE, or MA? So many towns called Milton in the US.

[@elevatorman427]

I went to thier website. Its in Milton, Kentucky according to the website.

[@titaniccoalworker1787]

427 Elevating Productions Okay, thanks you.

[@notme411]

Glad you all are alright Chief

[@davidbeverly1944]

hey wat part of kentucky is this and far from lexington?

[@JASON8502]

@firefighter7494 Yes, you can hear on my radio at times what sounds like somebody dialing a phone, that is our dispatch setting the sirens off

[@bradsullivan2454]

What kind of sirens do u have

[@firechief8001dk95]

I remember this day like it was yesterday it was crazy I live in louisville that was all over the news that day it was very scary that day u stay out there

[@ghostlylighthouses]

-continued from last- something white and misty and that the rain was going sideways.Now we're not sure if it was a Tornado, she called it a Tornado; we had Tornado watches, but no warnings..I have videos of the damage on my account.It wasn't just my yard that had damage, my entire side of the road had downed trees and such.If anyone could tell me if they Think it was a Tornado or not that would be great!

[@JASON8502]

@AustinArnold11 Always wanted to see one up close until I seen it up close yesterday. No more for me.

[@Rummeltobi]

What was the closest tornado experience you ever got?

[@maddawg8771]

being in kentucky where tornadoes are more numerous its prolly best that you go out and look for it. its a much better warning system to see the tornado visually.

[@FurryWrecker911]

Video is making me nervous just watching it like I'm actually there.

[@TheDavis2211]

I was there! I live right across the river, so I recognize all of it!

[@firemanupton]

wat exactly is a tornadoe emergency i now warning means ones been spotted or indicated on radar

[@JASON8502]

+firemanupton Basically the same thing just worded different, means there is or has been a tornado produced from the storm.

[@CH3CH2OCH2CH3net]

+firemanupton A tornado emergency means has been sighted by a trained spotter, is on the ground and is moving into your immediate area. You have a very, very short time to take action to protect yourself and get into a safe space.

[@trentonboston6394]

+firemanupton WRONG on both. A tornado emergency means imminent loss of life and / or massive destruction is about to occur. Usually only given to tornadoes near large areas, or the ones that are up there in the scale. May 3 99 in OKC was a tornado emergency, along with Greensburg, Joplin, just to name a few

[@seltzerwater9174]

+Trenton Boston I had one in February, luckily no one died but the Ferry Pass area was demolished

[@trentonboston6394]

Smoke 14 sorry to hear that. Glad to hear nobody died that's the main thing

[@mxchasryy]

Henryville IN had a tornado on that day i remembered it

[@JTBondrew]

Do you know how much it cost approximately to rebuild your second station?

[@21wfireman]

what was you out doing

[@JASON8502]

@Hawkins203 No, just money donations on our website or by mail. We are a non-taxing department and we lost our main source of funding which is the fish fry trailer. Wwe are good on equipment, money will be an issue for a while,.

[@JASON8502]

@theone2225 No, not really. We get some but not like this. 1974 was the last big tornado.

[@JASON8502]

@greenbaygpg Yes, I had sent my family to my dads. They are fine. Thanks.

[@JASON8502]

@TheFlashover3 I went to HIgh School at Poinciana. Lived off Heatherstone Ct behind the school. Worked at Kissimmee Aviation.

[@JASON8502]

@sfdtruck52 Yes, slowly but soon. I have 8 videos total uploading. With the internet right now it is taking about 2 hours per video to upload.

[@JASON8502]

@TheFlashover3 Yep, know the area well. I don't get back there much anymore. We take the kids to Disney every couple of years but thats it.

[@TheZeke1974]

HOLY CRAP 65 miles an hour!! Doesnt give one much time to take cover!!!

[@Rekendo0661]

Where part two? :(

[@buddygallagher7895]

What was the rating of the tornado and did you truck recieve any damage?That poor engine was stuck out in that rain :( I hate it when I see a engine like that stuck out in the rain.It makes me want to cry.

[@charliewood1680]

It was an EF-1 last I heard but I'm a retired firefighter and a skywarn storm spotter and Ef-1 tornadoes don't do that damage so i believe the national weather service server team upgraded this tornado to a high end EF-2 I'll look it up later and get back to you on the rating people did die from this tornado I believe the death toll was 10

[@jonathanupton8701]

wat direction was it comeing from

[@JASON8502]

@SterlingSilver18 Didn't even touch their building, just us.

[@ghostlylighthouses]

-c- We had the FD come; and one fireman said a Tornado definately came through this neighborhood; but I don't know if I believe it or not as No warnings were issued only watches.

[@theXcenter]

seems like a busy day all we had today was 4 ems calls

[@bitethedevil]

wow. 7:49 two people didn't yield for you and one of them was coming towards you too. Unbelievable.

[@Morgan4746]

Welcome to my life

[@DisasterDMedia]

@JASON8502 Same here. Stay safe brother

[@JASON8502]

@RutnerTransport It wont let me post a website here, go to miltonfireandrescue org and you can see the link to our facebook page on there.

[@JASON8502]

South from Indiana

[@Rekendo0661]

Yes! Second like and First comment! Amazing job and keep up with the good work!

[@JASON8502]

@TheFlashover3 Never heard of it.

[@JASON8502]

No, it lost some shingles but was ok

[@ghostlylighthouses]

Florida needs Tornado sirens.We had Tropical Storm Debby and one night I was in my room getting ready to lay down right? and all of a sudden my windows began shaking, well the winds were 60+ so I ignored the window shaking for a bit, suddenly my mom came bursting in the room and screamed IN THE HALLWAY NOW! I stood with a dumb look like WTF I'm busy then I saw the panic in her face and ran.My step dad came out and said we had a tree down; and a fire.My mom said when this happened she saw -c-