The oldest Rig is the ladder which was a 1985, we have gotten a new ladder since this vid was done, the Quint is a 1997, and the pumps are 2003, Turned out to be a possible kitchen fire that was out when they arrived...

All the doors on the fire-house opening for a call? This must have made your week!

Nice video. Loved to see all the rigs turning out. To toss in my two cents on the color issue, it's funny that a study (or something) was done in the 70's saying yellow/green was a better, easier seen color for apparatus. Then I hear a later study comes out saying that color really doesn't matter. I'm glad almost all the rigs out here in L.A. are red. Purple fire trucks? I cringe...

I used to be on a fire department. We have 6 stations now in the city (4 back then) and it wasn't uncommon for all 4 stations to be at central station for training.

God. This was as professional as anyone could ever be. Give these gents a raise! I've never seen more coordination from a Fire Department.

@infinitecanadian it's the only station in the whole city from the professional FD, so it's not really small (but there are even bigger ones in other cities). The most responding at one time is the so-called extended fire-fighting convoy with Command, Chief, 2 Engines, 2 Aerials and 1 Tanker; just in case of disasters there will be huge convoys with about as many fire trucks as you might know from parades, but then to a real emergency

They sure have some good coordination for trucks that size... go team go!

That's the kind of response that I want if I'm in an accident

@Clada1017 I'm on a Fire Dept, and our procedure is that we roll everything until we get a confirmation that we don't need to roll anything else. It's better to be safe and have what you need right away rather than need something and have to wait for it to get there.

Better than sending one company out only to find out the fire spread to four apartments in the mean time, if you ask me.

The one truck that is more awesome than any military vehicle.

Now thats a REAL convoy. Would love to see those trucks rollin code 3 down the road!

At first I was like....eh....then I was like....that's pretty damn impressive!!!

Wow is right! That's so cool watching them all roll out at the same time!

i'm suprised none of the rigs used their Q sirens Those are so godly

@AdmiralKakarot Actually the rigs have been this color since the early 70's when we recieved some new rigs from Ward LaFrance in this color scheme, and was told they provided the paint to do the rest of the fleet. Supposedly this color is better visible then the traditional Red.

The reason so many truck respond is limited water in some areas of Lewiston I have heard more than a few times where they have been calling mutual aid for additional water yes they have hydrants but in Maine occasionally we have to shuttle at distance while running a draft operation from a pond or quarry that is near by.

@Gleyen That's a typical response to a structure fire in a smaller town. If they only have 3-4 guys per truck, that's only 12-16 firefighters not counting the chief. My dept. sends 3 engines, 2 ladders, 1 heavy rescue, 1 medic and a chief on structure fires. If it's a working fire, they add an engine, ladder, medic and safety officer unless it's a small structure and the chief cancels them. (garage, trailer) When FF's get trapped you only have seconds to get them out, help has to be on scene.

Very nice, I was just commenting to my college buddy that I was watching this video, he is a new lewiston cop...

@9gent yeah that's what we do to most of our calls: for a structure fire we respond in a convoy of two Engines, Aerial Ladder, Command Van and Chief

Good point. I think you have to stop at the line, then edge up to see if you are clear to turn.

i love how the white van at (42 seconds) just kind of sits there.

Dang...thats fast, even for full-time. Hats off to them, our POC department averages like 6 or 7 minutes from page to roll-out. I'm not sure how that is compared to others, but it does the job with 5 stations.

Looks like the chief had one hell of a retirement that day huh. Bet this one went down in the department's history books.

@bobcat1deer2cat3 The one that pulled out of the bay is a quint which is Engine 3 and is not stationed here, the ladder that is outside belongs in that bay.

I can't believe I didn't comment on this one, even though it's a fave of mine. I love all out response vids, and this is one of the best. 5 stars! And thanks, Jim!

nice air horn on the first truck backdraft style

that's one BIG ass station.

I liked the stake bed truck!!!

When the other 2 rigs arent there the bays are full, first bay is fire alarm division and inspector units, second bay is squad 1, third is ladder 1, fourth is engine 7, fifth is reserve engine 6, the last bay is the capt. and chief...

would you knwo if the fire has spread, or if the caller really told about the actual extent of the fire, or if there are any gas bottles? Our FD ALWAYS sends out 5 units to any activated/automatic fire alarm or reported fire, we always send the preset combination of 1 Command, 1 Chief, 1 Ladder and 2 Engines out as fire-fighting convoy; And when it's a big apartment or commerical building then we send out the extended convoy with one more Ladder and also a Tanker (all from 1 station)

looks like the entire city's department at one station...

@Clada1017 because in Maine other departments could be anywhere from 20 to 30 minutes away which is valuable time during a structure fire. so in short term most departments roll everything so they have the resources on scene instead of coming.

I like the airport tarmac fire vehicles they are so cool looking!

@Gleyen to an automatic fire alarm and reported strucutre fires we always send 2 Engines, 1 Aerial, 1 Command and 1 Chief. In case of big emergencies that convoy is extended with one more Aerial, Tanker and/or Container truck (all of them from the main fire station), or we get supported by one or two companies from the Volunteer FD. But thatfor it doesn't has to burn the whole city ^^

thats sweet. We have 2 engines and a utility. on most calls we street both engines at the same time, and on structure jobs, we usually street everything at the same time. so its pretty cool to see guys and girls responding like that.

I'm glad someone is reading the discription, THANK YOU!!!!

gettysburg has 2 ladder trucks. one quint and one straight stick. it probably helps with the iso rating

Looks like the opening scene of "emergency" season 1

@ryandoe11 5 fire trucks responding to a reported fire/fire alarm is completly normal here. Some time ago we had a small kitchen fire in an apartment building, and 11 fire trucks from 3 stations responded

They wouldn't even let me have that many truck per station in sim city.... this is outrageous!

Two engines, a squirt, a quint and 22 SUVs. Ain’t no medical call.

@ffjsb of course LEDs are very powerful, but even when they are on scene and switched the lights off they should be a kind if visible

Very nice...a full station response.

I just can't get over this videos

I'm an odd ball. Grew up with green and love it. Red actually looks strange to me!

@mortonfiredept that depends on the region: In countries where about 50% of fire trucks are red and the other 50% are yellow (like e.g. Norway), people do easily realize that it is a fire truck or another emergency vehicle (I actually don't care if it is a Tanker or an Ambulance cause I have to pull over anyway); in Germany all fire trucks are a kind of lightred to red with white or yellow markings, and it can get difficult to see that at nighttime

@TheHarris2209 Couldnt Agree more!!!! nothing like a Q and powercall, with airhorns singing in the background!!!! its music to my ears that combo

well, being as though MANY towns and even cities in Maine only have 1 fire station to begin with... they are lucky to even have 2 ladder trucks. only in the last couple years has the tide been turning for towns to have ladder trucks, as bigger cities are getting grants to replace theirs and the smaller towns pick up the 2nd hand trucks.

@Clada1017 well would you rather wait for units to respond if it is a structure or would it be nice just to have everything there at once? im gonna with not waiting

Many fire departments use the bright yellow-green trucks. Studies show it is more visible then red.

Love it very uniform very awesome convoys are the koolest.

People in the cars are like "Wheres the party?"

@infinitecanadian unfortunately it will never happen at our station that all doors are opening: at our station are 4 Engines, 3 Aerial Ladders, 2 Tankers, 1 Technical Rescue, 1 Heavy Rescue, 1 Water/Heights Rescue, 1 Command van, 6 Chief units, 6 transport vans and trucks, and 3 container trucks - all of them at once: a little bit unlikely ^^

@liltruck050783 if we wanted to empty the house there would be 27 vehicles responding (just from one station!)

Good catch...right time at the right place.

@defender195 there is a station alot closer but the rig was here at this station as they were having the Chiefs retirement party, as for Ladders, the one pulling out of the bay is Engine 3 a Quint and is assined to a sub station the ladder that is outside is assined to this station.....

@EnjoyFirefighting With LED lights, you'll see those way before you see the color of the trucks. I can see the reflections of the LED lights off of road signs in broad daylight.

Wow.. HOLY 400 Person Station LOL... Very coolll Would love to be in a station with that many ppl lol

yea thats freakin awesome...i come from a department with two pumper/tankers, a brush truck and an ambulance, not to mention the model "T" firetruck.... but that was kick ass... but im more of a red truck guy...all of ours are red cept for the brush truck, but it doesnt technically belong to the town.

the ladder that was inside the station was E-3 and is stationed at a sub station, all the rigs were there for the Chiefs retirement party, there is only 1 pumper and the ladder at this station...

Need to leave those trucks in the sun a little while to ripen up! :D

This is cool I love in aroostock county in Maine

a couple of the rigs are from sub stations and they were there at Central for the Chiefs retirement party when a fire call came in..

They roll that way because they have to, If it's a structure fire or a possible structure fire. They want to make sure they have the units there just in case. and by the way the call was 4 miles away and the sub station units were responding from this station also, had they been at there subs units would have been cancelled as one of the sub stations was just a 1/4 mile away from the call.

lol that train horn never hurts neither

I thought that might in Maine. I know that each town has one station and each station has a lot of units. Here in Fairfax County (VA) we have over 40 stations and each averages probably three-four units.

I wonder if everyone else was unavailable and then suddenly there was a 4 or 5 alarm fire. That's all I can think of. It must have been a pretty big call... It was still pretty awesome to see them all leave like that!

Is there a reason the the order in which ther rigs left the apron? I'm not a FF, so I am not sure, just curious. The Capt ws ready first, but waited for the first Engine Co. Thanks.

Nice done, all the way supportive to the best response you can ALWAYS get. Go Lewiston Fire Department.

Nicely done boys.

The one pulling out of the bay is a Quint and dont usually roll from this station, all the rigs were there for the Chiefs retirement party...

Do the garage doors close automatically?

@Foxelhuber Ya seriously that was nuts, i counted at least 10 engines, not to mention the other vicheles, any idea what they were all called to?

verry nice movie. i love those fire trucks:)

Its just a department thing 415 always follows E-7, as for the jimmy that did not have an opticom, that vehicle is now retired, the new 415 has an opticom, with LEDs its a 2008 expedition, you can see it on some of my newer vids:-)

wonderful video

the units where responding from the central station ,they where attending a party for the fire chief who was retiring that day, yes we have 2 ladder trucks and 4 pumpers one of them being a spare unit this central station only has 2 units stationed there 1 pumper and 1 ladder truck with other units stationed around town 1 of the ladder trucks is only a ladder at 105 ft and the other is a 75 ft quint

Great video

Thanx! and kept does video comin!

two of those rigs are 100% sure were made about 15 minutes from my house. the other two no so sure, but the engines look like Spartans.

Oh shit, did you remember to close the garage door?!

@TopTap09 Yes we do have a spare engine it's a 1987 E-One Hurricane, as for the ladder if it should be out of service the Quint which is Engine 3 will take over Ladder duties if both of those rigs are out of service then the Tower in the next city over becomes first due to our city for calls..

dam these trucks need some federal Q's on em, our engine,quint, and rescue have em with horns.

@kirky316 It's the same way over here in Kellogg, they send 3 units (engine, supervisor, and QRU) to all calls then cancel or redistribute when necessary to cover other calls. Plus if that wasn't the only station in the city then they can call for another station to cover if needed.

the only Spartan is the ladder, the pumps are E-Ones, and the Quint is a Smeal

If they were responding to your house or business would you want the minimum response?

any idea if this station is a volley station?

im from maine and this is so cool

is that opticom on the engines it looks like?

love this job

I am curious is this Lewiston TX, ID, or where?

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@roadwolf2 Its actually 6 bays, from left to right, bay 1 fire inspector, bay 2 squad, bay 3 ladder, bay 4 engine, bay 5 spare engine, and bay 6 capt. and chief...

@flykcrusader10xxx the rig coming out of the bay at the far right would normally be the one first in on this call as the call was right around the corner from their station....

Great footage!

Very cool!!! They can always go back...more is more and better to be safe the sorry!!

Was that E-7? on the far left @ 0:17?

@kirky316 It's also better to provide a response to the job with trucks that are closer and move other trucks in to cover, than it is to send trucks further away and keep two at the closer station. I'm UK based though so we might do it a little different!

Thanx we will most CERTAINLY get vids of the new Ladder

So wait, you have 2 Quints, and 2 Engines? Wow, that's quite a bit of pumping/ladder power there guys