It’s refreshing to hear a news caster that actually somewhat understands structure fire operations. I was just waiting for “The fireman are going on the roof to search for lost victims from above” or something of that sort, but for the most part this guy understands what he sees and does over dramatize it. More news employees should take notes from this guy.

helicopter news dude actually knows a bit about firefighting. i'm kinda impressed.

Very composed and intelligent news reporter.

You made many great points! The removal of a exit for those guys on the roof was a carer suicidal move if not neglect of that individual! 😳

The science and technology of trenching a roof to cut off the fire's path of advance is one of the best offensive fire fighting actions which can be employed to suppress a fire which has extended into an attic area of a long building. But trenching a roof must be done in a quick and knowledgable manner by a crew of firefighters who are properly trained and skilled at/in the procedure. In this attempt, (1) three FF's were far too few men to be making the cut (2) the crew took far too long to decide where the first cut should be made allowing the fire to get far to close to the trench they finally decided to cut (3) the trenching crew began a second trench but quickly stopped which allowed the fire to advance even faster because the new hole gave the fire more oxygen drawing the fire forward (4) the ground ladder was only one way to get off of the roof when no less than 2 are required (5) the two most important of all the mistakes made, there was no charged line(s) on the roof charged and ready to suppress the advancing fire once it reached the trench (6) some idiot crew on the ground actually removed the only escape route (ground ladder) from the roof after giving the trenching crew a dead handline Conclusion : Three firefighters risk their lives and worked their asses off, but it was all for naught, because (1) they were not properly trained in the art of trenching a roof (2) the officer who ordered the trenching to be done never ordered at least 2 handline crews onto the roof to protect and support the trenching crew and to suppress the fire by forming a fire curtain once the trenching was completed. Note : The science behind trenching is to first have a sufficient number of handlines or aerial towers directly at the cut trench to make a water curtain completely across the entire roof into the building from side to side and thereby cutting off the fire's advance. It's not a thing of fighting the fire via the trench, its the idea of stopping the advance of the fire by cutting the fire off from all further fuel it needs to burn on. I am still appalled, dumbfounded and in complete disbelief that some idiot actually removed the only escape avenue for the crew working on the roof, IMO, that person(s) should be fired. The three-man crew of firefighters on the roof are to be commended for the actions that they took.

This is a perfect example of a fire break wall between apartments.

The moment I saw this I thought "Where's Daniel and Mr. Miyagi." It sure looks like the apartment they were in

Note that the fire appears to be contained/restricted to the roof space. In many cases even when the living spaces are covered by a sprinkler system, the area under the roof is often not, either because, either due both due to cost and that the sprinkler system is part of the "Life Safety System," or, in more northerly climes, the unheated area is not covered because of the danger of freezing, the roof is not covered. In newer buildings, building codes often require sprinkler systems are now required to cover the entire structure.

Wow! Badass! 3 person truck crew doing work! These three just busted their ass you don’t know how much work that was.

Nice job, takes a good, well trained and efficient ladder crew to make a quick trench cut. Usually have two truck companies if ay all possible, its pure heavy jackass work but worth it when it works. Looks like there is an engine company inside starting to hit the fire from below, you can see the handlines stream shoot out a few holes i tge roof. A good sign, getting water on the fire to help check the extension in the attic. Ive made a number of these trench cuts on row homes during my career of 26 years on a ladder company, (driver of a 100ft TDA) in an old northeast city career FD. Anyway, most important thing is, everyone goes home after the jobs done. Stay safe my brothers! 👍💪💪💪👍

Truckies are badass, No doubt ! The biggest problem with apartment buildings is attics are often built without fire partitions. The Captain and two firefighters did an outstanding job !

I am a bit surprised with the limited access that they didn't take a line up on the other unit to get a stream on the original part and collapsed roof.

There are thousands of these mid century apartment buildings all over California, built before strong fire codes were in place, and before a lot of thought was given to access. Difficult to fight these. Firemen did the right thing.

How can you live so close to people like that . man between my air compressor and my go carts. I would pis people off . i feel lucky to have space around my house .

Amazing how firefighters are like artists/technicians when they tackle a blaze. They gotta find the best spots to work from and start getting it under control. God bless these guys

That building was probably put up before building codes were enacted and enforced. Those firefighters did what they could with what they had available to them. So I find no fault here.

That flashover starting at 5:30 is insane

Man, I long for the days when fire-walls were walls to fire that also extended outside the flammable material... like beyond soffetting and roof. Brick things that sometimes stayed up even when everything around them burned down.

They were well behind the 8 ball when they arrived on scene. Might not have been perfect but made a decent stop once they gained access.

Those guys worked their asses off. Great job. But why d did it appear that the trench cut attracted the flames towards it? Is that the purpose? Or is the cut meant to vent and act as a fire block?

New York style warm eviction. New building will have more units and double the rent.

I feel for these firefighters on that roof. They don't have enough true resources for any ability to use as a tactic. They need several good ladder operations with water supply unaffected just from this one view. There could be several things going on that I in my comfy bed don't know or see. These are difficult to do, let alone properly! These guys on this roof are brave!

Firefighters are great people.....

Must not be any building codes in California,every square foot has a building on it.or a parking lot.

Why does every person flying a helicopter sound exactly the same

Most of these apartments and strip malls have what is known as a common attic. That is attics with no "fire stops" These are walls that go from the ground to the roof and cut off advancement of fires to a smaller area. Easier to fight the fire and help to prevent what you see here. Should be made mandatory for all buildings. Also put fire suppression units like we have in restaurants in the homes. No need for water which is the most damaging of all fire fighting materials. Use CO2 (carbon dioxide) other gas. Just my 2 cents worth.

6:50 On the top side of the screen, where the police car stands, couldnt they just drive a Tower Ladder or something in backwards?

Why not have a hose on the opposite roof? They could have fought it from the roof top.

That code should be changed. they have way too many buildings jammed in there with NO fire fighting access.

Good to have a fire dept that actually fights fires. Way to go guys. Excellent Job.

Que linda imagem cara profissional câmera

The Acadia Fire Dept.Knocked The Fire Down For The Most Part.

@ 0:21 "whats the name of the apartment complex... The Kenwood... no the Burntwood "

They find the cause?

Who else loves that he refers to them as hook and ladders! He’s old school!

awesome job men

A few times in the same situation we would put two 2 1/2 lines in the apartments before the active fire and shoot up thru the ceilings with a straight stream swinging nozzle back and forth against the trusses. This pushes the gasses the heat and flames away from the non burnt areas. Yes both work but the oxygen pulls the fire faster toward the Trench cut. The Firefighters aren't in anymore danger and in my opinion puts the fire out with less loss. No roof ops no tower ops no setup just pull the lines and go to work fire is in check. What do you think

there are probable no fire walls between units either, at least not block or concrete fire walls. Alot of places let them use double wall fire rated sheet rock but that shit aint stopping a fire like this.

Ahhh! I see the Firemen are inside, attempting to knock the fire down, while the support crew, for the firemen are on the roof. Luv those firemen supporters!

I see 4 engines and one truck, the hose on the roof tactic is dangerous even more so as they are still offensive with interior attack at the same time

You cut holes in the roof so the fire can feed I dont get it..

Why they were not on the bldg to the left and fighting the fire from there?

Tough location. Tough fire. It seems like the roof team might have been too far ahead of the hose team. More likely the hose team was too far behind the fire/roof team.

The truck guys are the badasses of the firemen

Поясніть, навіщо вони прискорюють розповсюдження вогню?

Dam that place burned better than my fireplace.

the city planners and code enforcement need to do a better job making a way for firetrucks to get in to fight fires like this...

I hated chasing fire through old apartment buildings. I think I would have pulled that crew off the roof after the first cut. Too much fire under an old roof. Just my opinion. It sucks to jump an apartment fire that short handed. Stay safe out there. Regards from Texas. 29 years, retired.

Would’ve been a great view to see a bucket spray some water down on that thing

It’s like fighting a basement fire from the floor above. Lightweight construction and camping two crews on roof with heavy fire below and we wonder why we keep killing guys. There is a point where a trench cut works. In front of the fire to prevent the spread of fuel. Not directly over the fire, and not trying to attack the fire from overhead while standing on trusses that are failing.

Sometimes I wish the firemen could have a view like the helo has. If they could see what we saw, the water might have gotten where it needed to go a bit quicker. Concrete slab between stories is a wonderful thing.

Their apartment was on fire last month on Richard Land in Ceres

seems to me all the access/vent holes in the roof do is cause the fire to spread faster as it rushes towards the vent.

hows about giving the firefighters a waterline on the roof instead of them causing more damage to the roof

Those truckies are so excited to finally get to be on the nozzle

Segitu banyak nya petugas eggk ada yg nyemprot api yg kecil"pinggiran itu..

Can,t understand why a direct jet which throws debris everywhere, why not a narrow high spray which better cools more surface, and the foam maker would be helpful.

在屋頂上開洞.以供應火焰更多氧氣助燃?

Det skulle vara intressant att höra från en svensk brandman hans analys av detta klipp! Jag kan inte förstå varför brandmännen inte sätter in vatten direkt. Istället springer de om kring som yra höns och husen brinner ner till grunden....... varenda gång.

i hope these people had rental insurance

if they could have got lines to the opposing apartments roof it probably would have helped immensely. they may have not had any hookups left.

Estos tipos no son servidores publicos,son heroes q viven para servir a los ciudadanos en desgracia.Un reconocimiento a todos los q se sacrifican por los demad

As always, plenty of “experts” in the comments saying how everything is being done wrong.

Three years later this structure is still not rebuilt. Aerial view from Google maps shows that the whole city of Arcadia is one big firetrap. Dense construction with no access for firefighting personnel. The only plus is that they have cut down all the trees. No wildfires in Arcadia. Isn't California where all the tree huggers live? Most of Los Angeles is like this. How people can live on top of each other like that is beyond me.

na tym dachu powinna być dodatkowa rota z linią gaśniczą i dawac na ten pożar prąd wody

if water a problem why not pump it out of the pool. about a 40,000 gallon pool.

I know we are called brave, courageous, and sometimes heroes....but we've all had those oops I almost shit myself moments. Before everyone else got up onto the roof, if you look closely you can see the legs of the guy on the tip getting a little twitchy and shaky. He knows wth is up and he just about got a face full of flash when that one hole reignited.

Looks like they could have had a line on 830 next door.

13 minutes into the fire and they finally got a second crew up there? Roof operations require more resources than 3 people. On top of that, the strip cut didn’t seem well coordinated with interior crews. They cut these holes, introduced oxygen, drew the fire to them, and now they’re backing up with a single hoseline trying to suppress the fire from the roof. Just weird for an LA department

Sory,..terlalu lambat ,tidak secepat dalam latihannya,terkesan membiarkan apinya

Nice job

Good truck work

Why take the ladder from the roof operations?

No Sprinkler system

Why aren’t they blasting water onto the roof from the pool?

Ok I lied, this is the last comment. That was a bang up stop. It was chasing them but once they got a little help up there they were able to stop it dead. Nice.

The initial firefighters on the roof didn't even have 2 means of egress.

Positive pressure

100 men and one hose, wow.

Cutting the vent was a very effective technique

Cannot understand why, once a line is on the roof why it is not used continuously to dampen down the fir. The line is constantly shut of and laid down while they open up another break line despite at least two FF being free? The only thing that puts fires out is WATER!!!!!!!

Why are these guys venting a building that vented itself very well. I would never allow anyone on these poorly constructed buildings. Get a head of the fire and cut it off. Go into ceilings ahead of the Fire and place your lines in the direction of the attic. This works wonders, wet stuff on the red stuff. Now that they open the roof they have drawn the far towards them. It’s time to get off the roof and fight fire gentleman. By the way you never get on the roof and perform ventilation without a charged attack line. Completely wrong!!!

Look at the Champions.. Professionals. Just Wondering.. by opening the roof you allow more Oxygen to assist the fire,/ Combustion..?? Safety wise,, these Legendary Fire crews are unsafe on the roof anyway, vent ? ?? are they allowing more oxygen in which in-turn increases the fire...just wondering ??.. ... Get em off the Roof.. attack the 2nd or 1st floor, where the fire is most intense. .why go up n over .. the front doors are open ..!?

Mic breathing is fun

Damm this happened to my neighbor house too check it out

always amazing why those buildings have no fire walls.

Дом как видите сгорел,но за то весь город цел!)

Меня просто поражает как работают американские пожарные. Я сам служил в пожарной охране в армии и если бы мы ходили шагом как они нас прямо с караула увезли на губу тут работы на 15 минут. А они ствол подают 12 минут ужас

California........................................says it all!!!!

22:00 they loose a chainsaw to there trench when the pull hose up...

Should build fire brakes in all roof spaces could stopped this fare a lot faster .

First off, the design of the complex itself violates fire code. Second, who denied drafting from the swimming pool?

What is a trenchcut??

Put water directly on that fire. That’s conventional construction. If you’re going to make a strip, make it near that fire. The darn thing made its own “strip.”

Where is the water? If you want to know how to make a fire spread easier, take note of this trench cutting. The pressurized gasses escape, they draw the fire toward the trench while igniting all the flammable gasses along the way. You are watching Tactics being used with no thought of the outcome. Then, guess what happens! Those new flames increase the temperature of the suffocating gasses farther down the attic and eventually they ignite also. What those firefighters on the roof could have done, is spotted for hose streams arching over the building and onto all that burning material. What you saw her was arson, not firefighting.

That is one way to get rid of roaches.

Ok last comment, promise. LOL A lot of these videos I sit with my jaw on the floor in disbelief that a department can do things so ridiculous. This one is pissing me off because they are running out of room and I don't see any, but there's only 1 way to get down. I hope they can jump the gap with all of that gear on.

Why don't they put water on it

А они тушить вообще пробовали ? Расковыряли крышу, чтобы воздуху удобней было попадать к месту горения и ходят по крыше. Пожарный рукав только через 10 минут записи подтянули, но даже из него пару раз брызнули и успокоились, наблюдая как оно само догорает.

Nach 10 Minuten beginnen diese ihre Arbeit, mit Leichtschaum-Löschwasser!