4. most modern cars … 4. most modern cars are very well sound insulated. If a car fails to respond to a particular siren then a change of tone may alert them. (if all else fails there is always a bull horn)
Sirens can be operated by both the driver and OiC) using either a foot switch. The road horn on the featured appliance also doubles as the siren changer.
3. It is not … 3. It is not uncommon to have two appliances en route. varying the siren tone can warn of a second appliance (matching sirens can and have been mistaken for a single appliance causing vehicles to pull out into the path of the second appliance).
sirens vary for … sirens vary for several reasons…
1. The ‘wail’ siren is allegedly more distinguishable on open roads and allows for better judgement of direction that the appliance is approaching from.
2. The ‘yelp’ siren is more suited to built up areas where the echo from buildings renders the ‘direction sensing’ obsolete.
To answer the … To answer the question about the weight of a fire appliance they are generally taken to be about 12 tones so when ever planning permission is being granted the plans show that the roads around the building can take 12 tones and that the road is wide enough for one appliance to park on will that’s the regulation in Ireland good videos try to upload more thanks.
Extracts from 999 Frontline. First broadcast on Anglia TV 2005 currently re-running on various satelite channels
June 27th, 2010 at 12:03 am
yes it does ,thanks …
yes it does ,thanks i hope to be in the firebrigade when im older.
June 27th, 2010 at 12:03 am
4. most modern cars …
4. most modern cars are very well sound insulated. If a car fails to respond to a particular siren then a change of tone may alert them. (if all else fails there is always a bull horn)
Sirens can be operated by both the driver and OiC) using either a foot switch. The road horn on the featured appliance also doubles as the siren changer.
Hope this answers your question
June 27th, 2010 at 12:03 am
3. It is not …
3. It is not uncommon to have two appliances en route. varying the siren tone can warn of a second appliance (matching sirens can and have been mistaken for a single appliance causing vehicles to pull out into the path of the second appliance).
June 27th, 2010 at 12:03 am
sirens vary for …
sirens vary for several reasons…
1. The ‘wail’ siren is allegedly more distinguishable on open roads and allows for better judgement of direction that the appliance is approaching from.
2. The ‘yelp’ siren is more suited to built up areas where the echo from buildings renders the ‘direction sensing’ obsolete.
June 27th, 2010 at 12:03 am
why do you have …
why do you have different sirens and how to u change them?
June 27th, 2010 at 12:03 am
is their any more …
is their any more 999 frontline to come?
June 27th, 2010 at 12:03 am
this is england…. …
this is england…..United Kingdom……not canada
June 27th, 2010 at 12:03 am
This is Norfolk in …
This is Norfolk in England!… not Canada!
June 27th, 2010 at 12:03 am
Same here..
Same here..
June 27th, 2010 at 12:03 am
your geography has …
your geography has let you down again… Norfolk (the original one) is in England
June 27th, 2010 at 12:03 am
oh i was …
oh i was looking at this video like huh…. this is not Norfolk, Virginia fire department lol. i forgot there was a norfolk in canada.
June 27th, 2010 at 12:03 am
To answer the …
To answer the question about the weight of a fire appliance they are generally taken to be about 12 tones so when ever planning permission is being granted the plans show that the roads around the building can take 12 tones and that the road is wide enough for one appliance to park on will that’s the regulation in Ireland good videos try to upload more thanks.
June 27th, 2010 at 12:03 am
oh thanks
oh thanks
June 27th, 2010 at 12:03 am
the weight depends …
the weight depends on the make of appliance.
June 27th, 2010 at 12:03 am
no, it was …
no, it was originally commisioned by ITV and is currently doing the rounds on satellite TV
June 27th, 2010 at 12:03 am
does this show come …
does this show come on BBC?
June 27th, 2010 at 12:03 am
they are all good …
they are all good vids
June 27th, 2010 at 12:03 am
guess you mean ‘ …
guess you mean ‘heavy’? … odd question but around 17 tonnes fully laden give or take a few hundred kg
June 27th, 2010 at 12:03 am
how hever is a fire …
how hever is a fire truck
June 27th, 2010 at 12:03 am
a good vid tells …
a good vid tells you about chemical unit