The Worst Response Video Thread

[Quickstep80]

Methinks it's the old strobes vs camera frame.

You're right.


First I thought that during that time span at least one single flash should have been captured by the camera.


Well, at the very end of the video, just when the second police car with that Haensch Movia-D strobe beacon turns, you can see one quick flash.


So my mistake... I assume the throwlights were on.

 

[August Arborists]

Thanks PJH, I figured frame rate, but it just looked weird. Good catch.

 

[Quentin]

Idk if this is the dash cam making it look as if he is going faster than he actually is but I'd be deathly afraid to ride with him.

Video starts skipping around the 1:00 mark so just skip ahead to the 2:20 mark when it does.

I really like this video. if you don't move, i'll move you

 

[TheGatekeeper]

If you think those are bad The Met' was still equipping unmarked cars with Winkworth Gongs (a bell) as their only means of clearing the way until the late 1980s.

They did come in the world since then though.... I wish our French constabulary could say the same... :sad:

 

[lafd55]

Yep...

 

[360 Safety Gear]

I really like this video. if you don't move, i'll move you

I'd be one pissed of passenger I can tell you that, the driving was totally uncalled for. It's cowboys like this that give fire departments a bad rap.

 

[Kd8bao]

I really like this video. if you don't move, i'll move you

Dotted lines on the road aren't supposed to look like ludacris speed from Spacballs. I would pull his driving rights from dept vehicles.

 

[MJDNRP-6885]

Dotted lines on the road aren't supposed to look like ludacris speed from Spacballs.

 

[firefighter7017]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFMQnHGJAkw

 

[unlisted]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFMQnHGJAkw

Well, hes from NY.. Explains the driving.. (watch his other videos..)


Gotta admit, he currently has a SWEET ride...

2012 Ford F150 Raptor

Most of the communications/siren package was repurposed from the 2011 F150 since it was less than a year old.





The vehicle has:


1 Whelen DUO Lightbar


1 Red/white Pegasus interior light bar|


1 Red/white Ion on the dash


4 Red/white ions in the grill


4-All white wide angle Ions in the grill


2-Red/White ions under the rear bumper


2-Red/blue LINZ 6 lites above the rear license plate.


2 All white wide angle Ions under the rear bumper


2-Whelen Red Oval lites on the site air intakes


2-Red/Blue Ions on the running boards


Grover Stutter Horns with compressor and tank.


Whelen Howler Siren


Power Call Siren


Whelen 15 tone Generation 3Alpha Siren


FireTek CAD with light/siren/radio controls


RADIOS:


3 UHF Motorola TRBO Mobiles


1 UHF HYTERA Mobile


1 800 MHz XTL Mobile


1 Low Band CDM 1550 Mobile


Full CAD with radio/light/siren control. Calls come through the CAD for all departments that I cover.

Fire Marshal Trucks-Then and now. | The Suburban Fire Marshal | Andrew J. Brofman

 

[acala91]

The lighting package sucks, but the audible warning? :hail:


Whelen siren with a Howler, a Powercall, and Grover airhorns?

 

[unlisted]

The lighting package sucks, but the audible warning? :hail:

Whelen siren with a Howler, a Powercall, and Grover airhorns?


View attachment 53168

You DO know you missed one right?


Grover Stutter Horns with compressor and tank.


Whelen Howler Siren


Power Call Siren


Whelen 15 tone Generation 3Alpha Siren


:crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:

 

[vc859]

Why is he still responding code 3 after they placed the alarm out of service and said "same problem as before"?

 

[bunnyfurr]

Why is he still responding code 3 after they placed the alarm out of service and said "same problem as before"?

Good question. And why are we blowing stop signs and intersections ??? And apparently blowing your horn and siren in parked parking lot is ok as well for a smoke alarm WOW

 

[firefighter7017]

Good question. And why are we blowing stop signs and intersections ??? And apparently blowing your horn and siren in parked parking lot is ok as well for a smoke alarm WOW

Him blowing intersections and stop signs are why I posted it. He blew the first one with just two blasts of an airhorn. It is a sweet truck though.

 

[lafd55]

The fact that NO siren is ever used qualifies this as a bad response, IMHO.

 

[RyanZ71]

Sometimes police and or fire are requested to approach a location without a siren. Think of it as Code-2 (Get there as soon as you can with no lights/siren) but with the lights.

 

[TheGatekeeper]

Sometimes police and or fire are requested to approach a location without a siren. Think of it as Code-2 (Get there as soon as you can with no lights/siren) but with the lights.

Police alright, but why would FD be asked to respond to a fire without siren ? There is or there is no emergency. I don't get why a fire apparatus would be required to approach an incident in a stealth fashion... But I'm willing to listen to some rationale though !


Back to this vid... Definitely a mixed message... Is this truck responding or is it not ? Its driver doesn't seem to be the most proficient EOD I have ever seen either...


Now, perhaps the siren just died on them, in which case, he's doing pretty good given the circumstance...

 

[TX_Mark]

Police alright, but why would FD be asked to respond to a fire without siren ? There is or there is no emergency. I don't get why a fire apparatus would be required to approach an incident in a stealth fashion... But I'm willing to listen to some rationale though !

Back to this vid... Definitely a mixed message... Is this truck responding or is it not ? Its driver doesn't seem to be the most proficient EOD I have ever seen either...


Now, perhaps the siren just died on them, in which case, he's doing pretty good given the circumstance...

The only time my dept that I was with ran lights with no sirens was if it was an assault and SO wasnt on scene yet, or once we entered a neighborhood early morning/late night. Lights and sirens were ran until about 3/4 away from your call. If it was an assault we would stage at the next street before our destination.

 

[lafd55]

Sometimes police and or fire are requested to approach a location without a siren. Think of it as Code-2 (Get there as soon as you can with no lights/siren) but with the lights.

Usually situations like that it is unsafe for fire/ems personal to respond to the scene and PD may have to clear the scene first. Fire/EMS may respond lights/sirens but when close turn them off and respond routine and to a staging point and not the scene, never lights but no siren. PD may go lights NO siren, but a cop car is a little more maneuverable through traffic then fire apparatus.

 

[lafd55]

The only time my dept that I was with ran lights with no sirens was if it was an assault and SO wasnt on scene yet, or once we entered a neighborhood early morning/late night. Lights and sirens were ran until about 3/4 away from your call. If it was an assault we would stage at the next street before our destination.

We would get EMS calls all the time where people request no lights/siren in the area or no siren. You wouldn't go into a scene until the LE cleared it right?

 

[MtnMan]

Police alright, but why would FD be asked to respond to a fire without siren ? There is or there is no emergency. I don't get why a fire apparatus would be required to approach an incident in a stealth fashion... But I'm willing to listen to some rationale though !

Possibly for a disturbed or suicidal person, hostage situation, etc. That said, I'm guessing the driver in the vid just got stuck in the wrong lane on a non-emergency run.

 

[TX_Mark]

We would get EMS calls all the time where people request no lights/siren in the area or no siren. You wouldn't go into a scene until the LE cleared it right?

If the ems call was requested no lights/sirens and there were no priors of pshyc calls then we would make scene, but if there were priors sometimes we would request LE.

 

[HILO]

Suicidal person, SWAT call out, or at the request of the PD are the common reasons in Dallas for no siren.

 

[litning]

Often times when we are responding to an area with horses / stables, we will not use a siren to protect the lives of those near the horses and other animals. If you are a city guy and have never seen the power of a horse kick, it's hard to understand. One kick by a spooked horse can easily kill a person.

 

[PJH]

Must live in those really way out of the way areas...


We take our horses downtown and use the McDonalds drive thru!

Often times when we are responding to an area with horses / stables, we will not use a siren to protect the lives of those near the horses and other animals. If you are a city guy and have never seen the power of a horse kick, it's hard to understand. One kick by a spooked horse can easily kill a person.

 

[msr510]

Here's one that just screams dangerous.

http://youtu.be/EfqT6T65_4o

The boys in Georgia sure love NASCAR

 

[strobecrazy]

The boys in Georgia sure love NASCAR

Sad thing is, that is how most of them normally drive.

 

[Travelin Man]

How do we know that they weren't clearing from a call and waiting to overtake the intersection when traffic was clear so they could return to quarters?

 

[Tlauden]

We sometimes use no siren, at night in a rural area we can go from the station to the scene and not pass a single vehicle except for others responding to the station.

 

[ac316scu]

You DO know you missed one right?

Grover Stutter Horns with compressor and tank.


Whelen Howler Siren


Power Call Siren


Whelen 15 tone Generation 3Alpha Siren


:crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:

The town he is responding to, Centereach, NY, has similar setups on their chiefs cars, ambulances, and fire police vehicles. It is very annoying at 3 am to hear it all blasting down the road. Also they have to have the worst lighting setup. All sorts of un-synced split fail goodness. I will try to grab a video one of these days.

 

[TX_Mark]

The town he is responding to, Centereach, NY, has similar setups on their chiefs cars, ambulances, and fire police vehicles. It is very annoying at 3 am to hear it all blasting down the road. Also they have to have the worst lighting setup. All sorts of un-synced split fail goodness. I will try to grab a video one of these days.

Like seen here?

 

[PJD642]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFMQnHGJAkw

This really just screams "fail" from the first moment. HE'S NOT BACKED IN TO THE DRIVEWAY!!!! Who taught him to park that way??

 

[JazzDad]

What's that chiming? Forget to put on the seatbelt?

 

[firemedic10584]

This really just screams "fail" from the first moment. HE'S NOT BACKED IN TO THE DRIVEWAY!!!! Who taught him to park that way??

What kind of vehicle is he in?

 

[acala91]

Ford F150 Raptor

 

[ac316scu]

Like seen here?

Exactly

 

[Muxlow]

Seems he dont like to even slow down for stop signs from his other 3 videos.. or red lights.


Truck seems like it would look neat thou

 

[firemedic10584]

Seems he dont like to even slow down for stop signs from his other 3 videos.. or red lights.
Truck seems like it would look neat thou

It seems like he's not a fan of wearing his seatbelt either...much less the whole stopping, or even slowing down for stop signs / red lights! It's only a matter of time before it catches up with him unfortunately! Hopefully he doesn't kill someone! :nono:

 

[Sparky_911]

How do we know that they weren't clearing from a call and waiting to overtake the intersection when traffic was clear so they could return to quarters?

Ive seen the complete opposite in Missouri...BRTs running full tilt, siren only and no lights thru a busy commercial/residential area. Not stopping for lights and causing serious "wake" in front and behind him in all directions. Visual is always better than audible IMO.