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gar kar Sounds like a great way to get someone injured. You only have 4 minutes of water flowing at 125 GPM. There is no way I would have sent anyone to search a structure without a continuous water supply. They did the right thing by hitting it hard defensively while waiting for a search crew. If there was someone in there, knocking down that fire is going to increase their chances.
I'm extremely surprised, no, SHOCKED, that I haven't seen JB, the world's greatest everything, on all your videos telling you how bad you are and how to fight fires. Then I noticed you said something about blocking morons and I knew then what the deal was. Chief, you and your outfit are outstanding and I just wish you guys the best of luck and safety! 1000 THNX, for what you guys do!
1 question , I saw a f.f. with a hose but it took almost 6 minutes to charge the hose, sorry but no-go on this what are they waiting for if they have a fire engine the have 1000 gallons of water , charge hose start fighting the fire connect to hydrant sooo slow
We never realize how lucky we are to have people like Chief Decker who drops everything to risk his own crew and his life to help those who are badly in need of it. You sir, are a hero
I'm a volunteer firefighter and when I watch ur videos I'm also using them as a learning since my squad dnt do much training. It's really a big help when I watch ur videos. So thank you and keep posting them.
Chief Decker was an AMAZING fire chief who knew what he was doing and how to take care of his men I heard he retired recently and am sure Newark Fire Department misses him. Congratulations on your retirement chief.
Think they started their attack from the garden with the big tree, probably to protect exposures. It's hard to see but you can see water from a hose through the hole in the fence at 3:55. My guess is that they had water flowing on the fire from the 3 minute mark even though we can't see it. You can see white smoke/steam from around then at least.
That's a good one, Nicolas Cage dba David Decker. You do sound just like him. Spilled gasoline in old wooden garage; the guy's lucky he escaped with no burns. What size is that orange line; looks almost too big for one man. Another fine job by Dr. Decker and crew.
Not to be a troll at all, but you sound a lot like Nicolas Cage. Every video has been great, Thanks for always making sure the view of the incident is great and having clear audio. It would be awesome if you started including helmet cam side by sides so we could see everything else going on as you do your 360 and walkouts.
Wind driven nightmare. Immediate acknowledgment of multiple exposure and recognition of multiple structures. Broadcast of electrical hazards. Wonderful command job. Getting hands dirty with the lines and frontline direction. One of the best!!! I’m wondering why no statement about collapse? Because you’ve gone defensive on a single level structure?
Chief you and your department are great. What a well oiled machine. I love watching you guy's. I am a retired fire fighter and you guy's make me sooooooo proud.
I saw the video of your guys attacking a four unit apartment complex and it had me wondering how you keep track of all your manpower on scene. How do you know who is in the building and who is outside and vice versa
I use a tactical worksheet to track the resources on scene, what assignment they have, when they got started, and when they exit the building. The Morris Street fire was definitely a challenge.
If done right on the larger, more complex fires, the chief establishing the IC *should* designate other officers into roles according to the ICS. For example, a safety officer and an operations officer, etc. The IC doesn't need to (shouldn't) manage every detail on the fireground. This guy seems savvy enough to do that, but some scenes around the country are pure chaos.
Some of the best FF videos on RU-vid. Just an honest question, not specifically about this department, but why does it take so long to get water flowing? It would seem to me that the profession and associated trades should work to remedy this. Sometimes it relates to FF having to take precious time to gear up. Could this not be done while in transit? Thank you
I always have the same question, seems like there should be a faster way. I think they were in the side yard first here to prevent spread before hitting it from the back with bigger hoses. All the European firefighters say they have hose reels on their trucks and can get water on the fire within 20 seconds of arrival. It is much lower flow but sometimes that’s all you need. US trucks do not seem to have that equipment.
@@jeffploetner They used to have those reels on trucks when I was a kid about 1000 years ago. They would pull them off the reel and have water immediately. Many times, it is all you need to extinguish or slow it down until larger lines get pulled. I wonder why they were eliminated. Can't be expense-related.
@@commandvisionfire i’m gonna be honest if I were him I would have totally kept a fire extinguisher nearby. We actually have two in our house. For one my dad happens to be a firefighter so it’s pretty much like as if he were the fire marshal in our family. we always take safety precautions.
I arrived in a staff vehicle which has zero water on it. You cannot see the first arriving engine off to the left of the screen. Their first assignment was to protect exposures, because this garage was a lost cause. Anybody that has taken a tactics class knows confinement of the fire comes before extinguishment.
@@commandvisionfire kinda touchy for a valid question don't you think. I had the same question ,you can see the crew but no water, the tactics are understandable but not seeing the full scene from your camera raises the question. Lighten up smh
@@TB-hq1ub It wasn't my intention to be rude it disrespectful. Just trying to explain what isn't visible on the camera, and the priority of tactical decisions.
@@TB-hq1ub You won't come across many as calm as Chief Decker. You have to remember that this is yt where a lot of so-called firefighters like to talk down to the folks working in the video. TC.
Everyone does things differently. I was wondering. I completely agree with a 2.5 on a fire like this. Butt I also had the engine pull closer to the structure. And use the deck gun. While the guys are stretching the line and donning PPE. Is this something you don't recommend 0=?
The deck gun isn't a bad option here, the problem is that they couldn't get the angle to hit the garage. They parked out on the street and had to stretch lines down the alley. It would have been more helpful if I posted a sky view of the neighborhood so you could see the orientation.
Love to see this type of aggressive hard hitting type of firefighting. I just started watching your vids. Love the professionalism. My name is Donnie some how this post under my wifes name.
No I am not a Firefighter and I hope You don't mind me commenting, but Cheif, You are the most Calm, cool and collected Cheif I have seen. Stay Safe Cheif.
I have mad respect for all firefighters out there. You are the bravest of the brave. Bravo on putting out a gas fire quickly. It looks as if the house is spared. I think it's a 3 unit apartment from the looks of it. I love how older houses often have detached garages. If this had been a newer home, like mine. Well, it would probably be half gone. I hate attached garages. I hope to get a house with a detached one someday. We never ever store gasoline in our garage. David Decker. Do you know how the gas got ignited when spilled? Someone smoking perhaps?
It's mainly related to cost. Also, different states/municipalities have different requirements. These houses appear to be relatively old as well. From my experience, it seems like most of the overhead power lines you see are going to older buildings built before 1990. Most newer buildings seem to have underground power lines. If anyone with knowledge of new construction/building codes/utilities can confirm this, I welcome their input.
@@stevenbowers4164 you know of buried electrical lines from homes built in the 1600s? It's actually quite more expensive/manpower intensive to fix underground utitily lines. And as long as the power grid is properly maintained (trees trimmed, equipment replaced, and having a solid grid of energy) it should last forever and the power source never have to be blacked out.
I think the scary part would be not knowing what's in the garage or any other building for that matter. Some people keep highly flammable materials in very large quantities in their garages. At least you can see the flames, however hot and large they are. What if you felt you had it almost under control and had worked your way in towards the fire and then something detonated? Lights out.
I remember one video where a volunteer was trying to run with the hose and all that he managed to do is, not only put a kink in the hose in it but fell on his backside. The hoses are not light and there is a right way and a wrong way to do what they are doing. I make no negative comments because I have NEVER been in a burning building.
Chief Decker, how do you feel about packin' up for yourself while on the exterior? I'd be preaching to the choir if I spoke about carcinogens and such even if you're not in the heat of things. My fireground knowledge & jargon has increased because of you. Thank you!
It took y'all 5 minutes to put the hose on the fire that took too long to garages almost burnt down to the ground the bushes next to it are burnt down I want to know what took 5 minutes to start the water on the Fire from where we're sitting at in your truck
Pay attention. First like was pulled to the left side to protect an exposure. You can’t see them from this angle. Second engine pulled a big line to the main body
From a layman's point of view 1-its amazing how effective the first application of water is on cutting back the visible fire and 2-its amazing how long it takes to get that first application of water going. Not meant as a slam just an observation on my part.
Thank you sir. And no offense taken. On this fire the first line was direct to cover the exposure (a garage behind the garage you see, that was starting to catch on fire). So the hose you see putting out the fire is actually the second line in operation. Obviously, the garage you see is a total loss, so the first priority is to protect the surrounding structures. I am a huge proponent of educating the public about how we operate. After all, the fire department belongs to the community, and we want the community to have confidence that we are prepared to do our job.
small town fire dept. and like j said to to slam anyone but it did take some time to put the hose on. in our town even if it is a garage or shack we put the hose on before fire spreads and then hook up to the hydrant.
It's the auto focus camera, it focuses on the closest object, which is the ash on the windshield. Turning auto focus off might help, but then you have to take time to manually focus it.
Not all the time an investigator is called in to determine if what was said that caused the fire to start matches up with the evidence found after its safe to do so the investigator is there for insurance purposes or criminal purposes.
So glad to see someone open up the nozzle a little bit when fighting an outdoor fire. I understand not hitting it in a confined room where there's a chance of flash over or steam burns but outside no reason for a straight stream.
Good grief! Could they have waited a little longer before they started putting water on it? Maybe they were waiting for the whole thing to burn itself out.
I used to live in the brown bricked apartment in 2012, when I lived with my parents then I was put into foster care, I hated that neighbor hood my sister was almost kidnapped when we lived there.
If you pay attention to the video, and listen to the radio traffic You would have heard me order the first line to the back of the garage to cover an exposure garage that was starting to catch on fire. This video does not paint the entire picture. So in reality it did not take 5 minutes to get water on the fire. Troll on another channel please.
@@leightongalleries6057 These keyboard warriors see once piece of the whole story and want to make disrespectful comments and pass judgment, yet they have none of their own videos posted. I find that suspicious at minimum. Lol
Do you carry any water on you engines? Because it seems that you never flow water to the fire until you get hooked up to a hydrant? A 500 gallon tank would do a lot in putting out the fire ! Do the math !
I've seen many fire videos like this, and I do get the impression that in general US fire services do not use a lot of water tank engines. Not in first instance anyway. I might be wrong of course, I am no expert. But I see these posts over and over again that it always takes so long for US fire fighters to get water on the fire. While in Europe this generally happens much quicker, since they tend to carry water in many of the trucks. Often within 30 seconds they have water going on the fire.
Most pumpers do carry water. In this video the first line went between the fire and the house on the left to protect the house so it appears from this view that no water is being applied to the fire but it is in fact being so.
Jj How Virtually all US engines carry at least 500 gallons, some a thousand gallons or more. Aerial “Truck” companies might or might not have a pump and water depending on the department.
Jj How these trucks can go through their load of water within a couple of minutes with a large hose that's the biggest reason why they hook up to a hydrant as soon as possible
Somehow I missed your post. The answer is yes, our engines carry at least 500 gallons of water. Now, what you can't see in the video is that first arriving engine had to park on the cross street and stretch up the street that I'm parked on. And the first line into play isn't visible on the video. They were assigned to hit the exposure fire. When you watch videos here or wherever, you need to remember that you are only seeing one angle. You aren't seeing the whole picture. By the way, they initiated the attack with tank water and hooked to a hydrant ASAP.
I'm guessing that you don't have fire training so let me try to explain to the civilian population. I arrived in an SUV that doesn't have water. That's where the video begins. The engine that arrived behind me didn't spray the garage fire that you see in the video. They were instructed to spray water on the garage behind it that was just starting to catch on fire. You see, the primary garage was a total loss when I arrived, so there is nothing to save. But, by extinguishing the fire that was just starting to burn the garage behind it, we were able to save significant property.
Holy shit they are slow. Might as well let the fucking thing jsut burn flat at that rate. Unbelievable how slow, unorganized and sparatic alot of the fire departments are on youtube videos. They take more time untangling lines and shit then I have ever seen.
@@Brian13549 there was a structure behind that burning garage that they were trying to save,the initial garage was a total loss,they were saving the garage behind it.
Wow good work guys. Never seen anyone take their time this much with anything in life. The garage owner was better off doing this them selves with a garden hose.
You can always tell the ones who are absolutely clueless of what is actually going on. Do yourself a favor and at least have a small bit of knowledge before opening your trap and revealing your extreme level of ignorance.
Elrod,you're a moron, they were protecting a garage behind that one,a garden hose would do NOTHING against a fully involved garage,so unless you know something about firefighting then shut up
C'mon man, if the homeowner was really that smart, he wouldn't have been smoking next to a pail of gasoline. I'm just gonna guess that you never heard of the saying "Slow is smooth, smooth is fast." It basically means take a deep breath, get your priorities in order and then carry out the team's primary mission. Something tells me you haven't been in too many teams.
Chief Decker is on his game. Chief is quick to the scene to size up situation, form a tactical plan and does it with ease. I've watched all his videos, good attack plans and very aware of what is needed and is effective in what he does. If you study his videos he's consistent and his experience shows it. That's why he's a chief driving an incident command vehicle.
In this video the first line went between the fire and the house on the left to protect the house so it appears from this view that no water is being applied to the fire but it is in fact being so. I am pretty sure the Chief knows what he is doing. Hard to see what is going on at a scene from only one angle
David Decker Chief Decker, 18 years on the job before getting hurt and retiring. I have seen people bad mouth FDs when the only view is from one side and tney don't see the rest of the scene.
