With all the issues this dept has to face and their larger than avg call volume,....You guys have 1 hell of a well-trained fire dept.... They knocked that down FAST!
As an aspiring FF, I love Stockton FD videos for the narration and explanation of each radio call. I learn a ton from these videos, please keep them coming!
Great job knocking this down, you had water on this in just over 2 min. Many of these videos it take the departments from 4 to 8 min. to get water on the fire and I have seen many go from a small fire to fully involved which could have been prevented if the dept. had just hustled and got water on it.
Excellent professional work, brothers! Great 2 1/2 initial attack, you had your primaries and ventilation done in record time. Got to love those booster reels, a little old school that we really underestimate the value of. Killer camera mount too!
Doctor Ya Ya Creator of Ecstasy Exactly! I was going to say that most videos I see it seems like it takes them DAYS to get water on the fire. This crew here moved with purpose and had this fire handled with ease, very skilled and disciplined.
Man you guys are so lucky to have access to fire hydrants... where I live the nearest hydrant is 25 miles away. We end up drafting all of our water from ponds or by mutual aid tankers... so much fun lol. I am very jealous of how aggressive you can be on a fire because of easier access to water... as always you all do a wonderful job.
Welcome to my world Ethan. We are very rural with no hydrant system. We train constantly on drafting operations and dump tank operations. It also changes how you do your initial attack when you know that the only water you have available before the tenders come into play is tank water. With longer response times and limited water supply it adds lots of challenges.
Hopefully you guys spec trucks with at least 1000 gallons due to that situation. My current assignment is a more rural area with limited hydrants but we have a water tender as well and the 4th man takes the water to the scene so we have 3500 gallons on arrival. We use 2.5s with no issue often because some areas hace longer response times. 1 minute of water from a 2.5 knocks a ton of fire down. Switch to the 1.75 and finish it off usually before our 2nd due arrives. Our other 8 stations we put the entire assignment on scene in about 5 to 6 minutes so its a whole different ballgame. 3 lines working a hole cut in the time my current engine usually arrives on scene.
i still think there should be grants or something to put water access in rural america. like we have billions of dollars to send overseas but our government dont kind a rats ass about its people. its a shame really.
Awesome work guys, I love watching these videos you make. Keep up the great work, hopefully someday I'll get the opportunity to work for this amazing department 👍🏻
Definitely shows the benefits of the 2.5". Anything larger than a single room and content fire should be a 2.5" straight pipe first off the truck (in my opinion). If the fire is choked out and you're going in after it in a vent controlled state you can probably make a case for the easier to maneuver 1.75"... but for that self vented or exterior fire it's pretty obvious the 2.5" is the best option as demonstrated here.
I think the biggest problem is most departments don't have a pre-piped 2.5" line ready to go or never use it (because they rarely have fires) so they aren't used to it and find it to gangly. You pull the 1.75" on a lot of vehicle fires and dumpster fires, so you're used to it, not to mention it is lighter and easier to move around than a 2.5". However those factors mean that a lot of people automatically jump to it because it is the most familiar and one of the easiest lines to use. As I was told you have to use an appropriate line for the situation. Have a hydrant and pre-connected (or quickly connectable) 2.5" and you show up on scene of a fully involved garage, you should pull it and go. You can do a lot of good with a 1.75" line, but if you have a water supply use big water for big fire. I'll always remember my dad's story about being the only available engine in the city and getting dispatched to a structure fire with the 2nd in unit being 10 minutes out. BC called for a 2nd alarm based on the column from across town. My dad's engine showed up to a fully involved garage. Told his firefighter to get the supply and his engineer to get the deck gun flowing while he did his 360. By the time the BC showed up on scene (about 5 minutes later) they'd already knocked down the fire and were pulling a 1.75" line to start mopping up. Always pull the proper size line for the amount of fire.
Some of these fire department videos depict the inadequacies of an agency attempting to extinguish one structure. These kick ass guys knocked down two structures!
Why don't the fire engines all have a water gun,on top of the engine,to immediately begin putting water on the fire while the hoses are hooked up? Just a question.
Little confused a 2nd alarm wasn't sounded right off the bat. He said "single-story heavy fire" at 0:51. Doesn't even mention 2 houses. Truck 4 guy knew what the deal was.
I don’t notice many engines with booster lines (i think that is what they call it). It would seem like a quick option for small fires (car fires). I know nothing about ff and was just curious.
They kind of went out of favor for a while depends. We have them on our trucks....but its now a no no to use them for even cars but they still get used fairly often.
2in 2 out is an osha requirement for firefighters. in short it means that before any firefighters can go interior to a structure fire, there most be at least 2 men outside available to preform a rescue if the first two get into trouble on the inside. but this doesn't extend past two, just as long as at all times there are two men outside for the duration. if you want to see the actual code its (OSHA) policy 29 CFR 1910.134(g)(4)(i).
@@boxeightytwo8 well it depends. Usually not. Because to fulfill the osha requirement they have to be 100% geared up and ready to enter the structure and initiate a rescue. But if your department requires engineers to be in turn outs with a bottle and mask on while operating. Then only if they are not the operator of the “pumping” engine. The one all of your lines are coming off of.
I can't be the only one that has always wanted to see one of those fully skirted Washingtonia palms (the big palms behind the houses) catch on fire. As far as I can tell there are no videos of that on the internet which is pretty surprising really. Oh well, maybe one day.
Stockton city Clowncil is not providing adequate funding for the fire department. Each Clowncil member should be required to spend a week working in the department. And I mean WORKING not sitting around expecting special treatment.
seems like Stockton FD may be too efficient for their own good. The city bean counters will see that the job is getting done despite 1970 staffing levels. Why hire more firefighters when the ones you have can do 4X the work for the same pay? And if they have an incident that requires more manpower than is available, just call for mutual aid from outside the city. That's just how bureaucrats rationalize it.
I really don't understand americans why nobody put mask on in truck on the way and when they come to the scene just plug in air? Why they are always putting mask on the scene, when they know at least 2 will go in?
It's tough to communicate with the masks on- and as mentioned already it also restricts visibility. Being able to step off the truck, grab a hose and go stick it somewhere also limits a firefighter's ability to stop and take a look around before committing to action. Stopping to take a knee and put a mask on gives you a chance to take a look around and take in a slightly bigger picture than if you were to just start working right off the bat. Also forces you to consider applying water from outside if that option is available. More often than not you can still get water onto the fire from outside while your partner masks up- then you switch on the handline to put your own mask on. If the fire hasn't breached anywhere then it is oxygen deprived and you can take it on your own terms, fighting it from a "preparing" operating mode. The days of blindly jumping into action to go spray water on things is over.
Sometimes ill put my mask on for something like a car fire while en route but stretching longer lines , throwing ladders etc prefer to not be limited in visibility until I have to and depending on time of year it instantly fogs up.when not plugged in.
