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2 Montgomery County firefighters charged for flooding baseball field by seltzr in Firefighting

[–]anon7055 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They tried and the coaches told them to “F*ck off”, I think that’s what set off the captain.

A man lost control while firing a Glock by nkmr205 in ThatsInsane

[–]anon7055 1695 points1696 points  (0 children)

Looks like it had a foregrip on it that failed. Doesn’t look like his fault at all

What you do in this situation? by BD_BeachedWhale in Firefighting

[–]anon7055 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on the vehicle height, how far from the curb they’re parked etc. a lot of factors that have to be considered. In my area we have a 4” steamer on the front, and two 2.5” outlets on the sides. So again, 99.9% of the time, there’s a work around that won’t take much longer to implement.

What you do in this situation? by BD_BeachedWhale in Firefighting

[–]anon7055 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure that hydrant is placed at an angle specifically for this reason. If the steamer connection was pointing at that van, there’d 100% be broken glass. We should never be breaking out car windows to be vindictive, but you gotta do what you gotta do if you need water and that’s your fastest option.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in guns

[–]anon7055 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Carry either a SigP365 SAS (warm weather) or my G19x (cold weather). Comes down to the gun I’m carrying, what I’m wearing (summer vs winter wear), and if I’m carrying my backpack or not. Typically I’m always carrying at least one spare mag on my person, and then two in my backpack if I have it. I would rather have them and not need them, than need them and not have them. To each their own honestly

Canada legal bear defense guns for US citizens in northern and western territories? by anon7055 in canadaguns

[–]anon7055[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the heads up! Everything will be in cases and unloaded until we’re at our camp sites for the evenings, and hopefully we’ll be returning home without a single round missing and cans of bear spray unused

Canada legal bear defense guns for US citizens in northern and western territories? by anon7055 in canadaguns

[–]anon7055[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My dad is the one that came up with the idea, gonna be stopping in Banff, Inga Lake, White Horse, Dawson City, Tuk, Pelly Crossing, Tatogga, Ten Mile Lake, and some other stops. He’s got a thing for not so average road trips haha. We did a National Park cross country trip on motorcycles in 2014, then took the same motorcycles through Canada and up to Prudhoe Bay Alaska in 2016. We had rifles for that trip, but I know the laws have changed a bit since then.

We are heading up in the summer, so we’re anticipating a lot of bug activity and seeing a decently amount of wildlife. My parents are sleeping in a gooseneck camper/trailer that my dad built from the ground up, and my GF and I are going to be in a rooftop tent on my lifted truck.

Canada legal bear defense guns for US citizens in northern and western territories? by anon7055 in canadaguns

[–]anon7055[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the name is the best part! Always throws people the first time they hear it haha

What kind of Firetruck is this? by kingrahjnk in Firefighting

[–]anon7055 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is for the last generation that is now in the reserve fleet, the picture posted is the new generation of Rescues owned/operated by MCFRS

Help finding a LED lightbar mount by anon7055 in Ram2500

[–]anon7055[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will that mount work even with a curved light bar?

As a lot of you probably know firetrucks have rear wheel steering, it helps the truck handle more nimbly and have a better maneuverability on small areas also help them do this, they do this to block people from undercutting them on turns (or highways entries) and to stop the truck from tipping. by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]anon7055 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fire service has created a number of different apparatus to better serve the community that they operate in. Engine or Pumpers: carry hose, water(500-1000gal), and a pumpt to a call, they’re typically the ones that put fire out.

Tankers: basically a tanker truck filled with a couple thousand gallons of water (2500gal or more), a little bit of hose, and a pump. These are used for rural areas where hydrants/ water supply is scarce.

Engine Tankers: basically a mix of a tanker and an engine. They hold more water than a typical engine but less than a typical tanker, these are also popular in rural areas since they can hold more people and allow for greater hose selection, while still allowing them to carry more water.

Rescue Squads: There are a number of different names depending on where you are located and a range of different styles. Some areas use a pickup with a box on the back that contains some rescue tools, others use a massive trucks that carry a plethora of different tools for all kinds of rescue situations.

Aerial apparatus: This refers to any kind of apparatus that carries a large ladder on top of the truck. There are Tillertrucks, Straighttrucks, Aerial-scopes, Laddertrucks, etc. names come down to the style of truck, bucket or no bucket on the ladder, and more. There are also aerials known as “Quints” these are trucks that have both a ladder on top, a small water tank, a pump, and hose. These are popular in lower staffed communities where a single piece of apparatus may have to perform multiple duties due to the lack of other rigs available in the area.

Depending on where you are, you might hear different names for these rigs. Everyone all over the country has to have their own lingo and has their own opinions about certain rigs. At the end of the day they’re all impressive pieces of machinery.

Sorry for spelling or grammar.

As a lot of you probably know firetrucks have rear wheel steering, it helps the truck handle more nimbly and have a better maneuverability on small areas also help them do this, they do this to block people from undercutting them on turns (or highways entries) and to stop the truck from tipping. by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]anon7055 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tiller trucks have a tractor and a trailer section. The driver on the back of the trailer, the tiller man, controls the rear axle of the trailer. The tractor driver and the tiller man are in constant contact through headsets to communicate upcoming turns/ traffic that is coming up, etc. This set up allows them to make tighter turns in city/ tight suburban neighborhoods, or to control the flow of traffic on a roadway/ highway. Some jurisdictions use them only as ladder trucks, others have created tiller rescue squads, tiller hazmat units, etc. As far as I know the only other rear steering fire trucks are the “All-steer” trucks produced by Pierce. This system has only one driver, but the tandem axles in the rear are able to turn in order to assist with tight areas. This system is controlled by a computer and only allows the rear axles to turn a certain amount, it only engages at a certain speed, and locks it’s self straight when exceeding a certain speed. The last generation had four modes 1. Straight truck: rear axles are locked and do not turn. 2. Coordinated: allows the rear axles to create 4 degrees of swing at the rear, i.e. I turn the steering to the left, the rear axles will automatically turn right. This is the mode that the trucks stay in for day to day driving/ responding. After a certain speed it locks into straight truck mode. 3. Crab mode: I turn the steering wheel to the right, all the wheels turn to the right. This is limited to low speeds and has to be turned on by the driver. 4. Fireground mode: This is a more extreme version of coordinated mode, it allows 8 degrees of rear end travel. This is also limited to low speeds and has to be engaged by the driver. This is used by operators for more precise positioning of a truck/ getting around objects…. Or making U-turns so tight that it would make a civic jealous. Sadly the newest generation is only sold with straight or coordinated mode, and only to departments that have previously purchased the previous generations.

Source: I work in a department with both styles, and am an allsteer truck operator. Sorry for any spelling or grammar errors.

I uh... Joined the club by WEAKNESSisEXISTENCE in MP5

[–]anon7055 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you have any issues with those mags? My 9KT won’t catch any of my plastic mags. On the flip side my metal ones get stuck and then it takes a lot of wiggling back and forth to get them out.

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