FDNY Fights Blazing 2-Alarm Car Wash Fire / East Flatbush, Brooklyn NYC 1.14.18 

David Sonnen what does that mean?

That's their MO.

Terry, I am retired firefighter officer and often congestion can cause compounded problems on the foreground,

Thanks. I'm no firefighter and have only been watching various firefighting videos for a couple of weeks and I recognized that almost from the beginning. I like when I can hear the IC and the ff's talking back and forth, too

Before FDNY acquired their huge fleet of tower ladders deck pipes on pumpers and hose wagons were used quite often. FDNY tower ladders are versatile pieces of equipment where the bucket can be moved into areas where needed without moving the actual apparatus. Deck pipes on FDNY pumpers are still used at fires today whenever the need arises but seeing one used on video is somewhat rare.

What is the rational for that approach?

They all have different roles. Maybe you should become a firefighter, since you know everything about it! :)

Don Brinkman Beats me

Cars are getting cooked smh

Howard they attacked it from two angles which I was able to film. I don't know anything about "fire science" but what is your suggestion on how they couldve handled it better?

Seems like there's no evident chain-of-command or leadership happening,

NYC 911 NEWS clearly the fire is pushed by strong wind and would spread through the two openings you can see in the Video. Every firefighter should know that. So instead of even more venting through holes in the roof or sending out 3-4 unnecessary ladder trucks for a fire on ground level, get a deck gun and a few men ready to attack the fire. The parked cars could have easiely been saved and the fire been knocked down before rolling through the complete building. You can see that the ladder truck gets water about two minutes after the fire gets pushed out heavily through the big windows/doors. That's way too late...

I don't know if you watched the same video I did but I saw four tower ladders and multiple hose lines being deployed in order to knock this fire down and eventually bring it under control. In regards to fire fighters standing around some are members of the fast truck (fire fighter assist and search team) who only become involved in operations if another fire fighter is injured, becomes trapped, etc. In regards to additional fire fighters standing around some are awaiting orders to relieve members fighting the fire. Others are most likely ladder company members awaiting orders to go inside and begin overhaul operations once the fire is brought under control. After the fire is brought under control they'll be pulling down and opening up ceilings, walls, fixtures, voids, etc in order to access hidden pockets of fire so engine company members can completely extinguish the fire. Please note the fire building is a former combination car wash oil change facility and may very well contain numerous hazardous materials. The incident commander was well aware of this fact and this may have played a huge part of when and where he decided to deploy his members. Each fire fighter there has a job to do and most if not all of them will eventually be put to work before FDNY leaves the scene.

Tommy D well it is obvious that the nyfd operate a different system to Dublin fire service

Ernie, I'm sure the Dublin fire service is an excellent professional fire service but most large city fire departments in the USA operate very differently from their European counterparts. I know this because the subject comes up quite often on RU-vid, Facebook, fire department blog sites, etc. Please take care and stay safe while on the scene of a fires or emergency incident.

Tommy D Do FDNY not use thermal imaging cameras? In Lancashire, the firefighters would use thermal imaging cameras to check for pockets of fire. If they found any, THEN they would pull open the wall/roof etc, they wouldn't destroy the property anyway.

VERY WELL SAID!

paul ellis And your prob not a firefighter

Your comment is a joke.