Are you SERIOUS! You are completely in La La Land. Read my comment above and put your mind to work. These guys were totally incompetent at Stopping The FIRE!

I understand this video is from a number of years ago but better late than never to add some comments. I wouldn’t say not many truck companies get to perform trench cuts considering it’s a pretty common operation across the country. What I will say is not many truck companies perform one CORRECTLY and/or when one is actually NECESSARY. In this particular incident this definitely was not necessary. These guys did nothing more than destroy someone’s property when all that manpower should have been committed to fighting the FIRE. The very first cut seen is referred to as an inspection cut for a reason. A small, easily repairable hole to “inspect” conditions below and determine A) if you’re in the right location to vent and B) if venting is necessary at all. The inspection cut revealed no indication of fire extension. To call this a “trench cut” is incorrect in the first place. A trench cut is used to prevent the fire from spreading from one point of a building to another, not from one building to another. It’s a tactic to be performed in advance of transitioning to a defensive mode of operation. What was performed in this video could have been accomplished with a few quick inspection holes in the roof and pulling a few sections of ceiling. If the concern of extension was so great than maybe some of these members should have been assigned to an exposure protection line or monitor.

choc0blocklet2. Anything is possible. Come over and do it.

kevin Powell. All Members wearing white Coats/ Helmets means they are Chief Highest in command on scenes they tell everyone else who isn’t in a white coat/ helmet what to do. Just came across this video sorry no one else has answered in 6 years. Hope that answers your question.

No problem with the guys below. They were 30' away standing around with their hands in their pockets while the ground monitors made puddles on the floor.

Captain Z No real reason to up on top.

Captain Z plus if you don't have to have it on you don't want it on lol.

ALGfunk ventilation has several reasons to release the gases trapped in the structure also cools down the environment and multitude of other reasons

Dj Giggles Cuz he wanted to wear shorts lol

Dj Crafty Claw. He’s chauffeur/ driver/ operator of the ladder he is too stay with the truck at all times on calls.

billvil

291xMac Not sure with LFCO but generally RIT performs a few other tasks than just standing around waiting. They can throw ladders and open extra methods of escape for firefighters inside. The only rule is that whatever they are doing they have to be able to drop it and go in in the case of a mayday. So they can only perform tasks that they don't have to commit fully to. Then again with other departments, if another team is needed for a task then the RIT team can be dedicated to a task such as vent or search or whatever and then another unit must become a new RIT team. All this depends on an individual departments guidelines though.

Yep. That's how we do it. But trench cutting a roof is difficult to just drop and go b/c you have to get down the ladder with your tools. But I agree throwing ladders, horizontal vent, forcing entry are all necessary for RIT.

291xMac yea I agree too. Once again I'm not sure how LFCO operates, but here (Atlanta) if a company is assigned a task like that then another company will take it's place.

Yes, they do everything in the book except putting water on what is burning.