Newark Ohio Fire Department Command view of house fire with evacuation order at 54 Chestnut Street
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- On February 20, 2020 at 2019 hours NFD units were dispatched to the area of 54 Chestnut Street for a report of a fire. While responding, Dispatch reported multiple calls coming in reporting a duplex on fire and it was unknown if the house was occupied. When the call came in, Battalion-1, Ladder-3 and Medic-3 were on an EMS call. Battalion-1 and Ladder-3 were able to clear from the EMS call and respond to the house fire.
The following equipment was on the initial assignment for the house fire:
Rescue-1 (engine/rescue) with a crew of 3 - First Due
Medic-1 with a crew of 2 - Firefighter/paramedics in a transport unit
Engine-2 with a crew of 3
Medic-2 with a crew of 2 - Firefighter/paramedics in a transport unit
Engine-52 with a crew of 2 - Heath Fire Department
Ladder-201 with a crew of 4 - Granville Fire Department
Upon receiving multiple calls the run was upgraded to a working fire requiring 2 additional engines to be added.
Engine-201 with a crew of 4 - Granville Fire Department
Engine-541 with a crew of 4 (or 5, I can’t remember)- Newark Twp. F.D.
Battalion-1 and Ladder-3 cleared from the EMS run and was added to the fire.
Ladder-3 with crew of 3
Within a few minutes of arriving I requested 2 additional engines due to the cold temperature and volume of fire.
Rescue-101 (engine/rescue) with a crew of 5 - Madison Twp. F.D.
Engine-391 with a crew of 4 - Newton Twp. F.D.
Additional units that responded
Medic-3 with a crew of 2, after clearing from the EMS run they were previously on
Medic-101 with a crew of 3 - Madison Twp. F.D.
Rescue-51 (engine/rescue) with a crew of 4 - Heath F.D.
Support 401 - West Licking F.D. rehab/canteen unit
I-20 NFD Fire Marshal (Fire investigator and police officer)
Prevention-2 (Fire Investigator and Fire Inspector)
No civilians were inside the house and no firefighters were injured.
As mentioned at the begin of the video, this is the 18th fire in Newark since January 1st. Needless to say our investigators have been very busy. Several of these fires have been determined to be a human act for various reasons or motives. Because these fires are under investigation I am limited about what details I can release, so as not to compromise any ongoing investigation. This fire is under investigation. Here is a link to some media coverage regarding the numerous fires including an interview by Chief Connor. abc6onyourside...
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Chief Decker the way you command a fire ground is how all ICs should run them. I love watching your videos keep it up Chief
Thank you.
I love watching u guys put out house fire in Newark Ohio keep u up with a job well done
I agree. Your scenes are very organized. I'm impressed.
He's very professional and keeps his tone calm and direct, very good for all involved when the Chief keeps things this way and doesnt raise his voice or speak too fast.
I suspect you get a lot of credit because you're the Chief, but I have to give those men a lot of credit also. Training is necessary, but it helps when they can have confidence in your leadership. When they go into a burning building they know from past experiemce that you "have their backs"!
I agree, I don't see a lot of micro-managing, just gives them an assignment and let's them go. Other announcements are short and concise.
I have a great team that I work with. None is more or less important. We just have different jobs. All of us train hard and give it 100% so I would say the entire team deserves equal credit.
Richard Bedard Prior to getting all that credit, note that the IC assumes full responsibility for whatever happens on scene. That confidence has to go both ways.
BTW, I’m a member of a small rural volunteer dept., and due to high turnover I’ve advanced fairly quickly into a command role. IC is one of the hardest jobs I’ve ever done, in the fire service or not. I only hope I’ll one day reach the level of calm professionalism Chief Decker displays in these videos (then again, he gets a LOT more practice at it than I do...).
One of the best fire brigade i've ever seen. Heavy fire on the front and after a few minutes you guys already can go inside the building. Later fire pops up in the attic and 2 minutes later no fire is anywhere anymore. Lots of video's where a fire starts and 5 houses burn down but you guys always beat the fire in a few minutes. Awesome work. Stay save, greets from the Netherlands
Wow. Just under 5 MINUTES from the start of the video (and just over 3 minutes from arrival on scene) and this went from fully engulfed on the Alpha side with extension to Bravo, to virtually no visible flames and white smoke. I have seen so many other videos where 5 minutes from arrival there still trying to get water on the flames. Top that off with aggressive interior attack, and ordering evacuation as soon as the interior conditions changed, and you have an outstanding example of a great department in action! Well done Chief Decker and all of your great crews!
That was an amazing initial attack by R1
You are a Great commander after 36 years in the fire service you are one of the best I have ever seen. Great job!
Greetings from Sweden!!
Best fire Chanel on youtube!
Hello Sweden, and thank you.
1:36 Let’s go to work! Also 0:50 Love hearing the first unit get on scene and giving the size up. That’s when everyone knows it’s game time!
Unbelievable training and communication across the board. I my blows my mind at how well everything is received and how well everyone works together being multiple departments
I am sure that the other departments know who is running the show and that he will get them home safe at the end of the shift.
It's a pleasure to watch a well trained crew operate
When that firefighter said "It's getting spongy in here" I could feel the intensity. But then I realized Chief Decker was in full control. What a professional he is.... Newark was damn lucky to have him. Have fun in your retirement, Chief. You'll be missed
My grandfather was a firefighter. Though he was retired by the time I was born (I'm the very baby of the family), I was always in awe of his bravery. He will always be my hero, and I miss him dearly. Not only a firefighter, but a WW2 vet who was there on D-Day. Thank you for all you do Cheif Decker, and hope you and your team stay safe!
The sound of the horns during evacuation is just so ominous. Air horns are awesome. Thanks to you and all FF's around the world for your hard work.
Have been watching Chief Decker videos for last year. Best command and control I have ever seen
Thanks.
I have been saying that for the last 2 years.
@@brettsteele7386 Thanks.
@@commandvisionfire I agree with Chris and Brett. I have been also talking with my neighbor departments and refer them to your videos, I feel they are the best example of great and calm leadership, an example I hope to achieve myself. And thanks again for sending me your tactical worksheet.
Strictly a civilian here. Gotta say, though, that you and your guys have it DIALED IN when you arrive, stage, and fight. Brilliant.
Awesome job Chief Decker,I've seen many fire dept.videos but i have to say you and your firefighters don't play around when you arrive on scene ya mean serious business,great work you guys please continue to stay safe.
Thanks.
I really am a fan of these types of videos where you park and just let the camera roll on the entire scene with no artsy fartsy zooming in and out over and over and over. Thank You. In this vid I was getting a little ansy when the entire attic became involved. I was calling for you to evacuate about 4 mins before the call came over about the spongy floor. It got bad really fast up there. And the only real lack of communication about a hazard on the fire ground was at 28:09 when the firefighter stepped in what looks to be a nearly knee deep hole by the dog carrier and didn't appear to relay that info to anyone else. Great video once again. 👍👍
Thanks. And trust me, I was watching the fire grow, thinking to myself they got about 2 minutes to make something happen or we are going defensive.
I was yelling at my screen for them to get out of the house. I'm not a firefighter and they didn't listen to me. I was glad when you told them to get out.
I see alot of fire videos on youtube and I am always impressed by this department. Top notch.
You couldn’t pay me enough to do this job. God Bless them for all of what they do.
I’m always impressed with how you manage the fire ground. You make your decisions quickly and your crews are well trained.
The evacuation call was made with no hesitation when the report was received. You have faith in your crews abilities and I think I can say they trust your leadership.
Thank you for providing excellent service to your community.
I'm impressed that you can keep track of everyone and where they are in regards to A, B,C, D
I write all assignments on a tactical worksheet and document a start and end times.
This was an horrendous fire and it was a difficult one to knock down. What stuck me was the heavy fire load upon arrival and i wonder why the inside attack was initiated. Was this because it wasn't clear if there were victims inside? Your men are very brave and it was a good call to pull them out the moment they reported the floor started to fail.
Correct. We were unclear if the building was occupied or not. So an interior attack and search was initiated.
Outstanding command communication. Great coordinated attack. Great communication from attack lines inside, perfect call to evacuate with imminent structural failure on the floors.
At 28:20 you see the Best Practice in action. The fifteen -minute timer is timing a Personnel Accountability Report which is basically saying, “Is everyone OK?” and each truck captain reports that they have Accounted for all of their firefighters. Chief Decker does not want any of his firefighters to go unaccounted for longer than 15 minutes, inside that fire damaged house.
He's transitioning back to an Offensive strategy so ETNs start again generally.
It’s refreshing to actually see a department that has their shit together. I watch a lot of RUclips fire videos and usually shake my head at some of these 3 stooges departments that let homes burn to the ground by lack of training, command, and common sense.
I've really become hooked on your videos and it just amazes me how good you and your crew are
Thanks. I work with a great team who trains hard and takes the job serious.
@@commandvisionfire An aggressive exterior attack with a large caliber stream would have been valid. What Chicago F D. Calls "Resetting the Fire*" Followed by an Aggressive Interior handline attack. Capt Robert Rainey FDNY
I really enjoy Chief Decker's videos. It's just like a military operation, gather your forces, stage the attack, adapt to changing situations and get the job done. And, seeing and hearing the whole picture from the command perspective makes it even more understandable. (Helpful to a novice like me)
You guys are truly some of the best out there. Proud to be part of the brotherhood... (NY)
Thanks.
Another well done Chief Decker video! Stay safe, stay warm, and thanks for all you do!
Thanks.
You dispatchers are very good, they deserve a lot of recognition.
Our dispatchers do a fabulous job.
I'm in total awe at the efficiency of the crew at your Fire House. True American heroes.
Chief Decker you and your Crew are a credit to your profession when I was a kid I was crazy a about fire and military vehicles I wanted to do them both but I opted for the army however I did take classes to be a firefighter so I did learn a lot about attacking a fire and every time I watch your videos I learn more please keep posting I watch many of these but I choose yours
Thank you sir. And thanks for serving our Country.
Proud to serve thank you for what you do
David Decker proud to serve sir as I am sure you are thanks for you service also Mr Chief Decker
Hey. I will just wondering if you could do a walk around your command vehicle and show us the different thing that are in there and also things you carry?
“Spongy was the key to evacuate” Nice job Chief, don’t need to have any of your men fall through the 2nd floor!
Dave, I can tell you care about your firefighters. Keep up the good work. You are one hell of a chief. Your Department been busy. Stay safe you all.
Thanks.
Amazes me that when people see lights they don't pull over. Same here where I work both EMS and Fire.
In about 23 minutes you have a old all wood building heavy fire first floor in the walls to the attic and then you have white smoke. You and your crew are good
When you hear the call "ready the deck gun," you know it's all over but the steaming. Way to go getting everyone out safely, that was crazy!
WOW! Just read the back story. So sorry you guys including residents have been going through all of this. Getting to be an insane world. 😢
Thanks for the great Oscar winning video. Sorry to see families displaced and no injuries to the families and your fellow fire fighters. Keep up the excellent work and services you and your fire fighting family provides.
So weird to see all these fires in my home town. Good to know I got a great firefighting division looking out for us though!
If it would have been one minute later . Dispatch time would have been 02/20/2020 20:20
Great video BC also glad that to see no FFS got hurt or even worse... those single houses that are made into a multiple housing complex is the worse to fight a fire. Please be careful and safe to all who are with this Fire department
Another great video chief I am always in awe of how you and your crew work like a well oiled machine
I don’t believe there’s a better department in the country. They’re flawless and chief is extremely good at being the Chief.
Brilliant coverage of the knock down. Many thanks.
Thanks.
What a shame. The people who lived inside were outstanding citizens!
Your videos are so exciting! Never can wait till you upload. Hate it that lives are lost and belonging destroyed, but makes for great viewing especially due the expert attention you guys give. 😊
Thanks.
Valiant effort to attempt search and rescue under heavy fire conditions. Strong work!!!
Bravo Sir. No hesitation to evacuate.
Fantastic. Textbook VES from start to finish. Great camera angle; loved seeing that first attack crew work in unison from the FF attack operator clear back to the AO. A symphony really, well orchestrated and well rehearsed. SO WELL DONE all through the incident from start to finish from all the crews on scene. Great situational awareness. JOB WELL DONE GUYS!!!
love these videos please keep them going awesome work you and crews thank you all for your service god bless you all and stay safe
Good call getting your crew out, that home was probably 70-100 years old, remodeled, plenty of places for fire to hide just waiting for a rush of fresh air.
when you arrive on the scene of a fire like this, there is nothing you can do. you did everything you could, but it looked as if this one could not have been saved.
in any event, the only loss was property.
your call to evacuate certainly was correct, and i’m sure your crew appreciate your concern for their safety.
how cold was it that night? at least the water wasn’t freezing on contact.
as i’ve told you before, keep up the good work and videos coming!
Chief, was that 3rd line a 2.5"?It looked like it was? What nozzle packages do you use on your 1.75" lines? Do you flow check them? Curious of GPM on those nozzles on solid stream. When Division 2 asked for pressure increase, it was obvious his hoseline was losing the fight. Excellent job of reporting what you were seeing on the outside to the interior crews. I think they thought they were gaining ground, but you could see that they weren't. Great work!
All of the lines deployed here were 1.75" lines with a TFT 200 GPM automatic nozzle. Yes, we have flow tested them in the normal and low pressure setting, for GPM and stream reach. Thanks.
Another awesome video from a great department and awesome incident commander.
You guys always have very good radio discipline
jason allison “ your clear “ :)
What does "getting spongy" mean? Also, watching the men inside with their flashlights just before the evac order had me trembling. Fire raging above them, debris raining down, and they couldn't see it from where they were. I was so relieved when they were told to get out.
Spongy means the floor is getting soft or bouncy, which indicates the floor is getting weak. Usually from fire damage.
As always another great video chief this baby was cooking before anyone noticed it, and your guys done a great knock down
hey Chief Decker thank you for doing all the Videos that you have put out for years im from Columbus Ohio i step down from been a full time firefighter and EMT around 9/11 so keep up all the great videos tell your guys to be safe and keep everyone safe god bless you
Getting in and getting it done. Nice job all. Was this a two family dwelling? Newark is lucky to have such a level headed chief like you David decker
Haven't seen any posts from you in quite a while so I watched this one again. Excellent command and teamwork by all units! Hope you are well Chief.
You sir are an amazing chief and well organized stay safe and great videos.
I love these videos both for training purposes and I own education You guys do a phenomenal job... Amazing coordination between fire command personnel and scene operations My question is what is I-20??
I-20 is the Fire Investigator.
Many Koodos shouted-out to the two-man crew on the first handline, right side front of the building, they made a great firefighting attack both on the exterior front porch, followed up with a no pause, straight forward interior attack of the first floor. It was visibly evident that those two firefighters did their job extremely well. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the second handline two-man crew on the left side of the front of the building who seemed very hesitant to even go onto the front porch of the building, remaining at or near the pedestrian walkway out front. In fact the nozzleman shutoff his line around the 5:00 mark, after having only played water for less than a minute on the fire's flames exiting the front of the building. A minute later, more fire can be seen once again exiting the building's front area where the second handline had been shutoff. There was excellent communication by the on-scene command and the incoming units, as well as with the units already on the scene involved in fighting the fire. I did feel that command issued and all-out order to quickly, inasmuch as the interior firefighting seemed to be making good headway at the time that command issued the order, but there again, I was not on the scene and therefore not privy to all the reasons involved in issuing the order.
If anyone wants to Skip to the evacuation order It's at Time of 16:18
Impressive fast work to knock down the fire but got going anyway. Well done all!
Glad to see interior attack here! Glad to see no HIFTY. Nice call on the evac.
You of course mean other than the transitional attack which took place from 3:19 to 4:11.
you guys have def been busy! Strong work
Love your videos Chief just curious was there a crew searching the second floor without an attack line or was the line being taken in by the medic crew a second line?
Ladder-3 was searching what I thought was the involved side of the duplex, and the medic crew was taking a line up for possible fire extension. As it turns out there was an opening on the second floor, making all of the second floor common. So this wasn't a true duplex (if that makes sense).
@@commandvisionfire sure is a pain when people dont pull over let the emergency rigs go by when emergency wich its sames like here in canada
Another amazing video. Every city needs Chiefs like you.
People's heaters and furnaces are going crazy one week it's 50s and 60s next week in the teens and freaking snowy and windy. That's probably what's doing it.
Love the videos and your crew and commanding are perfect
These men are the opposite of lesser men's greed. These are the kinds of people who should lead our world. They are committed to helping all others. They do what is right, never for personal agrandizement. You never hear them bragging about their contributions like lesser men do.
One additional note. I'm not a fireman, and you use terms I wish I understood. The "sides", sectors, divisions, etc. Is there a way that I can learn these? I know you are a busy man.
And, division 1, division 2, etc... refer to the floors above grade. So "Side A-Division 2" is the front of the building, second floor.
It's goes by a clockwork system. You could say that A. the front of a building, is like 6.30., and it goes from there.round the clock.
@Roger Leonard Thank you!
@@paulschewene7850 It makes sense. Thank you.
@@paulschewene7850 yep correct
Thank you for your great videos
Chief Decker, given the building construction and the large volume of fire present upon arrival, was a deck gun or 2 1/2 considered for initial knock down? Always interested to hear other perspectives.
Great video Chief!
Another amazing video. Thoughts and prayers to the owners
Tough fire there!..I was waiting for the Evac..I'm no Chief but I would have ordered that about 2 Minutes earlier.
If you've had that many fire, you should be posting more videos ;) Great job as always
Chief u are the best st what u do, glad u hav gone back to posting
Yikes! Great job on the fire but wow on the driving by the Chief...... get there alive.....
The video is a bit deceiving. My goal is to get there in one piece.
@@commandvisionfire your driving looked fine to me. Not the sort of way I would drive while headed to the grocery store but certainly reasonable for heading to an emergency.
Another great job Chief!
God bless ya and your men.
Our fire department is lucky enough to have special washers for washing carcinogens out of clothing after every fire and they all have a back up gear while washing. They also always wear mask even outside with smoke as to not breath in the carcinogens. I hope your department does this as well for all of the fire fighters long term safety. Thanks for everything y’all do keeping your community safe.
Newark Fire Department has commercial extractors that are specifically for turnout gear. All gear must be washed after each fire to ensure the contaminants are removed. Most everyone has two sets of turnout gear.
David Decker that’s so good to know. I’m glad safety is a priority at your department. I’m down in Texas and enjoy watching the professionalism of your department in your videos.
I had seen a local fire department in my area of Nebraska bought new turnout gear for their fire fighters. It was a special set designed to help prevent their exposure to carcinogens while at fires and prefent it from getting on their clothes and taking them home or back to the firehouse
Not really on topic, but; Chief's floggin' those ponies at 0:20. :)
Another great, sir. I have a question. I often wondered, is it possible or feasible to train a firefighter(s) to cut power lines? I only ask because in a lot of videos, including this one, the power company is unable to give an e.t.a. Would it be safer than having live lines down on a busy scene? Thanks for posting, Chief. You and your crews stay safe.
I'd imagine the cost to train or have a qualified person to do both jobs is not realistic. Powerline technicians are highly specialized. Also a major liability. I bet it would've been implemented many years ago if it was feasible. I might be talking out my rear tho 😉
There was a time when 'some' jurisdictions did that... but by and large, we in the fire service, don't mess with power lines.
The equipment you need to perform those tasks, has to be tested and maintained to a very high standard, and stored in a specific way, so that it will work right, when you're trying to cut a power line or shut the juice off to it.
Add to that, you really need to know the way the power grid itself is laid out, so you don't cut it in one place, and then get backfeed in the line you want dead, from another place.
It's easier and safer to let the very well trained professionals of the utility company, handle their part of the pie, while the fire service handles its business.
Newark Ohio’s finest.
Damn you are good at what you do👍🏾🔥🚒💨💨
Ok...I looked through the comments to see if my question had already been asked and answered, but nope. When the crews were being sent back in to open up walls, you asked for a 15 minute timer to be set. Been trying to figure that one out with no success...an explanation if you have a moment please. Can come from another viewer as well if you know. Thanks!
that is for him to keep track of the crews in the building and on the fireground
On the fire ground when you send or have crews inside a structure like this. The one in comand will have fire dispatch/ 911 center dispatcher . Set a timer or PAR timer. In this case 15min. This is used for accountability purposes.
When this Time expires , dispatch will call and tell the one in command - chief or officer in charge that their timer is up. At this time they will do an accountability check - to make sure all is accountable. If crews are staying in then this counter will get reset again for another 15min and the process repeats until you no longer need the timer.
Thank for the replies. Much appreciated!!
I live in an apartment building with 4 apartments, 3 of which are occupied, me being one of the occupants, i live upstairs with one more apartment across the hall, and Two apartments downstairs, i like to know where my couple Neighbors are at all times just in case, You just never know.
Edit : A Building Owner if renting out the apartments or home, MUST by Law have at least TWO ways out of the building, and also supply a fire ladder for the occupants to hook on Their windows to climb to safety if more than one story. The Building Owner can be cited if They don't have proper Fire exits.
4:13 = So just to be clear, this house was not occupied at the time of this fire... because that smoke....
DEADLY.....
Correct. To the best of my knowledge nobody was inside when the fire started.
@@commandvisionfire Glad to hear that... hope the police nab this psycho soon
This story may end up on A&E's Live PD if this keeps up....
*EXCELLENT VIDEO* *WELL DONE CHIEF!!!*
Before reading word one, I figured it to be arson, started on the porch which was apparently the hot spot which then gained access to the house. It's sad that there are people willing to endanger others and destroy property just for their entertainment.
How far apart are your hydrants in residential areas?
About 800 feet.
@@commandvisionfire did wonder because most of these clips from various fire departments in the USA appear to show them scrambling around trying to find hydrant, for info maximum distance between hydrant points in England is 300 metres having said that I can see two from my front door
@@stevenbowers4164 I work for a municipal water department in Indiana and we require them to be no further that 600ft apart in a residential area.
Awesome job guys, lucky the floor held enough for you to get out.
At 19:00 I can hear my HR telling me to not drop start a saw! Lol. Great job fellas.
The guys that do that are not the ones that have to fix them. 😁🔧
Outstanding work!
'Admiral' Decker: "Rescue 1. Negotiations with the enemy have failed. Ready your deck gun!" :-)
Does anyone get the feeling that Chief Decker has a military background? It would explain a lot.
After watching a number of these fire calls, why does it take so long to start breaking down a fire, the building is burning worse by the time water is started.
It would seem so, but you are wrong. I've known Chief Decker and his twin brother Darrin since they were in high school. They have always known they wanted to be in the fire service, so until they were old enough to join the volunteer fire department I was on, they sometimes shadowed us on our runs (Not advisable, though). He has worked very hard learning, training, and training others, and has developed discipline that is second to none. I have nothing but respect for Chief Decker.
Hey chief decker will u show more videos I like watching them thank u