Popping the Top! 

@@JB91710 2 min's is forever ?

My only complaint is that he didnt sound the roof before stepping off the ladder.. but other than that awsome job.

@@tylermorrow2846literally the first thing I noticed / thought

@@TrueMuzik419 @tylermorrow2846 You guys are so cool. You should go teach them how to be real internet firefighters :)

@@tylermorrow2846 Definitely a flunkie.

Hey, thanks! I was wondering.

as a non expert on fire, i would initially think cutting a hole in the roof would create more airflow for the fire and accelerate the fire below. is this only done once the main fire is put out?

@@corpsetime as someone with a degree in fire science. Vertical ventilation is important because heat rises and all the super hot gases and pyrrolic smoke will cause a flashover and the heat will stay inside and burn the house down. the ventilate properly, you MUST be above the main fire and heat source. otherwise, as you mentioned, you will just allow more air in and fuel the fire.

​@@corpsetimesmoke kills people WAY faster than fire

@@corpsetime My assumption is that you only do this immediately before you're about to go in and you think you can put the fire out quickly with the smoke and gasses cleared out because, yeah, you've basically just created a wind tunnel that is going to feed oxygen to the fire.

Appreciate it brother

What is this "knock down" stuff? You extinguish a fire.

@@user-zr6pl6nb6z "knock down" is an official firefighting term for basically getting the fire under control and extinguishing the main fire, so there might only be smaller fires which are easily extinguished, like the tiny fire under those panels in the living room.

Did the chainsaw stall because of the smoke?

maybe i'm wrong but the house is still to be destroyed anyway isn't it ?

It's there job to do this so u just noticed it because Chicago fire department and FDNY don't wear scba on fire calls

😂😂😂one real man doing all the work

Do you have a point? Yes, it's his job and he's doing it well. And what is your low-IQ point about other depts. not wearing SCBA...like this is a good thing? You may wish to pick another career, b/c fire department critique is not your strong suit. You are literally an idiot. @@TomManning-cs4el

Like all things in life, context matters. Generalize and perish.

The hole cut is usually performed on wooden roofs and must be done in total coordination with the advancing Engine (Nozzle guys) company....If it takes to long to open the roof it is then truly a waste of time and counterproductive...Done correctly it provides great relief of heat to interior companies and positive effects for containment and rescue...

Same in UK. Never seen a firefighter doing anything like this in UK. But then we are different in that we have windows that can be opened to let out smoke.

This house is finish next the demo team dang props to our fellow heros in the fd

I doubt anything is salvageable.

@@stuwest3653 There is no doubt that NOTHING is salvageable. Even if it would be structurally stable, the smell won't leave, which is a bad thing for traumatized home owners... (Maybe if there is a basement, that could be salvaged, but i doubt there is a basement.)

better to contain and control the fire to ensure it don't catch onto other structures

@@blinking_dodo Regardless they still did a better job than most volunteer stations would. Most wouldn’t even put any effort into this whatsoever. These dudes actually did their job up until the end instead of sitting in the yard and letting it become a foundation. I’d want these guys coming to my fire, because if they put this much effort on a lost cause, then they will put even more effort into saving something savable. The difference between t-shirt clowns and actual firemen. The mindset you have is actually quite ridiculous either way they are going to be traumatized, but they would be even more traumatized by a foundation, and probably angry that the Fire Department sat around and let it burn down. Its about addressing their needs, these guys knew it was a lost cause but they tried to at least show the family that they were going to do everything they could to save it. That means a lot more to families, and something that those who HIHFTY and yard breathe will never understand.

@@SirJamesIGamerfuzion HiT hArD fRoM tHe YaRd AnD nEvEr Go InTeRiOr The Volunteer Firefighter way because 90% of the “70% oF fIrEfIgHtErS” are too pussy to go interior and do actual work. If these guy are volunteer they are of the 10% of volunteers that are actually worth a damn.

They should be using a roof ladder. Can’t knock their hustle though. You can hustle and do things more safely at the same time though. The interior didn’t look survivable to me, so no need to get hurt over this one.

It’s tough to tell without being there or seeing him sound the roof but from a quick size up it definitely looks safe to be on. I’d argue the entire bravo side of the structure is tenable space, at least from the street. Tough to tell if the bedroom doors are closed from that interior segment.

@@FireGuy22182 Not knocking the hustle or the quick knockdown. Every dept is different. We just use roof ladders. It might be all you have to grab onto in a collapse. We just automatically grab one. It doesn’t really take that much more time.

My favorite part was watching them struggle to climb down those ladders... 🤣👍 Nothing like wearing full MOPP gear and trying to do real-world activities... 😂😂😂😂😂

I was thinking the same thing

Appreciate the the good words we are here for you guys first!

Yes, the guy with the NY hook goes first and sounds the roof. I fell waist deep into a roof because I didn't sound the area. Overall, I thought you had great hustle and did a fantastic job. Really well done. @@CitywideJobtownsouth

Anybody who knows anything about sirens knows Q's aren't supposed to be pegged...

@@ffjsbyeahhh okay you’re right… but they are rebuildable and if not they don’t cost a million bucks…. Make noise get people out of the way get them to focus on you is the name of the game while en route… and it seems like you know a thing or 2 about making loud noises and being pegged

@@tjlovesrachel @ffjsb Boom roasted

@@tjlovesrachel Son, I've only been on the job for 40 years. If you burn out the Q and it's your only siren, it puts the truck out of service. I know a thing or two about maintenance, parts costs, and the effectiveness of sirens. And BTW, keep your homosexual fantasies to yourself kid, I'm not interested.

@@tjlovesrachel Ice pack? Ice pack? Some one order and ice pack for their burn? LOL

Lol, the last thing we need is more funding to fire departments.

​​@@ryandavids1129ey at least they help people. I'd rather take the trillions we give cops who rape children and give it to the firefighters who save our children.

@@ryandavids1129oh please tell us why you think fire depts don’t need more funding

@@kanoraguy yep. they absolutely don't need more funding.

@@ryandavids1129 you can’t even provide a reason for your bs statement. Once again provide reasoning behind your opinion

Yes secondary means of egress the area we serve extremely aggressive and stay true to the principles of firefighting all surrounding areas are very similar.

@@JB91710 lol you took all that time to diss the actions done but yet if a victim is inside ant vertical vent is done heat and gasses are lifted and allows the engine to reach the seat of the fire faster. Keep dreaming you clearly are a troll ladders a waste of time you haven’t been in a real fire with heat my boy.

@@CitywideJobtownsouth JB is a mouth breathing lazy-boy fireman who has never even been in a fire station, never mind actually fought a fire.

@@JB91710 as for number one, what about the newer "clean cabs?" i think it's a terrible idea but if that's the truck they have, stepping out fully dressed isn't possible/allowed.

@@JB91710BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH

Hell yah grind everyday so I can do this to the best of my ability

And finally a firefighter vedio I am proud of

@@JB91710Well if you any Firefighting experience you would know by the volume of smoke and the velocity of it, it greatly improved visibility for the interior crew.

There's enough crap you have to carry without having to worry about a camera too. Not to mention many departments don't allow it.

@@ffjsb personally, I'm not a fan. As a firefighter, you're an agent of public safety, and any recording you make while doing your job is subject to FOIA requests. And, before you naysayers start using the phrase you use on the police; "well, if you're not doing anything wrong you don't have anything to worry about," let me pose one question...... When's the last time you went to a working fire and did everything just right? You haven't. Neither have I.

@@brandonseyfried1251 You're preaching to the choir...

Don't forget all the gear he's wearing

Right on

We have them in our area also we can manage those just as easily all it takes is a quick size up to determine what’s needed as a proactive firemen it’s not difficult?

He sure was had his tag on my helmet still running fire with him after 7 years.

how can putting the helmet on to early hurt someone? is it a neck injury risk in the truck?

@@ARockRaider yes and its mentioned verbatim in NFPA 1500

Chainsaws have brakes on them. It's perfectly safe.

EXACTLY!!! I hate when people use the "slow and calm" for lace of training and skill.

Appreciate it brother I strive for perfection even though it unattainable it’s the fun to push yourself to the limits and beyond

Right on brother thank you

Just a back step firemen

@Caderic At no time in the video is anyone seen running

@@virgilhilts3924 Yes daddy. Oh wise, all knowing fireman god. You move that fast in bunker gear, SCBA carrying a ladder and saw, then tell me it's not running. You missed the point. I bet you're fun at parties.

@@Caderic Your triggering is showing 🤣 Unlike the video which shows no one running as you assert

@@virgilhilts3924I was definitely jogging a few times

@@virgilhilts3924 Naw man. You are the one sounding triggered. CitywideJobtownsouth said he was jogging...you know a slow pace run.

I wonder if any departments have switched to high voltage battery saws. I've used one of the E-Gos a good bit, and it's strong and reliable. No messing around to start it, just shove a battery in, hit the kickback lock, and squeeze

Well that's not always the case, 2 fire fighters died in a fire in Sankt Augustin, find it saddening, but then again we go into the unknown. Haven't done my AGT (I'm german, otherwise also known as a Apparatus) training so I luckily don't have to go into fires yet, I'm voluntary and so were they, just happy to know that everyone from my stations healthy at least.

@@J0shW I understand. May god watch over you in all of your training and may he watch over you when you need him most. And thank you for your bravery. it takes a lot.

What does sounding the roof mean?

@obits3 Taking some type hand tool (ax, pike pole, ex..) and hitting down on the roof to make sure that it is still structurally solid enough to support the weight of a firefighter.

It was the smoke that stalled the saw yes.

Split crews is very common tactic

Hard not to notice the huge plumes of smoke and steam the chainsaw is in when it stalls.

that saw is designed to be started cold a certain way. U go fucking around withh that It wont start the best Thing This Fireman did was move it to clean AIR to restart it. SO yor point is void and invalid. Thes guys obviously take care of there equipment. You start the saw clean air and get to work.. if its gonna stall in a smokey enironment thats for stihl To make an adjustment switch. However I would digress and say to stihl not to do that. Because carberatours are finnicky UNless of course u Buy stihles new fuel injected system saws

@@culbyj3665 Wow, was just making a suggestion.

@@JB91710 I don't know. That was pretty quick. I don't know how much faster you would expect them to be. And there were only two of them on the roof very briefly while everyone else was inside getting the fire out (also very quickly). So minimal manpower was wasted (especially considering that vertical ventilation was needed), and no time was wasted. They were very quick.

@@JB91710 it was one person doing all of that work you dumb?