I see all these negative comments about what they did wrong, but out of all the firefighting videos I see on youtube, these fighters by far have a little pep in their step and is what I, as a bystander would expect to see. I see too many firefighters that are taking their sweet time getting out the equipment and just look generally disinterested in being there. I don't need any responses about how hard their job is. I know it's hard, I'm just saying. if my house were on fire I would want them to have some sense of urgency for my piece of mind.

@tylerauthorityfigure6488

6 жыл бұрын

James Barela I hate to be “that guy” and reply to this comment when it probably means nothing to you. I have been in the fire service for a little over a year, I am by no means an expert. But I have found that there is a fine line between moving with a purpose and panic. I this video I saw a lot of both. I also saw one Firefighter with a mask but forgot his hood... this is just one example of the negative effects of a very fast almost panic stage... Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast. When you see the guys walking slow, they are sizing up the scene. Looking for fire and smoke or possible emergency exits. How many floors and what type of construction. These are all things to take into consideration in seconds before you walk in and loose almost all of your senses immediately. If they look like they’ve done it before, they probably have. And that exactly the guy I want right by my side when I crawl through that door

The only odd thing is them parking in the grass.lol I love the enthusiasm!!!

Great video! I love the way you film, many guys on KZread focus either to much on the fire or to much on the trucks, but you catch both in a balanced way and as well the work of the firefighters. Greetings from Germany!

@rrobertsnot5150

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your feed back.

@MP-cb7of

8 жыл бұрын

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Very nice quality recording, Ron. Great perspectives and views.

Great job Ron you got the overall big picture of the fireman at work as a team I believe ! That was a pretty intense looking fire! Thanks for posting great job as always!

Great video Ron! Really great shots!

One of the best examples of self motivation and team work that I have seen. Trucks positioned correctly, correct lengths of hose pulled, Quick water to the crews and hydrant connections made before the tanks ran dry. Also setting up the ladder to the roof in case it was needed, while not cutting holes that were not required.

Awesome on scene video! Great audio as well!

Very good work on the Crown square apartment fire video on May 19,2015

Awesome video. Some of the best team work I've ever seen! Just one thing. No since in putting head gear on at the door, put it on in the engine on you way to the call.

Thanks for Sharing

Awesome job everyone! Great video also! Stay safe!!

Now that's so "bad ass firefighting" a d loved how he drove the ladder/tower up on the grass. We can't do that around here because it "causes confusion" ..... Loved this video

@savagexzombiex9467

9 жыл бұрын

They*

@StephenNurn

8 жыл бұрын

The only reason the truck drove up onto the grass was so they can position the stick to the roof. It would not reach from the lot. Plus if they planned on using the trash line its only maybe 150 of hose so it also would not reach. You do what you have to do to get the job done. If that means driving over cars to do it

looks like L10,L11, E14 has either reserved or V.I.P parking Great video Ron.

Perhaps someone could explain to me, why knocking out an aircon unit fitted in a series of 4 already broken windows, helps fight a fire ? It seems pointless and no more than vandalism for its own sake, so perhaps someone can enlighten me.

That Was 1 of the Smartest AND Criticaal Time saving attacks I've Ever seen !!! U guys did GREAT !!!! Wonderful Hustle!!! 😃

This is a good training video for multiple reasons. Everything from Basic fireground operations, PPE, SCBA, and even some tactical operation. The bottom line, lucky no one got killed and everyone went home. I would like to use this video to show recruits. I'm sure they could learn a few things. I'm not going to criticize how other areas fight fires. But I would not do it this way.

great video merci

Great Video!

@rrobertsnot5150

9 жыл бұрын

Skyler Fire thanks

i wonder if that apartment building had any windows left!

Lol...love the old Two-Tone paging. Our region got rid of that type of paging over 15 years ago, and the new system is FAST!

Great coordinated effort.

I was a firefighter for 26 years. What I mostly see now in these videos is people with all kinds of "training". Problem is, the only thing they CAN'T do is put out a god damned fire! At least these guys did that, and fairly effectively. I would have liked to see little less "collateral damage" (broken windows) but, from the way I read the smoke, I saw no real hazard in it to either life or fire intensity. That actually proved to be the case, as well.

Thumbs up for off-roading fire trucks

I notice multiple colored turn outs on the fire ground. Multi-deptartment operation?

Very nice video!!

Very Good Video men, Amazing!!!

Buen trabajo (good job)

this looks like a situation where the fire departments operating caused more damage than the fire did. Good video non the less

Just some observations and comments. I'm not a KZread certified Fire expert like many others. I'm just a Fireman since 1985.I'm in Illinois across the Mississippi River from the St Louis Metro. I have noticed on many videos the drivers do not have to do anything but drive and pump. Ambulance crews leave their cots out. Every window gets broke and gets a ladder. There are Firemen everywhere and lots of trucks. Where in the hell do all of these guys come from? Is everyone out East a Firefighter?Every area does things the way it works for them. We use positive pressure to vent so breaking windows generally is a no, no. I drive, set the pump, pull the line, pack up, charge the line and make the hit. Some times by myself if none of the Volunteers show yet or the guy from our other station has not arrived yet. I have recruited citizens and Deputies to help me stretch lines. They love it and some times we get apps for volunteers this way.On Mutual Aid my Chief if not needed in a command role acts as a Firefighter. We do more mutual aid structure fires than we have of our own. I bet my Chief does more interior work than any of the other Chief in the area.

these are volunteer firefighters right?

@Rainman14

8 жыл бұрын

***** woah calm down, i know that, i was just wondering because i thought i saw a Jr. Firefighter

@billfinly7343

7 жыл бұрын

Real fireman do not operate like that I am Lt. Fdny I understand you guys are follies but your going to get hurt but even a lot of paid FD companies in most states are cowards they surround and drown , they use silly fans I get lack of manpower but you go in to seat of fire and put it out you don't vent till you hear water and you don't take 3-4 minutes putting on your face piece , 15 seconds at most and these nit wits were in front of the fire building sitting down while people were clearing windows big difference between FDNY and 99% of the country I was at hurricane katrina and most states FD are poor firemen I am not sure if it's due to thier FD cultures and practices but I was afraid in New Orleans when other states were at the same box I was at

@azul8811

7 жыл бұрын

So, which Borough do "real" firemen work in?

@rub1tan679

6 жыл бұрын

Bill Finly All I see The FDNY do is Turn up , rip all the windows out , cut a huge great hole in the roof, let the fire get really vented , then after a lot of strolling 🚶‍♀️ around , chatting and pointing ☝🏾 decide to put the wet stuff on the red stuff ...... just an observation , the British and the Canadians look more professional ... in London England I’m told there are only 5 thousand Fireman to look after 9 million people and 1,600Km2 of Area

You people have to stop asking the person "Ron" questions about the procedures the firemen use in fighting these fires.He only films them.Why did they break windows,,truck position,,no PPE on,did this wrong and that wrong.......E-mail or call Bristol Township and ask them.Or you could drive over there and tell how to do it.Call me when you do I would like to be there.

@michaelfergsuonjr6792

8 жыл бұрын

can even call me if you please this fire was knocked down quick with good response times and no one hurt the job got done right there are always a few faults but other then that unless you were there no on should be criticizing anything.

@matthewgregory8218

7 жыл бұрын

I know why they knocked down the windows so they can get to the fire and windows are dangerous during a fire they also wanted to rescue as many people as possible and that building wasn't saved I'm guessing.

@fireman218

6 жыл бұрын

No windows were not knocked out to get to the fire. Windows are knocked out for ventilation and incase a FF has to bail out or even a rescue. Then the windows are already out and free of any glass.

@minhcollection9800

6 жыл бұрын

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Great job on your video. I'm curious why I always see so much window breaking on fires in the Northeast and Midwest. It seems like that provides a lot more oxygen to the fire which increases it's rate of burn and spread. Doesn't it also create more flow paths which could make the fire's extension a lot more erratic?

@christopheryoung8190

9 жыл бұрын

gregfromtheoc Agree. I sure hate to see guys breaking windows below the fire. Just adds fresh air, and accelerates the fire. This one, fire on first floor. The broken windows on front might have vented, or might have added fresh air to the fire.

@CentralPASpotter

9 жыл бұрын

gregfromtheoc I think it's to ventilate and clear all the smoke.

@gregfromtheoc

9 жыл бұрын

Central PA Spotter It seems logical to create as many openings as possible to let the smoke and heat out. However, in reality and supported by extensive testing by NIST, creating a lot of openings in the building allows more oxygen to reach the fire which makes it grow much faster. It also creates flow paths that the hot gasses will follow which spreads the fire much more quickly and in multiple directions. There are many videos which demonstrate this. Crews start breaking multiple windows and a single room fire VERY quickly spreads throughout the entire structure.

@jacobeast1

9 жыл бұрын

gregfromtheoc NIST is a controlled environment and can't account for years of experience on the firefloor. I've been to a lot of fires, and I always like it better when I can see it; it goes out quicker. That said, no ventilation should happen until a charged hose line is in place.

@gregfromtheoc

9 жыл бұрын

jacobeast1 Thanks for your perspective. Based upon your experience, what's your opinion re: an initial attack from the exterior to knock down the fire then quickly transitioning to an interior attack to finish the job? For example, on a fully-involved room that has already self-vented out the window, shoot a stream in the window to knock the fire down then move to an offensive attack from the interior.

Lol 2:25 "call me your lawyer bitch" Good video Ron.

Impressive venting

Very nice video plus bad building fire!!!!

I tell you that was a awesome job, wow,

Bucks County, where they try to scare the fire out with sheer numerical superiority. There were some truly awesome acts of buffoonery on this video and they were all caught very well by Mr. Roberts. Great job laddering the 1st floor.

Why do they smash the windows instead of just open them? They do have thermal cameras - but do smash the roof. Why? And the attack of the fire is faaar to slow. Here in Sweden the BA-crew gets dressed up in the car and are ready for the first attack when they arrive at the scene.

@kennethsrensen7706

3 жыл бұрын

same in denmark ,norway , germany , china , japan ect , yes agree , husk det er US og du kan ikke forklare at der er anden ( og bedre metode ) den fiser ikke ind . ' stolthed og vi har altid gjort blah blah er problemet '

9:35 I can hear Engine 77

Hey Ron do u live in pennsylvania

Who told that Probie to vent the window at 4:39!?!??

volunteer FD?

Nice job. Interesting building codes that allow such poor access; it would have been quite a stretch w/ mud or snow covering the lawn.

@jamesslick4790

5 жыл бұрын

This building looks like it's from the late 1930s or early 1940s. I don't know how much disaster planning was written into building codes then. Plus it looks like it could be a public housing community, In that era, such complexs were built by the Federal government and no local little town government is goona tell the Feds how to build, lest they lose out on Federal grant money.

Awesome Video. Wonder If Anyone Was Wearing Helmet Cams???

@Chris-yp4cn

8 жыл бұрын

As a (starting) Jr. FF and son of a FF I can tell you that helmet cams will let you see black and smokey green. :)

I miss dispatching. Ah the tones haha, I hated fucking up the call out haha

The firefighters at 11:42, the one with the axe and the other with the fan, seem to be struggling, perhaps its their weight!!

that meathead at 10:20 was looking for a zap job, never put a ladder up against wires like that

@NBAeverything17

9 жыл бұрын

There cable wires

@StreamMastersPW

8 жыл бұрын

glad somone else noticed, rule number 1 when throwing ladders watch for overhead obstructions

@tysonromanic7400

6 жыл бұрын

Those are phone cables and tv

@emeraldrain9920

5 жыл бұрын

@@NBAeverything17 They are, not there.

this is a good video

beautiful greeting works I wanted to know what is the ringtone at the beginning of video thanks. a big hello to the company I you then Frances hi

Beached em!!!

Do you ever go to Mechanicsburg area for fires

@rrobertsnot5150

9 жыл бұрын

Austin Gordon no never been there

@tokernotthesmoker194

9 жыл бұрын

oh well i love your videos.

@rrobertsnot5150

9 жыл бұрын

Austin Gordon Thanks for watching I like to travel. One day I may end up in your town lol

Old guys doing the work. Nice job

sis a lot of heavy camera over there bad neighbord

Well....fire went out, no one killed....that's good. Don't know specs as the vid is all I have here but ladders don't put fire out.....they're busy trying to ladder every 2nd floor window while the initial attack is from the tank of a LADDER....was the 7:50 the first water supply? No noticeable victims hanging out windows...seems as though fire attack would greatly archive all tactical obj...not all water automatically converts to steam. Solid bore streams would actually extinguish fire and cool environment. Arbitrarily breaking windows is an old school tactic that is proven to, many times, intensify fire. I'll echo another statement as well....that 2 color bunker gear FF needs a hard look in the mirror....

I'm getting on in my years and disabled so not in the greatest shape. But these were some of the biggest firefighters I have ever seen. I didn't realize they made turnout gear that big. This was not a long fire ant by the end they all looked ready to die.

firefighters know they can destroy some shit worse than fire sometimes lol

Top down vent!

Watch them wires.

First time in a long time I've seen good firefighting like this. That's how you get shit done. Even got 1 Chief in on the first attack line and another 1 is opening up outside. Good job brothers.

Im not gonna lie. Yall have a weird way of firefighting but yall got the damn job done. 💯💯

"The real heroes don´t wear a tight suit; they don´t imitate spíders or bats; they can´t fly. and sometimes they die trying to do it" A phrase about firefighters. Regards from Venezuela.

Is this real

@rand0mghost928

8 жыл бұрын

no dumbass its fake ITS FUCKING REAL

good job on the fire. let's stick to one tone for everyone

my dad was at that fire chief 11

Nice job getting the dispatch for the fire and the work the crews did. Btw at 7:50 wast that really a civilian that was helping with the hose?

@rrobertsnot5150

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks and no that was Engine 52-1's driver.

@joshw1687

9 жыл бұрын

Ok, that makes sense. He just looked like a civilian to me

@pizzasubs

9 жыл бұрын

Josh W Hello, just had a question regarding his position as the driver of the truck if I may, Since he was just in regualr clothes, does this mean that the drivers of the trucks are not required to dress out in complete fire gear whenever you guys go out on a call?????? right around the 8:00 mark or just a little beyond that, I saw that the Chief was actually taking part and saw him breaking windows, is it common for him to actually take part like this instead of what I normally see Chiefs doing and that is being the director of all of his firefighters?????

@smokeratsfirelines7101

8 жыл бұрын

+Andrew Silva It's all depending on the department and the resources.

@wilsjane

8 жыл бұрын

+Andrew Silva A good boss leads by example. Nothing is more demoralising than having the boss telling you to do what you are already doing.

So far through whole video nobody venting the roof knowing there's water on the fire

And I bet if they called Home Depot, they could deliver about 42 more ladders to prop up against the walls..... Guess they think they'll help keep the walls from falling, who the hell knows.......

@christopheryoung8190

9 жыл бұрын

rico334 The ladders are safety. In case the fire gets bad, and one of the guys needs to come out a window.

im a u.k firefighter and was shocked at some of your protocol .i see that the 2 guys by the door were donning up there ba sets in a smoky environment which is a no no in the u.k.secondly you have crews breaking windows and venting even before any media is put on the fire. which of course is fanning the fire ? we never ventilate unless the order is given by the oic..you made conditions inside that building almost to the point of a flashover by entrailing ventilation in a fire thst wasnt under control ? and than when the building was eventually vented you decide to you ppv fans. ..very strange

@jah_guar

7 жыл бұрын

COZ THEY ARE VOLUNTEERS...LACK OF DEDICATION AND TRANING COMPARE TO FULL TIME FIREMEN...I'M A FIREMAN FROM THE PHILIPPINES...

@bencunningham6298

7 жыл бұрын

The line was inside making the push and most likely called for them to vent the windows. It's common practice in the US to mask up at the door, some guys choose to mask up on the apparatus....personal preference. PPV is also common after the fire is out to help move the rest of the smoke out of the building. Some departments utilize PPV while making the attack but that's an entire different post haha

@kevinhancock6965

7 жыл бұрын

And another point is u have no baeco ..breathing apparatus entry control officer who is responsible for the upkeep of the ba teams i.e time in location what there task is and what time there time of whistle is i.e what time they should be exiting the building..if there not out at a given time than the entry control officer can send in emergency teams to the location that they were given on there specific brief..haha

@bencunningham6298

7 жыл бұрын

Things work a little differently over here. The individual firefighters are responsible for monitoring their SCBA levels. As for task, those are either assigned by the incident commander or pre determined by what apparatus you are riding 1st due, 2nd due truck/engine and what specific seat you're sitting in on the apparatus (nozzle, backup, forcible entry, etc).

@jnevel1152

7 жыл бұрын

Frederick Zerna there is far from a lack of dedication and training for our fire depts in this area. In fact I would hand pick 5 volunteers and put them up against 5 paid guys any day of the week since you seem to think there is so much of a difference.

Awesome attack, everyone knew their roll.

Este bombeiros são devagar nossa

I'm assuming that the smaller female with Edgely 10 is a trainee because of the lack of SCBA and no name on her jacket.

@rrobertsnot5150

9 жыл бұрын

California Zephyr Productions I believe that is a Junior member.

Firefighters in shorts that make the fine on the grounds that they were beautiful trucks !!!! usa ... lamentable that large bags !!!

the way they did that looks so poorly organised and rushed. also why were they going and breaking all the windows?

@richardnose5879

8 жыл бұрын

+jim bob when you put water on a fire, it turns to steam. water increases in volume by 1700x when it converts to steam. In order not to cause steam burns to victims and firefighters in the building, it is necessary to ventilate the compartment to release the steam, as well as release smoke and hot gases to improve visibility

@JB91710

8 жыл бұрын

+Ed Fitz Bull! Water is way cooler than fire. You put enough water on a fire it cools it. Water also cools the gasses at the ceiling. Even the average FFer would know enough not to put small amounts of water on a hot fire. And no, water does not push a fire either. Third generation FFer who uses common sense.

@rrobertsnot5150

8 жыл бұрын

+JB91710 Interesting

@isaiahfaulkner4111

8 жыл бұрын

To vent the smoke out

@zach071591

8 жыл бұрын

+JB91710 if you're arguing with what Ed Fitz said, then you must be a probie. Turnout gear won't help on steam burns...

Croydon Chief.....on a ladder, no SCBA.

Are these guys paid or are they volunteers?

@greyman686

8 жыл бұрын

+Chip Reihart Who cares? Both career and volunteers can fuck up on the fire ground.

@claytonreihart1909

8 жыл бұрын

Thats true

@claytonreihart1909

8 жыл бұрын

from what I see more paid firefighters fuck up more that volunteers. I am a volunteer

I hate being "that guy" on KZread videos, but raising a ladder into the utility wires at 10:21 was always a no-no for us. Hopefully commander already communicated that electricity to the building was shut off. Otherwise, nice footage a is seems like a solid attack. Everyone working, no one standing around with their teeth in their mouth.

@tysonromanic7400

6 жыл бұрын

Eskimo Joe those are phone cables and tv

I want to know who trained that chief to blow out windows. These departments are seriously a disgrace. The way they are just blowing out windows is a good way to make that fire worse. This is just destruction of property and improper training. I can't even believe I sat through this video when all it does is showcase how stupid these departments are. One of these guys will get killed venting like that.

@bluelightvideos674

6 жыл бұрын

They broke all the windows and put ladders underneath them to follow proper egress procedures so if the firefighters on the floor needed to exit immediately they could go out a window

what a fuster cluck. I remember my first fire. Killing that air on the yard, almost giving fat boy a cardiac arrest.

@tfxreference8562

8 жыл бұрын

+tfxreference and give the mixed colored turn out gear thing gloves ffs

They did a good job, but what happened with wearing proper PPE??? Smh!

@StephenNurn

8 жыл бұрын

He was a chauffeur of one of the rigs

@jaysmith7501

7 жыл бұрын

on Dept I was on even the engineer or truck/pump operator still had to have full turnout gear on not sneakers and shorts with T-shirt

Management should have come out and made them get those damned trucks off the grass, that stuff is expensive and hard to grow......

@christopheryoung8190

9 жыл бұрын

rico334 Hope the trucks didn't sink up to the floor boards in the grass. That's embarassing to have to call a winch truck to get the fire truck out.

The lad doing horizontal ventilation is not wearing an SCBA. Poor practice... The probie girl with the mismatched turnouts cannot physically handle the job, even with help. 3 fire fighters standing there while the guy with no PPE raises a 45' extension ladder by himself into power lines... Bristol et al need some training days before someone gets hurt...

@jasonbennett6780

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you KZread Fire Chief.

@expertfireemsproductions.1218

8 жыл бұрын

+Ed Fitz lol none of what you said is even remotely close to being true. Nobody ever raised a ladder into a power line.

@richardnose5879

8 жыл бұрын

+Expert Fire/EMS Productions. 10:20...I'm not sure you're watching the same video I am. The guy with no PPE in the Yankees t shirt definitely raises the ladder and contacts the cabling on the building. Whether they are power lines or not is irrelevant... According to what I'm seeing in this vid, EVERYTHING that I said is 100% true.

@tysonromanic7400

6 жыл бұрын

Richard Nose those are phone cables and tv

@tm13tube

6 жыл бұрын

Richard Nose ... I often ride by a fire station and have seen them on ladder training days. She doesn't have the hang of it.

I can understand the truck's driver(s) not wearing their turnout gear around the truck, but I was kind of cringing when Ladder 10's driver was working the ladder at the rear of the building. At least throw on a helmet.

Why break out all the windows!?? Try before you pry!! They had more than enough manpower inside, opening the windows causes less damage. Second, be ready!! Should have pack and mask on before you even get on scene, especially if you are first or second engine in.

@rrobertsnot5150

5 жыл бұрын

FIrefighters would rather break the windows completely because it's easier for them to bail out during an emergency evacuation.

@johnbenamati1330

5 жыл бұрын

@@rrobertsnot5150 I've been a firefighter for 32 years, we NEVER break out all the windows like that! That's unnecessary, yes break the windows in the fire room/ rooms, but not every single window.

@johnbenamati1330

5 жыл бұрын

@@rrobertsnot5150 Also they broke out windows before water was established, which is a big problem, they are feeding air to the fire before they are even ready to fight it. Don't get me wrong, we are all one, but doing things like that is going to cost someone their life eventually.

@rrobertsnot5150

5 жыл бұрын

Guess it really depends on the department. I've seen some who don't break any and others who break too many. To each their own, homeowners/renters insurance will take care of it.

Very good firefighting. Just gotta watch the tunnel vision and take your time or someone will get hurt

Whole lotta quints !

Better to burn those Apts to the ground

Make me watch a 1 min commercial, gonna turn it off!

This is a terrible , terrible video these guys are going to get hurt they have no fire ground instincts . They are a disgrace it took them minutes to get face pieces on they didn't know how to stretch they looked like cowards or the follies they probably are. I don't mean to make fun but your going to get hurt

@jnevel1152

7 жыл бұрын

It's definitely a disgrace when you get water on the fire with in minutes and knock 3 rooms of fire while coordinating ventilation with the outside guys. Just because you see some folks not doing very well on the scene that does not speak for all of us. I would take my volunteer team and put them up against your team and we'll see who is a disgrace.

I believe the building will be burned to the ground before they stop setting off tones!

Girls should not carry ladders

@EskimoJoe492

9 жыл бұрын

pigjubby1 -1

A phrase you will never hear: Hey, that fire fighter friend of mine, is the smartest person I know! lol.....no sir, those words will never be said. The Mensa member that was breaking out the windows and trying to get the A/C unit out....if he would have taken two seconds to think, he could have just pushed the window up and it would have fallen right out!

Sloppy firefighting.. Yeah sit there and breath in the nice fumes of hydrogen cyanide. Wearing an air pack with no mask is how pros do it. So many safety hazards, I lost count after the first 4 minutes.

Do all those bells and whistles make modern fire fighters hard or something? This is a job not a place to get off.