Blizzard Response - Vlog 7

Ride along with the crew of South Metro Engine 44 during blizzard operations in Douglas County, Colorado on March 13, 2019.
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[@mikehurley4491]

Great idea sticking the GoPro on the garage door! Such a cool perspective

[@averye]

that's exactly what I thought too, it's not often something subtle like that stands out so much

[@jasoncaba5347]

Agreed! That idea and angle was brilliant!

[@megamaxtixyt992]

💯 agreed

[@Vms44033]

Sounds sarcastic.... are you being sarcastic???

[@kurak9621]

@@averye !sośmkkosksskkskoskkkskos!ssokoošßkxoxoko!kokosowe!oskookksokkosksoos

[@jacobwright70]

Damn, thats brutal! Big respect to all of you!

[@michaelkeenan9824]

Thanks man

[@HighOnLife1985]

SOOOOOO thankful you didn't have any fires that day. Made it so much easier to work in that day. Did a helluva good job holding everything down and making sure everyone was safe that day. Glad to see everyone in your station made it through the day and that everyone went home....safely.

[@jimwattenburger9924]

Sta. 44 is a great group of folks, well trained and very helpful as they helped me after I was involved in an accident after being rear ended, great people, thanks

[@MaggieBathory]

Thank you to all our first responders. I have a great appreciation and respect for what you do everyday. 🙌🏼🙏🏼

[@bcfd2011]

Massive respect, I’m a volunteer in Maryland and don’t think we’ve had snow conditions as bad as those recently, and I’m on the Mason-Dixon Line

[@usernameredacted439]

@Billy Purdy Cool! Im a volunteer in Ohio but I know a guy who lives in Berkeley Springs

[@roybecker9363]

Thank you for all you do to keep us safe.

[@DownHomeInDenver]

Thank you for that wonderful information! And a HUGE thanks to South Metro Fire Rescue for all that you do!!

[@rhillsworth]

Thank you for risking your lives for others every single day! How do your moms and significant others NOT have mini heart attacks every time you guys step out the door to go to work?? LOL! Appreciate all you do and glad to see you all made it through safe, as well!

[@Snowfighter12]

9:20 Even in northern germany we recommend for winter getting salt, some water and food and a shovel in theyre cars. We had some hefty colds so always be prept. Thanks for the nice videos.

[@Noadvantage246]

Don't forget blankets!!! Many people get stuck on the side of the road during blizzards and are discovered the next day frozen to death in their vehicles. A few thick blankets will help you get through the night.

[@user-vr3fu2ek8d]

As a true Canadians i gotta say you guys did pretty good lmao, all jokes aside Colorado is my favorite State

[@stephenlepke]

Thanks for all of your hard work and keeping us safe!

[@brians.8651]

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to all the First Responders! We are still here and we still appreciate you each and every day. Our prayers and our heartfelt thanks are yours each and every day. Thank you! Stay Safe!

[@renegade7493]

That's why I live in the desert, even when we had a little snow and ice here people were lost. Great vid

[@jllmmjj]

same in Houston

[@t.jmaltby9291]

We all have our rough conditions, in various parts of the countries. Thanks for sharing how you handle snow conditions, but ended up covering a record setting weather event. Thanks!

[@poohbearmom64]

Thanks Eric..... it looks like you were fairly busy with a lot of calls... KUDOS for a job well done .... good luck and Prayers for you and the firefighters.......

[@Delta_NWAB747fan]

Love the sirens, they sound great! Please don’t change to euro sirens like NYC is considering.

[@mikeypezza8869]

Good thing I don’t live in NYC. I dread those sirens

[@fireseriousgaming8658]

@@mikeypezza8869 Same here

[@Jdek11432]

Euro sirens sound awful

[@_Hotaru__]

euro sirens are effective but will kill the nyc aesthetic. besides its for fast speeds, nyc transit is slow as heck. would be nice to have those styles for highways- but same tone for example.

[@microwavefish]

Me: Lives in Europe (Not continental Europe but still Europe.) "Am I a joke to you." However I do agree that American Fire sirens sound better.

[@Raemirue]

You guys are so awesome. Thank you for sharing this!!

[@jodyamend2010]

Nice work Eric! Love watching these.

[@sagew7377]

Awesome work first responders! I'm on the other side of the mountains and it's easy to forget the crazy weather you guys get too. Looks like you guys handled this as well as possible though! Thank you!

[@911ERV]

Thanks for bringing us this great perspective!

[@_fire.fighter5761]

Respekt, bei dem SCHÖNEN WETTER. I` am German firefighter. Good luck !!!

[@LeCroyFamily]

We hope u guys are ok! Thanks from Illinois

[@lamarbrown7733]

For all the men and women out there on the storm please stay safe and think u for all of you'll hard work and think u for keeping every body safe think you

[@zhoupeng4940]

love those type of videos. appreciate your job

[@tonysolar284]

The graphics on this game are out of this world.

[@shockwave4064]

Tony Solar fr thought it was gta

[@newswithzachary4277]

Prayers too all of our first responders and our troops

[@DaciaProject]

?! Out troops are responsible for over 7.2347 million civilian deaths since 1950. . . .

[@newswithzachary4277]

Davin Ellicson by people trying too kill them or us

[@baariyare5995]

Amazing 😉 people. We really appreciate your great 👍 job. Thank you so much guys .

[@gearreviewwithswampy5794]

Awesome video

[@slipknotslayer9026]

Good dame that looks like hell.. but a nice feeling to be able to help people in the worst weather.. 👍 nice job.. half of my family are Fire fighters her in. Sarasota

[@jeffpatch5]

Great job as always amigo....

[@zwaanjan56]

Respect for all of you...!!

[@ClamChowder_FireBuff69]

So that’s where Red 3 is stationed.

[@dobermanpac1064]

Hard to believe...it's been in the 70's here in the South.

[@sylvilaguscunicularius3155]

Great footage and editing.

[@dawsont933]

This video makes me wanna become a firefighter more than I all ready do.

[@ronthemogul]

Did you do it?

[@dawsont933]

@@ronthemogul working on it boss, 1 more year.

[@-ghostly-3632]

@@dawsont933 updates?

[@deejay7139]

F the snow! I’m over it

[@brysonwiley2911]

Dang I’m trying to become a paramedic before I get on a department but this is really making me want to forget about college and get on now lol

[@ashhiro8179]

this is a great video! I subbed for more! :D thanks for the work and upload and also for being a fire fighter!

[@jamesnewman556]

His get ready kit is also a good idea for hurricanes

[@angelmedic9829]

We occasionally get weather like that in Connecticut. My dad works for public works and his crew is always phenomenal at getting the roads cleared for other first responders. In my opinion, public works are also first responders as they are often out in the public and see things.

[@kd0duj]

Eric I was listening to multiple agencies yesterday including ham radio

[@kd0duj]

@@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO Very true but I did it successfully

[@newswithzachary4277]

That had too be more scarier than Miri would bet

[@UStacticalmedic36]

We don’t get as much snow as you guys do here on the western slope but our rigs have the auto snow chains on our type 1s and type 3 engines but we run our type 6 engines a lot when it snows to med aids even on fires since we run 500 gallons in our 6s and our tenders are 6x6 which helps, But the type 6 engines seem to work better in snow and easier to move around. I’m one of the BCs So luckily I drive a 4 wheel lifted Tahoe and don’t go to much med aids more wildland stuff for me these days. Glad to see everyone was safe after that Blizzard

[@claytonkeyes7041]

Looks awesome!!

[@gooksecki4905]

firetruck filling up at a regular gas station is a first for me... lol i never knew.

[@goawayprivatechannel31234]

Plus it's a bit lol watching an engine try to get into the tight packed urban gas stations which we have tons of on the west coast .

[@theoutsider1970]

Same with our department in New York we always fill up at a local flying j truck stop because it’s way easier to get to the pumps but most places I know big and small use local fuel stations to fill up . Some city departments use the Department of transportation or city works pumps however

[@reborn267]

respect to you guys

[@brandenmckibbin2844]

First off thank yall for what you do...can you guys do a walkaround of the arff and some special units(hazmat,tech rescue etc) thanks

[@ratclit]

gotta love the garage door cam at 1:27

[@buckett28]

in minnesota we call that a tuesday..

[@aidanrushak7981]

In Manitoba we call that a 7 day occurrence.

[@sammytorresjr]

Mad respect!

[@b.mikaeel239]

Good job that is perfect.

[@lambdastudios4083]

I can't wait to be a firefighter

[@Fheeniyx]

Lambda Studios best job I’ve ever had

[@vikingpotet]

This is like summer in Norway....

[@sebastianelmqvist7071]

POTATOS Is good nej

[@vikingpotet]

Name ? Har du Aldridge’s hørt om en vits...

[@rickj1983]

We salute you here in Castle Rock.

[@ChakatNightspark]

One thing if blizzard is coming or maybe coming, put a shovel in the car/truck. yes have food in car/truck. at least min of 72 hours worth is a good idea.

[@cynicaltexan9639]

Go Texas! No Snow

[@Fheeniyx]

Texas Patriot amen to that once a year maybe lol that’s what I’ve seen in east Texas and north Texas

[@cynicaltexan9639]

@@Fheeniyx if we have snow its not a lot. People here will go mad... lol shoot people lose their minds when it rains where i live

[@cynicaltexan9639]

except feb 2021 that doesnt count

[@KC-hg8zz]

this is what i wanna do after graduation, joining first responders to help people

[@mrsauce9307]

jonathan christianson sameeee bro I just can’t wait until I’m done with High school

[@civertron9784]

I always will say the same, USA have the most beautiful firetrucks i had ever seem. Here in Spain just have generic models :v

[@android-user]

I prefer the generic models :/

[@census4035]

English are the best ones

[@centralnewyorkresponses7887]

civertron we have the best resources!

[@eastm3397]

Rip Corporal Groves.

[@joshkeene8457]

Remember don’t go out in a blizzard unless it’s extremely necessary

[@lachancla88]

You're amazing👍

[@ericliu9599]

I wanna know what's the screen used for on the co-driver seat?

[@chaoszombie9995]

Hmmm, what kind of tires do you guys run on your Fords? I don’t know if you guys use all seasons or switch from summer to winter tires

[@Sara-L]

up in Maine the fire apparatus are all equipped with auto chains - but they're not much use when you're driving super slow.

[@jonathanavalos7904]

I'd like to see you going 30 mph with no visiblity and people in front

[@cartman4885]

Nice job.........

[@matthewmittler8283]

I saw on your instagram had to come watch

[@johnpatrickholgerson3196]

Even cops need heros ;) haha

[@ColoradoFireBuff]

Nice video

[@damianmorningstar4127]

What?! This a CO vlog? Siiiiiiiiiick

[@NVConservative]

Surprised the dept doesn't spec insta-chains on the engines and rescues. Otherwise great video, stay warm.

[@NVConservative]

@@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO Ah OK, was surprised to see them slinging iron. It's not a fun job. Thx for the reply.

[@mattroutledge2170]

Cool video of Engine 🚒 44 Matt 😂

[@thesilverbeast.]

I lived in those apartments next to that fire station

[@Kid574]

Do their satnavs get info directly from the dispatch for the emergency location? Or do they punch it in manually each time?

[@CYBEREMERALD2023]

I am your 11,900th subscriber

[@CYBEREMERALD2023]

@@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO my pleasure

[@gangrenn]

5:39 icy road with car crash in 3..2..1... Best regards from a French firefighter !

[@dfw_fpis7655]

Does the Medic have those chains that rotate just in front of the rear tires? I've seen and heard them on some apparatus, they rotate up and out of the way when not needed.

[@dfw_fpis7655]

South Metro Fire Rescue PIO Very cool. Thanks for answering!

[@anthonyYt2908]

That water looks tasty

[@jnthnwllmn6499]

Do you use windscreens when you are filming?

[@kameronsmith5434]

Hi love the voice

[@timbarnhart7971]

Firefighters always helping pd haha that weather was crazy I dont know how yall can do it

[@QemeH]

Ofcourse they had to include them helping the stuck police cruiser :D I like the friendly inter-agency competition we always engage in...

[@shaunkat8683]

See this when you like your gear lol

[@jacobornduff8609]

Shaun Kat exactly. You’re not too hot and not too cold. It’s just perfect.

[@redsoxs61]

What is the circular object behind the light bar on engine 44? Can be seen at 8:08 top of the frame.

[@matthewbehrens9746]

Do your ambulances have on spot chains?

[@robbland5088]

Is thhere going to be a uncsriptied for station 44

[@lordtachanka3923]

Shame New York doesn’t have something similar to this storm anymore

[@hosedragger-204]

Would having completed 16 FEMA Independent Study courses, including ICS 100, 200.b, 200.c, 700, and IS-2000 look good on a resume? I'm graduating high school in June and have all the above certifications, and I am working on even more.

[@46fd04]

Fire Hydrant question. Since the driver opened and flushed the Hydrant, does the Works Dept have to come and drain it to ensure it doesn't freeze?

[@brettt1326]

No, that would be what’s called a ‘dry barrel hydrant’ it is self draining and the valve is actually below the frost line which keeps the water from freezing.

[@46fd04]

@@brettt1326 Thank you. In Toronto Canada, we have self-draining hydrants as well, & from Nov.1 - April 15, we call our Waterworks staff in to service the hydrant, to ensure nothing freezes.

[@slowdownmoveoversharethero9701]

i like your thin red line thing on your radio patch harnest is that a patch or a something that slides under to hold it in place?

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

That is a small 2x3 velcro patch.

[@aaronmadden4546]

Where you in your SCVA on for any of those calls Eric

[@willlewis8340]

wow eric you guys had i busy day , that day , did the state issued a state of emergency when the blizzard hit ?

[@nicholass5405]

Do you guys have auto chains on any equipment?

[@80s-Fan]

So putting the chains on the tires would that work for a Minnie van?

[@44R0Ndin]

Chains are very effective at improving traction in deep snow. However, most of the time what looks like snow causing problems is actually snow on top of ice. While chains are also useful to get you out of ice, the best solution is studded snow tires. There are some non-studded snow tires out there that approach the performance of studded snow tires, and if your state does not allow studded snow tires you could look in to those. If you are going to do snow tires of any kind, I recommend getting 4 steel rims to put the snow tires on, and keeping your summer or all-season tires on the rims you got with the car (probably alloy rims these days). This is for two reasons. First off, if you do this, have the proper knowledge, and the proper tools, you can do the swap from summer to winter tires by yourself. Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, you eliminate the chance of breaking a Tire Pressure Monitoring System sensor (part of the valve stem most any car built since 2007). Considering that those sensors cost the mechanic about $150, then there's the markup on the part, the hour or so of labor it takes to get the sensor installed and talking to your car's computer, and you're looking at something like $300 every time one of those sensors breaks. When you have a set of summer tire/rims and a set of winter tire/rims, all you might need to pay for your mechanic to do is get the sensors talking to your car's computer. If you don't trust your mechanic to get the lug nuts (or if it's a VW, lug bolts) tight enough, first off get a new mechanic, but secondly you can always spend $50 on a 1/2" torque wrench and $5 on a correctly sized socket, and check it yourself. Look in your owners manual to see what the recommended torque is, as well as the special pattern to tighten the lugs in (should be somewhere from 85-110 foot-pounds torque for most vehicles).

[@cheems5643]

Cops need hero’s too

[@mohamedlaamiu3430]

Yes

[@DudeCapone]

So there’s chocolate milk in fire hydrants, interesting

[@praetorxian]

Like every day in Canada...

[@y.s8915]

Yup

[@dare.to.decideeee]

did they use snowcat 46 on this?

[@DaciaProject]

Does the Ford Police Interceptor have a rear differential lock? If not, no wonder it got stuck. . .

[@y.s8915]

Love snow