[RETAINED CREW ARRIVING] - Devon & Somerset Fire Engine Responding to fire call [UK]

Very happy with this catch! - I managed to film the Retained/on-call crew arriving and running to the NEW Fire Engine before responding on lights and (after I cut the camera) sirens to a High rise domestic alarm call in Exeter city centre from Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Service at the central Fire station - Danes Castle.
-Excellent response times by the retained crew, who were leaving the station within 3.5 mins of the call coming in.

[@CobraEmergency]

That's different, nice one!

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

Thank you very much, not something that you see every day haha

[@ultimatetrainshd1190]

So glad to see DSFRS finally being filmed on turnouts. Please catch more if you can. I do try myself, but no luck yet! Great catch mate!

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

Thanks mate! I'm putting up a video of a DSFRS ALP responding tommorow that I got from this station!

[@ultimatetrainshd1190]

Dragon999vids - Europe & Worldwide oh nice one mate!!!

[@donnaphilbin6563]

SO 📼

[@richiedavis8687]

Amazing!

[@rossnolan2883]

Amazing response as always 😊

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

Thank you very much Ross!

[@rossnolan2883]

@@dragonemergencyvideos welcome ☺️

[@miljkovicsrb]

Wow, this was very interesting catch!

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

Thanks! Very unusual for the uk

[@everettsemergencyvids4786]

Amazing catch

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

Thanks mate

[@NeilM01989]

Fantastic 🧑🏻👍🏻🚒

[@williamweir9088]

Excellent video

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

Cheers mate

[@Scouser999Vids]

Great video H!

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

Cheers mate!

[@williamweir322]

Superb video.

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

Thanks for watching mate

[@tomh7478]

Fantastic mate :D rare catch so well done! I photographed this appliance last year it’s a beauty 👌🏽

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

Thanks mate! This was a great day, got 6 turnouts!

[@tomh7478]

Dragon999vids - Europe & Worldwide Awesome buddy!! :D All from Devon and Somerset?

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

@@tomh7478 Yes! Including the A.L.P

[@tomh7478]

Dragon999vids - Europe & Worldwide Wow no way man so rare 😍 do you upload in different stages? :)

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

@@tomh7478 Yeah, I'm gonna upload them separately. Also got some DC police this day aswell

[@Pavia115Spotting]

Nice video! And nice truck too! Looks like ours

[@QuangLe-tg3jk]

Nice catch

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

Thank you very much

[@shanehewitt8956]

I Really enjoyed the video, Hopefully they have their fire gear on board though!

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

Thanks! Exactly what I was thinking when I saw the last lady jump in in her smart shirt haha

[@CymruEmergencyResponder]

Dragon999vids - Europe & Worldwide she will have rang a colleague on the way in said to put he kit on the pump.

[@firejam78]

What happens in retained stations is you know who is available that day so the first few in will usually chuck the others kit on the pump and close the station up after pulling the pump out. And she probably works or lives the furthest away

[@derbyshireemergencyphotos1817]

Nice catch.

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

Thanks

[@frogfoot_media]

Dont think anybody has recorded British volunteers arriving at the fire station before? Great!

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

I think your right! Wow very special to be the first one to film them. Also got the whole time pump and alp turning out to the same call

[@xpoors6641]

They are paid for the calls not volunteers

[@YelpBullhorn]

They are not volunteers.

[@joelw4715]

There is a video of Oakham Leicestershire firefighters arriving from like 2006 and UK Emergency Responder has some too.

[@n3lee]

still good to see a picture of call departments. Even here in the US; we're call departments... given, we can make more money at a coffee shop hourly.... but -- it's a step above volunteer

[@Moscow-we1je]

Nice Iveco! Very common fire truck in Moscow.

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

Thanks very much

[@koolyman]

Was that on a manual transmission?! That's what the engine tone suggested to me. That would be quite rare as far as I'm aware of fire engines...

[@napoliemergencydouglas2426]

Very nince video ! I love Iveco Eurocargo

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

Thanks! Me too haha

[@bluebottle1617]

The Iveco Eurocargo is a good workhorse vehicle.

[@davewhite768]

Can't beat the old dennis though

[@thehighwaycowboy2822]

@@davewhite768 Absolutely! Dennis RS was amazing. I did my EFAD training in a Dennis. I wonder how many poor people will die waiting for that pile of shit Iveco to get to them 🚒🔥👨🏻‍🚒

[@davewhite768]

@@thehighwaycowboy2822 iveco is all carbon fibre so I can't see the safety side of it.. Yes it maybe lighter and economical but I'd rather have saftey and reliability

[@Interstate107]

Sweet

[@albertogianese3229]

Nice

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

Thank you

[@BritishEmergencyVideos]

Mate brilliant catch! Come to northants some time and I’ll show you around with the gang 👍🏼

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

Cheers mate! I will let you know when I do, it's high up on my list!

[@shanehewitt8956]

You never call my retained videos brilliant Jenny! hehehe

[@BritishEmergencyVideos]

Dragon999vids - Europe & Worldwide I think my email is in my channel description but my Facebook is Jensen Houghton 👌🏼

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

@@BritishEmergencyVideos ok cheers mate!

[@thehighwaycowboy2822]

Times must be very hard if they're running Iveco now! Still at least it'll keep the mechanics in a job 🚒😂

[@richardsmith2627]

daft question. the lady who arrived last was her fire kit already on the fire engine then? did they know it would be her coming and someone threw it on ready for her?

[@jamiew.2718]

Yeah the first couple would have most likely checked who was booked on and got the kit on for them already. Like wise with the driver, his kits probably in the back in one of the lockers should he need to change when they get to the job!

[@BumberenzoManilupinoCity]

I have a question do fire engines in great Britain respond to medical calls just like the ambulance service?

[@rosscopeeco69]

No not at present. Co response has been trialled and used previously to a limited number of incidents. Personal opinion is I think it's a great idea as broadens the scope of the service in an era where safety is reducing our traditional demands

[@liamphilbin7256]

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[@shanewilson4400]

How do they know when they get a call do they have pagers on them at all times?

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

Yes

[@BenchTheKench69]

this is why we need the laws like in america where you can respond in your private vehicle to the station

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

I agree with you, however it is due to health and safety, as well as money that they do not

[@BenchTheKench69]

@@dragonemergencyvideos costs 20 quid on amazon for a blue light, thats what they do in america.

[@amorgan5427]

@@BenchTheKench69 theres then insurance, liability for the service ect

[@BenchTheKench69]

theres no laws regarding it. You can use blue lights if you fall under the definition of an "emergency vehicle"

[@njd610]

No, you can't use blue lights just because you're working for the emergency services. I'm a Paramedic and have argued the case for 10 years. It's too much "insurance and liability" that if something goes wrong, it's not just going to come out of the money pot that the trusts use. You could find yourself out of a job. You need special insurance to drive your own car with blue lights, and to get that insurance, you need permission from the bigwigs in authority. Something that is very rare to get, unless you're an officer. I which case, that personal car you use will have something to do with the trust, such as a lease car. Then it legally becomes an "emergency vehicle". Something that retained fire crews won't ever get as it'll open up a massive can of worms unfortunately.

[@firekev4525]

Ive been a fulltime firefighter for 37 yrs . They must of known that the woman was on call as her kit was already in the appliance..it looked like a wholetime station with a retained back up crew.hence the empty bays.

[@meredithdarmody6927]

Yeah I presume the real fire fighters have already left

[@TurnerN4tor500]

@@meredithdarmody6927 real firefighters? Please do elaborate

[@meredithdarmody6927]

@@TurnerN4tor500 sorry if it seemed offensive, I just mean the full time firefighters x

[@MillerMCMLXVII]

Cool

[@lindanwfirefighter4973]

Why didn’t the last firefighter get her bunker gear before climbing into the rig and going?

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

They keep their gear inside the truck to save time, and get changed on the way to the 999 call

[@lindanwfirefighter4973]

Dragon999vids - Europe & Worldwide 😳 well that brings up a few different questions. 1. How do they know who is available to ride the rigs on any certain call? How much space is in that thing to carry all the gear for everyone. 2. How does the alarm not sound that the seat belts are not on as they get ready?

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

@@lindanwfirefighter4973 For question 1- Only 1 crew are on call at each shift, out of 3 watches for each truck so it's always going to be the same people crewing that engine on this shift. Question 2 - I guess alarm does not go off for the seatbelts, however her seatbelt was on by the time they left got to the main road, they are very fast at putting on their turnout gear

[@lindanwfirefighter4973]

Dragon999vids - Europe & Worldwide thanks for answering me questions.

[@joelw4715]

@@dragonemergencyvideos On-Call don't generally work in watches. It's a first come, first ride system normally except for the front two seats.

[@dickiemcvitie1752]

Devon and Somerset? Thought it was Avon & Somerset and Devon & Cornwall?

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

Nope, that's the police. There is Devon and Somerset Fire service, Cornwall fire brigade and avon fire brigade.

[@msjacksshipsadventures8382]

I am in Exeter st Thomas

[@handsoffmycactus2958]

That’s amazing! Where do the staff get changed though? In the engine?

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

Thanks, yeah they keep their kit in the appliance

[@jamiew.2718]

For RDS it might be on their peg, just who ever is first on station can see who is booked on and stick their kit on

[@scooby1992]

@@dragonemergencyvideos In some Brigades Firefighters have to have their Duty Rig on underneath their Fire Kit . Gone are the days where we could respond in jeans and T Shirts like the driver here .

[@bryce3385]

Do Britts normally not put their uniforms on when responding?

[@josh35639]

90% of the time it's in a kit room for the retained, but sometimes they keep their kit on the fire engine, varies station to station

[@bryce3385]

@@josh35639 that's interesting. So for those who leave it in the truck, do they arrive on scene, then get their uniform on before donning BA etc?

[@CymruEmergencyResponder]

@@bryce3385 no, they’ll change whilst responding. Driver never drives in fire kit because it’s bulky.

[@rhainlewis3532]

If you Can, can you film some emergency vehicles in Swansea please thanks!

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

I'm currently in Swansea filming them right now haha!

[@rhainlewis3532]

@@dragonemergencyvideos ok great! Hope you catch something

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

Have now uploaded a video of lots of emergency vehicles responding in Swansea:)

[@rhainlewis3532]

@@dragonemergencyvideos ok when was the explosion?

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

@@rhainlewis3532 Was a while ago, back in April I believe. Just haven't uploaded the video till now

[@grahammaguire404]

Anyone fancy a ice cold beer!!!

[@SomersetEmergencyResponses999]

1:51 oops

[@richardjones4080]

dont think i have seen a ford fire appliance before (IVECO)

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

Very uncommonly seen

[@richardjones4080]

@@dragonemergencyvideos the phrase as rare as hens teeth springs to mind

[@CymruEmergencyResponder]

Definitely not the first video of RDS firefighters arriving. But a good catch all the same.

[@TheShitpostKing]

Are retained fire fighters volunteers?

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

Similar but not quite. They're on call and repsond to the station for calls, but are paid for the calls they do.

[@nevillemason6791]

The term 'volunteer' sounds too much like unpaid/undertrained but may be not. Retained (RDS = Retained Duty System) firefighters are paid a varying 'retainer' fee based on the hours they can make themselves available to respond to calls to the station from work or home address. (Must be within 5 minutes response time so about 1 mile radius of the station). Also paid a turn out fee and an hourly rate the same as their full time colleagues, usually a minimum 2 hours per call out. Compulsory training is one evening per week and to the same standard as full time. Most small towns and country areas operate 100% on RDS. Larger towns operate a mixture of full time/RDS. Only London Fire Brigade is 100% full time.

[@richardpotter712]

No. There is only one volunteer fire station in England and that is Peterborough. RDS firefighters get paid and go through a selection process, just like the full time/wholetime. At Peterborough they do it for nothing, just like the RNLI and the costs for running the station and equipment are paid for by the council via Cambridge Fire and rescue. The station is also a charity. Kingston in Devon is said to be a volunteer fire station but I think they get paid.

[@TheShitpostKing]

Thanks Richard. I've had a look on the Peterborough fire station website and I can't see what hours they commit to, can you shed any light on this? I'd love to be a retained fire fighter but I can't commit 60 hours of being on call per week, especially with the kind of jobs I'll be going for after university. I'm more than willing to move to Peterborough for this! Haha

[@richardpotter712]

@@TheShitpostKing They operate like the RNLI where there is no basic commitment, you give what cover you can because you don`t get paid. If you move to Peterborough, make sure that your house is within 5 minutes of the fire station. Most RDS in England give up because of the commitment required by the FRS (hours needed to be completed) against the total pay you get. Its very poor pay for the commitment required. Sometimes it better not to get paid.

[@tomcrell]

the house has burnt down now

[@Zackislivid]

might not even have been a fire

[@scooby1992]

Dont think they were the first pump .

[@firefighterleetiktok85]

all that time and the driver did not even bother to change!!!!

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

Driver isn't allowed to drive in turnout gear

[@firefighterleetiktok85]

@@dragonemergencyvideos Do you have working rig? whenever our RDS crew get a shout they always change into working rig.

[@nathanhallisey441]

I was a volunteer fire fighter for 20 years in Australia with the country fire authority. You never get in the truck without having your turnout gear on. Why is going on there?

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

The crew who arrived first put the last firefighters kit in the truck ready to save time when she arrived last. She’ll have probably called them on route to let them know

[@scooby1992]

@@dragonemergencyvideos Or they looked on their availability screen on station and perhaps they only had 4 on call .

[@MrBonafida]

Day time crew of 3, for a city, that's crap manning

[@CymruEmergencyResponder]

4

[@scooby1992]

During the days in the week Retained at many stations struggle with recruitment and Retention so are often down to minimum crewing or even dont have enough to stay on the run .

[@Dragonballguy270]

Yuk….iveco

[@Dragonballguy270]

Must be the country - we would get shot if we wore civilian clothes

[@alistairhackney]

They're reserve fire fighters, they will got the call and turned up. They'll get changed on route to the caller.

[@pratt11111]

waiting 4 a woman at end as usual

[@Zackislivid]

And?

[@firekev4525]

Yeah she should be st home getting the ol mans dinner ready..

[@092prat]

Nice

[@dragonemergencyvideos]

Thank you