London drivers are some of the most discourteous and genuinely nasty people when it comes to regarding emergency services.

@northoltflightwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Your not wrong there, very selfish in general

@DrDeep-ts4pg

4 жыл бұрын

As a former London Paramedic I agree no respect for emergency services!! I work in Australia now completely different attitude and more respected 👍🏽

@edwardmccloskey7973

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. In theU.S. that would immediately be a ticket for failure to yield. Everyone gives way for police or fire. Maybe if the police enforced the law on yielding to emergency vehicles it wouldn't be such a chaotic situation.

@charliefoxmusic8744

3 жыл бұрын

Have you seen New Yorkers?!

@jamesmarabello2314

3 жыл бұрын

BRUH BRUH New Yorkers respect emergency services, especially fire.

Amazing catches mate! Really lucky to be on scene quickly!

Great video mate!

Last year down my street, we had 5 fire trucks, 3 police cars, 2 ambulances and 1 helicopter. I never found out what happened, but it was around 5 in the morning.

Why isn't traffic being blocked? The job these guys do is hard enough without having to dodge traffic.

my nan bless her, before she died used to live there. it was many years ago so I guess it aint too relevant. but thanks for the memories of one the nicest people I have ever known in my whole life.

That’s one serious fire 2 fire command unit and ambulances command as well nice catch

Traffic should have been stopped in each direction starting at the nearest intersection.

@andrewdaley3081

4 жыл бұрын

Then the emergency vehicles would not be able to get that's a clever idea how long did it take you to come up with that one. I am also amazed you have got 15 likes. Andy England 🇬🇧

@chevy790

4 жыл бұрын

yes-totally agree-if i had been in charge of incident i would have called on police to do this as soon as possible

@johanrebel

4 жыл бұрын

@@andrewdaley3081 Of course the road should have been closed to all traffic in both directions at the nearest intersections. Massive response to what looks like a minor fire, by the way.

@isaacmtb4863

4 жыл бұрын

johanrebel we don’t have a lot of big junctions (intersections) we have roundabout . But I do agree they should have stopped traffic . I’m from a big village in Derbyshire England and its the polices Job to close roads if necessary

@j2m3_raiden5

3 жыл бұрын

@@johanrebel its called grenfell syndrome (summin i made up) because basically they dont need another grenfell

Good catch hope everyone is ok

Good catch

Very nice mate 💪

WHO WILL WE SEND? EVERYONE!!!

@atcsguy8761

3 жыл бұрын

First off this was not a small fire and second after Grenfell, the newly appointed Commissioner Roe has a new response policy, one that does not make the LFB look like a bunch buffoons in front of the entire world.

@Naturelady-rf5zx

3 жыл бұрын

Including seriously overhauling fire prevention and suppression in tower blocks. Interlinked smoke alarms, sprinklers fire front doors the lot. I live in one. They don’t want another Grendel

@EnjoyFirefighting

3 жыл бұрын

that's what I thought after filming a full house response of 18 (!!!) emergency vehicles in Germany

@marksweeney3777

3 жыл бұрын

@@atcsguy8761 Grenfall wasnt Commissioner Cotton’s fault.

Awesome catchn

I live two blocks down from that fire it was chaos that day 😢

I am a believer in Fire Police who as soon as they arrive shut down all traffic (both Directions). And only allow Emergency Services within a block of the fire.

@DayMatthew968

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately Fire Police don't exist in the UK and it is upto the first arriving units to institgate traffic control IF they are able to, for example all Fire Engines carry cones, and warning signs and tape etc for road closure, and if the ic can spare a man to do it then they will, if they can't then they wait for police, who will take complete of traffic both Vic and ped on any scene

@EnjoyFirefighting

3 жыл бұрын

I guess there's nothing like fire police all across Europe. In some countries and some of their states FD is allowed to direct traffic, elsewhere they may only shut down the road; But for the further traffic management it takes the police then; And as the Police might not have sufficient manpower right at the beginning they might start nearby the scene and then sequentially expand the road block to nearby intersections, like in this clip from an apartment fire response in the Bavarian capital city of Munich: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oZiNqcyQcbWoepc.html

Nice one mate 👍🙂🚒

All that traffic driving over the fire hose, yikes

wow great video

21st Century British Emergency Services.

nice recordings 👍

@theeonlyytee

4 жыл бұрын

That’s so crazy 😜

Must of been a big fire for the amount of them turning up for it

@atcsguy8761

3 жыл бұрын

Well it was a moderately sizable fire, but after Grenfell, the newly appointed Commissioner Roe has a new response policy for "high occupancy" buildings, so they are going to be sending more pumps and other specialized equipment to these types of fires, wither they need them or not.

As a Canadian, I can't help but notice that some of your emergency vehicles seem to have less or subdued emergency lighting than our vehicles over here. Thanks!

@elwolf8536

10 ай бұрын

Highly visible a night but not too Mutch as to dazle motorists

No Hose ramps out ?

Nice video and response, but my question is, how many ladder trucks responded to this and was there a heavy rescue unit there, also air and light also known as a tactical support unit and streets blocked by fire and police units as i didn’t see hear, but anyways great video and thanks for sharing.👌🏽👍👏 Tony J. from the USA...🇺🇸

@tonyshield5368

4 жыл бұрын

UK doesn't have many ladders, the pumps carry hand ladders shown being used early in the vid. If aerial support is required it is either pre-planned or called specially.

@DayMatthew968

3 жыл бұрын

In the lfb Heavy Rescues are known as FRU = Fire Rescue Unit, they go out to call that is 8 pumps or more, as for aerials as someone else has already said, if they're not part of the initial dispatch then they can be dispatched latter if the ic asks for them, as for air and light, they are known as OSU = Operational Support Unit and only go to major shouts where there are many firefighters who need BA tanks filling for a long duration of time ie 10+ pump fire at a factory or something

@EnjoyFirefighting

3 жыл бұрын

@@tonyshield5368 we carry ladders on Engines, Rescue Engines etc as well but still a Tower Ladder (turntable ladder) will always be part of the initial dispatch of a structure fire call here

I was wondering why the large incident command truck was dispatched? EDIT: wait WHAT? Why even a 2nd Command Truck?? I mean it's "only" a flat fire, right? Aren't there some kind of small command cars / vans (like VW T6, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, ...) around in London, like Battalion Chiefs covering a small area of one or few stations each to handle that size of incident?

@northoltflightwatch

3 жыл бұрын

In London command units are dispatched depending on how many pumps (normal fire trucks) are attending. This fire had 6 pumps which would require two command units. 3-4 pumps requires just one. Much bigger fires can often have 3 command units attending.

@EnjoyFirefighting

3 жыл бұрын

@@northoltflightwatch 3 to 4 pumps require such a large command truck? Seriously? That truck equals a class 2 command truck here and is used to handle the largest of incidents with dozenS of departments (not single pumps) being involved. Aren't there any van-based command units to take over calls with just a few pumps like this?Don't get me wrong, no hate or anything, and I know tactics sure differ from place to place, but that seems like a serious overkill to get such a large command truck on scene of such an incident involving only 6 pumps. We'd likely have 1 or 2 command units on scene as well, as they would be Battalion Chiefs or a general command unit, but that rather equals vans like these two, with the Sprinter being a large one already: kzread.info/dash/bejne/c4uOraOFZ9TKlrw.html And a smaller Battalion Chief: kzread.info/dash/bejne/rIqNytqjd5mckrQ.html

That driver in the black car unbelievable 😡

@scooby1992

7 ай бұрын

Yep , it was far more important for him to turn around in the road than let the Command Unit get past ! Either that or more likely he didnt have a clue that an emergency vehicle was approaching .

Great catches. Six pumps and all MK3s. And TWO Command Units is a bit unusual, as is no FRU. Great video though.

@brianbuilder

4 жыл бұрын

Was 6PF , FRU's go on 8+ , unless requested for another reason

@ae4042

4 жыл бұрын

Why would a FRU be there, only water appliances should be there

@YelpBullhorn

4 жыл бұрын

@@ae4042.... The clue is in the name. FRU stands for "FIRE" Rescue Unit. It doesn't just carry rescue equipment for use at car crashes and the like. They carry many bits of useful kit that is used at fires. And as the comment above already clarifies, London Fire Brigade mobilise FRUs when a fire reaches the 8 pump mark. My own county mobilise their Heavy Rescue Tender to fires when pumps reach 6.

@EnjoyFirefighting

3 жыл бұрын

@@YelpBullhorn apart from Copenhagen and New York City I have never seen Heavy Rescue Trucks responding to fire calls; Here it can be a fully involved structure fire but you won't see a Heavy Rescue on scene

@northoltflightwatch

3 жыл бұрын

@@EnjoyFirefighting They'd usually respond to big fires for the EDBA (Extended duration breathing apparatus)

CU driver needs an EFAD refresher.

More than 5 pumps. And only 2 ambulances ??

this is literally 40 seconds from where i live

Not in this video though, everybody tried to get out the way. Even the guy who was reversing ..

❤

Great video! Two command units??

@northoltflightwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Surprised me too!

@jimb3685

4 жыл бұрын

It's because they dont have enough manning on one unit to fulfill the command role. Shocking

@warwick418

4 жыл бұрын

@@jimb3685 Really? Seems like a false economy there!

@matthewparsons7064

4 жыл бұрын

Or 2 counties responded???? Each county has a difference in procedures............. therefore had 2 command units for 2 counties? Just a thought

@robertanderson2098

4 жыл бұрын

Both command units were Lfb.

Talk about overkill just for a flat fire 🤦‍♂️

a lot of fire engines for a flat fire.

2 incident commands?

@travelling_stephen

3 жыл бұрын

Lots of tea and coffee to be made .

A flat fire! What shape should it be?

@northoltflightwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Triangle

When was this

@northoltflightwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Monday

Anyone fancy a ice cold beer!!!!!!!!

Question Why isn't the traffic stopped? Are the cops dim?

@andrewdaley3081

4 жыл бұрын

Are you dim how do the emergency vehicles get there if they stop traffic. Andy England 🇬🇧

@tgm9991

4 жыл бұрын

@@andrewdaley3081 Come on andy think about it they can obviously let Emergency Vehicles through and divert normal traffic at the nearest junction.

@EnjoyFirefighting

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewdaley3081 lol seriously simply block the road and filter normal traffic vs. emergency vehicles; leavs more space on scene

@scooby1992

7 ай бұрын

@@andrewdaley3081 They move out of the way to let emergency vehicles through . You wouldnt believe how stupid and abusive some drivers can be . I have seen people trying to mount kerbs to get past a police car blocking a road at an RTC before now.

Immer schön über die Schläuche drüber! Tolle Idee...

Jesus how many pumps are sent to a fire in London

@EnjoyFirefighting

3 жыл бұрын

seems a lot but maybe there was some kind of reported hazard? I've filmed full house responses of 18 units to calls which turned out to be false alarms ...

Is this Rayners Lane?

@northoltflightwatch

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@no808sovahere

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

Make pumps....shitloads.

Lot of engine companies for this fire

@johnpiper3416

4 жыл бұрын

Glen Power Post Grenfell tower calls to flat fires are not taken lightly.

Ever since grenfell they don’t mess around now for very good reasons

What was with all the unmarked units?

@leenisp8nis909

4 жыл бұрын

Fire Cheifs

@leenisp8nis909

4 жыл бұрын

Fire Cheifs

@travelling_stephen

3 жыл бұрын

Fire chief looks like they out numbered the firemen

Why 2 command units?

@pqrstzxerty1296

3 жыл бұрын

?

@jld9107

3 жыл бұрын

@@pqrstzxerty1296 ?

How many pumps?

@northoltflightwatch

3 жыл бұрын

6 pumps for this one

@jld9107

3 жыл бұрын

BluelightTV​ cheers

Steven Newcastle parker and the steven Federer squad for England

No its harrow

This is South Harrow, not Harrow.

@Joe-fe4xi

4 жыл бұрын

South Harrow is in Harrow 🤦‍♂️

@tgm9991

4 жыл бұрын

Where is South Harrow if it isn't the south bit of Harrow?

@chrissmall4904

4 жыл бұрын

@@tgm9991 There is Harrow, South Harrow. North Harrow. West Harrow and Wealdsone.

@tgm9991

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's all all part of Harrow

@michellecollins-betz9724

Жыл бұрын

Actually it’s Rayners Lane not South Harrow as I live on the same side two blocks down from the fire

HOW MANY UNITS DO YOU NEED?? JESUS! meanwhile in Greece we wouldn't need more then 2 engines and 5 fire fighters in total. (3+2)

@EnjoyFirefighting

3 жыл бұрын

shows how underfunded departments down there are. 5 fire-fighters wouldn't even be the crew of 1 Engine alone

@sotosl5772

3 жыл бұрын

@@EnjoyFirefighting To be able to work with that small amount of firefighters shows how much effort the crews put in the job.

@EnjoyFirefighting

3 жыл бұрын

@@sotosl5772 but at some point it's more a sacrifice ... decades ago a 1-man ambulance crew was fine as well but one wouldn't do that today any more. And thus on a regular Engine you'll see a crew of 9 fire-fighters at volunteer and a crew of 6 at career fire departments here in Germany.

@sotosl5772

3 жыл бұрын

@@EnjoyFirefighting I totally agree with you that having more firefighters is the safest approach. But unfortunately options are limited. For example. You could send an engine with 5 firefighters BUT if the streets are narrow you will either have a big engine with 2.500 litres ( will not fit) or a small one with 1000 litres.(not enough water) And there is always manpower and water backup if you need it. If you had 5 firefighters for every engine you would have to forget about: tankers,ladders,rescue etc. Trust me unfortunately this is the best option.

@EnjoyFirefighting

3 жыл бұрын

@@sotosl5772 of course it all depends on local circumstances of any kind, like road layout, available crew size etc; Many volunteer departments here go for Portable Pump Trucks or the now new classification of Medium Engines, both have only a crew of 6, but in fact they are hardly any narrower than the full-size apparatus. Depending on the Tanker classification the crew rangers from 3 to 6, on Ladders it's usually 3 just like on Heavy Rescues. Many departments which have issues with small streets will have at least one designated unit specifically designed for those streets; In cities like London they have both the manpower and fleet to roll up on scene in big scale. Same situation in most places across Germany. Some departments are easily able to roll out with 9 or more apparatus as once

Why so much police for a fire?

@mortgagewizard40

4 жыл бұрын

only 2police cars mate, probably ,once they have stood around and carried out risk assessments, they will decide to stop the traffic

@northoltflightwatch

4 жыл бұрын

The unmarked vehicles are fire officers

@user-pe1fz8cf1b

4 жыл бұрын

mortgagewizard40 there were 4! 2 were private

@douglasstocks9698

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-pe1fz8cf1b private ones are fire not police

@andrewdaley3081

4 жыл бұрын

@@mortgagewizard40 how do the emergency vehicles get there if they stop traffic. Andy England 🇬🇧

close the fucking road!!!

Make way for the police......er why?

Get the bloody road closed ffs.

2 command units for 6 pumps

@northoltflightwatch

4 жыл бұрын

I wondered that too, usually 1 command unit per 4 pumps Unless it was increased to 8 pumps and then stood down shortly after...

@scoltress

4 жыл бұрын

Been 2 CU’s at a 6PF for years.

@northoltflightwatch

4 жыл бұрын

@@scoltress Never knew that

Mobil canteen has arrived water off

Let's lay the 64 across the road and have everyone drive over it🤦‍♂️

Unbelievable. A 2nd floor flat fire! Anybody else think that the LFB are massively over resourced. A county brigade would be 2, possibly 3 pumps max.

@cluelesscapitalgroup

4 жыл бұрын

Dunno about over resourced but this certainly did look overkill. Most met brigades would only send 3 to a persons reported flat fire in this low rise style block. I wonder if there was something more going on?

@DayMatthew968

3 жыл бұрын

This is post grenfeld and the new commissioner has taken a much tougher stance against high occupancy building fires ie block of flats, as to try and prevent a repeat of grenfeld.

@EnjoyFirefighting

3 жыл бұрын

@@DayMatthew968 but whatfor TWO command trucks of that size? 6 pumps is one thing but two command posts? We had quite some scenarios in the past as well but wouldn't send out a higher ranked command unit for sth like that

@DayMatthew968

3 жыл бұрын

@@EnjoyFirefighting it is highly likely (can't tell you for sure as I wasn't there) that as it is a block of flats, that the CAD auto assigned it as a potential mass casualty incident therefor initiated 6 pumps plus 2 Command, (I know for my local force) 1st command unit would be for Fire Service Incident Command and will be dealing with anything fire related, the ambulance command will be in command of all ambulance personnel and resources, the second fire command wouod then become the Inter-Agency Command point where officers from all services in scene will report to, this is the ultimate control hub of the incident which will pass orders and responsibilities to each service who then take it to their own command unit and then dish out the orders from there.

@EnjoyFirefighting

3 жыл бұрын

@@DayMatthew968 thanks for the information. Unless specificly reported or due to the kind of incident very likely (e.g. train derailment) the inhibition level to dispatch according a MCI is quite high here. Last one I know was a reported fire at a retirement home which in the end turned out to be smaller than expected. We have 3 levels of command units: class 1 are the ordinary command units handling the every-day kind of calls and roll out with the rest of the convoy to e.g. basic fire alarms, apartment fires and stuff like that. Class 1 units are often based on compact to medium size vans, like Volkswagen T6, Mercedes-Benz Vito or Sprinter. Class 2 Command Units are usually truck based, roughly the size of the command trucks in this video, and are designed to handle large incidents with a great number of apparatus involved. Class 2 is as high as it gets in most areas. Only few cities run the highest ranked Class 3 Command Units which are either truck or bus based, for the extraordinary kind of emergency calls with the greatest amounts of dispatched apparatus. But Class 3 is rather sth nice to have, not necessarily required to handle the largest of incidents. The largest scene I've been at was a train crash involving ALL services and departments I can imagine, at a total manpower of 800 and the FD was on scene with a Class 2 Command Truck. Looking at the proportion: the same size of command truck like the LFB responded with in the video, but alone regarding helicopters we had more units on scene than Fire, EMS and Police units combined were on scene of this flat fire. That's the thing which seems a bit odd to me In EMS we usually do most of the command jobs with chief cars; Only in larger incidents with multiple people involved an EMS Command Support Unit might be dispatched but they are rare to see and don't exist everywhere

Spot the white person ? Lol

A bit of a joke really the fire was out when the command units were coming problry show them how to mop the water up all the cops a joke they know how to kill time are ya right lads who wants to look important let's go for a trip

Don’t need that many first respond units for a flat fire unless it’s the whole block which it didn’t look like. The could be saving someone else’s lives

@CDB8939

4 жыл бұрын

There were probably upwards of 6 flats served by the stairwell so there could have been quite a number of people needing rescue. London has 103 Fire Stations so I think they can spare 6 pumps for a while.

@Mac-pi4cy

4 жыл бұрын

Why not?

@leenisp8nis909

4 жыл бұрын

And cunt comment of the week goes to ...........Rhys Davies

@mstevens113

4 жыл бұрын

Better to have the manpower arrive fast and stand them down if not needed. Other option is potentially go in short of manpower and call in reinforcements for body recovery. Think about it. Which is the better approach?

@andrewdaley3081

4 жыл бұрын

@@CDB8939 103 didn't realise it was that many. Andy England 🇬🇧👍