Structure fire at 0657 August 10, 2015, just before shift change. A-Shift Engine 2, Tower 2, Engine 5, Engine 10, Rescue 11, Deputy Chief 45. All companies are staffed with 3 personnel. Reposted through permission.
I have to say, THAT WAS THE FASTEST KNOCKDOWN I HAVE SEEN IN A WHILE. VERY professional, kick ass take names department. The nozzleman made maximum damage to that fire with the limited water and resources. The MPO dumped the tank and that gave the nozzleman all he needed. You should be PROUD and the town PROUD of their Department. Stay Safe and Healthy Brothers and Sisters !!!!!!
Excellent fast interiror attack using engine resource and addressing B exposure promptly. Such a lesson to a lot of crews. Saved 100's thousands in property damage and perhaps lives... we don't know about the latter.
Yup....no messing around...crew had a sense of urgency...water deployed within under a minute from arrival. Crew were already geared up at the time of arrival and no time-wasting planning an attack. Two thumbs up crew!
Safety first is not a bad plan. It would not have taken long to grab a hydrant coming in then they'd have all the water they'd need to effect rescue of occupants & crews or continue the attack if there was extension. I'd say this call was iffy given the volume of smoke in the residence.
@@JB91710 Yeah I have seen a lot of US FD videos and these guys are a class above the rest. Usually they would walk around for 5 mins, maybe break some windows to vent and then realise the fire building was a total loss and start tackling Bravo exposure which would probably be involved by that time. These guys got a line in a minute despite ground floor flash over, dumped the tank and reduced the heat to buy time for a effective interior knockdown. They protected B exposure by agressive interior attack and defensively by external lines. And they saved a lot of the fire building when it would have been a total loss for most FD.
I watch the time it takes in most videos. This one was 36 seconds give or take from the time the truck stoped. I believe that is the fastest I can remember!!!
@@JB91710 I don't know why they don't do it. It's a difference in philosophy to fire fighting in Europe. Maybe they are used to timber structures and they think once the structure is involved, it's a total loss. I'm surprised at many of the structures especially older ones. They seem to be knocked together from 6x2 with no fire breaks between compartments. Which means extension into walls, floors, and roof spaces is automatic. In Europe many buildings are brick, block, and concrete floors which means effective fire breaks. So a fast initial attack can save much of the building.
The essence of the American firefighter. 3 man engine company, which is simple fact in many places. FF stretches the pre-connect matter of fact, no rush, just purposeful. Officer does quick look on both sides. MPO is doing his job, multi-tasking because that's what needs to done. Smiles even, as he's going about his job. They charge the line, darken down the fire a bit, then go in and kick ass. How perfect is that!! They don't stand outside and spray a bunch of water though the window, pushing the fire in deeper like some places would. Puts my faith back in the fact that they know what they're doing. Great job!!
Just started watching these "pre-arrival" videos. I'll have to say, I've watched about 10 so far and this has to be one of the best boots on the ground, hoses charged, and fire attack I've seen. No time wasted. Clearly, these guys were there to knock the fire down and protect the surrounding dwellings. Good job. These residents are lucky to have you.
49 seconds from arrival to they had the first line on it. Amazing job! You can't ask for better then that. That guy running the pump truck attaching lines. Organizing them on the ground. Sending water when needed. Big props to him.
You maybe missing the fact this this engineer is the one that made it all possible. Watch just what he does. That's a great engineer. I personally like that he made sure there was enough pressure in the lines. Can't tell you how much I hate 10 pounds of pressure.
The citizens of Huntington should be impressed. That is a well-trained, aggressive FD y'all have. You can't count the number of departments who would've watched this house burn to the ground in a "surround and drown" effort.
@@63flight I agree. Top effort. Water on interior attack fast. Line on Bravo exposure fast. Not standing around for 10 mins with nothing but breaking windows. Get lines laid and water on quick. Ideal knockdown given arrival conditions.
These guys did it freaking right. They had water on the fire in under a minute from when the first arriving engine came to a stop. Everything gets better the sooner you get that done. I've always said that- get a guy in full gear (before he gets off the truck) to get to the fire and be ready with a charged hose. He may not go in the house by himself, or put the whole fire out- but he just may be able to keep the fire's progress in check while the rest of the crew and arriving trucks get set up.
Except it took them a really long time to ladder the structure, and to protect the B1 exposure. And they never vented, and no evidence of a primary search, etc...
@@jmWhyMe lot of depts don't " vertical" vent anymore, set up a PPV fan and vent it out the windows or vent with the pipe and fog stream. We don't vent of roof unless it's to trench cut to stop the fire spread
@@ronamatlow7716 you do know what horizontal ventilation is........correct? Smoke is coming out half of the upstairs windows when the first engine checked on............that's " ventilation". If it was only pushing smoke out the eve's or keeping it completely contained inside the structure, THEN your statement would be correct.
@@firefighterpk2440 my point is, at least by what is shown in the video, there was no real effort made by the crews. Of course if windows break out or are opened that's ventilation, and of course in a short video you don't see everything. Nonetheless, I still wasn't very impressed with this job...and as I always say, put the ego away and listen to what other people have to say, instead of arguing, because there are always lessons to be learned, in observations from EVERY job. If all you do is get your back up about people's comments you won't learn or improve.
Nicely done! FF's were ready for the interior attack quickly, Side 2 exposure covered, and water supply. Don't know what the manpower was but 2nd line could have been a little faster because of the amount of fire. Vent Vent Vent?? The pump operator was great, helping stretch lines and pulling lines so when they need to move in more it would be an easier pull. Kudo's to him.
FF arrives and pulls hose off truck WITH HIS BA ALREADY ON and water flowing less than minute after arrival. This needs to be a video every dept needs to watch.
Excellent response to an older house that often burn quickly for a total loss....plus knocked it down fast enough to prevent it from spreading to the neighboring house that could've gave been more than 15 feet away.
Absolutely perfect, first FF off the engine, fully geared, masked ( exactly how i preach to come off our engine) and stretching, plugged in the regulator, got water and went to work. Had to be hot AF in there with the steam he made, but it laid the fire down in good time. 👍👍🍺
Spot on perfect...............first man off the engine masked up, stretching and then a white hat backs him up for entry. Only question i have is why did they blow the " all out" when conditions hadn't changed and they were making progress on the fire. Good job guys!!! 👍
This is my home town. If marshal university wasn't there I don't think the dept would be what it is. There are alot of great things about Huntington that never seem to make it on line. They only show the raw underbelly ,like so many other places today that probably makes this a routine call. Sad to see the fire ,but glad to see the praise of Huntington fire dept..
All those commenting about how fast this attack was, this is pretty much normal in most parts of the US. These guys are good, and most FD's in the US are that way too.
@@leightongalleries6057 What you see on RU-vid is not necessarily representative of the 28,000 fire departments in the U.S. Yes, sometimes what we see is frustrating but many departments know how to quickly get water on the fire.
No, unfortunately most are not as good as these guys. I've seen 1000s of fire videos and 50% of them are terrible, mostly the US ones. Standing around watching it burn. Late on the fire building and late on the exposures. They spend ages milling around with ladders and axes, taking precious minutes to ever get any water on and reduce the heat. You need a fast initial attack to buy time for other operations.
@@PreservationEnthusiast You seen "thousands" of videos, and never fought one fire. Let me know when you get nearly 40 years on the job Skippy. You don't know shit about firefighting.
Great job getting water on the fire quick. My only thing is why not bring first coupling to door so your have line to work with and not waste time dragging it up.
Do to the fast response of 🔥 fighters I believe the basic structure of that house 🏠 can be saved. And the fact it was older and built with heavier fire resistant materials like lath and plaster that probably saved the wood 🪵 frame.
Wish that phone was turned sideways! Horn gave 3 evacuate blasts for the hydrant to be opened? Granted evacuate blast are 3 long ones but still don't give 3 for hydrant to be charged
Back laying a supply line is bs. How many hydrants did you drive by on the way in? Stop at a hydrant drop your supply line and then pull up to the fire bldg. Dump the tank to the first attack line while water supply is being established.5p0 gal tank will give you time to establish supply plus put water on the fire.
How rude to tell those Firefighters " Let's go boy's, you're on the clock" The house is fully engulfed, how many items does the guy think will be salvageable. The house is already gone. Also, the f.d. may let it go at that point so the home is considered a complete loss for insurance reasons. Nothing like saving part of the home to still be considered liveable and not totaled out...
Yeah 👍. When I see these videos and the person jokes around and laughs. Your house is burning with every thing you own, it's very sad. It really sad. If it were yours would you joke around.......just saying
Why post this video? If people don't know how to shoot a video right it's a waste of space and time. Oh wait, get the magnifying glass out, I can see it!
Well, these guys are going into my 5%ers Club. That was some of the fastest water I have seen in the USA! For those of you who don't know me, 5% of USA fire departments do NOT have their collective heads up their asses. To give you an example of how my grading works, the FDNY belong on the bottom of the list for the 95%ers. I hope someone in this department does know me, so they realize the high praise I have paid to them. You can just watch them and see how efficient they are. The following is what I feel they should have done different for the sake of safety and effectiveness. 1. The first line should have gone down the "Left" side to put the fire out through that window and protect the exposure. 2. Next line should have taken care of the "Front" porch and then quickly move to the window to knock out that room. NOT, through the front door. Especially not one person. Fresh air, Flashover! 3. Third line goes down the "Right" side to knock out that room through the windows. When all the flames are knocked down, THEN and Only THEN, do you go inside to mop up. Victims trapped somewhere inside? Same scenario! You eliminate the threat, vent the windows and cool the gasses to PROTECT them and the entering firefighters. If you allow the fire to grow while you blindly search, everyone inside is at a much greater risk. Only hero wannabes charge in without thinking.
@@JB91710 Sorry for the late reply but your fire analysis is very good compared to how the majority of fires are fought in America nowadays vs the past. You give me that old firefighter mentality experience while throwing in newer modern tactics such as deck guns and 90 degrees cones along with educating the fire playing idiots looking for an medal of honor! This also mostly stems from my own fire department letting my house burn down by not catching a hydrant (Even though they didn't need one!) Because the fire was very small the 90 degrees cone trick would've taken the garage fire out especially since her window was wide open for the nozzle to stick in. They let it burn and surprised my house caught fire. Now they got replaced with career firefighters but they are no better still with the same interior heroic mentality I will be giving them your fire analysis in their next training session.
@@Mother_Russia1 And the beat goes on. It will never end unless the fire service is overseen by a responsible thinker. UL and ISFSI are 95% correct and yet, 95% of USA departments ignore them. Why? Fire departments and firefighters are people who didn't want to work for a living so their choice was, the military or being a heroic firefiighter. People worship them because of their need for heroes. The human race disgust me.
