Excellent! In Ohio, firefighters, squadmen and medics have always been treated with respect when responding to emergency calls in their POV. Unfortunately, not every state shares this view. "Courtesy lights" on a POV don't cut it in my book and every second counts in an emergency as lives could depend on the response! --- John
johnwoa please tell that to our legislatures. All I'm allowed is courtesy lights. And people don't move. It's getting more and more common. Back in the 80s when everyone had single rotating dash lights people moved. Now people hardly do and we can't force them to move.
+Zach Novosad Thank you for your response! I hear what you are saying. The issue is complicated. States often differ in the types of services offered by the fire departments so this issue of POV emergency response for volunteer firefighters is not uniform nationwide. I was born and raised in Ohio where all the fire departments that I knew of, for as long as I can remember, all operated Life Squads that were manned by volunteer firefighters/squadmen and later, EMT's and medics. Back when volunteer fire departments in Ohio were the norm, these volunteers would either respond to the station or directly to the scene--- the majority of the calls were life squad runs where the victim(s) ["patient"] was treated and then transported by the fire department life squad ambulance to hospital. It was always understood in Ohio that every second counted on fire and life squad runs and volunteer's POVs were to be equipped with a red light and siren if used to respond to an emergency. They had to have their vehicles under control at all times and had to come to a complete stop at stop signs and red traffic signals before proceeding through and the responder had to obey all traffic laws. With the way our society has become today with the frequent abuses of traffic laws and other problems, I fully agree that red lights and sirens on volunteer firefighter's POVs should be tightly regulated with the firefighter undergoing proper driver training, etc... before being allowed to respond to an emergency in a POV with a red light and siren. In states where only courtesy lights are permitted for volunteer firefighters and said volunteer firefighters sometimes being harassed by law enforcement, I would ask this: What is more important--- a police response with lights and siren to a reported break and entry or to the "sound" of gunshots---- OR a volunteer firefighter/EMT response to a child found at the bottom of a swimming pool, or a cardiac arrest or a residential fire with possible entrapment??? I believe we all know the answer to that! Sorry so Lengthy!
+Zach Novosad It's a really touchy subject with me, and different states have different mindsets regarding POVs. From what I saw when I was in Ohio, police officers and sheriff's deputies have a good working relationship with firefighters/medics that respond with POVs with red lights and siren. This can't be said for some states where only courtesy lights are permitted. Today in the Tri-State area--- Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana--- most of the fire departments still run emergency life squad ambulance (EMS). From what I understand, Indiana is the only one of the three that only allows "blue" courtesy lights and no siren.
johnwoa yeah believe me they're not very effective. With proper implementation lights and sirens should be allowed on personal vehicles. Trying to respond to numerous calls with my lights on and no one moves over. Not even school buses. People don't check their mirrors enough
My state allows the use of lights and sirens, but a handful of the folks on my department that live fairly close to the station (~3-5 minutes away) don't bother with a siren. Mainly because we don't have all that far to travel, and because we don't have any traffic light controlled intersections we have to clear. Just stop signs and folks are extremely good about yielding to us as we are on the way to the station. My primary reason for the lack of a siren is that I can't afford one with the economy the way it is right now. The only reason I have lights is because I had some "Amazon Special" emergency lights as one of the options on my list at Christmas last year and wound up getting a couple of them, and other lights were hand-me-downs from my Captain that he was going to be throwing out if nobody wanted them.
@@emvvehicles_8 Oh neat. Just checked on their website, they got a whole bunch now of their stuff redone with the mechanical tone. That's pretty darn cool.
@@emergencyresponsevideosand4423 I understand that but they were waiting for us to put some lights in them for a separate business I work for a business that installs emergency lights and sirens.
Excellent! In Ohio, firefighters, squadmen and medics have always been treated with respect when responding to emergency calls in their POV. Unfortunately, not every state shares this view. "Courtesy lights" on a POV don't cut it in my book and every second counts in an emergency as lives could depend on the response! --- John
johnwoa please tell that to our legislatures. All I'm allowed is courtesy lights. And people don't move. It's getting more and more common. Back in the 80s when everyone had single rotating dash lights people moved. Now people hardly do and we can't force them to move.
+Zach Novosad Thank you for your response! I hear what you are saying. The issue is complicated. States often differ in the types of services offered by the fire departments so this issue of POV emergency response for volunteer firefighters is not uniform nationwide. I was born and raised in Ohio where all the fire departments that I knew of, for as long as I can remember, all operated Life Squads that were manned by volunteer firefighters/squadmen and later, EMT's and medics. Back when volunteer fire departments in Ohio were the norm, these volunteers would either respond to the station or directly to the scene--- the majority of the calls were life squad runs where the victim(s) ["patient"] was treated and then transported by the fire department life squad ambulance to hospital. It was always understood in Ohio that every second counted on fire and life squad runs and volunteer's POVs were to be equipped with a red light and siren if used to respond to an emergency. They had to have their vehicles under control at all times and had to come to a complete stop at stop signs and red traffic signals before proceeding through and the responder had to obey all traffic laws. With the way our society has become today with the frequent abuses of traffic laws and other problems, I fully agree that red lights and sirens on volunteer firefighter's POVs should be tightly regulated with the firefighter undergoing proper driver training, etc... before being allowed to respond to an emergency in a POV with a red light and siren. In states where only courtesy lights are permitted for volunteer firefighters and said volunteer firefighters sometimes being harassed by law enforcement, I would ask this: What is more important--- a police response with lights and siren to a reported break and entry or to the "sound" of gunshots---- OR a volunteer firefighter/EMT response to a child found at the bottom of a swimming pool, or a cardiac arrest or a residential fire with possible entrapment??? I believe we all know the answer to that! Sorry so Lengthy!
johnwoa I agree. It's an issue that must be resolved
+Zach Novosad It's a really touchy subject with me, and different states have different mindsets regarding POVs. From what I saw when I was in Ohio, police officers and sheriff's deputies have a good working relationship with firefighters/medics that respond with POVs with red lights and siren. This can't be said for some states where only courtesy lights are permitted. Today in the Tri-State area--- Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana--- most of the fire departments still run emergency life squad ambulance (EMS). From what I understand, Indiana is the only one of the three that only allows "blue" courtesy lights and no siren.
johnwoa yeah believe me they're not very effective. With proper implementation lights and sirens should be allowed on personal vehicles. Trying to respond to numerous calls with my lights on and no one moves over. Not even school buses. People don't check their mirrors enough
that is such a beautiful sound. Our ambulance has that same siren with the mechanical, and it has a rumbler too.
You can’t go wrong with a rumbler.
LOVE the rotator/LED combo!
same
Wow.... need some maintenance on that steering. Lol
Seventh Seal yeah it’s not the best.
Just the tire rubbing the fender liner.
That was sick siren.
James Albanese thanks it’s a friend of mine.
justin selvage my family are firefighters.
I get to hear that siren all day because my town runs that siren on there ambulances
@@justinselvage9047 what kind of siren is that? I joined a fire department and I need to get lights and sirens and I like the way that one sounds.
@@JohnCoffins I sell all kinds of lights and sirens. That one in particular I actually have laying around.
This area looks, familiar lol 😂, this wouldn’t be in Clermont would it?
Yes sir goshen area.
I love the q siren on unit 😊😊
Where was it going?
I wish we were allowed flashing lights and sirens here in New Brunswick
Wow !!! Amazing catch
Thank you so much
That’s an.. interesting parking lot
What kind of light bar is that
Code 3 MX7000
Code 3: Excalibur
What kind of ambulance behind the truck is that?
It’s a older Ford I believe not sure on exact model but it was broke down.
@@justinselvage9047 it is an elite ambulance
damn that's squeaky
Man i wish i could run a siren on my POV :/. #majorrubbage
You can, if you are i Saskatchewan, Canada.
P.S: I am in Saskatchewan, but I'm not in emergency services.
My state allows the use of lights and sirens, but a handful of the folks on my department that live fairly close to the station (~3-5 minutes away) don't bother with a siren. Mainly because we don't have all that far to travel, and because we don't have any traffic light controlled intersections we have to clear. Just stop signs and folks are extremely good about yielding to us as we are on the way to the station.
My primary reason for the lack of a siren is that I can't afford one with the economy the way it is right now. The only reason I have lights is because I had some "Amazon Special" emergency lights as one of the options on my list at Christmas last year and wound up getting a couple of them, and other lights were hand-me-downs from my Captain that he was going to be throwing out if nobody wanted them.
Thats a loud siren holy shit what model??? and what was he responding to
Carson SC1002
Perth Amboy First Responders nope SA441
Uh, since when does the SA441 have Carson's mechanical tone?
The Nordic Stag Hankinson Ambulance has a Carson SA441 and it has a singe and dual mechanical tone.
@@emvvehicles_8 Oh neat. Just checked on their website, they got a whole bunch now of their stuff redone with the mechanical tone. That's pretty darn cool.
Great catch
Nice
So everyone known that “baap” at the end is Universal get the fuck out of my way
Why is there old cop cars and limos
We did installs on the limos and the old cars and ambulances are apart of a ambulance service.
@@justinselvage9047 ok why do ambulance services need limos are they used for MCI or transporting paramedics to the scene
@@emergencyresponsevideosand4423 I understand that but they were waiting for us to put some lights in them for a separate business I work for a business that installs emergency lights and sirens.
@@justinselvage9047 oh ok
What siren is that?
Timothy A Fire Photography Carson siren