[POV] EXTREME Fire Fighter Driving School in Downtown Amsterdam

[@Emergency-POV]

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[@fredk3710]

Notice that the trams are using their hazard lights. Tram drivers and bus drivers in Amsterdam are instructed to stay put and switch on their hazard lights when an emergency vehicle is approaching, hence indicating to the drivers of the emergency vehicles that they have seen them coming and won't move until emergency vehicles have passed them.

[@ffortissimo]

And that they have closed their doors so nobody can exit the vehicle.

[@LtHolland80NL]

A nice signal for the emergency drivers, but it is always possible that someone will cross the street behind the tram. A really dangerous moment. Nice driving from this driver 💪🏻

[@ffortissimo]

@@LtHolland80NL That is always possible, also with parked cars. But that way they know they won't have to expect a large crowd behind the tram.

[@LtHolland80NL]

I disagree with that, in a city like Amsterdam it is always possible that a person or group will cross the street behind a tram. The only thing a driver can do is to slow down when u pass a tram like this. Always expect the unexpected

[@ffortissimo]

@@LtHolland80NLYes they can and that is known. But it's always saver when there a fewer people who want to cross. That's been helped by keeping the doors closed till the service vehicles have passed.

[@MegaEssin]

You've found a nice "niché", and i couldnt be happier. These videos are hard to find, and the with context and subtitles makes it even better. Already subscribed.

[@Emergency-POV]

@MegaEssin Thank you!:)

[@shannacom]

Literally cannot stop watching

[@anzek25]

I remember there were at least two similar channels, both of them were emergancy drivers doing work at Netherlands or Germany. One of them was about ambulance vehicle running around. It is too sad it isn't up anymore.

[@elisavalero9604]

You can feel the tension, speed, and control of the truck by the firefighter. Brilliant.

[@musiqsoundsproductions]

Working on a tram as conductor, you always inform the driver of incoming emergency vehicles and from which direction they come from. Stadhouderskade. Always fun driving there.

[@austriankangaroo]

i find it so funny that trams in amsterdam have a whole office in them

[@CobisTaba]

I love the “narrow shopping street” comment around 6:25 as that is a normal street here ;)

[@DjangoGroen]

it's normal but narrow if there are a lot of bikers

[@MrShadow1617]

Well, for you it maybe normal, but if there are a lot of cyclists there, then it would effectively become a two-way single lane road, that is why it might be called "narrow"

[@CobisTaba]

Are either of you Dutch? If so I am suprised.. if not that explains. As compared to other areas it’s indeed narrow. Here I really do not believe it is. And no, neither with more bikes

[@DjangoGroen]

@@CobisTaba im Dutch

[@alexandervanhal]

Great work by the student. Great video too. The Netherlands videos are very interesting and very complex compare to some other places.

[@KGI_KlikoNL]

Great people, saying it is sad for the dog, they have to pass it with sirens.

[@nathaliestarlight6372]

I drive daily in a'dam as truckdriver, the narrow streets make it hard to avoid emergency vehicles at times. This firefighter however manged these situations really well, surely that tramstop in the begin. Stadhouders was merciful, it tends to be much more busy there.

[@BelovedNL]

“Passes through a narrow shopping street”: FEBO-straat, one of the widest streets in Amsterdam 😂

[@Randomwyomingguy]

I can tell you from experience that hes hyper focused. Running code is exhilarating and stressful all at once. Your brain goes into overdrive.

[@popcorn8153]

Americans watching this video cannot fathom a city where there are city streets with less than 6 lanes

[@m.vanveen685]

Half of the route the chauffeur takes I do daily. Funny to see your own town from this POV.

[@mikedelacruz9531]

I so enjoy your videos very much. the Emergency servicers work really hard, to get to places safe and at speed too. you have a nice voice too. which also keeps our interests in your video. so thank you so much.. i look forward to seeing more. 🙏🙏🙏

[@andreacca23]

1:55 that's why a good urban planning never has two parallel tram/bus stops, but, if possible, a slalom trajectory is left free

[@frafraplanner9277]

Never thought about that. Will take note!

[@davidbehrend7054]

Have driven emergency vehicles in my past in the USA, I would have gotten very tired of the constant “Hi-Lo” siren, even speeded up. At least I usually had a choice of wail / yelp / phaser or hi-lo. Used the variety, wail on long stretches, yelp about a block or two from an intersection, and phaser while entering and going through the intersection. Great job by the driver (and the instructor)!!!

[@Dutch3DMaster]

On longer stretches, it can be common to switch off the siren. That's the only variation we have next to the speed-doubler (which in some vehicles also raises the volume a tiny bit).

[@k34xy4wmnb]

Well at least it doesn't sound like a crying baby also the Hi-lo siren is proven more effective (research has been done on sirens). It's apparently just as loud but it can reach much further.

[@skylardeslypere9909]

In Belgium, there is a distinction for who uses which sirens. Basically, police and ambulances use the "whail" and only the firetrucks use the "hi-low" sound you hear here as well.

[@Kam1Kaz3NL77]

2:50 people plugging their ears because of the sirens :p

[@urbanshepherdgroup2418]

😂

[@musiqsoundsproductions]

Its loud.

[@Kam1Kaz3NL77]

@@musiqsoundsproductions i know :P

[@EllipticGeometry]

If not for drivers in their metal cocoons, maybe we wouldn’t have to have our ears blasted out.

[@geertjanbakker2729]

This firetruck was NOT driving in downtown Amsterdam. Downtown Amsterdam has small roads alongside the canals with bridges over the canals and very small streets going off at right angles. This route was in suburbs.

[@nicomeier8098]

Although the driver did a great job, he never entered Amsterdam downtown, not the old inner city. That would have been the real challenge.

[@GAZZA55]

the lights on a modern fire truck are a lot better. In the old days they mostly had only roof mounted beacons which you could not see in a car if the truck was close. Now they have flashing headlights and lights on the grill and good air horns.

[@Dutch3DMaster]

I can't remember fire-trucks not having flashing high-beams honestly. I was born end of the 80's and don't know them any different. The difference and much MUCH higher attention value of the LED-high beams is that they respond immediately, whereas the old bulb-style high beams could take their time to respond and glow up fully.

[@JurivonStolzenberg14]

Is he driving in those wet metal metro rails? Mad. Very difficult. ❤

[@Heppieboeddah]

with a bike its difficult..

[@k34xy4wmnb]

They are tram tracks, not metro rails.

[@PrincessUndertaker]

Great Job to Driving student!

[@JurivonStolzenberg14]

Driving with blues is difficult enough, with all that weight is a challenge.❤

[@Warcraft_Traveler]

5:12 The scooter almost crashed into the car, was driving too close.

[@Rojk]

The scooter was not prepared to full stop by the driver. But the drivers intention was not to turn but to let the truck pass by.

[@brucelansberg5485]

Nicely done, but I would definitely like to see him do the same run in rush hour. Just to add some to the challenge.

[@TheGrundigg]

This is rush hour... There are not that many cars in downtown Amsterdam because there are better ways to get around.

[@brucelansberg5485]

@@TheGrundigg Haha, no sir. This isn't rush hour :). I live in Amsterdam, I know rush hour, and this isn't it.

[@TheGrundigg]

@@brucelansberg5485 so do I, maybe we travel during different rush hours, haha

[@brucelansberg5485]

@@TheGrundigg Maybe :). Try using the S105, leaving the A10 any working day between 16:00 and 18:30 h. Lots of fun if you like watching cars. The S100, (Centre Ring) same issue. It doesn't take anything away from the great driving by the rookie though.

[@omervandenbelt]

Especially is it dangerous, when you have on one side of the car the tyre on the track and on the other side of the car not on the track. In that case this car may cause the car to skew, because one tyre , that's not on the track brakes more than the other

[@frafraplanner9277]

I know that from driving on the streetcar tracks in Portland, Oregon

[@k34xy4wmnb]

It's not that dangerous, otherwise we wouldn't be doing it here. All emergency services can use the bus/tram lane.

[@captainchaos3667]

It's good to know that this is a relatively small European fire truck, not an American monstrosity. It's much more nimble and able to fit in narrow streets.

[@Dutch3DMaster]

And still, our big motorized ladder trucks that can reach great heights are capable of maneuvering the same streets because of countersteering axles. One for which we do not need a tiller. Also, almost all of the smaller trucks carry 1500 liters of water which stops of from frantically having to look for a spot to install a hydrant (they aren't always common to be above ground, sometimes it requires opening up a small manhole cover and installing a piece of pipe on a water grid connection point where you can then connect the hose too. This allows for a first-attack of a fire upon arrival, and during the first attack a larger supply of water can be connected.

[@Alex_Vir]

​@@Dutch3DMaster The tallest claim I found for north america for a laddertruck was 137 feet, for a european it was 68 meters guess which one is higher… Americans can somehow only loose in that regard.

[@joop1991]

Great video! Do you've more?

[@karsten27027]

Keeping the siren on at all times in the city. Very good.

[@aqyzo]

thats normal in the netherlands

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

normal in the Netherlands, whereas it's not that common to see, or rather hear, in Germany and even less in Norway

[@jgowner6076]

​@@EnjoyFirefightingwhich is interesting, because I would think it would be good for people to know no matter where the firetruck is, that they have an emergency. Turning it on just before an intersection would create more confusion to drivers and would probably create more stress to them.

[@fryfrysk]

@@EnjoyFirefighting In fact you hear two sirenes : regular one and the accelerated one often used at intersections or heavy traffic. . The same goes for all ambulances and police vehicles. Besides that fire trucks are additionally equiped with a realy heavy kind of ship horn to get attention , which is just shortly used in case of potential risky traffic situations .

[@charlesmallo]

By law in Holland an emergency vehicle is only an emergency vehicle to which you have to give way to when both siren and lights are used. Although sometimes fire and ambulance only use lights during the night not to wake everyone up. Only police vehicles are allowed to "force" their way through traffic without signals when responding to for instance a burglary in progress.

[@MrFlexNC]

This driver did some great acting in Breaking bad

[@christophercddelrosariocoish]

Can you do the American/Canadian version of the emergency vehicles?

[@Lee-xs4dj]

What do they do if they have to go inside the old center with all the delivery drivers blocking the streets for 10 mins at a time

[@amfohr]

Seems indeed an issue

[@joffryvangrondelle]

in Amsterdam its common to sent out always 2 teams from different fire stations to respond to the fire/emergency. so when traffic jams occult the other unit is most often on time.

[@kilobitti]

It would be intresting to know how long this route takes to drive according to google maps in the rush hour, and compare it to this time.

[@JurivonStolzenberg14]

You can't compare a Google route to a fully laden fire truck! HGV drive completely different/ slower!

[@kilobitti]

@@JurivonStolzenberg14 ….and that’s an additional reason to why it would be intresting to compare. Have a nice day.

[@arnoldwardenaar127]

It takes about 2-4 times as long, also because you can't drive on past of the route

[@kilobitti]

@@arnoldwardenaar127 thank you, this was the reply I was looking for.

[@ooRobertoo]

I think you can, just check when its rush hour and map your route in google maps

[@JiggyStarz]

Was that a taxi on the tram lines at 4:20?

[@Populiervogel]

Yep, cars with blue license plates are taxis and allowed to drive on the tramtracks if they have a special permission in Amsterdam.

[@collectioneur]

So if I understand correctly, prio 1 signals can be used during an official training ride?

[@fryfrysk]

yes, as well during training rides of all emergency vehicles

[@charlesmallo]

Driving with lights and siren is part of the official training to become a licensed driver for emergency vehicles. You fail the test, you can't drive them.

[@Evolixe]

The only place to really learn to drive like this is in real traffic, so yeah.

[@k34xy4wmnb]

How would you expect them to learn those kind of rides otherwise?

[@Redbird45]

Do you do American fire departments or just European ones?

[@Emergency-POV]

@Redbird45 I will try as many countries as possible, but good videos are sometimes hard to find. If you own some content you would like to share with me feel free to let me know. :)

[@Redbird45]

@@Emergency-POV Im a volunteer in the states I have some videos of me on the engine but there not the best quality and not very long

[@Emergency-POV]

@@Redbird45 That’s awesome! Please send me an email to [e-mail] and we can have a quick talk about it

[@followthedamntraincj5058]

@@Emergency-POV take a look at these ones from German ambulances: in the city: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXPIpGVriZubgJI in the village: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gae2Y6NpbLxprbM almost 40 km ride in rural areas: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHzOmaR5n5t-o9E 40 minute long patient transport on rural streets and highway: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6qai5WhZbGkqc0

[@Emergency-POV]

@@followthedamntraincj5058 Thank you!

[@pierruno]

Why does it sometimes double horn.

[@Eewokney]

its a button the driver can press. if a vehicle is not giving enough space for the firetruck the double siren is a indication to the cars that they need to do more to make space

[@bannhim6697]

And on arrival at intersections, giving fellow users of that intersection an extra notice of the approaching emergency vehicle.

[@Christopher-hx6xm]

Does the siren work on speed When he is driving fast it's slow,when he slows down it speeds up

[@Dreetje_NL]

push of a button.. either the horn or the kickdown on the floor is usually made into an acceleratormode for the sirens... that way its almost always possible to switch with both hands on the wheel.. mostly used at busy intersections to break the tone for other traffic..

[@ChuckNoialoketz]

what is my blud Snappi doing

[@Merugaf]

Can you maybe contact firefighters/medics in Ukraine to get their POV. Their feats are astonishing and they deserve all the attention and praise they can get. Saving lives in a warzone

[@wesleycoomans6850]

In future could you try to modify the video to reduce the shaking and instability on the videos?

[@Emergency-POV]

@wesleycoomans6850 I’ll try

[@wesleycoomans6850]

@@Emergency-POV My eyes will appreciate it!

[@dereckhasken9055]

Well Wesley, a visit to the optician is probably necessary in your case

[@wesleycoomans6850]

@@dereckhasken9055 no its about massive bounces can make people ill and its not pleasant watching experience

[@charlesmallo]

@@wesleycoomans6850 imagine what it's like for the people in the truck. They don't drive over a smooth racing track. Roads are bumpy. Even worse are the speedbumps.

[@matthewcline5748]

Ia that a computer with monitors? It seems akin to a simulation

[@Emergency-POV]

No, it’s real.

[@sethc6663]

Why do firemen have bigger balls than policemen? They sell more tickets 🤣🤣

[@dikkiedik53]

They have the same balls... I was both a fireman and a policeman ;-) . I did practice runs like this through Amsterdam in a police car, but also with a police motorbike, without the optical and acoustic signals. You are trained like that in case of an incident with a possibility of hostage taking. Quiet but fast. And lets make one thing very clear, it is ALWAYS the lawful responsibility of the driver of the emergency vehicle to drive safe, for everybody. In case of an accident it's always the driver of the emergency vehicle that gets the blame, with or without signals.

[@ATELIERHEIJENOORD]

Heel druk is het niet?

[@taxidriverdriver4887]

No veas como corre la Merche no???

[@donutYT834]

Dit is in netherland ik woon in Nederland

[@HugostarGames]

Dit is nich in Berlin und ick wohn och nich in Holland. Hehe niederländisch klingt halt echt wie betrunkenes deutsch

[@donutYT834]

@@HugostarGames nee Wie kann man Niederländisch verstehen?

[@slapukaz]

Dual tones suck.

[@Populiervogel]

Yep, but is better.

[@ooRobertoo]

womp womp

[@rodmcintosh3149]

Amsterdam is not the capital city of the Netherlands. Correct answer: The Hague. Try to get it correct next time

[@robertfrans5633]

Actually, Amsterdam is our capital city. It is true that the government is settled in The Hague, but the king is inaugurated in Amsterdam and one of his most important palaces lies there.

[@ooRobertoo]

Amsterdam is the capital?

[@FeeESC]

Bro what?

[@cinqpower]

Try google, you'll be amazed

[@joineralbert2493]

Seems you should follow your own advice.......🙄🙄🙄