4K - Old Victoria Hospital Fire - MP9 / Level 3 Fire - Ep.124 - Emergency Services in Scotland
33The Emergency Services in Scotland series documents the work of the emergency services and beyond, with dashcam and phone clips! In this episode: this week, a major fire broke out the the Old Victoria Hospital - a disused hospital in Edinburgh. A Level 3 incident was declared, and 9 pumps, plus many specialist teams attended. I arrived around 100 minutes after the fire was reported. Check out the series playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLalu5P0v3O2KhOyHOd42UPtE3JCeDn48r
Clips:
0:19 - The skies near the hospital are darkened with smoke. This is the view approx. 1.5 miles away.
0:25 - An (unrelated) ambulance passes the fire on the way to the Western General Hospital. As we get to the roundabout, a pump and Command Support Unit from Bo'ness arrive.
1:52 - SK02 SMV - Volvo - Bo'ness's Incident Command Unit follows the pump up towards the fire - bit of a crap video as I couldn't go through the gate.
1:55 - SN09 BKO & SN11 EGU - Crew Toll's Prime Mover and Pump make to the scene after a delay (they were the closest station to the fire, but took over 100 minutes for them to get there)
2:23 - MX09 KRF - Iveco Daily - McDonald Road's DIM van arriving on the scene on blues.
2:47 - Another pump arriving on scene, taking directions from the commanders.
3:09 - SN06 FYJ - Scania - South Queensferry's retained pump heads into the site of the fire, as an Audi officer's car arrives, followed by the DIM van heading on site.
4:00 - Volvo officers car arriving.
4:22 - SN64 UAO - Sighthill's first pump arriving on scene.
4:42 - Another Audi Officer car arriving on the Scene
4:59 - A Fire car also arriving on scene
5:06 - SK16 BYP - Toyota Hilux - Ambulance SORT (Special Operations Response Team) arriving at speed.
5:26 - SF14 LGA - Mitsubishi Shogun - Unrelated to the Fire, a police ARV responds past the scene.
Photos:
5:48 - DIM Van
5:52 - McDonald Road's HP getting into position for firefighting
5:56 - Jaguar Officer's Car
6:00 - Crews of a pump looking out for more vehicles
6:08 - Various pumps standing by to receive instructions
6:12 - Sighthill's pump moving off
6:15 - Crewe Toll's pump and prime mover standing by
6:20 - Another over-the-fence look at the fire
6:24 - One of the Audi officer's cars
6:28 - With the Hydrant some distance away, hoses had to be taken from the main road, into an intermediary pump, then on to the fire itself. Police were stopping anyone trying to get into the site of the fire.
6:32 - The Prime Mover decants the Environmental Protection pod
6:40 - Livingstone's Fire Investigation Unit arriving On Scene
6:48 - Environmental Protection Pod
6:52 - The empty Prime Mover
6:56 - The Prime Mover heading back to Crewe Toll to pick up the Welfare Unit - a portable rest area for fireifghters
7:00 - SN16 GMU - Honda CRV - Unrelated to the fire, a Rapid Response Vehicle passes the scene of the fire.
7:04 - Police keeping watch on the road for the next appliances to arrive.
7:08 - EX64 WVN - Ford Focus - A Fire car parked up nearby
7:12 - SN13 CYH - Vauxhall Astra - Police Patrol parked up
7:16 - SV65 OYK - Scania - The 9th pump arriving on Scene
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