In Australia we have a rigorous decontamination and clothing cleaning protocol. WH&S. Here, if your gear is constantly filthy, it's not a badge of honour because it means you are not taking care of yourself or your mates. My bushfire gear is stained, but it's been laundered after every vehicle fire, and after every two or three bushfires depending how bad it is. I'm the Chief of my bushfire brigade, dirty gear is a no-no. Everyone has access to a spare set of turnout gear while their primary set is being laundered. Lots of spare consumables too, half face respirator filters, gloves, P2 masks, sunglasses, earplugs, goggles.

White helmets are 'ordinary' firefighters. Colours are officers. In my brigade, yellow helmets for 4,3,2 officers with different colour sticker stripe, Chief - red helmet. My helmet is red.

Because of rigorous decontamination and cleaning procedures. WH&S to help keep firefighters safe. At structure fires structure gear is segregated and decotaminated asap. If my bushfire brigade goes to a vehicle fire, all our turnout gear gets bagged to go in to the HQ laundry as soon as we get back to the station. Nasty stuff settles on our clothing. Bushfires, maybe after two or three callouts.

@@elinor6525 We have decon too but no matter how much decon we have after a few fires our gear never again looks new or even close to what these look like. Some of our gear looks worn out after just a few scene overhauls but we do wash down at every scene.

have you ever been to a garage fire in person with American fire personel?

HAZMAT

It signifies that it is a pumper with extended HAZMAT equipment.

Oh another ytube exsssspert!

@@aflaz171 So true, cooling the structure is a priority I would have thought, there was a side door anyway.

And what do you call your self lol?

The garage was NOT the priority in this case and the OIC failed to make any sort of initial attack plan. He should have been first off the appliance and asking the pertinent questions if any persons were involved and any likely hazards but the two branch men had donned BA and started up then had the reel off before the OIC got his arse of his seat; not good at all. The house exposure was the priority and they initially failed to recognise that and were lacking in any form of direction by the OIC. Unfortunately the two branch men appeared to be rather lacking in experience and it would seem it was only a crew of four. This is what happens when politics plays it's part in financing a critical public service....the ridership factor suffers. Not enough bums on seats, there should be a minimum crew of five and preferably six. For all those saying we'll done you must have very limited aspirations.

Do you like putting down U.S. Fire fighters? Many of the US trucks don't even carry the reel line any longer except on brush trucks and most have gone to the 1 3/4 lines that you cannot pull 20 feet and flow water. From what it looks two 1" trash or hard rubber lines were pulled and put into service and yes they did a heck of a job with those lines. How long does it take for then to do a flat lay hook up before water flows there?

@@georgemessler3345 Why would I need to put down US firefighters? Or any firefighters? Besides, you just did it yourself by saying they don't have the suitable equipment. What we rather have here is an example of what US firefighters could be, or achieve, if they had suitable equipment, attitude and motivation. Overall, I found it way superior to US firefighting efforts. Good stuff.

@@mythos5809 "I liked the way they didn't have to burn down the neighbors to make a better fire spectacle (like the US firefighters seem to do". I think that would be taken as an insult. And I never said anything about not having the right equiptment, most of the departments did away with the reel lines because they felt they could handle the job with a 1 3/4 line better than using the 1". They were primary lines for trash and car fires and since then started to pipe a front bumper spot for the larger hose they got rid of the reels. There are still engines that have the reel system but compared to 20 or more years ago you will find more of the larger hose. As I said they are common on our brush trucks and smaller squad trucks. The US departments will not spray a drop if there is any possible entrapment so until the primary search is clear you wait for water. And yes there are huge diffrences in the way fires are fought.I was in Australia for a few different summers and the wildfires.

@@georgemessler3345 You protest too much.

@@mythos5809 Really? Ahhh gee Thank you!!!!

Primary entry was gained via a side door in the first couple of minutes. In the end it was decided to cut the roller door to assist with mop up and salvage operations.

@@GrantfromEarth A Halligan or flat head axe would've gave access in SECONDS. There's no salvage here, it's all going to the dump.

@@ffjsb we'd rather spend our time putting water on the fire than play with tools when its unnecessary. Thats why we dont lose 2 homes to the spread while we run around dragging hoses and cutting holes in roofs and anything else we can find.

@@GrantfromEarth Tell you what Skippy, why don't you collect your thoughts and put them into ONE post... SMH You also CANNOT put water on a fire by spraying metal siding, it has a funny characteristic of REPELLING water. If you don't drag a hose to the fire, how do you put water on the fire??? You guys play flutes like Indian snake charmers and the hose moves all by it's self??? If you don't do ventilation, please tell me why you have axes and saws? Are you even off probation from the fire academy yet kid?

@@ffjsb its not the 70's anymore. Time for you seppos to step into the 21st century

The side of the shed already had an open hole in it (we call them doorways) through which primary entry was gained.

Guess you don't know the best way to protect exposures is to PUT OUT THE FIRE...

@@ffjsb Thats not my point. I meant there's better ways to protect exposures than sending 3 people into a burning structure when there's nobody else who can serve as a rescue crew. Not to mention as other people have said, the shed was already fully engulfed and not salvageable, making exposures the most important thing.

@@garlicbreadlikesqfes Who said you have to send anyone in anything?? A couple of good whacks with a fire axe would make a hole in the sheet metal big enough to stick the nozzle in and knock down the fire. These are BASIC tactics.

@SEQFirstResponders-ci8sk It IS just as simple as that. Have you actually ever fought a fire???

​@ffjsb What do you think they did, have a beer and a yarn?