ARFF 28 extinguishes a semi fire in Lake Township, Ohio

[pinocircular]

The most efficient, effective fire extinguishment seen so far this year. Kudos to this agency and its apparatus. Great deployment of apparatus to this fire site. Fantastic management of resources and personnel. Bring it on!

[UncleFred]

I think the reason why they have this unit is that it is a used former airport rig that somebody was smart enough to buy - probably very cheaply from either a military base or from a local airport that was switching to newer equipment.

These are built like tanks and will last forever if well-maintained, and I bet it cost 10% of what a new full-size tanker would’ve cost. They get little to no use, and so even an older unit like this could have under 1000 miles on it. And they are usually very well maintained.

Not the easiest thing to drive around in a town, but this appears to be a fairly Rural area, so it’s just a really smart idea.

There’s plenty of these rigs floating around on the used equipment market, so if you get a chance to buy one for your town - buy it!👍😁

[jimmy_wang_]

That was one of the quickest fire knockdowns I've seen. Well trained, well executed, impressive job👍

[RandyCarpadus]

Ok, I've fought several dozen semi fires in my career and am so mad that I never got to do it with a ARFF rig! That was great.

[HastingsTV]

Outstanding 👍
This is the sort of game changer that regular fire engines need. You can see the deployment speed comparison between the nose nozzle and the manual hose reel. Brilliant. Thank you for sharing this.

[karagregory]

Clearly professionals. Fastest water/foam on fire after arriving on scene hands down of any video posted. Got out of the vehicle with breathing gear on, helmet on, turnout gear fully put on, gloves on, boots on and hose pulled out in seconds. Outstanding.

[ctgn]

OMG! Never, ever seen a dept get water/foam on a fire within 5 seconds of stopping at the scene. Congrats guys, you have one heck of a dept there!!!!

[JB-bsse]

I live near DTW airport and every once in awhile I will see one of these rigs heading off the airport for mutual aid to help with a fire. It’s really awesome to see.

[SH-fwef]

I’m ARFF from desert storm . Loved those crash trucks, they could put a lot of fire out in no time . 😊🚒🚨

[TIEFTR]

Every department needs one of those!! I love it!!

[zyglo]

In the 1960’s in Minneapolis, a gasoline tanker truck overturned in a city intersection, turning the whole intersection into a mass of fire. The fire department was having a hard time with it because they didn’t have enough foam capability to handle a large gasoline fire, so they concentrated on saving the surrounding buildings. They called MSP airport for help. A crash truck arrived and hit it with foam and the gasoline fire was knocked down within minutes, so the city fire department was left to finish the structural firefighting.

[justanotherguy]

Not gonna lie, that was pretty badass Pretty effective too it seems

[Greylocks]

That is one hell of an efficient unit!

[alanchandler]

Blimey, I blinked and the fire was almost out. Great response by this crew, helps having the right equipment and knowing how to use it.Well done from the UK.

[sramm.carter]

I think I speak for everyone……. More crash truck videos

[marshallbrown]

Sweet, Oshkosh P-19, the best crash truck ever. I used to work on them while I was in the Air Force

[rfmsuper]

I worked on those trucks for 30 years, they are built to last unlike the new junk out there.

[insanealchemist]

Nice having a separate engine running the pumps. Don't have to stop and switch PTO from tires to water pump. These newer Engines are so much more adaptable than the old ones we Volunteer Departments get stuck with ;) kudos!!

[nickkrum]

Outstanding job! Cool to see these videos from our local fire departments!

[Sea-cucumber]

Love the foam stuff, it works so incredibly fast!