Isolating lines at 2am for fire department

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10 ай бұрын

Hey Everyone!
The footage on this video is a bit chopped up, but a great example of how we respond to house fires.
Some upcoming videos will include coverage of the Milwaukee Pipeline event and a job we did last week installing poles using a hydrovac!
Be safe out there everyone! 👊🍻
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There are many different ways to preform the tasks shown in this videos.
Always adhere to your own company's policies and procedures.
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@brendanmassaro9595 10 ай бұрын

I'd like to thank you for your content because as of last week I am officially enrolled in a lineman training course and will hopefully start my apprenticeship here in Austin TX at the start of 2024!

@gradyrm237 10 ай бұрын

Good luck kid! It isn't a job it's a career.

@jimmorris9073 10 ай бұрын

I enjoy your content l have been delivering poles to your trade for many years keep up the good work Our local servicemen work shifts so some one is all was on duty saves waking up

@adamcuttler9665 10 ай бұрын

Awsome watch and learn this guy shows just about everything. Stay safe bro

@motomatt6752 10 ай бұрын

Congratulations and welcome to the brother hood. Be safe be smart be hardworking. From Wisconsin lineman

@sandy1653 10 ай бұрын

The worst part of on-call call outs is those first few minutes when you're desperately trying to get your darn brain to engage.

@Bobsdecline 10 ай бұрын

Oh yea big-time! Usually I'm good to go by the time the computer boots up lol! Usually....

@RT-qd8yl 10 ай бұрын

I went for a 1am fire call once, woke up, got to the station in about 3 minutes, promptly realized I left the house in nothing but my underwear.

@Lunatikgixxer 10 ай бұрын

or the next day when you wake up and dont know what day or what time it is lol

@JackThelRipper 10 ай бұрын

We’ve all had those moments and I hate them, I feel stupid when it’s going and almost will smack myself to kick start those synapses to fire quicker.

@LtKernelPanic 10 ай бұрын

Don't blame you for doing what you did and anyone irritated about a couple hour outage so the FD can safely put the fire out can go trade places with the family that lost their home.

@corycourneyea6802 10 ай бұрын

I have been one of those families that has lost their house to a fire. Waiting for hydro was the farthest from my mind. Thank you for what you do, sir. Much appreciated

@Bobsdecline 10 ай бұрын

We always take the customer impact into consideration as well... If it's no question a safety issue, then we dump it. If the outage has a huge impact , I'll doing everything I can to prevent the outage but ultimately safety trumps everything.

@JV-pu8kx 10 ай бұрын

Better safe than sorry!

@guitarstitch 10 ай бұрын

I live in Florida. All lines here are (for some reason) aerial. If I lose power for more than 15 minutes, I fire up the generator (with a properly installed, utility approved isolating transfer switch) and go about my business. There's no need to get irritated with the power company or workers at any level over an outage. It's not like they kill power just to interrupt a customer's life.

@m-s.t.l9386 10 ай бұрын

And it’s 2am, just go to bed.

@kissfanbilly 10 ай бұрын

Thank you to the lineman that come and cut the power to make sure we are safe. As well as the gas line folks. Makes the fire scenes flow so much better, when we have less to worry about!

@BartlettTFD 10 ай бұрын

It’s especially difficult to think clearly when you get a callout like that in the middle of night along with the distraction the fire presents. Bob is an outstanding employee and a valuable asset to this utility company.

@rickn501s 10 ай бұрын

You are indeed, a first responder. Thank you for doing what you do.

@JV-pu8kx 10 ай бұрын

Actually, he's more of a Second Responder, a term I'm trying to popularize, including troublemen from the gas company, railroads, towing and recovery, etc. Unless protocols are in place for certain conditions, e.g. a gas leak or a car stuck on the tracks, he was not dispatched at the same time as the First Responders. The EOC does not directly dispatch Second Responders, they call the company and the company dispatches the troublemen. Though just as important, Second Responders are normally called at the request of First Responders at the scene. Police, fire, and rescue/EMS are First Responders. I'm trying to popularize the term "Second Responder" because I think they should be giving the ability to run code (lights and siren) the way towing and recovery has in Missouri.

@marksmadhousemetaphysicalm2938 2 ай бұрын

As a former ff/paramedic…you guys were definitely viewed as first responders too…I went into ED/Trauma nursing…then got my nurse practitioner…running around out there is a kids game or for those more fit…:-D not for old guys like me…but mad respect for you and all the line guys and yes I include the line ladies too…😁😁😁 thanks for sharing your calls with us…

@heatherkohlwey8379 10 ай бұрын

Those are rough calls. It's good to hear everyone was safe. Prayers for the family in that home. Please stay safe, and God bless.

@jovetj 10 ай бұрын

Yup. It's rough to go through the losses involved in a house fire, but things can be replaced. People cannot.

@rupe53 10 ай бұрын

If I got it right, you killed the sideline for the street, so you had extra safety to work and inspect for damage. After all it's the middle of the night and only for a few hours. After narrowing it down to the immediate area and waiting for that ladder truck to clear you powered up the sideline again. BTW, nice job prepping up the triplex for siding work while you are there. It was a good game plan!

@GilmerJohn 10 ай бұрын

It's all in the details. Electricity powers the fire detection systems and often powers water that fights the fire.

@rupe53 10 ай бұрын

@@GilmerJohn .... probably not directly in a residential area where fire pumps don't exist, and alarm systems are backed up with batteries. The big thing to lookout for these days is the privately owned backup generator, which will fire up during an outage and put power where you think there's none. In this case the FD was operating fairly close to high voltage lines, which will be dead when Arron kills the street power. That was a smart move.

@chriswalford4161 10 ай бұрын

Here in U.K., utilities have a Priority Services Register listing people who would be particularly vulnerable to an outage (vital home medical equipment or vulnerable to loss of heating, for example. Do you have similar considerations to take before you isolate a residential block?

@Bobsdecline 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely! Glad you mentioned that... I don't think it's something I've mentioned in any videos yet.

@seancarroll146 10 ай бұрын

Learned a lot from your videos, recommend your channel to some linemen upgrading the poles here in Florida. They were nice enough to let me have some old ceramic insulators and cutouts. Nice group of guys!!!

@jeffreykornspan9053 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for your video Aaron. Fire Rescues safety is always most important.

@davethewhitedevil 10 ай бұрын

Thanks again Aaron for another great video. Your hard work and effort doesn't go unnoticed

@Bobsdecline 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Dave 🤝

@PRR1954 10 ай бұрын

Good timing. 10 minutes before this video dropped, we (coastal Maine) had a lights-flicker and a half second later a BOOM! A car hit a pole transformer? Half-second acoustic delay suggests 2000 feet, so a near neighbor? Trotted to the street but no sign of trouble. If it was "just" a transformer explosion, here it would be only a couple properties and with us all on 'smart' meters the company would know real quick.🖥 Makes us glad for workers like you and your cohort who look out for line safety.

@LadyAnuB 10 ай бұрын

An someone that had friends affected by the Tubbs Fire, I don't exactly buy CalFire's conclusion that a house line started the fire as the sparking seen at the location occurred two hours before this blaze started. With the wind that was happening that day, I don't see it taking two hours of smoldering to come to a fire point.

@jordanrodrigues1279 8 ай бұрын

The high voltage fuses are pretty loud and often what you hear. Aaron has a video about it, but the fuse wire pretty much explodes like a firecracker. The fuse is inside a fiberglass barrel that uses that blast to cleanly separate the remaining wire.

@PRR1954 8 ай бұрын

@@jordanrodrigues1279 "high voltage fuses are pretty loud and often what you hear." True, thanks for the suggestion. We did have a HV fuse blow a few years ago, though it smoldered a tree-branch, was not a hard-short, maybe a limp-out not a BANG. And this is a cross street, not a high-current trunk line. Also 500 feet back in tall dense brush, all street sounds are a bit muffed here. -- BTW, I miscalculated😕. A half second of sound is 500-600 feet, not 2,000 as I typed. So I should see it from my drive. No fire or ambulance response so everybody is OK.

@spelunkerd 8 ай бұрын

Couldn't be more Canadian, with a hockey stick at 10:48. Thanks for taking us along!

@samhorowitz7593 10 ай бұрын

Love your videos! I'm so grateful for you taking the time to educate and inform us!

@gpslightlock1422 10 ай бұрын

Nice video. As a retired municipal inspector I got involved with many like situations.

@johnwalker890 10 ай бұрын

Good job Aaron.

@craignehring 10 ай бұрын

Never a dull moment

@jake3712 9 ай бұрын

As someone who is just starting off in the trade, I appreciate you and your videos. They are very helpful for me. Is there any other channels you would recommend as well? Im trying to learn as much as i can

@Offizier3ids 10 ай бұрын

Hey, ive watched a few of your videos and its nice to see, that in lineman emergency calls the US and the German way are the same more or less. Even if most other things are very different.

@brianlamarra5491 10 ай бұрын

Always enjoy your videos. Stay safe and have a good day.

@Bobsdecline 10 ай бұрын

Thank Brian! You as well!

@johncorey7408 10 ай бұрын

Kudos from northern NB for all you do-very informative...keep up the good work!

@rickramirez2220 10 ай бұрын

Love your videos keep them coming👍

@scrotiemcboogerballs1981 10 ай бұрын

Prayers for the family that lost their home thanks for sharing buddy great video god bless all the linemen who keep the power flowing and in situations like this cut it to make things safe

@jolyonwelsh9834 10 ай бұрын

I wish I could get the same appreciation that you guys do. I am an inside electrician. I get treated like s**t.

@davidwestervelt6050 10 ай бұрын

I find it infesting that when you are at a location at night compared to the day. I am sure you have accidently hit things with the bucket that you may not have seen. I drive a certain route. I still see things that I never noticed in the day light. The communication wires have to be hard to see. Being elevated with bright lights can be challenging. I had a mishap with loading some equipment. Really did not have the necessary light to be safe. After that I prefer to do it with enough day light. Night loading any truck can be dangerous. It was something I didn't think about. I got in a hurry and things happen. Luckily It did not kill me. Keep your head in the game and be safe out there. It can be tough waking up to go to work on call. I have learned not to rush into and really get myself ready. Sometimes you need a few minutes to wake up. I have tried to give myself if I can make sure I am ready to drive. I found out that 3 am call is the worst. I drive truck part time we had a run at 3-4 am. He warned me it would be rough. That time of the night was the worst to go to work and wake up. It was challenging to say the least after going to sleep at my regular time. We must hit a deep sleep about that time. He laughed when I told him he was right. I have always done on-call never found it that bad.

@user-sz1ow8wy1g 10 ай бұрын

Nice job AL

@jameskim62 10 ай бұрын

Very nice commentary!!!!!!

@assassinlexx1993 10 ай бұрын

Calls like are tough to see. Someone home gone. For you no snow or rain for once on a in the night call out.

@joeandmakayla6185 10 ай бұрын

I'm on the natual gas side but love the videos brother

@Arabraxas 9 ай бұрын

Aaron, you mentioned that if the secondary burns down it usually won’t trip the primary cutout on a transformer. In a case like that - where the insulation burns off a secondary drop due to a house fire and resulting in a phase to neutral or phase to phase short, would’t that be likely to damage the secondary windings of the transformer? How would you check it to ensure it is still OK?

@Bobsdecline 9 ай бұрын

Very good question! Our transformer are all fused according to their size. In a perfect world, if current was high enough to damage the coils, then the fuse would have tripped. You could Megger or/and TTR the transformer if damage is suspected, but typically if voltage is off, it's easier to just replace it. If voltage is good, we assume there's no damage. It's quite rare to find internal damage from a secondary short