going to? they''ve had them for an eternity. they never changed other than a visor usually present in the front.

@@redraider4b40 they have been wearing Phenix First Due 1500 series for the last 40 plus years. The captain is still wearing that model. They rolled out the traditional Cairns 1044s recently. I personally like the old ones. Way lighter and iconic of Southern California.

Yep. I’m curious to know if this fire was an attempted insurance fraud.

Used to steal the tires and wheels.

1) Fire is in passenger area (only) upon arrival is suspicious. 2) That area of the city has a lot of stolen autos. 3) Auto is up on jacks and all four tires and wheels are gone. All added-up = a likely stolen and stripped, then torched, auto.

Stolen and torched to destroy the evidence. Common thing in LA. Civic is the most common target. Happened to me.

It's easy.

@@andyoxleyonhistravels, lmao, done a lot of that work have ya?

@@AzPoolguy 25 years. It's simple. 🤣

Sounds like you may be a car thief.

@@RLTtizME lol.😀 No just an easy way we were taught.

What do you mean

its foam you dumb sob

Not water its fire retardant foam its the best thing to use on gas or oil fire's.

@@bond1j89 it’s powder mixed with water lol it uses the same amount of water -jr firefighter

@@Jay-zu5ybit’s not powder lmao it’s a liquid that gets injected into the pump and mixes with water powder is dry Chem and only comes In extinguisher

yes, the SCBA's are kept in exterior compartments to reduce carcinogens inside the cab. thanks for watching

What an excessive precaution

Clean cabs dont make grabs

We have to check for bodies... so we also have to be careful and somewhat delicate with making entry into the unknowns. It's called preserving evidence as much as possible.

I don’t get the West Coast’s love for power tools on car fires. No one has ever been able to answer why that seems to be a thing. If I went for a K12 to pop a hood I would get laughed at. No disrespect; I truly don’t get it.

only trucks/light forces, USAR's, and Heavy Rescue 3 carry extrication equipment!

@@FB1ResponseVideos gotchya. We’re a small rural department and we have a truck outfitted for any kind of vehicle response, be it fire or accident. It holds both the saws like the one used here and the spreader, cutter, and ram. We’ve used the spreader in car fire trunks before. It’s not great but it was (slightly) faster than this saw was.

In LA they're called trunks.

@@user-hw1cr5uq4z we know that we do have America shows over here. 🇬🇧👍😁

I was wondering the same thing...foam seems to be more effective but they usually don't use it from the start.

The reason why they used foam right away is because if you use water and this is a gas fed fire it will spread the gasoline with the fire all over the car and May cause a explosion that is the reason why they use foam right away. And I'm glad they use foam right away instead of consistently trying to put it out with water because water it takes a while to get to the fire and put it out

@@albertomadeirajr7824 The question wasn’t why they use it, but that you don’t see it often used immediately

Vehicle fire semi-fire all these kind of fire instead of trying to spray it with water they should use foam at the onset you put the fire out right away and not have to worry about flaring up again. They should use it on all vehicle fires.

@@davidweston6653 I understand your comment I'm just making a comment based on the Fire that was on the video it is good to use foam on the onset instead of spraying the water all you do is just spreading the fire like I said in my previous comment

yes

i never though i would see the day LAFD using NY style Fire Helment

@@anthonyklein1879 They are actually called "traditionals" while the normal helmets LAFD USUALLY uses and other departments are called "salad bowls" or "turtle shells" because they are round like a turtle shell or salad bowl compared to the style that has been around for centuries.

@@thefiredeptgods1d497 a lot us us that were in the fire service before 9=11-01 -call them that (FDNY)because with the exception of San Fran and maybe Stockton few departments out of the North East wore traditional type helmets --after 911 -tons of depts (for whatever reason) switched to traditional

@@slackjawedyokel1 I joined my local one after as I wasnt alive then and maybe because of debris?

They have to access all area's of the car to make sure the fire is out. They also open the trunk to make sure there are no bodies in the trunk.

Saw is the fastest way to open them. There is a hose line in service so the likelihood of the sparks starting a fire is slim to none.

Trunk & hood latching device are destroyed in vehicle fires by the heat. Thus, a rotary saw is used to cut through the latch and open those compartments for checking for fire extension and further extinguishment.

Tienen que acceder a todos los sitios del vehículo, esto para verificar de que no hayan quedado restos de fuego en el capó, o baúl.

Everyone has weaknesses.

@@levibettinger3905 Even Superman!

I’m sure you do as well keyboard warrior

Bro, do you even lift?

No. It's a Honda. (Gas powered)

Very sarcastic. You should live in the UK we live off sarcasm. 🇬🇧👍

@@andrewdaley5480 I'm pretty sure it's a tesla.

@@loafandjug321 I pretty sure you Tring to get a reaction. 🇬🇧👍

I always just cut a quick V -if I even needed it -usually the Halligan used with the flat head will pop a trunk pretty quick -- but you are correct --he looked awkward