IF I were the chief of this Dept, and I saw this video of my FF's doing it this way...They all would be going through a refresher course on basic FF skills!!!
This video is 100% a klusterfuk, the failures already pointed out by others are 100% correct. Anyone who doesn't understand the failures pointed out has never worked in the profession and it shows.
14:51 working from within the black around the perimeter is the best way to make use of the limited resource...as long as you ain't HOSING DOWN THE BLACK, Jack
Actually, brooms and flappers are very effective tools. And don't need any water to operate. Hoseman moving too fast though, IMO. Put your head on a swivel, keep on top of those flare-ups. Probably not much experience on grass and brush.
I would really hate to work for a department that would look down on me or peer pressure me into not wearing my PPE and SCBA during a fire like this. No life was in danger and it would’ve taken only 60 seconds to put on. Not much is going to change in a fire like this
dont think this fire called for an SCBA, but its a real good example of "Go back and Do it again!!" Failures like this are why FF get hurt. not thinking, or thinking..."Its just a small Grass fire"
Is that the same rtard that drove off when it first started and drove past a second time and just left it to burn? Good thing there isnt a house nearby and no wind. Loser.
It doesn’t matter if this is just a grass/outside fire…PPE should have been worn. No pack was necessary but bunker gear should have been worn. I don’t know about this dept or area so I will leave it at that. A lot can be learned from this. And this was 100% arson. If you haven’t already, send this video to law enforcement l.
NOOOOO! The DNR has yelled at me numerous times for wearing just bunker pants to a wildland call. My local DNR here in Wisconsin told my department last training we had that they would rather see us in jeans than bunker gear. We recently got wildland gear for our department so now we don't have to worry about it but never wear bunker gear to a wildfire.
@@nathanstorch2972 This is just part of the video from 6 cameras. Fireworks were used and started the fire. FD was on scene quickly and took care of the issue. This is in a park.
Adding on to this the brush truck for the city is 12 minutes away and if they called for aid from the neiboring city's brush truck it is still upwards of 10 minutes away. The engine company did the job the best they could with the resources they had on scene available to them. Not to mention there was a very severe drought when this happened.
1. No anchor point established, 2. Improper PPE or lack of. 3. Minimum hose size used for attack should be 1" 1/2. 4. No regard for protecting the point of origin. Complacency leads to injuries or death. Perfect video to use as a training aid on the OSHA violations seen in the video !!!
A 1 inch whip line is perfectly fine for a grass fire. It is the most comonly used for grass fires. The use of PPE in my opinion here is fine, this is a fast moving grass fire with varying fuel loads. This is an area of the city where other resources take at least 8 minutes to arrive. This city is also not used to dealing with wildland fires, the past 2 seasons have been the most brutal ones I've ever seen, the combination of 110+ temperatures and extremely dry conditions make it imperative for a quick stop. I have seen situations where a brush truck going at least 30+ MPH in a field that was not able to catch up to a grass fire. I think they did fine given the circumstances as this easily could of taken off into the field and along numerous tree lines.
