999 Blue light run following fire engine to single car RTC..

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  • @damianc7692
    @damianc7692 Před 2 lety +27

    Totally respect the fire engine driver; superb driving at speed in the conditions. That grey rental van should have been sent on driver awareness course for blocking you for that long! I’m surprised you’re so disciplined on using your horn in addition to the sirens.

    • @peteroconnell8764
      @peteroconnell8764 Před rokem +1

      I see where your coming from but He thought the siren was from the fire truck, it was only when the cam car went to the side so that the van could see him in the mirror that he realised there was a second emergency vehicle

  • @alanhutchins4233
    @alanhutchins4233 Před 2 lety +39

    Whoever was driving the fire engine is who I want driving if I ever have need of the fire service. Excellent job.

    • @Spray_UK
      @Spray_UK Před 2 lety

      Yeah wait until they get into a town

    • @Pobsta-de7hb
      @Pobsta-de7hb Před rokem

      Well it sure as hell beats the milkman just having a go in one for a laugh, of course it is who we all want to drive if we need them, all of the drivers are trained and awesome.

  • @mylo3126
    @mylo3126 Před 2 lety +16

    There’s a certain pleasure in watching a Wrl getting her head on the way to a call. Fair play to the driver he kept the momentum up which is no easy thing on a14 ton fire appliance . I used to have to grimace getting caught behind a lighter ambulance attending the same call as you never could carry the same speed through junctions , corners , lights etc and with the best will in the world it took a while to get the speed up again !
    Ah happy days !! Retired seven years and still miss the runs on blue & twos. 👨‍🚒

  • @michellehawkins7840
    @michellehawkins7840 Před 2 lety +12

    So impressive how both drivers handle the road conditions at the same time keep up the good work your do 😊👍

  • @specialandroid1603
    @specialandroid1603 Před 2 lety +3

    I like that the horn is off when stuck behind traffic at lights.

  • @thehighwaycowboy2822
    @thehighwaycowboy2822 Před 2 lety +2

    Driver of that pump did a superb job

  • @Choober65
    @Choober65 Před rokem +2

    DAMN Those fire engines have some poke! When seconds count.

  • @paulhedges4778
    @paulhedges4778 Před 2 lety +3

    People moaing or laughing at how many polis there or fire engines....all we see is a dash cam video, we have no idea what's going on or anything, all we can be grateful for is our emergency services our NHS and our armed forces (land, sea, air)

  • @Hsksjdhaj
    @Hsksjdhaj Před 2 lety +2

    Awesome video ! Lovely response like usual

  • @kelvinbeckley2118
    @kelvinbeckley2118 Před 2 lety +4

    Love watching your videos around bracknell, joining scas in Jan and have requested to be your neighbour at the ambulance station, so love to see the reactions on roads I will likely be responding on too

    • @EmergencydriveUK
      @EmergencydriveUK  Před rokem +1

      Hey did you get to bracknell, what's it like now? I have retired but I bet the roads are still as troublesome as they ever were....

    • @kelvinbeckley2118
      @kelvinbeckley2118 Před rokem +1

      @@EmergencydriveUK hey, yeah I went to bracknell, the driving was... interesting to say the least, however after a few months I decided the situations we face daily are not more me and my mental health deteriorated massively so I stepped away, happy retirement!

    • @EmergencydriveUK
      @EmergencydriveUK  Před rokem +2

      @@kelvinbeckley2118 you need to look after your mental health, it might have looked like the ideal job but sometimes you have to accept that the role is making you ill. It takes a strong character to do your role in the ambo and I am pleased that you identified your own needs. Take care whatever you are doing now.

  • @kitkatmccabe
    @kitkatmccabe Před 2 lety +3

    When I see drivers in videos like this who are slow to move I have to think why don't our emergency services have a rumbler siren to get people and drivers to move more quickly out of the way especially if they have loud music or headphones in?

  • @nemisisbenn5774
    @nemisisbenn5774 Před 2 lety +11

    Noteworthy that the response car driver only used wah-wahs when necessary, unlike many who turn them on and forget. Well done.

    • @iamadamowen
      @iamadamowen Před 2 lety

      Interesting thought. I'd always be very careful given Alan Armsden (Executor of the Estate of Rachael Cheesewright, Deceased) v Kent Police (2009).

    • @mammadtori3964
      @mammadtori3964 Před 2 lety

      I've seen ambulance drivers just running around with all lights flashing and having no mission :)

    • @EmergencydriveUK
      @EmergencydriveUK  Před 2 lety +8

      I am not familiar with the case mentioned but assume that a police car hit someone whilst on a call and did not have his siren on. You should note that I use the siren where ever I believe there is a need based on a risk assessment at that time such as but not limited too
      Slow moving traffic
      Traffic that may over take
      30 mph roads when approaching junctions or hidden drive ways
      Anywhere where pedestrians are .
      I won't have my siren on if there is no one to hear it.

    • @iamadamowen
      @iamadamowen Před 2 lety +3

      The thrust of the case was indeed the use of sirens during a blue light response. The road was curved and there was a side junction. A lady pulled out of the side road as she was unable to see the approaching police car and was killed in the collision. The court held that had the sirens been on she might not have done so.
      I'm just unhappy with the comment "turn them on and forget." There are good reasons why sirens are left on.

    • @OwenBenGaming
      @OwenBenGaming Před 2 lety +1

      Disagree with the “turn them on and forget” however I do agree that many have them on when it’s not necessary, as a response driver myself I only use sirens where my dynamic risk assessment dictates that I do

  • @BucksBlueLightVids
    @BucksBlueLightVids Před 2 lety +2

    Great video mate

  • @MichaelLKW-Fahrer
    @MichaelLKW-Fahrer Před 2 lety +9

    People really don't check for a 2nd blue light vehicle. .

    • @EmergencydriveUK
      @EmergencydriveUK  Před 2 lety +8

      You might notice that the second responder will try to always use a different tone on the siren, hoping that traffic might hear its different and realise a second vehicle is approaching....... doesn't always work though..

    • @stuartwhite8215
      @stuartwhite8215 Před 2 lety +2

      @@EmergencydriveUK Absolutely that is a big plus, though in my day when we only had two tones there were a lot of "squeeky bum" moments when the vehicle pulled in to let the first appliance past then pulled out in front of the second one!

    • @EmergencydriveUK
      @EmergencydriveUK  Před 2 lety

      @@stuartwhite8215 It still happens today, check out the red car in this video...czcams.com/video/jy2yDFH28jw/video.html

    • @EnjoyFirefighting
      @EnjoyFirefighting Před 2 lety

      not surprised when the 2nd vehicle falls behind that much ...

    • @EmergencydriveUK
      @EmergencydriveUK  Před 2 lety

      @@EnjoyFirefighting Its not a race.......safety comes first, just because it was ok for the first vehicle to continue doesn't mean a second vehicle can just follow blindly through.........its all about risk assessment. As an officer I am more than happy to wait a few seconds to ensure no one is put at risk

  • @GeorgeThoughts
    @GeorgeThoughts Před 2 lety +7

    I'm curious what the initial information was considering there was one car in the RTC and upon your arrival there didn't seem to be a rush or significant damage, but three fire engines and yourself (who i assume are an officer of some kind) were dispatched to the scene?

    • @BlueFiesta
      @BlueFiesta Před 2 lety +8

      Three pumps & one officer is the standard (minimum) response to any incident on a motorway for crew safety & to effectively set up the highway (coning off) procedure.

    • @GeorgeThoughts
      @GeorgeThoughts Před 2 lety +3

      @@BlueFiesta great reply, thank you!

    • @thert.hon.thelordnicholson7261
      @thert.hon.thelordnicholson7261 Před 2 lety +1

      pre-determined attendance probably

    • @EnjoyFirefighting
      @EnjoyFirefighting Před 2 lety

      @@BlueFiesta at least they send sufficient apparatus, still I'd expect a unit which is specificly made to secure highway incident scenes ... either seperate apparatus or a trailer; Or at least some fold-up sign on top of the apparatus on scene, just to make it a bit more visible and safer to work on scene

  • @rustydusty2992
    @rustydusty2992 Před rokem +2

    Are you not allowed to assist the passage of the tenders/ladders as an escort or is it only the police that can do that.

  • @jameskenneth1477
    @jameskenneth1477 Před 2 lety +1

    Is this in Bracknell?

  • @CoppersInKiltZZ
    @CoppersInKiltZZ Před 2 lety +6

    love your videos mate just wish someone would give you some better sirens would make your life easier I think

  • @jeremysolly7757
    @jeremysolly7757 Před 2 lety +1

    Genuinely curious, would it be helpful for the police car to take the lead, such that it could have cleared that traffic light junction for the fire appliance rather than it having to switch off the siren and wait?

    • @EmergencydriveUK
      @EmergencydriveUK  Před 2 lety +3

      The following car is a fire officer not police car and therefore does not have the authority to stop traffic at red lights....

  • @NeilM01989
    @NeilM01989 Před rokem +1

    Nice, liked, subscribed and shared your video and your channel to my fb group 🧑🏻👍🏻🚒

  • @AM2K2
    @AM2K2 Před 2 lety +1

    cheers

  • @Stoobers
    @Stoobers Před 2 lety +1

    Ooh.. Bracknell!

  • @kempo_95
    @kempo_95 Před 2 lety +2

    Crazy that they keep both lanes open on the highway at the accident.

    • @jessebella9322
      @jessebella9322 Před rokem

      Not really, it is the correct thing to do. The number of problems and accidents closing them off during that time of the day would cause is unreal. First responders had already been there and assessed the situation, cleared the lanes, and finally coned off the area they would be working in, thus making it safe for them to do so. Opening the lanes and keeping them clear and running after having done all of that was the perfect thing to do. Nothing crazy about it.

    • @kempo_95
      @kempo_95 Před rokem

      @@jessebella9322 I would definitely prefer if they close the left lane to create a bit more safe space. And that would also force the traffic to slow down. If someone is not paying attention, and driving slightly on the shoulder, he will drive straight in the back of the fire truck.

    • @jessebella9322
      @jessebella9322 Před rokem

      @@kempo_95 hmm perhaps that one maybe but im sure they know best, i guess it depends on the traffic and that due, if its rush hour it can be a problem even one lane

  • @Aldaron47
    @Aldaron47 Před 2 lety

    Bracknell to Reading? I guess you were assisting Reading teams?

    • @EmergencydriveUK
      @EmergencydriveUK  Před 2 lety +1

      There was one appliance from Wokingham, Wokingham road (Reading) and Bracknell

  • @emergencyservicesnews
    @emergencyservicesnews Před 2 lety

    Hi, do you mind if we share this video on our Facebook page, with credit to your CZcams channel, please? ^ JJ

  • @Dreddingbath
    @Dreddingbath Před 2 lety

    Interested in why you chose to follow and not overtake, unsafe in the conditions, unnecessary given the situation or maybe an unwritten rule?

    • @EmergencydriveUK
      @EmergencydriveUK  Před 2 lety +2

      There is no point in me getting to the incident first, I don't have the required equipment to assist.

  • @EnjoyFirefighting
    @EnjoyFirefighting Před 2 lety

    so it looks like 3 Engines for a single car accident? I'd understand to send multiple apparatus, but 3 of (what it seems like) the same type? Whatfor?
    Also was surprised that you didn't keep up with the Engine as it entered the traffic circle, caused issues with the van then ...

    • @EmergencydriveUK
      @EmergencydriveUK  Před 2 lety +3

      @EnjoyFirefighting - International Emergency Response Videos I think we have very different rules here in the UK, as emergency responders we still have to give way at red lights. I did not have a good enough view to continue through the red light without slowing and checking it was safe to continue. Regards the three appliances at the incident, we have a pre determined attendance for this incident type, as it was on a motorway our safety procedures require a minimum number of personnel to implement safety procedure hence the number of appliances attending......

    • @EnjoyFirefighting
      @EnjoyFirefighting Před 2 lety

      @@EmergencydriveUK sure you have very different regulation when it comes to emergency responses, it's always a bit odd in the UK (just my opinion).
      I have no issue with the number of apparatus at all. Just surprised to see no apparatus which is specificly upgraded or seperately designed to block off highway incident scenes and manage the traffic flow. If not a seperate truck or trailer, the minimum I'd expect are rear-facing message boards, fold-up traffic warning signs on top of the fire truck or sth similar.
      In my village of 10k inhabitants the local volunteer FD will send out multiple apparatus for an accident scene on the higwhay as well: usually the Chief Car, the Engine to be the only one actually working on scene, then the Tanker with traffic safety trailer and the Heavy Rescue Truck with the 2nd traffic safety trailer to block and cone off the scene. I also like the Swedish approach where close to every modern Engine, Tanker, Pod Carrier (prime mover) and even some Aerials have a fold-up traffic warning sign on top of their truck as they don't pull any traffic safety trailers like in Germany; Now also the first TMA equipped fire apparatus are in service there

    • @EmergencydriveUK
      @EmergencydriveUK  Před 2 lety

      @@EnjoyFirefighting Wow, that's some great kit you have on your trucks. We are lucky to have a small popup sign to put out AFTER we have closed the lanes. I think the UK fire service could learn loads from you guys in Europe in regards to road traffic incidents along with the education of drivers to create an emergency lane........keep safe

    • @EnjoyFirefighting
      @EnjoyFirefighting Před 2 lety +1

      @@EmergencydriveUK you mean the small tripod-based signs? Better than nothing but in my opinion not suitable to secure an incident on a highway.
      A video I made a few years ago, driving down a highway and approaching an accident scene: first you see a van with fold-up arrow board on the roof standing on the shoulder, acting as pre-warner. Then way further down the road an Engine with attached traffic safety trailer blocks the right lane and directs traffic onto the left lane; THe arrow board of the trailer is set up and thus is taller than any type of fire apparatus around, making it very easy to spot from a greater distance even if you're approaching at high speeds. Pls just ignore the slow driving snow plow ahead of me in the left lane, it has no meaning to the on scene procedures and safety procedures there: czcams.com/video/z96ZIqNuZp8/video.html
      Also worth watching: another video with such a traffic safety trailer put in place; Additionally the Engine placed a traffic safety cart with a small arrow board on the right lane; Besides the hose cart hanging at the rear, a traffic safety cart with cones, warning lights and sometimes a small arrow board is common on modern Engines and Rescue Engines at most departments here: czcams.com/video/9ArU90aYMOc/video.html
      Swedish approach as mentioned before. Every large fire apparatus on scene had such a fold-up traffic accident warning sign on top, both the two Engines and the Pod Carrier / prime mover: czcams.com/video/urXZ4UiJqG0/video.html

  • @bottlediggingchris3966
    @bottlediggingchris3966 Před 2 lety +5

    The driver of the enterprise van needs to pass their driving test

    • @Pobsta-de7hb
      @Pobsta-de7hb Před rokem +1

      Yea , didnt slow nothing down though really, made no difference what so ever luckily

  • @kevgray.
    @kevgray. Před 2 lety +3

    We need more fire stations they shouldn't have to go that far......

    • @MrRichmac23
      @MrRichmac23 Před 2 lety +2

      in fairness there were already two appliances there presumably from a closer station.

  • @davewhite768
    @davewhite768 Před 2 lety +2

    Old school fire appliance.. was it a dennis 🤔

  • @L-8
    @L-8 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Three fire engines for a single car incident?

    • @EmergencydriveUK
      @EmergencydriveUK  Před 9 měsíci

      The car was on the motorway, the most dangerous roads to work on. With three crews there you can safely close a lane and create a safe working area if needed. Thanks for watching

    • @L-8
      @L-8 Před 9 měsíci

      @@EmergencydriveUK Ah, I guess that makes sense. Interesting video

  • @waeller.rescue
    @waeller.rescue Před 2 lety

    😎👍

  • @greigs9384
    @greigs9384 Před 2 lety

    Berkshire? Surprised it wasn’t a London machine you were following. Maybe they were all busy in Surrey that day?

  • @lyndawest5329
    @lyndawest5329 Před rokem

    Where was this?

  • @Trainsplssubb
    @Trainsplssubb Před 2 lety +1

    are you in a police car.

  • @jimmccoy7576
    @jimmccoy7576 Před 2 lety +2

    What waste of resources

    • @EnjoyFirefighting
      @EnjoyFirefighting Před 2 lety +1

      do you know what the caller reported on the phone, how he described the incident and scale of emergency?

  • @tobyrose6906
    @tobyrose6906 Před 2 lety

    Enterprise Van eventually moved over. I would of Blasted a. Horn when I passed him.

  • @user-ei3dq2dw6i
    @user-ei3dq2dw6i Před rokem +1

    Fire engines lights are pathetic needs more on them

  • @armchaircritic5605
    @armchaircritic5605 Před 2 lety

    What is wrong with some of these drivers. Use your mirrors. The idiot in the Enterprise rental van needs to resit for his driving licence.

  • @DVDfeverGames
    @DVDfeverGames Před 2 lety

    Why? And unnecessary intro.

  • @marccarter4469
    @marccarter4469 Před 2 lety +2

    They arrive and there are two engines there already why the hell do you need that many emergency services at a single car rtc waste of taxpayers money.

    • @EmergencydriveUK
      @EmergencydriveUK  Před 2 lety +6

      It's not a waste of tax payers money, it's for safety purposes. A dead firefighter would cost you a lot more. The safety systems are risk assessed at national level and determined number of personnel are allocated to fulfil the risk assessment needs...

    • @EnjoyFirefighting
      @EnjoyFirefighting Před 2 lety +2

      @Marc Carter you never know what the caller reported to dispatch; I remember a case where a car slipped off the on-ramp at a highway in my home town; No-one got injured, car was in the field, no traffic put in danger ... not sure what they reported, but they made the Career FD respond with Command Van, Chief Car, Engine, Tanker, Powder Tanker, Heavy Rescue Truck and 2 companies from the volunteer FD with a Crew Van and Engine each ... additionally 2 ambulances, highway patrol car etc; Turned out to be a minor incident then ... so what

    • @marccarter4469
      @marccarter4469 Před 2 lety

      @@EnjoyFirefighting exactly, waste of money and resources maybe the people on the 999 phone should ask more questions so they send an appropriate response.

    • @EnjoyFirefighting
      @EnjoyFirefighting Před 2 lety +1

      @@marccarter4469 can't blame them;
      Emergency Drive UK also explained that it has to do with their own safety to send out a certain minimum number of apparatus.
      Apart from that sometimes the caller hangs up, or the information on the incident came in via a third party e.g. calling police and then they informed integrated Fire & EMS dispatch, or it was reported via eCall or automatic crash report systems from the vehicles involved without any information being transfered on how the scenario is like. Even if they have direct contact, a caller might have difficulties to actually describe the scale of the incident ... it's not uncommon that the scenario he describes sounds like the most serious horrific crash and once crews arrive on scene it's hardly more than a fender bender.
      2 years ago I had an incident which pretty much repeated itself yesterday: accident with two school buses. Two years ago it was 2 school buses and electric car in between and it was reported that the school buses were full of people; Yesterday one school bus ended up in the ditch while the other one overturned, again expected to have lots of passengers. Luckily in both scenarios both buses together had only ONE passenger on board. The initial response however was according to an expected mass casualty incident.

    • @EnjoyFirefighting
      @EnjoyFirefighting Před 2 lety

      @@marccarter4469 the response to the single car accident at the on-ramp: czcams.com/video/0HQjCv7aqBQ/video.html
      full house response with 18 apparatus to sth which then turned out to be a false alarm: czcams.com/video/yTd6FwG-4uQ/video.html
      what the volunteer FD in my village sends out to accident scenes on the highway: only the Engine works right on scene, while both the Tanker and the Heavy Rescue will block lanes and direct traffic: czcams.com/video/-61_STBdHx4/video.html
      Lots of apparatus responding to a highway accident involving a truck and van, with only 1 man injured. However they expected it to be worse, to have more than one patient: czcams.com/video/S_m5gPW4OoA/video.html
      Around here we have locations where every critical patient will get at least 2 Emergency Doctor Cars and 2 ALS Emergency Ambulances to respond. Or 2 First Responder Cars, Emergency Doctor Car and ALS Emergency Ambulance. Most EMS units I had on scene for a medical incident was a mom which gave birth: 2 First Responder Cars, ordinary ALS Emergency Ambulance, ordinary Emergency Doctor Car, Children Emergency Ambulance and finally also a Newborn Doctor Ambulance, so in total 6 units and with 3 doctors