Rescue Humor The Entertaining Side of Police, Fire & EMS
Check out this video from ABC 13 in Houston. A reporter is out doing a live shot after heavy rains with roads flooded when a Prius drives into a flooded low spot.
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Fire Recruits Build burn pods then get to set them on fire
West Metro Fire (Lakewood, CO) came up with a great idea for training recruit firefighters about multiple topics at once. The instructors had the recruits to build burn pods.
Read More »Cool video shows Tiller driving in narrow city streets
The Stroudsburg (PA) Fire Department posted this video in response to being asked why they needed a tiller style ladder truck.
Read More »360 degree video of Quint responding to a fire
Coral Springs fire posted this great 360-degree video of a response to a dumpster fire. They mounted a camera on their Quint.
Read More »Fire department asks citizens how much fire gear costs
The Georgetown, CT, Volunteer Fire Department asked some random citizens how much firefighting gear and equipment cost. Check out the video to see what the answers are.
Read More »Homeowner builds fence to hide ugly fire hydrant, then has fire at home
Indianapolis, Indiana firefighters had a hard time locating a hydrant at a house fire due to a decorative fence blocking it. In the dark of night and with the visual obstruction fire crews had to seek out a water supply from a block away. Ironically she said no one had ever told her blocking a hydrant was illegal. Seriously?!? Think ...
Read More »E-Cig. Explodes Man’s Pants
Security cameras at an Owensboro, Kentucky convenience store caught the moment a guy's E-Cigarette blew up in his pants pocket. Looks like maybe vaping can be hazardous to you health.
Read More »Jenga as Jaws Of Life training
The Ellsworth, PA Volunteer Fire department posted this great video as a reminder that training can be fun. Stack up some cribbing like a Jenga game and then use Spreaders or Combination tool to play the game.
Read More »Remember to shovel off Fire Hydrants after a snow
An acquaintance of mine, Tiger Schmittendorf, was on the morning news talking about the importance of shoveling off fire hydrants after the snow. Here is some great behind the scenes footage he posted to Facebook showing a TV reporter shoveling a hydrant in full fire gear.
Read More »Just Slow down… powerful video
The Winnipeg Police Service released this powerful video a few days ago. It has been making the rounds on many Fire and EMS sites. It is very powerful, you need to watch it all the way to the end. I wish more citizens would see this as it is a message they need to realize about crash scenes.
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