Thank God I used to be in MFB all them years back in .... retired in 2016. Job changed SO much in the last 10 - 15 years... now its unrecognisable. Happy days back then. No standing round letting things burn down if there's no life risk like they do now.
@@johnarat9618 They'd introduced the policy in the last 5 years or so I was in the job, and I know all the arguments for it, but I and most other fellers had survived previous decades of putting out fires in buidings where no life risk was involved. I know I wasn't alone in feeling it was ridiculous. It just felt like a sailor who never went to sea cos he might drown, or a soldier who wasn't issued a rifle cos he might hurt someone with it. The policy made the "fire" part of the "Fire & Rescue service" name that we all became in the 1990s a bit hypocritical.
In my country, USA a company officer goes into the fire, the chief of department, deputy chief or battalion chief is usually the one to remain outside and run the fire.
1. They used BA inside the building but outside in relatively clean air they didn't, common practice back then. 2. They couldn't go through a fully involved fire to search the house from the rear so they went through the front (the priority is to save lives not wait outside until the fires out) 3. OICs in smoke was common back then, now obviously we wait outside. A lot has changed but judging by the standards of recruits currently and the current standard of the fire service if I was stuck in a house fire I would probably choose these guys to come and get me.
Yep. Many a time i had a DO tapping me in the boot, when laying at the top of a stairs doing a hand search, who was wearing his undress uniform, talking as if he was in the mess room, whilst we were in BA 😂
When I drive a pump leader we had person's reported and your ❤ goes mad all the time to seen the boy's in the cab are saying get your foot down ( nipper ) my nick name. We managed to rescue 2 person's.. from chester to Burton Road 3 minutes. Hit 65 mph
Thank God I used to be in MFB all them years back in .... retired in 2016. Job changed SO much in the last 10 - 15 years... now its unrecognisable. Happy days back then. No standing round letting things burn down if there's no life risk like they do now.
What do you think of the policy changes of letting a fire without life risk, burn out?
@@johnarat9618 They'd introduced the policy in the last 5 years or so I was in the job, and I know all the arguments for it, but I and most other fellers had survived previous decades of putting out fires in buidings where no life risk was involved. I know I wasn't alone in feeling it was ridiculous. It just felt like a sailor who never went to sea cos he might drown, or a soldier who wasn't issued a rifle cos he might hurt someone with it.
The policy made the "fire" part of the "Fire & Rescue service" name that we all became in the 1990s a bit hypocritical.
Wish did more like this fed up with all the police and ambulance
fantastic i use to watch this when i finished YFA on a Wednesday night brillant thank you for bring my child hood back again much appreciated buddy
WillyG 17 No problem. Thoroughly enjoyed watching this series too
In my country, USA a company officer goes into the fire, the chief of department, deputy chief or battalion chief is usually the one to remain outside and run the fire.
@@NguageTrainsshut up
Unreal. Barely use BA. Opening front and back doors while the fire is out of control. OICs in buildings full of smoke. A lot has changed! 😧
1. They used BA inside the building but outside in relatively clean air they didn't, common practice back then. 2. They couldn't go through a fully involved fire to search the house from the rear so they went through the front (the priority is to save lives not wait outside until the fires out) 3. OICs in smoke was common back then, now obviously we wait outside.
A lot has changed but judging by the standards of recruits currently and the current standard of the fire service if I was stuck in a house fire I would probably choose these guys to come and get me.
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@@terrancedactielle5460 absolutely correct!! Proper firefighters back then
No chance of freelancing now!!
Yep. Many a time i had a DO tapping me in the boot, when laying at the top of a stairs doing a hand search, who was wearing his undress uniform, talking as if he was in the mess room, whilst we were in BA 😂
When I drive a pump leader we had person's reported and your ❤ goes mad all the time to seen the boy's in the cab are saying get your foot down ( nipper ) my nick name. We managed to rescue 2 person's.. from chester to Burton Road 3 minutes. Hit 65 mph
I just hope you never have to write any reports.
Supposed to shoutstand from under when chucking stuff out window lol
LOL
that psychologists next car had a brick through the window?? typical scouse
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