Paramedics in a broken-down ambulance surrounded by gunfire wait an hour for a tow truck, a fire truck fords through floodwaters, and cars slide and crash during a snowstorm in this month’s top firefighting videos.
New SCBA technology giving firefighters “bionic” vision and fire trucks setting a world record round out the five most popular videos in the fire service community for January.
 | Detroit ambulance stranded, surrounded by gunfire Footage shows paramedics calling for help as near-constant shots ring out New Year’s Eve, waiting 1 hour before tow truck arrives.
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 | Fire truck drives through flood Mayor of Australian town defends the firefighters under investigation for ignoring safety procedures by driving through floodwaters.
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 | Cars slide, crash in Utah snowstorm Video from Utah during a major snowstorm shows more than a dozen cars sliding, crashing and skidding sideways down a street in just a few hours. |
 | New SCBA technology gives firefighters “bionic” vision Technology provides firefighters with data about their surroundings, including oxygen levels, temperatures, possible contaminants, exit paths, and video of other team members. |
 | Fire trucks set world record in Okla. Hundreds of Oklahoma firefighters, and a couple from Texas, lined the highway to break the Guinness World Record for the most trucks in a parade. |