What's It Like Being a Firefighter? | Inside The London Fire Brigade

[@spilledmaxdog9567]

I’m a firefighter in the US, it’s always interesting to see how other departments do things! Be safe 👌🏻

[@fabischiwoppek3827]

As a German firefighter I totally agree with you, there are always new things to learn and seeing how other departments/countries handle same scenarios in different ways. Stay safe 💪👨‍🚒

[@joeandrews7329]

@@fabischiwoppek3827 The brigade are out on call lots of times!. From Joe. X

[@joeandrews7329]

@@fabischiwoppek3827 This was filmed in 2017. From Joe. X

[@umhello]

Yeah, the firefighters in the UK seem to take a while to begin their attack . I was noticing that

[@looneytune6955]

God bless these lads and lasses. The situations these people put themselves in for our safety is to be admired.

[@joeandrews7329]

Fire engines are red, and their pincers are hydraulically powered by generators. From Joe. X

[@dereckjtbear2175]

Bringing back some Chilling memories As a retired ex-firefighter with A London fire brigade training of the 1980's, 🙏 Technology has greatly improved all round from vehicles, equipment to fireman's gear.👍

[@joeandrews7329]

Lesley Sharp is narrating the series from 2017. From Joe. X

[@mrT-i9q]

i bet phyiscal tests where easy in them days i have seen lots of changes in l f b in last 40 years

[@joeandrews7329]

@@mrT-i9q You mean the London fire brigade.

[@mrT-i9q]

@@joeandrews7329 l f b london fire brigade dose it make any difference fact

[@Naturelady-rf5zx]

whenever I see a fire engine I say a little prayer to Brigid Goddess of fire to keep them safe.

[@joeandrews7329]

Red machines. From Joe. X

[@GrandmasAshess]

Big love to the Fire Brigade. Brave souls. I hope someone is watching over you keeping you all safe❤️ Probably the most life threatening out of all the emergency responses… Nice to see an insight into the fire brigade for a change.

[@joeandrews7329]

The 999 call sends them out. From Joe. X

[@jackharrison6771]

Our Fire & Rescue crews are brilliant; I've never known a bad one. I think there should be a mandatory prison for anyone attacking them on shouts and hoax calls. And time wasters should be billed - Isn't their job dangerous enough?

[@barryking7384]

fair play to them ⭐️🤲🏾

[@davidhoins4588]

Grenfell showed nothing but lack of proper communication,lack of proper fire fighting equipment, racism, violence and hate towards female fire fighters, time to forget the pr videos, tear it down,start over with properly trained fully equipped fire fighters and stop the London pr stunt that's nothing more than a pathic British flag waving nonsense

[@danielelise7348]

How many do you know?🤔

[@jackharrison6771]

@@danielelise7348 Quite a few, over 40yrs or so.

[@888ssss]

they discriminate against men, making them work an extra ten years more than a female for retirement ?

[@christurner1427]

That was just what it was like, did this for 27 years and most days were good, not predictable that's the best aspect of this job. And the pension is great, retire at 52 and you are still healthy enough to have a good life. I am glade to see they have some good kit at last. Best wishes for all of the boys and girls now serving. Keep it moist.

[@joeandrews7329]

The robot wars machine Tornado was like a fire engine in the extreme warriors series 2 USA/UK international championships episode. By hearing the 999 call, getting round the traffic and to the emergency by winning the trophy!. He was in it's series 5 module before remodelling for series 6. From Joe. X

[@elizaann1888]

How lucky are we to have these brave souls. x Great video, very enlightening.

[@joeandrews7329]

BA's are important for them. From Joe. X

[@trob0914]

Interesting to see the standard procedures of the LFB. I’m kind of shocked at seeing non SCBA firefighters and officers so close or inside a structure fire,also I didn’t notice any packed up firefighters wearing hoods. The procedures are definitely different than U.S. SOPs that I’m use to seeing. God speed and Stay Safe, LFB!!

[@timk.2381]

Then look at some fire departments in the us. They also use no SCBA during overhaul. like New York, Detroit, etc.

[@joeandrews7329]

@@timk.2381 Fire engine airport machines are "cobras". From Joe. X

[@ianatstanage]

I joined the Battersea Red Watch in 1979. The station looks the same, but the kit is so much better nowadays. Great days.

[@joeandrews7329]

45 years now. From Joe. X

[@dmc41987]

My dad was Acton Blue Watch

[@joeandrews7329]

@@dmc41987 Acton is London. From Joe. X

[@dtb4394]

18:43 A wrong move, even after arriving at Hospital can still end in someone becoming disabled. I was caught in a property fire once. Closest thing to Hell on earth I have ever experienced. In a heartbeat you cannot see your hand in front of your face for black smoke. The heat and smoke affects every part of your body. Externally and internally. Forget about trying to breath properly until you can get away from the smoke. If you cannot get out, in a matter of seconds you become confused and disorientated. Always, always have working smoke alarms and an escape plan. Prevention, is a great defence against fire too. Surge protection for plugs and electrical devices is a must also. Most fire departments offer free home safety checks last I heard.

[@krashd]

How did Joe miss this comment?

[@user-jl1vb5qy3g]

Can u guys bring back more episodes of this

[@joeandrews7329]

Not easy to find. From Joe. X

[@siy8230]

I wanted a fireman's pole from my bedroom down to the lounge when I was a kid 😂

[@joeandrews7329]

No chance!. From Joe. X

[@siy8230]

​@joeandrews7329 that's what my folks said 😢😂😂😂

[@joeandrews7329]

@@siy8230 Lesley Sharp is narrating the episodes. From Joe. X

[@FullyEpic]

keep it up love these videos.

[@joeandrews7329]

Not forgetting the 999 episodes from series 10 in 1998 about the west midlands fire school uploaded by DoctorVision. From Joe. X

[@charonstyxferryman]

Tammy, the firefighter "Me *being small* comes in handy a lot when it comes to fit into small holes. We are glorified burglars half the time, and there's always a small windows or a small gap to fit through or throwing someone over a fence, you know, *that's always me* Tammy's humour is British humour when it's the best. Regards a Dane.

[@joeandrews7329]

Sliding along poles ensure gloves needed to stop hand blisters.

[@johnwaller2886]

Oops! a smoker ! that completes the triangle of fire, cut out any of the three, and one would be quite safe

[@joeandrews7329]

Never easy to find the cause!. From Joe. X

[@jeanniecampbell1374]

what a great video ...I was fixed on every frame what a Great bunch of people and well filmed too ..thanks for down loading ..AMAZING WORK THEY DO ,,loved those french students too .

[@joeandrews7329]

Their coach set ablaze!. From Joe. X

[@alex-internetlubber]

Comparing this to FDNY is funny, just how different they are personality wise

[@joeandrews7329]

Keep your distance when tackling emergencies, best not to get in each other's way!. From Joe. X

[@joeandrews7329]

Fire brigade pincer sets are hydraulically powered. And they're operated by generators. From Joe. X

[@joeandrews7329]

Another word for the fire brigade is the fire school. From Joe. X

[@Elizabeth-rh1hl]

Hoarding that risks fires should be legally prohibited given the risk to others.

[@joeandrews7329]

2017 this is filmed around. From Joe. X

[@nickdavison9771]

"After your first fire you have to buy some nice cakes" 🤣 Good work guys, good work...

[@joeandrews7329]

Not really, loads more rescue missions required first!. From Joe. X

[@rigorrmortis5983]

If the fire fighter in the thumbnail responded ide set myself on fire

[@joeandrews7329]

Emergency services.

[@rkl233]

I've only ever had to call them once fortunately hope i never have to call them again but when I moved in to the house I'm in now had a very very old cooker which i turned on to warm it up to cook food 5 minutes later i could hear spitting opened the oven flame shot out to the wall but never stuck fortunately so called them evacuated my house 2 fire engines turned up at which point the thing had put itself out turns out was a tiny bit of bacon fat but thank fuck they reassured me i hadn't wasted their time they were there when I needed them

[@joeandrews7329]

Commanders use white helmets. From Joe. X

[@rkl233]

@@joeandrews7329 tah

[@TheRyskwic]

When is this footage from? I was under the impression that LFB is using the brown/yellow uniforms, not the navy one anymore...

[@johnnybartlett7967]

I think this show was from like mid 2010s

[@conortreslove-hayes205]

Filmed in 2016/ 2017, got the newer uniform a year or two later

[@joeandrews7329]

Lesley Sharp's narrating the series. From Joe. X

[@ChristopherOneill-z2s]

Hi there from Blantyre burnbak

[@joeandrews7329]

A new recruit joined in this episode. From Joe. X

[@izaacbarnard5061]

love the videos just subed

[@joeandrews7329]

Lesley Sharp narrates the programme. From Joe. X

[@aportman58]

Firefighters around the kitchen station is no different than around American fire station kitchen tables! Firefighters all the same!

[@joeandrews7329]

The cook is a person recruits must obey!. From Joe. X

[@grahammaguire404]

"Oi wheres the fackin bog roll " said a voice in the early hours of the morning, the Indian meal they ate for evening mealtime had done its job much to the disapproval of the firefighters " Ring Piece"😂

[@joeandrews7329]

Nobody knows this, a firehouse heat temperature inside is 3,000 degrees centigrade!. From Joe. X

[@sherman4970]

THE best job in the world .👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@joeandrews7329]

Never easy!. From Joe. X

[@ChristopherOneill-z2s]

Verry hood firefighter and good video serious to from Christopher O'neill in scotland 🇬🇧 and i like the e.ergincy programes traffic cops and plice interceptors Nd psramedics amablencecs to verry goos indid❤😊

[@joeandrews7329]

Every situation is essential!. From Joe. X

[@johnbev2336]

Hoarding is an issue, if it is or it could cause a fire, the fire brigade should not just assess risk to property but should have insurance adequate to protect life or property

[@joeandrews7329]

The real 999 thing!. From Joe. X

[@epictetus8028]

Surprised to see that new firefighter not say "sir" when talking to the guy with the two impellers.

[@joeandrews7329]

Mister is another word!. From Joe. X

[@dereckjtbear2175]

I agree,Not much respect shown for a seasoned fire officer a Sir would cost nothing but it's another Gen with all BS.

[@joeandrews7329]

@@dereckjtbear2175 BA's give crew men 45 minutes of air. From Joe. X

[@welderguy1]

Watch London's burning great series

[@joeandrews7329]

During WW1+2. From joe. X

[@chopracer]

the overly dramatic music because theres a bus on fire killed me lmfao

[@joeandrews7329]

French kids they were!.

[@donnataylor572]

It is wrong to do hoxe calls. This could be taking them away from real emergency calls and save lives.❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@joeandrews7329]

Wrong moves!.

[@alexandercritchlow3112]

Those that suffer from hoarding have the government not thought about offering them discount payments at storage facilitys

[@joeandrews7329]

If they wait too long a price is paid!. From Joe. X

[@krashd]

They would just fill up the storage facility as well, hoarders will use up any space you give them.

[@andraskarsai8501]

What was a lit cigarette doing in a drawer?

[@2sik_UK]

He was saving it incase it is worth something in the future

[@joeandrews7329]

@@2sik_UK Silly man!. From Joe. X

[@2sik_UK]

@@joeandrews7329 i don't remember writing that but it made me laugh reading it back 😂 so shit reply its funny

[@joeandrews7329]

@@2sik_UK Senseless humans can be!. From Joe. X

[@thenoblenemesis9758]

4:13 it’s captain America!

[@TheSteamDoggo]

Paul would benefit from a good old british car boot sale

[@joeandrews7329]

Boot sales aren't my ticket here!.

[@stephensails]

What kind of hell is that office!

[@joeandrews7329]

London fire brigade. From Joe. X

[@robnewman6101]

Great Plauge & Fires of London. Fireman Sam.

[@joeandrews7329]

A tv series that was!. From Joe. X

[@robnewman6101]

Thanks.

[@joeandrews7329]

@@robnewman6101 Another show on You Tube you'd look at is 999 with Michael Buerk from 1998 with the west midlands fire school recruits and follow their story from course 497 uploaded by DoctorVision. From Joe. X

[@joeandrews7329]

@@robnewman6101 Also 999 and Blues and twos were tv series!. From Joe. X

[@davidjohn2663]

branch lines , feel the knots...

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

"Longest way in... shortest way out". I Never used a guide line "in anger" in 30 years in the job... apart from at the training school.

[@joeandrews7329]

The rescues are essential!. From Joe. X

[@CottonMichael-v8s]

Hackett Divide

[@Badger-w8u]

You firefighters earn EVERY £ you get , thank you .

[@joeandrews7329]

Especially on their missions!. From Joe. X

[@ranjitsian5481]

Good work 👍

[@joeandrews7329]

Those guys need smelly-vision!. From Joe. X

[@benjaminnilsson8004]

Where is episode 1??

[@joeandrews7329]

Lesley Sharp narrates the series. From Joe. X

[@officially-ROB]

Picked up an Oz of coke of a firefighter from Ealing fire station in 2007 hahaha

[@joeandrews7329]

17 years ago.

[@ryangoddard4841]

whats funny i was in batsea yesteday lol!

[@joeandrews7329]

Battersea. From Joe. X

[@DaltonDempsey-c8f]

Alejandrin Gateway

[@WhiskeyGulf71]

I can’t stand watching how the fire service works nowadays ! Ten guys standing around whilst one sprays water on the one thing that isn’t burning. In 1975 I was trapped in a burning public house that caught fire in the early hours of the morning, the pub was located in a village at least five miles away from a fire station, three crews arrived from different fire stations & set about getting me & my family out alive using just ladders, axes & a very limited water supply, as well as being rescued, the three story building, built in 1904, which was ravaged by the fire was saved & still stands today. Had that same fire happened today, I would be dead for sure & the building would have been lost.

[@joeandrews7329]

49 years ago.

[@daynatorngren7699]

Prank callers should be fined.

[@lissie8602]

Yes ill admit im a hoarder and have had fire service come tell me the risk of hoarding ive also had a small flat fire and they save my flat

[@joeandrews7329]

Dark corridors are traps. From Joe. X

[@lovepositivethinker]

stop fire is better for the health i think

[@joeandrews7329]

Fire's dangerous!. From Joe. X

[@LavonnaDabney-e2w]

Mertie Bridge

[@MichikoDern-w5v]

Bode Point

[@austinprieto2762]

does Europe not Verticle Vent?

[@rampage2477]

its not really a thing in the UK

[@NehemiahEvelyn-w6d]

Kerluke Manors

[@ashleyhoward8926]

9:30 It's never, ever a Truck

[@tba8241]

We don't call them Trucks,they're Pumps

[@joeandrews7329]

Pump engines, turntable ladders and hydraulic platforms are fire brigade vehicles. From Joe. X

[@ShelbyFahrenkrug-g9f]

Beier Cliffs

[@CarrollHinkle-e4i]

Kane Key

[@Ck7479]

Landon colcolan nice 😁

[@joeandrews7329]

Like the TV series "casualty". From Joe. X

[@III.Jennifer]

4533 Garrick Spurs

[@DavidBarahona-y5y]

Mayert Course

[@JenniferLewis-b1f]

Beahan Park

[@Kbats733]

About or right turn?🤷

[@joeandrews7329]

Locate the right 1!. From Joe. X

[@HazlittNina]

1921 Zelda Villages

[@GertrudeEgan-w5q]

Alize Meadow

[@SkaMaRtiSt1991]

Were ey loisence!!!

[@joeandrews7329]

Call is given, they are off!. From Joe. X

[@robnewman6101]

19th, 20th & 21st Centuries Emergency Services. Fire & Rescue.

[@joeandrews7329]

Hoses are long!. From Joe. X

[@SherryThomas-b3u]

Einar Greens

[@robnewman6101]

Jupiter 999 from WP over. WP go ahead, from Jupiter 999 over. Fire at Pontypandy Fire Station over.

[@joeandrews7329]

Fireman Sam's engines. From Joe. X

[@SEPK09]

Hoarding, surely a mental health issue !!!

[@louisemerriman1079]

Selfish gets

[@JoseSmith-f9o]

Jenifer Estates

[@MarieLoughlin-t2u]

Adonis Street

[@TeresaMiller-y7i]

Amy Rest

[@JoeZUGOOLA]

Hello I'm sorry, you're hoarding is a fire risk

[@joeandrews7329]

A danger to every person in London!. From Joe. X

[@jonsmith233]

Do female firefighter get there own sleeping area as u never get to see where they sleep

[@enderwolfg1033]

In the UK it’s a 12 hour shift so they don’t usually sleep

[@azul8811]

@@enderwolfg1033 Aren’t the shifts in the LFB, O930 to 2000 hours, and 2000 hours to 0930 hours? If so, what would be the point of not having bunks for those working on the night tours?

[@joeandrews7329]

The lady firefighters level is increasing. From Joe. X

[@Mus-Doc]

Similar to obesity. "My body my choice" until it becomes a massive tax payer issue putting pressure on the public health or fire service. Then the tone changes to my right to healthcare my right to the fire service. It's never "my responsibility to myself and the greater public"

[@naomimoran5564]

Hoarding more often then not IS a mental health disorder, Fix the health system

[@Mus-Doc]

@@naomimoran5564 the healthcare system is under tremendous burden often due to preventable diseases, and injuries. If these individuals took responsibility for their health, the system would be able to assist those who have issues that are not due to poor patient health responsibility such as those with genetic diseases, spontaneous cancers etc.

[@joeandrews7329]

Real rescues!. From Joe. X

[@michaelchaplin6695]

Not worth working for them on minimum wage, I applied for a role and they never even replied to me because I stated I USE TO SUFFER WITH DEPRESSION but am all good now, don't apply don't fight for Britain war, fire this place never gives fuck all back just take take take

[@joeandrews7329]

Blue lights stand for emergency services!. From Joe. X

[@888ssss]

the woman firefighter gets to retire 10 years earlier than her male counterparts - why is that discrimination allowed ?

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

They aren't allowed to retire early. What DID piss me off was when I was in the job, you had to work 15 years before you got your final pay increment (or long service pay). I did my fifteen years... and almost exactly on the day when I received my first long service increment, the government decided that "the long service increment was discriminatory against women" and so decided that EVERYONE got the increment after their first 4 years... meaning me and lots of others had lost out on a LOT of pay that we'd all had to wait 15 years for... then when we finally got there EVERYONE was given it !!! For myself it equated to nearly £15,000 in lost pay, and that was at 1980s/90s prices !!!

[@joeandrews7329]

@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 Very wrong!. From Joe. X

[@Ultra-t3o]

Npc

[@geordiejones2]

Not sure this is a job for a Doris.

[@joeandrews7329]

The call's out, out they go!. From Joe. X

[@NahaMoni-o8w]

Gaylord Flat

[@SA-ff9uc]

Fireman, not firefighter.

[@davepowell7168]

Female fireman? Times change

[@2sik_UK]

Idiot, when your house catches fire and a woman turns up im pretty sure you should probably respect and appreciate them, fireman came from when it was just men, im pretty sure you wouldn't like people calling you the opposite gender

[@mrarmyant2014]

@@davepowell7168 shouldnt exist.

[@roychivers8134]

FIRE FIGHTER......BOTH..

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

@@davepowell7168 Firewomen.

[@thesmallnotesduo]

"But you're a girl". Always Sunny in Philadelphia

[@joeandrews7329]

Ladies are firefighters!. From joe. X

[@markdarby1529]

tell the French to stay in France pls

[@tatsnneeps341]

Horrible ain't they? 😂

[@peterallen2904]

You’re the horrible one.

[@joeandrews7329]

@@tatsnneeps341 Sissy!. From Joe. X

[@krashd]

Slugs like you are why the world laughs at us, Mark.

[@markdarby1529]

@@krashdI snort slugs of your mums minge mate

[@martinvazquez8707]

They need to get water on the fire when they get there in the first place this is not how you fight fire!!

[@adamatch9624]

Oh you a firefighter? Where from? How long? Any special training?

[@joeandrews7329]

@@adamatch9624 Start at the top, work your way down!. From Joe. X

[@leehawk7068]

Watching the part about women firefighters and what she said about people being surprised or making comments about seeing women fjrefighters I'm surprised in this day n age that I'm in the UK that this is even an issue or even a surprise for me I say good on then they are just as capable as men I been living in another country for last 15 years and here I am not surprised people make sexist comments they seem to still be living in the 13th century where it's seriously rare to see a woman firefighter or as a taxi driver or driving any form of public transport hell some men still think a woman's place is at home washing dishes and cleaning house or pushing pens in some office

[@waterproof_teabags3592]

Males have more muscle mass and the ability to lift and carry more. In emergencies I'm not sure how a female will be able to carry a heavy man

[@bw630veisto8]

@@waterproof_teabags3592 Yet women have been nurses since the beginning of medicine and have been perfectly capable of handling bodies. Women might be smaller, but they're not weak. Big muscular men can't lift infinitely heavier and heavier people either. This is why co-operation has been invented. A little helping hand, in a job, where team effort is required, is better than having to prove your "worth". Now tell everyone how you're so much better than women.

[@waterproof_teabags3592]

@BW630 Veisto nurses always operate in a team environment and now days always operate in a safe area where they always have control and equipment to help them without many risks to themselves . Fire fighters are much different, they don't always have control of the situations and have to drag and help alot of unconscious people without equipment and the help of fellow fire-fighters. So now quote me where I said I'm better ?

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

Woman shouldn't be in the job... That was when it started going down hill. They took away a LOT of the entry requirements in the 1990s. "Minimum height" was discriminatory, basic strength tests "favoured males". Merseyside where this was filmed ended up employing a number of short arses, including women around 5 ft tall who could NOT reach the equipment in the top shelves of the lockers.... so at a cost of over 1 million pounds to the taxpayer, the equipment stowage on the ENTIRE fleet of engines was adapted to have special "drop down shelves" so the midgets could reach the equipment on them.... The "seven dwaves" had difficulty climbing up into the cabs and so as the fire authority replaced the fleet of engines in phases, all the new engines had to have expensive "drop down" pneumatic suspensions fitted to lower the cab steps so they could climb in. I kid you not !!! They even had 2 women who were so short that the standard BA sets, with their adjustable backplates, could not be shortened enough to fit their tiny female frames and so at CONSIDERABLE public cost the brigade commisioned the manufacturers (Draeger of Germany) to build two specially adapted BA sets to be personally issued to the two women in question !!! I worked with a number of the women and it was often embarrasing watching them struggling with heavy equipment or jammed couplings, and if you offered to help you'd be scowled at for being "patronising". "The Job" went to ratshit after all that. I await the day when they fit hydraulic "chair lifts" to the fire engine crew cabs, because after all, who are you or I to step on the dreams of a wheelchair bound paraplegic who wants to be a fireman? Take me back to these days.

[@joeandrews7329]

More ladies are firefighters!. From Joe. X

[@hilaryyoumans7187]

44791 Kathleen Club

[@Nycmade_]

Crazy to see other depts work. I see no dept is more fierce then the FDNY. These guys were doing nothing at that fire

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

Its the way the UK fire Brigade appears to have gone. If there's no fire risk, or danger of fire spread they just leave it to burn... In my day you got your arse kicked and were told to "get in there!!!".

[@krashd]

Would that be the same FDNY that had hundreds of firefighters just standing around in a lobby on 9/11? That FDNY?

[@HaggaiMalcolm]

87476 Daniel Trafficway