I completely understand what he is doing but if that flashed, considering what was burning, he was done. I cannot stress, wear the SCBA equipment, it may save your life. Its just property, no one is in danger except for you doing your job, gotta come home safe fellas. Please be careful and thanks for what all first responders do.
It feels like that was the perfect combo to make a strong fire, AutoZone with rubber plastic batteries and flammable chemicals and 2 restaurants probably had good amount of flammables
Making up a tremendous fireload! You forgot other nasty stuff, like Acetylene containers, spraycans, motor oil, and of course, cars (e.g. at 4:20). This is when a response to a fire may become really dangerous! Hats off to all firefighters!
@@Retr0racin Here in the UK, almost all substances used in vehicle maintenance and repair are water based. Looking at the way the rire was reacting to the water, I suspect that both gas meters and pipework were involved. Some years ago, we had a similar situation where the fire was not going out. When engineers found the valve in the road to cut the gas to the entire building. From a raging inferno, everything just went out within seconds. Almost everything in the building had been saturated, so it was just one almighty gas fire.
I guess LA doesn't have as much high rise buildings and more importantly, most high rises there are relatively modern (compared to for example New York) with better fire escapes- and protection, so the demand for a tower ladder, with bucket isn't as high. But seeing certain neighbourhoods age I would think they should look in to some buckets. (They seriously don't have one?)
@@mrharleyguy2u _"Those are aerial ladders, with a nozzle on them"_ -Do ya think? _"I am talking about tower ladders"_ -hErP a dErP _"Might want to read up on the difference"_ -Kid I started my professional firefighting career back in 1980 and have forgotten more about Firefighting than you could learn about in two lifetimes. -YOU might want to re-read the part where I *clearly* stated that they... _"use what works best for them"_
I was surprised that 30+ minutes into the vid (I think I heard 1 hour into the event) the power was still on to Sal's - you could see the lights and the TV's were still on... not sure it matters in defense mode with no FF's inside crawling around among the debris and wires, but it just struck me as odd... even a little eerie... great video...
The fire department needs to be careful on the roof🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 work like a team never do work by yourself. You wanna work smarter not harder. 🤬🤬 so great job.
Why in 2024 is there not a better personal safety alarm for these guys? Hard to tell who is standing around on a break, and who may actually be down in the fire. And come on man, 9:14 you are worried about the damn flowers?
_"Hard to tell who is standing around on a break, and who may actually be down in the fire"_ -If you knew anything about Firefighting you would know it is incredibly easy to tell as none of the sounds heard are actual warnings, they are the pre-alarm sounds telling the FF to shake/move so the actual alarm doesn't go off. -That is why you shouldn't talk about things you clearly know nothing about as you only make yourself look foolish. _"And come on man, __9:14__ you are worried about the damn flowers?"_ -Why shouldn't he? -The radiant heat will likely kill them so what is the harm in attempting to save something you enjoy?
Honestly, I'm shocked as a German firefighter on how the American colleagues are working the amount hazardous situations that could've been eliminated by simple unified rules. Is crazy.
@@JustinKais The ladders as example are to shallow, we put our ladders in a 65°-75° angle so the ladder doesnt slip when u go up. There is a bunch of stuff we have Rules for to minimize the risk of injury to us and others. the so called Feuerwehr-Dienstvorschriften (Fire Service regulations)
5:00 Wonder why he was cutting that open if they already went defensive? Looked like he barely missed getting burned, and water would probably flow thru that thing pretty good? (Truly curious, not an armchair FF)
They transitioned to defensive, but initially, they had guys on the roof attempting to do fire attack. Given the transition to defensive, if they're able to get a better control on the fire, they may switch back to offensive. When this happens, it would be useful if the door was open, permitting entry or exit, should a future fire attack need it.
In La they do what they call greater alarm so I don't think they do the first alarm second alarm thing they'll just call for a greater alarm assignment
So the on scene Chiefs will ask dispatch to start a more companies greater alarm assignment is anywhere from like 6 to 15 companies on scene they also have what they call a major emergency and that's about 16 to more on scene
Why does LAFD jack around so long getting tower operations going??? Especially when it is obvious your hand lines are not stopping the spread! This is an Auto Zone which has a butt load of hazards materials flammable liquids! Ridiculous with all the exposures you have from the fire building!!!! Come on guys!!!
I just don’t quite understand why they don’t have any tower ladders. They could’ve stopped that from spreading if they had a lot of overhead water being directed on the fire.
There's got to be a better way of dealing with these fires so as not to risk these men. For one thing, the fire hose nozzle should be elongated- not round! There should be some rescue chopper that can spray water from the air.... Look at the radius of their air canisters. THE hoses should be almost that large .
NO PIPES OR HEAVY STREAMS IN ACTION AS LA LOVES TO CREATE HOLES WHEN THERE IS ALREADY FIRE THRU THE ROOF. THIS FIRE VENTED ITSELF AND THE NEED FOR ROOF OPERATIONS WAS POINTLESS AS THE FIRE HAD ALREADY GONE THRU THE AUTOZONE AND THE FATSAL'S BURNING RIGHT THRU
Odd time of day in such a busy location for this size of fire to get out of hand? Will be interesting to see what investigators determine the cause of the fire?
@@0524cami they are. But NYFD runs Tower Ladders. Single chassis, dual axels in rear, and a basket attached to the ladder. That’s what I perceived the OP was asking about
@@toddb8479My belief is tower ladder is superior for operating and cost effective. But I understand the city of Los Angeles doesn't look at cost effective in the budget.
@@virgilhilts3924 yes the do but LAFD dont use tower ladders with a the bucket. all they use is ladders trucks tillers. it better to be inside that bucket then on a 100 foot ladder. you pass out its a 100 foot drop.
LAFD just becoming more and more unimpressive. Like, why even flow from a small handline? Dude on the rotary saw: Why? Why are you doing that? Serves NO purpose in a building that will 100% torn down after this huge fire is out. I'm all for doing the cool shit and being as aggressive as reasonably possible, but c'mon dude. Utterly pointless. Also, the wood ladders are just ridiculous at this point.
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“Get in the zone…”
Great video and catch!!!
That fireman operating that saw to cut the door at 4:30+ with a face full of flame deserves to be recognized for his work
unsafe work practice he should have had a face mask on from the start
I completely understand what he is doing but if that flashed, considering what was burning, he was done. I cannot stress, wear the SCBA equipment, it may save your life. Its just property, no one is in danger except for you doing your job, gotta come home safe fellas. Please be careful and thanks for what all first responders do.
It feels like that was the perfect combo to make a strong fire, AutoZone with rubber plastic batteries and flammable chemicals and 2 restaurants probably had good amount of flammables
Making up a tremendous fireload! You forgot other nasty stuff, like Acetylene containers, spraycans, motor oil, and of course, cars (e.g. at 4:20). This is when a response to a fire may become really dangerous! Hats off to all firefighters!
This makes about the 5th auto parts store this yr I’ve seen go ablaze in Cali starting to wonder if there’s a trend
@@JeepDude_1 Perhaps. Trouble is we never find out what investigators have found out.
Pretty soon there going to tell AutoZone and others they can't share a building due to fire hazard
@@danisgay100 Well - AutoZone & others will have to look for a new location anyway, as this here is a writeoff. Good luck!
That fire had some serious burn, one of the strongest I've seen in a long time.
Think of all the products auto zone has in their store shelf lots of flamable stuff all going up at once, bets its a toxic mess around there now.
@@Retr0racinexactly right
Many flammable chemicals ,oils and such. Hope no one breathed that crap
@@Retr0racin Here in the UK, almost all substances used in vehicle maintenance and repair are water based.
Looking at the way the rire was reacting to the water, I suspect that both gas meters and pipework were involved.
Some years ago, we had a similar situation where the fire was not going out. When engineers found the valve in the road to cut the gas to the entire building. From a raging inferno, everything just went out within seconds. Almost everything in the building had been saturated, so it was just one almighty gas fire.
Fantastic coverage, that was rocking!
Great coverage of the fire grounds and awesome job by the LAFD and all the other First Responders 👍👍👍
Hello handsome
Awesome on scene Footage!!
Great video!! Those guys put some work in !
Amazing stuff, as always
intense fire , ran like a scared kid at the fair ! Great coverage
Great photos of the very dangerous fire. I follow you RUclips videos whenever I can.
Thank you for all your hard work putting out this fire 🔥 these Firefighters are truly amazing doing a great job and the rescue team. 🇺🇸🇮🇱🙏🔥🎄
Great shots!
Great footage
Awesome footage amazing great job
I still can't believe in 2024 that LAFD does not operate a single Tower Ladder.
I've been saying it forever
They have plenty of aerials (I counted five flowing on this job) and use what works best for them.
@@virgilhilts3924 Those are aerial ladders, with a nozzle on them... I am talking about tower ladders... Might want to read up on the difference.
I guess LA doesn't have as much high rise buildings and more importantly, most high rises there are relatively modern (compared to for example New York) with better fire escapes- and protection, so the demand for a tower ladder, with bucket isn't as high. But seeing certain neighbourhoods age I would think they should look in to some buckets. (They seriously don't have one?)
@@mrharleyguy2u
_"Those are aerial ladders, with a nozzle on them"_
-Do ya think?
_"I am talking about tower ladders"_
-hErP a dErP
_"Might want to read up on the difference"_
-Kid I started my professional firefighting career back in 1980 and have forgotten more about Firefighting than you could learn about in two lifetimes.
-YOU might want to re-read the part where I *clearly* stated that they... _"use what works best for them"_
AutoZone employee stated that this was caused by battery charging accident.
them chinese made battery is whats doing the arson job and making a liberal lots of$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%.
Amazing footage thanks for sharing 😊
Great video 😁
The engineer on the trucks giving the guy on the hose what they need those are the guys who are the ones who should get more praise.
I was surprised that 30+ minutes into the vid (I think I heard 1 hour into the event) the power was still on to Sal's - you could see the lights and the TV's were still on... not sure it matters in defense mode with no FF's inside crawling around among the debris and wires, but it just struck me as odd... even a little eerie... great video...
What a stubborn fire
foam foam purple k and more foam. keep the the white hats on the street.
The fire department needs to be careful on the roof🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 work like a team never do work by yourself. You wanna work smarter not harder. 🤬🤬 so great job.
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Good vid
EXCELLENT ! Footage
Great video
Why in 2024 is there not a better personal safety alarm for these guys? Hard to tell who is standing around on a break, and who may actually be down in the fire. And come on man, 9:14 you are worried about the damn flowers?
_"Hard to tell who is standing around on a break, and who may actually be down in the fire"_
-If you knew anything about Firefighting you would know it is incredibly easy to tell as none of the sounds heard are actual warnings, they are the pre-alarm sounds telling the FF to shake/move so the actual alarm doesn't go off.
-That is why you shouldn't talk about things you clearly know nothing about as you only make yourself look foolish.
_"And come on man, __9:14__ you are worried about the damn flowers?"_
-Why shouldn't he?
-The radiant heat will likely kill them so what is the harm in attempting to save something you enjoy?
That is one intense fire! And a bit strange to see the Bills beating the Chiefs at 31:09 on the TV in the restaurant while the world around it burns.
I guess they don’t believe in having any firewalls in buildings out there.
Old school, probably made in the 60s or 70s.
Why would you believe there are none?
Yep, that's a taxpayer fire right there
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31:10 The large screen tv's in Sals are still on playing sports. Hahahaha
This is some great footage
Why are they not above the fire. Aren't those tiller ladders piped?
This was a massive fire. I saw the smoke plume from Burbank!
xlnt camera work !
That was a huge fiya! Nice work on containment though. It's clear that it could have obviously been worse. Go LAFD!
Honestly, I'm shocked as a German firefighter on how the American colleagues are working the amount hazardous situations that could've been eliminated by simple unified rules. Is crazy.
Explain more please
Explain more please.
@@JustinKais The ladders as example are to shallow, we put our ladders in a 65°-75° angle so the ladder doesnt slip when u go up. There is a bunch of stuff we have Rules for to minimize the risk of injury to us and others. the so called Feuerwehr-Dienstvorschriften (Fire Service regulations)
Fire burns on a whole other level in California.
Respect aux pompiers pour leurs dévouement Un 🔥 très violent
Great job…
Great footage.?
Where is your drone footage? 🤔😎
I'm here for all the comments from the armchair ICs. So far, their comments have been entertaining.
Seriously bad fire. All that Autozone inventory. Not to mention the restaurants and the fuel there.
Was this a 5th alarm fire?
5:00 Wonder why he was cutting that open if they already went defensive? Looked like he barely missed getting burned, and water would probably flow thru that thing pretty good? (Truly curious, not an armchair FF)
They transitioned to defensive, but initially, they had guys on the roof attempting to do fire attack. Given the transition to defensive, if they're able to get a better control on the fire, they may switch back to offensive. When this happens, it would be useful if the door was open, permitting entry or exit, should a future fire attack need it.
@@24YOA Cool thanks for the reply
How many alarms were struck, e.g. like in New York city 4th alarm?
In La they do what they call greater alarm so I don't think they do the first alarm second alarm thing they'll just call for a greater alarm assignment
So the on scene Chiefs will ask dispatch to start a more companies greater alarm assignment is anywhere from like 6 to 15 companies on scene they also have what they call a major emergency and that's about 16 to more on scene
@@Maizefirethanks for explaining.
Does LAFD own a Tower Ladder or a Blitz Nozzle?
No they don't have Tower ladders
Dang, it burned itself out!
Why does LAFD jack around so long getting tower operations going??? Especially when it is obvious your hand lines are not stopping the spread! This is an Auto Zone which has a butt load of hazards materials flammable liquids! Ridiculous with all the exposures you have from the fire building!!!! Come on guys!!!
How long did it take?
Give us a specific time...
West Coast Firefighting 🤔🤨 Wow !
Fat Sal's has some impressive TVs. Game is still going on in there
that caught my attention as well
I'm surprised they didn't cut off the electric
Did Sal's get destroyed also.
I just don’t quite understand why they don’t have any tower ladders. They could’ve stopped that from spreading if they had a lot of overhead water being directed on the fire.
What on earth are you talking about...?
I counted at least five aerials flowing on this job.
Do you know how many toxic , flammable, carcinogenic chemicals were burning in that Auto store? I hope no one was breathing that smoke.
Damn a auto parts store is not a easy fire due to the flammable/ explosive material in the store not to mention the batteries
LAFD knocked it Down to where it burned itself out
There was concerns about an interior attack because of heavy AC units on the roof…
Autozone fire ale?
There's got to be a better way of dealing with these fires so as not to risk these men. For one thing, the fire hose nozzle should be elongated- not round! There should be some rescue chopper that can spray water from the air....
Look at the radius of their air canisters. THE hoses should be almost that large .
Well THAT was a big fire.
Just LA City FD? I thought it was LACFD as well
It was In Hollywood which is surrounded by lafds district if it was on the edge of the district lac would go
Engineers getting some work!!
Using water to put out hundreds of gallons of oil on fire doesn't work.
Morse alfabet Very good❤
5 guys squirting water... 25 guys standing around watching
NO PIPES OR HEAVY STREAMS IN ACTION AS LA LOVES TO CREATE HOLES WHEN THERE IS ALREADY FIRE THRU THE ROOF. THIS FIRE VENTED ITSELF AND THE NEED FOR ROOF OPERATIONS WAS POINTLESS AS THE FIRE HAD ALREADY GONE THRU THE AUTOZONE AND THE FATSAL'S BURNING RIGHT THRU
I was thinking the same thing.
and how much do they get paid again? and how long until they ask for a raise?
@robdog1245California is so expensive. What is a L.A fire pension for captain?My 25 year retirement is $3000 , not great but livable in s.e. Texas.
So when did LAFD come into the 21st Century and get away from those Phoenix or Philadelphia style helmets I wore back in the 80s?
@@johntracy7795 two years ago
It's going to take twice as long to pick up all the hoses, the ladders should had the pipe up in the begining
That’s why they need tower ladders in Los Angeles not all straight sticks if you have multiple towel ladders dumping water on this building
They run any pre-piped? Or is it all still line over ladder?
@ they run a hose up the ladder
@@DomenicRamacciato-uo4drBudget? I've been on both and being on the platform is so much better.
What are you even talking about?
They have plenty of aerials, I counted five flowing on this job.
What do you mean lafd doesn't have any tower ladders you better look again THEY HAVE 3 THERE
Why you just use water instead of using the white shampoo stuff foam who coold down faster the heat and soffocates the flames taking the oxygen away.
my question exactly
Something is cooking
Odd time of day in such a busy location for this size of fire to get out of hand? Will be interesting to see what investigators determine the cause of the fire?
Autozone my city caught fire from battery charging and burn down
Why so long for the ladders to up ?
_"so long"_ ???
How long did it take?
18:16
Is that Fat Sal's from D.D.D?
I guess Fat Sal never made a donation to the LAPD widows and orphans fund this year.
kasian petugas pemadam nya,,,, pasti amat lelah sudah 6 hari gak berhenti.
thank God i retired before i had to wear 1 of those stupid looking helmets.
11:24 14 firemen, 2 of them holding a hose.
and how much do they get paid again? and how long until they ask for a raise?
The life of a big city fire department.
thats a 2and a half inch line you can hold it with one guy
@@iknowmore9454 I use myself to hold my hose !
Жесть просто 😮
WHAt fire chiefs stay on the streets not going up a latter.
Chiefs are at the CP or in sectors. Usually don't climb ladders.
Why doesn't LAFD have tower ladders?
THEY DO BUT THEY RATHER SEE A ROOF BURN INSTEAD OF STARTING PIPE OPERATIONS.
@@0524camiLAFD doesn’t use tower ladders. They have TDA’s I see 4 on scene
@@toddb8479 my mistake. I thought that they were in the same category.
@@0524cami they are. But NYFD runs Tower Ladders. Single chassis, dual axels in rear, and a basket attached to the ladder. That’s what I perceived the OP was asking about
@@toddb8479My belief is tower ladder is superior for operating and cost effective. But I understand the city of Los Angeles doesn't look at cost effective in the budget.
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Das war es dann wohl mit Sushi und Sandwich! Jetzt müssen sich die Amis vorerst leider die Brote selber schmieren!
I bet Joey pepperoni lit the 🔥 I hear him and fat Sal are beefing over surf and turf
LA FD BUY THE FDNY SAT SUPER PUMPERS. THE 100 FOOT TOWER LADDERS. SAFER IN THE BUCKET IF YOU PASS OUT.
FDNY SAT 1 5000 500 GPM BABY.
Fat sals has the hottest sandwiches in town 😢
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NO PIPE OPERATIONS EVEN THOUGH THE BUILDING WAS A LOSS...TRULY OUTRAGEOUS HOW LA TAKES THEIR TIME OR DOESN'T REALLY THINK ABOUT THE USE OF THE PIPE'S.
They run any pre-piped? Or is it all still line over ladder?
LAFD NEEDS TWO LEARN FROM THERE OLDERS BROTHERS CHICAGO NEW YORK CITY. PHILLY.
What on earth are you talking about?
They have plenty of aerials, I counted five flowing on this job.
@@virgilhilts3924 yes the do but LAFD dont use tower ladders with a the bucket. all they use is ladders trucks tillers. it better to be inside that bucket then on a 100 foot ladder. you pass out its a 100 foot drop.
@@georgecoons6872
You are seriously embarrassing yourself.
A total loss
This is really bad 😮 I'm wondering why they don't get helicopters to make water dumps? I know it's the LAFD, but it sure would help. Just curious 🤔
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LAFD just becoming more and more unimpressive. Like, why even flow from a small handline? Dude on the rotary saw: Why? Why are you doing that? Serves NO purpose in a building that will 100% torn down after this huge fire is out. I'm all for doing the cool shit and being as aggressive as reasonably possible, but c'mon dude. Utterly pointless. Also, the wood ladders are just ridiculous at this point.
All that typing just to prove that you know nothing about firefighting 😆😅😂🤣
@@virgilhilts3924 K
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Entres chez. Vous vous ne pouvez pas éteindre ce feu c'est du feu de dieu toi n 50prent tes et rentres chez vous 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The lack of PPE on these firefighters making an attack then having to stop to correct it. SMH. Especially chainsaw.
Insurance job 😮
Untrained firefighters gunna end up dieing in the line of duty
LAOC used to be cool, but not anymore
What is LAOC?
Insurance job they just announced theyre closing alot of those stores see if thats one slated for closure
thats oriellys there closeing all cali locations plus 4 ware houses