2nd Alarm Commercial Structure Fire - Initial Arriving Crews

Crews are mopping up a second alarm apartment fire at 2nd Ave and Pine St. The call came in around 10:15 this morning. The fire was able to be confined to two units of the building and crews achieved a quick knockdown. No injuries were reported.

[@alanchandler254]

A pleasant change to see a well trained crew from across the pond. Others should watch and learn. Well done on a good job

[@fireykev]

Roll up, full ppe, line straight in , instant knock down , good job, that's a kick ass crew

[@RoreePayment]

Exactly that but don’t forget to mention that hustle, fought that fire like it was at a building they owned. Well done

[@dentonstalesofthevikingage8945]

Yes, THAT'S the way to do it! You run, you try to get water going as fast as possible, you try to save the building. They are perfect, water going in a couple of minutes. Other FD's take note, these guys are good.

[@dentonstalesofthevikingage8945]

Firefighting like it used to be, crews running into action, not standing around or pulling hundreds of feet of hose slowly off the truck as the fire gets worse. These guys are good! .

[@donaldbaker1526]

great job, great knock down, good aggressive attack, means you guys get good training

[@terrystephens1102]

Very professional, quick knockdown, everyone knows his job and gets it done. 👍👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@MrLawabider41]

That's a great stop. Very impressive and very professional.

[@chuckg2016]

Outstanding job of highly professional engine companies.

[@jeannebaine5884]

Thank you for the hard work!♥️

[@davidglaum2538]

In 3 minutes you had water on the fire and in 4 and a half you have it knocked down. I would say that is pretty good work. Good training and good firefighters always pays off.👍👍

[@JB91710]

What if your mother was in a closet adjacent to that room and I could knock that down within ONE MIUTE after arrival. Remember, they were already there when the video started so How long did it take them?

[@davidglaum2538]

JB91710 If you look a line was in the building when the video started. If you have any experience in fire attack then you should know what it takes to do the things that have you be done before you enter the building. In a perfect world they would be on scene before the fire started however it’s not a perfect world. You should stop by a firehouse and ask about fire attack you would find it interesting. The other thing is for you to try out for the job.

[@JB91710]

David Let me stop you right there. 98% of America's fire Players couldn't carry my hose. You stop the first engine, activate the pump and blast that room with the Deck Gun for 3 seconds and extension is history. They couldn't pull up there pants in that time. At the very least, you hit the room with a booster line or reconnect but you Get The Threat under control ASAP!

[@davidglaum2538]

JB91710 I understand what you are talking about but it is not that simple. Please go to a firehouse and ask questions.I am sure that every firefighter wishes it were that simple l know but it’s not.

[@JB91710]

This is gunna take a while, huh? I could teach every fire department in this country how to get the job done. It takes a strong work ethic not just a uniform.

[@nphil93992]

Lol, the ladder truck turns up just as the fire is being brought under control. looked like a quick, professional knockdown to me.👍

[@JB91710]

Unless your mother was in a closet praying for competent fire fighters. The deck gun would have extinguished that before the video started.

[@michaelmonaghan2717]

Well to your point, with three windows vented, what were they gonna do? Maybe if the cockloft was raging, but as fast as they took control of this, cockloft probably would have been controlled from under heath faster! I have nothing but praise for all involved!

[@ffandrewd2986]

@@michaelmonaghan2717 exactly. JB91710 is just an armchair who lives in his moms basement doing nothing with his life but criticizeing heros who put their lives on the line for others they don’t know.

[@buzzmeachum1855]

Impressive stop! I’d feel safe in that town!

[@natewilliams3211]

Outstanding job. Congratulations to the citizens of Spokane for an outstanding professional fire department.

[@elizabethcherry920]

I use to live in Spokane back in 2008 and I barely remember this building and the surprising thing is how many times I use to walk by it. If I remember correctly the front doors are on the pine st side. I tell you Spokane FD did one hell of a job putting that fire out quickly. I occasionally think about Spokane, I love the city and it situations were a little different and I had some money, I think I would go back in a heartbeat.

[@paramedic1210]

Take note, that’s how you knock a fire down. Strong work

[@rub1tan679]

WOW 🤩 first class firefighting Quick ,aggressive,decisive interior attack … FANTASTIC 😎😎😎🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@grumpyscatsbestfriend5990]

A sense of urgency! Fire fighters actually hustling.

[@MrIMBECILE1]

I thought the same thing Very rarely see that

[@glennhuber4975]

Grumpys cats Best Friend and both of you would know because??? Oh yeah that’s right you sit on your chairs and watch this all the time! Makes you pros???

[@logansaviation2586]

@@glennhuber4975 exactly. Two stupid people that think there good at everything.

[@tomavolese9217]

Great Job !!!

[@paulberman1979]

excellent knock down!! strong work brothers!!

[@4133EWvianen]

Finally some effective American firefighting!!!

[@JB91710]

Are you serious?????????????????????????????? You need to read my comments. Their job is to eliminate the threat ASAP, not whenever they get around to it.

[@skiqsr]

Actually, all fires in America are fought upfront and hard… we push it all the time.

[@JB91710]

ski Show me One video that shows that and I'll pick it apart. I've found maybe 5 or 10 that are Just competent over the past 10 years.

[@thenussbaum44]

We get inside and put water on the fire, we don't stand outside with a little rubber hose and piss on it. I am not very impressed with what I see from over the pond.

[@asbestosfiber]

How about if you go and smell a fart?

[@ccc530]

Let’s learn. This appears to be a “good knock down”. Water appears to be on the fire at 2:30 of this video. We don’t know the arrival time for this, but there is at least a 2:30 delay in getting water on the fire. In this incident, what if the engine parked in front, flowed water from their deck gun for 10-30 seconds, while the interior line was being stretched? The bulk of the fire would’ve been knocked down (bummer for the nozzle man), resulting in less fire, smoke and possibly water damage; along with less manpower; along with less time on scene. Note: the 2nd engine quickly established a water supply to the first engine. What are your thoughts?

[@timwalker5646]

i will say it was a quick knockdown from what i have witness on other video's good work guys

[@kentcarter835]

Good job!

[@billykarlbon9097]

Hell of An Attack fellas

[@WRobertson1947]

Great job, quick knock down full gear well trained crews.

[@joecanney3521]

Great job by the engine companies, not sure what the trucks are waiting for?

[@Mason-it2step]

What Units?

[@michaelmonaghan2717]

It don't any better than this! This ladies and gentlemen is top drawer service for you taxpayer dollars! And yes I had 25 years service to know how and when to appreciate true professionalism!

[@Quadflash]

Nice stop SFD.

[@watchthe1369]

Door fixation. A quick douse of 30 seconds from the tank on arrival would have slowed that fire down a lot. Right in the already broken window. That is potato/ potaughto though a charged line went in the door at 2 minutes which is plenty good enough.

[@watchthe1369]

If you are doing it right, the set up and dead fire times tend to be congruent. That was a good job.

[@7892rl]

No shortage of apparatus there !!

[@FloridaCatholicGuy]

Great video...but this looks more like a residential apartment building than a commercial building...but of course I could be wrong.

[@azul8811]

Maybe it's a house of ill repute. That would make it light commercial, no?

[@FloridaCatholicGuy]

azul8811 good point lol!

[@retiredarthritic2083]

Residential apartment buildings are commercial buildings people pay money to live there.

[@azul8811]

Absolutely outstanding Engine work....but 3 Truck Companies on the box and odd that none are IFO the fire building.

[@burienite]

Hard to say who's 1st due it was, and if they were out of service and/or out of position on other runs. Without knowing those details, hard to say what's up with the trucks.

[@azul8811]

@burienite. I agree. My only question was about their positioning.

[@robertmcgowan4312]

Nice job nice knock down by the first due company's only thing is the first in Engine Co should have left room for the truck in case they had to go to outside operations

[@firefightergotoguy]

Nice work! Get some

[@robertmcgowan4312]

I have one question why do they not tag a hydrant on the way in instead of bypassing it than having to back stretch to it

[@williamheber2118]

Another cop getting in the way with his patrol car. In my old town he would get 2 weeks off with NO pay. Great job FD.

[@michaelrispulo3377]

Great attack Great job of knocking it down

[@dammcharly]

Great knock down! Good job guys 👌 my only concern is there is no space for the ladder truck ?

[@3220fire]

Text book fire attack, GREAT JOB!!

[@philipperiopel1911]

Spokane rocks!

[@CK5763]

A strong aggressive interior attack did the job again in a fast manner..........real fire experience again overrules the urge to initiate an exterior attack when unnecessary......

[@FromGamingwithLove0456]

What "urge" is it where a fire is hit hard from outside prior to conducting offensive operations. Transitional attacks are entirely valid and in a case where the fire has self vented it's stupid not to do it while waiting for sufficient resources to conduct an offensive attack. In this case the guys actually took it down reasonably quickly so my comment about it being "stupid" isn't pointed at this example- but anyone who is going to suggest that exterior attack is some unnecessary "urge" is a fucking moron.

[@JB91710]

Charlie What if your mother was in a closet adjacent to that room and I could knock that down within ONE MINUTE after arrival. Remember, they were already there when the video started so How long did it take them?

[@JB91710]

Eno BINGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@engine2truck6]

​@@FromGamingwithLove0456 The "urge" is referring to the fact that flames are a distraction as most of the combustion and the seat of the fire are INSIDE. The flames blasting out of the window are like leaves of a weed, and it is better to strike at the root if possible. The "urge" to WASTE TIME attacking a few "leaves" should be overruled by using valuable time and resources to MAKE ENTRY with an aggressive interior attack. Also, victims may be inside and reaching the survivable victims often occurs by the nozzle team as they advance on the fire. People are more likely killed by toxic atmosphere which remains after the flames are knocked down (as by an exterior fight). Also, as anyone who has ACTUALLY been on the nozzle (as you probably have Eno) understands that while hitting a fire from the outside does not technically "push" combustion, the mechanical effects of water stream and the pressurizing effects of steam formation cause the toxic products and heat to bank down on the firefighters - and any victims. Conditions for those inside get temporarily WORSE. A Chauffer should be helping flake the preconnect near the street and charging the pre connect, not messing with a deck gun. Nozzle should enter before the line is charged (seen it done 100s of times) and be masked up ready to advance when the line is charged from the TANK. Charlie is not a Fn moron: he is CORRECT. Transitional attacks are rarely the best way. In most cases, a nozzle man should not be waiting outside for the line to be charged. Waiting outside in order for water and to hit it from the outside is certainly a WASTE OF TIME in a truly aggressive interior attack. Did it for 25 years mostly at companies with 200-300 structure fires annually. Guys get hurt in OVERHAUL more than from an aggressive interior attack.

[@engine2truck6]

​@@JB91710 Mommy died from smoke inhalation, because she was breathing toxins for three minutes after you hit it with master streams.... instead of locating and removing her.

[@549BR]

Big city fire department hustling; what next?

[@timwalker5646]

everyone saying a quick knockdown.i beg to differ. in Australia we have water on this kind of fire within 1 minute.why because we have water in our trucks .2 guys on the hose the other is on the hydrant.works wonders if you know what your doing

[@Biffo1262]

You mean you would have committed a BA crew to an internal attack just using tank supply???? You think that's could practice for a building so heavily involved? I beg to differ as that would be bad practice and potentially lethal. Not to mention poor BA procedure with no BA control and two emergency crew. Are you talking as an experienced urban or city firefighter or a rural volunteer rookie as that's what you sound like?

[@engine2truck6]

@@Biffo1262 Tim is right. It was pretty good job, but may have been quicker. (It's always easy when you're commenting from the stands lol) I was a nozzle man in New York (Rochester) for 25 years. We ran four on a pumper. Once the Engine came to a stop, the Officer and Nozzleman would enter this kind of incident IMMEDIATELY - before the line was even charged. The line would be charged with the 500 gal tank supply ( we NEVER wasted time bleeding the attack line its TOTALLY unnecessary) and we would be hitting it before there was any hydrant made. Did it 100s of times that way. Didn't die. Saved some people. I agree with Tim, and I cant STAND that Aussie accent! haha

[@davidpaepke7397]

Those fire trucks always get in the way when you are trying to video a fire :)

[@pigjubby1]

I love the "I've been to more fires than you have" tantrums. I've seen good jobs and bad ones. Difference is about a few minutes. They all end up going out and the insurance companies total the buildings to save money. It's cheaper.

[@paulmarecki8639]

Insurance Co. Are behind all of this shit they suck

[@TrainFan1348]

I was living there when that place went up in flames

[@robinwier]

Hmmnn... This vid seems a bit different than 99% of the fire vids on KZbin. No offense to the 99%, lol.

[@markmeaker7125]

I agree there is a lot to admire in this video. Great fireground hustle by their firefighters, rapid access to and knockdown of the fire, etc. However, I wonder where Spokane Fire stands as it pertains to the "New Science" of flow path management and the related studies on transitional fire attack involving a quick knock on the fire from the outside with a straight stream followed by a rapid interior effort. Even though this fire was very well handled and Spokane Fire did a great job, it would have been a great fire to practice the transitional concept.

[@engine2truck6]

Transitional attack is usually a waste of time, or the result of wasting time, or the lack of confidence an courage which wastes time. Sometimes it is a good move, but in this case, it would have been a waste of time.

[@kennethmattos1542]

👍

[@ffjsb]

Good knockdown, would've been a great candidate for a transitional attack though.

[@fireenginefan111]

Excuse my ignorance...what is a transitional attack?

[@FloridaCatholicGuy]

Anthony Sampson It’s when you hit the fire initially from the exterior while crews are preparing to go inside.

[@ffjsb]

Anthony, that's when you hit it from the outside to knock down the fire and cause it to "reset". It slows the fire growth as you go inside to attack the fire. It's especially useful on a fire like this where much of the fire is on the upper floor and you may have difficulty stretching the line up the stairs. It also cools the environment somewhat and makes it a bit safer. You just hit it for about 30 seconds, then go interior.

[@fireenginefan111]

Thanks for the replies. I have seen that done but never knew what it was called. Thanks again.

[@capi1lope]

Have you watched the hydrovent attack nozzle videos yet? Would have loved to have seen that placed in a heavy fire window. But yeah, quick hit from a deck gun would deal the fire a pretty stiff punch.

[@josephcox1811]

Yeah, I live in Cheney, down 195, they should have let the fire go and clean up that crap hole city.

[@StephenNurn]

Textbook.

[@kruzn1934]

Nice aggressive interior attack by a professional fire department and holding the damage to just two units. Firefighters are hustling because they know what their next move is. When you see firefighters standing around at a fire like this means they don't know what to do.

[@PMAN-jj1hn]

I guess we don’t throw ladders!!!

[@pigjubby1]

They did. They were all over the place.

[@nphil93992]

Do I see three ladder trucks?? Thats a bit OTT

[@azul8811]

I believe you saw 3 engines and 2 trucks.

[@azul8811]

Whoops, I believe that you are CORRECT. My error. There's 3 and 3 at this fire. Perhaps the 3rd truck is a RIT...or perhaps they were just in the area and they are buffing the job...

[@user-ef8re5dj1t]

Неплохо.

[@MrIMBECILE1]

Firemen running !! Must be hallucinating

[@5thdegreekempo]

There are always going to be unhappy people, who are basically losers, They have no friends, they sit in front of their computers and because the are miserable losers, they find fault with everything and every body. Any one who finds fault with this operation is a miserable Looser

[@markreadman795]

No High pressure reel and tank on these old dinosaur machines, its very old school stuff to watch.

[@ronbradley5631]

What a jacked up way to lay a supply line. Why not just catch the hydrant and run it down to the engine at the fire. While it worked you wore out two firemen just jacking supply line around. Other than that good knock down.

[@michaelboccino5251]

Sprinkler system "

[@jackh577]

I may be wrong, sue me.. :) I'm an Inside out type of guy! But, in this situation I say Pull a 2.5 at the A/D corner and cool the body of the fire. Watching more now. Don't be haters, just giving my Monday Morning QB opinion. I'm very comfortable being wrong.

[@jackh577]

I'll add that this is a bigger city, who had the manpower to set up Interior and Exterior operations at the same time! Awesome stop overall!!!

[@JB91710]

Hi Guys and Girls, Yes it's me again! I'm not going to tell you what they should have done, I'm going to let You tell Me! I'm going to make an observation and lay on a Possible scenario and you can take it from there. 1. Lots of equipment on scene when the video started. Who knows how long they were there. 2. Your mother is hiding in a closet adjacent to that burning room. You are in charge! What do you do?

[@1andonlybigmike60]

JB91710 1st engine stretch 2 lines while 2nd engine hits a hydrant and feeds into 1st engine. 2 guys on attack line make a push, 2 guys flake out 2nd dry line and search off the charged hoseline on division 2. Truck takes the front, stick to the roof, depending on conditions either vent the roof or assist the engine companies on search. Establish a RIT team (2nd truck or rescue co.), bring in additional 1&1 for manpower relief. Unfortunately, from the video it looks like mom’s kinda screwed in that. closet

[@JB91710]

By the time you get through the tactic book, they'll be filling a foundation with water. Deck Gun through the window on tank water for 5 seconds and the threat is knocked down. Leave that book on the shelf and just Get The Job Done! Vertical Venting is a tactic performed by childish fire players from a Mickey Mouse department. You vent a window at the fire room and the pressure has a direct route out. Thinking a structure can be turned into a chimney is Ridiculous at best. Mom sure would be dead doing it your way. You don't Talk a fire to death. K.I.S.S.

[@ek6063]

Shut you old fool, the fire went out perfectly! Crawl back into your hole.

[@ek6063]

Out of all of the people on the internet whom haven’t actually put out a real fire, you’re probably the best at coming up with bs on how you would put out an imaginary fire in your basement on your computer! So here’s your trophy 🏆!

[@JB91710]

Eek Good name for you by the way! First off, only idiots Guess what my fire fighting experience is. Second, it's interesting that you didn't talk about tactics or a fire fighters Job Description or anything useful. Just one big Brain Fart. At least you're consistent.

[@JB91710]

Here I am drawn back to this video by one of the world's losers. Since I'm here, I'll give you all another wake up call to what fire fighting is all about. 1. Those flames are the enemy. They are threatening the structure and everyone in it. 2. The fastest and safest way to stop this threat is the correct and best way. 3. 0:14 Do you see that devise behind the cab? It is the Deck Gun! It is connected directly to at least 500 gallons of onboard water. 4. You stop under that window, activate the pump and hit that window for 5 seconds and the fire is 90% out. 5. Your mother is laying on the floor in the hallway outside that room. 1600 degrees of a roasting inferno are radiating heat on her. Do you want them to Stop The Threat my way, or the way these guys did it?