I sure appreciate our fire departments. Until a few years ago, I had no idea how deadly they are. Seriously. It wasn't until I went to a couple of the structure fire demonstrations they held for the public, that I truly began to understand. The heat, the smoke, the speed, the value of sprinkler systems, the training. Truly an impressive team of dedicated people. I'm not about to critique this video from my arm chair.

While this is heartbreaking for the people who lived there. Excellent drone footage.

And this video is a great example of why VA needs more training. This video is ridiculous, but great camera.

@maverick6817

3 жыл бұрын

I first thought it was under control but then it started right back up

@bengarcia9612

3 жыл бұрын

@volcano hi you don’t know that, could be shot with a 45mm on a micro 4/3 in which case he’d be across the county recording.

@Kevin19700

3 жыл бұрын

Spot on!

@bengarcia9612

3 жыл бұрын

@volcano hi ah yes i just did, that further confirms it- never was over people. Close to is OK.

@bengarcia9612

3 жыл бұрын

@volcano hi you may have those standard but as far as the law is concerned.

Lets hope the worker who installed the firewall between those units didn't skip any spots.

@donnadavidson3904

3 жыл бұрын

It can still move through the attic!

Keep building homes closer and closer together. Great strategy!

@expertshitbuilber8278

3 жыл бұрын

Those are townhomes

@JeffreyJakucyk

3 жыл бұрын

The fire was contained to one unit, what's the problem?

@dwalmop2

Жыл бұрын

@@JeffreyJakucyk There was a lot of smoke coming out of the ridge vent in the other unit, so there was still damage done to the adjacent unit in one way or another.

Good job with that drone. Better than most tv news work.

@Jeff078

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

FINALLY! A great video without the camera shaking and zooming. Nice work Jeff078

@Jeff078

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Excellent video!

@Jeff078

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

As a firefighter I think it would’ve been better for an interior attack. Majority of that house could’ve been saved. Hittin it hard from the yard kind of department I see. Training is everything

@flowerpower7308

3 жыл бұрын

Yeap, I learned that in one day training and I am not a firefighter.

@tankthedragonn5382

3 жыл бұрын

I would like to see u try and go in there, u hit it from the outside then go in to finish, u don’t go in straight away in certain situations.

@tankthedragonn5382

3 жыл бұрын

@Steven Kelly nah but like, that whole house is on fire u extinguish as much from the outside first man.

@tankthedragonn5382

3 жыл бұрын

@Steven Kelly ok

@tankthedragonn5382

3 жыл бұрын

@Steven Kelly I was just saying that’s all

Awesome footage man!

@Jeff078

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Love the Drone angle. Well Played

@Jeff078

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great video cool cam work

Me : pretty good firefighting comment section : Ridiculous Me : Ridiculous

@kaylanicole1691

3 жыл бұрын

Same 🥴😂😂

The other ground level videos are hard to watch also. Thanks for posting, some good AAR training material.

I'm just amazed how fast the roof burned through. I'm glad my house is older than me.

@williamdickinson108

3 жыл бұрын

My house was built in 1901! Built a lot better than houses these days !

@jasonarena1101

3 жыл бұрын

thats prefab truss construction for ya

@JBart3112

3 жыл бұрын

That’ll happen when you don’t get enough water in the attic space. The pre-fab trusses don’t hep either.

footage from drone fantastic, your a good operator too. Jeff078 well done and a good outcome on the fire.

@Jeff078

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Calm down people! It’s only a training video on how not to put a fire out so the home owner can recuperate the most out of homeowners insurance.

Although they had members inside working the fire they spent too much time/energy applying water to smoke and visible fire when what was actually burning was protected by the intact portion of the roof. The exterior stream application was entirely ineffective unfortunately. I can’t speak to the interior operations or training level of this department but the only way that fire was getting put out effectively was to pull a lot of ceiling and attack the attic fire from inside. I’m a big fan a 2 1/2” lines but a coordinated and aggressive interior fire attack with 1 3/4” lines could have saved a significant portion of this structure.

@MooseP148

3 жыл бұрын

well said. I was wondering why no vent between units or masterstreams when it got away but firefighters still inside

@davidrossman7925

3 жыл бұрын

This is purely a speculative guess, but watching the tactics that were employed I’d wager that they were afraid to put personnel on the roof due to lightweight construction and limitations in experience and understanding of how to safely work over fire.

@MooseP148

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidrossman7925 its very experienced driven response

@davidrossman7925

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, I wasn’t trying to imply they are scared of roof ops. This appears to be lightweight construction and we’ve all heard the horror stories of how unsafe they are to operate on. Initially we see a good amount of smoke coming from the windows above the garage but not much showing that the fire is in that part of the attic. My guess is there’s an effective firewall between the garage and main portion of the dwelling. I’m not convinced venting over that portion would have been beneficial looking at it again. Considering the portion to the right of the two story section auto-vented fairly early on there wasn’t much of a need to vent the roof, and I don’t really think it would have changed much in the way of stopping the spread. I have to go back to my original comment, this fire needed lines inside working the fire from below. You simply can’t put the fire out if you can’t apply water to what’s burning. The elevated master stream probably did a decent job checking the fire to a certain extent by shooting through the gable vent but otherwise was useless.

@glennhuber4975

3 жыл бұрын

We don’t know what the situation was , we weren’t there, so before we make accusations and try to diminish what these guys do, let’s take that into affect before we comment

Great footage!

@Jeff078

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Chief here. Again folks, only one angle, and no radio traffic to diagnose what was going on. The exterior hose tactics left me a bit puzzled...an interior attack seemed viable for the first few minutes (yes, there was a line inside), as the two outside lines could have gone in. As for the aerial, that was a 50’ Squirt, and was extended as far as it could go. Since that was the pumper supplying water, if they moved it closer they would have had to shut down all the hand lines; retract the stabilizers; moved forward; reset the stabilizers; and recharge the lines. In that situation, not an option from what was seen. Is what it is. Comments about construction are true...that kind of structure goes up pretty fast, thus the need to be aggressive with interior quickly before it gets up into the attic...really tough and dangerous for members at that point... Stay healthy all!👍

@FSD_1776

3 жыл бұрын

Poor positioning by the Engine but there was no reason to even flow the Aerial. 2 properly placed and flowed hand lines could have taken care of this fire with 0 problems. (considering it was a well trained crew) This looks to me like piss poor training and planning.

@UncleFred100

3 жыл бұрын

Days Off Totally agree...if they had gotten inside quickly and did an aggressive attack, none of the other factors would have come into play. Again, we did not hear any radio traffic to know what went on. And, we don’t know how they were trained, etc. The very fact that the aerial was up and placed too far back is an indication that their tactics, such as roof ventilation, were suspect. I didn’t see a simple 24’ being thrown by anyone...hopefully a learning exercise for others. Be well all!👍

@ems324

3 жыл бұрын

Yea, but what about the BLACK PUFFING SMOKE COMING OUT THE ROOF? The roof should have been vented immediately to prevent the super heated smoke and gases building to combustion temp. Upon arrival the the Chief's size up he should have put the pumper/aerial right in front of the house, extended the ladder (stabilizers; of course) and gotten guys up on the roof too vent it. That would have prevented the flash over of the attic and the fire getting out of control.

@ems324

3 жыл бұрын

Firefighting 101 VENT THE ROOF. Now when they need the aerial it's, according to you, too far away so they have to reposition the aerial to attack the fire through the roof that should have been vented upon arrival.

@UncleFred100

3 жыл бұрын

George Raab Hey George...agree with you. If you read my comment, I mentioned the ventilation issue. I said they could have thrown a 24’ ladder up in about a minute and vented, making aerial placement less of an issue... In all my years, I think I used an aerial to vent on a two story maybe 5 times...the rest were using regular roof ladders and members hoofing it up there. Again, one last time, we weren’t there; we did not hear my radio CAN reports, nothing, and we don’t know interior conditions or where the fire was concentrated, etc etc. Hopefully a learning experience that did not cost any lives...👍

OMG...This is down the street from me....off Bells Mills Road...that must have been where all that smoke was coming from hope nobody got hurt! These homes are like match sticks. Great footage and thanks for posting this!

@jaybee5832

3 жыл бұрын

No . This was Alexandria lane between Hunningdon lakes & Nicholson Ct. near Kempsville Rd.👍🏾

Hitting it hard from the yard! 🤦🏼‍♂️

At least the garden got a good watering.

@hamzaahmed2322

3 жыл бұрын

@@db8920 right

@sondaibem1369

3 жыл бұрын

@@db8920 pretty funny

‘Well we went in, but there were no visible racks of burning hay to put out, so we went defensive”

@sondaibem1369

3 жыл бұрын

Turning homeowners into land owners

Excellent footage. I've seen guys standing on ground level with things to brace against that can't get footage that steady and clear. 👍👍

@JBart3112

3 жыл бұрын

Drones have camera stabilization

@Jeff078

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Good job guys keep up the good work and stay safe.

Lightweight construction, manufactured "lumber" equals big hot fire and danger to fire fighters! But hey, the builder made money, guess that's all that matters!

@tim850csi

3 жыл бұрын

My comment exactly You had a complete structural failure of the roof in what I estimate to be less than 15 minutes. Holy shit.

@andrewbenson5041

3 жыл бұрын

Construction is mute point when fire fighters are too scared to get the job done

@ffjsb

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewbenson5041 scared little troll that's never put out anything bigger than the candles on your birthday cake.... You clearly don't know a damn thing about fighting fire.

@glennhuber4975

3 жыл бұрын

ffjsb like you do?? You come here trolling every fire like your some super firefighter who knows everything about every fire and how to out it out. Your just as bad, a keyboard junkie no idea of firefighting and puts his 2 cents in where he can. Go back to the basement

@Derekva40

3 жыл бұрын

you arent wrong

i would never buy a house connected to another with no fire walls,once the fire gets to the attic it takes off with lightweight construction

@1sick95venge

3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t have one of them or even one close to one another. One goes up and houses on both sides take major damage or are destroyed

@natewilliams3211

3 жыл бұрын

Just happen in my neighborhood. Six townhouses destroy in a matter of four hours. Once the fire got in the ceiling of the second floor it was off to the races.

Bro that ladder truck hose blew a hole on the other side of the roof serious pressure.

@amim4701

3 жыл бұрын

Ventilation

@portagepete1

3 жыл бұрын

And if they knew anything about fires or their equipment and wanted to put the fire out they would have blown the shingles off the roof with that pressure so they could put the water on the fire.

Very nice! This is one case where we had a fire that has progressed to the attic. Fortunately, it vented. Primarily an exterior attack. Watching that master stream from the aerial...that stream blew through the compromised roof nicely. We're talking 500 GPM. Nice save! Your video footage is brilliant.

I hope everyone from the house are are well. Great job to the Fire Department. And fantastic footage from the drone guy.

@proudveteran4696

3 жыл бұрын

Purple Pixie you’ve got to be kidding, this group of small children didn’t have a clue including weak supervision to what the hell they were doing. Fire them all, a bunch of idiots

@purplepixie3397

3 жыл бұрын

@@proudveteran4696 I didn’t see anyone else there. So yes Great job to the “small children”. Also unless you were there, how do you know what they needed to do or what they were facing?

A 55 million budget should get you more than this.

@virgilhilts3924

Жыл бұрын

Says the 🤡 who's never worked a fire in his life

@ctg18158

Жыл бұрын

@@virgilhilts3924 WRONG!!!

@virgilhilts3924

Жыл бұрын

@@ctg18158 Why yes, yes you are WRONG!!!

@mothermarylspeaking8989

Жыл бұрын

More like a multimillion dollar home should not go up in flames like it is made of gasoline soaked paper. And those houses with the high roofs and large open attics should be made with fire stops every so many cubic feet or with sprinkler systems or both.

@virgilhilts3924

Жыл бұрын

@@mothermarylspeaking8989 These houses do have fire stops between them, its one of the reasons the fire did not spread to the second unit. Also, each wall & ceiling in the home is made of fireboard with a minimum of a 30-60 minute fire rating. What most people do not grasp is that in the majority of residential structure fires is that the primary fire load isn't the structure, but rather the contents. Further, fires tend to spread primarily because people leave doors open when evacuating during a fire or when away from the home. Simply closing a door to a room if there is a fire inside can DRASTICALLY reduce the chances of it spreading. In my career I couldn't tell you the number of fires I've responded to where the resident was away and closed all their doors when leaving. A fire started in a room, consumed much of it's contents, filled the house with smoke, but snuffed itself out due to being oxygen starved before spreading. The same for instances where the occupant discovered a fire and closed the door before exiting and calling, we arrive to find a snuffed out smoldering fire, or an active one still largely contained to that room.

Piss poor fire attack if you ask me. No interior attack and no ventilation. Ladder company took to long to get started.

@ffjsb

3 жыл бұрын

You're full of shit. There was line going in the front door. The fire was also self ventilating. And it probably took longer with limited manpower to get a second supply line to the ladder. You don't know a damn thing about firefighting. All the fire was contained in less than 10 minutes of when the video starts.

@brandoncarroll4345

3 жыл бұрын

As a fire fighter in the state of of I can say this is bad fire fighting there was more then enough guys one hand line at the door no back up line 2 the lader truck should of been ready to go

@mikegaskin5542

3 жыл бұрын

There's room for improvement. But what kind of ventilation did you want them to do?

Wow hope everyone got out safe !! This is down the street from a customer of mine!!

Oh my goodness! Just when I thought they put it out, it got even bigger! How sad

@Keonahawk24

3 жыл бұрын

Doug 64 got it. I didn’t know that

Watching the smoke burn is crazy cool.

Great stable footage.

@Jeff078

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Not having all the information that the I.C. has, I hate to give corrections to any dept. However, I believe the placement of the ladder/ attack pumper would have been much more useful if it had been located more to the front of the structure. Apparently, the ladder was not long enough to reach the initial main body of fire. Considering the large amount of fire in the upstairs, the fire was well contained to the right end of the structure. Good job.

@nickcovington6454

3 жыл бұрын

or maybe don't use a tower ladder for fire attack on an attic fire in a townhouse. it seemed like they had enough resources to be offensive. Oh well I wasn't there maybe there is something I can't see on the video. Great footage though.

@edloeffler9769

3 жыл бұрын

@@nickcovington6454 Several departments, (not all), in my area use aerial apparatus as first due engines to assure that they have ladder placement in front of the structure. Whether right or wrong, this does happen.

@nickcovington6454

3 жыл бұрын

@@edloeffler9769 Just doesn't seem like the best initial priority unless you are in a defensive mode off the bat. First engine fire attack first truck search.

@Matthew37128

3 жыл бұрын

I think the ladder was placed properly. When I went through the Driver/Operator course for my fire dept, one thing they taught us was when doing a windshield size up, look at the size of the home, and if it should collapse, will it hit your rig. That front gable wall if it were to collapse would most definitely end up in the street and on top of the ladder truck, rending the ladder truck now useless. Good placement in my book.

@nickcovington6454

3 жыл бұрын

@@Matthew37128 Yeah you always want to spot out of the collapse zone. But a tower ladder master stream being the first thing you setup on a townhouse fire? That doesn't make sense unless you have limited resources. Obviously we all work in different areas with different circumstances and I'm fortunate to be in a large well staffed professional city. And the only reason I even bother to comment is for other people to learn. If this were in my city the first truck would probably split, 2 guys performing search and 2 guys to the roof for vertical vent. The first 2 available engine companies would probably have gone in and put the fire out. Obviously there are a ton of other tasks that need to be done; IE exposure protection, water supply, salvage, etc.

The neighboring houses have their garden hoses out. Points for trying.

The water boom operator should have upgraded his eyeglass.

@ianwalton284

3 жыл бұрын

I'm wondering if they even had someone trained to operate it correctly. Sure took long enough to fire it up.

@mmkucharczyk81

3 жыл бұрын

you can use the stick nozzle with guys inside. it would end up lodd

@karagregory69

3 жыл бұрын

You wonder if what they saw on the ground was any different from the drone perspective.

Great high def footage

@Jeff078

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Oh dang. They have beautiful homes there. And town homes too.

@edilton_ferreira

3 жыл бұрын

ola Holly Gonzales ,tudo bem querida?

@hollygonzalez6298

3 жыл бұрын

@@edilton_ferreira si todo bien

Looks like the FD has never done this before

@jasonarena1101

3 жыл бұрын

way to monday morning quarterback

@jaybee5832

3 жыл бұрын

Rushing jeopardizes lives. These structures may have Natural gas supplied & live power. Those factors have to be taken into consideration.

@280StJohnsPl

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaybee5832 LOL.....most structures do have natural gas and live power....doesn't stop aggressive departments from moving in and attacking the fire. Buy your CFD boys some balls

It looked like a football huddle for a bit and the 30-second clock ran down and delay of game should have been called. On a good note at least the fire was contained and the second part of the duplex was not burned and did not turn into the great Chicago fire.

Great job of filming this fire. FD did a good job of getting the fire under control quickly.

@Jeff078

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

When you have fire through the roof...you need more then a handline!!

@red55chief

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, you can see that the 1-3/4” handlines are insufficient to control this fire.

@ffjsb

3 жыл бұрын

@@red55chief That's why they put a 2 1/2" line and a master stream into operation. Guess you didn't notice that, along with the interior ops before that...

@davidrossman7925

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t necessarily think that statement is true for all circumstances. Fire through the roof is definitely a well established, hot fire but if you look at this particular fire you can see that it is a working attic fire. An elevated master stream will work for the exposed fire directly around the failed roof but it will do absolutely nothing for the fire burning through the rest of the attic. Attic fires are more effectively controlled through the use of aggressive interior fire attacks and a lot of hard work. You cannot put an attic fire (or any fire for that matter) by just applying water to smoke or visible fire, you have to apply water to what’s actually burning. My statement is supported by the footage we see, the elevated master stream and the exterior hose lines are completely ineffective. The master stream is checking the fire spread through the gable vent at best since the stream is only hitting one isolated spot within the attic. The hand lines are only hitting visible smoke and fire and doing absolutely nothing to the fire burning underneath there intact portions of the roof.

@ffjsb

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidrossman7925 Bingo.

@dmsomers

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe more cowbell

Nice Ruby Red at the end.

Don't care what anyone says or thinks you couldn't put that fire out in five minutes, the fire dept,done a damn good job on containment and safety in mind especially when the natural gas line ruptured at the connection to that

@darallhutchins4624

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry about that once the gas line was shut off and fire was knocked down team went back in and with the outside crew they had this fire contained controlled and out and searching for hot spots with in minutes damn good job.

@darallhutchins4624

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah a hand shake and pat on the back to the drone operator and to the home owner sorry for your loss.

@0patience4flz

3 жыл бұрын

7 1/2 minutes...to contain the fire...not bad...

Damn, it's like a video game waiting on players to log in,to play the positions. Like, is the interior full of sharks or what? Whatever man.

@Derekva40

3 жыл бұрын

id have to agree.. an aggressive interior attack and ceiling pulling before the fire went through the roof is what i would have ordered. Then i can see the knock down from the outside but go back inside and get it after.. Gotta pull those ceilings

@jonboogy

3 жыл бұрын

I volunteered in VA for a few years and it always bugged me how iffy the VDFP was in regards to interior ops

@jaybee5832

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonboogy Chesapeake isn't trying risk lives & has a good record throughout the years. Even though i lost a Firefighter friend due to a roof collapse in Chesapeake Virginia. You don't put a cape on & run into burning structures to save the day. You want to go home to your family after it's all said & done.

Any bets that that roof was 3/8" OSB ? Just asking. :-/

@WickedWebWoman22

3 жыл бұрын

Personally I hate that crap! It's not much more than glorified particle board, IMO.....

@davidpulaski5628

3 жыл бұрын

@@WickedWebWoman22 Got that right !!! :-O

@davidpulaski5628

3 жыл бұрын

@Scrap cash Thank You! I'm no contractor. Live & Learn ...

@rickkephartactual7706

3 жыл бұрын

I can't say on the OSB but in that area you can be sure they are on 24 inch centers. They are spongy they day they are built and fail quickly under fire or snow load.

@portagepete1

3 жыл бұрын

@Scrap cash I used 5/8 on mine then sprayed closed cell foam insulation on the inside that makes it very fire resistant i put this foam on a fire for a while and it does't burn and it keeps the oxygen off the wood.

*what's the point of standing outside to pour? plug into the machine and come in extinguish from the inside .... disgusting work*

@benvarepa8304

3 жыл бұрын

Я смотрю видео и думаю о том же! после того как я видел как вы работаете, я просто удевлён. Вы самый лучший пожарник!!

@scottwinne4330

3 жыл бұрын

I agree .he is pushing the fire back into the house and not hitting the seat of the fire .he is actually fanning the flames making the fire grow.nobody does interior attack anymore. They go straight to surround and drown.

@CatNact

3 жыл бұрын

It’s not about preserving it’s about containing the spread to other houses.

@BROOKLYN1977

3 жыл бұрын

FDNY would be highly disappointed in that type of attack that they're doing in the video

@merlejones2222

3 жыл бұрын

As a former structure firefighter, once that fire vents itself the house is a loss.... as it can reach temperatures so hot the ambient air becomes super heated and burns . That house can be replaced

I'm local so I subscribed. You'd think when the fire dept. arrives the fire's going to be put out, not the case here. Thanks Jeff

@iamher2484

3 жыл бұрын

Im local also, good footage!!! I feel bad for the home owners

@charlesrudish9147

3 жыл бұрын

There's more to this fire than meets the eye. I was a firefighter for over 20 years and have never seen one take off like this, lightning or not. I'm going to say cheap building materials, and a high fire load inside. Look how fast that roof collapsed. That's hard to believe.

@shaunarock713

3 жыл бұрын

@@charlesrudish9147 You know I was thinking the same thing when I posted. Yeah,it's sad as much as they cost,literally sometimes.

@ffjsb

3 жыл бұрын

@@charlesrudish9147 You must not have been on many lightning caused fires. First off, usually there's going to be a ton of fire alarms going off, so most companies are going to be tied up. Secondly, lightning fires aren't always visible in a structure, it may not get reported immediately, and it may knock out any alarm system. Lastly, there can be multiple fires in multiple void spaces, so it's like playing whack a mole with fire.

At the very least, without repositioning hands lines and apparatus, use the rain down method to get more water on that fire. Not shoot the flames coming out of the roof.

The drone was better than the fire fighting tactics. Maybe the drone should have fought the fire.

@ffjsb

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe you should get off your ass and go be a firefighter...

@glennhuber4975

3 жыл бұрын

The drone also made better comments about what they see, maybe you should let the drone comment for you, and go back to your keyboard

Master streams in A side gable vent, and a master stream into the D side of the building it goes out!

@sas21773

3 жыл бұрын

I know right I’m not surprised it spread so fast

i wish they would have put the aerial in front of the building

@rjrestorationstation4402

3 жыл бұрын

Apparatus placement is always the key. Lightweight construction is gonna burn like gasoline. You have to know what lurks in your jurisdiction. If there’s no life safety issues, control it and protect the exposures.

i think the idea of a drone is a great idea at fires

That was a great video.? What kind of drone.? A DJI Mavic?

@Jeff078

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Its actuall a DJI Spark using all default settings. I'm going to get a better one soon.

Show de bola 😎👍

Unless the video has been edited these guys got a heck of a lot done in 12 minutes. It seems like an eternity while watching but it went from an out of control blazing inferno to mostly knocked down in less than 12 minutes.

@jaybee5832

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed! Without loss of life or injury as it appears. 👍🏼👏🏻

Is anyone in there....you better come out because we are not coming in ! LOL

Hitin it hard from the yard at its finest

Hey did the siding get hot and melt on the buildings in the back or is it just me ?

OMG. And this is a career department? They made a beautiful, big fire. Kudos

Wonderful footage of what looks like a depleted manpower / volly agency trying to do the best they can... Living in the city of Los Angeles, you would probably see the equivalent of a fifth alarm for that department and it's surrounding agencies assigned on the initial first and second dispatches

@jaybee5832

3 жыл бұрын

Glad your not running my City wasting taxpayers money. There's at least 5 fire stations within 8 miles of this structure. Considering what these houses are made of, the fire was pretty much contained in a short time. A single family home doesn't require a 5 alarm response,. Smh. 🤔

@280StJohnsPl

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaybee5832 How would you know ?

@jaybee5832

3 жыл бұрын

@@280StJohnsPl I just know!!

@280StJohnsPl

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaybee5832 Yeah...you know LMAO !

@jaybee5832

3 жыл бұрын

@@280StJohnsPl I just know what the hell I'm talking about. 😉

Hit hard from the yard Fire Department.

love the drone footage but i wouldve loved some audio to go with it

I'm going to be that guy and mention it's against FAA regulations to fly over a fire scene, since often fire departments will use a thermal imaging drone to find hotspots. Now in saying that, I would've done the same thing as you though maybe higher and, of need be, a little further back so I could plea my case about being out of the area if the FAA jumped down my throat.

@equipment-enthusiast

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like from where I'm watching he is across the street from the fire and not over the fire scene.

@newday9136

3 жыл бұрын

Doesnt look like hotspots are hard to see

@Jeff078

3 жыл бұрын

@@equipment-enthusiast You are correct! I was a street over, never over the scene or anyone.

What's interior fire fighting?

Any time you want to start using that ladder pipe would be fine.

I really like your drone footage, just wondering why you did not move the drone around, maybe a back view too! 😊

@JunkPost1

3 жыл бұрын

Smoke

@JunkPost1

3 жыл бұрын

Smoke was in the way and can make the drone not fly well

@JunkPost1

3 жыл бұрын

That’s my guess

@natewilliams3211

3 жыл бұрын

Why didn't this fire department ask for more assistance?

@jaybee5832

3 жыл бұрын

Because it's illegal to fly drones over people in Virginia.

All I can say is, WTF? the guy with the hose in the front yard, what is he doing? Watering the shrubs in front of the house?

Wow this is down the street from my house. I just happen to run across it on KZread.

@cherihedgepeth9582

3 жыл бұрын

Where is this? What part of Chesapeake?

Sometimes (most times) a good interior attack will have this under control in the half the time they let that thing burn..

David Decker would have this out in 5 minutes, just saying 🤷‍♂️

@glennhuber4975

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe, but every fire is different , and no “superchief” can gage a fire

@lemmykilmister9979

3 жыл бұрын

@@glennhuber4975 Well it's very obvious you can't pick up on the funny sarcasm

@ArmyMP

3 жыл бұрын

@@lemmykilmister9979 Yeah, I laughed too. :)

I live in a neighboring city and came to read comments of the keyboard Firefighters. Chesapeake did a great job. Possibly stations 10, 4 and or 14 are the closest in this section of Greenbriar. These houses are made of sawdust, vinyl and tar shingles. All of which can burn to the foundation within 1 hour. Thumbs up for the first responders all over.💯

@280StJohnsPl

3 жыл бұрын

LOL.....you must be as incompetent as these guys

@jaybee5832

3 жыл бұрын

@@280StJohnsPl You sound very intelligent. Mr Troll. Have you no hole to hide? ?

@280StJohnsPl

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaybee5832 Another wannabee firefighter LOL

@jaybee5832

3 жыл бұрын

@@280StJohnsPl It's ok for you to want to be something your not. Do your thing. Don't pretend. Your candle power is not that bright.✌🏽

@280StJohnsPl

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaybee5832 What....you aren't going to defend this operation ?

The disadvantage of a wooden house is that in case of fire it is a complete destruction.

Need to be given a damn good shake !

They burned that house down! Where was the interior fire attack?

What part of Chesapeake was this fire located? Hope no one was hurt.

@levarfreeman6854

3 жыл бұрын

Across from Central Meats on Kempsville

So hard to watch. This department afraid to do interior attacks?

@DaveC_TN

3 жыл бұрын

At the very beginning of this video there is a line in the front door. If you concentrate on the FF's entering/leaving the building, I count at least 4 that come out as things get dicey. They had an interior attack set up right from the start.

good job Chesapeak

Where in chesapeake was this? I'm in chesapeake too and don't remember hearing about this

It found some air just after 1:42. Nice stable work from the drone. Interesting that the smoke migrated to the adjacent unit (4:13); no firewalls?

@gusbailey68

3 жыл бұрын

Shame about the cat, but that is one seriously combustible structure. Lightning? www.wavy.com/news/local-news/chesapeake/lightning-strikes-chesapeake-home-on-alexandria-lane-resulting-in-fire/

@gusbailey68

3 жыл бұрын

Were they hoarding packing peanuts?

@doreenblatz2440

3 жыл бұрын

gusbailey68 thanks. Great pictures.

Where's the entry?? Could've stopped it sooner.

Love the comments, shooting water at flames, do not think this department do any tactical exercises.Does the amount of water used equate to the tactical objective? Firefighters around the world this is not any example to follow. To the homeowners, better have additional insurance coverage. Even if this video is seen by this fire dept who is going to critique it, competency breeds performance.

I guess interior attack isn't a thing in VA. yet....

@jaybee5832

3 жыл бұрын

Did you really pay attention to what was going on ? ? They were on the inside until it became too unsafe to remain. 😐

@patricktapia5525

3 жыл бұрын

They probably didn’t have any victims remaining inside after their primary. I think it was smart to not commit anyone to a potential collapse like that was. However they could’ve got that elevated stream and additional attack lines quicker. Good vid to learn from in any case.

@bchen0522

3 жыл бұрын

Why interior attack when you have a roof collapse? As soon as that happens your fire attack goes defensive.

That ladder truck is about 5 minutes too late. Absolutely no reason, none, that this fire got out of control.

The main thing in most American houses is the speed the fire spreads, no fire stops between sections of the house. Have they never heard of asbestolux.

@TheBeginner22

3 жыл бұрын

there may be a substitute but asbestos is forbidden in north american homes since a while now

So many new homes and is it just bad construction or no fireproofing construction materials that these newer homes burn fast. I lived in Navy housing in Chesapeake the newer homes . A garage caught on fire and it spread quickly and damaged a few other homes and garages. The newer homes were built fast and looked nice. But they are also built close to each other or attached so you better hope your home doesn’t catch fire. And hopefully people will get a hefty fire insurance policy!

I done a fire and hazard training years and years ago. The most important thing I remember is "always aim the water hose for the base of the fire". Otherwise, no chance to extinguish it. But this was done in Australia. Different rules for different countries, ha?! 🤦‍♀️

@portagepete1

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like this truck didn't come with instructions.

Wow.

Noted not to move to Chesapeake. Hillbilly department for sure. Come on down and train with us in Charlotte.

@61truckproductions68

3 жыл бұрын

You guys aren’t even aggressive either

@thefallenlettuce2797

3 жыл бұрын

Hell no my city of Chesapeake is fine

@thefallenlettuce2797

3 жыл бұрын

@@61truckproductions68 to true

Shoutout to the people who know where this is

This will make an excellent training video . a lot of mistakes made here or was this training ?

@portagepete1

3 жыл бұрын

This was a commercial on how to make money and do nothing.

@virgilhilts3924

Жыл бұрын

What mistakes...?

I’m really not trying to be a Keyboard Firefighter here but why didn’t these guys do an Aggressive interior Attack

@garysquadman3152

3 жыл бұрын

Pussys

@milesff7

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine how effective one line to the second floor, and a hook would be?

@280StJohnsPl

3 жыл бұрын

@@milesff7 LOL.....what a good idea, just not for the Chesapeake foundation savers

This is how firefighting is done in post Soviet block countries. They spray water from outside and hope for the best. 90% of complete loss of structures in most of the outcome. With more loose building codes written in favor of real estate/construction industries, homes in North America melt very quickly without rapid, aggressive internal attacks from fire departments.

Great drone footage. Too bad these guys don’t have an aerial or anything

@Jeff078

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I told you it wasnt always better on the greener side of the grass...

We’re these folks professional firefighters?

@MacLaw3084

3 жыл бұрын

volunteers possibly

@frankwhite5948

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think so so 🤔

@portagepete1

3 жыл бұрын

If you saw the video you could tell it was everybody's first day on the job.