For all you first responders out there..

[firemedic10584]

How many of you guys have your truck set up with emergency lights? I use my truck to respond directly to medical scenes or to the station if it's a call that requires an engine. Lets see you setups!

My setup includes - Feniex Fusion ILB, Soundoff mPowers in the grille, a soundoff headlight flasher, feniex fusions under the running boards, fusions under the tailgate and tail light flasher. All controlled by a Feniex Mini 4200.

Since the making of the video, I have added T3s in the rear window and disabled the white flashing license plate light - that wasn't intended to flash, I just wired it in wrong. Opinions welcome

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[firemedic10584]

Also, check this install out I did a few days ago - golf cart for my dad to be used in their Christmas parade. It's only used in their private gated community so no issues with running the blue and red lights on it.

 

[Dave07]

That’s a very nice setup you have there.

I live in PA, and we are only allowed blue lights. Under the law, the blue light gives you no special rights as far as traffic is concerned (people aren’t required to get out of the way). The blue just says your going to an emergency, could you pretty please get out of the way.

With that being said, I just have a light that suction cups to my windshield. I only use it when we get tripped out for something that needs a quicker response.


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[firemedic10584]

That’s a very nice setup you have there.

I live in PA, and we are only allowed blue lights. Under the law, the blue light gives you no special rights as far as traffic is concerned (people aren’t required to get out of the way). The blue just says your going to an emergency, could you pretty please get out of the way.

With that being said, I just have a light that suction cups to my windshield. I only use it when we get tripped out for something that needs a quicker response.


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Nice - here in Florida it is the law to yield to emergency vehicles which our POVs become when we activate our warning lights. Of course, a lot of folks don't care since it's not their emergency and either don't pull over or they speed up and try to outrun us. We don't run sirens here, only lights.

 

[Diamondback]

Here in our local area, the laws changed last year. Now the Sheriff's Dept. sets up scenes on the side and you as a civilian have 1 of 2 choices:
1 - move over to the farthest lane away from the emergency lights (stopped on the side of the road)
2 - slow down below the posted speed limit (if you are unable to move over a lane due to parallel traffic).

The 1st 6 months, the sheriff's dept. would pull people over to advise them of the new laws and give them a verbal warning. Cell Phone use was also added at the same time (during the state voting session).


Same with moving traffic - I have seen so many times people running in the left (fast) lane on the Interstate and an emergency vehicle is rolling "hot". The person in the left lane (normally out of state), slows down and puts their hands up as if to say, "where am I to go" or "what am I doing wrong". I still can't believe in this day and age people don't know to move out of the way .. I always tell them, "so what if it was one of your loved ones who they were headed to help? You are blocking them from saving their life!"

I bet if a FB or other social media post was blasted to their cells while they were driving, they'd be like, "Oh! Hey! lemme move over and take a selfie when it passes"

 

[Caballonegro]

Been Career FF for 17 years and I have been in a lot of very irritating situations where people will not move out of the way, even lock eyes on you but will just keep driving towards you.

 

[Dave07]

I don’t know about you guys but we always get that one car that doesn’t move over on a call! Frustrating!


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[firemedic10584]

I don’t know about you guys but we always get that one car that doesn’t move over on a call! Frustrating!


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We’ve had a lady literally tell us she will move when she gets done talking to her friend. We were pulling down a residential street arriving on scene and couldn’t get past her. She didn’t care since it wasn’t her emergency...

 

[WasatchBack]

Nice setup, like the fitment in the grill. Why didn't you use the built in flasher in the 4200 mini?

I'm having a hard time determining a plan for mine. Doing Strobes n More tailgater in the rear but don't want any interior lights. I'd like to fit some M4s behind the grill but not sure about grill removal or how to mount. Probably add a flasher to fogs and tails. Sides was going to put Fusions from my last vehicle in the fenderliners. I only run courtesy and block mva's since I'm closest in town to a dangerous curve so don't need much on the sides.

 

[11b101abn]

How many of you guys have your truck set up with emergency lights? I use my truck to respond directly to medical scenes or to the station if it's a call that requires an engine. Lets see you setups!

My setup includes - Feniex Fusion ILB, Soundoff mPowers in the grille, a soundoff headlight flasher, feniex fusions under the running boards, fusions under the tailgate and tail light flasher. All controlled by a Feniex Mini 4200.

Since the making of the video, I have added T3s in the rear window and disabled the white flashing license plate light - that wasn't intended to flash, I just wired it in wrong. Opinions welcome

Mods, if this is in the wrong section feel free to move it.

Im not a giant fan of VFF using lights to respond to much of anything, without first attending EVOC. That said, I really do dig your lighting. Not over done and well placed. On top of it all, God bless you, sir for using amber to the rear.

 

[11b101abn]

We’ve had a lady literally tell us she will move when she gets done talking to her friend. We were pulling down a residential street arriving on scene and couldn’t get past her. She didn’t care since it wasn’t her emergency...

In my state, that would be obstruction/hindering a firefighter. She would go to jail. Next time, call the PD or Sheriff's Office and get the offending party removed.

 

[11b101abn]

Also, check this install out I did a few days ago - golf cart for my dad to be used in their Christmas parade. It's only used in their private gated community so no issues with running the blue and red lights on it.

We use a couple of Polaris to patrol the recreational trails in my county. Lights are similar, except blue and clear.

 

[firemedic10584]

Im not a giant fan of VFF using lights to respond to much of anything, without first attending EVOC. That said, I really do dig your lighting. Not over done and well placed. On top of it all, God bless you, sir for using amber to the rear.

I'm actually a career firefighter (not that I am one of those guys who says volunteers are lesser than career). I work for two departments - one being my full time gig, 24 on 48 off. My secondary department is where I use my lights. It's a combination department where I am one of the paid Lieutenant/Paramedics there. We are transitioning to a full time department hopefully this year. But, in regards to your EVOC comment, all of our members are put through EVOC before being allowed to even get behind the wheel of any of the rigs much less use red lights in their POV.

 

[firemedic10584]

Nice setup, like the fitment in the grill. Why didn't you use the built in flasher in the 4200 mini?

I'm having a hard time determining a plan for mine. Doing Strobes n More tailgater in the rear but don't want any interior lights. I'd like to fit some M4s behind the grill but not sure about grill removal or how to mount. Probably add a flasher to fogs and tails. Sides was going to put Fusions from my last vehicle in the fenderliners. I only run courtesy and block mva's since I'm closest in town to a dangerous curve so don't need much on the sides.

I didn't use the mini 4200 flasher because those are only rated for 3 amps max on each output. I'm not sure what each high beam draws on these trucks. plus, the soundoff flasher has multiple patterns to choose from if I want to change it up any.

 

[WasatchBack]

I hope your EVOC course is more intense than the NYS mandated course. I'm our VACs driving instructor, EVOC teaches about 5% of what our drivers need to know driving code.

 

[Diamondback]

We’ve had a lady literally tell us she will move when she gets done talking to her friend. We were pulling down a residential street arriving on scene and couldn’t get past her. She didn’t care since it wasn’t her emergency...

Does your State allow citations? (after-the-fact via USPS)?

 

[Rob5589]

We just use our ambulance

 

[Diamondback]

We just use our ambulance

and people prolly still don't get out of your way ...

 

[Rob5589]

and people prolly still don't get out of your way ...

Nope...

 

[firemedic10584]

I hope your EVOC course is more intense than the NYS mandated course. I'm our VACs driving instructor, EVOC teaches about 5% of what our drivers need to know driving code.

We actually use CEVO, and yes..it’s a true course they have to pass and about 5 hours of classroom times going over all the do’s and don’ts. They also all have to do 2 hours of driver training on each truck before they’re cleared to drive the truck by themselves. But as everyone knows, no amount of training can replace common sense lol