There are many factors. The fire was self ventilated and there was no way to put it out right away. All you can do is let that shit burn and prevent it from spreading to the other house.
Always? SMH. America is a massive country with lots of rural areas. A lot of the time the responses are from volunteer departments with a long response. Volunteers are necessary but they typically don't have a lot of cohesion as a regular crew or significant training. I'm sure I will catch grief for that but it's true. There are countless videos from U.S. departments making prompt aggressive and competent responses.
mano mano I’m from Australia do you not realise Australia is larger than the U.S. and also parts of Canada. We have a pretty good idea how to fight fires. And most are vols.
It's always a good sign that the FD could use a little training when the first line to get water and the nozzleman doesn't know how to control the line, so two civilians had to help him get the line under control.
Nice exposure protection. Seen so many videos where a second house catches fire because of no protection. Don't understand why the FF on the exposure line never thought about opening the gate.
Adrenaline induced tunnel vision. Probably a rookie. He just got a lesson from the other guy though. Sometimes it's ok to bust some stuff up to get to the problem. He'll be better next time and better still after subsequent events. After 25 years I still learn something every call.
Is there a really good reason WHY this ends halfway through? Either watch this on mute, or start a drinking game on how many times that annoying woman uselessly utters "oh my god"
Roy Rod 1st line water curtain protecting the exposure the garage is a goner break the stupid fence and start spraying water on the delta side of the structure involved to protect the Bravo side of the exposure some more. Could have used some webbing to help with the 2 1/2. Water took about 45 seconds maybe there wasn’t a secure water supply near using 2 lines your going to be out in literally minutes but what do I know 🤷🏻♀️
Look this neighbour, who tries to battle against blaze with the garden hose. Tough man! But unfourtunately no effort. See the teenytiny jet! See the vainness. Hope this pictures stop mean comments.
Doesn't do much good to drag all those hoses around if you can't get the water to them. I don't know what it takes to open a valve but it sure seems to take along time. I'm sure there's a reason but it's got to be frustrating to keep waving for water to be turned on.
Exactly! Knock the garage. Wet the exposure. Not complicated. love the commentary though. "Turn off the gas." Priceless. Smartest comment was the husband who told the wife with all the bright ideas that they would just be in the way if they tried to move their cars. Good call, man. My sympathies. You've got your work cut out for you.
3:04 the cop tells the guy manning his garden hose to stop and step aside. I’d tell him “Nah it’s chill I’m gunna keep spraying”. Every bit of water on his house helps prevent it catching on fire too.
Then she tells the home owner to turn the gas off when the meter is on the opposite side of the house from the fire keep watching the movies lady we will fight the fires
Michael Ayares judging by your profile pic you are a fake firefighter. Firefighters dont have beards due to nfpa regulations. unless of course you work in an illegitimate volly house, or are retired in either cases you are not fighting fires
He can't even control the thing, Dammit, just put it in a loop at the end of the driveway and you couldv'e knocked the dogsnot out of it without breaking a sweat.
The pipeman on the right is a good example on why more FDs need to bite the bullet and start replacing combination nozzles with an HVLP fitted with a stream shaper. A 2.5 cross lay is a bitch to use by hand even with 2-3 people on it. I started my firefighting career back in the 80's and about 10 years in discovered more modern pipes, they are just about magical as to how effective they are yet still easy to manage. It took some doing and nearly a half-million but I was able to get our entire FD converted. One man can easily flow 250gpm at 50psi out of a 2.5 with a fraction of the effort and still reach 100ft.
As a former one, they were doing good. They didn’t have enough people there at the time and the roof was coming down. Better to lose property than have to tell a firefighters wife or husband that they died.
I guess the WATER wasn't turned on or something He stood there with a NON ACTIVE Hose for a long time! OH! They finally got a Second Hose Running after a long time!
Ugh... I understand the panic and worry but it really irks me when people yell at firefighters to "put water on it!" and "put the fire out!" Like... NO SHIT! What do you think they're doing? Riding a ferris wheel?
Why is the small hose on the inside, where the fire is, and the big hose on the outside? I mean, is it not better to douse the fire at its origin to limit the spread?
Why carry a massive hose interior when your source of fire is the garage? You didn't proof read. Also the U.S has some of the leading strategies in firefighting.
Can anybody explain this to me? Why do you have in america such ridicoules firehoses. The pressure on is is way to high. It is imossible for 1 man to control the hose. That firefighter is doing nothing with his hose because it is totally uncontrolable. Also he is doing damage to the roof with this ridiculous pressure on that hose. If the hose has got lower pressure he could have done more and quicker. How many bars are on the hose. We use about 7-8 bar. In that way 1 man can control it.
So many fires that start in a house are small then they get bigger and bigger, and there's a bunch of people all around. I don't get it, it seems that they can get a hose with a nozel and put it out it's not that hard to do
I did not know that that was their second fire. I remember that the local news here in San Diego said that a plumber's torch started the fire in the garage wall. Luckily no one was hurt. The remains of the house were demolished, and a beautiful new house was rebuilt on the lot.
VideoFanatic02...must have been a do it yourself plumber. Any professional plumber would surely know how to use a torch safely without starting a fire. It’s not rocket science that if you’re working with an open flame with combustibles nearby, you need to take certain safety precautions.
LoSTheSpirit. It’s really not surprising at all tbh! Unless you live a full on concrete structure with no carpets, sofas, beds, rugs, clothes etc in it. Everything in the average home will go up in seconds.
I have seen too many throwing a straight stream to on a fire. You all need to go back to school. You put a fire out by cutting off oxygen and cooling the heat. A fog stream makes it easier to control heat exposures and create steam which cuts off oxygen to the fire.
thank god for the kinda male, but a bit femalish sounding citizen fire chief with the camera person. without her/it yelling things, then this fire would had never been extinguished. ps- I think the fire dept can handle the wrench and gas line thingy.
People here are so quick to critique the firefighters when none of them have any idea what they are talking about. We can barely even see what exactly is going on. Obviously there are different ways to do things and these guys are experts. Keep the unnecessary, self-righteous comments to yourself.
bigffot You're a Follower, right? Hero worshipper? "These guys are experts."? Really? Just because they Joined Up, Dressed Up and Showed Up? Yep! Hero Worshipper! These guys couldn't sweep a floor Correctly and yet you think they are heroes. It is Your comments that are self-righteous and Useless!
JB91710 I’m just appreciative of men who risk their lives for people like you and me. They would run into a burning building to save you yet you insult them saying that they couldn’t sweep a floor? Am I being a “hero worshiper” by supporting people who literally save people’s lives?
big I'm sorry but you are a dreamer. You think they have a big S on their chest but This is reality. In no particular order. 1. Even if some have they best of intentions they still have to posses a strong work ethic. 2. If they do, their so called "Superiors" won't let them do a good job for many different reasons. 3. Most of them Need to feel and be thought of as Heroes because of low self esteem. 4. Most don't want to Work for a living like the rest of us. 5. They want a government salary with benefits and a pension. 6. They run into burnings to save lives strictly to be the hero. Do you know why I can guarantee you that is correct? Because they go in there Before they extinguish the Visible Burning Material that they just ran past. The 1200 degree flames are threatening the structure, the fire fighters and the victims. They ran in there with all their safety gear on to grab your daughter who is in a nightgown and carry her through the heat and flames unprotected just for the photo opp. No fire blanket to wrap her in and no air supply provided by a Buddy Breather like divers have. If they Really cared, they would have thought of that. 7. In these videos you will NEVER see them put water on the Visible Burning Material as Fast and Safely as possible while using the Least amount of water. Look for that in All the videos. Look for it Here! They are NOT HEROES. They couldn't keep a job sweeping floors because they have NO Work Ethic. THAT is Reality.
JB91710 Really? Most of them are like that? Seems like a gross over-generalization to me. Regardless, they do work that many of us couldn’t, so I support them for that. Even if some of these guys are like you described them to be, I’m sure there are plenty that aren’t. Call me overly optimistic if you wish, I just like to see the best in people.
bigfoot 95% is my estimation after working with humans for 50 years. If you want to see the best in people then you might want to look at nurses and teachers for a start. Just because someone will go or Likes to go into harms way, does Not make them proficient at the job. You wouldn't do it so in your estimation, that Means, they must be much better and braver than you. You have to look Way beyond that definition to see the truth. Go and watch 20 random fire videos looking for this Job Description in their performance. "Stop the Threat (Flames) as Fast and Safely as possible while using the Least amount of water." That is NOT the mindset of America's fire service but logic dictates that it Should be.
I know that with government employees there is the union thing goin on, but until that ladder truck came on scene, why didnt the three uniformed guys at the curb (EMTs or PD?) lend a hand where/when they could?
ALWAYS First engine company puts water on the fire. You can cool down that exposure all day long, if nobody attacks the fire it is just going to consume and spread. If that 2.5 went directly to the fire, that exposure would have been a mute issue.
Yeah I don't understand why the exposure was the first thing to get water on it. That fire could've been knocked down with a 2.5 and 1.75 attack line with the 1.75 on the delta side of the garage and 2.5 on the alpha. That fire would've been out before second company even arrived.
41 Mhz, yet I've also witnessed main fires not slowing down in spite of a master stream and a couple of 2.5's on it and nothing being done to cool the exposure. The radiant heat then causes the exposure to reach ignition temperature and the entire side of the building ignites all at once, making it difficult to suppress. It takes very little water to cool an exposure and a long, sustained, high volume application of water to slow down a intensely burning main fire. It has been my experience that you have to do a little exposure cool down while trying to fight the main fire, not all of one or the other.
@@Nico-bk4fw I though deck guns were "jewish novelties!!!" I have never seen departments use them until they decide the building is a write off and then the decision is made "Ok guys, have fun, can't fu** it up now... anyone want to play with the gun ???"
Mike K it really just depends, I was a whole lot more uneducated a year ago when I wrote that comment... but I still do stand by my comment. If you got on scene and started up the the gun you would have enough water to lay on the fire while you secure a water supply. Once the supply is secured I would pull a 1 3/4 for exposure protection and an 1 1/2 for interior operations to stop the fire from spreading throughout the whole house making it a total loss
