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@smsm7380

Жыл бұрын

wow thats nice

@Plane_Person

11 ай бұрын

KZread sucks

Brilliant video and excellent description. For all of those who thought it took a long time to get to the plane, from leaving the station it was 2 minutes 38 seconds to start pumping foam. There is no way a truck that heavy could consider driving across grass plus there are lighting stanchions and other obstacles.

@georgeniebling6566

3 жыл бұрын

And this was from a standing start. This is not like an aircraft landing with a problem. They had no lead time to get the trucks out there.

@ralphholiman7401

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve watched fire trucks depressing asphalt as they rolled over it. Water is heavy.

@literalantifaterrorist4673

3 жыл бұрын

Pops 272 As well, airports are MASSIVE. A runway is usually a mile and a half to two miles long.

@tomsmith5584

3 жыл бұрын

That and all their movements had to be coordinated with Air Traffic Control. ATC had to make sure all the airplanes on the field either stopped where they were or stayed in the air.

@jonathanmccain8646

2 жыл бұрын

Why, what would happen if they drove over grass?

The tilt alarm and water spilling all over the runway where exactly what I first noticed watching the video, from the perspective of someone sitting in the comfort of their own home and not responding to a situation where people could actually be losing their life. It seems like quite a delicate balancing act between arriving to the scene quickly, intact, and with as much water onboard as possible. It looks like they handled it incredible well.

@Tylerstace-smith

2 жыл бұрын

They don't use water they use foam in the trucks. It could roll and the foam would stay in them the tanks are sealed

@sango_wango851

2 жыл бұрын

​@@Tylerstace-smith That's not true at all - the foam is made up of a mixture of 3% foam concentrate and 97% water which are both stored on the truck. Water tanks are not usually completely sealed - which is why you see water splashing out from inside of the truck and leaking everywhere while it's driving in this video. As mentioned in the description, in this case specifically they ended up using 24,000 gallons of 3% finished AFFF foam, so only 720 gallons of the AFFF concentrate.

@sweens06

2 жыл бұрын

These guys knew the exactly how far they could push their apparatus. Bravo.

@SupremeRuleroftheWorld

Жыл бұрын

@@sweens06 i have driven these fire trucks. you actually learn to use the weight of the water to control it. you feel the water move to one side and then you steer to keep it there and finish the turn. the only thing they did wrong here was doing LOTS of turns zig zagging towards the plane instead of going full speed over 1 taxiway and making just 1 turn. that would cut down their response time considerbaly.

@lyledude11

Жыл бұрын

they are taking their sweet time. Not citizen-like.

Dude.... You have cited literally every single last one of your sources and then made them publically available. You're really an investigative journalist at this point.

@brianlacroix822

Жыл бұрын

this is the guy who started real world police

@totoroid

11 ай бұрын

Oh really. I love RWP

@Leigh3420

4 ай бұрын

That’s pretty cool 😎 thanks for letting us know. I’m a huge fan of real world police.

One of the first units on scene included a firefighter who had been with Chicago Fire Department for 36 years. He had never before responded to an aircraft fire and was scheduled to retire the following day. At 11:00 in this video you can hear him saying "I finally got my fire! Luckily no one was hurt." That's pretty cool.

I have been on truck 655 with my uncle George M. I got to stay the night at the fire house one time. The cook was fantastic. 3 super meals a day. Got to go up in the 90 ft. Bucket too. Good memories 😀. Uncle was a lieutenant at O'Hare. He has since passed away. R.i.p. Uncle George

@qasimahmed445

3 жыл бұрын

Rip for your loss

@HiHi-cd6xi

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss man

Wish more people took the time to write such a detailed description. Good video.

@firstlast8902

4 жыл бұрын

Vise Key Police Activity copies and pastes their video description word for word from whichever news site they reupload the video from. A bit different.

@eaglefirefly

4 жыл бұрын

Blimey this was so lucky!

@nothx5931

4 жыл бұрын

First Last true

@StevenRides

3 жыл бұрын

and read them!

Amazing footage. Thank you airport firefighters around the world for being there and being ready to help us. -a grateful passenger who flies a lot.

10:57 “finally got my fire”. Congrats on retirement!

@hectorandres2921

3 жыл бұрын

He deserved it after that, for sure...

@theaveragejoe74

2 жыл бұрын

@@hectorandres2921 that’s my dad! Walter Glaubitz

I have done volunteer fire fighting in the past and have been to a few dwelling fires and structure fires. But this right here is the real deal. This gives me chills. To the professionals that handle this stuff, my hat goes off to you. Seeing that smoke gives me chills. God bless.

Ive been looking for a fire truck airport video for ever

@WhatYouHaventSeen

6 жыл бұрын

Probably because they're cool?

@mohdmajid7881

6 жыл бұрын

Exoticloverscanada

@dang25272549

6 жыл бұрын

Oshkosh fire truck...

@swkohn1279

5 жыл бұрын

Meant: I've been looking for an airport firetruck video for forever. 🤷🏻‍♂️👍

@munky123jw

5 жыл бұрын

Top gear airport vehicle racing also has airport fire truck.

Wow. Absolutely incredible, how CFD maneuvered their behemoths with such precision! I'm glad there were no fatalities and that vet got his fire. And, What You Haven't Seen, thanks for doing our collective ears a favour with the squelcing on some of the audio.

Thank you for taking the time to post this very interesting and informative video. You showed a view, the general public would very rarely see. It also shows how constant training pays off it an intense situation. Thank you for your service.

@WhatYouHaventSeen

6 жыл бұрын

My service is in bringing you the information and these videos, but I'm certain that men and women of Chicago FD are hanging around these comments and appreciate that.

Honestly giving the video a like purely for the description.

very impressed with the rigidity of the evacuation slides in front of water power

@lemonsqweezy9532

3 жыл бұрын

Theyre meant to be used as rafts in the case of a water landing so I was hoping they'd hold up 😂

@SportyMabamba

3 жыл бұрын

I wondered if someone in the truck would jump out and deflate it to clear it from the water jet. Maybe with a special tool

I haven't been in a crash truck in over 10 years but I still got a little thrill responding to your Alert 3 with you. Thanks!

I worked on crash fire trucks in the Air Force but these don’t seem to modulate around the aircraft. What a satisfying job.

@Markus-zb5zd

Жыл бұрын

Yeah their #1 priority is to shield the cabin.

Finally, someone uploading good crash truck videos. I've been looking for this kind of perspective for a long, long time!

Doesnt get much more real than that. Educational and inspirational. Keep up the awesome work.

The drivers of those fire engines do a great job "apexing" the turns. I can only imagine keeping those rigs under control at those speeds with all the turns they had to take. Great positioning of the vehicles on the roadway (taxiways and runway) on entry into the turns and through the turns. This allows the turns to be taken safely at higher speeds. Excellent driving skills. Also, glad to hear the firefighters visually and verbally confirming the runways they are about to cross are clear. Looked like a very professional response by a well-trained team.

Excellent video and even better video description!

@WhatYouHaventSeen

6 жыл бұрын

Classical Rips - Thank you!

Wow! I don’t know how I missed these. It’s been over a year since WYHS posted this and others from different perspectives of the various firefighting trucks. Agreed; very detailed info and many thanks for that! I can vouch for the tilting dangers. As a volunteer firefighter/First Responder for 9 years, I recall one of my fellow firefighters got tunnel vision and high excitability on the way to a fire while driving our mini-pumper; the tank wasn’t full, thus sloshing dangerously and he soon found himself in a ditch. (It didn’t help that it had rained recently and wind had brought down a lot of dead leaves on the roads.) Shame on the last prior operator, who should have filled it up (per policy) before parking it. The fireman who ditched it, as he admitted, would have known the tank wasn’t full by the way it handled; his operation of the vehicle should have reflected that accordingly. Yes, we all got an extra Inservice and checkoff on that, and to my knowledge it never happened again. Sorry there were injuries in this situation, but it could have been so much worse. This video (and others of this call from other pumpers’ perspectives) remind us all of the necessary and often dangerous jobs firefighters do to protect us! Thank you for bringing it to our attention, WYHS. Well done, especially the detailed explanation!

My dad was the engineer driving crash rig 653. First one on the scene! Great job by everyone absolute heroes.

I have to say without a doubt on of the best youtube reports video ever! Thank you for taking the time to do all this work including the links to all the pictures and reports.

@WhatYouHaventSeen

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Craig's Car Care! I appreciate that!

My dad was crash crew in 69-70... he said their moto was "You crash...We dash... You burn... We learn...."

The response time is remarkable. Very, very well done job by the vigilant O’Hare fire crew.

@therandomytchannel4318

4 жыл бұрын

Quick! Call the fire brigade!!

@kenrudge8002

4 жыл бұрын

TBH i dont think it was.....I mean as regard the response time. yes. however in relation to what they were dealing with its not good enough......And thats purely down to the location of were the trucks were. needs to be more centralised.....That goes for any airport.......Imagine that being a jumbo ready to take off fully laden with fuel.....Could go up at any moment

@ZicajosProductions

4 жыл бұрын

ken rudge Yea I see what you mean. But there is something to be said about the fact they dispatched themselves before even being told to do so by tower. Vigilance.

@nickbricks8017

4 жыл бұрын

ken rudge they were well within the time frame put in place by the FAA and NTSB (3 minutes till the fire rig gets on scene and 7 till the last).

@Studio23Media

3 жыл бұрын

ken rudge Those trucks are upwards of 100,000lbs, taking off from a standstill, with no advanced warning. I'd say they did pretty decent. Even empty, they're setting off the tip alarm on every turn. These trucks aren't sportscars.

Thank you very much for sharing both the video and all the material related to the accident. Being a fight buff I found it immensely interesting!

Years later, I can still taste that AFFF, that I accidentally ingested, when you’re not on the rig it happen Sometimes!!Thanks again for the video.

Those runways are huge when you have to drive them in big rescue vehicles even...all the many taxiways to go through. They did a great job helping saving that plane.

Unbelievable information to read about disaster. Especially to learn that an ejected turbine traveled 3,000ft into the roof of the UPS bldg. And 10 hrs to stop the leak. DANG!! THAT'S SCARY STUFF! We don't think or hear about those things. Thank you for explaining all that happened. WOW!!

@WhatYouHaventSeen

6 жыл бұрын

Amanda Bolton You’re welcome! It is pretty wild. Fortunately, what makes these events so newsworthy is their rarity.

@pinkdispatcher

6 жыл бұрын

A minor correction (which, however, makes a big difference). The piece that was ejected and landed at the UPS facility was a piece of a turbine *disk*, which is substantially more massive than a blade (usually at least by an order of magnitude). A blade would probably not travel that far. Ejected turbine disk fragments can travel several kilometres, they may have weights and speeds comparable to artillery shells. If you want to know what happened to the engine as precisely as anyone knows, here's the Factual report of the Powerplant Group Chairman of the NTSB: dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms/search/document.cfm?docID=454015&docketID=60058&mkey=94308

@WhatYouHaventSeen

6 жыл бұрын

@pinkdispatcher - Spot on. Thank you - correction has been made. Additionally, I uploaded some photos I think you'll find interesting. They are at tiny.cc/AA383Pics (case sensitive, link redirects to a Google Drive album).

@pinkdispatcher

6 жыл бұрын

Great photos, thanks.

@vegascorbin

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the link. A lot of the information was over my head but just seeing what they go through to find the cause was very interesting.

A great perspective that I've never seen before. Great upload! Thanks!

O'Hare is my home airport and this really gives me perspective of how HUGE it is. It seemed to take forever to get to the plane, but really was quicker than the time it takes my local first responders to get to my house - I and think they get her quick.

This video was awesome, as a fellow aviator this is pretty cool to see seeing that it's pretty rare to see this....... Awesome vids dude Keep up the good work! Defently subscribing!

Was stationed at O'hare at beginning of my career..this brings back memories

Thanks for the incredibly detailed description along with sharing photos and NTSB report! This is a true log of the event, as opposed to a TruTV Reality Video. Thank You

Thank you for the video and all the cool and useful info in the description!

This is one of the most interesting and informative KZread videos I have ever seen. Excellent work. New subscriber here.

@xwhels

5 жыл бұрын

silvio2372 informative how exactly?

@firstlast8902

4 жыл бұрын

Anas saleh Read the description. It’s full of information not available anywhere else.

Really awesome video. Also appreciate the background information, very well explained and very informative. Thanks!

Racing through the airfield like a pro in ideal lines nearly hitting the apex with this hevy fire trucks. Respect to all these people!

Excellent description and additional info. You sir, just earned another sub! Many thanks

I was on the tarmac sitting on a UA flight as this unfolded right in front of me. Amazing job by all involved - especially the pilot who aborted take off.

@tumor480sm

2 жыл бұрын

I was driving Northbound along Las Vegas Boulevard by Nellis Air Force Base to the right of me probably a mile away was a large T tail transport plane on fire the fire trucks were there several of them shooting foam at it if firewood die down and then start the blaze up again the trucks again would be pouring phone at it

@tumor480sm

2 жыл бұрын

That would be putting foam on it again this happened several times I called my employer to tell him about it it turns out they were just practicing and they do this every now and again what unbelievable sight to watch from the highway

Wow! I felt the frustration at having to negotiate the taxiways and runways to get to the fire. I know you can't drive over the medians, I guess, to keep from running over taxiway and runway edge lights, but man it seemed to take forever. What a great job by very talented firefighters. After all that water and extinguishing fluid, to see the fire reignite was incredible. Thanks for the video.

@illgetbacktothat2291

2 жыл бұрын

Not to mention that ARFF crews have to coordinate with towers and get clearance to pass hold bars.

@Markus-zb5zd

Жыл бұрын

@@illgetbacktothat2291 in this case they were cleared on all runways and taxiways. ATC ordered "everyone stop" for the whole airport and then gave clearance to Emergency services

What a great video! Glad everyone got off the plane safely. Thought they would never get that fire knocked down.

Very interesting perspective that you don’t see everyday. Excellent description too. Glad I wasn’t on board that one!

A1 top notch video and description! Excellent. And WOW,.amazing driving and attack of that fire. This video is top notch all the way!

7:41 The new gull winged 767

I wanted to be a firefighter for the RAF, training in cardiff, when i was a kid... dreams dont come true.... good footage, and glad that guy got his fire before he retired.

Thank you very much for the video and description. Excellent effort and sincerely appreciated. From a senior H&S person.

Often when there is an airport incident posted on KZread people bag on the firefighters for taking so long to get there. This is a great example of why it takes time. You can’t just drive straight to the accident. They have to weave through the taxiways and runways and it takes time. Also, these are HEAVY trucks.

@xEvilRaptorx

Жыл бұрын

8.4 lbs per gallon of water. And somewhere up to 1000 gallons on the truck, 500-800 typically... Yeah those trucks are heavy

@lawoftheland5923

Жыл бұрын

@@xEvilRaptorxThis is foam not water

@lawoftheland5923

Жыл бұрын

@@xEvilRaptorxThese carry around 1200 gallons of foam. These are monsters

I don't remember hearing about this fire, but that sure looked hot. The right wing looks like it melted.

The description is beautiful, it answered questions I had!

I was lucky enough to go out in these trucks with my family to go to a practice plane and it was awesome and we also got to go into the firehouse and go all the way up on a ladder truck. These guys are the best!

I know this is serious stuff, often life-and-death. But man, it must fun letting those huge rigs max out on the runway . . .

@richardgray115

4 жыл бұрын

It is the rush of adrenaline is amazing. But that can cause you to do things that are dangerous, like cornering too fast etc. I was 18 in Namibia doing this for 2 years. We had 6x6 OshKosh and 6x6 Chubb Pathfinder. Both had roof monitors (water canons). At that time the Pathfinder was in the Guiness World Records for many years as having the most powerful pumping capabilities.

@XX-166

4 жыл бұрын

Until it flips over because you’re driving it like a Mazda Miata.

It is amazing how the turbine disc parts split to go both above and below the fuselage. Most of the people worried about fire would likely have been 100% panic mode if they also were dealing with casualties at the same time. Also, for a humorous end to what could have been a very bad causality count, are not winglets supposed to point up?

@TheHepsterproduction

6 жыл бұрын

Jason Woods that was a limited edition 737 ;)

@RandomNumber141

5 жыл бұрын

Jet fuel can’t melt steel beams!

Love this channel! Has to be the best I've ever subbed to. Great work! Please keep it up. Greetings from Alaska.

What a super description you have included. I have subscribed, thank you.

Parabéns pelo trabalho 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻

Dang that engine fire was immortal.

Thanks for the long video description, was very informative!

Great information about the incident all of the extra stuff that they never really covered. The fan blade especially was cool info

767 worth $200million THRASHED! 170 Passengers including Crews SAVED! ☝️😇

@Hallstien

4 жыл бұрын

No you Can’t get 10000 Subs WITHOUT ANY VIDEO

@Stealthmuiz

3 жыл бұрын

much of the plane can be salvaged, like the other engine and the interior.

@aaronlumba8230

3 жыл бұрын

@@Hallstien it's okay 😊

@mikegallant811

Ай бұрын

​@@Stealthmuizwell, yeah, but starboard engine and wing... Complete write offs.

Great footage!

@RealWorldPolice

3 жыл бұрын

Great username

@RealWorldPolice

3 жыл бұрын

Oh snap lol. Wrong account. (Anyway, check out Real World Police 😛)

@Isoye

3 жыл бұрын

@@RealWorldPolice Yooooooo I watch you all the time

@arliesam948

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@SalmanSami231987

3 жыл бұрын

@@RealWorldPolice 9

That opening shot is hellish- Bless the first responders 🏆💛

Very well documented and informational description for this video. Good job.

When there's an incident such as this at a large and busy airport, is there a ground stop on the whole airfield with incoming aircraft diverted or is just the immediate area of the incident closed off?

@WhatYouHaventSeen

6 жыл бұрын

Typically - if there can be said to exist such a thing - there is an immediate ground stop and aircraft on final approach are instructed to go around. Because emergency vehicles can be coming from anywhere on airport property there isn't always an "immediate area of the incident." Safe resumption of airport operations is a priority and that'll happen as soon as is reasonably possible, sometimes with temporary reductions in capacity depending on the nature of the incident, investigation requirements, any necessary repairs, and the availability of rescue services.

@hornydevil1117

6 жыл бұрын

navyguyhm3 the ARFFs have to get permission to cross active runways.

@CFDMedia

6 жыл бұрын

O hare instituted a full ground stop nothing moved period outside of CFD and Airport operations response.

@CFDMedia

6 жыл бұрын

At O'Hare in this case it was a total ground stop.

@engine2151

6 жыл бұрын

So if all air traffic is closed for this incident what happens if a plane needs to land here and can't divert due to bingo fuel

The epitome of "surround and drown".

Did that for R.I. National Guard for 6 years Crash/and Structural! Hats off to you Gals and Guys!

For some reason I keep hearing, "Bank angle! Bank angle!" when you took the corners. 🤣

curb weight in excess of 100,000 pounds...I'm guessing water capacity alone is another 35,000 pounds on top of it. What kind of engines do airport crash tenders operate with? What kind of engines

@peterf.229

5 жыл бұрын

large diesel engines Id wager.

@martinbarnes7179

5 жыл бұрын

Caterpillar turbo diesel with Allison transmissions. The torque is awesome. They’ll go 70mph straight up big hills. They’re awesome!

@djo9c1

5 жыл бұрын

Various high-output big-bore turbodiesels. Newer ones are usually Deutz TCD 16.0L, or two (yes, dual engine) Scania DC16. Older ones often used the Detroit 8V92TA; some have Cummins NTC400, ISM, or QSX15; or Caterpillar C-15, C-16, or C-18. Since the EPA does not classify these vehicles as on-highway trucks, there are "looser" emissions standards so it is easier to push that high horsepower.

@firstlast8902

4 жыл бұрын

djo9C1 Solid answer. How do you know so much about these trucks?

Luckily those disc fragments didn't travel through the fuselage. They could've cut people in half.

@scotthaskin1509

6 жыл бұрын

Joseph Holmberg they can and they have! While the fuselage is a big deal, the fuel tanks are a bigger deal!

@brandoncaldwell95

5 жыл бұрын

it did go through a UPS building. 3,000ft away. That alone is scary enough..

@Keaton0801

5 жыл бұрын

@@brandoncaldwell95 I bet the UPS worker that this flew by from that probably needed to change his undies.

Thanks for the video, and the excellent additional detail provided with it.

Thank you for this good video. It is refreshing to watch the fire crews operating at an airport with a real life situation with a aircraft on fire. I was very glad to see that the main structure of the aircraft was intact enough for the passengers and crew to safely exit. Well done guys.

"I finally got my fire! Luckily no one was hurt." - destiny

NICE!!!!!Cooooool!

@Pilot-ULV

3 жыл бұрын

О, привет я твой Подписчик

@levgameschannel3434

2 жыл бұрын

Аахах, так вот почему мне этот видос в рекомендованные упал. Потому что тут его прокомментировал человек, на которого я подписан)

I never knew it would be so hard to put out! Great work.

@stevecooper2873

3 жыл бұрын

In industry, commonly called a "running spill fire", and this one has obstacles that prevent the extinguishing foam from getting to every last bit of fire.

Thank you for this AMAZING post!!! This post brings new meaning to research and homework!!!

Auquious film forming foam AFFF... we used it to fight fires in the Navy aboard ship.

@heli-crewhgs5285

5 жыл бұрын

It's 'AQUEOUS,' meaning water-based?

@JimWhitaker

4 жыл бұрын

@@heli-crewhgs5285 Yes

What’s the beeping in turns? A high G warning?

@brandoncaldwell95

5 жыл бұрын

No Comment tilt warning. High center of gravity warning the driver to ease off or itll roll over.

This is probably the most thorough post with information I have ever seen ..ever

Impressive how apparatus has changed from when I was a C.F.R. Firefighter in the 70/80's, beautiful rigs.

Man, I know those trucks hold alot of water but dam, that lasted quite awhile. I was wondering if they were going to have to go back and refill up and go back.

@seyitalihamzaquadri5470

5 жыл бұрын

Its foam not water

@Woody-nc1ru

5 жыл бұрын

@@seyitalihamzaquadri5470 Uhhh, yeah, it's water... There's a separate agent mixed into the water that magically makes the foam.......

Всем спасателям, всего мира, низкий поклон. Они, спасабт мамое ценное, что может быть, жизни!

This must be the best day in the life of an airport firefighter. Finally a great fire to distinguish. What they trained for hundred of times.

Very, very cool. You don't get to see this everyday!

Do airport fire trucks like the one the camera is in have sirens in the event they have to leave the field and venture on to surface roads for some reason?

@pfd37

6 жыл бұрын

Kevin Zeh yes, ours do.

@LatitudeSky

6 жыл бұрын

They do venture off airport routinely for training, industrial fires that benefit from the foam, and for off-airport crashes. So yes, they all have sirens as standard equipment.

@jamessmith-tn2el

6 жыл бұрын

a few years ago we had a storage tank at a local fuel storage facility catch fire, the local airport sent crash trucks to assist local fire fighters

@poppiarlin5612

6 жыл бұрын

ike fun They are probably part of Chicago Fire Department anyway. They typically offer their resources when requested especially for large fuel fires.

@jamessmith-tn2el

6 жыл бұрын

Steven Phillips, crash trucks are owned and operated by the airport not civil fire departments

WYHS; Do the new composite metallic materials used on the 787 present any more of a fire danger for you guys? They certainly do at the manufacturing plants!

@WhatYouHaventSeen

6 жыл бұрын

Are you referring to carbon fiber and inhalation hazards associated with fire? If so, hell yes. That stuff is evil. (It's great for building planes, though!)

Former USAF Firefighter. Thanks for the memories.

Loved this video, nice response in my opinion, direct route across the grass, Forget about it! Nice use of AFFF and Purple K. I never got to spend much time working ARFF, but it's definitely a different experience than structural.Nice job!

Idk about you but that is pretty lit Pun intended

@reynirheidbergstefansson2343

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, the crews were really stoked.

Anyone notice the trail of water the truck in front was leaving at every turn? I was laughing to myself thinking they would be empty before getting on scene.

@ffjsb

6 жыл бұрын

All fire apparatus have a "fill tower" with a lid that allows water to escape. If the tanks were sealed, they'd easily blow when filling the tank as fast as they do, because the tanks aren't meant to be pressurized at all. It's just a little water sloshing out the top because they were probably topped off all the way.

@mikehunt2822

6 жыл бұрын

All fire equipment have the same.. its an overflow for the tank... lol

@dustinvarner3438

6 жыл бұрын

Nah nah. They design them to run out of water for hilarity.

@oliversommer8165

6 жыл бұрын

all fire engine water tankers has overflows.

@firstbase4947

5 жыл бұрын

in case a firefighter forgets how many cups of water they put in it

Outstanding description!! They had to make sure all arrivals, and departures came to a halt as well.

Neigungsalarm...:-) Sehr schön erklärt, dazu die ganzen Infos ! Top !

Who's the genius that deployed a slide on the side of the airplane WHERE THERE'S A FIRE?!?! Haha, I guess we can laugh about it now since no one was seriously injured or killed...I'm sure it was a a "heat of the moment" thing (no pun intended). I wonder if anyone made it out on that side.

@davidhoffman1278

6 жыл бұрын

joseg2143, We were trained to exit IF you could angle away from the danger area. For door 1R that would be directing people to immediately turn 45 degrees to the left after they got to ground and to head for the edge of the paved surface. Of course sometimes after you open the exit you change your decision and send everyone out the other side of the aircraft. It could have gone either way.

@OSUfan757

6 жыл бұрын

I support David’s position 100%. I’d like to also add, being a flight attendant myself, we’re also trained to make sure that that exit is clear of fire, water, debris, etc. and as you may notice in the video, the wind has a very strong impact on where the smoke is blowing to. Not to mention also that this is Chicago a.k.a. the Windy City, having said that, it would not be unheard of for the wind to be blowing one direction, and 5 to 10 minutes later it be blowing in a different direction. So at the time the flight attendant looked out of the window to check to make sure the area outside the door was clear. The wind could have been blowing from the nose to the tail therefore telling whoever the flight attendant was that the area was clear. One additional thing is that the aircraft is still sitting on the runway and when an aircraft takes off it needs to take off into the wind which means just by looking at it, it can tell you that at the time of the incident the wind was blowing from nose to tail on the aircraft, therefore telling whomever the flight attendant was that the exit was clear.

@WhatYouHaventSeen

6 жыл бұрын

"FA #5 was seated at the 1R jumpseat when she heard a loud bang. The airplane was shaking and she was waiting for the pilots to tell the flight attendants what had happened. Before she heard any announcement, the passengers started rushing toward her shouting “fire, open the door, open the door”. She did not see fire, but FA #1 had turned around and saw smoke in the cabin and had opened his door. She assessed out her door window, she saw no fire, and opened the 1R door. Once the door was opened, she saw fire outside and blocked the exit by holding up her hands to stop passengers from using that exit. She shouted at passengers to use the 1L door and continued blocking the 1R door. Once all passengers had evacuated, she exited out 1L door." The 4L door was a bit crazier. "FA #2 was seated at the 4L jumpseat when she heard a loud noise and felt the airplane fishtail. She saw flames coming from the right wing and picked up the interphone to call the captain but could not recall how to dial it. Immediately passengers were at her door pleading to get off the airplane. She attempted to contact the cockpit to have them shut down the engines but was unsuccessful. Passengers were continuing to plead with her to let them off the airplane. She continued to hold back passengers to allow more time for the pilots to shut down the engines before evacuating. The cabin began filling with smoke and she was concerned the airplane was heavy with fuel so she decided to evacuate. The 4L slide deployed but was blowing towards the rear of the airplane because the engine was still running. She and #3 held passengers back until the slide stabilized and then began the evacuation. Once her area was clear, she exited the airplane out the 4L door." "FA #3 was seated at the 4R jumpseat when he heard a loud grinding noise and felt the airplane begin to fishtail. The cabin was lit up with fire on the right side of the airplane back to his door at 4R. Before they came to a stop passengers were screaming and climbing over middle seats and moving over to the left side. He attempted to use the interphone to make a PA to instruct everyone to remain calm. He moved to the 4L door area to assist FA #2 as passengers continued to ask them to open the door and let them out. He and FA #2 were waiting to hear from the captain and for engines to shut down before they began evacuating. As they were waiting the cabin began to fill with smoke, so they decided to open the door and evacuate. *Once the door was open he could see passengers rolling across the runway behind the engine and the slide blowing to the rear. Once the engine shut down, the slide aligned itself and he continued evacuating passengers until the area was clear and exited out the 4L door."* Those folks had probably never seen a video of jet blast...

@dogger2k6

6 жыл бұрын

joseg2143 did you notice there were no passengers?

@ChicagoAirportSpotter

6 жыл бұрын

chad Rogers Well, obviously not anymore with the fire raging at this point and ARFF equipment practically on top of the slide...

So basically the firefighters at the airport relax till a plane crashes OK THEN I WILL WORK THERE

@peterf.229

5 жыл бұрын

no, not really, they still have to answer calls for medical issues. And they also have to be ready to tackle fires that require large amounts of foam. I think once in Phoenix, AZ there was a tanker that caught fire somewhere on one of the highways here and they sent a few crash trucks out to extinguish it. I also read other comments that mentioned that Chicago FD crash trucks helped put out other fires off airport property that weren't involved with aircraft.

@commiedoggo2439

5 жыл бұрын

Peter F. Oh

@brandoncaldwell95

5 жыл бұрын

Yes and no. As Peter said, and you train quit a bit for cases as such. That is ontop of maintaining equipment. A lot more work than you think.

@alexanders.9961

5 жыл бұрын

As an example we in Stuttgart still have around 5000-6000 emergency calls per year.

@flattabang

5 жыл бұрын

Alexander.. so 16-17 emergency calls a day, every day, all year round?

Very detailed! Read, listened and watched through everything.

Thank you for including links to the photo album. It’s now 3 am so I will have to continue reading the reports tomorrow. I am one who always has to dig deeper into stuff so I really appreciate it. I now have to also check out your channel and other videos and subscribe.

That is all for the tilt warning? No wonder it fails. I did not notice it the first time I watched it. Take a hint from Games like Distance, which have more prominent warning systems.

@WhatYouHaventSeen

6 жыл бұрын

No, not even close. (Read the last thing I wrote in the video description.) I'm uploading a copy of the original audio and will have a link for you to check it out in a minute. I suspect you'll think differently after hearing it. Edit: The audio file is in the same folder as the photos, at tiny.cc/AA383Pics (case sensitive).

@GeneralPurposeVehicl

6 жыл бұрын

I did read it (and then forgot it). I listened and my statement still stands: it can be done better. A tilting driver seat that exaggerates body roll would be a good start.

Great attack...saved fuselage....people,flame impingement.

@cool2180

6 жыл бұрын

Eli Foust man that fuselage is done. Lol who wants to repair that?

@peterf.229

5 жыл бұрын

plane was probably scrapped like most that catch on fire. Its sorta like a car fire. put it out even quickly and it still is totaled due to electrical stuff being destroyed

@yt74101

5 жыл бұрын

Saved fuselage???? If they actually put this thing back into service let me know the tail number so I know not to ever fly on it.

The best description ever! That has to be the worst kind failure on an engine. Imagine if that disk fragment had entered the cabin inline with a row of seats....

Incredible video. These firefighters sure did their job to the letter. Great work O'Hare Fire Department.