Doll House fire behavior, Birmingham Fire and Rescue 

This is a great video. Our house caught on fire in one room while we were at work. It was within minutes of a flashover and really searching for air. The first responders had a very tough task because they knew introducing air in the wrong places would be disaster. They placed three separate men at three entryways and did exactly what they needed to do. There was a big flashover once they entered the house, but they put the fire out and no one was injured. Sure our interior had to be totally rebuilt, but these guys saved our house. Much respect and much appreciation for what you guys do.

No textbook ever existed on fire behavior; it had to be learned death-by-death and the ink was the blood of firefighters.

This is the fire department in my hometown (Birmingham, AL) that made this video. Growing up, all of my interactions with these gentlemen were professional and very knowledgeable. I’m not surprised they made a presentation of this caliber. Excellent work, and I hope that many new firefighters learn from this video and the model used in it.

Today, after hours on RU-vid seeing random video's ... I've finally learnt something with this one, now I'll go to bed.

Great presentation and thank you for sharing.

that was one of the most interesting video about fire behavior i have seen. well done

man what an awesome demonstration! was in the fire service for over 9 years and have never seen a demonstration quite this unique! Thanks for sharing. :)

Wow that was very Educational Thanks for posting this

Volunteer firefighter here. I learned alot, Watching the video and reading comments below. thank you. Our last fire here in my community of 200 was over 15 years ago that ended with the death of the occupant. Our crew at the time didn't have formal training. We now have 10 volunteers and train under the instruction of Career Firefighters who fly over to us to train. Once again, thank you.

I've seen a lot of these demonstrations at different departments I believe this is the genuine article

Excellent program. I know most people who see things happening will learn it and retain the information. These guys did a great job on this presentation. Definitely got your money’s worth on this. The firefighters are very knowledgeable and up to date with the current training.

great video I admire all the fireman I can't thank them enough for what they do for the community

Fantastic demo. The culture in the UK is pretty much the polar opposite iof the US - it's all about surpression and very very few people advocate any kind of ventelation at all untill after the fire. In reality of corse it can be useful, but how it behaves and the fireground must be understood extremely well I think for tit to be safe.

THANK YOU Everyone should take note of your demo...WELL DONE even for the public !!

good job. I learned on this training.

excellent job, thank you for recording and sharing.

Very Informative. As an apartment renter. I learned that if you can get out get out but try to close windows and doors behind you. This video proves it could save lives

Thank you, I'm currently working on a story involving a house fire and this was really helpful

Nice Job ! Stay safe guys. Regards from Texas, 29 years service. Retired for three months and my wife is trying to find me a job!

Awesome demonstration. Well done

Amazing training.

LT: "The hardest thing about using the box here is getting the fire going." ME: "Lighter fluid..."

Great video. Glad the instructor saw it so well with his melon in the way.

Very Nice démonstration. Thank You from France Lyon

Excellent video. Well done.

This is very interesting. Great visual!

outstanding! im a lt at a volly co in northern nj, im going to show this at an upcoming drill night, its an awesome demo.

I think every fire department should have these to train. Outstanding work. I always say air is the best fuel for a fire.

this house is a very nice idea - ty for showing us

Really good video guys! Firefighter from North Carolina

Great information thank for sharing

awesome video !

each room only flashed once. a flashover is the sudden and sustained transition from a developing fire to a fully developed fire. so the supposed flashes that occur after that when the fire had died down, and then got going again with the introduction of air, is a backdraught. a backdraught is a well developed fire that is starved of oxygen. when oxygen is reintroduced it deflagrates as it is still at auto ignition temperature

Great demo

OUTSTANDING!! I'm not a firefighter, but I did go away learning a lot. If more if these type of videos we made, and the public watched them all the way thru, even many times and learn, they will better understand why firefighters do things at a fire that come of looking to many of us like they are jacking around doing nothing or in many eyes, doing something "wrong" tactics wise. Would cut down on the nasty comments overall both from the public and firefighters jumping on the public's comments calling them stupid names and other shit.

Awesome Video Guys!!!

Is the double flash over scenario specific to multi-story structures or is it applicable to single story structures as well?

Where can I find the build plans for the house? This is one of the best I have ever seen in 30 years.

wow very good explication TY!

It got real, boss!! LOL

I'm a volunteer in Levittown PA. J Kolodziej

Wow great job

Hello I am a Training officer at my local Fire Dept. I'd like to be able to use a prop like this for our up coming fire academy. Is it possible to get the plans for this? It would be great to get the rookies out of the classroom for a better understanding.

Great video to show how venting WILL help the fire to progress. In Europe, things get done differently, like putting the fire out before it destroys the building. Also, you need a new driver for the ambulance. He had enough space to turn that darn thing around in one go.

Do you have the build plan for it? Also how long do these things last if I do the same thing in the video?

Learning alot from the 16$ dollhouse! Want to express my thanks to all

Did you use any kind of screws or wood nails if like to make one of these props for my department

In academy now, very useful video.

Cool how smoke goes through certain vents and how it puffs.

With this kind of prop, you could probably demonstrate pushing fire as well if you put a good fog into one of those vents.

I am a firefighter in sweden and ill tell u these dudes even teach us things we could Do but i got one question for u guys so there is a apartment fire who Do u save first ? The dude on the last floor or the dude on the first floor ? And the fire is worse on the last floor

where do I get the plans from?

This is the coolest thing ever

very helpful

Interesting but can't help wondering if this is sending out mixed messages, at least from looking at the comments. The key message I got from this video is to create a vertical vent hole, and allow just enough air into the building from the lower levels to facilitate vertical venting of gases, but not quite enough to feed the fire.

Great demonstration! He asks what's our enemy? He says air, I say "OSB wood and engineered trusses" are our enemy.

Hi would it be possible to know where i can get plans to build something like that Thanks

Where can I find the build plans for the house at

Where can I get the plans for the house?

So when I set a house fire I should leave a window open?

cool how smoke puffs and how it goes through the vents.

Go find that fire room on your 360. Vent horizontally pull a line to the door. Pull a secondary to the vent point of the fire room. Cool from a safe distance while primary line makes entry Make the fire walk backwards from the ability to flash.

Ok I'm a kid but I'm gonna guess the venturia effect is it keeps flames from your head when

do you have a blue print for this

can i get the build plans for it

Nice Video

so cool

Camera keeps watching the ambulance ha ha ha making my ADD go wild

can I get a link for plans

What is wood type ?

So I’m late to this but... how do you firefighters not cry from the smoke? Like when I’m camping I can’t even. And these guys just stared into the smoke coughing a little.

who know where to buy this house?

'do you know what happens if i do this? boom! this happens. what if i open the vertical door and close the other one? yea that' s right that happens. any questions? ' that's all i understood

Why are fires worse in the winter I've heard that

I learned something

The first time a firefighter accidentally put out a fire...

The instructor is bringing up a lot of questions, but I'm not hearing any answers for those questions. What caused the puffing smoke? I don't see that in my book.

You have the exact same last name as me. Where you from?

Only thing that needs to change is use metal saw horse next time. Wonder how many have melted the plastic ones?

Lt. Burn... Nice.

That OSB particle board is nothing but fire accelerant, this $16 box proves it. How is this CODE acceptable? when I was working in construction during the winter; we could always get a fire going fast with some OSB and some Contractors Grade adhesive for flooring. I can only imagine how fast the fire would spread adding in some furniture , carpet, and plastic window blinds.

100th sub!

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Where is teachers breathing aparatus? Too much issues in a short time.

I’m 13 and I’m about to be 14. I’m able to join the fire department at 14 but they are letting me join at 13. This was cool. I want to do this.

Skip to 6:30 if you want to skip the explanation of the house

I'd be the guy there that would be "can we just let it burn?"

It's hard to demonstrate a true backdraft in a small box like that. I've seen it done in a full size sea train container. The flashovers were impressive. It is a shame they lost so many veterans to save money.

That's good training boys good training

How can we get a copy of the plans ???

He asks, he answers.

That Vidal smoke looks smoke tooken from a video game xd

“Look what happened there was a double flashover” well I wish I could have seen but the stupid Infa red camera was in the way lol thanks

Also tough crowd lol you should participate more in conversation guys

check out our back draft / flash over video

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Hey guys, nice demonstration. Yall try McDonald's cup holders to start your fires. You will not believe how fast they will ignite.

Does anyone have any questions? um yeah is it too late to change jobs lol

Very interesting training. I watched it through Looks like the spoilt child has had a tantrum and burnt her dolls house down lol

Someone explain what happens... In um... How do I say this, baby talk?