This is the best tour of a rig I have seen in a long time. Engineer Pete Scully, you did a FANTASTIC job! Your information was spot on and you delivered with confidence and pride! The people in 18s district should be very happy to have you and the crew you bring to the scene.
I just love Pierce Rigs!! I’m not a firefighter but my father was for 35 years. Retired a Lt in New York State. Thanks for sharing all these tucks !! Great video’s!! Thank you for what you all do!! Absolute hero’s!!
Your channel is amazing! Im so happy that I discovered it a few days ago. It is interesting to see how your fire department works in the US. Keep up the great work! Best wishes from Germany. Stay safe!
I have seen rigs with small refrigerators in them (not medical coolers) for water and gat... sports drinks. I even saw an old 800 series ALfe with a beer tap on the pump panel . . . mind you it was a 800 series (probably a 1960+- vintage) amd a rural PA rig.
@@MichielKlaverDifferent trucks are designed for different purposes, and you're right, these trucks wouldn't fit into any of the streets in Europe. However, these trucks carry a lot more water. I just read that some European trucks don't have water or pump! They need a pumper behind to supply water! American trucks have both water and a pump, making them much more independent, but also larger, heavier, and less compact.
Nice Rig I love Pierce Apprautus here in Bangor Maine we have a 2018 Pierce Velocity Puc 1500 GPM 300GAl 100’ Areal Platform Tower which is assigned to Ladder Company 1
Can't wait to watch this. Which type of tower is better? A mid mount or rear mount? Too bad you don't have a tiller that would be an awesome Fleet Friday vid
In my opinon, none of the apparatus are better over the other. It depends on the area of operation and needs. Midmounts provide the best range of motion for the ladder. They require a little bit of thought when placing the apparatus on a fire scene. Meanwhile a rear mount allows for a "straight throw" in which they can park the apparatus pointed directly at the structure, and throw the ladder. My department does not own a ladder truck, however these are some of the opinons that I have heard :) Hope this helps!
@@AuthorX303 exactly, it comes down to many factors. Be it streets in your first due and extended response area, be it an existing station design, or many other factors. One is not inherently better than the other. In many cases a large enough department will have all of them. Then you have straight stick aerials and even they can come in mid mount. There are so many factors that go into determining what is the best for a department and/or station.
I think that you may have made a mistake with the aerial length for Tower 18 in the description. Pierce job number 30955 and the tip of the aerial both say that the aerial is 100'. The 105' would be Ladder 12.
4:11 are the paratech struts unique to this tower because of it's location/geography making it a longer trip for the heavy rescue? Or is it because the other towers are mid mounts while this being a rearmount has some additional vertical space? Both?
This aerial was originally purchased by Littleton Fire Rescue and equipped as a heavy rescue aerial. That equipment remained with the apparatus after the unification with South Metro and is definitely helpful in the hard to reach places in the southwestern portions of the district.
@@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO Would you happen to have any insight as to why Littleton spec-ed their aerials as rear mounts while SMFR spec-ed out midmount platforms? Do crews prefer working on a platform vs the ladder?
There is a fourth type of aerial, a skylift, but you hardly see them in the US, they are mostly used in Europe since a big firetruck like this one would get stuck around every corner. So we use the compact skylift.
Recommendation I’d you guys when Covid situation is over do some more day in the life it shows people more of what firefighting is in south metro also thank you guys for all of your work during this difficult time
As the other reply noted, it was formerly Littleton Fire Rescue's tower. I predict that it will probably be replaced with a standardized mid-mount sometime in the distant future once its replacement cycle comes up.
Thank you for the videos as they are all very interesting, especially to see how the fire service has changed. Next time you do a tower truck review would you please put a camera inside of your platform to allow us for some perspective? The last time I was privileged to that view was in 1981. 🚒
Hi there, I was wondering if maybe 1 or 2 of your paramedics would be open to doing a small series on basic first aid skills (I.E. Heimlich Manuever, how to check a pulse and where to actually place your hands for CPR, how to splint an arm or stabilize someone's neck correctly with your hands in a car accident) many people live in rural areas where sometimes a response can be too late even in the best of situations, this may be too much to ask i get you are all very busy, stay safe and keep up the great work regardless, you guys truly take care of your men and women, many more departments could learn from you all.
@South Metro Fire Rescue I love your videos! Very informative and well put together. I'm considering becoming a volunteer firefighter at some point. It's definitely something out of my comfort zone, and I want to help others in a different, exciting way. What advice would you give me? I know there's a ton of things I need to know, more than you can list here. But what are some of the most crucial things to remember?
Love it. Does your department have any new apparatus on order? I see Pierce has that new tower ladder out and they seem to be very popular. Do you have any on order?
This Firefighter is very knowledgeable about the sully18. He knows that Quint upside down and backwards. An excellent presentation and employee. I hope he promotes to an officer shortly.
What kind of uniform pants does south metro use/supply? My departments is looking to switch uniform pants from 5.11 cargo to a nice straight leg? Weird question...I know 😂
A new truck is usually anywhere between 900k-1.3 million, also depending on the equipment they put on it. For example the hurst battery extrication tools they have on that truck is probably close to if not more than 30k for them all.
I would really like to see more of the Man Verse Machine kit that you carry on this truck my department is looking into implementing something like this if anyone could just send pictures of what’s inside that would be awesome
Hi south metro fire department I like your video in keep the good work up in I how long do u have to be in the south metro fire academy I will like to see more south metro fire academy video in the south metro fire fighter life as the fire stations
Normally there are 2 different fire academys each year and they are each 6 months long. South Metro did a full series on going through fire acadmy. If you go to their youtube page and hit playlist they should all be there.
Very great video! I do have a question, when at certain times you guys get very busy with probably 3-5 medical calls and a working house/commercial fire on some days, do you guys do mutual aid request if a # of stations are busy and cant respond to calls in their first due area, or do you have another available engine, ladder/tower, or medic respond? Kinda boggles me how you guys get very busy and still have some to a good amount of stations available while being jammed packed with calls
@@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO Thank you. I have seen a few other fleet Friday videos and noticed that Engine 19 for example, does not have woodland kits onboard. Assuming the video is still current, why doesn't Engine 19 (and possibly all other Engines) have woodland kits when units such as Tower 18 does? From an outsiders perspective (with no info) it seems counter intuitive to equip a Tower with woodland kits and not an Engine.
So I'm almost positive that the EMS load out wasn't shown, and since tower 18 is the first out apparatus, they must be at least a BLS rig right maybe even ALS, so do they keep their EMS equipment in the rig or someplace else
I believe their EMS equipment is stored inside the crew compartment between the two firefighter seats. Littleton Fire Rescue used to run Tower 18 as an ALS rig. I think SMFR might still run it as ALS, but I am not 100% sure.
Many fire apparatus in the US have a mechanical Q siren that is manually controlled. As Archietoto noted, one of the pedals is typically reserved for winding up the siren. The other pedal could either be used to brake the siren to shut it off or an air horn, I am not exactly sure of Tower 18's exact configuration.
@@jozefcunningham1953 If I am correct, I think you are referring to Metcoms incident dispatch team. They respond to larger incidents (i.e large commercial fires, brush fires, etc). They help relieve some work from the main metcoms center and helps keeps thing flowing. I think South Metro Fire Rescue PIO could explain a bit more but this is based off of what I know. Here is a video on their IDT 2. ua-cam.com/video/tHhQ511T13E/v-deo.html Edit: Oops, sorry that I said the wrong one! Thanks SMFR Pio for saying the correct one
Can you do a video on the different tones for dispatch. His radio went off several times but he just kept talking. Does each station have a different tone?
SMFR does not have separate tones for dispatch. Alerting for calls is handled digitally through computer-aided dispatch (CAD) which will send out an alert through multiple methods which includes station alerting, MDT, and duty phones. Crews can still listen to the radio for calls, but they will need to listen for their specific unit being dispatched.
The truck itself was ordered for $1,225,446 in December 2016. Most of the equipment was most likely purchased separately and I do not know the cost for that. Tower 18 was delivered to Littleton Fire Rescue in September 2017, so it took roughly 8 to 9 months from order to delivery.
South Metro is a fire district that covers parts of 3 counties and 12 municipalities. You can see the details of the area that they cover by visiting www.southmetro.org/171/District-Facts-Information-Plans.
@@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO Thank you for the information SMFR PIO! My crew really enjoys watching your videos while we are on duty here in South Los Angeles. We are looking to start producing some similar videos soon. Much love from your fellow Firefighters here at the Los Angeles County Fire Department 💪🏼🇺🇸🔥🚒
This is the best tour of a rig I have seen in a long time. Engineer Pete Scully, you did a FANTASTIC job! Your information was spot on and you delivered with confidence and pride! The people in 18s district should be very happy to have you and the crew you bring to the scene.
Yeah he did very good job on it explaining everything
I just love Pierce Rigs!! I’m not a firefighter but my father was for 35 years. Retired a Lt in New York State. Thanks for sharing all these tucks !! Great video’s!! Thank you for what you all do!! Absolute hero’s!!
Why don't you start to do station Saturday. Like fleet Friday but instead of touring your truck's you tour your station's and on Saturday?
It’s a weekend for PIO
@@chriswen9764 They don"t have to film them on Saturday's...
@@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO Sweet! Id love to see these!
You genius person!
Simon Greer yea!
That was a really cool episode with a great guide and an impressive truck.
My favorite ❤️ Great video guys! 😁
Poalo
Your channel is amazing! Im so happy that I discovered it a few days ago.
It is interesting to see how your fire department works in the US.
Keep up the great work!
Best wishes from Germany. Stay safe!
Day in the life of a battalion chief or a captain?
battalion cief because it is a better role you are not in danger of potentiolaly breathing smoke from the fire and you get a nice car
By far the coolest truck I've ever seen !!!
Yup, My 9 y.o. and will watch it this weekend. He'll be stoked to watch. Welcome back. Been missing your content.
Great review. He did a excellent job explaining everything and he was very clear and easy to understand and hear. Very will done.
Beautiful truck!! Thankyou so much for your service guys!!
I would love to see a day in the life of a FireFighter/paramedic
They actually do got a episode of that
I looked and no they don't i just would really like if they did like ride alongs in the 4 cab ambulance
2 day in the life videos
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@@ian-w-mtb_5518 I know but I want to see one with an ambulance and paramedics or emts
Gavin Humphrey there may be some in their unscripted series idk
Great presentation! I never saw so many compartments/tools (and secret compartments too) on one truck.
Awesome job. Very informative.
When he said other appliances I immediately thought he meant like toasters, microwaves etc 😂
Lol 😂
I have seen rigs with small refrigerators in them (not medical coolers) for water and gat... sports drinks. I even saw an old 800 series ALfe with a beer tap on the pump panel . . . mind you it was a 800 series (probably a 1960+- vintage) amd a rural PA rig.
William Billiam LOL! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@markaaronclemons6089 see have refrigerators. Not just in the ambulance for medicine, but in the engines for water and Gatorade.
I love this channel! Even though I live on the opposite side of the world its super interesting to see how things are done
I am thoroughly impressed with how quickly those stabilizers deploy. Way quicker than I thought they would be.
Really clear guided tour. Thank you.
Hello I always wanted to see one of tower 18 stay safe
Wow, cool.. also cool that you guys have an sticker in memory for the goose.
In memory… or a kill marker?
Thank you for the Fleet Friday’s Eric and Connor
interesting apparatus, many differences to our turntable ladders in Germany
This USA beast won't even fit into our European medieval narrow streets
@@MichielKlaverDifferent trucks are designed for different purposes, and you're right, these trucks wouldn't fit into any of the streets in Europe. However, these trucks carry a lot more water. I just read that some European trucks don't have water or pump! They need a pumper behind to supply water! American trucks have both water and a pump, making them much more independent, but also larger, heavier, and less compact.
I love fleet Fridays
I live right by station 18!!!!!
Wow
@@k.oseiagyarko4608 I know it is pretty awesome!
I live close to station 23
one of the best trucks yet
Love SMFR and Tower 18 is my favorite truck!
Pierce trucks are niiiiiiiice. Wish my department had one.
Indeed
Another brilliant video from SMFR!
That is a Unit for sure. Had no idea tower ladders were that equipped
I am a big fan from Singapore
I watch a lot of your videos and I know pulse point dings at the beginning. Still gets me very time haha
Great video and content and trucks
Beautiful and badass rig boys!
Nice Rig I love Pierce Apprautus here in Bangor Maine we have a 2018 Pierce Velocity Puc 1500 GPM 300GAl 100’ Areal Platform Tower which is assigned to Ladder Company 1
Very good information about tower 18 hope that everyone is doing well and being safe
Can't wait to watch this. Which type of tower is better? A mid mount or rear mount? Too bad you don't have a tiller that would be an awesome Fleet Friday vid
In my opinon, none of the apparatus are better over the other. It depends on the area of operation and needs. Midmounts provide the best range of motion for the ladder. They require a little bit of thought when placing the apparatus on a fire scene. Meanwhile a rear mount allows for a "straight throw" in which they can park the apparatus pointed directly at the structure, and throw the ladder. My department does not own a ladder truck, however these are some of the opinons that I have heard :) Hope this helps!
@@AuthorX303 good point
Comes down to territory
@@AuthorX303 exactly, it comes down to many factors. Be it streets in your first due and extended response area, be it an existing station design, or many other factors. One is not inherently better than the other. In many cases a large enough department will have all of them. Then you have straight stick aerials and even they can come in mid mount. There are so many factors that go into determining what is the best for a department and/or station.
I like my mid mount sph100 because I can drive under the Whataburger sign!! In one of our commercial plots it's really low.
Such a beautiful truck
I think that you may have made a mistake with the aerial length for Tower 18 in the description. Pierce job number 30955 and the tip of the aerial both say that the aerial is 100'. The 105' would be Ladder 12.
I'M SO EXCITED!! South Metro is the best!!! 🚒🔥👨🚒👩🚒
True
Its a class 1 department so technically yes but la L.A. county FDNY chicago fire Department orlando are also all class 1
@@joshuaspada6531 I know that but I love south metro fire and rescue because they have ladder
True
4:11 are the paratech struts unique to this tower because of it's location/geography making it a longer trip for the heavy rescue? Or is it because the other towers are mid mounts while this being a rearmount has some additional vertical space? Both?
This aerial was originally purchased by Littleton Fire Rescue and equipped as a heavy rescue aerial. That equipment remained with the apparatus after the unification with South Metro and is definitely helpful in the hard to reach places in the southwestern portions of the district.
@@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO Would you happen to have any insight as to why Littleton spec-ed their aerials as rear mounts while SMFR spec-ed out midmount platforms? Do crews prefer working on a platform vs the ladder?
Can ladder 12 be next for fleet Friday so we can see the 3 type of aerials
i agree
What are the 3 type of aerials?
There is a fourth type of aerial, a skylift, but you hardly see them in the US, they are mostly used in Europe since a big firetruck like this one would get stuck around every corner. So we use the compact skylift.
@@anddrewb1367 ladder 12 is a rear mount straight stick, tower 18 rear mount tower, and all the rest of the towers are mid mount towers
Recommendation I’d you guys when Covid situation is over do some more day in the life it shows people more of what firefighting is in south metro also thank you guys for all of your work during this difficult time
Can we see a ladder 12 fleet Friday?
I love tower truck
Never seen a front bucket tower at SOUTH METRO before. Really cool
It is technically liddleton fire rescue's truck. Pre merge buy.
As the other reply noted, it was formerly Littleton Fire Rescue's tower. I predict that it will probably be replaced with a standardized mid-mount sometime in the distant future once its replacement cycle comes up.
Awesome Video Guys.
Thank you for the videos as they are all very interesting, especially to see how the fire service has changed. Next time you do a tower truck review would you please put a camera inside of your platform to allow us for some perspective? The last time I was privileged to that view was in 1981. 🚒
They did that for their Tower 45 tour!
Very nice I missed the EMS compartment
I love the truck it’s super clean
What type of Hook was your gear connected to in the engineer compartment? Your jacket and Hood, what were they connected to
I just wanted to say wonderful good guys.
Hi there, I was wondering if maybe 1 or 2 of your paramedics would be open to doing a small series on basic first aid skills (I.E. Heimlich Manuever, how to check a pulse and where to actually place your hands for CPR, how to splint an arm or stabilize someone's neck correctly with your hands in a car accident) many people live in rural areas where sometimes a response can be too late even in the best of situations, this may be too much to ask i get you are all very busy, stay safe and keep up the great work regardless, you guys truly take care of your men and women, many more departments could learn from you all.
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@@ryanchristianson1945 me
Can you do more fleet Fridays?
has there ever been a call during a fleet Friday where the vehicle being profiled was called out
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Question: Was Tower 18 used on the Chili's Structure fire (I think it was in 2017) off of C-470? This is one HELL of a nice rig.
@South Metro Fire Rescue I love your videos! Very informative and well put together. I'm considering becoming a volunteer firefighter at some point. It's definitely something out of my comfort zone, and I want to help others in a different, exciting way. What advice would you give me? I know there's a ton of things I need to know, more than you can list here. But what are some of the most crucial things to remember?
Amazing edit
Awesome rig
Great Vid
I’ve seen South Metro fire before but I’ve never seen myself on it
Love it. Does your department have any new apparatus on order? I see Pierce has that new tower ladder out and they seem to be very popular. Do you have any on order?
This Firefighter is very knowledgeable about the sully18. He knows that Quint upside down and backwards. An excellent presentation and employee. I hope he promotes to an officer shortly.
What kind of uniform pants does south metro use/supply? My departments is looking to switch uniform pants from 5.11 cargo to a nice straight leg? Weird question...I know 😂
Just go dickies if you’re leaving 5.11, which I do why anyone would wanna do that...
South Metro Fire Rescue PIO thanks
how’s everyone doing?
Good you
pretty good, hope you're safe and healthy
This is just an idea but can u go to Harrisburg and do a video for progress fire dept 32 and other stations in harrisburg plz btw love your vids
What is the cost of this entire tower package with all of the equipment? It's well worth it, I'm sure.
A new truck is usually anywhere between 900k-1.3 million, also depending on the equipment they put on it. For example the hurst battery extrication tools they have on that truck is probably close to if not more than 30k for them all.
I would really like to see more of the Man Verse Machine kit that you carry on this truck my department is looking into implementing something like this if anyone could just send pictures of what’s inside that would be awesome
Absolutely. Sent an email to piogroup@southmetro.org and we'll get you some photos.
Hi south metro fire department I like your video in keep the good work up in I how long do u have to be in the south metro fire academy
I will like to see more south metro fire academy video in the south metro fire fighter life as the fire stations
Normally there are 2 different fire academys each year and they are each 6 months long. South Metro did a full series on going through fire acadmy. If you go to their youtube page and hit playlist they should all be there.
Think you
How tall is the ladder
100 Feet.
BBbeeaaaautiful rig!
I think y'all should do A fleet Saturday to.
So cool
Nice rig, features and complement of gear also what 2k pump is spec'd onboard, thanks!
Tower 18 has a Waterous CSU.
Very great video! I do have a question, when at certain times you guys get very busy with probably 3-5 medical calls and a working house/commercial fire on some days, do you guys do mutual aid request if a # of stations are busy and cant respond to calls in their first due area, or do you have another available engine, ladder/tower, or medic respond? Kinda boggles me how you guys get very busy and still have some to a good amount of stations available while being jammed packed with calls
Why do you guys have 3 woodland kits on tower 18? I have never (in my very limited exposure) heard of a tower truck responding to woodland fire.
@@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO Thank you.
I have seen a few other fleet Friday videos and noticed that Engine 19 for example, does not have woodland kits onboard. Assuming the video is still current, why doesn't Engine 19 (and possibly all other Engines) have woodland kits when units such as Tower 18 does? From an outsiders perspective (with no info) it seems counter intuitive to equip a Tower with woodland kits and not an Engine.
So I'm almost positive that the EMS load out wasn't shown, and since tower 18 is the first out apparatus, they must be at least a BLS rig right maybe even ALS, so do they keep their EMS equipment in the rig or someplace else
I believe their EMS equipment is stored inside the crew compartment between the two firefighter seats. Littleton Fire Rescue used to run Tower 18 as an ALS rig. I think SMFR might still run it as ALS, but I am not 100% sure.
Hi Eric and Connor, Can you explain the foot pedals in the Officers seat what do they do? Thanks from Australia
They are there so the officer can operate the siren if need be
Many fire apparatus in the US have a mechanical Q siren that is manually controlled. As Archietoto noted, one of the pedals is typically reserved for winding up the siren. The other pedal could either be used to brake the siren to shut it off or an air horn, I am not exactly sure of Tower 18's exact configuration.
That’s a Pierce Velocity 100’ foot tower not a 105’
I love that they remembered the goose the flew into rig. :)
The Tower has a confirmed kill. Lol.
can you do a fleet friday on ladder 12 ?
In Austria er say to the Chainsaw Fichtenmoped 🔥
how much did the windshield cost?
Which station houses the reserve engine?
Reserve units are kinda spread out all over the district really where ever they can find room for them.
Can’t you hook the 5 inch supply hose to a hydrant
Will south metro buy rear mounts after ladder 12 and tower 18 wear out
South Metro Fire Rescue PIO ok thanks
Could you please do a Fleet Friday episode on Safety Officer vehicle. Thanks.
Can an engine or tower be able to pump water to more than 1 hose at the same time
Whats the song you guys used at the end?
with all the tools listed does tower 18 go on all tec rescues with heavy rescue 34?
No they do not.
Only if they are the first due or cloest aerial to the call then they will go and rescue 34 will be called as well.
@south metro fire rescue pio what is smsup1?
South Metro Fire Rescue PIO what is smbog1?
South Metro Fire Rescue PIO what is mcops14?
@@jozefcunningham1953 If I am correct, I think you are referring to Metcoms incident dispatch team. They respond to larger incidents (i.e large commercial fires, brush fires, etc). They help relieve some work from the main metcoms center and helps keeps thing flowing. I think South Metro Fire Rescue PIO could explain a bit more but this is based off of what I know. Here is a video on their IDT 2. ua-cam.com/video/tHhQ511T13E/v-deo.html
Edit: Oops, sorry that I said the wrong one! Thanks SMFR Pio for saying the correct one
South Metro Fire Rescue PIO what is smist?
South Metro Fire Rescue PIO what is SMESU3
Get em brothers 💪
Can you do a video on the different tones for dispatch. His radio went off several times but he just kept talking. Does each station have a different tone?
SMFR does not have separate tones for dispatch. Alerting for calls is handled digitally through computer-aided dispatch (CAD) which will send out an alert through multiple methods which includes station alerting, MDT, and duty phones. Crews can still listen to the radio for calls, but they will need to listen for their specific unit being dispatched.
She is a beast
How come your pump doesn't have an intake relief valve?
I might have missed it but where was the medical gear on the apparatus?
I did not see any either but i would assume it would be very minimal becuase there is a medic at station 18 for that first due .
I believe that it is all stored inside the cab with the firefighters in that center storage compartment between the two firefighters.
Is this truck bls or als
whats the cost decked out and wait time from order to working rig
The truck itself was ordered for $1,225,446 in December 2016. Most of the equipment was most likely purchased separately and I do not know the cost for that. Tower 18 was delivered to Littleton Fire Rescue in September 2017, so it took roughly 8 to 9 months from order to delivery.
Greetings from Los Angeles County. Is your department part of the county or city? What exactly is south metro? Thanks in advance.
South Metro is a fire district that covers parts of 3 counties and 12 municipalities. You can see the details of the area that they cover by visiting www.southmetro.org/171/District-Facts-Information-Plans.
@@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO
Thank you for the information SMFR PIO! My crew really enjoys watching your videos while we are on duty here in South Los Angeles. We are looking to start producing some similar videos soon. Much love from your fellow Firefighters here at the Los Angeles County Fire Department 💪🏼🇺🇸🔥🚒