As u can tell they take care of animals as much as they would do for any humans. These guys have so much compassion to the humans and the animals. I liked seeing that.

I love how people are always willing to help the firefighters if they need it. Very good coverage, keep it up:D

it's my sincere hope that there were no fatalities/ injuries for firefighters / civilians, as always thank you to the firefighters who put their lives on the line each day! this is excellent coverage thank you for posting!

I used to live on that street, and my mom still does. She made sure to call me and let me know it wasn't our section of homes, because I tend to panic. I am thankful to all the men and women that helped put out this fire. I am sorry to the families that lost their homes and pets. It was so eerie to hear the smoke alarms going off and seeing the huge flames.

The problem with row homes or any other buildings built like this is the fire can travel through the vent space under the peak of the roof and here in New York State we have apartment complexes built like these row homes

This is one of those where you pull up and think, "there is a VERY angry fire in that structure"! Very nice footage, thanks for posting. Texas retired, 29 years service.

This is some of the best house fire vids I've ever seen KUDOS... but... if I hadn't skipped ahead a few times I might have gone on to the next one and not watched. Handy hint-not everyone likes the same kind of music and many would've dumped you thinking it was dubbed over the whole 17 minutes. Remember that next time.

Even though wrong it is good to see people helping until firefighters have more crews. There are times when I think volunteer hose brigades should be brought back

Look at those guys trying to help that kitty! Awwww...who says they don't have hearts and are immune to everything? This shows how much compassion they have for ALL living things. I wish they would all wear their masks! This one is too nasty and they need to protect their lungs. They aren't called 'smoke eaters' for nothing. Bless them all!

I'm 70 and I would still help again.

I feel bad for the poor people who lost there homes and everything else , and thanks to ALL the firefighters of the world who risk there lives for complete strangers THANK YOU ALL AND GOD BLESS

Wow a lot of tactical errors here. New chief needs to setup some training and fitness. Excellent video as always

Wow! Those buildings burned fast. Time to evaluate local building codes?

Are Chiefs here exempt from PPE? Complete wasted use of the deck gun on that Engine, was he aiming for the next street over?

Excellent footage.

Have watched many of these films and have seen many instances of non urgency in firefighters and their chiefs but feel this time they did the best that could be expected. No interior fire breaks leaves these homes open to total destruction in a fire. They fought from the inside as best they could and then brought in the big guys on the ladder which are very effective once the roof has gone. Even saw a few firemen running! Engine 3811 with its high power jet did a lot to reduce and extinguish the fire being used almost from the beginning. Could have been a total destruction situation. Well done guys - best you could have done with these timber/chipboard/plastic buildings which would not be allowed in the UK.

There is a lot to be learned from this video. As mentioned below, row houses are terrible, especially if there are no fire stops between sections, at least every other section. Not being there and not having all of the information that I.C. had at the time, I hesitate to be critical. At EVERY fire there are logistic, procedure and safety issues to be learned. BUT do we take the time to do it? I hope so. Stay safe all.

Builders need to be held accountable, legally, for not installing fire walls under the roofline, which allowed the fire to spread horizontally from one unit to another. Physically attached units are nothing but fire traps. Viewers should watch the conflagration that occurred at the Avalon apartment complex in Edgewater, New Jersey several years ago.

Dont agree with most comments. Looks like a volunteer dept. I thought they did fine. Hey they stopped it. Thats a big fire.

K-9 UNIT!? We need a FELINE unit! Funny, I remember in college, the apartment complex I lived in (off campus) told us there was a basement to roof fire wall between every two apartments in each section. A very simple concept that may have prevented this from taking out the whole building.

Go inside and stick a nozzle opened to a 50% cone through a small hole in the ceiling and wave it around. Then go into the next unit to do the same. Any long distance streams of water need spotters to the side so they don't water the backyard grass.

I’m very impressed by the excellent job these guys did on a bad situation.Fast action and great coordination of their attack. Great job.

Excellent coverage, keep up the good work !!

I hate row houses!! I'd like to know who the idiot was that decided to build these stupid buildings. I guess they never lived in one. I would need 6 concrete blocks as a firewall before I would ever consider living in one. 1 concrete block never works!!

It’s fun to watch a video of Battalion Chief Decker and Newark Fire Department , highly trained , experienced Firefighters and then watch this group

this video shows the issue with manpower. they did what they could with what they had. we can always do better especially after watching the video and learning from it. continue training and stay safe

I love the arm chair wannabe firefighters telling how it should of been done. Take your Tonka truck fire department an go back to your backyard. Leave the fires to the professionals

start looking for a cheif that wears full ppe

We the people is always willing to help fire n police if need be god bless them for putting their lives on the front lines

"NEWS WORKING" , JUST SUBSCRIBED ! WHERE YOU BEEN MY WHOLE LIFE ! GREAT WORK , PLEASE STAY SAFE !😎BOBBY D , FROM KIMBALL T !!🇱🇷

Excellent video (as usual ). Do you know if the cat survived?

I hope the kittie made it, My parent's house burned down and they lost 4 of their cats.

this is why I don't buy townhouses.

It was a Beautiful Day before the fire - So Sad 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Damn good stream of water off of deck gun altho looks like missing the target

does anybody know what happened to the cat?

No fire walls. Save your money and buy a home an apartment is playing Russian roulette. Or make sure the apartment has fire walls. And that fire wall better be made out of fire brick and concrete not tin foil and dry wall.

10:00 that poor kitty needs a vacation.

Why is it that almost every fire fighter on this scene are over weight ? And not by just a couple LBs. It's a wonder they can do there jobs, some of them look like there going to have a heart attack just carrying a hose. Dont get me wrong, i appreciate all that they do for us, it takes a brave man to do what they do. Im just saying, obesity seems to be a big problem amongst are unsung hero's.

These guys are so brave! God bless our firefighters.

...and once again in a building set up like this, what do we have...? A common cockloft. Great job with a tough situation. As you obviously know, once it's in the cockloft it runs wild.

I hope they can rebuild 🙏

excellent video footage! do you happen to know if the cat survived?

Typical fire department....everybody stands around and watches, nobody moves with any sense of urgency at all, while peoples' whole lives go up in smoke and flames.

Got sea sick from camera jumping all over. Otherwise good work by the professionals

Glad they got the cat out.😺♥

It looks like there were firewalls between every unit. I don't understand how the walls were breached .

Good ICS Radio skills and use of the ATO @ 13:20

Dude what's that song u were playing

how is the cat? did he survive?

6:50 -- Water the sky!

Sounds like Real Fire engines are on the scene I'm hear them Detroits

Horrible response. I'm looking at at least two ladders with idle aerial lines. Back in Suffolk, NY we would have had that fire contained and knocked down long before. Clueless truckies. Hearing idle Scott packs left and right. Just wow. Oh and hey - let's try an ventilate after the entire roof has burnt off; just so it looks like we tried to save the place...glad I was never anywhere near these crews. Best part - "all interior units evac the building.." except - there were no interior attack teams. They actually sent in S&R AFTER the structural integrity of the structures had been compromised. Absolutely unreal.

Great video. Subscribed and will be checking out past postings.

Much risk in multi-family housing

Rest in peace house.

Breaking windows with a ladder?....No! And why break windows when the roof is gone ventilation has been achieved....

5:15 Lets smoke a cigar in a high smoke area!

God bless you fire department💯

Tough to watch. Priority should have been immediate primary searches of every unit. It didn't look like that was the case. Then get inside with a few lines, pull some ceiling and put out some fire. That was tough because of the lack of manpower on scene initially. The ladder trucks should have had access to the front of the building. Not sure why guys were venting after the roof was already caved in. Good training opportunity I guess. Surprising that more guys don't fall off ladders taking out windows. I've seen it. Raise the ladder to the side, and just above the window. Use a leg lock so your entire upper body and both hands are free. This is much safer, quicker and gets more work done. Pike poles are good for reach, but I prefer a halligan, or flat head ax. First smash and clear the glass, then take a giant swing and bust out the window sash and frame. Smooth bores on any master streams is ideal. Not tying to be overly critical, just sharing some thoughts. Ongoing training and education is important for us all.

as usual inefficient fire fighting all efforts on cooling down roof panels only creating steam n smoke

Ever heard of firewalls? Should have been at least two here.

I hope that flag will survive

Did the cat live?

It looks to me on this type structure if you lose the interior attack. You lose !! no way to get wet stuff on the red stuff

Black smoke is never good.

Good ole flag stood through all that fire

First thought, the first due engine should have pulled paste the building. (that should be standard operating procedure). And that truck company needed to slow down!

6:26 Watch your step buddy!

Chaos, unorganized, is the guy in the green shirt and black shorts in command? Dreadful. These guys had no idea what to do

Something similar happened in my former home town years ago; the apartments were cheaply/shoddily constructed with no fire walls or anything....they had a service walkway between the front set and back set of apartments....and when they caught fire....that acted just like a chimney....all 24 apartments were gone within a couple of hours....once started, there was no way to control the fire....

What does it mean that engine 11 was designated as the F.A.S.T.

I call this Fire "The Tip Top Gable Inferno".

hope kitty is ok

brave firefighter god bless you

Can anyone tell me why you see so many overweight Ff's in the US, do they not have to undertake 6 monthly/annual fitness test's like here in the UK. Also why do you see Officers (White and Red Helmets) and Ff's on the fireground not wearing full PPE?. With Drivers of the apparatus it's understandable, but even they should don full PPE as soon as possible after arrival.

They told the cat to stop resisting

Awesome video have a question white helmets would be chief's deputy chiefs battalion chiefs would yellow helmets be safety officers stay safe out there

Hope the cat is ok.

Thumbs up I! Naffing it

Even animals

I hope that wet cat made it, at least they give oxygen and call for help.

unless they have enough $$ to cover the cost of that bldg. some folk will be looking for a new permanent place to reside!

are those homes or apts.

Tough to watch. From one unit damaged and light smoke in the others to a parking lot\complete loss in minutes. Get in there and pull ceilings and get water to the fire. The deluge gun was a particularly huge red flag, just pushing the fire that wants out back in. There are 50+ guys there, use them right.

I think one of the spookiest things about fire is how it sneaks out from under the eaves. Just watch at the beginning as the first flames tentatively poke out. They seem to hesitate and then really get going all along under the edge. They seem to be saying, "oh good, look at all this space we can push through". It is like a whole lot of tiny little devils dancing in the air. Beautiful but deadly.

poor cat

Good luck saving all these cars I hope you don't die in one of them

Where's the fire walls in these places? This is crazy! This is one of many reasons I'll never live in a Condo or places like this. Obviously the builder cut corners on these.

The guy up on the ladder of that Catasaugu truck needs to climb down and kick the drivers ass for parking right in the smoke........

These guys haven't got a clue.

really,. stupid music for a fire response. would be nice to hear radio traffic

4:53 They are going to have some tall grass in the backyard this summer. 6:40 The smoke will be nice and cool also. I can't imagine what the guy in the back is thinking! 8:12 Anybody supervising this debacle? 8:35 Tell me there is another building beyond this one that is on fire. Please tell me that! This is called, "Let the fire come to you by letting the roof burn off."

gotta love those deck sprayers!!!

hay the crawl space on fire.

That one hit fire 🔥

Who is the guy in the green shirt? The fire chief? He appears to be in charge.

i like to know the cause

These guys are the worst. I would not want this guy showing up to all my fires if we were this bad an property conservation. More windows broken for no reason what so ever.

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