Well Worth A 13 HOUR Trip

[@why.3473]

That pupper was the real star of this station cribs

[@zorranvanzandt8567]

Mike, this turned out SO GOOD! Thank you for visiting our small norther Michigan department.

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Thank you for inviting us we are glad we did you proud.

[@franklewis6943]

Zoran: Where do I purchase one of your fire marks? I collect them and would like to add yours to my collection.

[@zorranvanzandt8567]

@@franklewis6943 Give our fire station a call, or send us a message on our Facebook page, thanks!

[@gtrboy518]

@@zorranvanzandt8567 Love that Hydrant truck. Next time I’m up that way would love to stop by and get some pics. I’m in Central Michigan and I fire buff, so I would definitely love to check it out sometime.

[@EricWhiteTheGamer]

Wow, am I lucky to actually message a firefighter in one of the videos? I am from Midland, always up in that area, only 17 but very interested in emergency services. Kinda ironic I was near there not long ago.

[@rosieflannigan5618]

Great video! My Dad (John K. Van Raalte) helped start this Department decades ago, my brother John D. Van Raalte was involved as well and now 3 family members, JP Van Raalte, John H. Van Raalte and Abbi Van Raalte are members.

[@danbesson8796]

We love our Van Raalte crew - past, present, and future (?). :o)

[@EricWhiteTheGamer]

The dog is cute and interesting, almost never see them in stations nowadays. Also, you will hear anyone mention what he did with the tender/tanker in Michigan.

[@trob0914]

Awesome small department, Leland Township should be so proud👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@LoggerFromTheUP]

I live in Traverse City, this is cool to see content about a fire station that is so close to home😊

[@HeroesNextDoor]

We did a station really close to you too !

[@LoggerFromTheUP]

@@HeroesNextDoor really, I obviously missed it, where at? And what’s the video title?

[@HeroesNextDoor]

WHAT is a Hydrant Truck? kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZ6sZHt3Z8mam6M

[@LoggerFromTheUP]

@@HeroesNextDoor thanks

[@gtrboy518]

Next time I’m up that way ima visit. 😂 I wanna get some pics of that Hydrant truck. Keep up the great work sir.

[@davidrobitaille3698]

Great range of equipement, for a small full Time crew, it create oportunity for paid on call (volunteer) to assist in a lot of capacity. You can also relies on your own equipement to provide the best service to your town.

[@HeroesNextDoor]

They are making sure their community is covered

[@iamReddington]

26:21 The second apparatus bay seemed bigger than their second station, LOL. I love both their stations and rigs, really nice.

[@danbesson8796]

Really an optical illusion - sits on a double lot so the station is wider and the other one is narrow but longer. There is more room on the sides of the “Second “ station but more creature space at the first station.

[@er2158]

Beautiful stations and beautiful locations!

[@15rricci]

5,000 miles on the old 7.3. That's impressive. Very unique vehicle!

[@stephenraclaw3927]

The training g prop is referred to as a “doll house.” There commercial units available but one can be built easily. Great for fire behavior lessons!

[@michaelborrello9944]

These are awesome teaching tools for sure.

[@chriswilson9230]

Working in a predominantly rural county, I am really interested in the hydrant truck. It is great to see how they keep their apparatus in great shape, even for the age.

[@HeroesNextDoor]

We did a complete station rigs episode of that truck. Make sure to click like and notifications so you can see it when it posts. It was cool to operate!! Thanks for watching

[@franklewis6943]

@@HeroesNextDoor Looking forward to it, Mike. Love your videos for the entertainment value but this hydrant truck might be the most useful thing you've featured on the channel. Plenty of departments across the county have to bring their own water to the fire, and maybe Leland Township has some ideas about how to do it more efficiently.

[@catdaddy2402]

@@franklewis6943 The thing about it is that it seems so simple. It appears to be a standalone industrial fire pump mounted on a flatbed.

[@franklewis6943]

@@catdaddy2402 That's kinda my point: The best solutions are often the simplest. But I'm not interested in what this vehicle is; rather, how Leland Township utilizes it. Fact is, many rural, hauled water scenarios require drafting from a static water source (lake, river, swimming pool, municipal cistern, etc.) so one of the supporting departments has to dispatch a structural engine to pull that water and put it into the tanker. That's a vital piece of equipment that would be better served at the scene of the actual fire. This looks at first glance like a better way to skin a cat: Put a high GPM pump and the engine to drive it on a cheap pickup truck chassis, add a couple sections of hard sleeve and some LDH to move the water from source to tank, staff it with junior members who don't yet possess their firefighter credentials or a couple old dogs who aren't yet ready or willing to hang up their helmets--better yet, one of each--and you have what the military calls a force multiplier. I'm curious to know (and I hope Mike asked) if the department has plotted all the reliable water sources in their district and can dispatch this apparatus to the one closest the incident, or if they simply aim east or west depending on which lake--Michigan or Leelanau--is closer.

[@catdaddy2402]

@@franklewis6943 I would imagine that is exactly how they utilize it. I know in the video they stated that they had a few dry hydrants around the area, and during the section of the video about the truck itself they stated that the truck wad capable of getting through the ice to the water.

[@whittenglish5097]

Would love to see station rigs on the hydrant truck

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Make sure to subscribe and click notifications cause it just might be coming 🤔😜

[@EricWhiteTheGamer]

@@HeroesNextDoor you heading back up there? If so how you get there? Pretty sure you would have to pass Midland, if you do head up there again let me know, maybe I can work on a little rest stop, and maybe a bit of a longer detour. Always wanted to see there, only thing, I still do see why fire departments ask you to come, how it benefits you guys and then. Can one of your videos you actually explain what you do, you get paid, donations, tell me why they ask you to come… bedsides making humans aware and covering an interest.

[@chriswilson9230]

The hose bed under the skid on the booster is an excellent idea.

[@rp1645]

Thank you for showing the two Station in Michigan. I like the idea of the Ford F-450 with 500 Gallons. Especially on a smaller size frame than a full size Engine. The NEW Engine's are so much bigger. The FD's. I remember from say 20 years ago would have mini Pumpers. Then they seem to go back to BIGGER Rigs. For this community, the pre fire plan, making sure the smaller Engine is first do. on narrow access, very important getting water to Fire on Long Drives where bigger Engine just can't fit. Very Professional set up, and they are asking locals too come join the Fire Department you need that in smaller community. That Pick up with the hose beds built is A+ for storage of attack lines.

[@bradybearss9188]

So cool to see you in northern Michigan

[@Blazingflashover]

Mike I’ve said it before, this is by far the best videos on KZbin. I’m going to buy some merch to support this channel. Love this brother.

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Thank you so much we appreciate it. Let us know when you order I will personally watch out of it and make sure you get whatever you want or need. Thanks again

[@sheagoff6009]

Little disappointed you didn’t acknowledge the dog in the beginning. I wanted to see what he was doing there!!!

[@HeroesNextDoor]

He got a name tag 😉

[@911respondersandaviation2]

Mike, You should visit Macomb township fire department fire station 1 in Macomb township michigan they have a lot of apparatus there and they have a new station

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Have them send us an invite to get that scheduled

[@timothyeves6866]

Fife Lake Springfield Fire Department (also in Northern Michigan about an hour or so East of Leland) has a similar truck to their hydrant truck. We have a 2011 F-350 with a Cummins powered Darley pump 1500 GPM call sign Water Supply 6.

[@mikeythibodeau8754]

Love this channel wish you would have shown Sherlock some love

[@kam88fan]

"Pierce Ladder" No Offense But I Believe Thats Classified As A Quint Sir

[@danbesson8796]

We refer them as ladders here but yes it is a quint.

[@zerodarkthirty7171]

departments around me have spreaders on all our fire department ambos

[@jeffreybear7067]

Should come to NW Montana.

[@themaddoggamer3999]

Can you do another Teaneck Ambulance video when they get their new ambulances

[@TearsPlays]

yall need to check out some fire departments in Monroe Michigan.

[@HeroesNextDoor]

We just need invites from those companies

[@kam88fan]

Mike You Should Come Visit Some North Carolina Departments

[@michaelborrello9944]

We just need some invites to schedule a trip

[@scottdore8391]

I love watching your KZbin videos sir at some point you should visit penobscot county maine lots of great ffs and pretty cool trucks as well be safe and enjoy your summer

[@HeroesNextDoor]

We just need invites to get scheduled. We don’t do cold calls.

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Thanks for watching

[@franklewis6943]

Mike, you missed a *_huge_* opportunity to trace the history of organized firefighting in the United States back to before the country even gained its independence. 7:31 That's a fire insurance mark. Its roots stretch back to 18th century England, where the well-off who could afford fire insurance would attach the mark to the front of their property to identify that structure as insured so the private fire brigades employed by the insurer would be summoned should that structure catch on fire. Meanwhile, commoners were at the mercy of citizens' bucket brigades, and if they weren't quick on their feet, the structure burned to the ground while the professionals stood by and watched it burn. That tradition crossed the ocean but wasn't quite as merciless in America--Ben Franklin founded the private Philadelphia Contributionship (with its iconic four interlocking hands-grasping-wrists fire mark) but was also keen enough to realize that fires in structures not covered by insurance also threatened those that were, so he was also instrumental in the creation of Philadelphia's publicly-funded Union Fire Company, who today operates under the Philadelphia Fire Department banner, and the oldest organized professional fire department in the United States. It also bears mention that Franklin's famous, "An Ounce of Prevention is worth a Pound of Cure," quote is from his anonymous letter to the _Philadelphia Gazette_ in 1735 when he spelled out the benefits of a professional, publicly-funded fire department. (EDIT: This also explains the friendly competition that still exists among formerly independent fire companies in the original 13 colonies. When municipal departments began to form in the 18th century, they competed directly with the existing privateers, who only got paid if they were the ones to put out the fire. Obviously, the incentive for them was to be the first on the scene, especially if that structure was insured by their employer. It's a tradition and mindset that exists today, even if the incentive to jump calls doesn't translate to a company's bottom line.)

[@HeroesNextDoor]

This information is priceless. Thank you so much for sharing. Would you mind if I share this on a live or mid week post? I believe more people should hear this too

[@franklewis6943]

@@HeroesNextDoor Absolutely. Be my guest. The biggest surprise for me was that the first time I've noticed a fire mark in any of the stations you've visited was at one in Michigan. It's something that went away once firefighting became a municipal function rather than a private enterprise, so they simply don't exist outside of New England. It's nice to see somebody carrying on this small piece of firefighting Americana.

[@franklewis6943]

@@HeroesNextDoor One other bit of trivia that might interest you, Mike. I've seen the question in comments to your visits to historic houses out east, "Why is it called 'Neptune Fire Company' instead of 'Richmond Fire Department '?" (To use a specific example since you recently visited them.) The simple answer is, because that's who they are, at least historically. That is, the agency is named for the insurance company, not the town, and why you see a number of departments with the same name in different geographical areas. It also explains the term "company" rather than "department" because, historically, that's exactly what they were: The private fire brigade employed by the insurance company.

[@mooseriddle]

Glad to see how departments outside of PA operate. Need to get outside of PA more often Mike!

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Working on that. Need more sponsorships to help us. We have a ton of invites but need $ to get there

[@kennethdean2417]

Mike I was curious to know what kind of alerting system does these stations have Is it a Siren, Whistle, Horn or paging system like the old Plectron type of system or individual pagers for all personnel As a retired Firefighter my station had a compressed air whistle then they went to a horn along with plectrons and finally ended up with personal pagers for all of us

[@JOHNJCLARK]

Im still at loss for the reason for the portable hydrant truck

[@davidzook8569]

It's because they don't have fire hydrants. They have dry hydrants and many open bodies of water. Typically, a rural department would need to station a full size engine to draft from the dry hydrant or pond, lake, river, ect. It's far more economical to run a smaller cheaper truck to do that job.

[@tyw7205]

Hey I think it would be interesting to go to Bend Fire in Oregon or Forest Grove Fire in Oregon. First department has 5 stations and the second only has two, but are both wroth visiting!

[@HeroesNextDoor]

That’s would be awesome. I interviewed at Lakeview Oregon just as I started the channel. Great people great places. Hope to get there too.

[@NeilM01989]

Excellent, just shared the video to my facebook group. So you can get more likes and subs 🧑🏻👍🏻🚒

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Thanks much appreciated

[@NeilM01989]

@@HeroesNextDoor No worries mate 🧑🏻👍🏻

[@danbesson8796]

Thanks Neil!

[@NeilM01989]

@@danbesson8796 It's alright 🧑🏻👍🏻

[@brycenprasky2786]

These videos are sooo underated Question, do you guys stay in Michigan or do you move around the country

[@HeroesNextDoor]

We travel the entire country. We are also considering going around the world as the channel grows. So please help by subscribing liking and sharing as much as possible. We also have a merch site to help us. Remember we do not charge the stations for this promotion. It all comes out of our pockets. Travel $ is our biggest problems. So we are always looking for sponsorships to. Thank you for watching and commenting

[@brycenprasky2786]

@@HeroesNextDoor I would like to suggest the Howland fire department in Howland Township, Northeast Ohio they are my home town and they have 3 stations. The reason I suggest them is they are the busiest fire department in Trumbull county and just received a Gold Plus EMS Award. They are very hard working and I would like to see them recognized in more than just local news. All of them are extremely nice and if you are ever in Trumbull county please consider it. I can help you get in contact with Fire Chief James Pantalone if you ever do consider doing a station tour. I understand that traveling money is an issue and I understand if it never happens but I would really love to see a video. They run 10 trucks utilizing 9 on duty personnel 5 (1 Cpt.) at the main Station 30 and 2 at each of the other 2 stations 31 and 32 one of which houses a Lt. I strongly consider them as amazing people. I recommend that if you ever run through Trumbull county that you stop and check it out Thanks for your consideration.

[@rickyylit]

you gotta try cincinnati station 18 or maybe the city of hamilton ohio fire department

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Have them send us invites

[@devinspielman3748]

@@HeroesNextDoor I know you don’t normally do things like this but while you’re down here if they invite you go ahead and check out the Cincinnati fire Museum as well it’s a great bit of history on the profession of fire fighting

[@mikeythibodeau8754]

What breed of dog? I have 1 I adopted that looks like him

[@corycollier]

Not one word about the pup :(

[@PDXMedicOne]

You should go to Grand Ronde Tribal emergency in oregon

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Send us invites

[@PDXMedicOne]

@@HeroesNextDoor how do we go about doing that?

[@HeroesNextDoor]

@@PDXMedicOne send an email to [e-mail]. Include your location any contact numbers and names, with a brief description of your service and apparatus

[@andrewcarnes1726]

I miss being a volunteer but unfortunately my career keeps me on the road

[@HeroesNextDoor]

We understand thanks for what you did and maybe one day you can return

[@Postma_hemzelf]

I really like to see how you guys do it in the USA. In the netherlands all fire fighter stations are goverment funded

[@HeroesNextDoor]

That would change our world if that was true here !!!

[@Postma_hemzelf]

@@HeroesNextDoor and it should be! The goverment is responsible for the health and safety for the people. Part of that is investing in fire departments and EMS if you ask me.

[@solarissv777]

@@Postma_hemzelf and government can buy stuff in bulk in large bulks, so it can be cheaper as economics of scale kicks in. For comparison: in the US average price for an engine is ~$800k - 1M, while in Europe it's 200-500k Euro (depending on bells and whistles). And you don't have FDs using 40 year old junk, while their neighbors have gold plated decals on their new shiny apparatus.

[@MB12116]

Do harbor springs next!

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Need invites

[@truckie6740]

omg 500 calls a year, i would love that bro, I do 300+ a month :(

[@HeroesNextDoor]

Yeah those are more my numbers too. But it’s all relative

[@tharrindaloia8378]

Anyone see the walker with what look like lights and stuff on it, towards the beginning when the when ti the second station.

[@HeroesNextDoor]

That is as a present to the chief from the crew one year. Great bunch of guys. Chief is the best too.

[@lelandhardy245]

That is my name

[@zachgroff7707]

Do Arizona next

[@EricWhiteTheGamer]

Get an invite sent to them.

[@michaelborrello9944]

Send us some invites to make that trip. [e-mail]

[@jdtractorboy1258]

I would say come to Paw Paw Illinois, but its not that interesting, very small department, 7 trucks and such. Be cool to see, I am a cadet there.

[@EBMisKing]

Okay what is a township? I’m from CA and that is not a thing here

[@FirebrewTV]

Townships are typically unincorporated communities within a county. They will often have some stores and such that support a local residential or farming community, but they do not have a governmental structure or services a town or city will have. A township will fall under the governance of the county. Also counties may subdivide their boundaries into townships to establish voting, school and fire districts and such.

[@ritirons2726]

A Township is a form of local government, not necessarily the type of land. Townships are subdivisions of a county. The county is normally the highest form of government for a geographical area and the forms of government that follow determine whether an area is designated a town, township, borough, city, and on to other forms of land use such as villages. For example the township where I live and volunteer is incorporated and has a population of almost 40,000 residents in 20 square miles, however the city near by is less than 2 square miles and has just under 4,000 residents. Most of us picture a “city” as a major metropolitan area. The borough which adjoins our township has approximately 4,000 residents and is 1 square mile. So a township can be a fully incorporated suburban area containing residences and businesses just the same as other forms of municipalities.

[@EBMisKing]

@@ritirons2726 thanks for the great answer!

[@EBMisKing]

@@ritirons2726 thanks!!

[@EricWhiteTheGamer]

Basically Orange County is kinda like a township to LA as it’s a suburb, I am sure California has it kind of but maybe not Where you are, it’s like a small city insides the county of that bigger city.

[@timplumb21]

They do have a casino up there that they got to cover that's why they have the ladder as well

[@kennethlang5480]

Please do the Independent Hose company #1 of Frederick md. - Maryland's oldest volunteer Fire company.

[@HeroesNextDoor]

We need an invite to make that happen. Send the invite to watchheroesnextdoor@gmail. Include the contact names numbers and a brief description of the station and rigs

[@timplumb21]

Most fire departments in Michigan that aren't big cities like Grand Rapids or Detroit or anything like that what you think would be volunteer stations are actually paid on call guys and they usually have three full-time firemen at on at the station at a time so Plainfield Township has two stations and they have three full-time fireman at each station so there's a b and c Cruise so each station has nine full-time firefighters and the rest are paid on call that's the way it is pretty much and all the fire departments in Michigan the big cities just have a b and c shifts with no paid on call there may be a handful of truly volunteer stations in the entire state

[@CherylBeatrice-j4x]

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