Comments on: Chicago Fire Department Mobile Ventilation Unit in Action

By: 16wilco92

16wilco92 — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:37:10 +0000

Hi. I was hoping …
Hi. I was hoping you could help me understand what the different alarm types mean? Like you say ’still and box alarm’ what is that? What is the difference between a still alarm or box alarm? And hopefully you could tell me what a mechanical alarm is? Thanks!!

By: CSILCPD

CSILCPD — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:37:10 +0000

hey

thanks

that …
hey

thanks

that is realy clever
thanks for the answer i watched a lot of videos and asked a lot of people but no one knows why ^^

thank you again =)

see you

By: dogstar7

dogstar7 — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:37:10 +0000

Good question …
Good question artisvrd,
The on-scene commander must make sure that all ‘hot-spots’ have been taken down and there is no smoldering materiel in the draft. The fire scene is never abandoned and is being closely monitored for air-quality during the entire process.

By: dogstar7

dogstar7 — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:37:10 +0000

Those are …
Those are navigation lights such as found on boats: Red for Port (drivers side in America), Green for Starboard. Apparatus need to maneuver in low-light situations of smoke and haze without running into one another.

By: CSILCPD

CSILCPD — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:37:10 +0000

what is the green …
what is the green light on the fire trucks for?

has it something to do with the irish tradition?

By: artistvrd

artistvrd — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:37:10 +0000

and if embers are …
and if embers are remaining under large pieces of wood? that’s not going to feed the fire?

By: mathiastheok

mathiastheok — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:37:10 +0000

Whats the real deal …
Whats the real deal with this….does it work as good as most firemen would expect?

By: RalphFDNY4life

RalphFDNY4life — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:37:10 +0000

My two Cousins and …
My two Cousins and Uncle work for Chicago. What can I say, big city firemen run in the family! lol GoGo Chicago

By: krazyjk022

krazyjk022 — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:37:10 +0000

AWESOME VIDEO!!
AWESOME VIDEO!!

By: kdub0911

kdub0911 — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:37:10 +0000

It’s a beast
It’s a beast