(Ride Along) LACo.FD Squad 171
Los Angeles County Fire Dept. Squad 171 following up with McCormick Ambulance to Kaiser West LA from a possible stroke patient in 172's area.
Units due: Engine 38, Engine 171 (canceled), Squad 161 (canceled), Squad 171.
Thanks to the crew of Station 171-A for the hospitality and allowing me to ride out.
Inglewood, CA - July 17th, 2017
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That was interesting to watch. You can feel the intensity in how hard it is to navigate traffic. The ambulance was way ahead.
@hanoonam4756
10 ай бұрын
⁰m q
@hanoonam4756
10 ай бұрын
This is an emergency! Someone got hurt
I have to give props to the EMT behind the wheel of the mod. That dude drives with confidence and I guarantee knows every bump, pothole, RR track, stale green lights and medians in his district.
Did my paramedic internship with LA County Squad 47 many years ago. Best time of my life. No crew cab,the three of us crammed into the front seat 🚑💨
Reminds me of when Squad 51 used to follow the Ambulance to Rampart
@steve1978ger
6 жыл бұрын
But did they start an I.V. with D5W TKO.
@HavardCastiglioni
6 жыл бұрын
bill330 agreed. What show was that from anyway? I heard it was funn
@craigg.6609
6 жыл бұрын
Havard Castiglioni the show was “Emergency”.
@JV-pu8kx
Жыл бұрын
That's partly because one of the paramedics is in the ambulance and will need a ride back from the hospital, and they will need to restock their medical supplies. It is also in case additional assistance is needed enrout.
@JV-pu8kx
Жыл бұрын
@@craigg.6609 It is the show that made paramedics a household word!
Those two vehicles at 6:17? Seriously? Pull to the right & get out of the damn way, unreal. Nice Coverage!
@FB1ResponseVideos
7 жыл бұрын
I've never seen such stubborn traffic, i'm sure i'll see much more living here in LA haha. thanks for watching (:
@rickfrank7934
7 жыл бұрын
FB1 Response Videos based upon the actions of those two vehicles @6:17 can they actually get a citation or fine? They clearly saw you and felt it was a more of a inconvenience to move out of the way. But thats just my take.
@steve1978ger
6 жыл бұрын
I think most drivers who behave like that are actually overchallenged with the situation and have a tunnel vision or panic thing going
@roberthentschelmann916
6 жыл бұрын
California drivers
@missnoblit
4 жыл бұрын
Have you seen Erie, PA drivers with first responders going to calls? Worse than CA. Not kidding either. Watched one day as Emergycare drove down the middle of the busy street with sirens blaring. People just don't care. Unreal.
This was a good one to watch. Thank you for filming this and nice job on the horn!!
Amazing video man! Cant wait for more! Also i cant belive how those drivers just sat there when you guys were behind them, like how could they not notice you..lol
@FB1ResponseVideos
7 жыл бұрын
oh they noticed, they just didn’t care to move. lol thanks for watching! got more coming soon.
I know it must be annoying to see people like those at the traffic lights not being able to get out of the way even though with a little more thought they could have, I still really love and feel good when I see people trying, I don't know its just nice to see people move and panic and do all they can to make room for these guys to get through. I guess I'm used to seeing to many vids from other parts of the world where people just don't seem to give a shit.
I like how the squads have eq2bs and air horns as on emergency that had the little electronic weewoo box
I would love if I heard LA engine 51 over the radio!
@Channel51_LA
5 жыл бұрын
Broadcastify has L.A. Co. Fire feeds online. 51's isn't all that busy, but listen long enough and you'll eventually hear it.
@coleyamos
5 жыл бұрын
KMG365
@Summer-Kid
13 күн бұрын
LA Engine 51 is different than the one from Emergency!, because LAFD 51 is located at LAX, and LACo.FD is located in Universal Studios, and doesn't communicate via the primary radio often.
Hell of a long run for you guys!
I would love to do a ride-along with San Bernardino County Victorville fire station 312 because they got an awesome rig and they also have a Super Chief siren.
@justanotheraviator2357
5 жыл бұрын
What's the new rig.?
Good job on laying on the horn and making people get out of the way be safe out there and watch all your surroundings priceless
thanks 4 the ride
Excellent job dude!
@FB1ResponseVideos
7 жыл бұрын
thanks boss
That ambo was hauling ass😂😂
@FB1ResponseVideos
7 жыл бұрын
dude, she was flying!!! i was like wtf 😂
@562FIREPHOTO
7 жыл бұрын
FB1 Response Videos Dude mcCormick is always doing something funny😂😂
@FB1ResponseVideos
7 жыл бұрын
always dude lmao!
@fireball-gd1ze
7 жыл бұрын
FB1 Response Videos I love it when people don't pull over when you guys have your lights and sirens on
Is is so hard to understand that when an emergency vehicle is behind, and the light at an intersection is red you still have to drive. I dont get it
Awesome Video Man !
Cool ride along! I love to ride along with fire departments one day!
@FB1ResponseVideos
7 жыл бұрын
thank you! i hopefully have another coming up this weekend.
Awesome!
LA must be very thin if they had to go all that way and no one was closer. Yikes.
Any chance you guys could get footage of a call or have an out of service Paramedic squad do a call Drill to show us old Emergency! Fans how the new kids do things?
@AllAmericanGuy01
5 жыл бұрын
How would you feel if you or your loved one was having a medical emergency and it ended up on the internet for the world to see? Does this society no longer value privacy even in the time of crisis? Geesh!
Sweet catch thx
Were you handling the siren and air horns? If so you did very well :) Nice intro :) 5:42... hell.... 7:50 - until the end - great & safe driving :) What an awesome response! Your best ride along video so far and I love it! Your driver was awesome as well!! :) Can
@FB1ResponseVideos
7 жыл бұрын
i was on the horn, not the siren. glad you enjoyed, i was pretty anxious to share this one. thanks for watching (:
@Pennsylvania1223
11 ай бұрын
@@FB1ResponseVideos 6:13 where were you doing by the ambulance left you behind
Enjoying all your videos.. Honolulu EMS
@FB1ResponseVideos
7 жыл бұрын
thank you (:
Grover horns on a squad? Nice!
Pretty neat. Didn't know that rescue squads like in Emergency still existed. Haven't seen one here in years. Assumed that the ambulance crew did all the work, now. I also didn't know the rescue squad really does follow the ambulance to the hospital. Figured that Johnny and Roy only did for the sake of getting screen time.
@darthkillerhog
2 жыл бұрын
No that's not why. That rig is BLS and the truck of the POV was ALS, ALS was in the back of the rig one of the EMTS from the rig was driving the medic truck both always have to go to the hospital together. happens all the time
@Stargazzer811
2 жыл бұрын
Actually, alot of departments have rescue squads. Its just they usually operate medium or heavy rescue vehicles, not light rescues like this one. The difference is size and equipment carrying capacity mainly, that and most light rigs are built on pickup chassis' while the medium and heavy rigs are built on fire engine chassis'. In the case of LAFD, their light rescues double as EMS units for calls not requiring an ambulance, or in support of one as in this case. Most rescue units run with an EMT and EMS gear on hand as most respond to not just fires but also car accidents and such.
woah this was so cool!
@FB1ResponseVideos
7 жыл бұрын
thanks man.
Very cool video!
@FB1ResponseVideos
7 жыл бұрын
thank you
its 2024 curious to know if they still have this truck in service today or do they retire ot after so many years or so many miles.....
6:17 why not easily follow the ambulance? ....
@LochnessMonsterr
6 жыл бұрын
They're not suppose to pass people on the right, especially as the second vehicle. There's the risk of the people thinking it's just the ambulance passing and sideswipe the squad as he's going along aswell.
Awesome vid!
@FB1ResponseVideos
7 жыл бұрын
thanks for watching
I have a question FB1 Response Videos, If you are a Paramedic on one of the Private Ambulances, are you allowed to run ALS with LACoFD or are you limited to the EMT-B scope of practice?
@russ8059
5 жыл бұрын
LA county fire generally treat private company medics like dirt and will ride in anyway.
Nice job on the air horn and pa too 😁. I'm on the east coast and follow FDNY so idk much about how la operates. Does the vehicle you were in function as a fly car type of thing, kind of like a battalion for ems?
@FB1ResponseVideos
7 жыл бұрын
negative, I wrote about it in the description since it's kind of an FAQ. thanks for watching (:
@lebronjames8544
7 жыл бұрын
FB1 Response Videos ok i understand now thanks!
232 clicks on siren per minute avg speed
@cesarvaladez8820
4 жыл бұрын
Evangelion is not about the speed its about the interceptions!! Too many stops and lights
@julioguzman6898
4 жыл бұрын
Evangelion its Los angeles, not a small town
Great video
@FB1ResponseVideos
7 жыл бұрын
thank you
If you are sitting at a red light in traffic and you get dispatched to a call are you allowed to respond code 3 before the light turns green or do you have to wait until it turns green? The reason I ask is out here in Las Vegas we have to wait for the light to change to prevent people from making bad decisions and causing a accident.
@FB1ResponseVideos
5 жыл бұрын
if there’s cars in front of the unit before the intersection, they’ll usually wait it out. if they’re at the front of the intersection, they’ll usually take it; of course using proper code 3 skills at that point.
@cntslesfabrication
5 жыл бұрын
@@FB1ResponseVideos cool thanks I was just wondering cause we have had that rule like 2 to 3 years now because we have a lot issues with people just stabbing the gas and not just moving over safely
I dont know if everywhere is different but here in Florida when we are following running lights we arent allowed to be to close to the leading vehicle. could cause a wreck.
Do EMS/Fire run all calls with lights and sirens?
@FB1ResponseVideos
6 жыл бұрын
nope, depends on the call.
@cesarvaladez8820
4 жыл бұрын
Marco here in california they do
@9:25 love the q brake
Did anyone else c that
I love it when people don't pull over for lights and sirens
@FB1ResponseVideos
7 жыл бұрын
thought I was the only one lol. people suck. thanks for watching.
@fireball-gd1ze
7 жыл бұрын
FB1 Response Videos what kind of a siren is that anyway that's a nice freaking siren I am a fire fighter myself
@fireball-gd1ze
7 жыл бұрын
FB1 Response Videos. And also I was laughing when you said pull to the right pull to the right with the mic was that you
@FB1ResponseVideos
7 жыл бұрын
that was not me on the mic, that was the paramedic who was driving. however, that was me on the horn. the siren is a Federal Signal eQ2B siren.
@fireball-gd1ze
7 жыл бұрын
FB1 Response Videos cool. It sounds like a real Federal siren lol.
I would have so much fun honking the horn
Reminds me of Emergency tv show
Actually you not quite correct, until the paramedic turns care over to someone who's training is equal to or higher than the paramedic; the paramedic cannot leave the patient as that would constitute abandonment.
Where I live, our ambulances are equipped with train horns, not air horns but train horns. people don't want to move out of the way with our air horns, lights, and rumbler sirens. that's sad
@EnjoyFirefighting
6 жыл бұрын
and where I live, the ambulances have the plain normal car horn, no air hornor even train horn...
Sorry if this is a stupid question but does BLS and ALS stand for?
@FB1ResponseVideos
6 жыл бұрын
ALS stands for advanced life support (potentially life threatening calls) and BLS stands for basic life support (non-life threatening)
@jamesstewart9710
6 жыл бұрын
FB1 Response Videos thank you!
Need more training
He's stuck on a light serves him right
Does a LACOFD and the transport always code in to the hospital if it goes ALS or do they sometimes go non priority in?
@FB1ResponseVideos
7 жыл бұрын
always code. the point of having squads instead of ambulances is to be able to drop off the patient quickly and come available for the next run, especially for busy squads like this one.
@cptub
7 жыл бұрын
FB1 Response Videos Ahh makes sense.. How does that work though, patient in care of ALS but then leaving patient with BLS in ER?
@Maizefire
7 жыл бұрын
Kevin Douglas so als runs they will transport the patient to the hospital with the squad paramedic in the ambulance and then once they get to the hospital the squad paramedic will get back on the squad go back available now if it's a BLS run then the ambulance will just transport and the squad will go back available from scene. Hopefully that answers your question.
@cptub
7 жыл бұрын
Chris Maize partially but what about turnover to the RN in the ER? I understand that California can have extremely long waits to transfer a patient to the ER( problem we don't necessarily have here in Michigan). So say if the Squad and Ambulance bring in a Chest Pain who stays with the PT until the RN takes report?
@grnkl115
7 жыл бұрын
Kevin Douglas - The paramedic squad will give the report to the nurse, then pt care is transferred. Sometimes squads have to wait too.
Do you mind taking a peek at our content? More vids enroute!!
Q.Anyone know the name of the metro station at time 7:29, Thanks
@FB1ResponseVideos
4 жыл бұрын
Expo Line, La Cienega/Jefferson stop
@Wallydaft
3 жыл бұрын
@@FB1ResponseVideos thank you....Greetings from over there...
Boys in the Wood 🚒 💪
That's fucked up making u sit on a red light til the light changed
Cool video! A Q on that thing! Awesome! Bahahaha
@FB1ResponseVideos
6 жыл бұрын
electronic Q to be exact (;
At about 7:50, was the radio transmission "Air Engine 22"?
@FB1ResponseVideos
11 ай бұрын
"LA, Engine 22 patient sleeping only. cancel squad, cancel ambulance." LACo.FD's dispatch call-sign is "LA", so you'll hear "Engine 110, LA" or "LA, from Engine 22" etc.
@ex-missourifireexplorerrob8274
11 ай бұрын
@@FB1ResponseVideos I copy; thank you.
Awesome Video. How Many Ride Alongs Do You Get To Do? lol
@FB1ResponseVideos
7 жыл бұрын
it all depends, they just kinda pop up haha. thanks for watching.
6:15 McCormick should of open the way for you.
@johnllamas1645
2 жыл бұрын
Maybe on your video game. This is real life sport.
Nice q siren
What's ALS vs BLS
@FB1ResponseVideos
6 жыл бұрын
ALS stands for advanced life support; more critical calls like heart attacks, strokes, cardiac arrests, etc. BLS stands for basic life support; minor calls. broken bone, fall, non-life threatening injuries.
@pitviper97
6 жыл бұрын
FB1 Response Videos thanks!
That’s a long haul to kp west LA
A 10 minute response time to get to the hospital? That's INSANE!! The poor patient could have died if she or he were having an M.I. Traffic in Los Angeles kills in many ways other than just vehicle accidents. Delays in getting to emergency care are a killer in themselves.
I've been a paramedic for 25 years (in EMS for 37 years) and I still don't understand why a non-transport squad would run "hot" to follow an ambulance to the hospital. It's a dangerous practice and a crazy liability.
@timothyj.barron9525
6 жыл бұрын
I was curious about the same thing, but read his full description above, as he explains why. LA County Fire does not have ambulances, just like the old Emergency! series. They are independently contracted out, and staffed with only EMTs and BLS. www.fire.lacounty.gov/board-watch-072017/
@jonathanbaird8109
6 жыл бұрын
I think he means why the squad needs to run P1 following the ambulance to the hospital just to pick up the medic.
@russ8059
5 жыл бұрын
Because LA county has a shit EMS system and they think they are super cool
@Maizefire
5 жыл бұрын
Okay they do this to keep up with the ambulance because the ambulance is going code 3 just in case something happens while in route to the hospital and they need another medic back there
@TheRamos53
5 жыл бұрын
@@russ8059 lol you my friend are an idiot
6:17 I hope them people that were blocking getting a wreck
6:21 😂 what the freak what was that McCormick ambulancedoing
I love that this video captures La Habra Ambulance 2! haha
@FB1ResponseVideos
7 жыл бұрын
La Habra 2? not this video 🤔
@Mr0erick0
7 жыл бұрын
FB1 Response Videos I'm referring to the radio traffic towards the end.
@FB1ResponseVideos
7 жыл бұрын
ohh ok haha! i see. thanks for watching
4:10 just cross over the curb
This guy really likes to “blow his own horn” as the saying goes.
Can they transport you to any hospital
@FB1ResponseVideos
7 жыл бұрын
usually the medics will compromise but certain hospitals do certain things. for example, Kaiser West LA is a stroke center so we transported the patient there, Little Company of Mary in Torrance is also a stroke center. Harbor General and UCLA Ronald Regan are two popular trauma centers.
@ekgram5109
7 жыл бұрын
Eclipsehector jr Not all hospitals can do the same things.
@derrickw3021
7 жыл бұрын
FB1 Response Videos Jay , except in a rural area where I work as a medic because our district has only 2 hospitals that we can transport to and we can't pick and choose like LA . The hospital here can do most things , it's a regional medical facility that has a Level 2 NICU , Level 4 trauma center , regional Cancer center , and cardiac catheterization lab . Any patient beyond the hospital's capabilities are quickly transferred by helicopter air ambulance to specialized medical centers in Boise , Pocatello , or Salt Lake City Utah . Advanced Life Support EMS systems are growing in Idaho . There are systems in Ada County ( Boise ) , Canyon County , Elmore County , Gem County , Payette County , Kootenai County , Lewis County , Blaine County , Jerome County , Cassia County , Bannock County , Bonneville County , Madison County , and Twin Falls County .
Squad needs a REAL airhorn!!
@lspdss3968
10 ай бұрын
Hey they don't have train horns for nothing
That is so annoying when they just stay there in the left lane when they have all the room in the right to move that is so annoying
Emergency! Someone got injured
Goddamn vehicles
6:00 what the dog doing
Jesus Christ! Some people have no common sense whatsoever! You don't stop dead in your tracks when and emergency vehicle is trying to get by! Pull out of the Damn way! Lol I was yelling get the f**k out of the way watching this LMAO
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why not just go to centinela.. long drive lol
@FB1ResponseVideos
7 жыл бұрын
not every hospital does the same thing. yes, centinela is the closest but we had a stroke patient, Kaiser West LA is a stroke center, so is Little Company of Mary. being north of Manchester, Kaiser West LA was probably the better hospital to go to.
dont say omg or oml
L'entrée des URGENCES est vraiment mal faite je trouve, en France c'est totalement différent regardez sur internet et vous verrez c'est beaucoup mieux pensé en France
Damn that Land Rover was being an ass
@FB1ResponseVideos
7 жыл бұрын
weren't they all? lmao thanks for watching.
Nice red light he ran without stopping
Just get a machine gun siren, apparently people move really quick when guns are fired.
Vehicles over to the right them people sitting there move your butts
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I think I would have demanded them take me to U.C.L.A. or Cedars Sinai instead of dropping me at Kaiser West LA or any Kaiser for that matter.
@FB1ResponseVideos
7 жыл бұрын
well only kaiser patients get dropped at kaiser. since this was a stroke call, if she wasn't a kaiser patient, we more than likely would have went to harbor or lcm.
@germslover6662
7 жыл бұрын
I had thought that harbor had been shut down?
@germslover6662
7 жыл бұрын
Great video's, I am really enjoying getting to see a lot of the places I frequented as a child and young adult. Thank you for making them, I hope you have continued for I haven't had a chance to see all of them yet.
@FB1ResponseVideos
7 жыл бұрын
harbor has not been shut down, still up and running. thanks for watching, the videos shall continue.
@llaughlin100
6 жыл бұрын
Perhaps Kaiser is not as good in LA but here in San Diego they are great. I am a retired RN and have seen their level of care first hand as a patient and have had no complaints. I once presented via POV to the ER with very tachy afib (130 BPM) and chest pressure. I was on a gurney in an ER room within 2 minutes with 2 doctors and 3 nurses around me. Lab draws, EKG, and chest x-ray done within 7 minutes of arrival at the hospital. I'll match those numbers against any other hospital around.
Lol so much horn.
@FB1ResponseVideos
7 жыл бұрын
that’s the way to do it lmao. thanks for watching
@alexgreer7170
7 жыл бұрын
lol maybe one day we'll bump into each other at the hospital.
@FB1ResponseVideos
7 жыл бұрын
sweet, where do you work?
@alexgreer7170
7 жыл бұрын
PRN Ambulance, but I am currently trying to get hired with McCormick. I've already taken their test and passed, but I have to do my medical and trauma assessments on Thursday
Wow. They get behind a car at a red light so they just shut down until the light turns green? Good thing they’re not needed for an emergency or anything.
“I wonder why the ambulance is going so fast” Says the guy who’s in a pick up truck going the speed limit on a wide open road. 10-15 above the posted and get to the scene with a sense of urgency. Gonna show up last, do a fraction of the work for 4x the pay
@vgk7028
3 жыл бұрын
I commented before watching the full video. Didn’t realize it was a hot return. That squad should’ve been leading, clearing traffic for the ambu
@aaronhadley3750
3 жыл бұрын
@@vgk7028 The squad follows the ambulance so if the ambulance has to stop due to a problem with the patient the medic driving the squad will know it and be available right away. When I was working the paramedic unit always followed us to the hospital.
@vgk7028
3 жыл бұрын
@@aaronhadley3750 there should be a medic riding in the back then? It takes two guys to drive a F250?
@aaronhadley3750
3 жыл бұрын
@@vgk7028 There is only one medic on the squad...the man driving. The other is the person doing the ride along and making the video. The other medic is riding with the patient.
So many stuck on Stupid Drivers.
No one knows how too drive in LA 🤦
Why do these departments use shitty electric q sirens
not following the paramedic was a wrong choice
@darthkillerhog
2 жыл бұрын
That wasn't the paramedic they were following in the first place
They are too slow!
Good god the Range Rover needs to be smashed
@FB1ResponseVideos
7 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree with you more.
Only the ambulance can be on the other side of the road not u
@kmr3891
5 жыл бұрын
This video was shot from an official LA County Fire Rescue Squad vehicle. It is a paramedic unit and has the same priority and emergency vehicle status as the ambulance does.
@maxhallman1036
3 жыл бұрын
Um this is a Paramedic unit not a regular pickup truck
U drive too slow! Learn from the paramedics.
@tylercorbin8073
5 жыл бұрын
RR Mechanical And you could drive their safely at a faster pace
love Jesus Christ and God PLEASE!!!!!!!! Amen
You coulda followed to ems but you sat behind .wouldnt do that in uk they see the gap they go in dont just sit wasting time
@FB1ResponseVideos
6 жыл бұрын
it was good for EMS to go around. they have the patient. time is of the essence with the ambulance. however, on the squad, there's a little less on their shoulders, as long as we get to the hospital by the time the 2nd paramedic is ready to go. and on another note, we taught those two a lesson that you need to pull to the right for emergency vehicles, not just come to a stop or pull to the left.
@Channel51_LA
5 жыл бұрын
@@FB1ResponseVideos man, props on your patience, answering these same questions from rude people over and over. My hat's off to you. Great video as well. Nice work with the horn.
@FB1ResponseVideos
5 жыл бұрын
FB51, thank you so much for recognizing my very thin patience. there’s a lot of “type-and-delete” moments with me on the internet. glad u enjoyed the video!
Great driving but damn 10mins for a stroke patient think of all those lost brain cells
Just want to say one thing, learn what "follow-up" means, this video is not a "follow-up"....
@FB1ResponseVideos
6 жыл бұрын
when an engine or squad follows and ambulance to the hospital for ALS transport, it's called a hospital follow-up. ask anyone in the county.
@code3socal83
6 жыл бұрын
texaswildcat2000 this video is 100% follow up, its the truth
@texaswildcat2000
6 жыл бұрын
FB1 Response Videos Never heard that term in Texas... of course, that use doesn't match the definition either and the closest in this case is following up on a patient, normally after earlier treatment.
@FB1ResponseVideos
6 жыл бұрын
not everything's the same everywhere, remember that.