Thats because: a) They do not meet minimum flow requirements b) They take up a ton of room on the Engine Most professional FD's use a "trash line" for things like this. Typically an old section of cross-lay that can be used then put away wet as it isn't relied upon for life safety. Rigid reel lines are outdated technology from the 1940's that FD's started phasing out in the 80/90's. About the only place they have a practical use is on wildland equipment where they are often deployed repeatedly in rapid succession as the equipment moves along.

@@virgilhilts3924 and yet, too many engine co's don't train well enough to get water on the fire fast enough since they don't have one. They absolutely still have a place for structure use. Immediate exposure water, immediate water for single compartment fire (if they showed up quick enough.). But ultimately it does come down to home and land owners having to have more self reliability. I have two fire extinguishers for rig gear just because I dont want to need one, and one not be enough.

@@KAH734 High pressure hose reels (300psi+) are used extensively in the UK especially as here with vehicle fires. Many videos show water on the fire in less than a minute of arrival. They're used extensively in structural fires on small fires or as a first attack/fire suppression (working off the onboard tank) until a hydrant can be connected and a larger hose can be brought into use. The sooner you get the wet stuff on the red stuff the better!

Why don't the first fire car use a hand fire extinguisher? In Sweden it's common that the FD use that on car fire, while the other one prepare

Nope. Drywall hook on a car fire??? Somebody needs to learn how to put on their nomex hood, and how to properly wear SCBA... And btw, that's NOT a sawzall. A sawzall is electric or battery with a reciprocating blade. Everyone else did a decent job, but they need to fix those safety issues. You DON'T need to "conserve" water. I've NEVER ran out of water fighting a car fire. Even with a 500 gal. tank.

Its a K saw --and a V cut on the latch would have been far faster

@@slackjawedyokel1 I would've tried the halligan first...

@@ffjsb That's because you've never been a firefighter 🤣 Cue the butthurt reply in 3... 2... 1...

agreed -- @@ffjsb

Thanks for watching!

Too much Fire House chili. We agree.

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Jersey!! People don’t care

I know. That's scares me so much. I saw a fully involved car fire on I95 in Dallas, Texas, on the right shoulder. I thought that it was going to blow up. All of us drivers passing by moved to the 2 far left lanes. We all got as far away from the fire as possible in rush hour. Rush hour here is 24/7. I live in Downtown Dallas. I find it as easy to park here as it is in Manhattan. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Exactly! That lane should be closed off at least!

I agree thank you for your services paramedics fireman and police ✌️

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Yeah that was magnesium.

Who said they couldn't? That said, they do not meet minimum flow requirements for structural firefighting. Which is why most FD's have long since ditched them and rely on "trash lines" for jobs like this.

State troopers probably weren't in the area. State road - their jurisdiction.

Controlling traffic.

Negative troopers were not on scene either were ops.

Engine was parked as a barrier between FD and oncoming traffic.

It’s NJ. I can tell you from many years of responding on the interstate that the NJSP does not close lanes unless absolutely necessary. I know, the statistics show this and that but the troopers don’t care.

And there's a report out there if anyone wants to look that shows that gas car fires are far more common than EV fires. Shockingly there were almost 200,000 gas powered car fires last year.

Hyundai has had electrical problems causing fires for years. They just recalled 3.3 million of them and told people no to park them inside or near buildings.

​@@danlowe8684no, they didn't

Not sure apparently this car has a recall saying it may catch on fire even when not running.

@@danlowe8684exactly what I herd

@@jerseyshorefireresponse however, hyundai never told anyone not to park in a garage or near any buildings, that's just something these guys were told, without actually fact checking anything, so they just repeat it

Thanks for watching! Enjoy

End but yea, a couple people commented this car has a recall for abs says it can catch on fire and to park far away from home.

Booster County.

OMG…how long did it take to write that?

Ok, Fend-off should be the other way with the rear of the truck near to the grass verge and the front out into the live lane. That way the pump operator is further away from the traffic. The Officer in charge of the appliance is just that, in charge. he/she does not need to wear BA as they should be standing back from the vehicle where they can survey the whole scene. There were too many crew members around the vehicle, this is unnecessarily contaminating all the ppe with fire deposits, there was no scene safety carried out, only 2 of the crew need have been involved in firefighting duties up close to the vehicle. The rest could have put out some signs/cones and one be a safety spotter for the pump operator. It was good to see a Hose-reel used to tackle this rather than half a mile of large hose being pulled off. This was a very quick deployment of water. I am a UK firefighter and we use High Pressure Hose Reels for 90% of the incidents we attend, they have a good knock down due to the high pressure and use a minimal amount of water which means we only need to use the tank supply and 1 reel (ours are 22mm internal dia) is good for 20 minutes use. It also reduces the fire contaminated water run off.

It was a Holiday. Maintenance was off and SP Skelton crew

The actual first words said in the video.

Yes everyone got out safely

Yes everyone got out safely

I'm glad everybody get out safely

Scratching paint is the least of any concerns

Troll

@@RLTtizME not me

Ya might need some touch up paint on the hood.

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Flemlar?

Lmfaooo. Nerd

And five firefighters ready to go when the engine stops, dressed in full gear, just WOW!

They do it almost daily. What the problem? Fastest your off the side of the parkway is better. No need to sit there and pack hose.

@@joe_mosc According to IFSTA Essentials 4th Edition, at least 1 1/2" lines should be used on vehicle fires. Booster lines can't deliver the volume of water needed.

Calm down there Sparky.

why?

What’s that going to do? Cars drive around with the plates visible to anyone everyday all day.

Haha

Cathy's law doesn't apply unless the photographer is a first responder

Sorry, we are news, and simply do not have the time to edit that all out. As a member of the press if it’s visible in public it can be recorded. Not trying to be rude or “expose” people just recording real life events.

Maybe you can educate the rest of us on why you would park your apparatus so the pump panel was on the traffic side, leaving the operator unnecessarily exposed to traffic hazards, and positioned in a way where a high-speed impact could deflect right into your scene. Someone clearly didn't get their Traffic Incident Management certification.

It absolutely is

@@Smc474 no it isn't. Semi's are not allowed on the gsp.

@@jamesberggren9029 Tractor trailers and commercial vehicles are allowed south of exit 105. This was near exit 98.

Pretty sure it is. Haha it’s MM 98 put that in the info!

You aren’t very nice are you.

Usually the hood won’t open due to the fire, probably faster to cut it and vent it then fling around with trying to open.

try before you pry --and if it didnt open with the release , a Vee cut would have been way faster @@jerseyshorefireresponse

Why??? Did it not extinguish the fire??? The saw may be a bit overkill, but SFW??? It's not what I'd do, but it worked. The important thing is they at least were using their SCBA.

They fight hundreds of car fires a year Engine and booster is specified for it. A saw is a lot quicker to open the hood and trunk

Not my first choice for a car fire, but it was "adequate" for THIS job. What's going to go wrong that a bigger hose is going to fix??? Just takes a few seconds longer.

@@ffjsb According to IFSTA Essentials 4th Edition, at least 1 1/2" lines should be used on vehicle fires. Booster lines can't deliver the volume of water needed.

@@Bigbluehawk2 I DGAF what essentials says, it's a GENERAL basic firefighting manual that doesn't cover every single situation. The FACT is that it was appropriate HERE. Books don't put out fires, they're guidelines.

@@ffjsbyour refusal to acknowledge that this was NOT the appropriate line to fight a working car fire worries me. I know they don’t teach this in the fire academies. Sorry but you’re wrong on this one sir.

@@Bigbluehawk2 Son, I've got 40 years on the job, and your refusal to acknowledge that extinguishment WAS ACCOMPLISHED safely with this line just goes to prove your an armchair warrior. It's not necessarily what I'd do, but we don't spec reels on our engines because we don't have the quantity of brush and grass fires they have. Secondly, you better go look at a flow chart for 1" line to see how much it can deliver. A car fire is basically a dumpster fire on wheels, you're NOT making entry, and there were ZERO exposures on this fire. Absolutely NOTHING wrong with using that line on THIS fire.

No an EV.

@@jerseyshorefireresponse If it were an EV it would be burning for hours.

You have a 7 minute crystal clear HD video with the guy standing about 100ft from the car and still asked if it was an EV? What's being normalized is a lack of basic comprehension.

​@@MaxCaudyeah. That guy is dumb

You can increase the quality of the video to 2160p, zoom into the plate, and see that it clearly says SONATA. It's a HYUNDAI. That's not an EV model of theirs.

It's a gas car, if you paid attebtion

Gas powered Hyundai

Nope, that's a gas car, try paying attention

Negative gas powered vehicle.

I don’t know man but for some reason I feel like people might see the car on fire and somehow miss the super functional safety triangles

Please tell me what an extinguisher would do to that size of a fire lmao. You expect every single car to be carrying triangles with them? What's got you so worked up lmao

Safety triangles? You're joking right 🤣

How does leaving the door open feed more oxygen to an engine fire? And you’re talking about other people being stupid? Sometimes it’s better to say nothing and be thought a fool, than speak and remove all doubt…

@@Chris-hy6jy NO, I'm not. Part of everyone's emergency kit in their car should be a first aid kit, road triangles or flares & a fire extinguisher. I have had that in both my trucks & I've had that in all my other vehicles since I started driving. What's the Boy Scout motto? "Always be prepared"!