Another good fire video to show everybody what NOT to do. Thank GOD nobody got killed in this one!!!

Nice! I like how falling fiery debris pops a hole in the hose line and that hole helps extinguish the fire. LOL. love it.

right around 5:45 looks like a piece of the house towards the roof came down and puntchured the Red hose line, dont know if that caused the hose to loose complete pressure or not.....but actually looks like that was a good thing did some good work on the fire coming out the side windows......

Great job putting out this fire. It was really rolling. There is no way I could do what these firefighters did!

This was a great opportunity for a transitional attack. Hit it quick from the driveway before it crawls all the way up the outside like it did, and then advance inside and finish the hit. They could have maybe even stopped it enough on the outside before it burned through the power lines. It was ballsy advancing in right under those arcing power lines though, let alone doing it with an uncharged line. I wonder if that side door would have been an option also? I wasn't there and can only base my opinions off what I watched in the video. But hey, they made a hell of an interior attack. They just did it in a way which was different than what I would have done, and you cant knock them for that. Stay safe!

Great job by CHFD making an aggressive attack and quickly knocking down the fire. Awesome video coverage. 👏👏👏

The way it has always been done... is for a good reason. We don't go interior to put the fire out. We go interior to search. There was a tenable portion of the building. We go interior with a line to protect the search crew. It just happens that the fire goes out while we are searching. Transitional attacks have their place, but it tends to write off the reason we are there in the first place.

"You take the red line, and I'll take the yellow line, and I'll put the fire out before ya'..."

Great video. You sure got there quick. So glad nobody got popped by those power lines.

I was a volunteer back in the 70's and I will say u guys did a damn good job. I especially liked your invisible midget FF on the front porch with the short stream. Great job. Little Blitz 85, LZVFD( now LZFD), ret.

It appears that many commenters are not familiar with recent firefighting tactics. Look for the SLICERS videos and the recent UL/NIST training. This video will will make the highlight reel for how not to attack a fire.

And this is why I have a small kitchen fire extinguisher in the kitchen and those can like extinguishers in every bedroom in the house and a normal size extinguisher in the garage. Also I get my clothes dryer vent cleaned professionally by a guy that I trust every 18 months. If the fire doesn't destroy the house the smoke will, and if the smoke doesn't the water to put the fire out will, and if the water doesn't the fire fighters will by smashing every window out and cutting holes in the roof! Do yourself a favor, just buy extinguishers.

Great filming of this fire, keep up the good work

all structures are occupied until confirmed. Interior attack is warranted. white helmet is an idiot. Dont vent without hose lines in place.products of combustion take the path of least resistance. Vent resulted in flashover of room and began direct impingement of power lines.Power lines would not have been a problem if window was not broken. Interior attack good.Smooth bore through the open door would darken down the fire and made proper attack safer

I don't usually criticize other departments. Because I wasn't there but come on guys. Don't bust out another window to add more oxygen when the fire already self ventilated through the kitchen window. Wait until there's some fire suppression before you do that to release the heat and smoke.. secondly attack that at the seat of the fire in the kitchen through the open door and open window before sending people in there. On and all around bad job just a couple minor things that could have made your life easier in the end and why do we bust out so many windows

@3:10. Nice looking truck. They look great in white.

I would say embarrassment is a bit harsh, because I don't know very many Firefighters (myself included) that would stop their actions because there are power lines over head, especially when you're the first guys that will be in there "getting it done". Even though the wires became involved, its one door or the other, there is no other choice, either the front or side door will still have the members in the path of the wires. It appears like it took an unusually long time to get water on the fire after entering through the front door. Maybe a hall way needed to be navigated? debris? but whatever the reason, the line may have been able to operate sooner if they entered through the other door. Hose lines are going to fail regardless of where they are stretched. The burning debris could have just as easily fallen on the line inside the house.

I do know that we are not going to commit personnel to a well involved structure, with great personal risk to our lives, to simply put out a fire. All fires go out eventually on their own or with defensive measures. I can be sure of that. Our safety has to be first! We enter structures to search, we enter structures to ensure that no one is in there. The building is occupied until we say its not. The fire goes out, everything gets better- you are correct, that is our hope and the way it works.

Lots of negative comments on here, and I agree with many of them. However, in the end, they knocked the piss out of a very intense fire. Keep safe out there fellas.

That hole in the line actually put out the undersides of the eves. What are the chances???

I think what ever poked a hole in that line..kept the fire from advancing fully on the 2nd floor. After being there, only minor extension on 2nd floor - all extension was kept to exterior

I have come to the conclusion that firemen are not trained on how to get a screen door out of their way.

I am still learning, can anyone explain why they did a interior attack instead of exterior attack?

you cannot push fire. You can push the products of combustion. no matter which direction you enter a structure once you put water on the fire you will create steam which will scatter the products of combustion in all directions. appropriate and timely ventilation can help direct those products away from the hose team. The object is to reduce steam production and reduce injury and steam damage to the interior of the structure. Fog nozzles produce the highest quantity of steam and have the lowest sustained knockdown duration. Smooth bore nozzles produce the lest amount of steam the longest knockdown duration and disturb the thermal balance the least. Shit can fog nozzles for interior attack.

Quick initial through the windows probably would have stopped the extension, maybe kept the power lines intact

No one noticed the line getting burnt. Amazing.

It must be really hard on firemen when they try to save a house & they know there’s nothing else they can do.

Interesting that you ask.They went interior because that's what has always been done, however this may change as some research is showing that an initial exterior attack may be safer. Notice in the film that when they open the front door, the heat and dark smoke moves towards them? Knocking down the fire from the exterior avoids this hazard. UL and NIST are doing studies I encourage you to check them out, if you're just starting out in the business you may find some changes during your career.

In our Town, this would have been a 2nd alarm, though it wasn't asked to be upgraded to that level. The amt of equipment there and that they had 2 FAST teams put to work and a 3rd was called in to relieve the others.

great video!

Godbless all firefighters,

I think you should have not left the FD. It's you senior members who need to help teach the new fire fighters the things you have learned. You senior fire fighters still need to learn also. This is how I feel the fire service should work. Even those like you that retire should come back on drill nights and days to pass on what you have learned. Take care

Are these guys even certified?

That siding didn't help any. Quick aggressive knock down and did that line burn through the hose.

First off nice job on the interior attack!! By the book push the fire out not further into the house. Amazing the power line didnt fall actually lucky. I personaly would have pulled the red line out of the house once it punctured in the event it would have burst, but it worked. The only other thing I have learned through my years is to rip the storm door completely off, it always seems to trap the hose lines and never stays open even if you slide the lock. All in all great job!!!

Why would truck drive up without starting to put fire out?

Good knockdown and great video.

Low water pressure?

At lest the hole in the line help knock down some of the fire on the out side walls. Great job guy's even if there was lines arcing, sometimes you just haft to do what you haft to do, to take control of the fire ! I would have done the same thing !

Interior attack was definitely appropriate. Premature venting of window at A/D corner not so appropriate, although it didn't have a huge negative impact at this fire. Don't really understand the simultaneous stretching of two hoselines. Especially since there was a 2 1/2 minute lapse from time front door was forced until we saw water on fire. Charged line at door, force door, open line on fire. Not sure why such a long delay at this one.

It's a good thing the power lines didn't come down on the hose lines. You can't disregard power lines like that.

Offensive attack very good, but almost ended up to defensive! Great Knock down. But one important thing safety on scene.especially when those wires are burning off. I am surprised IC did not notice!

3:18- please don't do that. 3:47- please don't do that, just yet. Hit the D side from the drive way, cool it down, make entry from the A side door for interior attack, CONTROL THE DOOR as we see what happens to that window on the D side that was opened next to the fire room. Things get worse. Live wires...eek! Again, I wasn't there, but it seems like there's a LOT of reckless behavior in from the initial engine crew.

Utterly amazing that no one got electrocuted......

With fire and arcing power lines showing on the upwind side of the structure, why would you enter the downwind side of the structure directly under the power lines, and run the hoses right under the burning debris falling from the structure? Why not at least rip down the porch railing so the hoses aren't running under the burning debris and the arcing power lines? Why not put out the fire near the door first, and secure your entrance/exit, before extending further into the building?

White truck seems like a bad color choice in a part of the country that gets a lot of snow.

I agree with ffjsb that it did seem as though the attack crews shoud have seemed a lot more concered about the sparking wires. Things worked out in this situation. I hope some one was watching those power lines closely. I think an out side attck by the rear door where the kitchen was might have been helpful. Things worked out so who are we to 2nd guess the I.C. Thanks for sharing the video.

@Jake, even though the neighbor SWEARS he saw the homeowner leave for work that morning as per usual, how do we know that one of the kids hasn't stayed home from school today (and was cooking French Fries on the stove-top but went back to her room to watch the next Justin Beiber vid on KZfaq!)? While some of the tactics left something to be desired (initial line stretch, premature OV, etc), the STRATEGY of getting a line between the fire and possible occupants was valid, imho.

excellent placement of the lose coupling...don't even try to say that was planned...stay safe

GREAT JOB GUYS

It is not our hope that the fire goes out. It is our job to make sure it goes out. You are correct that they all go out eventually, but what if there are occupants? Does it improve conditions inside when we put water on fire? Yes, for firefighters and occupants. I find it hard to believe that fire extinguishment is not a high priority for your department. Why commit to an interior attack, bring the line to the seat of the fire and then go defensive? Makes no sense.

once again an outside attack was needed before going in!

This was a bystander who was standing behind me talking to someone else.

learning points from what I can see. 1. Stop smashing windows. For the love of god, please. Unless you plan to immediately flow water through the window, you're making the fire worse. 2. This has transitional attack written all over it. a 3:40 there is a firefighter standing with a hose line in his hand waiting for the others to force the door. A massive amount of fire could have been knocked down by simply doing the obvious and putting water on the fire. overall, fairly frustrating to watch.

I underestand your frustration but pulling them out to teach a lesson at that point would have been very counterproductive. We don't stop fighting fire to start a drill. Enough time had been wasted already. The right thing to do would be to ensure that someone helped out by flaking the line and eliminating kinks. I'm sure there was someone on lawn or in driveway just standing there looking at that mess of hose, not to mention the burning debris falling on the other line prior to it's failing.

Imagine that? Wrong address. The firefighters might not find the fire at 39. Really a big deal. Huh?

I'm very surprise that a firefighter wasn't hurt or killed in this fire wow!

great job this is not a easy job and it is very dangerou too. I mean going into a house nearly engulfed in flames, it must get pretty hot there, but it is sad that someone lost their home too. sad all around for everyone involved.

That water seemed to go right where it was needed.

Ever heard of transitional attack??

I was thinking the same thing, made me cringe. I'd probably consider changing the plan and making entry on the other door to the right.

That looks like a 2 alarm and in are area maybe a 3 alarm

good push even with the low pressure because of the hose bursting .....

Waiting outside, fighting such a fire from the exterior means more damage that could have been prevented...won't. It's easy to tell WHO hasn't done it, and who has. It was a good job, and knockdown. Power lines are always a problem. So is waiting for the Power company to arrive...you gotta fight the fire. Not wait for it to come to you.

ha ha I thought that that punctured line was some kind of new remote control hose ...the water seemed to go where it was needed...

Wow that was a hot mess they walked into. Literally that intense black smoke looked like it was about to flashover. Not sure it was because i was not there so not making a capt couch call....

Damn. So many fuck-ups and so much luck... I hope those guys will have watched this video, and learned something from it (you can't count on being lucky always). It could have been a TOTAL disaster. Be safe.

After watching this a twin turbo head on the end of an aluminum extension put into windows would have helped before entering spraying water in two different directions at one time

Operations would have been safer, more efficient and effective had they gone in the side door. Less chance of being caught in a flashover with uncharged hoselines in what was (before vent and entry) a ventilation contorlled fire...

my biggest issues are that they inter without water then when they do say something about the power lines it was in one ear and out the other... command should have pulled them out and attacked from another source

I sat here in stunned silence, mouth hanging open, while a ff stood there - with a charged hose line - and waited for the front door to be forced while fire roared a few feet to his right. The interior attack would have been so much easier with the fire initially knocked down from the outside. As for the power lines, good on the guy who shouted the warning; too bad the warning was ignored. Get out from under them! Then, when the lines fell, someone should have been assigned to stand beside them and make sure no one stepped on potentially live wires. I started imagining the attack crew having to bail, running out the door, and getting electrocuted. In the end, glad to see firefighters getting in there and getting after it. It was a gutsy interior attack, just more difficult than it needed to be.

wow impressive video!!

Damn right!

Why do they always want to break the windows out? If I did this with my department I'd have an ass chewing. Let's just give it a little more oxygen and really get it going. Burning debris falling on the hoses blowing a line, but it least it sprayed the exterior down.

The beginning is SO annoying.

Miserable performance. These firefighters have made two catastrophic mistakes and endanger their lives. 1 Entering the facility without pressure hose is very risky. 2 We see that these firefighters put out the fire and not previously off the electricity. It is very risky and dangerous.

Did they go in and have a donut or what?? If you're afraid to go in, don't touch the hose!! This could have been a lead story with a FF death with their incompetence.

Well at least they got to use their expensive aerial toy even though a simple ground ladder got the job done in a easier fashion.

good job boys, that's how u fight a fire...

Ughhhh, this interior attack was not needed. My ass would not go in there if there was no entrapment....

I would be perfectly fine if my house catches on fire for the fire department to show up protect the houses on either side and let mine burn to ground. I don't want the insurance company to try and salvage anything. I would just want to start over from scratch. Burn baby burn.

If no souls, surround and drown. No interior attack id worth a life

I am amazed someone wasnt killed in that fire. Power lines arcing over me ???? ah no big deal. Interior attack line blown ??? ah no problem. Live power lines down over my interior attack line? ah no problem. Terrible lack of control from the top and no safety.

@ JasmineLindros because you wasn't there lol....

Perhaps you should've used the deck gun it would bring the fire under control faster. The duck gun sprays 3000 gallons of water per minute. The hoses spray 250 to 500 gallons of water per minute

WAIT WAIT WAIT is that a yard breather at 8:15...ahh sure as hell is. Go sit your ass back on the engine!!!

lol Yes they did, which confused a few. but if you know your streets and listened to the cross-streets - I knew where it was at - lol obviously...I beat the 1st Engine there...

This is an embarrassment to firefighters... 1 you extended the hose into the house when clearly you are directly under arching power lines. 2 you extended the hose into the house for an interior fire attack when exterior was necessary 3 you extended the hose right by the fire room thus causing burning debris to puncture the attack line and render your attack nearly completely. Now on arrival I would have ordered a primary attack at the window and door where the fire originated knocking down the fire that destroyed your line. this fire could have been stopped much faster than what it was. Thats the story.

Safety,safety,safety, what is this, an nfpa OSHA seminar? Go inside, put water on fire and your problems go away. I love hearing these colored vest, incident command cowards blab

Pull the meter.