Poplar Lane Dwelling Fire 12/31/23 Levittown, PA
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- On scene video of firefighters arriving on scene of a a working house fire in the Pinewood section of Levittown on New Year's Eve.
Emergency crews were dispatched after 6:30 pm for a reported dwelling fire on Poplar Lane. Fire chiefs arrived on the scene and were met with a fully involved carport in front of an attached garage with fire quickly extending into the residence.
Levittown #1 Engine 32 arrived first in and went in service with their deck gun using tank water on arrival and pulled handlines to begin an exterior defensive attack and protect an exposure dwelling once a water supply was established. Multiple handlines were placed in service as well as a ground monitor and Squrt 13's aerial.
Once heavy fire conditions on the exterior of the home were knocked down, firefighters transitioned to interior operations where they worked extensively to extinguish fire throughout the structure. Search for any victims was negative due to all occupants being accounted for with the exception of a cat who is believed to have perished in the fire.
Emergency crews from Levittown #'s 1, 2, Edgely, Tullytown, Fairless Hills, Morrisville, William Penn and Falls Township Fire Companies as well as Levittown-Fairless Hills Rescue Squad were all in attendance of this incident. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Falls Township Fire Marshal's Office.
____________________________________________________________________________
Local News Source:
lowerbuckssour...
Fire radio audio from this fire:
• 12-31-23, 42 Poplar Ln...
The videos uploaded on this channel are with the intent of local news reporting and documentation of the local emergency services.
Follow Montco/Bucks Incident Page I am apart of
/ montcobucksllc
House raging, first due with 6 guys standing on the fire ground, 5 yelling to grab a line.. 1 (probably low guy on the totem) grabs the line, pulls it, and flakes it out himself.. Shouldn't be like that fellas!
Lieutenant or captain not giving orders while responding. Who hits hydrant. 2.got the tip 3 back up teammate on same line.1stofficer 360
Orders to incoming units
Never pass a hydrant.
One would think...
then use the master stream
Yep
Never pass up an opportunity to make yourself look foolish by commenting on something you clearly know nothing about.
This is a good learning video for the fire depts what things you could have done different! Great videoing ron
It was a training video?
Nice job using the deck gun alot of companies would of did a stretch instead of using the deck gun great job 👏
excellent use of the Deck gun Aka Blitz attack
@@peterarvanitis6497 Peter, basics of large volume attack usually dictate establishing a supply for such first
Great video! So sad
@@ffrick73 yes I understand I remember we had a similar situation here where I live they had a fully involved house going here and the first due pumper light on manpower did a blitz attack on the side closest to an exposure A member of a neighboring department and myself helped hand lay a 5 inch feed line to the pumper the deck gun did plenty of work at this fire Note: this fire happened at 12:30 am during the firemen’s convention in Wildwood very little manpower in town and the deputy chief who was in town did the right thing by calling a 2 nd alarm 3 blocks away and a 3 rd on arrival I happened to be with that member from the neighboring department at the time the call came in ( captain on an engine company) and he recommended the deputy chief strike a third alarm mostly defensive attack on it
@@ffrick73that’s old school. 30 seconds of proper deck gun operation and dramatically slow the progression of fire, while hand lines are being stretched and water supply is established. I submit, that 30 seconds of deck gun can be far more effective at slowing the fire than 5 minutes of 1-3/4 (our current standard). Fire generally doubles every 30 seconds. Transitional Attacks are one good tactic when fire is showing.
At what point did they lay a line to the hydrant? That looks like it would have taken a lot of work in doing so. To this day I don't know why the first truck in does not lay a line in. It doesn't take that long to do so and saves you workload and time in the long run. Those having to lay the hose back could be used for something else to actually fight the fire.
Yep
First engine arrives, 5 guys get off, no one pulls a line, no LDH to hydrant, ridiculous
The only thing thats ridiculous is the fact that you think you actually know what you are blowing your hole about
@@virgilhilts3924 dont refute my comment, just hurl insults. Childish of you, to be polite. As an active FF and former chief officer theres no way id accept this level.of incompetence at a fire.
@@ffrick73 this goes to my other comments. 5 FF’s:
1 man the deck gun and begin the attack, while:
2 begin to stretch the attack line. 1-2 stretch a supply line.
Practice this evolution with every level of manning. (A the engineer on a 3 man engine in Deerfield Beach, FL recently told me how he can get to work with his deck gun and knock down the fire before his LT and FF can stretch and flow water. (The only drawback, he said, was it frustrates the others because they don’t get to do much)! What are we getting paid to do? Play or protect life and property?
I suggest this with the greatest respect and humility towards my fellow brothers and sisters in the fire business.
@@ffrick73
Well for starters, I presented no insult.
Second, you clearly are not and never have been a firefighter or any sort
Third, I'll happily point out how you made a fool of you if that is truly what you want, just say the word
@@ccc530and that's not what I'm seeing happening in this video all I can say is it's one View and we don't see everything that's happening. But if you look through the comments there's a lot of people who are seeing the same thing that I saw I don't have any problem who is hitting a large volume of fire with a deck gun to start or on a 2.5 exterior line before going interior I'm just saying it's not what we saw here it looks like a lot of guys standing around around when there's things that could be done and should be done
Excellent video!
Looks like they got control in less than 30 minutes. Great!
Some critique:
Great deck gun work- knocked down a significant amount of fire. Once a water supplies established, I wished they continued it a while longer.
I would have liked to see the squirt’s boom in use sooner. It did great once they did use it.
Exposures: I didn’t see much attention it. IMO, the fire service needs to adopt new thinking with regard to exposures. I submit, that we should dispatch an additional structure response for each exposure that is threatened; that assignment would focus only on the exposure (unless needed for RIT response).
In this situation, I didn’t see anyone entering the structure on side 4 (delta). Walls and ceilings needed to be opened and checked for active fire.
On last FYI- I’ve seen it so often: firefighters need to take another second or two and secure their helmet. On the Cairns New Yorker, there’s a knob on the back that gets tightened and then a chin strap. Safety.
Good job overall!
Thanks for posting.
I feel bed for the people who were left homeless. I hope no one was hurt during or after the fire. God Bless all that helped putting out this blaze.
I guess I’m too old of a fireman to understand where we keep relying on tank water on a well involved houses amazing how 2 engine companies drove right past the same hydrant, then went ahead put a deck gun in service, which you should have, and you run out of water without anything left for exposure protection. They’re lucky that exposure was at its distance because she was close to lighting off.
The first due engine crew looked like a clown show. Why didn't anyone pull a ram or a 2.5 inch line?
Officers responsible to get into sevice
😮😮😮 passed by a hydrant, or at least hand, jack the line. I’m pretty sure the call came out as a working structure fire. What about protecting the exposed side? Good job with the deck gun but personnel running around like they don’t know what to do know your job and do your job.
We lay into automatic alarms if they aren't confirmed false. Odor of smoke, etc. dry line to the stoop. It's all good practice. If you don't want to re-pack hose, quit the department.
@@chrisbarr1359not gonna lie, I think laying a line on AFAs is just irresponsible. When you get tapped for the structure fire when you’re on scene packing your line for a malfunctioning alarm, and the next due puts out your fire, they (and the homeowner) should be laughing at you.
There is footage of exposures being protected in this video. Rescue 31 hit the hydrant and supplied engine 32, the first in engine, with water before they ran their tank dry. It was a smooth operation, no one ran around not knowing what to do.
Are you aware that these brave firefighters are VOLUNTEERS?
My thoughts and prayers are with the family and a great job by all involved thanks for the video
Prayers for who lived there
Ron thank you for the excellent video. One of your videos was the very first fire videos i ever watched. As someone with a terrible fear of fire from a traumatic childhood event. Nowvi can watch sll fire videos except wildland ones. Between yours and themajesterium i no longer have nightmares and panic attacks. Thank you again.
It was the state street fire on 1/27/14.
Dana, I'm in the same situation! I started watching fire videos to get over my own fear, caused by my own childhood experience. JJ (The Magisterium) is one of my favorites, too! And now, after watching so many videos, well, I can't say my fear is cured, but it's MUCH less. And I've developed a real fascination for fire operations and apparatus. And I've gained even more respect than I already had, for the first responders!
Dana .. prayers for overcoming your fears
Firefighter at a house fire. We lost 5 very young children Includes twins
@@mariebelladonna437prayers for you marie
Same here had a fire at 18 on Sept 12 2001 I was just a senior in high school
Was happy to see that they utilized the deck gun/monitor. However I was saddened that they passed the hydrant and I feel that they pulled too far ahead to deploy the deck gun. The stream was flowing at a 10 & 11 o'clock position. At that position there was no chance to cool down the neighbors structure at the 12 & 1 o'clock position
Incompetence personified. That was hard to watch.
The fire goes as the first line goes or lack there of. Like all things we are never privy to the nuisances of individual fires but I think most can agree the first 3 minutes were tough. Seeing 3 chiefs car on scene at least one of them should of been ascertaining if the house was evacuated, hydrant location and a general size up. The engine crew gets out and proceeds to ask the questions the chiefs should already have. Having 5 white helmets in front of the house all with there hands on the radio drooling over who gets to talk is a tough watch when they could be assisting with the hydrant they parked near and helping with flaking a cross lay in parallel with the deck gun. The first due chiefs dropped the ball and spent more time getting packed up and grabbing tools from their Suvs instead of leading and helping the troops on scene. To many chiefs not enough Indians.
That's how MBIP2 does things. Great footage boss. My thoughts and prayers are with the family
Great job using the deck gun to get that heat down and off that exposure, it was hot.
At 14:00 what are these firefighters doing standing so close and under the edge of the already collapsed carport/garage??? When you go defensive it means defensive until otherwise fireground order changed!
Excellent job on this video also a good job by first in companies Great use of the deck gun also Thanks for sharing
Good job by first company? Which video did you watch?
@@ffrick73first company was supplied with water before they ran through their tank. You weren’t there. You don’t know.
Hardly ever see deck gun being used anymore
Big fire big water!
That had to be a all-nighter given overhaul
That was just horrible job. Pulled 2 hose lines and then went to using the deck gun and the man on deck gun was shooting the fire and wasted the dam tank water for nothing. Then next engine pulls up and they pull lines and stand there. They let that fire get get way out of hand. Sad. That department should be ashamed of themselves
They're not just "standing there". They're sizing up the blaze, determining whether they need to attack the blaze offensively or defensively, and standing by in case those working inside need to be rescued.
True they should have grab a hydrant on the way in no reason you blew a hydrant when u know it's a job not NO water and have to wait for a second rig NOPE
@@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102 you have alot of experienced fire fighters in here scratching their heads at what they are watching.
Thank u for what u do god be with the family
Again large volume of fire that can be seen by first due. Does not stop hook hydrant. If your rig has 4 or more men on it stopping for few seconds to drop one guy to tie in to hydrant is not going slow you down plus you have supply line all set not forced to wait on arriving units. I can understand deck gun but without supply line kills tank fast which you see they had to shut down. Then four guys on 1 3/4 line which should have been 2 1/2 and no one seemed that concerned about D exposure .
19:20 Each house fire is different. There is no set plan for any fire call. People want to complain about the response to this fire, you should watch NYFD on some of their calls. It also doesn't help, that many house building codes do NOT require fire blocks in walls, like they did 30+ years ago. Just a shortcut in build construction. Many multi family complexes don't even require a brick or concrete fire walls anymore. Yes, I have been there, done that for 23 years.
who is NYFD?
FDNY, sorry, had letters bass ackwards
Not complaining.. think ahead on size up
.
Where’s the hydrant charging that first in pump?
Opposite side of the street as that police suv I walked past at the beginning of the video.
Great video but the departments need some training on tactics and hose lays in my opinion that was pitiful 🙈
for the life of me I don't understand with all that fire showing why not grab a hydrant on the way in with the delayed response of the other companies you're going to be fighting that alone for a while it was good to use the deck gun but @ 1500 gpm you're only going to operate for a couple minutes before the tank runs dry which is exactly what happened. At least if you're on a hydrant you can use the deck gun and several hand lines or a combination of hand lines and stang guns to be able to knock more fire down.
What exactly was pitiful? Exposures were protected and the fire was put out. Water supply was established before the first in engine ran through their tank. You have no idea what you’re talking about.
How many different Chiefs were in charge? Doesn’t look too organized…
What's with the ladder and hose crews without SCBA's? Those FF's (and I use the term loosely) look like a bunch of vollies that haven't assignments just standing around waiting for someone to tell them what to do. There's seems to be a lot of new,clean bunker suits wandering around. Even at 27 minutes,there's still fire on the ground floor after putting enough water on it to float the whole house down the street. This wasn't a well trained crew. Actually,it was painful to watch. I feel sorry for the owners.
Yeah you have no idea what you’re talking about. It wasn’t an interior attack. Almost everybody had packs on. You should feel sorry for the owners, but that has nothing to do with the crews on scene. There was no chance saving this house.
Levittown is becoming JOB-town !
Standing under collapsed garage roof seems like a great idea….
Great Video Ron, were in the world have you been, Happy New Bro, Glad to see you Back ..
Hey Happy New Years James I've been around just get stuck working my other job or unavailable to really head out on anything significant as often as I used to.
@@rrobertsnot5150can you please get in touch with me as soon as possible somehow. This is my family home and id like to speak to you about this video.
Not an ounce of hustle or tactics. Waste of tank water blasting everything but the fire. There needs to be some serious training following this event to get the crew to move with purpose instead of walking around like lost puppies while they let the house burn to the ground
Particleboard suburbia goes up in smoke as the cheap vinyl siding melts like cheese, houses way too close to each other, sorry about their luck
It must be nice to be perfect & be able to second guess/Monday morning qb the situation. Thanks to all involved for placing their lives on the line.
or just know basic fireground essentials
They're just all trolls. I've never seen any of these people who are making the negative comments on my channel before. Don't know who they are or who sent them here to make disparaging remarks.
@@rrobertsnot5150 If you don't want people criticizing your fd, don't post videos of them. This Fd might be good, but the first few minutes of this video was not their best night .
I feel so terrible for the family hope they have a good policy 🙏🏻
Looked to be garage is where it started and with extreme heat. Really have to wonder if not an EV that is the cause?
Moved from garage to complete opposite end too quickly as well. Homes are just not built with fire in mind anymore.
Not gona monday quarterback this. Smh!
11:51 That's the "evacuation" horn.
I am the son of the homeowner's and this was my childhood home as well. I want the audio removed at the least. This was traumatizing enough as it is, I respect what you do, but for the sake of our family, please remove the audio.
They had the deck gun doing a good job and shut it down if they had an adequate water supply it might have been controlled better if they kept using it.
Absolutely embarrassing all these departments need some serious training
How did those inflatable decorations make it through the whole thing?
Seems like the snowman had a great heart. Smiled through the whole shebang.
Yo, WTF…….stretch a line fellas!
Not trying to monday morning quarterback but just a question, why are they protecting the exposures , hope nobody was hurt !
Does anyone know if they were charging a scooter or something similar in their garage?
The home owner had some kind of metal working shop
Why did the aerial truck stop hosing it down?
And THAT'S why they make deck guns!
A very fast response great job. Prayers 🙏🙏🙏 for the family
It took 6 minutes after video started to get water on fire. Glad I don't live 😮.
Where do you live ??
@@peterarvanitis6497 if they pulled this in Bergen County they would get laughed outta county
One heck of a fire 😢 RIP Kitty
how do you know there is a dead cat in the house?
He is taking about the inflatable cat outside the house @@kibaloup3529
The article said so…
Oh well in that case rip kitty :( @@Jptindall68
Anyone know his this started?
Levittown, PA I suspect. There is a Levittown, NY and this isn’t it. 😁😉
This is my family home. I would appreciate if you took this down. My mother and father do not need to see this considering you can hear my mothers gut wrenching screams in the background. Please get in touch with me asap
Sue em
Hello? Id like to speak with ron roberts please
I was there!!!!!
Standard response 1st engine 1st truck front.. 2nd engine and truck rear.. 3rd due engine .with that fire reverse lay to hydrant. 4 engine same in rear
Tap 2 hydrant together.. 1st truck rescue 2nd truck ladder bldg.. stick
K to rook to vent heat smoke for attack lines
This time of year hydrant freeze
. Old adage.. 1 is non, 2 is 1
. 3 is 2
.4 is3. Machine fail
Means 4 supply lines at once
Put master streams in service more quickly. Instead of pulling more lines back to hydrant
That much spread at that speed send this video to arson investigation.. plus man running from scene
Firefighters have much to do in fire
I want this video down or my mom and my fathers voices out of it. No one had any permissions to record them or this occuring and out of respect for my parents who owned that home for 34 years i dont want them finding this video and reliving it or listening to the most devestating moment in their lives for the whole world to see without their consent or knowledge. What kind of fucked up is that?
I am so sorry for the loss of your family's home. Respectfully, no one needed to consent for this to be filmed. This video is protected under the 1st amendment, freedom of speech and the press, rights. He didn't do anything wrong by recording and posting.
@@AnitaHead- except violate someones privacy... why would anyone want to listen to my mother crying and screaming for her cat? My brother is a police officer and serves the public. Like come on. Have a little respect. I dont even care if the video of my home burning down is still on here but i would appreciate if the sound was taken off. Play some kind of music instead of listsning to someone elses pain and suffering.
@tiffanyengle959 What does your brother serving the public as a police officer have to do with anything?? 🤣🤣
@@AnitaHead- 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣absolutely nothing. But he also wishes the sound be removed off the video and he deserves more respect than you and i considering he risks his life everyday...
Wait a minute.... 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Who asked for your input anyway?
Like who the fuck are you? No one. So mind your business
🤦🏻♂️
Why do volunteer firemen come on here and criticize their brother firemen? Every video has commentary bashing whoever responds. I say Thank You to these guys for coming to the aid of your neighbors.
Balloon frame home ???
Doesn’t look like balloon frame
Wood frame
Good video of the fire… Awesome video for other depts to see what Not to do on a working fire…. This was painful to watch
Great fire department. Horrible loss.
I guess eventually someone will search the structure for victims. Glad I dont live in Levittown!
It was confirmed that everyone evacuated.
Why would you document someone else’s tragedy. Get a life
Did you watch someone else’s tragedy ?
So I suppose people who are apart of the news don't have a life for documenting peoples tragedies? People are free do post and film so others know what has happened.
Clown comment of the year, to think 2024 just started too...
Of course it would have to be a dim woman that made that dim comment. Total spastic.