the LA area has been using a two-tone style horn system for decades. It is a tradition there and has been abandoned widely by any other areas that once used them.
Some stations in LA (county included) have what's called a light force. That means there are 2 engines & 1 ladder at the station. Using this station as an example, engine 26 stands alone & is the newer of the 2 engines. Engine 226 is (of course) the older one & is paired with ladder 26. If an ems call gets dispatched to that station and engine 26 is home, then they will take it. But if they aren't home, then light force 26 will. engine 226 & ladder 26 always respond together.
jazzbutterworth when both Engines go it's called a TaskForce. The truck and pump(E226) only, is called a lightforce. After the Watts riots in 65, the city of LA hired an outside agency to come up with an efficient way, to utilize their apparatus and man power.
@Nachtgestalt87 Essentially, a group of fire apparatus run together to incidents, thereby allowing the firefighters to be flexible relative to addressing the emergency they've been called to. When a Truck runs with one engine, it is referred to as a Light Force. A Light Force is used for a wide array of emergencies, ranging from structure fires to traffic accidents, to cardiac arrest. The crews on board rotate from position to position so they are familiar with everything. Hope that helps.
@Wouter112 Honestly, they probably only need to send one engine OR one ladder truck, not both. The reason for more than just an ambulance is because there are two firefighters on the ambulance, 1 which drives it, and the other which is the attendant. If they get a call for a cardiac arrest or something serious, then one of the firefighters (or two) from the responding fire engine or ladder truck will get in the ambulance at the scene, and assist the attendant because one person can't do it all
@SkaMaRtiSt1991 The reason why T26 and E226 (LF26) responded with RA26 was probably because E26 was busy and couldn't take the call. If E26 was available when this call came in it probably would've responded instead of LF26. LIke Spartan said a LF is considered 1 company. 200 series engines are only staffed by an engineer so alone they're rather useless. This is why they always respond with the truck. E209 is the only exception.
@SkaMaRtiSt1991 The engine and ladder are one in the same here. They always run together because they are one unit. If something else occurs on the road both units are able to respond at the same time. The crews are considered one crew not two. This is what a light force is and why it is not simply just an engine company and a ladder company responding... it is essentially one company split up on two trucks.
@jazzbutterworth I'm guessing when I said "200 series engines...rather useless" you thought I was saying that the pump responds alone. I didn't mean that. All I was saying was that the pump is only staffed by 1 engineer so it would be pointless to have it respond alone. The only pump in the department that responds alone is E209 because it is fully staffed like a regular engine though that may change due to the city's budget issues.
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I love these LAFD ride alongs.
the LA area has been using a two-tone style horn system for decades. It is a tradition there and has been abandoned widely by any other areas that once used them.
Some stations in LA (county included) have what's called a light force. That means there are 2 engines & 1 ladder at the station. Using this station as an example, engine 26 stands alone & is the newer of the 2 engines. Engine 226 is (of course) the older one & is paired with ladder 26. If an ems call gets dispatched to that station and engine 26 is home, then they will take it. But if they aren't home, then light force 26 will. engine 226 & ladder 26 always respond together.
jazzbutterworth when both Engines go it's called a TaskForce. The truck and pump(E226) only, is called a lightforce. After the Watts riots in 65, the city of LA hired an outside agency to come up with an efficient way, to utilize their apparatus and man power.
@Nachtgestalt87 Essentially, a group of fire apparatus run together to incidents, thereby allowing the firefighters to be flexible relative to addressing the emergency they've been called to. When a Truck runs with one engine, it is referred to as a Light Force. A Light Force is used for a wide array of emergencies, ranging from structure fires to traffic accidents, to cardiac arrest. The crews on board rotate from position to position so they are familiar with everything. Hope that helps.
the two tone hornets we use that here in São Paulo Brazil, they do a really nice job
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my h-DING DING DING DING
@Wouter112 Honestly, they probably only need to send one engine OR one ladder truck, not both. The reason for more than just an ambulance is because there are two firefighters on the ambulance, 1 which drives it, and the other which is the attendant. If they get a call for a cardiac arrest or something serious, then one of the firefighters (or two) from the responding fire engine or ladder truck will get in the ambulance at the scene, and assist the attendant because one person can't do it all
Those two-tone horns on the ambulance sound sweet!
really?
a whole station for a medical call?
@SkaMaRtiSt1991 The reason why T26 and E226 (LF26) responded with RA26 was probably because E26 was busy and couldn't take the call. If E26 was available when this call came in it probably would've responded instead of LF26. LIke Spartan said a LF is considered 1 company. 200 series engines are only staffed by an engineer so alone they're rather useless. This is why they always respond with the truck. E209 is the only exception.
@SkaMaRtiSt1991 The engine and ladder are one in the same here. They always run together because they are one unit. If something else occurs on the road both units are able to respond at the same time. The crews are considered one crew not two. This is what a light force is and why it is not simply just an engine company and a ladder company responding... it is essentially one company split up on two trucks.
Love the 2 tone airhorn!
@jazzbutterworth I'm guessing when I said "200 series engines...rather useless" you thought I was saying that the pump responds alone. I didn't mean that. All I was saying was that the pump is only staffed by 1 engineer so it would be pointless to have it respond alone. The only pump in the department that responds alone is E209 because it is fully staffed like a regular engine though that may change due to the city's budget issues.
@mso3355 The light force always travels together. So, for what ever call comes to that station, everyone goes.
the european two tone horn with the american siren sound pretty awsome !!!!
@wwwrescue911de
I am so jealous of these awesome ride-alongs you do =)
Both of this fire Trucks are powered the Detroit DIesel Series 60 Engine.
i have an uncle and cousins in Los Angeles. Great town with a great fire department.
stay safe.
btw does every one respond to a medical call in LA?
i love the siren (:
People need to understand the concept of a Lightforce before they ask why are there so many trucks responding.
@bonzty - One truck, one engine and a rescue.
@Wouter112 it's all about patient care.
What are the Ding sounds you hear?
i just love that fucking ambulance man
Geeze I have a hard enough time backing my car into the garage. Lol.
who makes the french horns on the trucks?
@SpartanML Seems like even a urgent medical call should only require an Engine and a Rescue.
want to see lapd responding =))
@jow112 wie soll man sonst in einer engen Stadt in die Wache kommen?
how does they get that ride along 94s need that
@coty734 thats right.. but why u called that siren european?
@GhostRulesAllways
Well in that case, transmit a box as well. Maybe there's a fire too.
That would be an amazing alarm clock if the station was opposit your house
0:41 two tone siren
they have a Martinshorn like we do in austria ????? cooooooooooooooooool !
maybe it was the only vehicle not in use
@ProudVolunteer19
Thats for shure. But why isnt just an ambulance enough?
why does a tiller truck go on a freakin medical call?
Because it's for manpower especially in cases where CPR is needed .
And i just cant understand why the LAFD has to respond with so many trucks to a medical incident.
two trucks, one engine and one rescue for one medical call?
1 truck 1 engine and one rescue
@mso3355 Ok, gotcha.
@542401 yes
Anyone else think that ambulance sounded european?
the ambulance has an european siren ? thats coooool sounds like a German or Austrian ambu rig
why a ladder truck for a medical
Manpower and also if the main engine responded you took an engine and 4 ff's out of a possible structure fire