Really interesting to see. Thank you to all fire service personnel (worldwide) for the amazing work you do. Risking your lives to save ours. True heroes.
Hello and thanks for the video. May I ask, why do British fire brigades keep their hose rolled up? I was a fireman for 21 years in Pennsylvania (USA) and we have hose preconnected to our engines. We can get the first hose line in operation and flowing water in less than 2 minutes. I have seen a number of videos of Europe fire services and it seems like most of Europe does this
In europe they use booster lines as their initial attack line and if needed the 45mm hose can be connected. The booster lines as initial attacks can be set up quicker than 2 mins and allows water to be on the fire quickly, and for most smaller fires it is all that is needed. The tidy up afterwards is much quicker.
The 19mm hose-reel tubing is always connected via the reel to the tank & pump.. Centrifugal fire pumps here, incorporate a peripheral impellor, which boosts pressure by 3-4 times. A main jet operating at 10 bar (150psi) would mean the hose-reel delivers at 33 bar ( 500psi). 99% of fires are dealt with using the high pressure hose-reel. A tank may last 20 minutes, rather than say, under minutes from a main jet. Flaked hose may also be carried as seen on n US apparatus, but it is seldom used. Typically 20 lengths of rolled hose, mainly 70mm with some 45mm to be used at the branch ( nozzle). Hope this helps.
its a terrible one. In real life you'd always have 2-3 FFs carrying one, and it certainly wouldnt be like that. This is just to gauge your physical ability in a fireground setting, not actual skill
It's for safety on the fire ground, as a firefighter myself I understand why this can be confusing, it's so we don't trip over a hose or other piece of equipment that we can't see, so in summary, it's for safety
why is there running involved in the candidate test. there should never be running on the fire ground to many trip and other hazards we walk with a purpose not run so why simulate it in a test to see if you are fit to be a fire fighter
She would never have passed my physical fitness test, I took to get hired. We used real weight, and full size dummies. The problem isn’t here. Sometime in the future, she may need to rescue a fellow firefighter in full gear, under fire conditions. Sorry to say, 98% of women are not strong enough for the demands of the job.
This is a Vo2 assessment used across many UK FRS. Entrapment/rescue training is separate. 100% of female Firefighters I've come across are more than capable 👍
This test was scientifically tested before introduction I was involved in the testing, using real firefighters of varying ages and gender, I’d like to see some of you keyboard warriors completing whilst wearing full fire kit
Physical strength tests in the UK fire service recruitment process, precluded even the fittest of women. The grip strength test ( carried out on each hand individually) in particular , was therefore deemed sexist & it was abolished nationally. Not surprisingly, many women now pass the process. As a man I could still easily pass the grip test aged 56 just prior to retirement. Men & women also age quite differently in a physical sense. As a recruit, I weighed 82kg & some men were lighter but one of us weighed 99kg & yet we all had to individually pick each other up from the floor (drill M4) also carry down a 45' ladder. No one, but no one, ever dragged anyone anywhere. I believe there are more drag nowadays though.
She didn't look weak, she carried the hose, ect, and ran perfectly well. And at a real fire one would hardly actually do all that one after the other, unless only one firefighter was on the engine.
Really interesting to see. Thank you to all fire service personnel (worldwide) for the amazing work you do. Risking your lives to save ours. True heroes.
3:58 picking the casualty dummy up by the head 😂. I understand it’s just a fitness test but that was hilarious.
She just made it by 1 second, fair play.
With some clever editing on the last 2 shuttles.
😮
Hoping to be doing this soon 🙏
👍
Hope you made it and you’re a firefighter now x
I can't wait to join,,
The problem is 5 years later very few can pass these tests
brings back memories of all the physical agility tests I did.....they'll kick anyones butt..
Question do you need to walk on the hose reel or can you run it out beacuse i know you walk the rest but xan we run on the hose reel
I have been to 2 fire stations befor
Since she is wearing a white helmet i would hazard a guess she is very competent and been ff for a long time
She probably out ranks the guy timing her
What's the weight of the hoses?
about 15kg
just did this today...
I really want to do this
Hello and thanks for the video. May I ask, why do British fire brigades keep their hose rolled up?
I was a fireman for 21 years in Pennsylvania (USA) and we have hose preconnected to our engines. We can get the first hose line in operation and flowing water in less than 2 minutes. I have seen a number of videos of Europe fire services and it seems like most of Europe does this
In europe they use booster lines as their initial attack line and if needed the 45mm hose can be connected. The booster lines as initial attacks can be set up quicker than 2 mins and allows water to be on the fire quickly, and for most smaller fires it is all that is needed. The tidy up afterwards is much quicker.
The 19mm hose-reel tubing is always connected via the reel to the tank & pump.. Centrifugal fire pumps here, incorporate a peripheral impellor, which boosts pressure by 3-4 times. A main jet operating at 10 bar (150psi) would mean the hose-reel delivers at 33 bar ( 500psi). 99% of fires are dealt with using the high pressure hose-reel. A tank may last 20 minutes, rather than say, under minutes from a main jet.
Flaked hose may also be carried as seen on n US apparatus, but it is seldom used. Typically 20 lengths of rolled hose, mainly 70mm with some 45mm to be used at the branch ( nozzle). Hope this helps.
They all like me
It's called hose-reel branch.
Just hose reel. The branch is just the bit on the end
You’d call it a hose reel as the whole thing. A hose reel branch would just be the beach itself
Youl see me next year
Have u done it
How did it go?
What is a weight off the hoses ??
Glad they use a 55kg dummy…That’s a great representation of society. Hope they never have to rescue an adult.
my guy yh
its a terrible one. In real life you'd always have 2-3 FFs carrying one, and it certainly wouldnt be like that. This is just to gauge your physical ability in a fireground setting, not actual skill
Hmm and yet they do.
My thoughts exactly 🤣 like injured people arent usuall, the 80-90 kg dudes
Be doing this next month hopefully I can’t wait
What is I move aggressively would it be considered inappropriate
Great Fires of London.
Fireman Sam.
This seems way too easy... I bet I could do this in less than 9 minutes, 8 if I am allowed to have my own pace for carrying the lines
Trust me , as n instructor arrogance like that will cause you to fail
Who weighs 55 kg ? 12 years old kid?
exactly
Replicates dragging someone
@@ducky169 yes, an 8 1/2 stone kid.My newfoundland dog weighed more than that.
Seems odd to not allow running
It's for safety on the fire ground, as a firefighter myself I understand why this can be confusing, it's so we don't trip over a hose or other piece of equipment that we can't see, so in summary, it's for safety
Wow
Fire man sam what I'm a fan of you
Your so cool
is that it?
why is there running involved in the candidate test. there should never be running on the fire ground to many trip and other hazards we walk with a purpose not run so why simulate it in a test to see if you are fit to be a fire fighter
Maybe in the US. In the UK we run where appropriate.
She would never have passed my physical fitness test, I took to get hired. We used real weight, and full size dummies. The problem isn’t here. Sometime in the future, she may need to rescue a fellow firefighter in full gear, under fire conditions. Sorry to say, 98% of women are not strong enough for the demands of the job.
This is a Vo2 assessment used across many UK FRS. Entrapment/rescue training is separate. 100% of female Firefighters I've come across are more than capable 👍
Their white helmet disagrees with you.
This test was scientifically tested before introduction I was involved in the testing, using real firefighters of varying ages and gender, I’d like to see some of you keyboard warriors completing whilst wearing full fire kit
@@Pphoxinus and mine disagrees with you.
Physical strength tests in the UK fire service recruitment process, precluded even the fittest of women. The grip strength test ( carried out on each hand individually) in particular , was therefore deemed sexist & it was abolished nationally. Not surprisingly, many women now pass the process. As a man I could still easily pass the grip test aged 56 just prior to retirement. Men & women also age quite differently in a physical sense. As a recruit, I weighed 82kg & some men were lighter but one of us weighed 99kg & yet we all had to individually pick each other up from the floor (drill M4) also carry down a 45' ladder. No one, but no one, ever dragged anyone anywhere. I believe there are more drag nowadays though.
Ha ha
Easy
Obviously made easier so women can pass
Not that easy and at least it is job focused. There are a lot of men who couldn’t do it
Shame the standard got lowered to allow weak unfit people into the job! It's embarrassing!!
She didn't look weak, she carried the hose, ect, and ran perfectly well. And at a real fire one would hardly actually do all that one after the other, unless only one firefighter was on the engine.
She is a boss clearly so she has made the grade for a long time.