it’s so crazy to me how pitch black and blind it actually on the interior of a smoke filled structure, these fireman are so calm and controlled throughout any situation that they have to deal with. I am glad to see these amazing people and I hope to become someone that is in the department.
Do it. You’ll discover strengths you didn’t know you had until you are placed in the position for them to be unleashed. Don’t doubt yourself, trust your desire to join and trust your training. In one year you’ll be amazed at who you have become.
This is the most well done fire video video I’ve ever seen so far and is exactly the type of content I am looking for and needs to be done by more departments. You got helmet cam video, radio coms audio, on-screen text descriptions, & PIO breakdowns of incidents. I feel like if this department does more videos with all those components they could rival the Stockton CA FD channel (which produces the best FD video content on RUclips rn IMO)
@@HAWKSTA24 or you could be less cynical & jealous and recognize many public servants invest their own money into their career - certainly meaningful training if Dept paid.
Our firefighters have a difficult job, I'm a proud cousin of a firefighter/paramedic, I have to give you men and women a ton of credit, you have such a difficult job that's not for everyone, thank you to all of our firefighters and paramedics for all you do ❤️🙏🇺🇲
Thank you to all the First Responders who are ready to put THEIR lives on the line for other people. You are one of the most brave groups of people in the world. Thank you.
Really appreciate you putting your department out there for all to see. It’s a service to all fire departments. Most departments resist any public exposure, takes courage to put yourself out there.
It took much longer than I care to admit to realize that “FNG” was not some sort of fire-fighting position or rank or something. Hope after a year you’ve learned plenty.
Going in without a hose line most scariest thing ever no hose to find your way backout takes a special breed staying calm is a under statement thank all first responders for what you do.
This is brilliant. I’m working as an EMT right now for an ambulance company so I don’t get to see too much of this type of action yet. Headed to fire academy right after I finished up paramedic school. Really look up to all these guys and seeing this video was incredible
Before watching the entire video, a compliment right off the bat: Thank you for including the responding apparatus in a written note on screen. Before I always tried to get it from the radio call we can usually hear in the cam footage, but it was incomplete or garbled a lot of times. Like this I know I have the full picture. (And I am very interested in this because I like comparing with international fire departements, including "meassuring" a call for the appropriate response.)
Hey QemeH, don't forget when you compare departments to also compare apparatuses. Remember that North American style rigs tend to carry more people and gear then European style ones, so the level of response may be different due to manpower and gear requirements. I've never seen a European style truck that can hold more than 4 people but some NA style trucks can take up to 10. Just some food for thought. Cheers o7
@@Stargazzer811 That is a really interesting response, because I was under the impression that it was exactly the other way around... NA apparatus, as seen here with SMFR, is usually staffed by 4 firefighters (both truck and engine), while command vehicles (Battalion and Med One) are driver only. European rigs, however, usually carry 6 firefighters in career departements (down to 2-3 for specialized vehicles like an aerial platform or rehab unit) and 9 firefighters in volunteer departements, while command units usually have a driver/radio operator PLUS the actual commander. The german standard for example is a tactical value of 0/1/8 (called a "Gruppe", i.e. group), which in most career departements is split between an engine/pumper/truck (0/1/5) and an aerial device (0/0/3). The idea is to have two 2-man teams (one for "attack", which I guess you would call "inside work", i.e. looking to make entry asap and begin primary search - and one for "water", which you'd call "outside work", i.e. jacking a hydrant, ventilating or assisting with making entry) plus the driver/engineer plus the commander on the front line apparatus - and then a third 2-man team on the aerial device to perform rescue and/or attack from above plus driver/engineer of that rig (if the group of 9 responds with just one apparatus, the "second driver" would be called a "message runner", i.e. radio operator, assistant to the commander and what you'd call a safety).
@@Stargazzer811 Important is not how many people a fire truck can carry. Important is how many firefighters are on the truck. Fir example: Fire engines at my, german, fire department are regularly staffed with 6 firefighters.
Not sure how this popped up in my feed but the first part was scary to watch. My father retired in the 80s as an assistant battalion chief of a large city fire department. I was always, and still am, so very proud of him for serving the community in such a dangerous job. My heart goes out to all public servants. Their jobs are so very difficult. My father would only speak about the routine jobs and never about the heart breaking ones. My thoughts and prayers are with all our public servants. Thank you for what you do!
Great video you guys. I espically liked the point of view from the lieutinent on the house fire and then to hear that 9 year old saw the fire, went and told his dad what was happening, and then his dad calling 911, very well done and great teamwork
Holy cow the amount of RUclips binging I can do for watching real firefighters at work. Plus this is immediately better than any episodes from Station 19 or those shows.
Firemen get way less gratitude than they should. Police get praise all day from most of society, but firemen should be praised more often. After writing this it made me think...... all first responders, Dr's, nurses etc, should all be appreciated! Great video & explanation.
I've been doing the job for 10 years now, I've seen many of your videos and I do think south metro is the best department in the country. We use some of your videos for training and our department has gotten better because of it, so thank you for that
I just stumbled across this channel and have to say, I've never seen real life firefighting documented so well. I've always been fascinated with firefighting, but getting a look inside an actual burning structure & how crews handle it in a live situation is not something I've come across before.
Great video, but I would adopt taking a line in with the entry team so they don't get trapped with fire behind them. Also to cool it off so they don't have to stop searching to get a line.
people seriously dont realize how traumatic it is to be a firefighter, they are the first to see and bear the victims and their deaths... They truly go underappreciated.
Well it’s like I’m back on the job but in slow motion. Nice job. Our ladders don’t have H20 so showing up 1st isn’t always the best but we would find a way to get it done&search anyway 👍
@@cpo87 can't argue with a "true professional!!" 😅 😅 😅 😅 Don't argue this freak is a troll that has been basically banned from every other fire buff channel. Look his channel up, it will make you laugh see in his lame ass kit cars and asking for donations to finish them.
@@potatolew4495 man I figured. I worked for one of the biggest fire departments in Georgia but I still watch how other departments work. When I see good organized departments I give credit where its due. If its something I dont understand I just ask or dont comment at all. Some of these guys are weird.
While I’d like to help people I couldn’t be a firefighter thick dense smoke would trigger my anxiety quick kinda like me Feeling like there’s no way out I don’t understand how you guys keep calm in these type of situations but I commend you first responders for everything thing y’all do!
SMFR should allow citizens to purchase shirts with the SMFR Community logo on the front and each station's logo on the back. It would be a unique way to support each fire station.
I remember when my neighbors house burned down. We live in a very rural area. They brought 4 tankers, and drained the local creek dry. Total loss, burned for 3 days. Chimney fire
This looks like it is exactly how it should be done. Pull up, pull a pre-connect, and like magic, water. Why is this soooo hard for other departments? It always appears like the engineers fall short.
They were incompetent to an extreme that was utterly ridiculous, and you think they did great? If you were laying on the floor in that house, you think they did good IGNORING that exterior fire for that long?
@@coneplato6702 Excuses, excuses, excuses! Four Competent workers with one engine with 500 gallons of water could have handled everything here. They had for times what they needed and didn't!
Nice job. I always enjoy these videos. Another option is for the driver to make sure they have an adequate water supply, meanwhile the officer does his 360 and the 2 firefighters in the back stretch the line and prepare for attack. They can spend a few seconds knocking some down before entering, making conditions cooler, which would be better in case of any victims and better for the search crew. Also, if the officer needed to go inside, he could've passed command to the next arriving officer so he/she could be with their crew, unless the BC made it to the scene first.
Just a thought. If you're going to have the truck searching, I would have stretched in the front door to put a line between the fire and possible victims as well.as the truck guys.
Excellent video! I definitely would love to see more POV's from your crews. I noticed that in the structure fire L12's alpha team noted above normal hotspots away from the fire. While I have no formal training, I can only surmise that this was because the fire spread through the underside of the floor in the basement of that home. Great work on the car fire too; took L12's crew very little time to knock it down to a safe level, and I also noticed EMS Sup Knutson was on scene for that one; loved his Day in the Life video! That gas meter fire was wicked though, never seen one honestly but glad nothing else was damaged. Bravo to that kid for being so vigilant!
it’s so crazy to me how pitch black and blind it actually on the interior of a smoke filled structure, these fireman are so calm and controlled throughout any situation that they have to deal with. I am glad to see these amazing people and I hope to become someone that is in the department.
Do it. You’ll discover strengths you didn’t know you had until you are placed in the position for them to be unleashed. Don’t doubt yourself, trust your desire to join and trust your training. In one year you’ll be amazed at who you have become.
Imagine navigating this on a ship in the middle of a storm.
This is the most well done fire video video I’ve ever seen so far and is exactly the type of content I am looking for and needs to be done by more departments. You got helmet cam video, radio coms audio, on-screen text descriptions, & PIO breakdowns of incidents. I feel like if this department does more videos with all those components they could rival the Stockton CA FD channel (which produces the best FD video content on RUclips rn IMO)
When a department has more money then they know what to do with. This is the content you receive.
@@HAWKSTA24 or you could be less cynical & jealous and recognize many public servants invest their own money into their career - certainly meaningful training if Dept paid.
@@HAWKSTA24 Thats called "well funded and adequately equipped"
This department doesn't get a fourth of the work Stockton does.
They gotta do all the "Day in the life" of a guy on the couch vids.
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Our firefighters have a difficult job, I'm a proud cousin of a firefighter/paramedic, I have to give you men and women a ton of credit, you have such a difficult job that's not for everyone, thank you to all of our firefighters and paramedics for all you do ❤️🙏🇺🇲
My first cousin is fire fighter as well and ex marine.
Cool 👍
Thank you to all the First Responders who are ready to put THEIR lives on the line for other people. You are one of the most brave groups of people in the world. Thank you.
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@@markevan1 but he still went in right, or did he not?
@@markevan1 get out of your parents basement and apply if you think you could do better.
Really appreciate you putting your department out there for all to see. It’s a service to all fire departments. Most departments resist any public exposure, takes courage to put yourself out there.
Thanks for your feedback!
@@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO thanks for the pach
You guys should definitely find more of Interior Firefighters POV, or make some sort of compilation. I found it to be thrilling.
Incompetence is thrilling to you?
@@JB91710 where was anybody incompetent?
@@Fire-se9sg don't mind him, hes a troll on every fire video. obviously he knows more than a Class I Department
@@Fire-se9sg Read all my comments where I spell everything out.
Agreed!
As a FNG in a super small volunteer hall, I have been devouring any useful info I can. Yours has been some of the best. Excellent work!
Thanks for watching! We're happy you're finding them educational.
It took much longer than I care to admit to realize that “FNG” was not some sort of fire-fighting position or rank or something.
Hope after a year you’ve learned plenty.
@@liesdamnlies3372 Learnin' something every day. Also, FNG is for sure a rank haha.
My God!! Seeing this really shows the absolute heroism of these men!!! Heroes All !!! Thank you Firefighters for all you do!!!
Excellent job on the car fire for popping the left rear tire to prevent a tire explosion and the vehicle from rolling backwards.
Going in without a hose line most scariest thing ever no hose to find your way backout takes a special breed staying calm is a under statement thank all first responders for what you do.
This is brilliant. I’m working as an EMT right now for an ambulance company so I don’t get to see too much of this type of action yet. Headed to fire academy right after I finished up paramedic school. Really look up to all these guys and seeing this video was incredible
Before watching the entire video, a compliment right off the bat: Thank you for including the responding apparatus in a written note on screen. Before I always tried to get it from the radio call we can usually hear in the cam footage, but it was incomplete or garbled a lot of times. Like this I know I have the full picture. (And I am very interested in this because I like comparing with international fire departements, including "meassuring" a call for the appropriate response.)
Hey QemeH, don't forget when you compare departments to also compare apparatuses. Remember that North American style rigs tend to carry more people and gear then European style ones, so the level of response may be different due to manpower and gear requirements. I've never seen a European style truck that can hold more than 4 people but some NA style trucks can take up to 10. Just some food for thought. Cheers o7
@@Stargazzer811 That is a really interesting response, because I was under the impression that it was exactly the other way around...
NA apparatus, as seen here with SMFR, is usually staffed by 4 firefighters (both truck and engine), while command vehicles (Battalion and Med One) are driver only.
European rigs, however, usually carry 6 firefighters in career departements (down to 2-3 for specialized vehicles like an aerial platform or rehab unit) and 9 firefighters in volunteer departements, while command units usually have a driver/radio operator PLUS the actual commander.
The german standard for example is a tactical value of 0/1/8 (called a "Gruppe", i.e. group), which in most career departements is split between an engine/pumper/truck (0/1/5) and an aerial device (0/0/3). The idea is to have two 2-man teams (one for "attack", which I guess you would call "inside work", i.e. looking to make entry asap and begin primary search - and one for "water", which you'd call "outside work", i.e. jacking a hydrant, ventilating or assisting with making entry) plus the driver/engineer plus the commander on the front line apparatus - and then a third 2-man team on the aerial device to perform rescue and/or attack from above plus driver/engineer of that rig (if the group of 9 responds with just one apparatus, the "second driver" would be called a "message runner", i.e. radio operator, assistant to the commander and what you'd call a safety).
@@Stargazzer811
Important is not how many people a fire truck can carry. Important is how many firefighters are on the truck.
Fir example: Fire engines at my, german, fire department are regularly staffed with 6 firefighters.
I love this format of presenting multiple incidents. Wonderfully done.
Not sure how this popped up in my feed but the first part was scary to watch. My father retired in the 80s as an assistant battalion chief of a large city fire department. I was always, and still am, so very proud of him for serving the community in such a dangerous job. My heart goes out to all public servants. Their jobs are so very difficult. My father would only speak about the routine jobs and never about the heart breaking ones. My thoughts and prayers are with all our public servants. Thank you for what you do!
Risking your life for total strangers takes a very special kind of person. Very blessed souls! I have so much admiration!
This channel is probably the best Fire Rescue channel I've ever seen
Thank you!
This is what I was referring to in my comment on the July video. Good job bringing what we love back PIO’s. And fantastic work SMFR!
Great video you guys. I espically liked the point of view from the lieutinent on the house fire and then to hear that 9 year old saw the fire, went and told his dad what was happening, and then his dad calling 911, very well done and great teamwork
The tools used and the way they are employed is phenomenal. Great work!
As a retired Marine, Mass respect for these brothers.
Holy cow the amount of RUclips binging I can do for watching real firefighters at work. Plus this is immediately better than any episodes from Station 19 or those shows.
Congrats on the Silver Play Button! I couldn't help but to notice it hung neatly in a prominent place on the back wall ;-)
Thanks!
The L12 Fireman convinced it’s a basement fire while the whole garage is rippin is hilarious
I LOVE the way your crew addressed that car fire! The fuel fire component is something that really confounds some departments.
Firemen get way less gratitude than they should.
Police get praise all day from most of society, but firemen should be praised more often.
After writing this it made me think...... all first responders, Dr's, nurses etc, should all be appreciated!
Great video & explanation.
When they pull out a 2.5 inch line for a single story residential fire they aren't screwing around. Great video.
Agreed, as the saying goes big fire, big water.
I’m so thankful for brave men like this. Thanks all first responders and military
I've been doing the job for 10 years now, I've seen many of your videos and I do think south metro is the best department in the country. We use some of your videos for training and our department has gotten better because of it, so thank you for that
One of the best. There are MANY very good FDs out there!
Stockton and South Metro have the best videos!
One of the best video, really like the point of view from the firefighter would love to see more of these, great work
You can tell “pinky” is a seasoned vet. Not rushing, getting the job done
I just stumbled across this channel and have to say, I've never seen real life firefighting documented so well. I've always been fascinated with firefighting, but getting a look inside an actual burning structure & how crews handle it in a live situation is not something I've come across before.
I love all the helmet cam in this video! Should definitely keep doing it!
Thank you firefighters everywhere. Much respect and appreciation for you 🙏🏼
Great responses. I like how they chocked the one wheel and the firefighter deflated the other wheel. 👍👍👍
They should have used the deck gun. Too long to get water on the fire. Moving slowly. Truck blocked ingress. Sad.
Heck of a job by the truck boss repositioning that line and cooling those hot gases so they can continue searching
Guys, great video, thank you. Keep 'em coming!
The real hero’s that help save lives in this country.
Nice work on that car, got water underneath the chassis and on the gas tank first, as well as deflating the tires!
Damn!!! One of the Best Fire Videos I have Ever Scene!!!!!!! Be Safe out there guys and god bless you!!!
Love the video and the helmet cams are always the best
Thank you Kim Connor Eric and Lauren miss you my friends kyle In north Springfield Missouri
I am from Florissant Missouri
Good ole Greene county
Great video, but I would adopt taking a line in with the entry team so they don't get trapped with fire behind them. Also to cool it off so they don't have to stop searching to get a line.
As an aspiring firefighter these videos are invaluable, thanks for sharing!
I love the helmet cam footage!
people seriously dont realize how traumatic it is to be a firefighter, they are the first to see and bear the victims and their deaths... They truly go underappreciated.
Nice..👍👍
Two enthusiastic thumbs up..
From the fire fighters to the PIO's.. Perfect..
The video is awesome! Bout the best I've watched, the screen in screen was cool to.
Love your videos. Thanking for sharing all the info. Watching from Texas....🤗🤗
God bless you all. You are so professional. What you do is so intense and selfless. Thank you 🙏🏻🥰🇺🇸🙏🏻.
Thank you so much!
As Lt. Sinnett said back when he was Safety 35, "all of my technology" came in clutch for the helmet cams.
Wonderful video! This is my first time seeing you guys and boy am I glad ! Great job team.
Thanks for watching!
You guys are absolute hero’s
That civilian better get a life saving award!!!
I learned about firefighting today. It made me check if my smoke alarms inside my house are properly working 🙂
That's great!
Great job presenting this. Very watchable. Keep up the good work.
That transition was clean into the smoke
Super cool! There is so much value in these kinds of videos
Good video thank you for everything that y’all do 😎
perfect video and amazing footage team. Kepp those POV coming and I love the small information you put up.
Awesome work guys keep it up 👩🚒🚒🚨🇺🇸
Great vlog´s, super channel and good work! Greetings from a firefighter from germany, lowersaxony.
It’s incredible how badly people freak out when they should remain calm
Well it’s like I’m back on the job but in slow motion. Nice job. Our ladders don’t have H20 so showing up 1st isn’t always the best but we would find a way to get it done&search anyway 👍
hey there you guys rock thank you for all your hard work
Good work, stay safe!!! And i wish you all a lot of luck and love!!!!!.
love that lauren keeps nodding to confirm what eric is saying in the beginning ^^ oh and ofc awesome video as allways keep it up
I like how this department operates. 💪🏾💪🏾
That means you know nothing about real firefighting. Don't feel bad, 99.99% of humans don't either. They did everything wrong here.
@@JB91710 Oh ok😑
@@cpo87 can't argue with a "true professional!!" 😅 😅 😅 😅 Don't argue this freak is a troll that has been basically banned from every other fire buff channel. Look his channel up, it will make you laugh see in his lame ass kit cars and asking for donations to finish them.
@@potatolew4495 man I figured. I worked for one of the biggest fire departments in Georgia but I still watch how other departments work. When I see good organized departments I give credit where its due. If its something I dont understand I just ask or dont comment at all. Some of these guys are weird.
@@JB91710 Do you need someone to talk to? You’re so angry it’s nearly comical, but mostly sad.
Real men and women total respect
Thanks, South Metro. Another great video. We have also used your videos for training and to help fiction writers.
Great channel, !!! Thank you for these videos!!
While I’d like to help people I couldn’t be a firefighter thick dense smoke would trigger my anxiety quick kinda like me
Feeling like there’s no way out I don’t understand how you guys keep calm in these type of situations but I commend you first responders for everything thing y’all do!
I salute firefighters ,Ambulances , Police and all the heroes all over the world!!!!!.
“What do you see?”
my reflection
Thank you.
Thank you from Hannibal Missouri I watch your videos every time
Peaky is a bad dude!!!!!! Definitely would want to follow his lead!!
❤️…God bless all of them…protect them… so scary…!!!!
love the blue nails for your off sider we need to get him a wig lol all the fire fighters accross america canada stay safe from australia
SMFR should allow citizens to purchase shirts with the SMFR Community logo on the front and each station's logo on the back. It would be a unique way to support each fire station.
They do have merch! On their tiktok it’s in their bio
@@AIDannnnnnnnnnnn tiktok sucks tho.
God bless stay safe God loves y’all all I hope everyone has a blessed day and great day ✝️🙏✝️🙏
Fantastic channel!!!
Thank you!
Awesome video, hope to see more of these!!!
Love your videos I’m a big fan
Hi from London Ontario Canada
I remember when my neighbors house burned down. We live in a very rural area. They brought 4 tankers, and drained the local creek dry. Total loss, burned for 3 days. Chimney fire
Ah, the peaceful, relaxing life of reserve apparatus. Nice seeing ol' 3367 putting some water on a fire again.
This video was great
This looks like it is exactly how it should be done. Pull up, pull a pre-connect, and like magic, water. Why is this soooo hard for other departments? It always appears like the engineers fall short.
Many departments may be understaffed, undertrained, or have water supply/pump issues. These would be the most common reasons.
They were incompetent to an extreme that was utterly ridiculous, and you think they did great? If you were laying on the floor in that house, you think they did good IGNORING that exterior fire for that long?
@@coneplato6702 Excuses, excuses, excuses! Four Competent workers with one engine with 500 gallons of water could have handled everything here. They had for times what they needed and didn't!
@@JB91710 hahahah there he is . the coward skier . let me guess deck gun from 10 blocks away cause it’s safe 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@JB91710 Misunderstanding. My apologies. I was referring to the car fire.
Wow awesome video. So cool to see the amazing work you guys do in a city I frequent!
Nice job. I always enjoy these videos. Another option is for the driver to make sure they have an adequate water supply, meanwhile the officer does his 360 and the 2 firefighters in the back stretch the line and prepare for attack. They can spend a few seconds knocking some down before entering, making conditions cooler, which would be better in case of any victims and better for the search crew. Also, if the officer needed to go inside, he could've passed command to the next arriving officer so he/she could be with their crew, unless the BC made it to the scene first.
I think i have seen everything but you do very good videos❤️
Great job 🚨🚒🧑🚒
I have a question In the car fire why did they puncture the tires and chock one of them? Great video. Thank you all brave firefighters
IT'S SAD A LIGHTNING STRIKE HIT A GAS LINE THAT ACTUALLY CAUSED THIS FIRE NOBODY EXPECTED AT ALL; VERY SCARY AT THE SAME TIME HEART-BREAKING😢!
Just a thought. If you're going to have the truck searching, I would have stretched in the front door to put a line between the fire and possible victims as well.as the truck guys.
Y'all are probably gonna be overwhelmed with patches now lol
What a great problem to have!! ;-)
Definitely worth watching the premiere. I'll definitely continue working on getting up to NFPA regulations and getting to SMFR.
Wdym by "getting up to NFPA guidelines"?
They do everything right... your just mad nothing "action packed" happened you could have easily clicked off.
Keep up the good work
Excellent video! I definitely would love to see more POV's from your crews. I noticed that in the structure fire L12's alpha team noted above normal hotspots away from the fire. While I have no formal training, I can only surmise that this was because the fire spread through the underside of the floor in the basement of that home. Great work on the car fire too; took L12's crew very little time to knock it down to a safe level, and I also noticed EMS Sup Knutson was on scene for that one; loved his Day in the Life video! That gas meter fire was wicked though, never seen one honestly but glad nothing else was damaged. Bravo to that kid for being so vigilant!