The Surprising Features of a Fire Truck

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We all know what a fire truck looks like, and we all know how dangerous it is to be a firefighter! But what exactly is inside a fire engine and how many firefighters ride inside one? Thanks to the Oxnard Fire Department we were able to discover all the surprising features inside and outside a fire truck! We are going front winch to rear emergency hose on a brand new 2020 Pierce Fire Truck!
Special thanks to the Oxnard Police Department for putting us in touch with the Oxnard Fire Department! As well as the members of the DRAGG program for helping us make this episode possible.
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[@Donut]

Next time you see a firefighter, tell them thanks! Now what emergency vehicles should we cover next?

[@rawin1066]

police car

[@Shinging_CCS]

@@rawin1066 They did a bumper 2 bumper on Ford Explorer Interceptor before

[@landonheywood9030]

Wambulance

[@somalipirate7890]

Helimed

[@Isuckatgames]

@@rawin1066 they did

[@dav2mai]

Firefighter: Need water! Engineer: Hol on, lemme do sum quick mafs

[@JetstreamSamRodriguez]

"Erecting a water hose!"

[@ffjsb]

Most of the time it's just a preset pressure. Almost never do you actually have to do math. Most of the computations for specific hoses are already done, so all you have to do is know how much hose of a certain size is being used, and what nozzle, then just pump at the pre-determined pressure on the chart. Takes longer to explain it than it does to look it up.

[@oliversommer8165]

the easiest way to know if there's enough pressure is that they will ask for more over the radio... kinda easy

[@bikerboi4197]

2+2 is 4. Quick mafs

[@CanadianFE]

Just send 140.

[@mofirefighter1559]

"a fire engine like this will be in service about 13-15 years" *rural departments* "those are amateur numbers"

[@kevinmcdonnell1694]

Our pumper was built in 1971 out of an international semi, still in service currently but soon to be replaced by a new build.

[@nathanharding7737]

On my department (I live in New England, so we have really harsh winter's) we had an engine that was in service for 33 years. We still ran calls in it daily. Honestly I was sad to see it go.

[@paulrodman8900]

We have a fleet of 70 trucks here in st. Louis. A majority of the front lines are 2000 smeal quints. They are just barely hanging on. As a fire mechanic it sure keeps me buissy

[@bigandfluffy780]

my local fire department has a converted military 1.5 ton 6x6 built in 1959

[@bengarcia9612]

Kevin McDonnell yeah our reserve engine is 80s vintage, luckily for us we just got a tanker/engine brand spankin new

[@iannordin5250]

"The firetruck remains iconic because it is always the best thing during a person's worst day" - RCR

[@sandwich422]

‘scuse me for asking, but who is RCR?

[@jmstudios457]

regular car reviews

[@leomessiah999]

thought is meant Richard Childress Racing lol

[@brucemontgomery2789]

I remember working in a meat department at a grocery store. The fire crew would come in and shop . Not in full “gear”, but you knew they were fucking ready to roll. So fucking cool!

[@towmotornoises]

One of my favorite quotes from Mr. Regular

[@fuerte2014]

Whoever edited this did an amazing job

[@ardentvibe6917]

Seriously. This is my favorite edit from these guys. It’s hilarious, and flows soooo smoothly.

[@SANDVlCH]

Honestly, everything from the direction to the framing to the editing reminds me of what top gear could have been. This channel is a goldmine

[@itznotmytube]

You might even say the editor was ... on fire 🔥😎

[@titanyx8292]

"They respond to ocean stuff aswell" Someone is drowning : Sprays them with water

[@perpetuated]

It pushes the bad water out with the happy water

[@Ethan5I5]

I think they use the first aid stuff instead

[@CarMad97ci]

EthansBarf don’t be absurd, as a daily water user, I’m certain of its power for good.

[@Milk-ew4pf]

Xd

[@abbasiautomotive]

Nah they call the water fighters

[@ethanali5854]

Give the Special FX mans a raise

[@wayne02058]

They prob spent their whole entire budget on that guy

[@4ghzgaming664]

You can also say special effects or sfx. Makes a bit more sense

[@ryanhilden1443]

*Graphical FX

[@PanduPoluan]

They already paid a lot for the hard drugs the FX guys are using

[@celticsprods]

“Fire trucks” “They’re huge” “They’re loud” “And they save your crap from burning down” -Nolan Sykes from Donut Media 2019

[@chriscarguy]

2020**?

[@theepicduck4207]

@@chriscarguy it was posted in 2019

[@chriscarguy]

The Epic Duck 420 oh shoot you right😂

[@RowndRaccoon]

911 likes Never forget

[@celticsprods]

@@RowndRaccoon iswtg if someone messes it up

[@irodragon7184]

11:35 when he puts the headphones on the music gets muffled. Nice touch.

[@unfa00]

Whoever is editing these, knows their craft and are clearly having fun doing it!

[@IntellectualHazard]

*It has a water hose*

[@DirtRoadAutoRepair]

Also has water tanks. Lol

[@jmoney7289]

alexander1485 this one does have a 4 minute tank

[@juku619]

It also has a ladder

[@stuntbounce]

😐🤯

[@DirtRoadAutoRepair]

alexander1485 ok well out here where I am I the nearest hydrant is 7 miles away. The all the local fire stations have tankers. Idk if you saw the part about 500 gal of water or not but I don’t think anyone claimed every single fire truck has a tank. Calm down on the “not every” No one said that.

[@emperoraxal7446]

I swear the editor is on some kind of heavy drug 😂🤪

[@normileguy6788]

Kinda like me right now 😂

[@user-dd9qq1ru7s]

@@normileguy6788 what was it im about to go bust a dab

[@normileguy6788]

most feared conflict I was tripping on acid at the time and stoned. Let’s just call it my Christmas miracle 😏

[@user-dd9qq1ru7s]

@@normileguy6788 lmao nice bro i did acid at a arcade/hotel i wasn't staying there i just went there cause i live close and me and my friend tripped for a couple hours before we got kicked out for yelling at the workers and we ran through the parking lot like tweakers and found these kids in the back smoking weed so we smoked with them and we grabbed our longboards and went home and that night my cat had to be put down but i didn't let it get in my head until the next day

[@normileguy6788]

most feared conflict sounds like one hell of an adventure 😂

[@arizonateaman3168]

Props to the Oxnard Fire department for letting you get so close to fire engine and letting touch their gear.

[@eastsider85]

His excitement when he turned on the fire engine and sirens,felt that lol i dont care how old you are thats one moment the inner child comes out

[@LeonydaCruz]

He: talks about the horn button Me: press it, press it, press it

[@awesomestuff9715]

same lol he ends up turning on the siren but not press the horn

[@mrOGmixer]

“Because every big truck needs a rear view camera” *laughs in semi-truck*

[@ukaros1912]

some of them also use rear view cameras. while not necessary it makes your job a lot easier. we have two trailes with rear view cameras because some construction sites require one (they will literally send you back home if you dont have one)

[@mrOGmixer]

Ukaros you flatbed?

[@ukaros1912]

@@mrOGmixer mostly tank but also some dry bulk. with those two we deliver concrete additive

[@mrOGmixer]

Makes sense, I drive reefer otr, i see a lot of tankers with cameras though

[@oklartswe3359]

I was thinking the same, 24m timbertruck driver her 🤪

[@reano466]

4:30 the editor went OUT of their way, they spent at least 10 minutes on this edit.

[@canofsoup79]

Lol I rewatched that part like 10 times.

[@thedeadexpert518]

What was that music tho?

[@GarbanzoBeansFan]

best editing. had to appreciate this

[@samschellhase8831]

Lived in the dorms in seattle for a couple years, seeing the articulated fire trucks with the secondary driver at the far back was always super cool and always made me giddy excited like a little kid

[@justanotheraviator2357]

Tiller, aka tractor drawn aerial.

[@adamthompson4072]

Because seriously, who doesn't love fire trucks? They're so cool

[@hectorvega621]

@@alexander1485 you got it wrong man. If you wanna say the F word, you say Fire truck. I know this shit from Smosh.

[@vladimiradidas1945]

@@hectorvega621 that hit me with the nostalgia real hard.

[@_nayrb]

I never liked them, I always liked cars more

[@bmw3-er]

@@hectorvega621 oh my firetrucking god

[@mastergamingnic1681]

Fire hates fire trucks...

[@gojirou]

Yo that night to day transition before the Bumper2Bumper intro was sick. Credits to the DM editor.

[@dimitris_kleisiaris]

dm editor is sick in every video

[@dimitris_kleisiaris]

@_tsipo_ αφου εχουν καναλαρα τα παιδια 😅

[@EManas-jn8ec]

2:40 UH yes the engineer from tf2 He will build a Sentry and dispenser

[@Bob-zb5iq]

A Sentry that spray water XD

[@centralnewyorkresponses7887]

13-15 years? no no no my departments engine that we just sold was in service for over 20

[@85square]

The newer trucks just aren't built to last.

[@amistrophy]

@@85square no City departments just have more associated wear and tear

[@85square]

@@amistrophy I help build and service fire trucks, I know the older ones are built better.

[@amistrophy]

@@85square I guess it's possible right about now there's a bunch of novel technologies being jammed into cars. They're still more safe and fuel efficient through. It's hard to tell whether someone's just moronically nostalgic or making a real observation.

[@narakura4830]

In Germany we use our trucks for 3 decades 😂

[@brandynwhite972]

I am a firefighter and coming from someone that knows most everything on a truck I am impressed on how much you knew. There are some people that know little to nothing. Big shout out to you for research👍🏻

[@archonpanagiotis6158]

You can see the Greek tankfire David. It is a Leopard-1A5 chariot, which has been converted by the staff of 304 PEB (Advanced Base Factory) in Velestino into a fire truck. The "DAVID" chariot - Greece has three at its disposal - is almost 8.5 meters long, has a tank capacity of 12.5 tons of water, while the "cannon" of water has a dropping range of 35 meters! 1) kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpSqaZSEbb6ro8k 2) kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3SkoaFsp9CEqZY 3) kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6KTg3uqdtWogMU TYFONAS-TYPHOON prototype fire extinguishing system (video) August 8, 2021 in Uncategorized categories, SOCIETY, TYFONAS-TYPHOON prototype fire extinguisher with high fire extinguishing capabilities at 500 Km / h) which is divided into categories which are distinguished by: 1. The speed of the air coming out of the nozzle 2. The diameter of the nozzle. A great innovation of the TYFONAS-TYPHOON system is that the amount of water it launches is adjustable; that is, it can be 100 or 200 lt / sec, without this affecting the range of the shot, which is impossible for today's media to achieve. fire brigade of Greece. E.g. in a forest fire, taking into account that water is valuable and depending on the needs and size of the fire, the minimum amount of water can be used and consumed, achieving very good results. Source: pentapostagma.gr Inspirer and creator is the 58-year-old former firefighter and mechanical engineer, Giannis Krekoukis, with the indicative name "Typhoon". As Mr. Krekoukis explains to greenagenda.gr, "Typhoon" does not use the volume and pressure of water but the strong current of air, which converts water into microdroplets. So, the water is not wasted and aims at the burning surface resulting in maximum cooling. With this strong current of air, the flame is cut off from the fuel ". kzbin.info/www/bejne/inLcapx8rq2asLs kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIbIe6afZ7lqhbs

[@whatwhatwhatwhat7038]

rosenbauer or pierce

[@GardenGuy1943]

You are such a liar

[@Agent-57]

That truck is piece of survival art. If there is a Zombie Apocalypse I am hijacking one of those.

[@brianmiller3342]

@@Agent-57 they get about 6-8mpg good luck

[@henrypobutkiewicz5183]

That “old school east coast thing” is a very commonly used tool called a Haligan.

[@deantarter1776]

invented by Chief Hugh Haligan

[@Oyle97]

It pisssed me offff that’s like the best tool for an engine guy

[@josephsewell3006]

Kyle Oliver butt hurt? 😂

[@collinrykaczewski5657]

Ha ha I cringed at that. And he didn’t even say the irons once.

[@collinrykaczewski5657]

Plus he didn’t even mention the TIC or co2 meter I use that the most

[@patriharvey5467]

Being a firefighter, I have to give you props for really getting everything right and taking the time to get the terms correct and learning all about how everything works!

[@bm7151]

Not quite everything right, but yeah he did good.

[@justinv433]

Every time he says Oxygen 😑

[@Jonathan-hs3xy]

@@justinv433 yeah I picked up on that too. Also I think he said the extinguishers with just water in it were used for kitchens.

[@isaiahpickens753]

Except for calling the air tanks oxygen. They aren’t oxygen tanks. If they were, they’d explode in Fire conditions

[@bluemountainfiredept4242]

I’ve been a VOLUNTEER fire fighter for about 15 years. Hands down, it’s the best and craziest thing I can ever imagine anyone doing. Love this video, that’s for paying tribute to fire fighters.I Love Donut and the crew. -Kory, Nova Scotia. Canada

[@nittinillz]

Who the hell does the editing? Industrial Light & Magic? 10/10

[@nicholashe1198]

x x ok keyboard warrior. You try it. Take the raw footage and figure out how to get sound, footage, and effects in without jumbling it up

[@neoqueto]

​@x x you clearly have never done any video editing or motion graphics in your life.

[@RA1N93]

It's trippy, and I guess is bait for snowflakes

[@javier4ya]

I’m a fireman and this is hilarious 😂😂

[@FireAlley]

Kid J but so much is wrong with what he says lol

[@JJ-bi5qx]

Yep

[@thomascopestake7568]

@catfish4975 I work in england and we say truck and appliance

[@eddie_23]

@@thomascopestake7568 I'm in England too and our fire engines look ass compared to these

[@allamasadi7970]

@@eddie_23 in California they have to deal with a greater variety of incidents like high rise fires and wildfires

[@Alurpal80]

My dad was a firefighter for about 25 years and he worked his way up to Battalion Chief. I always loved climbing all over the fire trucks and fire engines. I thought I'd mention that our departments send 5 guys when responding to a call unless more are needed and most decent size cities use their trucks for about 5-10 years before they go on auction for cheap where rural departments pick them up.

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

in the city where I grew up they always responded with at least 5 units and a crew of 19 to any reported fire, activated fire alarm (without a fire being confirmed) etc.; Frontline apparatus were kept for 2 decades before they turn into reserve units, are handed over to the volunteer FD in the city or sold to another department in the country or abroad

[@votemikejones86]

Appreciate that your team took the time to get a lot of lesser known terminology correct, bravo!

[@pwnd32]

That animation of the car/truck being cut up samurai style is underrated imo. They do that for every vehicle they "interview" lol

[@Cyrx686]

I know! Each and every one!

[@thememers_dude]

It a vector easy to do the transition is harder tho

[@coopersmith9748]

lol

[@Wokipokei]

I like the transition they did for the ice cream truck

[@dimitris_kleisiaris]

*Donut* *Media* , you currently have one of the *best* *editors* on youtube.

[@I_Santos_]

Δημήτρης Κλεισιάρης this comment is underrated

[@gokeyinspections8552]

definitely

[@the_real_drwhoroblox1935]

They even used the TF2 Engineer

[@the_real_drwhoroblox1935]

eh...

[@wasimmusthafa3121]

7:39 "there's only one way to open this clap" me 20 years later being a firefighter: claps to open but does not open

[@B0Sajwah]

Sad times broski, ty for being an actual hero tho.

[@Demdere]

house: burns down

[@aussieitv]

I absolutely love the halligan tool (the old school east coast tool). It does more than just pry doors open if you need it to. We use to make sure people know how to use it to open a car hood like a can, if the hood couldn't be opened other ways, and the jaws of life were already in use for something else.

[@rgeorgek42]

Nolan channeling his inner Doug DeMuro 🤣

[@A92CB7]

Thiiiiissssss is a fire truck🤣

[@omkarvaidya25]

@@A92CB7 qUiRkS aNd fEaTuReS

[@ismaeellahrie9769]

@@omkarvaidya25 I was thinking the same thing when I saw the title. 😂😂😂

[@HamletTwin]

What Doug-score would a firetruck get?

[@eldikurniawan8671]

Hahaha rip best comment #papa doug should see this.

[@k-874]

"My house is burning help!" Donut Media Fire Department: *Spends 9999999999 hours doing cinematics*

[@westabon420]

I work for the company that makes the nozzle you used at the end! As well as many of the other parts relating to water movement on truck. Im a machinist at Kochek LLC and we make Fire Equipment. Was super neat to see some of the stuff I make on daily im action

[@anthonyvelasquez1277]

I live in Oxnard, and these guys are great. Theres a lot to do out here for them, being the largest city in the county, with a population of over 207,000. Whenever they've responded to calls (mostly medical ones that I've seen) they are some of the most courteous and kind people. iv

[@FernandoHernandez-ns3ee]

6:16 he is barefoot this editor is in some hard drugs lmao

[@mnh1270]

Lmao

[@simgaming999]

stolen comment

[@dhillon5660]

@@simgaming999 Lawsuit against him

[@trollingtrolled4514]

@lingyy He's not wrong tho lmao

[@pedrojuan8556]

I didn’t even notice that 🤣🤣

[@BIGWojo68]

11:07 Wait wait wait did they really bleep out the word Cockpit?

[@tn_bob5740]

Mike Wojnarowski , how incredibly stupid some people have become. I suspect that the Indian tanks aren't called Indian tanks anymore by the idiotic PC crowd too.

[@tn_bob5740]

William Sampson, pretty shitty, pretty irrelevant and pretty wrong. That word doesn't pertain to the devil's language, nor does it even remotely reference anything resembling it. Male birds are referred to as cocks. Do we eliminate language because someone coincidentally uses words or letters to mean something vulgar or obscene? Do we abolish shittah and many other words that just happen to contain a sequence of letters used in other words that others may not like? It isn't obscene. They word gay means happy, but modern connotations have turned it to something else entirely, sometimes seen as inflammatory. The word niggard stems from the 14th century and has absolutely nothing to do with skin color, but try using it publicly today and see what happens. The word cockpit is a 16th century nautical term and has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with male anatomy or any other 'unsavory' definition. KZbin's algorithm isn't protecting us from obscenity, the 'devil's language', or any other impropriety. It's attempting to alter the English language because someone is too ignorant to know what word definitions are. It's a group of idiots trying to reshape society in their own uneducated and misplaced vision. They're stupid assholes. Let them censor that.

[@jettsioson2799]

Bob Simmons Blame the snowflakes at KZbin lmao

[@ihugforests]

@@tn_bob5740 ok boomer

[@tn_bob5740]

Roop Pal, thanks. I appreciate the compliment.

[@billb8788]

Love his excitement when he starts the truck .. as a former engineer its always a rush when the truck comes to life and the lights are on.

[@noahandrewsandrews7830]

LOL at 8:47 when I saw that cat there I laughed so hard for some reason LOL 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@TheGoldenTNT]

“Everyone’s favourite tool” Holding fire ax Where’s my halligan bros?

[@onno2110]

The Golden TNT 🖐🏼

[@austinprieto2762]

hooligan bros

[@Klb818]

Malcolm Reynolds most likely in their rescue truck

[@CityWhisperer]

You mean that 'old school east coast thing'?

[@3dprinterguytbh167]

Just use your head, you have a helmet on

[@xFirestormerX]

I feel like you guys should have had the actual engineer tell you about the fire truck, but I still loved the video!

[@Chris-zg8rk]

I'm about 99.9% sure an engineer shared the info with them for this video. Honestly, why would you think different?

[@xFirestormerX]

@@Chris-zg8rk I'm sure they had the engineer tell them about the truck but what I mean is have the engineer there in person talking about the truck

[@Chris-zg8rk]

@@xFirestormerX Ahh, I see what you're saying. My apologies, I interpreted that in a different way. I can see what you mean- let the expert explain and get some KZbin time in to show it to his friends and family at the same time. Good point

[@xFirestormerX]

@@Chris-zg8rk Yessir, glad I could explain

[@primitivecereal]

ClearSkyAviation but nolan’s personality makes the video that much more special

[@spencertasso1533]

The edit at 7:04 is top tier the editor deserves a raise for that edit alone

[@GabrielTobing]

9:51 It took so long to lift they had to wait until the next day XD

[@matthewd2736]

I dont know why,but I would love to see a bumper to bumper on a train I dont know how they would do it but it would be awesome.

[@omermagen824]

Its gonna be a Bumper to bumper to bumper to bumper to bumper to bumper to bumper to bumper to bumper to bumper to bumper to bumper to bumper to bumper to bumper to bumper to bumper to bumper to bumper to bumper to bumper to bumper to bumper to bumper to bumper to bumper to bumper to bumper to bumper to bumper to bumper....

[@SimonTekConley]

I can arrange that. Well the locomotive part

[@AN2Felllla]

I’d like one on an aeroplane too lol

[@JP-bs1xu]

ls swapping a train

[@SimonTekConley]

@@JP-bs1xu that would be so useless

[@jaybay3494]

"Alot harder with all this gear on...." is only wearing a jacket

[@creedYT711]

@jay bay have you ever worn bunker gear? If is not easy to move around in.

[@knifelover73]

the mechanic 22 but just a jacket doesn’t do much. The pants are what makes life suck lol

[@jaybay3494]

No never. i had to do a test with fire extinguisher when I was a kid though. just saying dude wasn't wearing all that much gear that was the point

[@celticsprods]

jay bay and the pants dummy

[@keepback343feet2]

Nathan Smith but not the scba some of the heaviest gears

[@billiejojo]

13:54 best part

[@AidenMccorkle]

1:55 Deberas watching like 👁 👄 👁

[@OctaneStreet]

Lmao those images for the crewmen got me. EDIT: The editing on this video is dope af.

[@hiryrunny1072]

Engineer: Hey look, buddy, I'm an Engineer. That means I solve problems.

[@daveforton]

These are the quirks and features of a fire truck.

[@Andrew-fr3bp]

Doug needs to do a video on a fire engine. It would be an hour long.

[@daveforton]

Andrew Jones Yes!

[@afickcervantes7977]

Doug scores?

[@vigneshwaran1161]

Sry wromg channel

[@EmpanadaDeCaca]

THIS is a brand new 2020 Pierce Fire Truck and today i'm gonna show you the quirks and features of this fire truck, but first, dont forget to check autotrader.com on my thoughts on this fire engine

[@PrinceTaRiG]

Editor Deserve an Oscar.

[@ericmeekey7886]

These trucks are super versatile. I used to be a fuel service provider on miliary airfields and it took three (3) different types of trucks to accomplish with fuel what this one truck does with water. Thanks Donut Media for the informative production!

[@mattcrook4978]

what editing effects do you want to use? Nolan: Yes.

[@Lex-Rex]

These type of comments need to die.

[@itsjamesboi1373]

@@Lex-Rex denied

[@nasilemak868]

@@Lex-Rex sit down!

[@Lex-Rex]

What kind of loser are you? Its JamesBoi137: Yes.

[@sixty-nine8358]

ok boomer

[@DrumGod22]

Excellen job going over the engine dude! A little detail but important is that SCBAs carry air at normal atmospheric mixtures not concentrated oxygen so that when in a fire they aren't carrying a giant explosive on their back. The oxygen tanks have green paint/label on them and have a different valve.

[@prismathefur7736]

In my department they are not called tanks either they are called cylinders and you’ll get called out for calling them anything different

[@syedreza8722]

Oxygen isn't explosive

[@MuffinMammoth]

@@syedreza8722 liquid oxygen is literally rocket fuel.

[@xaviergarza9414]

Oxygen is highly flammable

[@xXSgtJackXx]

@@syedreza8722 oxygen is literally one of the only things required for a fire

[@Iproductions0]

the ediiting makes my heart happy

[@thehospitalguy1657]

What a shocker. I have spent my entire life living in Oxnard or Port Hueneme Ca. Awesome that you did this segment in Oxnard.

[@wishiwasboosted7741]

Donut has the worlds best transitions ever

[@AdamDilloo]

"This is expensive" *puts back* BOI THE FIRE TRUCK ITSELF IS EXPENSIVE 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@samwell_6977]

this honestly seems like the most fun bumper to bumper they’ve done and the editing is just so good dude, give this editor a raise

[@sandracorless6186]

I had a very close friend who is a firefighter and he gave us a tour of his Firehouse. That included the regular fire truck as well as the ladder truck that was really cool, my daughter couldn't stop smiling from ear-to-ear and she was made honorary firefighter of the day. There was a woman firefighter at the station and my daughter says she wants to be just like her when she grows up. I told Melody that she was a positive role model for girls for breaking into the boys club and I told my daughter that you can be anything you want as long as you put your mind to it and don't let no one tell you you can't do it. 😊😉🚒

[@Proteus846]

I have so much respect for firefighters. Back when I delivered for Domino’s I did this massive order to my local fire station, and it was seriously SO COOL. The building was massive and made of brick, super clean and spacious, and there were medals and plaques on the walls along with all sort of firefighting paraphernalia. People were walking around with so much purpose. Everyone was completely jacked and looked like they could each single-handedly lift a firetruck with their bare hands. They were some of the nicest people I’ve ever met, they laughed with each other and greeted people as they walked in like they were all best bros. It felt like a totally different world, one far better than the one the rest of us live in. The best part of all this is that I am not exaggerating even the slightest bit. (Except the part about lifting a firetruck, that’s a bit of hyperbole. But just a bit) The guy I delivered the pizza to joked that his coworkers would probably be disappointed that he wasn’t grilling steaks for his day to make everyone lunch. (Honestly, if I was a firefighter I’d expect to be eating grilled food each and every day) I don’t remember ever fantasizing about being a firefighter when I was a kid, but I can definitely see why so many people do: they’re so respectable, so heroic, and so awesome. They truly are the real heroes in our communities.

[@northpointaxe6167]

Our town might be a bit rural, we have old Bill who has a lawn tractor that pulls a small wagon with a 5 gallon Lowe's blue bucket full of water and a bag of sand in another bucket. He makes his own siren sound with his mouth. As most homes are 1 to 2 miles away from eachother he rarely gets to the fire in time to do anything about it, but his house (also known as Bill's fire department) hasn't burned down in a little ovet 4 years now.

[@sirr0zzy309]

“Water extinguisher” I didn’t know you could put out water

[@stevenkendzierski9333]

"They're huge, they're loud and they save your crap from burning down."

[@aki_xd4334]

Surprising features on a fire truck *it has wheels*

[@ML-fc3je]

Wonder where the spare was tho.

[@Wesrl]

M B I would think they are run flats

[@mav8855]

hmmmm yes the water is made out of water here.

[@otakurj]

Front end generally uses single tire. Becuase the weight of everything is on the rear axel, there's generally dual wheels so that if one fails there's a backup. If you have catastrophic tire failure, then it's call the mechanic and a heavy wrecker

[@iambricio809]

@@Wesrl l

[@avshutsach]

My cousin is a firefighter in New Jersey and he is a driver, his department's engines have on board water for a couple of minutes of fighting. They also have an extra water level gauge on both sides behind the rear doors on the cab. It is a bank of 4 big lights that when on are Blue, Green, Yellow, Red (I think, it has been a couple of years since I've seen it) and instead of the more accurate bank of lights on the driver's side panel. These lights can be seen from a distance by anybody. I find it a neat concept because they use it to gauge how much time they have before they all run out of water in the on board tank before they guy finding a water source starts getting yelled at. This is because sometimes they are in an area that has no access to water (like a car fire on side of the highway) my cousin loves it. In my hometown, most of the firefighters are trained paramedics.

[@Everett-xe3eg]

6:17 love the giant hairy legs, editor had fun with this one.

[@szn00]

Don't know why as a kid I used to get very excited when I saw Fire trucks!...still think they are really cool👍

[@blackericdenice]

There was at lease one firemen who got excited to see you too.

[@The-King664]

I get excited when people move out of the way, dont get me wrong I love the public but when we are responding it aint your time

[@itsyaboimat2393]

@@The-King664 this all of this we love the public but guys remember pull to the right for sirens and lights

[@The-King664]

GimpGunfighter Amen, every second counts

[@godricalberto5028]

For me I get excited for a garbage truck

[@devonmodery422]

Watching this as a firefighter makes me wonder how much other stuff they get wrong on topics I dont know about

[@steveinkentucky]

Yeah... Lots of it is so wrong!

[@cybersquire]

I'm curious... what did they get wrong?

[@geeksqueak7123]

If you can get your hands on a fire truck, how hard is it to find a firefighter to explain basic shit?

[@christiantowse4547]

@@cybersquire well probably most importantly that is not a fire truck, that is a fire engine. And very rarely do you have only 3 people on an engine. Also the engineer almost always stays with the engine. Oh and there is no way in hell that department is keeping that engine for 10-15 years. Maybe 5... Maybe... But yeah that's a couple things.

[@MacLaw3084]

Christian Towse almost all civilians use engine and truck interchangeably, that's not gonna change. So many departments run with 3 on an engine. Many departments keep rigs for more than 10 years. We have 20 year old trucks and engines (we need more funding).

[@BloxHarborHero]

My fav model of firetrucks is the Pierce Saber. Its the most common one used near where I live and that siren SCREAMS. I usually see firetrucks going through my road that live at. It's really cool to see them.

[@Correc7edAura]

Thanks for showing this, ive always wondered what was in all of those compartments and what all the other things did. Really educational stuff

[@centralnewyorkresponses7887]

“Picks up adapter” *This looks expensive*

[@midgetman4206]

Are they?

[@goodboi1232]

MidgetMan 420 pretty sure

[@brandon123e4]

MidgetMan 420 nah, kissimmee Fire EMT here, most things are very expensive on the engine and rescues (Stryker stretchers cost 60-70k, lifepak 15 defibrillators are around 40k) but adapters are probably maybe $200 to be honest

[@PacificoAyala321]

Uh 200$ for an adapter Nah, pretty cheap 😂

[@cheeks8991]

@@PacificoAyala321 in comparison to a majority of everything else, yes very cheap. The married set of haligan and flathead axe was around $350 at the cheaper ends.

[@Rickeyrichness]

This was a dope video and whoever was in charge of transitions was hilarious

[@dryroasted5599]

Back when they used to hang off the back of the truck, that firefighter had a very important job. As they approached the fire, the driver would stop next to the nearest fire hydrant. The firefighter would grab the end of the 5" suction line and wrap it around the hydrant. the driver would then continue to the fire scene, with the hose line sliding out and dropping to the street. When the truck stopped, the firefighter would connect the line to the hydrant and wait for the engineer to signal him to open the hydrant valve. Some trucks had the suction line already connected, so water fed directly into the pumper. Watched them practice this many times; Dad was a city firefighter for 30 years. Thanks for the video!

[@originalkoopa21]

Pure joy in his face when he fired it up.

[@Tybeef]

Him: “What are these things built on?” Me: A fire truck chassis

[@ostnco]

I live in Australia... AND THE ENTIRE COUNTRY IS ON FIRE

[@coff1eenasker341]

Now USA is

[@stephensundet8472]

Hey man, love the Donut media channel. You did a great job presenting this. Yeah, every pumper at every station (even in the same department!!!) is different! And yes, we only have 3 people on an apparatus, normally. Every member of the fire department works as a support crew for the firefighter in the back seat to get him what he needs to put out fire or save people, and the Captain maneuvers the firefighter helping him get the job done. Most firefighters also drive, eventually.

[@matthewcaratozzolo3070]

My department just got a new tanker and it’s the nicest looking tanker I’ve ever seen and the department has seen in their history

[@coopersmith9748]

Just wanna say thanks to the firefighters who are willing to risk there lives for others.

[@sirkrow7118]

Also I’d like to add is rural areas most volunteer first responders are trained on how to use the pumps and drive as there just isn’t as many firefighters on duty to man all trucks if needed

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

true; Can't imagine how many departments roll out with under-staffed apparatus in the USA as there are only 1.1. million fire-fighters in the truely enormous country

[@vonSaufenberg]

@@EnjoyFirefighting that baffled me, we have over a million fire-fighters is Germany and only 30k of them are non volunteers for 80 million people. I would never in my life go without someone else into a burning building, we always have 6 people (Captain, Engineer, 2 Fighter and 2 hose men that switch with the fighters after 30min) on an engine and have room for 8. Although recently it got kind off awkward when 80 men arrived with 7 engines. Edit: ok hätte ich dir nicht sagen brauchen aber gut.

[@chevygmoney]

EnjoyFirefighting - International Emergency Response Videos rer is is

[@neoc03]

@@vonSaufenberg Anyone who goes interior by themselves is a egotistical fool.

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

@@chevygmoney uhm what?

[@carterthrasher7169]

Ok, I must give some background I am from San Diego, CA and this is an interesting video that highlights firefighting as a profession. In my city, we on an engine we have a crew of 4 people and 4 on the truck as well. Most of the video was good like the air horn on the pump panel to notify for defensive operations, and the set of irons (an axe and halligan tool married together). But in Europe, they have 6 people on an engine and that would include an engineer, captain, attack section leader, attack section, water section leader, and water section. Overall the video was very good but missed a lot to the point I had to post this comment for my well-being and for educating the public thank you very much if you read this all.

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

across Europe there are many different tactics, even within a country there might be different approaches. You might see up to a crew of 9 on a German Engine, while there might be only a crew of 3 on a Norwegian Engine. At the same time some countries have seperate apparatus for exterior and interior attacks

[@christiansanchez5250]

Im from Oxnard, watching this from donut media makes me proud, also this station is not that far from my home. I know this video is from a year ago lol😂

[@DouglasThompson]

6:14 love how the editor transitioned and added some legs. Lol

[@zobrymanga289]

2JZ SWAP IT

[@edwardmyers1746]

Yea just for the water pump, that's about it LOL

[@mitiksh3604]

With quad turbo 😂😂

[@nickwarren8749]

Septuple stages. A chicken in every pot and a spooly for every gear.

[@whiteboysixty5]

6V92 swap it haha

[@isakjohansson7134]

@@whiteboysixty5 make that 6V92TA

[@franciscosotelo7851]

I remember this was the first donut video I ever watched and I haven’t stopped watching since. Best decision ever 🤘🏼🍩

[@dirtychai5245]

I used to live in Oxnard… had no idea it was going to be Oxnard before watching and I just got so much nostalgia

[@mastergamingnic1681]

Since it’s known as “Pumper” You guys missed the perfect chance for *Pumper to Pumper*

[@onno2110]

😂😂

[@Kiko408_]

that in the engineer side rear compartment is called a Flathead Axe, and a halligan. married together they're called your Irons

[@davomoto42]

Thank You. As a truckie who would die before you take my halligan away from me, it made my eye twitch when he was talking about the irons.

[@firefighterprodigy]

christian valencia We call them the *married couple* usually. We refer to them as Irons too over here sometimes.

[@barsoap5179]

If you attach a sledgehammer to a halligan, it's called a "slamigan". Trademark pending lol

[@xlxphoenixkingxlx]

TYFYS Heroes. Lets all HIHFTY... lol. It made my eye twinge too when he was talking about the irons. Good tool/s for sure. Im grabbing the NY Hook when I get off the rig.

[@z14sniperzps43]

@@barsoap5179 A sledgehammer and halligan is called "Heavy Irons", look it up ;)

[@L_3_]

the beeping of "c0ckpit" just made my day

[@i.ak.1684]

To be honest, if they work similar to us in Germany, that board could be the breathing apparatus control board. Over here it's the engineer that keeps track of who's been hooked up for how long and what pressure they are reporting to have. They also carry a board for that.

[@seanbm39]

“Old school easy coast thing” is called a halligan. Its a firefighter’s best friend. And depending on if it’s volunteer or professional, the amount of people in the truck can change, most with a capacity of 10

[@sprinkler85]

Addapp “old school east coast thing” well he’s not wrong

[@TurtleSauceGaming]

Do west coast people just no use a halligan? Also, what fire truck you using? We can barely fit the standard 6 in ours.

[@skyjr13]

TurtleSauceGaming Yes. Us on the west cost (Oregon) use our beloved Irons. And we have 5 seats on our main engine at my station so I don’t know where people are getting these numbers. That’s crazy to me.

[@ryankane7177]

I used to be accountable for a set of tools including one of those, but we always called them "hooligan tools".

[@mrengine9]

10?! What kinda truck you riding in? Most is usually 6 or 8 without an inner compartment

[@WorldNewsReact]

Most surprising feature of a fire truck would be: if it can MAKE fire

[@collinrykaczewski5657]

LOTTERY GUY [Subscribers take Half of Winning] well actually many forest service members have controlled burns to help the environment

[@radciff2281]

It creates combustion in the engine 🤔

[@ImthatPete]

Bro you gotta get out and read Fahrenheit 451

[@jameschartrand7962]

They do have survival stuff

[@bikerboi4197]

Opposite daaaaaay

[@MichaelSmith-xo6li]

Love watching you genuine smile come through brother

[@fridaycaliforniaa236]

This has to be one of my fav videos from you guys. And I feel you, I once got inside an airport 8x8 fire truck, and it was amazing ! And holy crap that thing was a little plant in itself ! 🥰🥰

[@mikeyg127]

Glad you enjoyed it Nolan! I love my job, here in Phoenix we have 4 guys in each engine. And old trucks lol

[@anthonymolina7416]

All FD here on Long Island are volunteers but staffing isn’t to big of a problem. A lot do work here then go go to the FDNY

[@th3tr]

A rotator tow truck should be next one you do

[@adventuresofwillandshelby6013]

th3tr yes! Double steer axle big boi!

[@MTL911EmergencyPhotography]

You mean a tiller?

[@th3tr]

Tiller makes me think of farm equipment

[@cliftonthompson2849]

Rian McDonald Not a Tiller, a Rotater that’s the Tow Truck with the boom on a turntable.

[@lcssetup269]

th3tr Jamie Davis

[@JoeM390]

Having been a volunteer for 20 years, you did a pretty good job for probably your first time with an apparatus.

[@sampankow1820]

Used to intern for Pierce. Great company and great people over there