ONe hour into the fire and I note only ONE TOWER LADDER with water on the fire. Seems that this fire needed 3 or 4 at least!

Its that wind. Last 3 days in NYC has been very windy. Its providing the fire with so much fresh air and ventilation that its spreading fast. The wind is feeding and spreading the fire like crazy.

J.J. Great footage of a very hard job. Member had their hands full on that one. Stay warm!

What a devastating fire! If you can find the disposable hand warmers that ice fishermen use in their gloves, it would help keep your fingers warmer.

Did the winds from California make there way to NYC to fuel this fire too?

Thank you John. That was wonderful coverage. Blessings to all members of the FDNY for their incredibly difficult fire. Blessings to all the people who lost their apartments and the damage it incurred. Prayers for everyone who suffered medical injuries. Again thank you John. You are the best. Go get warm and get some sleep. ❤❤❤🇺🇸🇺🇸🚒🚒❤❤❤

I know they have at least 5 tower ladders with water availabilitirs. Sorry I can't remember the term ATM. I am just wondering where the all are. I have seen at least 5 in previous videos. They have two here. But they could use more, it seems to me. This fire is just so hungry to consume these buildings.

Oh my God, please protect all the people involved here. This wind is terrible. Just stay safe John. All these poor people watching their lives go up in smoke.

Fantastic coverage Sir Stay warm 🫶🏻🇬🇧🫶🏻

Wow! Really huge fire🔥🔥🔥

This is horrific!! And it all started in one apartment! Holy smoke! No pun ontended. Is this whole thing going to burn down? What a terrible thing for FDNY!

Your video and Skyler's video both feel more like epic films instead of just firebuff vids. This was an unbelievable job and it reminded me of the Noble Avenue fire. Good work!!

JJ What a beautiful bldg. Looked like a castle. Tiffany said thank you for wearing your gloves Excellent video --- Debbie, Tiffany, & Holley

Great coverage keep safe out there

The wind was crazy here in NY this week.

Thank you John for braving that cold and that wind to bring us this amazing coverage of an absolutely terrifying fire...the FDNY is hands down by far the best fire dept in the world!!! And this goes to show even the best of the best (which are the FDNY) sometimes loses against mother nature...but it was a win that nobody was injured, hurt or killed in that blaze!!!!

Nice report!

It's like trying to fight fire concurrently in 4 adjacent buildings. Excellent video. Howdy from Texas.

I've run out of superlatives to describe how amazing your coverage of major fires is! Sorry that you had to endure the wind and cold, but if there was a KZbin award for news videos, you would win hands down. Thanks J.J.

As always, great coverage JJ. What is very obvious at this fire was the lack of Tower Ladders employed at the scene.. We've seen more Buckets utilized in smaller fires.

excellent excellent video covering as always... you are awesome at filming for all of us viewers... much appreciated my friend.... your channel fan from Cleveland Ohio..stay warm and as always be safe

It's Holiday Fire Season.

Nice Photography,,, Thank you for what you do 👍🚒

Damn a stubborn inferno, excellent video and comms JJ, as always we all appreciate your expertise in covering the fire 👍

Love the longer videos! Keep up the great coverage!

Thanks,JJ for your great coverage of this incredible fire. So sad to see all the loss and people out of a place to live and loss of their belongings.

Watching from Canada, great job!

great video john!!!!! with the wind driven fire looks like los angeles

Get yourself some electric heated gloves with extra batteries.

You need a snowmobile suit , boots and gloves! (With heated vest).

My hat's off to the buffs and FDNY members in this horrendous scene. Weather is about as bad as possible, but everyone apparently did their best. I'm eager to see how it turned out. The poor old Bronx seems like the conflagration capital of the world. I'm again impressed by the power of the streams produced by the pumpers.

That’s a beautiful looking building! Those red fire escapes really look neat and tell me they really take care of that building. You know when you see it’s a 2 hour video, it’s gonna be a bad one. Man, what a shame… Thanks JJ! You are the GOAT with your footage and the best ever perspective on YT! Happy New Year from Chicago, brother!

Outstanding video John. The members did all they could but that wind is strong and unrelenting. The fire moved so fast that they didn’t stand a chance. I still give them an A for effort and superior performance. You also John. Your dedication does not go unrecognized! 🫵🏻🚨🚒

True journalism there for such a sad 😢 day.

John you’ve done a great job documenting! I don’t like to be negative but I hope chief corrado reviews this video , I’ll leave it there .

A fantastic video JJ of a terrible fire! Fantastic work! President Lincoln complained that during the beginning of the Civil War, his top Union General (George McClennan) had the "slows" What a wonderful expression: Slow to appreciate the situation, slow to respond to the situation, and slow to respond to opportunities. For the first time since watching your videos, I have to say (and I admit that I am not a professional or even an amateur) that I thought FDNY Command had the "slows". I was watching those members on the roof doing standard roof ops and thought they should have been pulled sooner in this wind-driven inferno.. It seemed that power ladders were needed to combat the cockloft fire earlier. I think that this should have gone to 5 Alarms sooner.I wonder how many families were displaced and hope they are safe and find shelter. I spoke to life-long friends in LA tonight and they are safe but could see the inferno from their home.

It's a character piece

You had your hands full with this one between the filming and overseeing the other onlookers. That wind must have been brutal. My prayers go out to everyone involved, including you. I hope you had ample time to thaw out after and got some hot food and a good rest. Are you staying warm enough? I am asking because I crochet hats. I would love to gift you with one if it would help. Please let me know. ❤

When doing these videos... Take the time and stop and show the company numbers on the rigs. Be a better buff 😂😉

This fire was shocking, to put it lightly! When you first arrived I thought they were going to be able to make quick work of it. At first I thought you had used the wrong thumbnail because it showed a substantial fire and this looked to be contained. WOW! That wind really did a job on this one! Heartbreaking to see so many people lose their homes. Great coverage as always. I appreciate you.

Thank you JJ

Awesome job again with the video!! FDNY had there hands full that’s for sure, God Bless them.Anyone know what was the air temperature it looked cold plus the wind you had to be cold , great job!!

HNY's John, I Hope All Is Well!! WOW, What A "HOT" Mess They've Got Going On There!! WE Had A Big One That Got Away Because Of The Wind Here!! Do They Have A Device That Can Go Through The Roof Into That "Cockloft"?? It Started Out Like A Lamb And Turned Into "The Kraken" Are All 4 Buildings Connected By That Cockloft?? Where DA' RAC At, OH DARE DA' RAC AT!! John, T/Y For The "Amazing" Stream That Only You Can Bring Us!! Stay Dry, Warm And "SAFE"!! Later Brother And Peace-Out!!

I still can’t believe the last remaining silver windowed pedestrian bridge on West Street was untouched on September 11th 2001 after all 7 buildings of the WTC collapsed

Breaking windows on the windward side, Has caused the fire to intensify

Horrific absolutely horrific. Thanks JJ for braving the cold to bring us your great coverage.

Great Job JJ I am sorry for calling you Joe

The design of these buildings reminded me of Windsor Castle when it was on fire! My heart goes out to all those people that lived there and for the firefighters who had to deal with the weather conditions! Windy and cold!

So sad, that looks like it was a beautiful complex.

big fire + wind + no water = bigger fire....back to fire school i'd say...