*1ST DUE EARLY ARRIVAL*~FDNY BOX 2297~FDNY BATTLES 4TH ALARM FIRE IN A TAXPAYER ON 3RD AVENUE, BRONX

[@leonnehaaijman4709]

I love how you often say you're gonna pack up and you still hang around for another half hour 🤣

[@51hankyspanky7]

Lol - He does that all the time! I think that's his trademark. It keeps us watching.

[@zombiegirlfanter]

I couldn't imagine having to stand and watch everything I've worked hard for burn down. That has to be so heartbreaking. But a BIG shout-out to the Heros that fight these fires every day. They deserve Sooo much respect. And great video man

[@kentgordis7922]

Hi John, amazing video as always! And the utmost respect to the FDNY members! Regarding the term "taxpayer," at least in the real estate industry here in NYC, it is understood to mean a one-story structure that was built in order to generate just about enough revenue to pay the real estate taxes due on the property. Thanks again!

[@Jellyfishhie]

Thanks, I was wondering what "taxpayer" mean.

[@vincethompson3475]

Thanks for another GREAT effort. Thanks again!

[@Rothmann84]

36:26 just a curios question. Why are those 5 firefighters just standing there? Aren't they supposed to help??

[@vikings844]

I said the same thing! Unreal, there should be plenty of work for them to do! SMH

[@jimcarrier4301]

Great fire coverage. Hard hot work for you. But much is learned by your coverage and analysis. Your work is excellent and valuable. Stay safe and God be with you and the FDNY members.

[@THEMAJESTIRIUM1]

WELL JIM THAT MEANS A LOT FOR ME TO HEAR.....GLAD YOU LIKE THE VIDEOS AND THANKS SO VERY MUCH.....

[@bigcasey4143]

Blazin' Smoke shop.... How ironic? Great Video yet again...

[@georgecoons6872]

hey whos the dummy in the window

[@markwatson3135]

Those smoke shop fires can be nasty, we had one here in Los Angeles where there was an illegal store of butane and it cooked off while the members were getting off the roof, the fire wrapped around the tower while members were on it. No members were killed, but some had major burns. My CERT inspectors were at that fire and suffered burns. The story they told was sobering. There are some videos on KZbin on The Boyd Street Fire

[@WitchidWitchid]

Yeah, I figured I wasn't the only one who noticed that. Ironic indeed.

[@ExcrementalDisplay]

Smoke shops have lithium batteries in the vapes.

[@Lovejoyrat2]

@@markwatson3135I’ve seen the doc on that. That happened so incredibly fast and was so scary. The ff suffered some major injuries. Really makes me appreciate what these guys do everyday.

[@EdwardGoss-n9u]

Why did they wait so long to start hosing

[@Olli_Hello]

Many people without respiratory protection and what is the guy with the cell phone doing at the scene? unbelievable

[@jaywheeler8207]

@58:15 in the video did someone walk up to you and say “could you please put that away” was he talking to you and talking about your camera?

[@Igloo3471]

Heard that and wondered the same thing

[@briansierzega]

Perhaps that person was referring to the gigantic set of balls on JJ; risking life and limb to get the best footage on KZbin 😜😂

[@MD21037]

Great catch J.J. I knew it wasn't going to be too much longer before they had another big fire in N.Y. It's been eerily quiet, lately. My heart goes out to those who lost their businesses. It's devastating to lose everything like that.

[@DestineeBedoya-hj9bo]

wow big one knocked down fairly quick great reporting as always John

[@DestineeBedoya-hj9bo]

incredible reporting and footage that is some serious flame

[@MisterMotel]

53:40 why do they tie up the cars like that?

[@Zhertzpro]

Yeah noticed that too. Very odd

[@Snezlo87]

Amazing coverage as always. I am wondering how it started in Dunkin Doughnuts when the smoke and fire was so much heavier in other areas.

[@margiecooper6045]

Awesome video John. You go above and beyond to bring us the best coverage. That was a big one. Devastating. Stay safe. Cool off. Get some sleep and some food. Thank you. ❤

[@DestineeBedoya-hj9bo]

great job John once again a lot of smoke

[@RealJeep]

I don't understand why they allow citizens to get so close to the scene. In normal cities the LEOs would hustle them out of there quickly.

[@jimrussell5728]

@RealJeep All you have to do is wear something that says "Press" and in MOST cases it gives you access.

[@davidnace9946]

Great video, as always. The dummy at 5:43 was a real pain on the behind.

[@edelaney80]

Humidity makes that smoke bank down and you just cant escape it. Great job on the video.

[@fpina1631]

Great job, thank you for sharing this video footage of my community. I greatly appreciate your reporting and excellent quality footage. Blessings to you for your amazing work.

[@EscapethemundaneYT]

Thanks JJ, another great video. Peace 🇱🇺 ( Rotterdam, The Netherlands )

[@yvonmalette2522]

Thé owner must be pleased to have fir hose going thru his place?

[@briansierzega]

Damn JJ…you always get the best spot to film! Great vid! Stay safe brother! Where da RAC at?? 😜

[@pl9682]

Dude you are awesome always going for the best angle. 👍

[@collectioneur]

It took 50 minutes before they started extinguishing the fire from the front?

[@cheryljohnson8053]

Do the basements flood from all the water, or does it run out ground level?

[@THEMAJESTIRIUM1]

BOTH.....THANKS SO MUCH.....

[@jimrussell5728]

I noticed there seems to be a lot of the firefighters just standing around???

[@sthildas4857]

These replace the guys who may already be in the building. Or the structure is unsafe, so using ladder teams.

[@angelavaccaro2885]

Not knowing what kind of chemicals might be in that smoke, why don’t the have on their masks and glasses to protect their lungs and eyes?

[@Kihsiimawa]

Great job as always, John!!! Hope you got some rest and let your lungs recover a bit. Your video illustrates just how quickly things burn; both the fire at the back door and later when the furniture part of the 99¢ store lit up again. You could see the shopping carts begin to glow and melt! Were you telling Skyler to put the thermal cam away? 😂

[@jaywheeler8207]

Did the Firefighters on the roof next to where you were come through a private dwelling to access the deck they are operating a line from?

[@THEMAJESTIRIUM1]

YES THEY WERE JAY.....THEY DO THAT VERY OFTEN HERE IN NEW YORK CITY AS THEY HAVE TO A LOT OF THE TIMES. THANKS SO MUCH.....

[@hopedifonzo6125]

Holy smoke. That is so intense I don't think I've seen that intense red before.

[@patbarlen2764]

Thanks JJ for another fab coverage. What a shame, that was a massive fire. Those little neighborhood shops are so needed. Folks can’t get to huge box stores like Costco.

[@jeffreynovak9379]

Thank you for showing this video. I live in South Florida and heard it on the news here plus Ch 7 news

[@rushturner1911]

Great coverage my friend love hearing the GPS 😂😂 but for real great job by the members thanks for sharing this and people don’t care about parking in front of the hydrant 2N2 my friend 1:10:11

[@robertengster5643]

John do you have a bandana or mask for your face so you don't digest the carsidogens and smoke.

[@THEMAJESTIRIUM1]

SOMETIMES I HAVE A MASK ON.....THANKS SO MUCH ROBERT.....

[@dennishohl1067]

John, I can almost smell the smoke. This is one of your BEST fires yet. Great coverage.!!!

[@bonnieswift9190]

Great video as usual. My son and daughter are both firefighter/paramedics and all firefighters have my utmost admiration for their bravery.

[@gamerdude4872]

THE DUNKIN DOGNUTS IS ON FIRE I REPEAT THE DUNKIN DOGNUTS IS ON FIRE WE CANT LET THOSE DOGNUTS AND ICED COFFES GO TO WASTE

[@soda_coir7595]

The what?!

[@w-peter]

Min. 12:46 - 14:16 my goodness. Look at the cracked brick wall top right next to the door. The building is in high danger of collapsing. Why are they in this area? In street view you can see that this crack in the wall was not there before and was obviously caused by the fire. ...... carefull guys...... please 🤔🫣😏

[@THEMAJESTIRIUM1]

YES, THIS WAS A ROUGH ONE INDEED.....THANKS SO MUCH.....

[@moviemagg]

Great video, thanks for posting........

[@mikeholmstrom1899]

The loading up of units reminds me of the Santana Row complex fire here in San Jose Calif. in 2003, a mixed shops & residential units above the shops complex, under construction. It was 8 alarms, plus another 5 alarms for spot fires from embers. The BC on the first alarm asked for a second immediately upon seeing to smoke header, well before going on scene. In San Mateo County Calif., last week, there was an 8 alarm fire at a building under construction. They had some strike teams come from out of that County, which would be like units from another borough, in New York City. New York handles these larger fires well.

[@skimmer8774]

Thanks for tolerating the smoke it looked bad. What did you tell that guy to put away ? Around 58:15

[@RichardMcGuire-ik6fl]

Great video. FDNY had their hands full, this fire had a big head start, a lot of loss for the people of NY. Prayers for them all. Stay well

[@schrap72]

What am I looking at in the opening shot?

[@THEMAJESTIRIUM1]

AT WHAT POINT?

[@paulstanley9212]

So correct me if I’m wrong, it looks like they use a 3 inch line for supply, a 2 inch, or 2 1/2 inch attack lines. I don’t see any pre-connects over the pump panel or bumper lines. They don’t use 1 1/2 hose? Do they use a 2 inch attack line or a car fire? I don’t see any hose reels on their engines. Man that’s crazy..!!

[@jborselli15]

How are there so many pass alarms going off before they even see the fire. Get it together

[@fighterpilot5105]

You found parking in less than 2 minutes in NYC?!?

[@THEMAJESTIRIUM1]

YUP.....IT WAS VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING.....THANKS SO MUCH.....

[@DestineeBedoya-hj9bo]

above and beyond the best coverage that was a big one stay safe

[@mgratk]

Looks like that one had a really good head start. Great video BUT you eat too much smoke John, please be careful. And at least a couple hydrant-parkers learned a lesson.

[@jeanhansel5805]

It likely had been smoldering for a white before the fire blew up and out. Those old connected wooden buildings, commercial and residential, can be fire traps. Kudos to the FDNY for their hard work and to you too, John, for the great video. However, I think you need to keep a supply of N-5 masks in the glove compartment of your car to wear and help protect your lungs from the high danger of directly inhaling deadly smoke from a bit fire such as this one.

[@DestineeBedoya-hj9bo]

thanks for another great effort

[@royhelmuth6300]

Always wanted to know--what are the chirping whisling sounds during the fire??

[@dennishohl1067]

The firefighters are wearing SCBA, self contained breathing apparatus. These are equipped with a motion sensor that sounds an audible alarm ( the sound you referred to) when the firefighter does not move for a short period of time ( about 30 seconds). That is in case one of them becomes trapped, injured or incapacitated, the others around him will hear the alarm and initiate rescue efforts. The longer the firefighter is motionless, the louder and more effective the alarm becomes.

[@jg2072]

Much better coverage than other channels.

[@rolfsinkgraven]

A great documentary again John, good job from you and the FDNY it was a old fashion big one again, hope they will rebuild soon.

[@NJDRONEMAN]

Awesome footage as usual John !!! Stay safe

[@THEMAJESTIRIUM1]

THANKS SO VERY MUCH.....

[@josephlaramie3275]

Excellent coverage as always.

[@wackymedia9502]

Why was the water shooting brown water from the back deck so long

[@azul8811]

They use brown water because it’s less expensive…

[@DavidC1]

Great catch JJ😊😊😊😊😊

[@barbhelle5481]

Thank you very much. This was so sad.

[@albertnevaras3465]

Another great job for us Thank You

[@kjbigsful]

Great video! 👍🏻

[@THEMAJESTIRIUM1]

THANKS SO MUCH.....

[@DestineeBedoya-hj9bo]

great coverage great job by the members the hydrant

[@mjohnson9563]

Yes, taxpyer is an odd description. I was thinking it meant basically that the building was not built to code and thus it would be more difficult and dangerous to work with in a fire. But I've watched fires in Chicago, Detroit, Philly, Boston and Jersey and no one else uses this term. I'm wondering if the owners will sell to a developer who could put up a large apartment building with retail on the main floor to help out with the housing shortage. Also sounds like no one was injured so that is a good thing.

[@THEMAJESTIRIUM1]

WELL, I WENT BACK LATER TODAY AND THEY WERE TOLD THAT THE BUILDING HAS TO COME DOWN SDALY.....THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE COMMENT.....

[@suzylarry1]

I have watched your videos many a time , when I see this kind of atmosphere around the fires and you doing video , I wish you would were a chemical mask with changeable cartridges ! I enjoy your videos very much and hope you never get illness from the hazards of smoke !!! With batteries burning and starting fires , those gases are in the smoke.

[@THEMAJESTIRIUM1]

YES, I AGREE.....I HAVE TO LOOK INTO MORE OF COURSE.....THANKS SO MUCH SUZY.....

[@rob3160]

John could you tell me or find out why the FD cuts through the gate rather than cut the lock and roll it up PS great video as usual

[@AlGenovese813]

Some of the gates are electric.

[@THEMAJESTIRIUM1]

WELL, MY GOOD FRIEND AL ANSWERED THE QUESTION BELOW BUT THANKS SO MUCH.....

[@THEMAJESTIRIUM1]

CORRECT AND THANKS SO MUCH AS ALWAYS AL.....

[@jaywheeler8207]

Hey brother I love the way you film and narrate at the same time, you are extremely knowledgeable and you know a lot about the procedure’s and fire and I appreciate what you do! Before you had mentioned the smoke kicked your hind quarters when the $.99 store was smoking real bad I said to myself I hope he’s wearing at least a disposable mask because of all the carcinogens and toxins in the smoke. You seem like a genuinely nice guy and I would rather your health be good than seeing you go through that poisonous gas’s in that smoke. I probably wouldn’t have said anything but you respond to a lot of working 10-75’s again thank you for the outstanding content only a real New Yorker can get! Please be careful and take care. Jay Bird!

[@THEMAJESTIRIUM1]

YES, GLAD YOU LIKE THE VIDEO AND CHANNEL.....YES I DO WEAR A SMALL MASK AT TIMES BUT NEED A MUCH BETTER ON FOR SURE.....THANKS SO VERY MUCH FOR THE KIND WORDS.....THEY REALLY MEAN A LOT FOR ME TO HEAR.....

[@williamthurmond4940]

The $.99 cent store was a total loss…almost $376 in damages.

[@briansierzega]

😂

[@joeapicelli8367]

"Blazin Smoke Shop" says it all. Good job brother. 👏

[@kj3rd2657]

You be safe and thanks for your video's 😮

[@DestineeBedoya-hj9bo]

great video John

[@Greylocks]

Wow so much smoke you have to face while filming for us. Have you considered buying a good filter mask? Who knows what's in all that smoke?

[@THEMAJESTIRIUM1]

I REALLY HAVE TO LOOK INTO IT INDEED.....THANKS AGAIN.....

[@jeanohlerkingflower7284]

Oh no! Not DUNKIN' Donuts!! Those firefighters are amazing workers. You are a great reporter. Thank you. PS Said that mannequin in the $.99 store window, "I'm melting!"

[@mikestallings2247]

Great video! We are going to need a gofundme to put together an air pak for you bud.

[@DestineeBedoya-hj9bo]

The smoke best fires yet great coverage

[@DestineeBedoya-hj9bo]

great job as always

[@richleeson2160]

Great video, thanks mate, stay safe

[@wombraider69]

UK viewer here, incredible reporting and footage! That is some serious flame 🔥

[@markford4577]

Retired firefighter here, hear you coughing a lot during the taping...did you ever consider purchasing some gear? I get that the weight might limit your mobility, but a good shot of some bad....might hurt you. Nice video of this job.

[@THEMAJESTIRIUM1]

MY DOCTORS FINALLY RESOLVED MY COUGH.....BUT, THANKS SO MUCH MARK.....

[@grabasandwich]

54:12 interesting that they had the hose running thru the car in someone else's video but now they don't.

[@THEMAJESTIRIUM1]

YES AND THANKS SO MUCH.....

[@ptourang2]

Wow - big one knocked down fairly quick! Great reporting as always John

[@vikings844]

Quick! That was slow as fuck! Frustrating watching how long it took them to get water on it!

[@dawnm1292]

EXCELLENT coverage MAJI be careful,imagine going out your back porch to that omg awful fire

[@spunker3]

Another first class video JJ! I was listening to this on Broadcastify and said he must be there! Stay safe good sir!

[@joniwasson2866]

Thank you for always sharing your knowledge during your videos. I have watched a few other channels, and I always appreciate your commentary . Stay safe out there.

[@johndavis6119]

Magnificent video John. You got lots of great angles and actually got there with the first due companies. Excellent report of the FDNY on a big one.

[@THEMAJESTIRIUM1]

GLAD YOU ENJOYED THE VIDEO AND YES WE GOT THERE VERY QUICK AS WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO ANOTHER FIRE THAT WAS ALMOST OVER.....WE DID A BEELINE TO THIS AS WE WERE 8 MINUTES OR LESS AWAY WHEN IT CAME OVER THE RADIO.....THANKS SO MUCH.....

[@relegatos4963]

another great video , peace from Germany 👍

[@Dads-acct]

I’ve never understood why it takes them so long to get a ladder truck up and flowing water. You can set a truck up and have water flowing within 5 to 8 minutes. And then you got guys standing around with a line in their hand and flowing the water. They just seem way too relaxed, and unconcerned. They were over 30 minutes in before they really started flowing water.

[@romeocordero8268]

same observation here. the 99 store was almost in ruins before water was seen flowing to the fire. almost 39mins of the video. no offense meant for fdny, but it was just slow to watch.

[@Yupyup535]

Until a roof collapses or you open the roof. Water flowing from a tower ladder is useless.

[@Dads-acct]

@@Yupyup535 not necessarily, New York uses them to knock down fires from the store front. Never seen anyone else do this but it makes sense. Can flow a lot of water on a large fire this way and penetrate the building at the same time with the pressure and flow.

[@suzylarry1]

good job keeping on top of this event !

[@THEMAJESTIRIUM1]

THANKS SO MUCH.....

[@digbykramer1115]

Hey John great coverage as usual that building was really burning thanks again from cape town south africa

[@dennispatrick7158]

Great job John once again. You ate a lot of smoke this morning. I hope you can get it out somehow. Again, great work John, thank you!! DP

[@richmccarty2745]

Excellent!

[@Shotgun_Messenger]

Finally a good one J J I hope all are safe.

[@DestineeBedoya-hj9bo]

thanks for great video

[@RayFireFighter]

Dude when you going to let me tag along with you?

[@k9spjack]

I can't believe that they let citizens get so close to the Firefighters with their cell phone cameras. That is something that you'd never see in Southern California.

[@drivingschool11]

Citizens can record cops arresting criminals so. ..why not recording fires?

[@charmcitytoe]

Great broadcast my dude. That was definitely an angry fire! Once they found the fire (or it found them), FDNY did what they do best. Now how they get all that hose unf*cked? I guess that's why we call them the best! Good to see you still on the job. Take care of you man. 💯🇺🇸

[@scottso241]

I hope you wearing a mask to all these fires you go to. By the way do you know what radios the fire dept using and nyc ems . Am a ham radio operator so am into radios .

[@ronkansa5626]

Keep on filming, brother !!!!

[@aaronjohnson2843]

Back for the summer,John In Northern New Jersey from Bozeman, Montana,missed you folks here in the Big Apple.This fire certainly had a lot of challenges and obstacles, mainly those storefront gates and that alone takes up a lot of time to cut through,but it's necessary to help in the firefighting effort.Excellent coverage as always,John,and again,a lot of barriers that the members had to face to get this fire under control.Thanks again,John.

[@TheMooster845]

Nother great Job Brother!!!!

[@PaulDean-y5o]

Why do the firefighters stand and watch the flames but not get a hose on it? Here in the UK water is running within a very short time.

[@vikings844]

American firemen are lazy! They call them basement savers! Took forever to get the water going and lots of firemen standing around with no urgency! SMH!

[@Garrick1983]

Already a complete loss and there wasn’t any visible flames. They had to ventilate so they could find the fire. I wouldn’t send my guys into a fire to save junk. Are you allowed to criticize anything in the UK? Isn’t that illegal ??? 😂😂😂😂😂😂 - not a Brit