I really like the series, guys. It's good to include the clear explanations for non-firefighters. They are both exciting and educational for those who may become interested in the fire service. I share the concerns about standards like running on the fireground and using SCBAs in IDLH conditions. As videographers, you're not responsible for fireground safety, but I encourage you to ask the firefighters to talk on camera about safety and how safety concerns affect their methods and operations. Firefighting involves calculated risks, and some risks are not worth taking. That's a concept many bystanders will never realize.

NFPA simply stands for not for practical aplication. If guys choose to be smoke eaters hey he's a badass until he's 50 and he gets a tumor the size of texas. They are great at what they do. But they don't think of what comes later with breathing toxic smoke. SCBA wear it, not for just you but for the family you have at home

Whats the point in having a scba if your not going to use it? Good way to get respiratory problems.

I'm surprised that Kentland made it to the scene without crashing the rig or setting it on fire!

Nice one Brothers! Your always Heroes!👨‍🚒🚒🔥

I always laugh when I see someone’s flash hood covering their entire mask. Ha

It's PG county. We go hard. And reminder.... not all companies disregard NFPA standards.

wow these are honestly put together great im not even a firefighter and can understand whats going on in the video because of the narration. keep up the good work fellas

4:08 Now that's how you park a truck!

Is the original air still in those Scott packs?

2:57 He's forgetting something

33 at it again. Good work my brothers

@3:00 why is he not on air while venting?

Id know that air horn anywhere. Love these videos man! Good job

@ OVM (2:36)..That thing on your back saves lives..I know a lot of Firefighters want to be the tough guy but there is a huge difference between TOUGH and STUPID.

I enjoy this series, but come on guys, thosed waiststraps are there for a reason! I tell my guys, "See that smoke? That's CANCER", wear your mask!

This should replace "COPS" on TV

Question: Why did Firefighter Tim Jones go up the ladder without protective gear? It doesn't seem a good thing to go sticking one's face in a smoking vent either. What if flames had decided to vent out the hole he had just created? He would be in a world of hurt. Just an observation and I'm wondering why he didn't put on his protective gear? Other than that...a nice and well documented video. You guys be safe out there!

If everyone went home safe...what's the point of complaing about other departments and how they operate? Exactly, there is no point. Another great video, keep them coming.

Good work ladies

One thing I've learned is you don't want breath that crap in. Wear your scba!

This is not a criticism, or anything like that, and its hard to tell from the video, but the attack line pre connect is 400 ft of 1.75 hose? I thought you never wanted to be more that 300... these dudes do it all the time so i was just curious....

3:10 should have a mask on. He's venting with all that smoke in his face and is wearing his scba but not using it. You would've been yelled at for that at my station.

Sorry for my lack of knowledge but what is meant by Charlie and Delta sides of the house? What are the designations for each side of the building?

I would love to see some of these armchair quarterbacks send in a video of one of their fire scenes and show me they met all NFPA standards to a t. I highly doubt they would or even could..... I don't understand why there's so many of us that bash others.. Just sad

Hey my friend works for this dept.! While attending college. Well your right I don't understand why they are not wearing their straps but they might have forgotten or they might have some rule. Where are you a junior firefighter?

Why was the Ladder truck parked in the lawn?

Very nice video

Love these videos but just have a question.. I'm curious about this, why don't most of the guys wear their waist straps on their SCBA packs? That means all of the weight is on their shoulders and like if they're in a fire it can burn them like the steam. P.S. I'm a junior firefighter and some of the guys from my dept. told me this.

I see so much shit on these videos about SCBA and safety, yes i agree maybe he should have had his SCBA when venting from that ladder, but PG county, including Kentland 33 runs more working fire jobs a month than most of us will see in our careers. It's not you breathing in the smoke, its not you going into the building, its no one on your crew, i understand that as a member of the fire service we all need to make sure everyone comes home, but if I was ever on a fire ground and could choose a company to make sure I would make it home it would damn well be a PG county department.

i'm a cadet in Florida but i was just wondering it was it necessary to park on the grass?

Be smart and wear your waist strap its for helping your shoulders not carry all of the weight. It also helps you not get tangled in a bunch of crap

Guess you guys don't have to refill many SCBA tanks. I mean shit why not just leave them in the engine and truck?

2:38... What the hell is this guy doing? There's plenty of manpower watching and not heeling the ladder, and he's doing ventilation with an scba on but isn't wearing a mask. I will never understand this

# 1. I just don't understand why they run. # 2. It's an operational thing I am sure, 400' 1 3/4" attack hose must have a tremendous amount of friction loss if flowing any good amount of water. I am guessing you need to make some of your stretches(lays).

Keep the video's coming great job guys. And for all the people doing nic picking about safety things shut up and get a life things don't always go by the book in real life.

400 feet of attack line??? Damn. Thats alot.

All those rigs for a attack fire? And the house isn't even that big lol

2:41 - I only wear my air pack to look cool- fuck cancer, bro.

If you are going thorough the extrawork of having the tank on your back. Wear the facemask. Your municipality went to great expense to buy that equipment. Its like a cop not wearing their bulletproof vest, it will come to bite you. And when it does it puts the tax payers in expense. First off if you fall ill from the smoke inhalation or develop cancer the taxpayers will pay for your medical care, as it is an on the job injury. They will also have to pay for training of new personnel to replace you. As well as if you pass out from the smoke inhalation on scene it taxes crews to rescue you. Use the equipment, its there to save your life and thise around you.

Smart Fire Department. Enter a burning structure without wearing their SCBA masks.

Dave Hernandez is my guy. 17-55!!!!!

some of those guys helmets looks fucked. might be a bit unsafe but they look badass

Cool concept for the video series but come on guys. lets follow some industry standards. the NFPA exists for a reason. At least use that PPE on your back when working in a structure or laddering to vent the gable end of the house. Certainly don't stick your head in the vent. You guys have Junior Firefighters commenting asking why they are seeing you guys breaking rules that they have been taught to follow. Life Safety is number one. That means your life. I've been in the volunteer fire service since 1996 and am a EHS Manager in Private Industry. You guys are going to get someone seriously hurt or killed and you're just documenting your negligence here on youtube. Go a head and try to bust my balls. I've been in a Firefighter funeral of a fallen firefighter...its not fun. This isn't Ladder 49 or Backdraft.

Donning on SCBA but not going on air?

Jesus Christ.. I realize it's volunteer but do the officers not train the members? We're talking simple ff1 infractions of how to simply dawn ppe.

Absolutely disturbing.

SlideDownSlow you are a sorry excuse of a firefighter if you even are one. Welcome to firefighting in all of Maryland not just PG County, we don't stand in the front yard and hold the homeowners hand while there home burns to the ground. If your that worried about YOUR life you have no business being involved in saving someone else's life. No firefighter wakes up wanting to die but if you ask any true Firefighter if he would be willing to give his life at any moment for one of his brothers or a Random Civilian no matter what because ITS OUR JOB, ITS WHATS ASKED OF YOU WHEN YOU SIGN THE DOTTED LINE. The simple fact behind not wearing waist straps is one when your as good as we are at fighting fire in the entire state of Maryland your not wearing it for more than 30-45 minutes and two all of us come prepared with numerous tools that we will use while operating inside which we carry in our coat pockets and those waist straps make it difficult to access your pockets. As for wearing masks we tend not too go on air while operating outside where fresh air is normally less than a foot away so that we will have a full tank of air if were called inside where it is really needed. Im sure at a later season you will watch and complain that Bladensburg isn't wearing their seatbelts while responding, that is because instead of wasting 2 minutes getting dressed in the firehouse or when arriving on scene they and every other Company in PG County and the State of Maryland get dressed while enroute to be faster and more efficient, im sure your safety sam ass watched the FDIC video comparing the 1980's home construction and contents to modern times, the fact of the matter is that 2 minutes that your shaving off getting dressed enroute allows us to go inside and save the house and when your department pulls up the house is on the ground, in Maryland we do work and we put the public before us because we are real firefighters and have the right mentality.

What is wrong with this entire geographical region that it burns all the time?

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Waist straps, sometimes people forget in the heat of the moment. If you tell me you've never forgotten, then ill find you a liar. Secondly PG(kentland&the burg) only use 1-1/2" so imagine that friction loss. Thirdly all you people talking about osha, NFPA, and all those other acronyms...need to get your head out of your asses. The tower driver was doing his job, and if you look closely when he first climbed that ladder there wasnt that much smoke coming out. and the fire was knocked, so all of that was just trapped smoke. but i guess your safe at home behind your computer watching this, when was the last fire you went to? cause im pretty sure these guys do it more than you.

Wears PPE....doesn't use it

There seems to be a lot of bashing going on here from more than a few armchair fire chiefs. Fact is, this is a small fire in an attic that required no rush or fuss to put out. For all you wanna be safety chiefs, there's absolutely no reason to mask up and waste air on the lower floors at a job like this if there isn't any smoke or heat. Pros know this, and even though I'm no fan of volunteer fire depts, these guys conducted themselves like gentleman and got the job done in short order. Get a grip.

I can't understand for the life of me why guys out east pule their homes half way over their mask. Why limit your visibility on purpose when its already going to be limited from the smoke.

No reaason preaching NFPA when there isnt a single solitary FD in the country that follows EVERY NFPA reg. Better off using OSHA.

volunteers take away perm jobs.

Safety are you kidding me where fireman not crossing guards I have been a NY fireman 26yrs for the first 16yrs I was on the job nobody wore scuba guys would overhaul smoking cigs and cigars and the first where bigger and worst the most the shit today if your so worried about your helmet strap isn't on then find a new career and leave it to the real brothers!

Oh boy... What a mess. :-\

33 at it again. Good work my brothers