Loved watching Blues and Twos when it first aired. It was the pioneer of emergency service documentary series. I never missed an episode. Shame there are only a few odd clips here and there these days. It's awesome that you were able to upload a whole episode! "Rescue" was another favourite documentary series for me, following the RAF Search and Rescue (202 Sqn) of RAF Lossiemouth. I think there are one or two episodes still floating around on UA-cam. ALL episodes were available until about two years ago. All of these make interesting viewing!
At the time older firefighters were allowed to wear their old cork helmets, with the Cromwells being given to new recruits or optional for those already serving
LFB are back using the old rank structure, Station Manager changing to Station Officer, Watch Manager changing to Sub Officer, Crew manager changing to Leading Firefighter and Firefighter is still the same
@@lincolntrains2639 Had heard that, although LFB had Watch Manager A and Watch Manager B, I think B turned to Station Officer, A to Sub-Officer, and Station Manager just became Station Commander again.
Loved watching Blues and Twos when it was first on ITV every Thursday especially when the London Ambulance service get called to a man trapped under a live rail in the London underground station
I love how fast these guys put out a car fire using a booster line,wish firefighters worked that fast here in america putting out car fires like they use to years ago.
Charles Hughes we use compressed air foam now which is really quick in knocking down a fire. Will post a video on my channel soon of us using it at a car fire.
Лэнгтон Матраверс. I am talking from operational experience. We find it very effective when it’s applied correctly. I have nothing to do with the manufacturer. I have just found it an effective firefighting media which is more efficient and great when you are in a rural area with limited water supplies. We also use it on thatch fires.
Yeah but I can make a good bet there lungs didn't love that they didn't take the time to go on air and stuck there faces into clouds of burning plastic, rubber, and gas fumes, and what did that 'speed' accomplish anyway? Fucking nothing. The minute flame is visible to any notable degree on the car it's a complete right off, so there is nothing to be saved, and despite hyperbole there is no real risk to anything around it unless maybe it's parked door to door in a crowded lot or in a garage. Rushing in to inhale a bunch of nasty ass chemical smoke on a car on fire in the middle of the road is dumb as hell.
20:25 pigeon call. Blues and twos for a pigeon..... It once took me a dozen 999 calls over a hour to get the fire brigade out for a garden shed fire. Time the Fire engine arrived it spread to the house and neighbours property. House was empty. I drove past in my car a saw it all alight. The Police who arrived first said to Fire where tf have you been.
My local fire station, had a nearly brand new fire engine. The attended a field on fire, they parked their engine and got to work, unfortunately they failed to account for the wind direction....and the fire engine catching fire!
After 48 years of being Fire Sergeant This year I decided to give up, The smoke got to my head, Once when I was in my 20’s We didn’t have the old “breathing spreaders” And had to get Looked after when I took in all me smoke.
The problem with these style programmes is that when procedures aren't followed (which is regular) people jump on the fact. Managers also watch and make judgements. Personally I'd refuse to take part.
I’ve been in 3 fires but I’m not a fire fighter I guess it follows me around XD The most extreme was in the science lab at my school and the gas taps exploded gas every where
Does England have a bush fire truck or do they always send pumpers / ladder trucks to bush/grass fires do they have bush fire gear or just structural gear
Well, we really don't get them as often as the show makes out and that isn't really in a bush it looks to ben playing fields or just on the outskirts of a town. Where I live we have some 4x4 Pumpers out in the sticks but not in the city/outskirts.
Now I am not a firefighter. But I find this topic extremely fascinating and interesting and would like to learn more. There are a couple of things that strike me as odd. There are some situations where I should think a BA should absolutely be required. Cases in point: the vehicle fire - I was unfortunate enough to witness a few and each time firefighters tackled the fire, they wore a BA. In that office building fire, there seem to be way too many non-BA wearers milling about in smoke filled hallways. My guess is that this „was just how things were done back then“, but it hardly seems safe (if there’s even anything „safe“ about firefighting). Maybe an active FF can chime in here...? What is the threshold after which a BA mandatory to wear? Also, was „forced ventilation“ with big blowers (to get rid of smoke in the building) already a thing? I have seen that done in a house fire that happened across the street where I lived. Maybe that is just a later invention?
BA is not mandatory for a car fire however these days it is used a lot more than it used to be. There is a lot more of an awareness to the contaminants in smoke now than there was 15-20 years ago when this would’ve been filmed. Also there wouldn’t be anyone walking about inside that building without BA as it simply isn’t safe. Conditions in a fire can rapidly change and even if it is out it can re light in no time so it would be very dangerous for a lot of non BA wearers to be loitering in the building. Hope this helps 👍🏼
Also forced ventilation is down to each brigade. Where I work, we will only use a PPV (positive pressure ventilation) fan when the fire is completely out. We don’t ventilate during the fire as this can add more air which in turn can make the fire worse. The fans have been around for a good few years but not sure when they officially came into use. Again different fire services get equipment at different times and choose what they want to use.
Remember this was filmed in the 90s and I think specifically 96 so things have changed an awful lot, notice no flash hoods protecting the rest of their head, and if you look most of the non BA wearers that actually went into the smokey hallway past the door was either white helmets or leading firefighters, most of whom would of been the 'We never used to have BA back when I was a newbie' type and threw caution to the wind when it comes to shit like that, also like said in other comments, some services may have had ventilation equipment but it just depends.
@@kellyharber6468 BA for a car fire, so what about all that poly and composites? Let alone when a mag fire goes off. Certainly should be wearing a set! Gone are the days of, oh stick your head in and pump a tonne of media onto it.
Dont have to wear a BA set for a car fire..... if they are used it's purely for a comfort wear....... if you dont want to breathe the toxic smoke dont stand down wind!!
Wow couldn’t tell old mate new there was a camera around lmao no way u would fight a car fire like this guessing he and his family were watching this when it aired 🤣🤣
Don't think that poor car was happy about being part exed so it decided to go out on it's own terms.... and tried to take it's soon to be ex owner with it 🔥
no hoods then! think of it in the 1980s, big cork helmets,tunics and yellow slickers. The fire at Kings cross changed everyhing about the brigade, safety wise.
I'll tell you this. An american fire fighting unit wouldn't have had to send downstairs for a sledge hammer to make entry to get to the fire. There are already firefighters assigned to bring the tools necessary with them when they make entry into the building. A Halligan tool carried by american fire fighters would have made short work of those deadbolt locks.
@reverse thrust yeah right the uk firefighting helmets are more lighter and protect your face the head and the back of the neck and your ba sets only last 40 minets in a smoke pocket when ours last 1 houer and are recharge able
@@Zackislivid SCBA (term used in North America) Compared to your BA are probably the same, effective time of a cylinder in the UK vs US, it depends on the brand and size/type of cylinder, in the US a large majority of departments are volunteer and can't always afford the newest and greatest gear even with grants, in the UK there are almost no volunteer departments, it also doesn't matter how long the bottle lasts when you are stationary and breathing slowly as everyone is different when they are working with a pack on and one person may suck down a cylinder and a half before another person goes through their first one. Similar problem with helmets, hoses, and trucks, the environment is completely different so you can't really compare US and UK firefighting because the environment they are doing it in are complete opposites. In my county there is 1 paid department and one part paid department (they always have a tender ready), the other 9 departments are completely volunteer and the 1 fully paid department does not assist with any of the volunteer calls unless specifically requested for like on a large structure fire and we ask for their ariel truck so response times are definitely a lot slower than a paid department would be or any department in the UK so by the time we get there it may not be just a room and contents fire by the time we get there vs departments in the UK.
@@Zackislivid and I don't know why you bring up rechargable packs, I don't know of a single brand that used a cylinder that is a one use only, every major brand of SCBA like MSA, Scott, Dragër, all have rechargable cylinders and replaceable batteries
Good old blues and twos it was a great show i watch it every week when it was on tv thats why i joined the fire service
Gerry Paterson thankyou for your service
@A give him respect for the men and women that risk there lives for.people
Filmed in 1990s. From Joe. X
I used to love watching this show back in the 90's when I was a teen. Thanks for uploading!
Laurie Mayer is narrating. From Joe. X
Loved watches these wish they brought it back. Need more fire shows too many police and ambulances
Series was filmed from 1993-1997 on itv. From Joe. X
Loved watching Blues and Twos when it first aired. It was the pioneer of emergency service documentary series. I never missed an episode. Shame there are only a few odd clips here and there these days. It's awesome that you were able to upload a whole episode! "Rescue" was another favourite documentary series for me, following the RAF Search and Rescue (202 Sqn) of RAF Lossiemouth. I think there are one or two episodes still floating around on UA-cam. ALL episodes were available until about two years ago. All of these make interesting viewing!
In the 1990s. From Joe. X
Terry gale is/was my grandad. I love this 🥰🥰
Good info. From Joe. X
Leading Firefighter with the old cork helmet, blast from the past.
At the time older firefighters were allowed to wear their old cork helmets, with the Cromwells being given to new recruits or optional for those already serving
@@Charlzey1998 Didn't know that, proper interesting, cheers!
LFB are back using the old rank structure, Station Manager changing to Station Officer, Watch Manager changing to Sub Officer, Crew manager changing to Leading Firefighter and Firefighter is still the same
@@lincolntrains2639 Had heard that, although LFB had Watch Manager A and Watch Manager B, I think B turned to Station Officer, A to Sub-Officer, and Station Manager just became Station Commander again.
@@Daniel-dj5pd Ah I just skimmed a post from someone so missed that bit
This brings back memories ;-)
From Joe. X
i fooking loved this program put them back on the telly better than the shite on now. andy England
In the 1990s on ITV. From Joe. X
Loved watching Blues and Twos when it was first on ITV every Thursday especially when the London Ambulance service get called to a man trapped under a live rail in the London underground station
1990s. From Joe. X
Used to love this show, but I recall this episode and my dad and I were fighting over this and The Britas Empire on bbc1.
Fussy man!. From Joe. X
I love how fast these guys put out a car fire using a booster line,wish firefighters worked that fast here in america putting out car fires like they use to years ago.
Charles Hughes we use compressed air foam now which is really quick in knocking down a fire. Will post a video on my channel soon of us using it at a car fire.
Лэнгтон Матраверс. CAFS has better cooling properties and we haven’t had issues with re ignition when we have used it.
Лэнгтон Матраверс. I am talking from operational experience. We find it very effective when it’s applied correctly. I have nothing to do with the manufacturer. I have just found it an effective firefighting media which is more efficient and great when you are in a rural area with limited water supplies. We also use it on thatch fires.
Yeah but I can make a good bet there lungs didn't love that they didn't take the time to go on air and stuck there faces into clouds of burning plastic, rubber, and gas fumes, and what did that 'speed' accomplish anyway? Fucking nothing.
The minute flame is visible to any notable degree on the car it's a complete right off, so there is nothing to be saved, and despite hyperbole there is no real risk to anything around it unless maybe it's parked door to door in a crowded lot or in a garage. Rushing in to inhale a bunch of nasty ass chemical smoke on a car on fire in the middle of the road is dumb as hell.
@@Tk3997 let's take the benefit of the doubt
It's the early 2000s
They're using dennis sabres
Old ba
And health and safety was invisible
😂😂
Got mad respects for 'em, bro.
Laurie Mayer narrated the episodes. From Joe. X
Wow! I remember that theme tune so well.
Similar to 999. From Joe. X
20:25 pigeon call.
Blues and twos for a pigeon.....
It once took me a dozen 999 calls over a hour to get the fire brigade out for a garden shed fire. Time the Fire engine arrived it spread to the house and neighbours property. House was empty. I drove past in my car a saw it all alight. The Police who arrived first said to Fire where tf have you been.
Prank call!. From Joe. X
A bloody Maestro as a p/x?Bet the garage breathed a sigh of relief and the owner only lost about £10.00
Strange looking Maestro! Very VW Golf like.
@Biffo1262, that vehicle was warmed up by the time firefighters came!. From Joe. X
Control: Theres a fire ? Caller: Yes. Where is the fire ? The fire engine is on fire at the Fire station.
That's really funny ☺☺☺😆
My local fire station, had a nearly brand new fire engine. The attended a field on fire, they parked their engine and got to work, unfortunately they failed to account for the wind direction....and the fire engine catching fire!
I was driving our rescue back from a fire when it caught fire! Embarrassing to have call for backup over the radio! 😳😂
Weird 1!. From Joe. X
After 48 years of being Fire Sergeant This year I decided to give up, The smoke got to my head, Once when I was in my 20’s We didn’t have the old “breathing spreaders” And had to get Looked after when I took in all me smoke.
Breathing spreader is our BAs?
@@lindanwfirefighter4973 They give firemen 45 minutes of air. From Joe. X
@lindanwfirefighter4973, a fact you will never forget. They give 45 minutes of air!. From Joe. X
@@lindanwfirefighter497345 minutes of air they provide. From Joe. X
Yep and i love it
Laurie Mayer narrated the series. From Joe. X
I was at school. When I watched this. Was at middle school. I was born in 1982.
You are 42. From Joe. X
Can anyone remember the fire and rescue series was on itv early 2000s following Warwickshire frs looked for clips online but no joy
Ryan Coleman i think so I've probably watch every series out there around that time. andy England
Fireman Sam was on ITV.
@@pqrstzxerty1296 Janet Ellis had sung the song on a VHS copy!. From Joe. X
The problem with these style programmes is that when procedures aren't followed (which is regular) people jump on the fact. Managers also watch and make judgements. Personally I'd refuse to take part.
less red tape back then ,
Yeah, a tv crew filmed at my station for a similar programme a few years ago. My watch manager refused to let the cameras anywhere near the watch 😂
It's no good toasting marshmallows by burning cars!. From Joe. X
In regards to the grass fire, thank god for 3.4's and 12.2's! oh and of course Light Tankers!
Grass fires are dangerous. From Joe. X
did he still let you part exchange it for a slightly lower price. andy England
Toasted badly!. From Joe. X
BA Entry control yet none BA wearers enter wandering about the place. Arse kicking time as negates all safety precautions.
They give the firemen 45 minutes of air. From Joe. X
I’ve been in 3 fires but I’m not a fire fighter
I guess it follows me around XD
The most extreme was in the science lab at my school and the gas taps exploded gas every where
Same here, my school are really clumsy around flammable equipment
@@AnatolyDyatolov Tell anyone fire's dangerous!. From Joe. X
Is there a blues and twos episode with the Derbyshire fire service?
Doubt that. From Joe. X
Duke Silver...all a 'Stop' message means is no further assistance is required, nothing else.
Ceasefire!. From Joe. X
Does England have a bush fire truck or do they always send pumpers / ladder trucks to bush/grass fires do they have bush fire gear or just structural gear
Well, we really don't get them as often as the show makes out and that isn't really in a bush it looks to ben playing fields or just on the outskirts of a town. Where I live we have some 4x4 Pumpers out in the sticks but not in the city/outskirts.
CAF great addition to fireground....so easy now
Fire engines are red. From Joe. X
should just turned hose reel on pigeon, soon fly off then.
A hose would work. From Joe. X
Nothing like the good old helmets that didn’t protect your face
And less aspestos suits
What does blues and twos mean? I assume blue refers to the lights. Twos?
Now I am not a firefighter. But I find this topic extremely fascinating and interesting and would like to learn more.
There are a couple of things that strike me as odd. There are some situations where I should think a BA should absolutely be required. Cases in point: the vehicle fire - I was unfortunate enough to witness a few and each time firefighters tackled the fire, they wore a BA.
In that office building fire, there seem to be way too many non-BA wearers milling about in smoke filled hallways.
My guess is that this „was just how things were done back then“, but it hardly seems safe (if there’s even anything „safe“ about firefighting).
Maybe an active FF can chime in here...? What is the threshold after which a BA mandatory to wear? Also, was „forced ventilation“ with big blowers (to get rid of smoke in the building) already a thing? I have seen that done in a house fire that happened across the street where I lived. Maybe that is just a later invention?
BA is not mandatory for a car fire however these days it is used a lot more than it used to be. There is a lot more of an awareness to the contaminants in smoke now than there was 15-20 years ago when this would’ve been filmed. Also there wouldn’t be anyone walking about inside that building without BA as it simply isn’t safe. Conditions in a fire can rapidly change and even if it is out it can re light in no time so it would be very dangerous for a lot of non BA wearers to be loitering in the building. Hope this helps 👍🏼
Also forced ventilation is down to each brigade. Where I work, we will only use a PPV (positive pressure ventilation) fan when the fire is completely out. We don’t ventilate during the fire as this can add more air which in turn can make the fire worse. The fans have been around for a good few years but not sure when they officially came into use. Again different fire services get equipment at different times and choose what they want to use.
Remember this was filmed in the 90s and I think specifically 96 so things have changed an awful lot, notice no flash hoods protecting the rest of their head, and if you look most of the non BA wearers that actually went into the smokey hallway past the door was either white helmets or leading firefighters, most of whom would of been the 'We never used to have BA back when I was a newbie' type and threw caution to the wind when it comes to shit like that, also like said in other comments, some services may have had ventilation equipment but it just depends.
@@cataldotraining7735 Yeah that is a fair point but I think now everyone would happily change cylinders at 4am rather than get lung cancer.
@@lincolntrains2639 BA's give firemen 45 minutes of air maximum. From Joe. X
Where can i get these episodes?
Drama and bbc iplayer
on UA-cam
@@pqrstzxerty1296 wow best reply ever
John are you uploading anymore fire service videos
Hard to say yet. From Joe. X
She's probably quite old now, but the lady at 19:50 is very pretty!
Filmed in the 1990s. From Joe. X
I joined #FireCadets in 2018.
6 years now. From Joe. X
Rip martin spud murphy died in an rtc on the a1 off duty july 2003
Murphy's law for him!. From Joe. X
What year was this please?
1995. From Joe. X
Can you get the Kent Air Ambulance episode.
Difficult to upload. From Joe. X
yeah so how did the pigeon get up on the roof?🤷♂️🤦♂️😂
Nomex hoods were a thing? But no one has them?
Racers wear them. From Joe. X
Don’t kid yourself it’s a right off.
Pigeon, I can't. Imagine today's crew wasting resources
Couey!. From Joe. X
Ahh before Health and Safety got in the way, no one wearing BA for that car fire and not a seatlbelt worn by anyone in the appliance when en route lol
BigPinkJohn ya don't need a scba in a car fire
@@kellyharber6468 all crew around here use BA for a car fires.
Bio suits as well now days.
@@kellyharber6468 BA for a car fire, so what about all that poly and composites? Let alone when a mag fire goes off. Certainly should be wearing a set! Gone are the days of, oh stick your head in and pump a tonne of media onto it.
Dont have to wear a BA set for a car fire..... if they are used it's purely for a comfort wear....... if you dont want to breathe the toxic smoke dont stand down wind!!
Those 2 control staff are tasty
But reactive. From Joe. X
The only service that won't work with any other service`s
I know that driver of the lorry
Wow couldn’t tell old mate new there was a camera around lmao no way u would fight a car fire like this guessing he and his family were watching this when it aired 🤣🤣
What a prank!. From Joe. X
Dam this is old
From 1995. From Joe. X
6:08 oh spud
01:41 Lol 😁😁😀😀😂😂🤣🤣 I dont think they will want part ex now
Don't think that poor car was happy about being part exed so it decided to go out on it's own terms.... and tried to take it's soon to be ex owner with it 🔥
It’s a fucking pigeon ( a flying rat) shot it
The leading fireman on November 2_3_2 has an outdated helmet
Proper fire engines back then, non of this converted vans shit. Blessed my first pump was a dennis sabre
How old is this? XD
Video says it's 2 years old
Florjan Brudar IK that lmao, I mean when it was filmed.
@@Dan-pz2cw Probably around the 1980s.
Florjan Brudar maybe
@@Dan-pz2cw Well actually 1990s. Because by the early 1990s cork helmets stopped being used.
No BA on a car fire? Not good
Not nessisery
@@Zackislivid It is.
@@XORA-CODEYX some rta is but not all if its a engine onfire no ba is needed but if its like a truck with fuel then use ba
No flash hoods?? Man there ears would feel the radiant heat how silly can only laugh at this lot seriously
no hoods then! think of it in the 1980s, big cork helmets,tunics and yellow slickers. The fire at Kings cross changed everyhing about the brigade, safety wise.
it would have took the americans 10 minutes to set there gear up lol. andy England
I'll tell you this. An american fire fighting unit wouldn't have had to send downstairs for a sledge hammer to make entry to get to the fire. There are already firefighters assigned to bring the tools necessary with them when they make entry into the building. A Halligan tool carried by american fire fighters would have made short work of those deadbolt locks.
@reverse thrust yeah right the uk firefighting helmets are more lighter and protect your face the head and the back of the neck and your ba sets only last 40 minets in a smoke pocket when ours last 1 houer and are recharge able
@@Zackislivid SCBA (term used in North America) Compared to your BA are probably the same, effective time of a cylinder in the UK vs US, it depends on the brand and size/type of cylinder, in the US a large majority of departments are volunteer and can't always afford the newest and greatest gear even with grants, in the UK there are almost no volunteer departments, it also doesn't matter how long the bottle lasts when you are stationary and breathing slowly as everyone is different when they are working with a pack on and one person may suck down a cylinder and a half before another person goes through their first one. Similar problem with helmets, hoses, and trucks, the environment is completely different so you can't really compare US and UK firefighting because the environment they are doing it in are complete opposites. In my county there is 1 paid department and one part paid department (they always have a tender ready), the other 9 departments are completely volunteer and the 1 fully paid department does not assist with any of the volunteer calls unless specifically requested for like on a large structure fire and we ask for their ariel truck so response times are definitely a lot slower than a paid department would be or any department in the UK so by the time we get there it may not be just a room and contents fire by the time we get there vs departments in the UK.
@@Zackislivid and I don't know why you bring up rechargable packs, I don't know of a single brand that used a cylinder that is a one use only, every major brand of SCBA like MSA, Scott, Dragër, all have rechargable cylinders and replaceable batteries
@@ronaldkillingsworth2858 of course they would have. america is the greatest country on earth and can do anything not.
Wtf 2 people don up the rest can go in with nothing lmao
BA really you mean SCBA
no they mean BA
@@AB-cs7vm Im just used to calling it SCBA
@@iimexicanLaw UK we really just call it BA
@@archie7027 Ok its just in the US we call it SCBA.
@@iimexicanLaw this isn't the US
So BA sets
Narrator voice n clarity annoying
Laurie Mayer. From Joe. X