Todd, I totally agree with you that command we fucked up especially when there's no visibility on the roof and fire all ready coming through part of it I would go defensive attack.
Considering they were being supplied from tankers, they got a lot of water on that fire. Overall, a job well done, although I was worried about sending men onto that roof. The fire captain acted quickly though, and sounded the horns to evacuate the fire building. First priority, keep everyone safe.
I will not criticise the firefighters here. From the captioning I take it this fire was already well advanced when the first in apparatus arrived. I can only hope and pray that no lives were lost because of this fire. It looks like the firefighters managed a reasonably quick knock down and that was about the most anyone can expect from this situation. Good work on everyone's part this includes the videographer as well.
Retired Arthritic Very well said. The armchair firefighters just love to make negative comments when they have no idea what they are talking about. This was a hard fire to fight old building lots of rooms inside meany places for fire to hide.
Amazing knock down and commitment from 1st crews. Well organized and led. Roof was seriously risky but the evacuation was sounded not a min to soon. Thanks for posting a really good response to a huge fire
Dottie as firefighter either paid or volunteer like a lot of us going into burning buildings is part of the job we do, we knock down what we can see then enter the building if it safe to do so and start putting water on the fire inside. There are time we are not able to do this because the ceiling is to weak or the floor is weak from fire in the basement if there is one, we take pike poles and test the floors and ceiling before going going to far into the building.
Fantastic job especially the first in crew and all the firefighters. To be getting supplied by tankers they did a fantastic job! Great video coverage of this incident! 👍👍👍
Fortunately, somebody got that crew off the roof. DO NOT risk firefighter lives for lives or property that cannot be saved; seriously consider a defensive strategy!
@Brady Leggate Agree to disagree. Line of duty deaths have dropped dramatically in the last 5 years. Due in large part to the fire service not only adopting, but implementing the "Firefighters' Rules of Engagement." As a retired BC, I don't like to critique the work of other departments. Many times I see strategy and tactics that I don't agree with, but I have to realize that I'm not on the scene and making these split second decisions. From the video, we can ascertain that side "A" of the structure was fully involved on arrival. With limited resources and difficult building access, it appears that the IC initiated a defensive attack. After the fire was knocked down and as more resources arrived, crews entered the structure. At the 7:00 minute mark, a crew is attempting to climb to the 2nd floor roof to establish "ventilation." From our vantage point, it is obvious to me that there is already fire through the roof in portions of the 2nd floor. In addition, there is virtually zero visability on the roof. In lieu of focusing on what went wrong on the incident, let's focus on what they did right. I believe the most important decision that was made on this fire was the IC's decision to withdraw crews from the interior and to abandon the roof operations. This building was lost before the first-in crew arrived and anybody that was in that structure was dead prior to the arrival of the first responders. Brady, if you are a firefighter, I encourage you to continue you fire service education. There is no substitute for on-going, verifiable training. If you are a civilian, please understand that no building is worth the life of a firefighter. Firefighters DO NOT risk their life for lives or property that cannot be saved. FYI Pottsville, PA is served by volunteer firefighters. Take care!
@Brady Leggate Take a moment to Scrutinize the video and see if you can identify some of the warning signs that I mention in my reply. While responding to a structure fire all firefighters (especially the first-in officer) should be formulating a plan for when they arrive. Once on scene, the Incident Commandeer (IC) needs to gather as many facts as he/she can as fast as they can to formulate a plan. This process is called "size-up." Trained firefighters use a systematic approach to quickly gathering pertinent information. Once the strategy and tactics have been formulated, it must be disseminated to all personnel on scene via radio or face to face communications. As fire conditions change, the strategy needs to be updated. In this video, many facts, and conditions literally jump off the screen to the trained eye (if you read some of the other comments, you'll notice that I'm not the only one with similar thoughts.) Right from the start, you will notice that access is an issue. The location of the house and access driveway prevent apparatus from getting close to the building. This alone creates a myriad of problems; hose lays, water pressure issues, apparatus placement, etc. At the 00:47 second mark, we realize that the entire front of the building is on fire (that's our only view) of the structure. What about the other sides? The IC needs a full 360 degree view of the structure before any plan can be established. Where is the fire currently and where is it going? First floor, second floor, attic, etc. Are their structural stability issues? Has the building been compromised. What is the survivability profile of the building? Could anyone inside the building really survive the heat, smoke, and fire in this situation? My assessment of this fire, with limited view of the scene is that there was very little chance of a person still in that building surviving and that this building was too far gone to risk firefighter's live to save. Note that I'm only watching a video and my conclusions are made after having very little information based on a video. In this scenario, there very well may have been an opportunity to make an aggressive interior attack after the initial fire was knocked down. Since this appears to be in a rural community and the area is served by volunteer firefighters, staffing issues and how long before additional resources arrive all factor in this fire. I do believe that there is not a firefighter alive who wouldn't risk his/her life to rescue a "savable" life. I started my career in the fire service in 1979 and retired just a few years ago. My rank at retirement was Battalion Chief. I was responsible for running the day to day operations in a large municipal fire department in the San Francisco Bay Area. Videos like this provide a valuable opportunity to train, learn, and evaluate. Focus on what we can learn from these fire scenes and commit yourself to a career of life-long learning. None of us will ever "know it all." Train, practice, and eliminate complacency from yourself and crew.
@Brady Leggate Brady, I am retired from the fire department after 35 years. I was a chief officer when I retired. I would say that I have a little experience in dealing with fires like this. Roof operations are some of the most dangerous jobs that a firefighter does. In this video, the firefighters had no business on that roof. The strategy at this point in the fire should have been defensive (meaning no one in the building or no one on the roof). Fortunately, the Incident Commander realized this and ordered all crews out and off of the building. To simplify this, let's use Risk vs. Gain. There was an extreme risk for the firefighters on the roof with very little to gain from a firefighting perspective. Good luck!
@@tomevans5458... I felt the same as you. I spent 33 years in the fire service and hate seeing guys put at risk. It's hard to tell, but it looked to me like the roof had self vented on the bravo side. I never would have put my guys in a situation like that unless there was an IDLH to take care of, maybe not even then.
@@station079 You are correct. I found myself in an unusual conversation with a young man who had a different take or understanding of our profession. Simply tried to give him my take on this fire. English may not be his primary language, so my translations may not be coming across. Take care and enjoy retirement!
It was hard to watch them on the roof. Ugh. When I was 9 I saw 3 firemen fall thru the roof, 1 man did not make it and the other 2 were hurt badly. Thank you for serving your community. Hope you all make it home safe and sound.
It's like the road accident and people slow down hoping to see a body. I watch these videos due to some asperger obsession thing, despite me having had nightmares about fires several times now. I also had a neighbor's house burn when I was 11 back in 1984, 6 houses down, and the 2 people died in it. I had PTSD for about 2 years relating to when I was awakened at 2 or 3am by the smoke coming in my open window, and the fear I was seized with thinking my house was on fire. I got scared ( triggered) by the sound of fire engines wailing, even in a fictional TV show, for at least 2 years before I got better. I think my obsessions seek to get me to overcome some fear. 1 was the Titanic and helped with my water phobias. Yeah, weird. This fire one, don't know where it leads to, but I am very alert to exits in buildings, and common causes of house fires and how to prevent.
These guys get good marks.....They had 2 hoses going on fire in short time, and a 3rd one in short time.....Have not seen anyone just wondering around....All have a job and they are doing it....Good show...
She said she used to live there a while back, could have been 20 years ago. I'd be the same way if a house I lived in some years back went up like this.
why would anyone even attempt to go on that roof to vent when it has already vented itself? as a retired deputy chief i would have never sent anyone on that roof with the fire load under it and the color and velocity of the smoke coming from the eves. plus if you look closely it already vented itself!
Very good videography with shifting points of view, steady camera work. Next time more zoom in on fire fighters at the start where the drama is highest. Video of hose charging at 1:00 was excellent. Firemen on roof were never in danger, they knew where the fire was inside and, tho smoke was coming from the eves of the one story portion, there was no fire underneath at that time.
Madre de Dios - did they had gallons of gallons of kerosene in this house or something like that, huh? This fire was so huge and I have my highest level of respect for these guys here! In nominee patris e filii e spirito sancti - this was like a firestorm going through this house! 😱😱😱😱😱 Lovely greetings from Sarah and have a wonderful day and enjoy the time and stay safe out there and take care of you all together 🙋💖🙋💖🙋💖🙋💖🙋💖
When the horns start blowing, thats it. Off the roof, outta the house, its no longer safe for FD. They go defensive from the outside at ground level. Brave men!
That s the difference between Dutch firefighters. American firefighters must always go the roof, I don t know why, there it is smoky and dangerous. Even the fire is high, they have to go to the roof. Also here. There is water, but god knows where. In the Netherlands you see a lot of water, firemen are busy with the pumps and the equipment, nobody goes to the roof, (or there must be a big reason to save people for example) We can spread the water in 30 seconds after arrival, because the first truck is full of water. Very important, in the beginning the fire is most of the time small, there is a chance to control a little bit of the fire/to stop it.
Within the first few seconds of this video, it was clear that the house would be a tear-down. I don't know why anyone entered the house or went on the roof, as it was a pointless risk. It would have saved a lot of risk, money & resources to let the house burn to the ground, while leaving a few hoses to keep the surrounding area from burning. Send most of the firefighters back to base or home, plus the cost of demolishing what's left of the house could have been saved.
How far is the train from the house. There was a long train blast in the video. Can you show that. Hope everyone is ok. I love to see hose set up and tank suction operations or fire truck relay operations doing a fire. Yah no roof was needed and the front door was opened adding oxygen. Good for training
Pottsville, PA is served by Volunteer Firefighters who give their time, energy, and sometimes their lives to protect others. Volunteer departments often don't have the resources and training time as municipal fire departments.
I'd have laughed my ass off and it'd have been funny as hell if the brakes failed on that truck from whoever the idiot water squirter was that parked it on a down hill slope..... I'd have loved to see it roll down and right into the middle of that fire....... LMAO
Apparatus are strategically parked for the best fire attack advantage. Do some research on air brakes. Air brakes are basically fail safe, and add to that, wheel chocks are in place during pumping operations.
Never seen such a bad peace of fire-fighting for years, UK fire-fighter, and ex Royal Navy. What where the command doing? Seemed to be a problem getting water applied from the start.
Balloon frame construction sucks youll go for fire in the basement of a 2 story pd with an attic make entry maybe even put the basement out and youll have fire in the attic
Most are, and as another person pointed out, balloon frame construction adds to the problems. Alot of older houses with this, and I live in 1! There are some 1700's stone houses still around, but the joists and floors are wood.
Put on bunker gear, an SCBA, grab a set of irons or a charged line. In about 10 minutes you'll think anything is a big fire. Especially in Texas in July.
All this socalled modern ´plastic´ cladding on the outside is a dangerous fire hazard. at 2.49 you can see how it is melted and exposing the real wall under it. Why using this cheap crap ? Put on some ´plastic ´cladding and the house goes up x K in value... This make me think of Grenfell Tower fire in Kensington London where it all burned up thanks to this outside cheap cladding ´plastic ´. Shure can learn a lot by watching those videos about what NOT to do when building/renovating houses. This in combination with ´modern ´furniture that burn really quickly and older houses with many passage ways for fire to travel inside the structure is a real hazard , especially when houses have this old ´ballon ´wall framing even with socalled fireprotection the fire can still travel inside just a little slower. Many insulation types can actually burn , even specs say burn proof its NOT always the case in real life situation. When it come to actually fight a fire in different house structures and conditions it a great value in knowledge. All in all a lot of educational valuable information in those videos.
Haus steht alleine . Warum Riskieren die da Ihr Leben und Tanzen auf dem Dach rum. Schlagen Fenster ein das das Feuer mehr Sauerstoff bekommt . Lass das Haus doch kontrolliert abbrennen . Fehler über Fehler
Heard a number of people say they shouldn't be on the roof. Welcome to Schuylkill County. How and I wish someone would tell me how you own a house with no insurance. That is why they are on the roof.
Dont understand the reference to owning huge house, as someone stated the home was under 3000 square foot, I would not consider that huge. I have a 5500 square foot house guess it is just a matter of time before it goes up in an inferno.
BIG respect! They really did a great job on this fire!
Whoever made the decision to send a firefighter to the roof needs a little mentoring. Absolutely lucky nobody was injured. Be safe guys.
Todd, I totally agree with you that command we fucked up especially when there's no visibility on the roof and fire all ready coming through part of it I would go defensive attack.
I was going to disagree until I saw the roof venting itself.
Absolutely agree on that that should have been done 15 minutes earlier
I agree.
Stupid dangerous for what?
Big Respect
A very very hard watch. ABSOLUTE RESPECT FOR FIREFIGHTERS, HEARTFUL THANKS FOR WHAT YOU DO, GODSPEED!
Considering they were being supplied from tankers, they got a lot of water on that fire. Overall, a job well done, although I was worried about sending men onto that roof. The fire captain acted quickly though, and sounded the horns to evacuate the fire building. First priority,
keep everyone safe.
I’m a rural fire service volunteer in Australia nsw but a big thanks to the other firefighters out there
I will not criticise the firefighters here. From the captioning I take it this fire was already well advanced when the first in apparatus arrived. I can only hope and pray that no lives were lost because of this fire. It looks like the firefighters managed a reasonably quick knock down and that was about the most anyone can expect from this situation. Good work on everyone's part this includes the videographer as well.
Thank God you won't criticize. Wow.
Retired Arthritic Very well said. The armchair firefighters just love to make negative comments when they have no idea what they are talking about.
This was a hard fire to fight old building lots of rooms inside meany places for fire to hide.
@@jimmccabe801 let me see from the level of maturity your comment shows I would put your age at about 2. Sarcasm intended you disrespectful POS.
Deck gun...
It was already in the attic.
Amazing knock down and commitment from 1st crews. Well organized and led. Roof was seriously risky but the evacuation was sounded not a min to soon. Thanks for posting a really good response to a huge fire
How do you figure it's amazing? The whole house is destroyed.
@@marcbach5880 house was already heavily involved in arrival
These are some really brave men to go in to a burning house ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Every day.
Dottie as firefighter either paid or volunteer like a lot of us going into burning buildings is part of the job we do, we knock down what we can see then enter the building if it safe to do so and start putting water on the fire inside. There are time we are not able to do this because the ceiling is to weak or the floor is weak from fire in the basement if there is one, we take pike poles and test the floors and ceiling before going going to far into the building.
11:53 that's a nice fire truck back there lol and great video 👍
Fetterman was lighting some more of his own campaign signs on fire again?
Nice catch ! Thanks for posting!
Fantastic job especially the first in crew and all the firefighters. To be getting supplied by tankers they did a fantastic job! Great video coverage of this incident! 👍👍👍
Fortunately, somebody got that crew off the roof. DO NOT risk firefighter lives for lives or property that cannot be saved; seriously consider a defensive strategy!
@Brady Leggate Agree to disagree. Line of duty deaths have dropped dramatically in the last 5 years. Due in large part to the fire service not only adopting, but implementing the "Firefighters' Rules of Engagement." As a retired BC, I don't like to critique the work of other departments. Many times I see strategy and tactics that I don't agree with, but I have to realize that I'm not on the scene and making these split second decisions. From the video, we can ascertain that side "A" of the structure was fully involved on arrival. With limited resources and difficult building access, it appears that the IC initiated a defensive attack. After the fire was knocked down and as more resources arrived, crews entered the structure. At the 7:00 minute mark, a crew is attempting to climb to the 2nd floor roof to establish "ventilation." From our vantage point, it is obvious to me that there is already fire through the roof in portions of the 2nd floor. In addition, there is virtually zero visability on the roof. In lieu of focusing on what went wrong on the incident, let's focus on what they did right. I believe the most important decision that was made on this fire was the IC's decision to withdraw crews from the interior and to abandon the roof operations. This building was lost before the first-in crew arrived and anybody that was in that structure was dead prior to the arrival of the first responders. Brady, if you are a firefighter, I encourage you to continue you fire service education. There is no substitute for on-going, verifiable training. If you are a civilian, please understand that no building is worth the life of a firefighter. Firefighters DO NOT risk their life for lives or property that cannot be saved. FYI Pottsville, PA is served by volunteer firefighters. Take care!
@Brady Leggate Take a moment to Scrutinize the video and see if you can identify some of the warning signs that I mention in my reply. While responding to a structure fire all firefighters (especially the first-in officer) should be formulating a plan for when they arrive. Once on scene, the Incident Commandeer (IC) needs to gather as many facts as he/she can as fast as they can to formulate a plan. This process is called "size-up." Trained firefighters use a systematic approach to quickly gathering pertinent information. Once the strategy and tactics have been formulated, it must be disseminated to all personnel on scene via radio or face to face communications. As fire conditions change, the strategy needs to be updated. In this video, many facts, and conditions literally jump off the screen to the trained eye (if you read some of the other comments, you'll notice that I'm not the only one with similar thoughts.) Right from the start, you will notice that access is an issue. The location of the house and access driveway prevent apparatus from getting close to the building. This alone creates a myriad of problems; hose lays, water pressure issues, apparatus placement, etc. At the 00:47 second mark, we realize that the entire front of the building is on fire (that's our only view) of the structure. What about the other sides? The IC needs a full 360 degree view of the structure before any plan can be established. Where is the fire currently and where is it going? First floor, second floor, attic, etc. Are their structural stability issues? Has the building been compromised. What is the survivability profile of the building? Could anyone inside the building really survive the heat, smoke, and fire in this situation? My assessment of this fire, with limited view of the scene is that there was very little chance of a person still in that building surviving and that this building was too far gone to risk firefighter's live to save. Note that I'm only watching a video and my conclusions are made after having very little information based on a video. In this scenario, there very well may have been an opportunity to make an aggressive interior attack after the initial fire was knocked down. Since this appears to be in a rural community and the area is served by volunteer firefighters, staffing issues and how long before additional resources arrive all factor in this fire. I do believe that there is not a firefighter alive who wouldn't risk his/her life to rescue a "savable" life. I started my career in the fire service in 1979 and retired just a few years ago. My rank at retirement was Battalion Chief. I was responsible for running the day to day operations in a large municipal fire department in the San Francisco Bay Area. Videos like this provide a valuable opportunity to train, learn, and evaluate. Focus on what we can learn from these fire scenes and commit yourself to a career of life-long learning. None of us will ever "know it all." Train, practice, and eliminate complacency from yourself and crew.
@Brady Leggate Brady, I am retired from the fire department after 35 years. I was a chief officer when I retired. I would say that I have a little experience in dealing with fires like this. Roof operations are some of the most dangerous jobs that a firefighter does. In this video, the firefighters had no business on that roof. The strategy at this point in the fire should have been defensive (meaning no one in the building or no one on the roof). Fortunately, the Incident Commander realized this and ordered all crews out and off of the building. To simplify this, let's use Risk vs. Gain. There was an extreme risk for the firefighters on the roof with very little to gain from a firefighting perspective. Good luck!
@@tomevans5458... I felt the same as you. I spent 33 years in the fire service and hate seeing guys put at risk. It's hard to tell, but it looked to me like the roof had self vented on the bravo side. I never would have put my guys in a situation like that unless there was an IDLH to take care of, maybe not even then.
@@station079 You are correct. I found myself in an unusual conversation with a young man who had a different take or understanding of our profession. Simply tried to give him my take on this fire. English may not be his primary language, so my translations may not be coming across. Take care and enjoy retirement!
With the amount of fire and the conditions,there was no reason to go interior or roof.
You are 100 percent right The house is GONE... Going on the roof is just asking your people to DIE.
Great fire video, sad for the people. Thank you
Good effort guys, thought y'all were going to get on top of it for a minute there.
Nice to see people moving with purpose on the fireground
It was hard to watch them on the roof. Ugh. When I was 9 I saw 3 firemen fall thru the roof, 1 man did not make it and the other 2 were hurt badly. Thank you for serving your community. Hope you all make it home safe and sound.
Why do i fear this will happen to my house yet i still watch these kind of videos
your not the only one! LOL
It's like the road accident and people slow down hoping to see a body. I watch these videos due to some asperger obsession thing, despite me having had nightmares about fires several times now. I also had a neighbor's house burn when I was 11 back in 1984, 6 houses down, and the 2 people died in it. I had PTSD for about 2 years relating to when I was awakened at 2 or 3am by the smoke coming in my open window, and the fear I was seized with thinking my house was on fire. I got scared ( triggered) by the sound of fire engines wailing, even in a fictional TV show, for at least 2 years before I got better. I think my obsessions seek to get me to overcome some fear. 1 was the Titanic and helped with my water phobias. Yeah, weird. This fire one, don't know where it leads to, but I am very alert to exits in buildings, and common causes of house fires and how to prevent.
Great comparison of a 13/4 and a 2 1/2 in the beginning. That white line was making a big difference the yellow not so much.
Great Video.
These guys get good marks.....They had 2 hoses going on fire in short time, and a 3rd one in short time.....Have not seen anyone just wondering around....All have a job and they are doing it....Good show...
Pottsville has like15 fire companys. We ain't playin around all volunteers
Wow, lived there for 6 years, I’m very glad my family and I have been out for a while. Had no idea it would’ve gone up like that.
Stephanie Groth no way that’s your house
That is not your house😕
How do u guys know?
She said she used to live there a while back, could have been 20 years ago. I'd be the same way if a house I lived in some years back went up like this.
Excellent job! You Pottsville guys did a superb job of burning down this house, well done!
What do you know?
Oh thank you so very much, we appreciate all your input. I'm sure if you were there it would have made matters much better!!!😅😅😅😅
Well done, brothers. It had a good head-start...
why would anyone even attempt to go on that roof to vent when it has already vented itself? as a retired deputy chief i would have never sent anyone on that roof with the fire load under it and the color and velocity of the smoke coming from the eves. plus if you look closely it already vented itself!
@Ronny Simon not worth the loss of life or injury. I've been in front of the camera many times and it never changed what I was doing.
@Ronny Simon really?
@Ronny Simon, you're a strange little fella, aren't ya?
@SulphuricAcidForTheSoul grow up. Have you ever put on the gear and done the job? If not go away and play with your barbie dolls.
There was no reason to be on that roof. Glad they all made it off safe!
Great footage!
Wow the guys on the roof with all that smoke and fire Scart me. Thank god they got them off. Holy cow.
Very good videography with shifting points of view, steady camera work. Next time more zoom in on fire fighters at the start where the drama is highest. Video of hose charging at 1:00 was excellent. Firemen on roof were never in danger, they knew where the fire was inside and, tho smoke was coming from the eves of the one story portion, there was no fire underneath at that time.
Looks like the guys are doing a great job trying to save the house ! Hope nobody was hurt people or pets hope everybody got out safely ❤️
Nice video brother ...
NICE FIREFIGHTING SERVICE TEAM, ,, WHAT A WELL MAINTAINED MACHINE MACHINES, ,, ,, ,, ,,
A BIOLOGIST, ,, A BIOLOGIST APPROACH, ,, ,, ,, ,,
Madre de Dios - did they had gallons of gallons of kerosene in this house or something like that, huh? This fire was so huge and I have my highest level of respect for these guys here! In nominee patris e filii e spirito sancti - this was like a firestorm going through this house! 😱😱😱😱😱 Lovely greetings from Sarah and have a wonderful day and enjoy the time and stay safe out there and take care of you all together 🙋💖🙋💖🙋💖🙋💖🙋💖
I'VE BEEN A PHILLY FIREMAN 31 YRS. I THOUGHT I WAS WATCHING AN EPISODE OF 3 STUGE'S FIRE DEPT.
No you havent! Mad respect to the fireman here.
@@chrismarcolla3935 This FD needs to drill and train often. They almost killed a member, among other things.
When the horns start blowing, thats it. Off the roof, outta the house, its no longer safe for FD. They go defensive from the outside at ground level. Brave men!
Great video footage, thsnks for sharing
Nice Knock down.... Great job guys....
I was at this fire for RIT and camera footage puts no justice on the heat of that fire
That house is toast.
Nice work guys keep it up 🧑🚒🚒🇺🇸
Feel for the owners 😢
that's an extremely large house.... holy cow. and no hydrant anywhere near
Nice Job JC !!!!
Very great video of house fire did they call in demo?
Hope the residents have been able to rebuild their lives . Horrible thing to see your home like that .
What was the cause? Looks like it started on the porch.
That s the difference between Dutch firefighters.
American firefighters must always go the roof, I don t know why, there it is smoky and dangerous. Even the fire is high, they have to go to the roof. Also here.
There is water, but god knows where.
In the Netherlands you see a lot of water, firemen are busy with the pumps and the equipment, nobody goes to the roof, (or there must be a big reason to save people for example)
We can spread the water in 30 seconds after arrival, because the first truck is full of water.
Very important, in the beginning the fire is most of the time small, there is a chance to control a little bit of the fire/to stop it.
at first glance , it looked like a 4 car garage
I would make a fire extinguisher 5x the normal size and still easy to use
That is just devastating for the family. Probably their dream home, all lost. So very sad.
Does this house look like the Bakers House from Resident Evil Biohazard? I know it's not the same color but
Within the first few seconds of this video, it was clear that the house would be a tear-down. I don't know why anyone entered the house or went on the roof, as it was a pointless risk. It would have saved a lot of risk, money & resources to let the house burn to the ground, while leaving a few hoses to keep the surrounding area from burning. Send most of the firefighters back to base or home, plus the cost of demolishing what's left of the house could have been saved.
Yes, unrecoverable on arrival. However can you imagine the backlash from the community had they just watched?
No reason to be on that upper roof. Just asking for a major fail.
I think it's time to go with Full Time firefighters. It's worth the taxes.
Give a reduction in home owners insurance.
Nobody was saving this house.
Does 33s have a deck gun?
Yes
This looks like a job for Engine 51.
How far is the train from the house. There was a long train blast in the video. Can you show that. Hope everyone is ok. I love to see hose set up and tank suction operations or fire truck relay operations doing a fire. Yah no roof was needed and the front door was opened adding oxygen. Good for training
About 2 miles away
It was the firetruck horn i tthink
It was from the truck. A signal to firefighters to evacuate the structure and go to a defensive mode.
Mistakes were made...... Looked like a bunch of ants on a sugar cube
John McGrew Ok John you tell the world how that’s fire should have been fought. Tell your local fire department that you can do better than that can.
Pottsville, PA is served by Volunteer Firefighters who give their time, energy, and sometimes their lives to protect others. Volunteer departments often don't have the resources and training time as municipal fire departments.
Was there I was talking to you I was with east end in tamaqua
Nice to meet you
I'd have laughed my ass off and it'd have been funny as hell if the brakes failed on that truck from whoever the idiot water squirter was that parked it on a down hill slope..... I'd have loved to see it roll down and right into the middle of that fire....... LMAO
Apparatus are strategically parked for the best fire attack advantage. Do some research on air brakes. Air brakes are basically fail safe, and add to that, wheel chocks are in place during pumping operations.
What is the number one cause of most house fires?
Idiots!
Anyone else see the medic with a vest on confused on that one
It's a stab vest . All medics in London have them
Maybe they're close to Philly.
@@Coldwarrior7781 well since I'm from Philly u can tell you there not
@@truckingwithmike1461 Any other large metro areas around there?
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Never seen such a bad peace of fire-fighting for years, UK fire-fighter, and ex Royal Navy. What where the command doing? Seemed to be a problem getting water applied from the start.
Clearly you've never worked a fire in your life
What started the 🔥
That’s hectic, I wonder what caused the fire. Are all houses in the US wooden?
LeeWhy probably at least 95% of single family homes are wooden, and a good bunch of multi family homes are also.
Balloon frame construction sucks youll go for fire in the basement of a 2 story pd with an attic make entry maybe even put the basement out and youll have fire in the attic
Here in the USA the bottom line is how cheap you can build a house. Not safety, or survivability. Just $$$.
Most are, and as another person pointed out, balloon frame construction adds to the problems. Alot of older houses with this, and I live in 1! There are some 1700's stone houses still around, but the joists and floors are wood.
Wow the fire department Serving a search whanrt
At the 7 mark the guys going on the roof WTF!!! Maybe it was a drunk dare?
Black smoke coming out of the roof 🚒🧑🚒🇺🇸
I wanna be a firefighters.... but I’m like 4,11-12 :(..... do I even have any chance?
Levi Best2 yes you do
I will be at the house fire as a Firefighter someday
*Nice video Hoogachtend van de brandweer van Rusland*
Not your best effort was it?
Heartbreaking to watch.
why were they honking @7:30?
To get all FF out of the home/off roof due to possible imminent collapse of roof or floors.
Just say NO to vinyl siding. Junk
Whos the guy in grey shirt and shorts barking orders? Whats his role?
ladder company should have been sent to search. NOT MAKE THE ROOF.
What makes this a "Big" house fire?
Cause it was a big house fire. ??
@@kimberlysevastyanenko3798 Explain
@@agitaterone lol, explain what? It was a big fire. How do you need that explained? Please explain. 🤔
Put on bunker gear, an SCBA, grab a set of irons or a charged line. In about 10 minutes you'll think anything is a big fire. Especially in Texas in July.
9:37 - Figured they'd eventually go with the aerial ladder and the big pumper gun... Too many trees and uneven land...
All this socalled modern ´plastic´ cladding on the outside is a dangerous fire hazard.
at 2.49 you can see how it is melted and exposing the real wall under it.
Why using this cheap crap ? Put on some ´plastic ´cladding and the house goes up x K in value...
This make me think of Grenfell Tower fire in Kensington London where it all burned up thanks to this
outside cheap cladding ´plastic ´.
Shure can learn a lot by watching those videos about what NOT to do when building/renovating houses.
This in combination with ´modern ´furniture that burn really quickly and older houses with many passage ways for fire to
travel inside the structure is a real hazard , especially when houses have this old ´ballon ´wall framing even with socalled
fireprotection the fire can still travel inside just a little slower.
Many insulation types can actually burn , even specs say burn proof its NOT always the case in real life situation.
When it come to actually fight a fire in different house structures and conditions it a great value in knowledge.
All in all a lot of educational valuable information in those videos.
Haus steht alleine . Warum Riskieren die da Ihr Leben und Tanzen auf dem Dach rum. Schlagen Fenster ein das das Feuer mehr Sauerstoff bekommt . Lass das Haus doch kontrolliert abbrennen . Fehler über Fehler
That is real it is not funny
Standard-issue fire protection in PA? Try NOPE, ZIP, and ARE YOU KIDDING? Not a clue. Why bother showing up?
Heard a number of people say they shouldn't be on the roof. Welcome to Schuylkill County. How and I wish someone would tell me how you own a house with no insurance. That is why they are on the roof.
What the fuck
Just another reason why it is NEVER necessary to own a huge house.
That’s a huge house? It’s 2811 square feet. 🤔
@@susanknight2559 You're right. Forgot my order of sizes. There's big and then there's huge hahahaha
Dont understand the reference to owning huge house, as someone stated the home was under 3000 square foot, I would not consider that huge. I have a 5500 square foot house guess it is just a matter of time before it goes up in an inferno.
@@adamlewandoski7144 How you judge the size of a house directly corresponds to how much money you got.
Too much intro. Get to the video right away.
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Completly desorientated fire fighters ! Die everything wrong! When String fume came out roof Flash over Come soon!
Obnoxious music
Don't be afraid to use the Deck Gun right away.
I was thinking that too. Dump the tank. Overall they did an excellent job. *Almost* too aggressive.
I agree on the deck gun. An under used asset. But it was already in the attic before they got there.
Arrived 1 year too late