Gives me chills watching my dad drive up in the red dodge shadow. He was a volunteer in the Endwell Fire Dept for decades. Hearing Engine 8 pull up also brings back memories. You could here her miles around town.

Watching firefighting footage like this is so freaking cool. More people need digitize old films like this and post them to KZread.

I'm just here for the Detroit's and old school ALF apparatus. 👍🇺🇸

@hounddog946

3 жыл бұрын

You can feel the heat if the engine if you're in the bunker.

@piercedriver1

3 жыл бұрын

REAL FIRE APPARATUS , I grew up on ALF s still the best ever .

@fmartinjr

3 жыл бұрын

Word up, same

@owensweetland342

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@samrock7632

3 жыл бұрын

In the case the emphasis should be on *_OLD_* School ALF, they are classic and still beauties.

I love that you could hear the motor of the first engine coming long before you could see it

@jimwilloughby

3 жыл бұрын

That's always the case.

@mikeymcmikeface5599

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimwilloughby No. It's not.

@gunnergraber5102

3 жыл бұрын

2 stroke detroit diesel

Update: This was recorded back in 1993

@chrismanning1746

3 жыл бұрын

I was 23 years old Just starting my truck driving career No I'm old and worn out

@JakeW26

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrismanning1746 I was a newborn in 93 lol

@chrismanning1746

3 жыл бұрын

@@JakeW26 It sucks getting old Had some good times in the 80,/90s

Brings back memories. I was a firefighter in my home town in Massachusetts. It was a full time position, and I can tell you, being on the roof of a house, looking down a chimney at a fire, is like looking into the jaws of hell. I dropped a weighted chain down into the fire, gave the chain a spin, and knocked the fire down into the fireplace, where other guys were waiting to put it out. No extra deamage to the chimney from the use of cold water, and very little mess in the living room from ash and smoke because because the other firefighters had taken measures to prevent it.

The whacker days of old. Small cars with big bars...lol

@treesixtyeight

2 ай бұрын

That was the "chief's buggy..."

I Absolutely Love The Old School ALFs. They Look Awesome and Sound Awesome with Those Old Detroit Engines.

Man check out that old Fed ex van and the Pontiac grand am..geez them bring back memories

@MP-ef6mc

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it does.

@davecollins589

3 жыл бұрын

Dont forget the chev caprice

@johndeere8594

Жыл бұрын

My grandmother had a Pontiac like that.

Love them old Detroit’s!!!! That’s when fire trucks were trucks!!!

@gunnergraber5102

3 жыл бұрын

Screaming diesels

5:10 "Yeah it's nothing. It's some bullshit" I felt that in my soul bro!

I miss hearing the old Detroit’s. I ran with a volunteer company just outside Scranton Pa from 1999-2012, when I started they had a 76 ward Lagrange as first due and that thing sang going down the road. Also a 74 Seagrave as well up until we got the new engine in 2003/04. The Ward was a phenomenal pumper as well. Thank you for sharing.

@poppiarlin5612

3 жыл бұрын

Ward was the brother of the owner of American La France

@zazz7

3 жыл бұрын

You must've been a Chinchilla boy!

@KflanntheRailfan

3 жыл бұрын

@@zazz7 yes.... yes I was

AAHH, Chief's pov's in front of address, sneakers littering the street... The Good Ole Days! 😂 👨‍🚒

When I first started in the fire service we had all lafrance. 72 snorkel,77 engine,84 engine with a turbo.loved riding those rigs.they were true work horses.

@3:02 "I went past the house, Henry". I think you meant to say "I left room in front for the ladder"

Love the old machines...back when kicking your shows off in the street and lining the streets with volunteers were a normal sight in the community. How times have changed

@Stargazzer811

2 жыл бұрын

Some places still do that. Many rural VFDs have some members respond directly to calls from their house with their gear in the back of their POV, ready to go as soon as they arrive. It might not be as common now, but it still happens.

Oh that Detroit Diesel sounds soooo amazing 😍

Some really cool old equipment, love the sound of Engine 8.

@michaelodonnell7483

2 жыл бұрын

Detroit deisel. Sound is unmistakable

@Stargazzer811

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelodonnell7483 Still the choice of many fire vehicle makers. Pierce and Seagrave both use Detroit Diesels.

@mattjohnston7686

Жыл бұрын

That's a Truck, the Engine is the first one.

We had a chimney fire when I was in high school. The FD did a great job putting it down. What was funny later was the fact that they were due for training on chimney fires that coming weekend. Ours was the first one they had to put out.. without formal training.

Having been a wacker in New York and PA around the time this video was shot it brings back a lot of memories. By the accents I knew what part of New York it was long before going to the web page. Thank you for sharing. Loved the vollies riding up with light bars wider than the cars they were in. Enough Officers arrived to get a truck out on their own.

The way all fire trucks should sound

@davidnull5590

3 жыл бұрын

This video of a chimney fire was recorded in 1993. All of that equipment was retired long ago.

ALF heaven with Detroit music. Sweeeeeeet.

Classic Alf's with Detroit Diesel engines, they don't make em like back in the day.The ALF Apparatus are Icons ❤

Oh yea great sounding trucks. I volunteered from '91 to '06. Our dept. had the first diesel in the county. '78 Oren w/ 8v92, also a '87 Grumman w/ 8v92. Cut my teeth on the '78 and hated to see it retired.

8V92 and true Jake brake. Two wonderful sounds.

REAL FIRE APPARATUS , I grew up on ALF s still in my opinion the best ever made, these Detroit diesels would scream , leak oil but run forever.

This video brings back some very fond memories of my days on several departments in Ohio!

nothing like those Detroit engines

Awesome! Love seeing the old equipment in action!

Talking about old school engiens wow i love it

@robertmiller2626

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they surely aren't built like that anymore. But it is amazing that they are built starting with just 2 rails on one end of the line, and driven out the other end with the cab attached. Then sent to another facility for the apparatus section.

@jelracer98

3 жыл бұрын

@@robertmiller2626 Yes sir it is amazing i have went through a mafg. company and was just amazed they was building our new fire engine back in 1978 , i love the old school engines and ladders

@ffjsb

3 жыл бұрын

@@robertmiller2626 Depends on who's building them.

So did it.......End well??? AH HAAAA, I'll see myself out 😎

@EyeWatchThemAll

3 жыл бұрын

Rimshot!

Beautiful old rigs!

Wow!!!!! Talk about bringing back old memories to a 80’s kid. Lol. The ole ford Tempo, the grand am man I’d love to have that grand Am now in that shape. This is the America I love.

Great vid. When I was a kid in the 60s there was a chimney fire at least once a week. God unlike this one you could see them from about a mile away thick black/grey smoke. The District pumper 3 would show up. It was stationed about 3 miles away. One good blast on the federal and let the engine do the rest. 3 man pumpers with no officer. Whom ever was senior called the shots. 4 halls each with 1 3 man pump. If they needed help the city was close by and they would send their 57 ALF open cap ladder (litesiren on the nose) and the 53 ALS open cap pumper. They also ran the rescue but it was donated by the Kinsmen so that's what was written on the rig.

Ahhh that ALF sound. Brings back memories. :)

Omg brings back some many memories lmao had me an old 80s station wagon and had that boat deck out back in the day

Love these older videos.

love those detroit diesels

Beautiful American La France apparatus!

My dad drove a 77 & 78 ALF when he was full time. They retired both of them 5yrs ago. Stayed in service and used all those years.

Wow! Working for Spartan Motors (before the split) and watching fire trucks being built, they sure have changed in appearance!

Great older Vid!! Thank God no major fire but cool trucks and all. Thanks

The thing I miss so much when it came to the old ALF's was being able to ride the back step or being able to stand up in front of the jump seat. Jr's always in the jump seat, black coats/helmets on the back step or standing up.

Awesome job you guys keep it up

Definitely early to mid 90s. A mix of short mid length and full length bunker coats. When I was working for South Portland Maine on an Engine and Ladder company and volunteering with the next town over ( Cape Elizabeth) we had allot of chimney fire's. First due engine to the fire, second due take the hydrant and lay in to first engine( establish water supply) ladder to the best spot for laddering or support . usually behind first engine. Firefighters engaged in foreground ops have airpacks and hand tools. Hand line to the front door. Second line to the roof. Ladder crew use best spot away from the chimney to ladder roof and sound it for safety with an axe and maybe bring the roof ladder for support all the way to the chimney. With tools ( weighted chain and fire hose, axe , pikepole ) one crew inside to the fire place or wood stove with hose, tarp, 2.5 gallon fire extinguisher, bucket and small fire place shovel) one crew to the upstairs and a attic to look for break through and extension of fire out side of the chimney. All goes well back at the fire house under two hours. 30 years and a eventful career I do miss the simple things.

@Woody615

3 жыл бұрын

Plus the fact that the delivery truck said, Federal Express, the entire name.

@slackjawedyokel1

3 жыл бұрын

and pre sept 11 th 2001 --after that , every department had to switch to traditional FDYN type helmets

@davidnull5590

3 жыл бұрын

Upstate New York, Endwell New York in 1993.

Great Video.

Love those old ALF,S

Endwell, New York Fire Department😁👌👍Excellent👌classic fire fighting video😁👌👍

I remember my time as a ff with this type of apparatus in central nj. We rode a 1977 Sanford engine, a 1986 3D engine, and a 1991 Simon duplex 85ft snorkel. Incredible times and memories from 1993 to 2015. Riding the side running board with 6 or 7 guys every call.

@firemarshalzoro

3 жыл бұрын

Where in central nj? A few towns had those simon duplex snorkels around mercer, Middlesex, somerset.. we had an abundance of Hahn and mack cf pumpers.

@michaelpatanella

3 жыл бұрын

@@firemarshalzoro I was active with Slackwood in Lawrence. Ff, lt, and capt. Between 1993 and 2005. Majority of time on Snorkel 21

@firemarshalzoro

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelpatanella - My first thought was Slackwood. I knew some Lawrence FF's but I honestly can't remember which stations they were out of. I joined Princeton in 2002 right out of highschool but no longer there.

@michaelpatanella

Жыл бұрын

@firemarshalzoro wonderful times man. Memories that will never be touched again

good response watching fromcanada

Love the Detroit's sound

Detroit Sounds good coming in

Nice flash back

The best days of American firefighting

Many chimney fires don't endwell. Pun intended. Sorry, couldn't resist.

I just love the old school 🚒 fire trucks

Love this, amazing quality

I remember getting ready for work one morning and in the bathroom could see the neighbors house behind me and their chimney looked like a Roman candle going off. Shooting balls of flames 30 ft above the chimney! Called the fire dept and when they got there is was already out but I'm sure they still had to inspect the house/chimney for damage control like they are doing here.

The fact that people are watching this and commenting that they believe it's a recent video is scary.

So, where is the fire? Lol. I guess it was fun to watch for you old-timers here. I was waiting for Mary Poppins and her sidekick to do a sweep.

Nice Detroit Diesels! No mistaking the sound.

American LaFrance fire truck is a kick ass truck to have to fight fire with !!!

This is when the trucks were full and you had to drive your pv. Now you get one guy and an engine

WOW! Just WOW

Thanks a lot for me when I was with the fire department

The first engine and truck are Century series, manufactured in the 80's. 2nd engine is 1000 series American LaFrances, manufactured in the 70's. The Detroits sure do purr. So this tape is probably early 80's.

@dirkdiggler454

3 жыл бұрын

Ford Explorers came in 1990.

@rapman5363

3 жыл бұрын

This was filmed in 1993

The old Screemin Detroit Diesels.

It they are well maintained, they do their duty well.

Look's loke a nice neighborhood. Like from the old movie's.

Ahhh the early 90s

Im guessing early 90s my dad had an explorer like the one on the video and it was a 91

Is the fire out?

Classic ALF's and Classic Mack's are mirrors of the very auto industry in our country. Up until the early 1980's, these fire engines were as much style as they were function and they were built to last. Nowadays everything is plastic, cookie-cutter junk designed to give you 15 years if you're fortunate.

Oh hello there 90’s!

The chiefs leather helmet go hard.

This is a classic. god bless these american hero's

Ford Explorer first year was 1990.

Well, I see Jed and all his kin are at the scene Now where's the FD? Oh there they are!

Loud ass American LaFrance apparatus,..........LOVE'em!!!!

My guess is probably from 1992 or 1993 is when this video 📹here was shot.

This looks like the street ET was filmed on

00:35 what a steed

I just had to have a chuckle about the siren being used on one of the appliances. It wasn't like there would be any traffic to get out of the way in that town.All respect to the volunteer fire fighters though all the same.

@acgillespie

3 жыл бұрын

Boys just wanna have fun too

@GMan-yv8cb

3 жыл бұрын

Did ya see the number of vehicles on the street? Wrong turns, the "oops...i'm in wrong place", K-turns among the apparatus? Volunteer or paid -- doesn't matter! Not seen here, but on-lookers, kids, COPS (JK 🚔)!!!! A TOOT of the siren isn't necessarily a bad idea!

@125sloth

3 жыл бұрын

@@GMan-yv8cb Yes I could see the vehicles and you could count them with one hand basically. I am referring to the siren that was in the distance, not in the street where this very minor fire was.A siren is for maintaining a reasonable movement through traffic, the onlookers were at the destination, not en route, just saying.

@GMan-yv8cb

3 жыл бұрын

@ Brian Sloth - No probs, bud. Craziest thing, earlier today, for some bizarre reason, [ I think an engine passed me heading into a residential neighborhood] AND having some history driving both apparatus and band-aid boxes 😅 ] got me thinking about just this issue (sirens/no traffic /etc) and I guess more than anything, I was thinking of what a whole bunch of years does to your perspective. Young- FIRE! SIREN! FAST! Now: LOOK OUT, I'M COMING THROUGH! IDIOT CIVILIANS! WORK SMARTER-NOT HARDER! Hang in there, Bro!

You go up the ladder, im not, you go, Bill it's your turn, sorry man!

The days of the volunteer’s cars making it difficult for the apparatus to reach the fire scene. But it wasn’t so bad there.

Froim the 90’s that two times explorer dead give away !!!

How did you know about youtube in the time the video was made

@0:30 “FEDERAL EXPRESS” (pre FedEx)

choride arizona fire dept still use a 1935 ford and a 1957 gmc .

Proof that you don’t need to purchase brand new apparatus

@michigantrashtrucks3994

3 жыл бұрын

That video is 90's quality

@ffjsb

3 жыл бұрын

BS. No apparatus lasts forever, nor is the technology still usable.

@Firebuff101

3 жыл бұрын

This video is 30 years old at least

@davidnull5590

3 жыл бұрын

Upstate New York, Endwell New York in 1993.

What year was this?

@davidnull5590

3 жыл бұрын

Upstate New York, Endwell New York in 1993.

You know what's weird tho is how did they get the footage during the old days

@davidnull5590

3 жыл бұрын

It was likely recorded on full size VHS tape cartridges.

Only people missing are Larry, Moe and Curly!!

All these resources for a chimney fire? Really? Nice video all the same.

I know it's old, why didn't they use the main?

So thats how fire fighters back in the days did it! They all show up in there personal cars to a fire and wait till the fire truck to show up with equipment! Wow this ought to be the only fire fighting video that needs to be part of there training cause reality go this never happens this way. How they come to a call in delay time after the EMS and police shows up but the first guy on the call has to be the camera crew

Judging from the vehicles and other details I would say this is a very old video.

What year and what state is that

@seanthibodeault9030

3 жыл бұрын

I'm assuming Endwell NY, just outside Binghamton

@davidnull5590

3 жыл бұрын

Upstate New York, Endwell New York in 1993.

How many Firetrucks does it take to put out a Chimney fire???

@davidnull5590

3 жыл бұрын

It's a small town, the volunteer fire department usually sends all of their regular trucks to every callout. And if you look more closely you'll see this video was from 1993.

Looks like it was taken in the 80s