Comments by "jpsholland" (@jpsholland) on "American Reacts to Dutch Emergency Vehicles" video.

  1. 4:30 That is a commando unit. It is a mobile office that is used with big fires or natural disasters to coordinate and plan the rest of their actions. The police have them too. The truck that carry this unit can drop it off and go back to get other equipment like large pumps or containers with equipment. Our firetrucks don't have a siren but a very powerful twin tone air horn. The black Volvo and BMW police cars are unmarked vehicles mainly used by detectives and swat like teams. The "normal" cars in fire colors and striping are used for transport of extra commanders or specialized commanders for certain types of fires. They are also used by a specialized firefighters that goes down wind of big fires to measure if there are toxic fumes around.
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