Lieutenant - A Day in the Life

[@TheOriginalBound]

Did 7 years on the volunteer side and had to leave it for work. Now live in a city with a paid department and I'm considering a complete career change back into the fire service. Your videos are amazing. Keep it up!

[@suacyb678]

TheOriginalBound follow your dreams!

[@Lite.offical565]

South Metro Fire Rescue - Centennial, Colorado Should I start my job as a firefighter in my hometown of Kingsport TN, then go to the FDNY

[@SilverSprings95]

I did 14 years in volunteer/ Partnership. I was gonna do the same thing

[@bjornsfather]

Going to elementary schools has to be the most heart warming time. The kids just eat it up

[@royordway9157]

It's good to show the kids the fire fighter in "regular" clothes and let the kids see him or her get into full gear and hear them breathing with the mask on. It may help the kid if he comes in contact with a fire fighter who is dressed like a monster in a panic situation. I have heard from fire fighter friends who have been in that bad situation how the kid wasn't quite as afraid of the FF. Good job and great video.

[@ronaldarmold8871]

I used to be scared of them when they came to my school

[@fire_1209]

It is for us but a lot of the younger kids are scared of us even after showing them us getting dressed in each peace of gear

[@SumSouuthernSugar]

I really like the team work and close relationships of each person to their team members. That is the way to do a great job and a nice benefit to the crew also. Thanks for another fine video.

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

This is an interesting series. I enjoyed it. This reminded me of my time as a firefighter. I kind of miss it. Seeing the little kids getting their tour was cool too. I always enjoyed doing that.

[@sebastienlanthier9316]

These videos are great its been giving me a lot of information for applying to my local acadamy and make a life of my own in the fire service thank you South Metro

[@KGS0428]

Hello from my bathroom. Love the videos!

[@ashrafhussain6311]

LOL

[@alansohn855]

Man of culture

[@pascalmassee7747]

Great videos 🤩, just recently "discoverd" your channel. Awesome. I'm a Dutch firefighter and I'm in a observers programm due this September to do 7 days 24 hour shifts with the Tucson fire department, can't wait! But I'm learning already more than a lot of your posts, thanks 💪💪💪 Would love to visit you guys sometimes! Keep making these great videos 😃😃

[@999Kristofer]

Paramedic on ambo? Special rescue? Squad? Would love to see more of these. By far my favorite series.

[@paintballgaming1090]

If it’s not already in the works what about the day in the life of a BC

[@lindanwfirefighter4973]

We once sent to a woman with a broken arm. When we got there she was dead. Turns out she most likely got awoken in the middle of the night because of chest pain but when she got out of bed she tripped on her bed sheets, fell and broke her arm. That’s why she called 911...the broken arm. Just as the Lt said...we were behind the 8 ball when we arrived.

[@daviddemarest6724]

I love watching your videos. I was a fire fighter for Florence Arizona fire department

[@tesshowdieshell6553]

Every fire station should have a channel like this! Good idea to show the behind the scenes of these situations, especially for children!

[@mikegallaty7329]

Good stuff and thank all you firefighters for what you do God bless you all.

[@colin_rly7507]

When i was a little boy i think i was 4 ore 5 years and i were in Colorado to visit my family and we were shopping food and stuff like that and when we came out we saw a fire truck and i loved fire trucks and firefighters so we walked to the fire truck and there were two firefighters they showed us the truck and when they were done they gave me a little firefighter helmet that was one of the best days in my live and sorry when my englisch is not so good i live in Germany and normally just speak English with my dad but I don’t write much

[@Chase_Playz2005]

I have been watching you guys since like November after I decided I want to be a firefighter for Florence AZ

[@brianlauf2143]

The garage door shot at about 14:00 was a great shot. Nice camera work

[@djhavok58]

Love to see a day in life of a probationary firefighter for the recently graduated class

[@jroogden8749]

Waiting all week for your Vlog I think you guys are prettyspecial I hope you have a good magical day and I hope it stays quiet for you guys

[@eriksenactual]

I’m really liking that new intro.

[@Blazingflashover]

I need more videos like these. Awesome job lieutenant.

[@SD45-ET44AC]

FFx2, EMSx16; push button for wheel lowering and raising, unbelievable! I just came along too early, although on the flip side my qualifications test for engineer was on a 1961 American LaFrance, sweet ride, 750 pump. I left when they were introducing 1.75” hose lines. I’m glad all y’all are still on the job. Be safe and at the end of your shift go home to your families. I went inside as a RN FOR 30+ years in ER, PACU, OR, CNOR (I use to have lots of other initials but they too are behind me) 😎🙏🏽✌🏽

[@e.g.o.m.e]

Cant wait, I'm so excited!

[@bweany91]

same

[@ariascapilla]

PLEASE DO A DAY IN THE LIFE A OF A MARSHAL PLEASE (like if want a that!)

[@adamsilverstein3759]

South Metro Fire Rescue PIO can you do a commissioner day in a life

[@MiTWomble]

South Metro Fire Rescue PIO. Please do a "Day in the life of a Battalion/Assistant Chief.

[@MiTWomble]

Also I love watching your PIO vlogs

[@titus2761]

God bless

[@HAMSTER17482]

@@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO can you guys do a day in the life of a engineer? please

[@andreaspfeifer312]

the camera on the garage door was a super cool angle haha great work

[@ColoradoFireBuff]

Hey guys! I’m might answer all the questions once it’s live!

[@LSkyman.]

Hello from Fire Dept. Filderstadt (South West Germany) Love this series!! Keep up the good work!!!

[@alexanderlammers6980]

Same City xD Abt. Bonlandeng

[@ju.h_man]

Servus aus Konstanz :D

[@jos5936]

I’m in the process for Denver. Super stoked

[@allthingsfire9926]

It would be cool if you guys did a fleet friday video on Tower 18, or Ladder 12, it would be nice to see the differences between them and the other towers such as tower 45

[@SaddleSC]

I second this...Tower 18 and Ladder 12 (The Black Pearl) are two of my favorites:)

[@sirwhitecrayon2499]

BEST JOB I EVER HAD! Love your videos brothers! Man those 48's must be brutal at times!

[@inexplicable9845]

OMG I CANT WAIT TO GO INTO THE FIRE SERVICE!!!!! GREAT VIDEO

[@chrisb9363]

Hello from the emergency service unit out of Ohio

[@aviationcatF22]

Ohio me to

[@donzender9008]

@@aviationcatF22 Go Bucks!

[@ADKGuy]

Great Video! Was waiting for it! Keep them coming!!!

[@ideenmitherz7350]

Thank you very much for the interesting insight and the related information about your equipment and brave work. You are very brave and great heroes that affects all people who work in such difficult professions to save and help people. 🍀💜💝💙♥️🍀🍀🍀🍀🇺🇲 best wishes from 🇩🇪

[@ashtonball7236]

Again I love all the content you guys make and hoping conner is doing well/did well on her IC but is it possible to do a day in the life of a EMT-P I would really enjoy it and maybe others might too.

[@wil_mtb]

Hello from the Fire Department of Wilhelmshaven(Germany)

[@jannickbremm9483]

Ahh kleine Welt... Grüße aus Varel! :D

[@wil_mtb]

@@jannickbremm9483 Wie klein die Welt doch ist.

[@ju.h_man]

@@wil_mtb ach, hier sind auch Deutsche :D Grüße von der Feuerwehr Konstanz😄

[@Mastermind373]

These videos are awesome! I’m a day one viewer. You should definitely do these type of videos for the police department.

[@Mastermind373]

South Metro Fire Rescue PIO I’ve seen those! I like the way your videos are set up and how in detail you go. Please consider. I’m sure I’m speaking for more than just myself

[@alexischapdelaine9476]

great video guys nice behind the scenes of what the Lt' has to do and how important it is to work as a team.He is 100 % right we are all one team and we all lean on each other can't wait till the next video.I hope its the medic one comes soon i love ems

[@sfmc98]

You know what's really cool? To be one of these firefighters and know that for at least some of these kids, they will remember this day the rest of their lives. They may not even remember the individual firefighter himself but when they are 40, 50, 80 years old, they'll think back to the time in elementary school a firefighter crew visited them. Some of them will remember it so much they'll want to take up the profession.

[@williamh7759]

hoping to one day become a firefighter, sadly wont be able to be one in south metro because of living in another country however these videos still give me hope on what i might be able to be one day :)

[@Itsurklegrue]

Do the firefighters rotate from the ambulance to the truck or engine, or stay on the ambulance? Do the ambulance crews spend the entire 48 on the ambulance?

[@hamishglover6135]

Stupid question - what is the hose that is attached to the engines when they are in the station?

[@centralnewyorkresponses7887]

Hamish Glover Diesel exhaust removal system. Gets rid of the toxic diesel exhaust. It has carcinogens in it that cause cancer. That gets it out of the building. One of the many steps to reduce job related cancer.

[@albertbarcena2721]

Top notch content, can't wait for next week!

[@anddrewb1367]

Do the firies take their bunker gear with them when they leave the station (medic call or to go shopping)? When multiple trucks and engines are call how do they decode which ones are called upon?

[@rodsmith4760]

Hello From Vancouver Canada Love All Your Videos

[@Bandito7537]

So I’ve been wondering what those tubes handing from the rafters are until this video, they connect to the exhaust pipes so they can start up the trucks while they get ready and the bay doesn’t fill with exhaust fumes.

[@centralnewyorkresponses7887]

Sadly, in my EMS agency only people we get help from are people on scene or if we request additional units. FD doesn’t respond on EMS calls. We are based out of the fire house but do EMS only.

[@remertonfire6662]

Hello from south Georgia & RFD HQ!

[@AndrewZonenberg]

Is the white-to-red lighting shift in the hallways just for artistic effect on the videos or do they actually change color when a call comes in? If so, what's the reasoning behind it?

[@canderson911]

It actually changes color, studies have shown that being woken up to red light is easier on the eyes and brain for late night calls

[@captainchaos6812]

Working on getting on at a department, extremely competitive

[@ChrisPhilAndre]

I really enjoy your Videos. It´s great to see how you guys work during your shift :) Greetings from Germany!

[@paulbjorklund6165]

Seems like a really stand up LT, crew focused!

[@poohbearmom64]

This is Awesome 👏👏 👏 Thanks for this video I found t very interesting and informative 😎

[@ryanrodriguez8918]

@South Metro PIO...how about day in the life of a public safety dispatcher??

[@sharksfan2678]

South Metro Fire Rescue PIO Battalion Chief?

[@Redbird45]

I’m a volunteer for New Haven Fire Rescue here in New York and last year in 2023 we ran 440 calls 110 of which were medicals and 99.9% of the fires we run are mutual aid we haven’t had a fire in our district since the summer of 23’

[@angelmedic9829]

You know you live in a cold state when you wear a tee shirt and\or shorts in the bay or outside on scene in the middle of winter! Greetings from Connecticut!

[@DetectiveAdamYeehaw]

The funny part was the Ambulance was about to enter the garage but gog interrupted by a call 🤣🤣

[@renegade7493]

Now thats a good leader. if you take care of your personnel they'll that care of u. great vid.

[@trob0914]

At So. Metro, can you promote directly to lieutenant from a firefighter position or do you need to promote to engineer first. My department promoted through the ranks including f/fighter to engineer to Lt. to Cpt. and up to a BC, Chief of the dept usually was hired from outside the dept...Medics could be at any rank and varied from EMT 1 to EMT P!

[@hidude7793]

Okay this may be a dumb question but why do you guys plug your trucks in at stations? Like what does plugging them in do?

[@canderson911]

There's a lot of electrical equipment on the truck that needs to be constantly charged (headsets if they're remote, flashlights, spare tool batteries, etc) and all that stuff can run down the battery of the truck unless there's a shoreline

[@centralnewyorkresponses7887]

The last call before the coffee part got me good knowing it’s happened to all of us😂

[@oakleymeyer2924]

What is the big hose thing he hooked into the truck when it was backing into the bay

[@Ian-zm8xi]

Lieutenant Richter mentioned that they were all paramedics. Are you able to get that paramedic certification while working as a firefighter or would you have to do that before joining SMFR?

[@gyarmatthegreat6112]

Jezz, they are working non-stop. How many days have you you guys off after 48h shift?

[@kyleparlier3345]

They work 48 hrs then have 96 hrs off

[@V19-g9i]

What is that tube that connects to the trucks?

[@Ghosted.Apache]

Great Vid!! Can you do make videos on scene of incidents?

[@jordans1917]

Currently active duty military and looking into some classes I can take online to help me get a good job in the fire service, does any have any recommendations (not begging for a TYFYS, I feel like that’s important for people to know)

[@lylestrachan5757]

south metro how are fire vehicles numbered? my station is number 3 but the engine and medic is 73 so how are they numbered?

[@jhershy3787]

Probably varies by County and State.

[@lylestrachan5757]

it is Thornton fire station, 3 in colorado. but my engine and medic are numberd 73.

[@alex_1798]

When’s next fleet Friday?

[@alex_1798]

South Metro Fire Rescue PIO follow up question, will every vehicle in your fleet be featured in a fleet Friday?

[@centralnewyorkresponses7887]

Fish_Bowl_17 already has.

[@collin9511]

Is that a policy lights are shut off once on scene or is that a company discretion

[@jones-haywooddanceschoolin652]

Love these vids

[@darkjager3790]

Who is in charge of the lights and sirens? In my area the officer of the truck is.

[@MariaVazquezGazmeySantiago]

Thank you for medical emergency help 🙏🏼

[@zachattack2203]

I can’t wait to become a firefighter 👨‍🚒 ! Great video

[@MrRCGNL]

Where can I found a sort of diagram about the organisation structure of the US FB and location of the officers like Lt, Cpt and eg is a Batalion, Company etc.

[@jadenratliff317]

@South Metro Fire Rescue PIO Can you do a Day in the life of a Captain?

[@gremlin9870]

Quick question, does one need US citizenship to apply for SMFR?

[@frazyfn9916]

Yes.

[@gremlin9870]

@@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO Thanks for the quick response, I couldn't find anything about being required to have the citizenship or not, that's why I was double checking. Still unsure whether USA citizenship is needed or not

[@jimmybolf2001]

Does SMFR provide opportunities for current members to go to Paramedic School?

[@joepotter6588]

Great video, can you guys do more PIO responses?

[@fgarduno13]

Love this channel !

[@illinoisoutlaw2197]

Are the members of PIO considered officers within South Metro?

[@lindahoff7391]

No.

[@Leland1410]

I know that 9/11 passed a few months ago but I think it is unofficially a remember of the 343 Firefighters who died on 9/11 that this video has 343 thousand views. Always Remember, Never Forget

[@alexandersalarms5380]

Im not in the FD yet, but who calls 911 for a headache? (unless its vomit inducing pain)

[@csxrailfanneraident8513]

I love how 1 of the fireman say how many people like the ambulance more then the firetruck and then they all raise there hand 🖐 LOL 😆

[@armon2238]

Why do u guys turn ur lights off at medical calls

[@kbogues313]

Great content 👍🏼

[@joshuagautry8957]

Please do a day in the life of a batallion chief if possible I would love to see the work they do. By the way great video guys I love these sorts of videos so keep up the good work.

[@joshuagautry8957]

@@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO No worries and thanks for replying I look forward to it. Keep up the good work guys.

[@michaelbond3903]

Who is the manufacturer for the box on Medic 23? Would it be possible to have a Fleet Friday done on it?

[@michaelbond3903]

@@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO ok. Just noticed the light setup on it and thought it was interesting. Stay safe.

[@rdpmedia4606]

Does south metro have a mass casualty response bus?

[@johnjones1181]

Hi im in the UK i would like to know what are the big wide hoses in the station that you have connected to the engines, are they some kind of ventilation TIA

[@Spitfire8520]

You are correct, the hose is a ventilation system that captures the exhaust from the trucks so that it does not stay inside the fire station.

[@johnjones1181]

@@Spitfire8520 thanks for reply

[@QemeH]

Hello from the Order of Malta Ambulance Corps ("Malteser Hilfsdienst") in the Region of Aachen (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany).

[@jameskhain2153]

South Metro Fire Rescue I am going to be a firefighter I am currently in high school 11th grade I am trying to take my drivers license what else do i need to be at south metro because I want to be there. In the fall I am going to be taking ap classes 2 math classes and south ark emt program.

[@jameskhain2153]

South metro I don't know howto swim is that a problem?

[@ElliottRodgers]

Hi from former Search and Rescue volunteer in UK.

[@pezswat7354]

hey south metro I have a discord sever I never use do yo8u guys what to use it? discord is a group chat thing or google hangout.

[@pezswat7354]

Ok

[@thebikere9149]

Hello from the EMT out of NYC!!!

[@STW10202]

What do yall use the phones thats are assigned to the truck on his radio strap for?

[@STW10202]

South Metro Fire Rescue PIO Dope thanks!

[@Jok-g9i]

Very good leadership richter

[@matthiasgraveel9191]

Question: I’m from Belgium 🇧🇪 if I go on vacation to America is it normal and allowed to visit a firehouse ? The fire trucks are way different than here in Europe 😄

[@Spitfire8520]

It will depend on the fire department, but most fire departments are pretty friendly and will let you visit the fire station and take a tour. It is a good idea to check ahead of time, especially right now because there are some fire departments that do not allow visits due to COVID-19 precautions.

[@matthiasgraveel9191]

Spitfire8520 thanks!! But it wouldn’t be for the next years just want to know if that could be possible 😄 when I do go on a vacation, trucks are just different than in Europe

[@Emma-jg6yw]

@@matthiasgraveel9191 the answer is yes

[@chrisr6604]

3:36 i wish they did that when I was younger

[@redheadeddude6863]

Great Vid!

[@stephaniesteimer9598]

Have you ever worked with west metro