House fire in Rogue River Oregon 6-28-22. 

House was a total loss before the FD even arrived. I am so sorry for the people who probably lost everything.

This is so heart breaking ,,I was in a house fire when I was a little girl and my brother too and Mama felt heat coming from the basement and our dog was getting nervous she was tugging at our shirts sleeves we all made it out but lost everything,,an old house with bad wiring ,,God was taking care of us that day ,,I pray these people got the help they needed and were all okay

Dam this made me cry hearing those little kids! Stop with the hate comments and just be thankful for these men and women who put they're lives on the line for others that they don't know. Thank you to all you first responders out there!

First of all, I would like to give thanks for all of the positive comments and support. This is my fire department and I was on this engine. It is sad that some people have to be negative during tragic events. I would like to clarify some details that most people are not aware of when watching this video. People comment how it took so long for us to get there and only one engine, why we were not moving faster, must be a volunteer agency etc etc. We are a combination career/volunteer department that has 77 square miles of fire district to protect. We also are the ambulance service and have 200 square miles to serve. We only have 1 station to respond out of and our tax base is mostly retired citizens with a very low tax rate. We run on average about 8 calls per day and each transport is 1 1/2-2 hours long. When we are not running calls, we have a million other projects that we never are caught up on. My crew works 48 hrs on/ 96 hrs off and only gets about 4 hours of sleep....every single night, for the last 4 years now. If we are at full staffing with nobody taking the day off, we have 4 people on duty. Now onto the facts about this fire. It took us less than 2 minutes to drop our projects, get down 2 flights of stairs, get in turnouts and start driving. Then it only took 3 minutes to get on scene because this house was in the city and not way out in the county. This video started while his mom was calling 911. 5 minutes is a good response time for a small city/rural department. This is not L.A City that has 100 fire stations. People comment on performance, well there is a lot more going on inside our heads than just hooking up a hose. For starters, the fire hydrant was blocked from view by a trash can being placed in front of it. We all new approximately where it should have been, but we had to estimate which hydrant was closer so that we don't have to pull unneccessary hose and waste time. As some people correctly pointed out, the house was a lost cause. But we had an entire housing sub-division that we needed to save. Not seen on the video is the 1/2 acre grass fire behind the house that was wind driven in 90 degree summer heat. If we lost that fire, if would have raced across the 20 acre field straight towards another 40 home community. We had to establish a water supply from the hydrant first in order to maintain our pump with water. Our guys were litterally in that 10' space to the left and right sides of the burning house trying to save the next door houses (which the siding was already on fire) all while vehicles and propane bottles and ammunition was exploding around us. We also had to evacuate residents inside those houses because they were unaware that their house was on fire. We immediately asked for multiple alarms to get mutual aid, but all of our mutual aid departments are 10-15 minutes away. We are a isolated small community that is on our own for a while. I am proud to work at this department and everybody worked to the point of sheer exhaustion and almost passing out. The 2 homes next to the fire are still standing and the grass fire was stopped. This was an extemely tough fire that had been burning a while before anyone called 911, and yet we had the best outcome possible. No further homes lost and no lives lost. I would love to have 15 people on duty at all times and roll out the door with 4 engines out of 3 stations, but nobody wants their taxes to go up astronomically, people have bills to pay. People no longer volunteer as firefighters like they used to. When I started volunteering 29 years ago we had 50 volunteer firefighters, now we have only 1. I am proud to be a firefighter (career) and proud of the few remaining volunteer firefighters that this country has left. We will continue to serve in every way possible to protect the public, but we have a staffing crisis. Because we don't have the staff to back fill, we show up to work sick, we have back sprains from a long career, people with sprained ankles, broken bones, people that have torn ligaments that need surgery...and we show up to work anyway because no one else will. Thank you again for all the support from caring people, it means alot to us. You are the reason that we keep pushing through difficult shifts, working holidays and missing our families. If you are unhappy with the level of service that is provided in your community, then please donate lots of money or better yet, become a volunteer and help us make a difference.

When I was 15 yrs old My house burned down as I was throwing pots of water on it. Needless to say I lost that battle very quickly. Now as a 55 yr old grandpa I have a 5 lb ABC Fire Extinguisher in every room and 2 in the kitchen. The fire department is 5 - 10 minutes away but the extinguishers are a few steps away.

That older kid trying to calm the little kids down is a champ. "They're just items. We're all safe." What a nice kid.

Please please listen. Valuable lesson to learn here. If you’re ever in a situation where your home/building you’re in if you can do so safely close doors on your way out of the building. This closes off oxygen to the fire and can actually help to keep the fire very small. Has been shown to actually save more of the structure and help responders put out the flame faster. Really sad to see this happen but really glad everyone is safe.

It is so heartbreaking to hear those children cry. Brings back memories of my own house fire and how scary it can be. Prayers for the family that lost their home and the ones that received damages during this time frame. Hope everyone is safe.

As sad as it is to lose everything you own if everyone made it out, that is what is important. Thank you to first responders and neighbors who helped comfort the kids.

I will admit that I know nothing about Rogue River Oregon, but when my house caught fire, every firehouse in the city was represented and were there within ten minutes of the 911 call. I am not positive, but there may have even been some mutual aid units. My heartfelt condolences go out to those who lost their home and belongings. Having been through it myself, I know how devastating it is. I lost my two poodles from the fire and they were the only family I had left.

As a former fire Captian and training officer I felt I need to comment. The fire service accross the country is strained with shortages of personnel right now. We were back when I was in the service. That being said efficiency could have been better and a quicker fire attack could have been made. We trained to let one FF out at the hydrant who pulled a 2.5 line the engine would roll to the fire, FF would take the hydrant/make connection and charge it when pump operator was ready. Captian and other 1 to 2 FF's would pull a preconnect Crosslay right after exiting the engine. Pump operator would make 2.5 connection from supply bed to pump and signal for water. Attack FF's don't have to wait for hydrant connection and can start protecting the exposure houses with tank water. Supply water is one to two minutes away via hydrant. This is all with a crew of 3 to 4 FF's. Not bashing these guys, they saved the other structures from the looks of it. They are fellow fire fighters and just them putting their lives on the line is commendable. We learn from experience and debrief after fires to critique what went well and what didn't so we can do better next time. We trained on fire attack at drills regularly and could make these attacks in approximately 3 minutes or less from the approach to the home.

Oh my God to hear these poor kids cry damn I'm crying too hopefully everyone is okay

Mandy and Justin, we’re so sorry. That’s just terrifying. I’m glad everyone got out

Info for you... Rogue River Fire is Jackson County Fire District 1. They have 12 paid firefighters, 4 per shift, a Captain and 3 firefighters, zero volunteers. They usually operate with only 3 per shift to accommodate time off. 50% of their personnel left 2019-2020 because of low pay and required Advanced Life Support ambulance work on 3 ambulances. The District covers 77 Sq miles and includes residential, rural and wildland firefighting. No increase in personnel has been approved by taxpayers since 2014. They have 2 type 1 engines and 1 type 3 but only enough personnel to man one at a time. They also have a brush truck and 2 water tenders. Budget increases go to maintenance of the 28 year old firehouse and the equipment/engines, some of which are 20 years old. In addition to a population increase in recent years, the area is a popular recreation spot in which they cover 7 miles of the Rogue River. So, all you commenters bash away at the fire department instead of the taxpayers who have abused this fire department and its personnel for years. And, no, I have no stake in this, just a simple search told me what the problem is here.

As someone who was in a trailer fire and witnessed them as well, I was 10 and 11 and at 62 I STILL deal with the occasional trauma. Especially when staying overnight at any of my relatives in mobile home communities.

This is the problem of building houses too close to each other there should be a mandatory distance between them I’m surprised the insurance companies don’t have something to do with that

Crazy how people think that a Fire truck is just parked down the street waiting for calls. A lot more goes into it especially in rural areas. People need to be more prepared to handle things on their own.

Hearing their cries is so heartbreaking. Pray that everyone is safe and that many Blessings will rain upon everyone effected, and every one who assisted.

One truck the lack of help we have now days it’s no saving the house at all just glad everyone safe 🙏🏽

So sorry we lost are house 4 month ago we barely made it out my wife had smoke inhalation and was hospitalized my grandkids and I made it out in time the worst day of my life but we all made it out that's all that matters except for my dog and 2 cats didn't make it I pray all of you guys are safe

Props to the firefighters who did what they could. A single engine with that amount of fire they had to work their butts off. I’m so sorry for the loss of the home and contents.the volunteer fire service is suffering with lack of help these guys did what they could with limited resources.

Thanks for sharing your good video. Glad everyone got out, and hope any pets did too. Surprised not to see a 2nd-in pumper.

That's insane. Glad you captured it. Sorry for the neighbors. Hope they get lots of help soon

Truly sorry for the family that lost the house. The gentleman taking the video did an excellent job and somehow stay calm. Truly hope everybody's okay.

My heart goes out to the family! 😥🙏💔 They have lost everything!!

It's just one of the worst things to happen to someone. It's absolutely traumatic to watch everything you have go up in smoke. I hope everyone got out alright. Been there done that. My condolences to the family.

That is a terrying thing to see I know when I was a kid we had a bad house fire and it distroyed most everything we had, thank you for letting us know that the people were safe

God Bless you for trying to see if anyone was inside.. When I was a baby The morning of my brother's Christening, We lived in a double block home. Our grandmother, and grandfather and 2 of my uncles and my 2 aunts lived on one side and we lived on the other.. The chimney was blocked, and my grandparents side was fully engulfed by the time the firefighters got there. That's what our Mom told us. I hope everyone got out safely.

So tough to watch… Hope everyone is ok

This i so sad. This is a very good friend of mine and they lost everything. No words...😔

I've never asked anyone if they called 911 during an emergency if I have my phone in my hand. I've been part of a few emergencies as a first aid, first response party.

Sorry for the loss of the house. These firefighters deserve great praise. They responded wisely to this fire. With a single engine they made the right call to protect the other homes from the fire and prevent it from spreading. They worked fast and smart and as a team. To have 4 crew and be able to stretch 3 hand lines and a supply line in the time they did with a crew member going straight to protecting the brovo side exposure using the tank was great. The rest of the crew worked hard to get additional lines pulled and a supply line. These firefighters did an amazing job at hustling and not slow walking their response. Great job!

I was a volunteer for 30 years. I know the feeling of taking forever to get there on a day light call on a weekday. After nearly 13 minutes still no other rig on the scene.

I was on 2 different volunteer fire departments we wore pagers as the cell phones were not an option in the 80's. We get the call and it is off to the firehouse so it does take time to get it all going. I was at home one time and a fire started right across the street in an add-on the firetruck was like 1/8 of a mile from this. Once we got it going I stood like 20 feet from a 500 gal propane tank that was venting about a 20 t0 30 foot flame I got to cool it down and the others got the room took care of. We were all volunteers I still think back on the tank this happened if it had gone up half the house around this one would have been taken out. Thanks to all the VOLUNTEER FIRE fighters in this country.

My daughter, passed away last year in Rogue River, Oregon..it's such a shame that this family lost their house. It's such a beautiful valley.

Awww man, black smoke fires mean lots of toxicity and these ones are extremely volatile….worked tons of these in my day. Hope all pets and people are out and I really hope all structures around it are evacuated by now.

very sorry for the loss but really, this is a prime example why you need more units to respond. Too many people walking too close to the scene. Police should have that aspect under control, so very sad 😢

Major props to this crew. Pulled a 2 1/2 first off and then backed that up with two 1 3/4 lines and took a hydrant. All with a small crew. These guys must have great leadership and training. Knew exactly what to do. Given that mutual aid to Rogue River is miles away, this could have been so much worse. Could have lost multiple homes, but didn't. WAY TO GO Rogue River!!!

Thank you for sharing this Doug, you did the right thing After checking on them.. It's disheartening when others jump on making opinions without knowing FACTS!! I was fine until you comforted the neighbor kids, I started crying hearing them.. so many emotions.. ✌💗 I appreciate your efforts❣

glad you took a video, its so live and real and scary for us who have never witnessed a house on fire!

The good news is everyone got out alive what a blessing that was what more could you ask for !!

Oh man my heart breaks for them kids. You can hear the trauma. God hold this family and their neighbors. Amen.

This image broke my heart into a thousand pieces.

I pray that the whole family got out. So sorry for the loss of their house.

My heart goes out to the family that lost every thing and good job to the volunteer fire department that did what they could with just a single engine pumper they Need more and better equipment

Looks like they did things right, this was time to establish a water supply and deploy the 2 1/2 inch line. Looks like there is a hose issue at the driveway, vertical fanning stream. Biggest issue was the air movement to the left, the "bravo side" of the involved structure, and the proximity to the next house on the left. Some may scream "deck gun", but getting a handline onto the exposure, right next to the main body of fire, was paramount. There were four firefighters on the apparatus, so once water is established, manning the deck gun was a possibility. Handy appliance, but I can tell you from experience, the deck gun requires training. It flows A LOT of water, and especially if you are running "tank to pump", you have mere minutes of supply. Getting a handline between the fire and the exposure was the primary objective here. By the way, that whining sound you hear is the emergency vent on a propane tank. It's designed to do this, to keep the pressure in check on a tank. In a firefight, you have to throw some water on that tank to keep it cool...if you can. I was watching the evolution, and the color of the smoke. Plenty of fuel right there, and an aggressive fire indeed. The home was a loss, done deal. The objective was to reduce the volume of fire at the exposure. Shame the video stops short of the results. With my crew, former captain, I had them play with the equipment. Very important. My guys knew how to properly deploy a master stream, and use the deck gun if needed. But, we had the luxury of being able to do so. Our primary mission was jumping from helicopters, but in structures, my crew was dispatched automatically on the second alarm. Thus, I had to qualify them on structural response as well as wildland, both for truck and engine duties.

You did the right thing, with a fire that involved there was nothing you could have done different. Good thing that everybody was able to get out and away from the house safely. Thank you to all firefighters everywhere for protecting the citizens of your coverage area.

I felt I almost had a heart attack just watching this 😢 so heartbreaking, I got really anxious waiting for the fire truck to show up, firefighters are true heroes, but honestly they need more staff in that town, where I used to live I often saw two fire trucks and an ambulance just because someone fainted at the grocery store 😶... I hope everybody's ok and that they're able to rebuilt their homes/lives and put this horrible tragedy behind 🙏

Hope everyone is safe.🙏💔

Its amazing how slowly time goes during something like this! It didn't take that long for the fire department to get there but it seemed like it took forever, and I am sure for those poor people it was interminable!! That is my biggest fear 😵‍💫

I can completely understand how scary hearing the exploding propane tank. When I was five, I witnessed a house blow-up several times due to natural gas. To this day, I can’t get the sights and sound out of my head.

God bless that family, I pray everyone got out safely, and they will rebuild their lives swiftly. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Prayers for this family's recovery. I feel so badly for the trauma to the kids in seeing their home burn.

I'm sorry for the loss of those people, nobody should go through something like that.

Next time instead of asking if anyone called 9-1-1, make the call yourself. The 1 minute of footage you will miss is worth the time. Amazes me how people are so focused on recording emergencies fully expecting someone else to call for help.

This must’ve been very scary for the kids and I truly don’t blame them. This is just proof that people still care for each other.

Taxpayers don't want higher taxes that potentially would enable the fire department to increase their resources. Until that realization is met this is what they'll get.

Thus was hard to watch. I cannot imagine this happening to me.. 🇬🇧👍❤️

This fire was started by children and burned a house to the ground, heavily burning a neighboring home...AND... the residents reportedly spent 10-15 minutes attempting to put the fire out before calling 911, according to the chief. Always call 911 ASAP. Then get out while you can. These modern fires take off a lot faster then they did 30 years ago.

I don't understand some of these comments about the firefighters. They show up at 5:07 and have water on the fire at 8:07. Three minutes is not bad considering there is one crew and one engine. People think they should have used the deck gun. What for? The main house is a total loss and they are going to do an interior attack on the house to the left. If they were defensive, a deck gun might be efficient. Then people said they were going too slow. Again, there is one engine and one crew of four, one of which is an engineer. If one of them gets hurt, it would be a massive blow to them. In WA state, there has to be at least four firefighters before they can go interior. Having one guy get hurt because he was running around, being reckless would be the worst thing that could happen and suddenly you're a crew of three. The tactic here is to let the main house burn and control the fire from growing and protecting exposures. The thing is, if they are interior on the house on the left, they will need all the manpower they can get. One guy won't work. Two guys could work and three guys is better than two, but if they're doing an interior attack, who is going to put water on the main house? There is a lot more to fighting fires than pointing a charged line at the fire and spraying it. These guys didn't do nearly as bad as people think. I'm guessing this is a rural area with limited resources and it wouldn't surprise me if these guys were a volunteer company. Where I live a fire this size would be have two engines, one ladder, one rescue/ambulance, and one commander. I'm sure the first due officer would call for a second alarm bringing more engines/trucks and equipment. I could see 6 or 7 apparatuses (engines) with a crew of about 24 which would allow for venting and several firefighters inside the second house pulling ceiling and sheetrock to get access to the fire in the extension or attic. The worst thing is, they only had one engine respond. I feel very bad for those poor kids. I couldn't imagine watching your house burn and still having family and a pet inside. I'm not sure if they lived in the house to the left, but they said something about living next door. Then when their dad and the dog came out, I'm guessing they were in the burning home to the left. Either way, I'm glad everyone is okay

Sorry for their loss and praying for their family

I totally understand and 👍 agree !! All I can say is that thank the Lord no children seemed to be hurt or even killed by the fire!! I'd probably do the same thing filming it for proof of what happened and what you saw cause it would have taken to long to explain it so there by it is on video on thank God for the video phones of today!! Thank you for sharing this with people!! My mom lives in Eugene Oregon be and I used to as well but now I'm live on Canada B.C.!! Thanks!!🍁🇨🇦🍁✝️🛐😇

What a mess. Im feeling for all the families involved. Praying for you all.

Thankful everyone made it out ok

As a former volunteer, I am shocked that in 2022 we can only get one fire truck on scene after 10 min.

I'm glad everyone is out safe It was an awful fire 🔥 I felt sad for the heartbroken children but they are safe and to All those citizens helped and 1st responders Thanks for all you do I haven't seen a fire so bad🙏to All

The start of this video was so good without some random lady screaming, every video a lady screaming constantly weird af, this one has bunch of crying kids right beside the cameraman, just amazing. I didn't think there was worse than a random screaming lady

So sad to lose everything 😢🙏🙏

I truly believe this is one of the dangerous jobs in the World!!! GOD BLESS OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT 🙏

Sorry for your personal losses. I’m so happy you all made it out safely . That is most important. Hoping your new house will provide great memories and happiness again. ❤

Omg that truly breaks my heart..I'm so sorry 🥺 I know the fire department did the best they could but I can't believe only one truck showed up? Is that how small the crew is at the fire department??

Thank you for recording in landscape mode. So many times people record crazy things and it is has to be seen with two black bars taking up 2/3 of the TV screen

Tough situation for Rogue River. First off , it is summer time, what would it take to get additional resources put on standby during this time so you could have a better response than with one engine. Not to mention there appear to be no hydrants around so it would make sense to have a water tender available.. With the increase of people moving into the Rogue Valley, the powers to be might have to do some new arrangement as far as fire protection goes. No easy answer for this, but being extra diligent in such a highly fire prone area would be paramount with people that live there. Also Rogue River is all volunteer. KUDOS TO THEM.

I really love your video a lot . Thanks!

That Fire crew is the slowest I have ever seen on a Fire. I was a fireman and we jumped out before the truck stopped and had hose unloading from the Hydrant. This is terrible. Why in the hell are they walking around and not fighting the fire? The Pump operator was the only one seen running.

In Pennsylvania in 1975 there were over 300,000 volunteer firefighters. In 2020 it's 38,000. Sign of the times. They keep building further and further into the mountains and on farm land.

Poor people, I hope they got out ok.

I say you are very brave to do what you did. Thank you and God bless you ❤️

This is a really important lesson in why you don't take shortcuts or get lazy when it comes to storing propane or other fuels.

It must be a very small town with one fire station and one fire truck.

Feel very bad for the People who owned the House...

Great video, Prayers for the family..🙏🙏

Hope everyone made it out safe.

So heartbreaking to hear these children cry. I can only hope they didnt lose their pets.

Incredible footage, thank you for sharing. Prayers to the family.

omg those kids crying got me. reminded me of when a few of our neighbors houses burned down on our street as a kid i was so scared too. one was caused by a propane tank exploding on thanksgiving 92.

Nice guy records the house going up, NO ONE even grabs a hose next door, great job Oregon, way to help.

Looks like a rural town which means fire response is limited. I live in the suburbs of a major city and most are volunteer firefighters but the equipment my area has looks better and more modern then many of the paid city departments and fires like this the local towns respond fairly quickly with a huge mutual aid which includes standby (backfill) at towns firehouses that are working at the fire. You have to really admire volunteer fireman who drop what they are doing to put your fires out for free. I always prepare for the worst. I have fire extinguishers all over the house and one in each vehicle i have. You can never be over prepared.

For a first in engine with limited manpower they did an amazing job. Got several lines out and hit a hydrant in a quick, efficient manner. Sad that the home was a total loss but it looked like they may have been able to limit the exposure on the Bravo side.

Thank you for the video.It would be good if we can see the end.

I'm a firm believer that's this day in age with the population in smaller cities increasing there should be no such thing as a volunteer fire department. These men and women should be paid and staffed to respond to the needs on the areas they serve. The government spends and allocates so much money to "miscellaneous" causes this should be on of the main pushes to prevent situations like this from happening. A small city or town should receive the same quality fire and ems as a big city!!

Biggest military budget in the world yet only one fire truck can turn up. Pissing on the fire would have done a better job.

😢😭meu Deus que triste !!! Que todas as pessoas tenham se salvado. Infelizmente perder sua casa é desesperador, mas as vidas salvas de pessoas e bichos são mais importantes.

Of course you did the right thing! Even the Fire Chief in Ohio always faces his truck towards the fire for the same reason of investigations & training! So people should never criticize anyone for doing that! Great coverage.

Thank you for the video......

No water on the truck ?

So sad. It's amazing how you can lose everything in a matter of minutes. My Prayers are with the family. It's so hard to start over.

Heartbreaking. I'm sorry for there loss. I felt very bad for the kids specially when we heard their voices . I hope everyone got out in the house including pets dog and cat if they have . Please Lord Jesus Help them. And thanks for calling 911 .

"Anyone call 911? Wish I had a phone or something"

They are protecting the exposures since the house is total loss. Lack of resources because nobody wants their taxes to go up and rely on a handful of volunteers. The saying goes you get what you pay for and this case it’s free service so…. Also you have rely on mutual aide departments from father way for more equipment and manpower. My house is four houses down from the volunteer fire house and it will be a total loss before the first truck arrives with 2 people on it lol. Hope they were able to save the exposure dwelling from to much damage.