Whoever covered up that brickwork should be jailed

As a former firefighter of 35 years plus, both paid and volunteer, I love watching videos on fires. I guess it’s because I miss the brotherhood, training and putting the wet stuff on the red stuff. I miss saving life’s first, and saving property second. What I don’t understand is pre-connect hoses were brought into the service to allow firefighters to quickly pull a hose off the truck on arrival, get it charged because it’s already “ore-connected”, is an expeditious fashion to allow a quick knockdown of a fire, slowing the spread of the fire, and allow firefighters a quicker, safer entry for search and rescue, if needed. Video after video, I see arrivals, I see firefighters pulling pre-connects, then waiting forever for the engineer to charge that line or lines, so an attack can be made, while the engineer connects the feeder line from the hydrant. Why does it take forever on a lot, I’m talking what seems a majority for the P-C to be charged? Are engineers waiting for feeder hoses to be connected? If so, why? All are typically carrying a water tank just for that purpose! If protocols say wait until a feeder line is connected before charging a P-C, then why have a P-C? That’s why P-C’s are usually an 1 1/2” or typically a 2”, so you aren’t draining the tank so fast. Crews should be able to connect a feeder hose before the tank is empty! Ok, rant over, although I don’t consider it a rant, it’s a question as to why. And it may be me, but that’s my observance.

why would you cover up brick with cheap vinyl siding, (just sayin)

The owner is out front crying about how much ammo he's losing! LOL

I feel so bad for the people who lived in the house, hopefully they are okay not ill from the fire🤞

Sounds like a giant popcorn maker....wait until the pops slow down and it's done!!

People in this community better have maximum fire insurance coverage.

My grandfather used to install siding. I remember it always irritated him when people put siding over brick or stucco

Who the hell would make popcorn at a time like this?!

I think it's great that you see young kids in a Explorer Program there getting good experience. We tried it in Detroit but couldn't get enough guys to dedicate enough time.

Apparently our definitions of “fully involved” differ. Well involved maybe but definitely no fully.

Thank you

Damn... must have a small arsenal in there. No wonder I couldn't find bullets a few years ago... this guy had them all.

My guys are NEVER allowed to enter to do an interior attack with ammo going off. Ever.

Good Video, showing the dedication of the fire fighters, but also the shortcommings of the chiefs in command. This was a good example of an organized chaos. American firefighters with all their fantastic materials (tools) can do better.

Exterior and interior attack at the same time is a recipe for disaster.

Why would you cover that beautiful brick with vinyl siding?

I found out that it started from the smart meter that was install a week earlier ,and this is not the first time that these smart meter been catching fire!

The demise of the Grenfell tower in London demonstrated to the world in no uncertain terms why you should not clad any kind of building with inflammable materials...

I have a Family Member whose new House caught fire, the Fire Victim had all of His guns and ammunition in a back bedroom, bullets started going off as the Firefighters were battling the fire, Firefighters told everyone to take cover, The house was a total loss and so were the Firearms, The Firearms were Our Late Dad's, some were being kept for a another Brother who lives down South and couldn't take the guns over State line. It's heartbreaking.

Wow, looks like the weatherboard cladding turned a small fire by the back door into an inferno. Flammable plastic underneath added to a void between the brick and the verticals would have acted like a chimney. A sorry tale of why there should be strict building regulations.

I don t like these old bricks anymore, let us use plastic. The neighboors will be jealous.

I looked at the house on google maps. It was really nice and in a nice neighborhood. Shame to lose it. Glad everyone got out safely.

I’m just here to read all the comments posted by firefighters of KZfaq Fire Department.

That looks like electrical to me. Look at were the fire started -- right by the electric meter, panel, A/C unit, etc.

Live ammo sounds like fireworks watch out

Watching these videos I am reminded of when I was 16 our house caught fire in the kitchen. We all got out and my dad opened the back door to the kitchen and put out the fire with the garden hose. All the fire department had to do was exhaust the smoke from the house. After watching these I thank God for his quick action or we could hav elost the entire house by the time the fire department showed up and got all set up. It was a very old timber and lathe house built in the late 1890 early 1900s.

My camper did that when a fire broke out in the kitchen. It spread to the living area, which was where a lot of guns and ammo was stored for the season. The firefighter's had to stop and back off when the ammo started going off. My camper was a total loss.

Why do people insist on commenting on firefighting videos in here as if they know what’s going on or can put it out better ? These guys are running in as common people are running out. All I can say is before commenting , go fill out an application at your local fire dept, go on runs for a year, then come back and try then to comment smarter

I'M GLAD THAT FIREFIGHTERS KEEPS US SAFE AND THE COPS

I really think the guy needed more ammo! LOL

I wasn’t there but this appears to have been a basement job that extended. Also, that fire dwelling was not fully involved.

They must've had CASES of Jiffy Pop in there.

Why does someone cover up a lovely brick home with hideous vinyl siding?

"Fully involved" ?! Is that to cover up the fact that the firefighters are slow as hell and obviously don't give a crap about a burning house!

Guy must have had a serious cache of ammunition in there!!

The person that sold the home owner the Vinyl siding for a (Break homes), must be a hell of a sales person.

7:10 that lineman hides behind the nozzleman as if he was in hell

I love to watch that stack of hose perfectly pulled onto the shoulder just to be dropped in a wad beside the engine. If you are going to take the time to load it right, learn how to deploy it right,

Why the hell would you put ugly plastic siding over natural beautiful brick?! Just depreciated that house enormously!

Awesome coverage ! Great work !!

"Hello, insurance? Yeah hi... it was like it when I bought it. "

I could have driven 50 miles by the time he put water on the house

yet another fire video / edit 🔥🔥🔥

we had a house fire winter of 99, i found the ammo can riddled with holes. it was an old house, in a upstairs window track there was a name and a date from the 1800s. when we added a mud room on and put the door on the addition i saw the framing was round log in the doorway.

OMG...PROBIE'S and bullets...what more could you ask for at a working structure fire?!? Being a former Asst. Fire Chief of 31 years...That young man needs taught the right way!

is the popcorn gonna be ready soon?

Half the house is on fire. The house is not FULLY involved. Also I don’t think it is a good idea to put a hose stream through a window from the outside when crews are on the inside.

My HOUSE WAS BRICK?!

How about getting off engine with full PPE?

The firefighters should have their air tanks and masks on.

At first thought was electrical popping. Then I hear someone scream "LIVE AMMUNITION!!"

This would never happen if houses were built with bricks... Oh, wait a minute! 🤔🤔🤔

Man there’s ff’s walking everywhere. Where’s command. Where’s operations . A lot of freelancing going on.

Oh come on, you guys act like you've never seen a house shed it's skin before.

I know this was a while ago but one thing I always wondered was when you see your house on fire why don't you move the car!!!!!!

Great Job Bill. You are the man 👨

6:19 - was it take your kids to work day today?

Obviously not a Class 1 Fire Department

I’m glad I live in a large city with a well trained fire department.

Damn, to hell with the fire, take cover!!

They should have done more to keep it from spreading like that

Hittin it Hard from the Yard!!!!!!!!!! OutStanding work!!!!!

Man... That's a lot of ammunition baking off!

Wow a lot of ammo

The fire service has got to do better than that with the first arriving companies. Train, train, train.

Am I the only one screaming to stop flowing water through the windows, go inside and put the fire out???

Look at that beautiful BRICK house next door . Sorry for the loss but that BRICK porch will look really nice Again with the Brick house . I'm guessing by the location of where the fire started I would say it was a new smart meter .

Chief on the nozzle, chief making entry, chief in the bucket. They have no confidence in their people, or themselves as leaders.

Nice video bill just another job for the 18 house

Just apparently had a little bit of ammunition and fireworks stored in there!

The popping noises sounded like popcorn popping to me lmao😂😂

When the WHITE hat is up on the ladder...who's commanding his team? You had the training if you wear a white helmet...let your firefighters do their job...Training...ya know?

With the ammo cooking off, Im surprised they didnt sound the evac horns.

Preston loves fire fighters

@ 14:30 tell Bill Hi for us as well from us folks on Long Island!!!!!!!!!! Happy Birthday kid, now you get a new house with your own room!!! {bright side}

Great camera work Bill.

LMAO. It’s dark when the chief is running threw town . He gets to the fire 5 minutes later and the suns up

was there a gas leak?? what was hissing at start.

Now we know why there was a ammo shortage. DAMN, scary shit right there

Nobody understands what a split pool is it works great.

Looks like the vinyl siding was added togheter with styrofoam insulation sheeting on the outside, which in fact is an effective way to insulate an old brick building, you just don't want to have an AC on fire next to it. l

Looks like the FD hands out white helmets like candy! Lol

What exactly was popping? Ammo in the house?

Sounds of ammo going off in the fire , now that's scary

Nice to see the probys getting assistance from the more experienced. Obviously no one was home when it started and got cooking before it was reported. Oops my bad didn’t read the description before commenting, looks like they were home, something got out of hand before they realized it

Spoiler: the walls of the house are actually made of bricks and just clad in cheap vinyl.

at 6:59... Perrrfect placement of a metal ladder.....

Sounds like the Jiffy Pop got WAY outta control!

Why in the heck did they have a brick home and cover it in vinyl siding? I always thought brick is better, but I also know the brick can actually like an insulated oven and burn up everything inside. Was the short 3 blasts a ammunition warning or the same as 3 long blasts of everyone get out? Doesn’t ammunition burning just pop and not hurt anything or is that incorrect? I mean I wouldn’t want to be near it neither but it is not going to shoot out of a house correct?

Time wasted with all crew members hooking up to the hydrant and the line person having no SCBA on.

Video should be titled "firefighters let house burn down "

I have a question , why do firefighter take too long to put out the fire,and only one hose when you see too many fire trucks ?

Love the several hundred rounds going off....GBA!

.22 rounds maybe.. poppin like Jiffy Pop keep your head down..

One thing i've learned from watching house fire videos on youtube. Majority of homes have ammunition and that's a good thing.

Installing vinyl siding over Brick is just asinine.

All clear. This is a brick-clad house, for some reason sheathed with vinyl.

For sure those popping sounds were bullet casing (ammo) popping off. This had to be a Volley (volunteer)fire department. Number 1, the fireman in the beginning with the white helmet, starting spraying water from the outside, pushing the fire and heat back into the structure on top of the firefighters inside. The firefighters inside can be seen by the streams of water blowing outward. That A-hole would have done better bring that hose line in the back door and help push the fire out, or at least gave exposure protection. In Stamford, Ct, we would have stopped this fire dead in it's tracks.

With that ammo going off, I would have let the entire house burn down, ammo should be kept in free proof cabinets.