Not sure how its in other countries but here you need to use your sirens and lights together otherwise you have no right of way and when someone crashes into you, its your fault 100%
That’s my dads SES unit when they get a call at 12 at night, they just set on the lights and sirens because they could’ve been asleep but now there rescuing someone from a collapsed house that wouldn’t have happened if they had just cut their damn trees.
Early in my FD career, the department I worked for based your annual pay raise on your performance evaluation. This is where I learned that there were only two kinds of officers - The "nobody is perfect so nobody gets a perfect score" officer, and the "I'm not screwing with anyone's pay" officer. All the other types were just noise!
The whole nobody is perfect so no one gets a perfect score is such bullshit. Rookie year someone used that on my apprentice evaluation. Well you didn't do anything wrong but since your new obviously you can't get a good score.
Sounds a little bit like retail. Every time The managers have to review people, they always find an excuse not to give you a good raise. Usually it's something like well you don't know how to work the register. But.......... Meyou work in the warehouse. 🤪
@@TheSubieFan my boss did that to me at a fucking factory. He was like they won't accept it and send it back if I mark this accurately so we'll say needs improvement on this and this. If I didn't really need thst job I would of told him to fuck himself. But alas. Bills.
I do it so, I’m not the next guy to get fired by the city or sued by someone we crush just going lights no siren. But I kinda do feel bad on a busy night waking the whole city up for another overdose.
@@Ankcontracting The two things that saved my best friend after the kid drove under the front of his engine. 1. Being able to answer truthfully: "Mr. Code 3, were you displaying warning lights and using an audible device?" 2. Multiple witnesses testifying "That thing was lit up like a Christmas tree and screaming like a banshee!!" Multi-Million dollar wrongful death suit dismissed.
In the middle of the night in Sweden, well, sucks to be blind because they _never_ use the sirens of the lights can be seen. Hardly even in daylight except when they approach a road crossing (or police when they get a call and turn on the lights, then they go sirens for a few second to wake the people sleeping behind the wheel on the freeway up as the situation changed.).
@@Ankcontracting I'm just one guy. But, I live near a fire and police station on a main path and I'm only angry for a millisecond and only if you wake my kids up. Like, it isn't your fault you have to go out to save someone. At worst you make me hope that whoever you're heading to really needs you.
Going to be honest, if I was in that position I would be doing it every chance I got. When I imagine being a firefighter, racing down the street full lights and sirens sounds like it’s top 5 if not too 3 most fun parts of the job
My daddy drove the rescue truck. He used to tell people that he always wanted to be a fire fighter when he grew up. Now he's a fire fighter, he just needed to grow up. Lol! He was promoted to crew chief right before he got diagnosed with cancer. He fought hard to live long enough to meet his first granddaughter, my baby girl, that was 9 months old when he passed away. He was, and still is the greatest man I ever knew! 😢❤
Love it! Out of the captains in my dept, the new one is the first type ("forgot where he came from"). Hopefully he'll mellow out. Soon. The other one is the "don't make me work" captain. I absolutely love being on shift with this guy. The crew knows their job, gets stuff done, so the captain really *doesn't* have to work. It's a great system.
Hells bells, I worked for 2 different chiefs of the department that were like that. And they NEVER changed. Good luck on your problem. Sometimes they just need to find their way.
Back when I was going through the academy I did a ride along with a small town FD, and their SOP is they could run lights and sirens but they could only do the legal speed limit. I didn't think anything of it until I was in the ambulance jump seat, going over a double set of rail road tracks at about 30 mph.
My late grandfather did. Said it pissed him off so much, he'd chew the driver out going to and from the calls everytime he wasn't warned beforehand. 🤣 He was a jolly guy otherwise.🙂
0:54 my lieutenant (or the german rank to that) once had what I named a "remember pain' for couple days after he tried to reach for the siren button. Remember pain: A pinch you feel after your engineer slap your fingers after you have forgotten that the button of the sirens is not yours to touch. You can order to turn them of with the consequenze that the engineer will also turn off the lights won't go over any red light, faster than the speedlimit etc. (except maybe when arriving in scene) but you do not touch them...😉😅
Generally in the US, both the driver and officer have access to the siren...note I said access. I didn't say 'Get to operate'. Most fire rigs have a mechanical siren such as the Federal 'Q' or B&M Superchief, controlled by a floor button on the officer's side and the horn button for the driver. I have known officers to threaten to 'Leave a a freaking' bloody stump if you touch that *&&^% siren button again!' if a driver cranked down on the siren! Officer's can get very protective of their Q2!!!
This might be a touchy subject, but I'd love to see a video on the different types of volunteer first responders (fire/ems/whatever). I think there's definitely some room for humor in there, plus I feel like you could sneak in some discrete lessons on the what-to-be's and the what-not-to-be's, lol.
As a 2nd gen trucker. 1st thing I learned at 4 or 5 years old was if it's in arms reach of the driver(DAD) in a seated position. It's in the driver/operators/DAD's control. That hand slap still hurts. And I'm 48 yrs young.
We have a fire station near my house and we're on one of their main paths. A "Code 3 or nothing" guy definitely works there, but most of them are great. I don't really blame them, people are terrible at waiting at cross streets for emergency vehicles here.
Can't forget the Cap'tn Morgan (aka the Commander Riker). Stoll in late with an over priced coffee, pull up the nearest object, hike up one pant leg and proceed to place foot on top and ask for a status update for the day so far.
I was driving a new Captain on a Rescue Rig to an alarm, just before we 10-12ed, we were told our assistance wasn't needed, so we started to return to quarters. I took a round about way back so I could talk to my mate, a Lt. on the first responding rig, and quickly left the scene. After a couple of blocks, the new Captain decided I wasn't taking the correct way back and proceeded to give me directions, he was a part-time taxi driver, I then pulled over to the curb and pulled the air brakes and came to a complete stop. He asked what I thought I was doing, I asked him if he wanted to drive the rig, his reply was to look straight ahead and keep quiet. There ended his first lesson as a Capt. Please don't get me wrong, I really liked this guy and had always got along great with him, but we had to set our tolerances early in our relationship, he was a great Capt. and we continued our good times together afterwards.
Im not even a paramedic, hell i deliver meat. No idea why i watch this but this dudes funny so idc. No idea what hes talking about most of the time but i get the sarcasm for sure! Also, im 100% sure the “code 3 or nothing” guy would be me😂😂
That speed bump....yeah I was once trying to get through to dispatch On a broken radio😂 As my Partners absolutely blaring along and he just goes ‘hey look speed bump’ And the me and the guy we had arrested in the back both go “WHAT” at the same time I’m fuckin suprised we didn’t lose all four tires going over it
“Don’t slow down for nothing” LOL! “Got four on the floor and four in the air on that one, didn't we? Goodness gracious, like ta bust my shocks!” (Bonus points for everybody what knows that song without googling it)
I hope that the royalties from these videos keep rolling in for you. These videos are great and I believe that so many first responders can relate 100%. 💗 God Bless!
Admit it: you modeled this on my floor supervisor at the call center, but disguised him as a fire department officer to keep him from suing, didn’t you!
“after that I'll give you another list” As a POC I was super lucky: my Captain was great about giving me time to work on my 1001 stuff: Fortunately, I had the opportunity to gain appreciation for other “leadership styles” when I worked a shift with another crew: had I been assigned to that crew I would have quit. After that I asked around to see what the other shifts were like and everyone said it was just the one bad Captain.
love how the observer and micromanger are both on this list, like you hate when the boss keeps close tabs on you but also hate when he isnt close enough
Lmao, Dear lord did this one get me. 😂🤣 Also I now have chills and experiencing flashbacks to so much bull-s##t days, so thanks. I’ll be sending you my therapy bill. 😉🤭🤣🚨
My brother is the slow down for nothing guy I remember him driving to a scene cause we just came back from the farm and he ran threw a couple of stops and was going 80 in a 30
3am: exists
Engineer: if I'm up, everybody's up
Loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool.
^^^ (Liked his own comment because he want's like's)
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We have a saying that goes "at least they know what they're paying taxes for"
Not sure how its in other countries but here you need to use your sirens and lights together otherwise you have no right of way and when someone crashes into you, its your fault 100%
That moment you realize you’re the code 3 or nothing guy😅
Bryson Wiley yup
That’s my dads SES unit when they get a call at 12 at night, they just set on the lights and sirens because they could’ve been asleep but now there rescuing someone from a collapsed house that wouldn’t have happened if they had just cut their damn trees.
@@Adelaide_Transit cool story bro
Yep definitely me or at least code 2 for traffic
Running code 3 is just too much fun.
Even in the military this is so true
Especially in the military
That guy who was "deployed" to Al Udeid and got sent home a month later due to a broken ankle from playing basketball
Charles Shelton “Purple Heart”
I hate the boot ass lts that act like they know every thing
Another crash crewman?
Early in my FD career, the department I worked for based your annual pay raise on your performance evaluation. This is where I learned that there were only two kinds of officers - The "nobody is perfect so nobody gets a perfect score" officer, and the "I'm not screwing with anyone's pay" officer. All the other types were just noise!
The whole nobody is perfect so no one gets a perfect score is such bullshit. Rookie year someone used that on my apprentice evaluation. Well you didn't do anything wrong but since your new obviously you can't get a good score.
I was volunteer, our Captain was there for the meetings and calls, thank God! We kept the place clean, so he was happy.
My last manager was like that. Everyone got "needs improvement" because "Well nobody's perfect and everybody needs to improve".
Sounds a little bit like retail. Every time The managers have to review people, they always find an excuse not to give you a good raise. Usually it's something like well you don't know how to work the register. But.......... Meyou work in the warehouse. 🤪
@@TheSubieFan my boss did that to me at a fucking factory. He was like they won't accept it and send it back if I mark this accurately so we'll say needs improvement on this and this. If I didn't really need thst job I would of told him to fuck himself. But alas. Bills.
I know a lot of 3am Code 3 guys, gotta make sure that tumble weed gets out of our way for that toe pain.
I do it so, I’m not the next guy to get fired by the city or sued by someone we crush just going lights no siren. But I kinda do feel bad on a busy night waking the whole city up for another overdose.
@@Ankcontracting The two things that saved my best friend after the kid drove under the front of his engine.
1. Being able to answer truthfully: "Mr. Code 3, were you displaying warning lights and using an audible device?"
2. Multiple witnesses testifying "That thing was lit up like a Christmas tree and screaming like a banshee!!"
Multi-Million dollar wrongful death suit dismissed.
In the middle of the night in Sweden, well, sucks to be blind because they _never_ use the sirens of the lights can be seen. Hardly even in daylight except when they approach a road crossing (or police when they get a call and turn on the lights, then they go sirens for a few second to wake the people sleeping behind the wheel on the freeway up as the situation changed.).
@@Ankcontracting I'm just one guy. But, I live near a fire and police station on a main path and I'm only angry for a millisecond and only if you wake my kids up. Like, it isn't your fault you have to go out to save someone. At worst you make me hope that whoever you're heading to really needs you.
Going to be honest, if I was in that position I would be doing it every chance I got. When I imagine being a firefighter, racing down the street full lights and sirens sounds like it’s top 5 if not too 3 most fun parts of the job
The always Code 3 guy has met the "It's 3 a.m. nothing's out there backing out of my driveway guy"
George Crosby i never backup out of my driveway my truck is always ready to pull out and go
Yeah, most _always code 3 guys_ will have a story why they are that guy.
1:02- in ambulances that is how some of us get involuntarily turned into flight medics for a second or two...
underrated comment bro, nice one ;-)
My daddy drove the rescue truck. He used to tell people that he always wanted to be a fire fighter when he grew up. Now he's a fire fighter, he just needed to grow up. Lol! He was promoted to crew chief right before he got diagnosed with cancer. He fought hard to live long enough to meet his first granddaughter, my baby girl, that was 9 months old when he passed away. He was, and still is the greatest man I ever knew! 😢❤
My condolences, ur father deserves a medal for his service 🥺😥
@@RyuTakeru thank you. 😔
I keep dying laughing at the speed bump one. We had this one engine driver who always loved to blare sirens in the early morning 😂
Love it! Out of the captains in my dept, the new one is the first type ("forgot where he came from"). Hopefully he'll mellow out. Soon.
The other one is the "don't make me work" captain. I absolutely love being on shift with this guy. The crew knows their job, gets stuff done, so the captain really *doesn't* have to work. It's a great system.
Hells bells, I worked for 2 different chiefs of the department that were like that. And they NEVER changed. Good luck on your problem. Sometimes they just need to find their way.
Speed Bump- How many of us have run with that guy!!!
If I was not so short I would have hit the ceiling in the patient compartment!
Back when I was going through the academy I did a ride along with a small town FD, and their SOP is they could run lights and sirens but they could only do the legal speed limit. I didn't think anything of it until I was in the ambulance jump seat, going over a double set of rail road tracks at about 30 mph.
@@JohnSmith09123 I felt that description in my teeth...
My late grandfather did.
Said it pissed him off so much, he'd chew the driver out going to and from the calls everytime he wasn't warned beforehand. 🤣
He was a jolly guy otherwise.🙂
0:54 my lieutenant (or the german rank to that) once had what I named a "remember pain' for couple days after he tried to reach for the siren button.
Remember pain:
A pinch you feel after your engineer slap your fingers after you have forgotten that the button of the sirens is not yours to touch.
You can order to turn them of with the consequenze that the engineer will also turn off the lights won't go over any red light, faster than the speedlimit etc. (except maybe when arriving in scene) but you do not touch them...😉😅
in my department, the lights and siren controls belong to the officer. the engineer's job is to drive.
Generally in the US, both the driver and officer have access to the siren...note I said access. I didn't say 'Get to operate'. Most fire rigs have a mechanical siren such as the Federal 'Q' or B&M Superchief, controlled by a floor button on the officer's side and the horn button for the driver. I have known officers to threaten to 'Leave a a freaking' bloody stump if you touch that *&&^% siren button again!' if a driver cranked down on the siren! Officer's can get very protective of their Q2!!!
Seems like the same kind of officer that wears a black t shirt under the white uniform shirt...
Or the duty shirt with FIRE printed on the back that shows through...😂
What's wrong with that
@@timtags If you wear black under a white shirt, you can see the black though the white shirt. It looks pretty bad.
"Code 3 or nothin"
We paid good money for that Federal Q, I ain't wastin it!
Ain't that the truth! We're just letting the tax payers hear their investment
I can respect the don't make my job harder officer. Simply put, you know where you stand.
This might be a touchy subject, but I'd love to see a video on the different types of volunteer first responders (fire/ems/whatever). I think there's definitely some room for humor in there, plus I feel like you could sneak in some discrete lessons on the what-to-be's and the what-not-to-be's, lol.
0:40 - all of us would make that face when dealing with a micromanager regardless if we were a firefighter or not
AMEN
2am: exists
that guy in the sportscar without a muffler: if im up, everybodys up
In germany we dont say "brake check" We say "Heute schon genickt?" and i think thats beautiful
Hat ne Sekunde gedauert bis ichs gerafft habe 🤣
@@zeynepipek2902 Ich verstehe es nicht (Um, translated you two with Google translate :) )
@@RockyTuxedoFBI I said: Took a second until I got the joke. And "Hast du schon genickt?"s literal translation is:" Have you nodded yet? "
So wakeup call? yes, I am that kind of person that falls asleep in any moving vehicle. So far not while driving.
As a 2nd gen trucker. 1st thing I learned at 4 or 5 years old was if it's in arms reach of the driver(DAD) in a seated position. It's in the driver/operators/DAD's control. That hand slap still hurts. And I'm 48 yrs young.
Shiiiiit, I'm 32, a civilian, and I can still remember that hand slap to this day! Ow.
We have a fire station near my house and we're on one of their main paths. A "Code 3 or nothing" guy definitely works there, but most of them are great. I don't really blame them, people are terrible at waiting at cross streets for emergency vehicles here.
Can't forget the Cap'tn Morgan (aka the Commander Riker).
Stoll in late with an over priced coffee, pull up the nearest object, hike up one pant leg and proceed to place foot on top and ask for a status update for the day so far.
I was driving a new Captain on a Rescue Rig to an alarm, just before we 10-12ed, we were told our assistance wasn't needed, so we started to return to quarters. I took a round about way back so I could talk to my mate, a Lt. on the first responding rig, and quickly left the scene. After a couple of blocks, the new Captain decided I wasn't taking the correct way back and proceeded to give me directions, he was a part-time taxi driver, I then pulled over to the curb and pulled the air brakes and came to a complete stop. He asked what I thought I was doing, I asked him if he wanted to drive the rig, his reply was to look straight ahead and keep quiet. There ended his first lesson as a Capt.
Please don't get me wrong, I really liked this guy and had always got along great with him, but we had to set our tolerances early in our relationship, he was a great Capt. and we continued our good times together afterwards.
Im not even a paramedic, hell i deliver meat. No idea why i watch this but this dudes funny so idc. No idea what hes talking about most of the time but i get the sarcasm for sure! Also, im 100% sure the “code 3 or nothing” guy would be me😂😂
That speed bump....yeah I was once trying to get through to dispatch On a broken radio😂
As my Partners absolutely blaring along and he just goes ‘hey look speed bump’
And the me and the guy we had arrested in the back both go “WHAT” at the same time
I’m fuckin suprised we didn’t lose all four tires going over it
Free suspension test.
I slow down for nothing guy. Fell off my chair!!!!
“Don’t slow down for nothing” LOL! “Got four on the floor and four in the air on that one, didn't we? Goodness gracious, like ta bust my shocks!” (Bonus points for everybody what knows that song without googling it)
Watch that smokey on your tail!
Whoo hoo!! Nothing like a good old CW McCall and a CJ5....!!
Hah! I ought not have doubted. Bravo Zulu brothers!
The ‘what?’ At the very last second absolutely killed me that was so funny
The speed bump had me crying lol
I’m definitely the don’t make my job harder guy
I live on one of the main ambulance routes in Edinburgh… I think every driver is a code 3 guy 😂
i can’t watch just one of these and call it quits. once i watch one, i binge watch all his vids lol.
There are bosses like those in every job. I love your videos because they are sooo true of any workplace.
If the truck is a runnin, the sirens are a blarin' 😂😂😂
I just wanted to say thank you for everything you guys do.
I hope that the royalties from these videos keep rolling in for you. These videos are great and I believe that so many first responders can relate 100%. 💗 God Bless!
The dont make my job harder officer usually the strong Firm but approachable officer
"Don't make my job harder" that's a mood and half.
You know, I haven't had a full body laugh like this since I broke up with my ex a few months ago. holy hell I needed this 🤣
All of this is true!! I have worked with all of them!!
Speed Bump- How many of us have run with that guy!!!
Admit it: you modeled this on my floor supervisor at the call center, but disguised him as a fire department officer to keep him from suing, didn’t you!
I'm a big fan of listen no one make me look like an A-hole to the chief, I'm the only one allowed to do that.
I would be a cross between the observer guy and the don't make my job harder guy 🤣
I'm gonna share this with my friends. That last one was too funny! my dad does this to me! He was a paramedic for a little bit and an army medic
I love the Ridin 2 wheels at the end, never fails to make me laugh.
“after that I'll give you another list”
As a POC I was super lucky: my Captain was great about giving me time to work on my 1001 stuff: Fortunately, I had the opportunity to gain appreciation for other “leadership styles” when I worked a shift with another crew: had I been assigned to that crew I would have quit. After that I asked around to see what the other shifts were like and everyone said it was just the one bad Captain.
POC? paramedic on call?
@@bigdiccmarty9335 Paid on call. Less than part time but more than volunteer. 😁
love how the observer and micromanger are both on this list, like you hate when the boss keeps close tabs on you but also hate when he isnt close enough
Probably more that the observer isn't actually doing stuff more than they are too far away.
Lmao, Dear lord did this one get me. 😂🤣
Also I now have chills and experiencing flashbacks to so much bull-s##t days, so thanks. I’ll be sending you my therapy bill. 😉🤭🤣🚨
Also at 3 AM lights and sirens must be turned on while still idling inside the bay.
This cures Depression! Thank you FDC
Does his department knows he does this? Cause he is the best firefighter ive seen
Jason, I need you to look up an old movie called Sybil had Sally fields starring. Tell me if it rings a bell with you LMAO 🤣! Your crazy dude!🥰🥰
Ester Anthony watched that in HS. Crazy!
I'd take that last boss every time.
The observer is the best officer, and code 3 or nothing driver sounds like my IRL Assistant chief for my company.
All of this is true!! I have worked with all of them!!
I the bonus drivers all fit how I drive. Code 3 all day, making turns that hit harder than a step father, not slowing down for shit.
The last ten seconds is what it's like being a paper boy
All work and no play officers are the ones who keep the whole charade together.
"speed bump!" got me, it got me good, lol
"Speed bump" Me before teaching the crew a lil something called situational awareness.
“Speedbump!
The two wheels driver gets me everytime
God this guy is brilliant
As a military veteran, I can attest these translate well.
I could work with the "Don't make my job harder"- guy aaaand "Code 3 or nothin'" as long as I'm still awake XD
0:25
That billboard was super funny xD
“Speedbump!”
“ *w h a t* ”
Famous last words.
"Speed bump." lol 😂
I love these vids so much
That last one was too good
Code 3 driver: “if I’m up, YOURE UP”
My brother is the slow down for nothing guy I remember him driving to a scene cause we just came back from the farm and he ran threw a couple of stops and was going 80 in a 30
“ if the trucks-a-running the sirens are blaring” favorite part lol
Curb: Exists
Fire Engine Leaf Spring: "Anyway I started cracking"
the observer is my favorite boss anywhere ngl
Yep, that's about right! I had 2 of those in my career. Lol
I work with a bunch of firefighters at a private school
You are right on about them awesome videos keep it up
0:53 made me laugh
I had a Lieutenant who would tell us every day "Dont make me work!"
I work with too many officers. I felt all of these deeply. Especially the last one
Great content bro. Great content.
0:58 What a face! LOLL
Its the same even in german fire departments😂
My sister says that some of these apply to EMT and ER people she's worked with.
"Speed bump!"
"What?"
SLAM
I like the "Dont make my job harder" boss. I mean just leave me alone and let me do my job you know?
I was today years old when I realized EMT get wrote up as well 🤣
Sounds like upper management daily.😂😂😂
Speed Bump!!! my favorite
the 3 last ones seem the moust fun to be with
Honestly sirens don't bug me having grown up right next to the police and fire stations same with trains horns it's like cricket
Like a glove 😂
1:00 and 1:03 my best parts. Love it. I can't stop laughing at this.
My chief is the "fuck you" type he screwed me over just because he can
"Speed Bump" Im dying XD
Honestly the "don't make my job harder" guy seems like your best bet.
Good shit, we got damn near everyone one of those guys at my Department LOL
Ummm yeah this is all accurate stuff. 😂
The 2 wheel running guy killed me
SPEED BUMP!