2nd Alarm Warehouse Fire - October 2022 PIO Vlog

On this vlog SMFR takes viewers to the scene of a 2nd Alarm warehouse fire, Risk Reduction Specialists discuss important tips for Fire Prevention Week, we award the helmet shield contest winner, provide apparatus updates and patch shout outs!

[@TheDropoutYT]

you can definitely see how evolved these PIO vlogs are from when they started, the production/editing quality put into this is amazing.

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

Thank you!

[@QemeH]

You just keep improving with every video you put out there. This time I have to mention the new captions that explain a bit of background while not being so yarringly "away" from the action as cut-in scenes from the office. It plays well with the dramaturgy of the video, while still being very educational. About 90% of things I know about US american firefighting I learned from watching this channel. Thank you, PIO team!

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

Thank you!

[@ryanpudwill9773]

Best fire content I have seen yet. Stockton FD channel would take 2nd. Excellent editing, I can only imagine the amount of hours put into making this video. Quality over quantity, and I loved how we got to listen in to the radio traffic beforehand, while getting a firm understanding of the scene size up. Audio and video quality was amazing. I look forward to videos done with this style on structure fires.

[@jeffpatch5]

Agreed - Stockton does a great job too... Can't remember the name of that Batt chief in Ohio that does them too... Hmmmmm,

[@Cdawson400]

@@jeffpatch5 david decker

[@tigerbatman7881]

I pooped today. It was fire

[@jeffpatch5]

@@Cdawson400 Thats him

[@Danny-ur4bf]

Stockton has to be the best. Much less west coast silliness, they belong in the Northeast

[@HutchinsonFirefighter179]

Thank you South Metro Fire Rescue. Yall my favorite dept

[@johnlebzelter4208]

Y’all

[@HutchinsonFirefighter179]

@@johnlebzelter4208 thanks

[@bwolowicz]

Loving the new on screen explainers, graphics for patches, and the evolving format. Keep up the amazing work! Y'all have some so far from your early vids!

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

Much appreciated!

[@jeffpatch5]

Couple of comments Eric. 1) LOVE the helmet cam 2) I never thought I would ever see Fan 22 in use at a fire 3) Bryce is awesome, love his videos 4) You continue to amaze me with your content. Great job my friend.

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

Much appreciated, Jeff! Thank you!

[@illinoisoutlaw2197]

i remember listening to this on the radio, SMFR continuously does it right. Good job guys. Stay safe

[@indianawxbuff3186]

Love the style and editing of this video! Great stuff, happy to see the channel continuing to post amazing content! Thank you PIOs

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

Thanks for watching!

[@tylerdulski803]

I’m a small town (about 3,200 people) volunteer firefighter. These videos really help me learn some of the things that professional firefighters do!

[@tylerdulski803]

In addition it helps me keep up on the latest techniques used

[@nigelwilliams3616]

Really enjoying all the extra graphics & captions on the videos. Adds an extra level of information.

[@krzysztofhepner4046]

Eric, i've been following SMFRs channel for a while and i just wanted to say, i'm astounded with the progress in content quality, especially in the production value. Keep it up!

[@bigboyfoy5540]

Love the new info card things helps people understand roles who are looking to get into the fire family and those experienced firefighters who can refresh their knowledge thank you smfr

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

Awesome, thanks for letting us know!

[@FireAlarmFreak]

LOVE the production quality, even if it means vlogs are just once a month, Keep up the good work!

[@covrtdesign5279]

This is IMPRESSIVE! Phenomenal video work and editing!

[@davebutcher2011]

Fantastic video and keep up the good work. I miss the frequency of the vids in the past.

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

Thank you!

[@christiansmith5319]

Love to see the support of Taylors Tins across the country!

[@colorado_fire_ems]

Great video! Fire safety🔥👍

[@28morela]

nice shield

[@willsmith1430]

Love the motivation, very cool tips about fire safety

[@QemeH]

Dude, I had no idea you were this young. I regularly check your insta because of your cool SMFR content and I thought you must be either a voluntary firefighter or a really avid firebuff, because you seem to know your stuff. Keep up the good work!

[@colorado_fire_ems]

@@QemeH thank you so much this really made my day

[@donnamitchell7707]

Fantastic footage. By the looks of that fire 🔥 UPS won't be delivering parcels from that warehouse anytime soon. Have a great day 🙂⚘.

[@ryanhenry9826]

This is pretty cool, I've never heard of or seen fds using giant fans.

[@charmcitytoe]

Spoiler alert: Future Chief wins the helmet shield contest! Nice work everyone!

[@Thatweirduncle]

"is that a gas line?" "PHOOF" "yep."

[@Stargazzer811]

The funny part of that whole exchange was how calm everyone was. No shouting, no freaking out, as if it was an everyday thing. But then, for these guys it probably does happen more than twice a week.

[@ARockRaider]

I hadn't appreciated how funny that ment really was while watching, thank you! I would expect that any gas lines would be automatically closed at their entry to the building as part of the fire alarm, so only gas left in the line would go.

[@Thatweirduncle]

@@ARockRaider most likely. Listening back, just before the cut you can hear one of them say it’s bottles of gas, though from the angle it’s hard to see any of it snyways

[@ARockRaider]

@@Thatweirduncle either is possible, doesn't sound like the firefighters talking are totally clear on the issue. Still a very funny moment to watch!

[@davidmarzean5828]

I love the intro

[@thethinblueline7660]

You guy do a tough job, charging into a smoky orange glow. Fire alarms strobing and blarring.

[@michaelgarrity6173]

Roxbury Fire Department NJ represent!

[@randybaker9265]

Great coverage Thank you. Can I ask why you don't have a tag accountability system in place ? The firefighter's hand the door officer or the first engine pump operator there tags so you know who comes in and out . So there is no one lost or left in the building .

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

South Metro uses a digital roster accessible by unit iPhones, plus the Chief's and Safety Officers have printed versions for that day. If individual names are needed, command staff can reference those, otherwise accountability of every unit on scene is closely kept by command.

[@royr.2937]

Blue card should use this Audio for their program. Real world application with great execution!

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

Thank you!

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

Thank you!!

[@troy______]

I know i’m late, but the explanations are very helpful

[@chase9839]

hey SMFR Thanks for the great vids

[@rd4660]

II was thinking....they need some fans... then South Metro brings an AIRBOAT!!!! Well played.

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

Here we are always trying one up the game! lol

[@boston12b]

Good video!

[@Firestang89]

That fan trailer is awesome! Can we get a closer look at it?

[@dougl8577]

If you go to Playlist and fleet Friday it would be eposide 17. It's brush 22 and fan 3

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

You certainly can! Here's a full tour/demo video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jom5nmRuqsqloKs

[@jtmfire1632]

That was on my birthday! Wow 😅

[@dylanknollenberg4615]

I would like to see more footage from this fire, any place I can find the raw footage?

[@mikeggg1979]

Man during peak season no less! FD did a great job on knocking this down

[@thegoldeneagle9890]

Yaaa it is back thanks for the great vids keep it up

[@JohnpaulDejoria666]

Oh they couldn’t use preconnect, how refreshing. They had to estimate a stretch, almost a lost art in a lot of places but NYC

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

At this incident Engine 44's 360 revealed a doorway close enough the fire to stretch a 200' pre-connect. For longer stretches SMFR utilizes a bed with 800' of 2 1/2 with alternating colors every 100' to make estimating the stretch and Engineer calculations a bit easier. SMFR often deploys that line on residential fires with long setbacks from the street or at multi-family dwelling fires. The 2 1/2" can be gated down to 1 3/4" and we refer to that on the radio as a "Horizontal Standpipe."

[@Bobbyd0052]

YOUNG MAN DID A GREAT JOB ! "SIGN HIM UP" ! 🇺🇲

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

We are eagerly waiting for his 18th birthday to give him an application!

[@cpark1570]

No wonder Fan 22 is so powerful, it's got a V8 powerplant

[@Cinamon00]

I was tracking this on PulsePoint

[@pizzafunlife]

SAME lol

[@HutchinsonFirefighter179]

@@pizzafunlife me too

[@leonardosoto8741]

Can you guys do a day in the life of the driver of ladder 12

[@nathaniellambert3136]

What helmet cam is this?

[@andrewswan6859]

Love you guys so much

[@JDs_RandomHandle]

So that's why my UPS shipment was delayed

[@NYJetsFanBTR04]

@South Metro Fire Rescue, gonna try to stop by at Station 34 tomorrow. Thanks for letting me know we can stop by.

[@ShawnPulver]

What kind of helmet cameras do you use?

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

GoPro Hero5 Session.

[@d-routdoors9055]

Hello it's Daniel from Osoyoos B.C. Canada. Loved the episode! I like your keyboard, pretty awesome! It's cool to see how you edit these videos. Who films Station Saturdays? Have a great evening!

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

Thank you! The Final Cut Pro keyboard shortcuts make editing a little easier. Eric films most of the Station Saturday videos, but Connor filmed a few before her role at SMFR changed.

[@SarahSmith-zj2ek]

DId that fan person have hearing protection?

[@johnfalkenstine8377]

No internal sprinkler system? I don’t hear the water flow bell going off.

[@joek0617]

sprinklers had not triggered yet

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

Although there is a sprinkler system at this building, none of the heads activated during the fire.

[@360ModsandHacks]

With that mustache you really starting to look like a firefighter lmao. Amazing content as always !!!!

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

One of our senior Lieutenants who has always had a mustache recently said, "It's about time Eric cleaned up his face." lol Thank you!

[@Gruntm203]

2 1/2? 😂😂

[@buzman1985]

What’s with the cop badges?

[@JWCreates_YT]

Can we see Connor more?

[@wsmithoutdoors]

Was this blue card ran ?

[@bradyburrell2357]

Hey pios love the vids just a quick suggestion you should (if you have the time to) post a little more

[@bradyburrell2357]

But just want to be clear only if you have the time I know what you guys do is hard and might not have the time for it wich I totally understand! It would also be very cool if you guys could cover you exsploer program I’m in one for castle rock it’s a great thing and I think that it would help spread the word to young kids like me!!

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

Thanks for watching! We do our best to share quality videos as often as we can, but there's a lot of different work to do! SMFR has an Explorer PIO who is working on gathering more content to share and we're excited to show everyone! p.s. Eric is a Castle Rock Explorer Post 107 alumni!

[@yeahboi1287]

Backdraft?

[@evileyemcgaming]

if two fire fire chife go to call who is the one that's the main command

[@Ms.Opinionated]

Is the PIO a former Firefighter or EMT?

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

Yes, he was a firefighter with a neighboring fire district before working at South Metro.

[@Ms.Opinionated]

@@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO Thanks!

[@ktar7189]

Thank you Kim Connor Eric and Lauren your friend in Springfield Missouri kyle

[@chewybacca11]

I don’t think 2.5” was the right choice for this fire. Especially being able to see such a small fire from the doorway, 1 3/4 would have been plenty. There’s no question that 2.5” is much harder to manage. We’ve had our share of nozzle forward classes and even if they help, 2.5” is still WAYYY harder to manage than 1 3/4. Having your crew smoked from moving around charged 2.5” far outweighs any gpm benefit. I don’t think there’s any situation where 2.5” should be brought interior. Even on this giant structure, let’s say the fire was much bigger and there was so much smoke that you had no idea where the seat of the fire was. Are you going to lug around charged 2.5” all around the place looking for it? No man you’d all be exhausted by the time you found it. For interior fires, the fire is small enough to where 1 3/4 is fine, or the fire is big enough to where you probably shouldn’t be interior. Even if you HAD to go into a large structure for a search in low viz conditions, bring a 1 3/4 for self protection and speed, not heavy ass 2.5” Anywho, that’s my opinion Fricken sick vid you guys got though!

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

Thanks for watching and sharing your perspective!

[@TechDeath28]

Was it HAZMAT?

[@that_weirdguy_who_playsbas1567]

Do you know when the new Tender 41 will be put in service?

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

Tender 41 will likely go in-service in early 2023.

[@NeilM01989]

Liked and shared 🧑🏻👍🏻

[@andrewswan6859]

What’s the status on the new hazmat unit

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

The Haz-Mat unit is still pending production at SVI.

[@Gavin62454]

Can you do some more helmet cam videos

[@mekhianderson2028]

What happened to 4 door medic unit that 17 has?

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

Medic 11, 17 and 18 all have the 4-door cabs currently and they're being replaced.

[@raleighncfirebuff6773]

What will happen with old medic-18 i really like the international ambulance cabs

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

It's possible that the old 4-door International cab medics will be repurposed into specialty apparatus or they might be sold.

[@raleighncfirebuff6773]

@@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO ok thank you! I hope the medics dont get sold i really like them i hope they get repurposed

[@tonybrown6775]

I was in Denver and Estes Park on Tuesday left Estes Park on Wednesday

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

Nice! We hope you enjoyed your time in Colorado!

[@tonybrown6775]

@@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO first time to ever be there Estes Park was beautiful

[@BassistFF]

Platform pumping an FDC….(facepalm)

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

All 6 of South Metro's aerials are quints and since they're stationed without Engines, they sometimes need to operate as such. Based on the critical factors of the incident an aerial may need to perform initial attack or water supply. At this incident specifically, Tower 45 and Tower 35 were the second and third due apparatus and the critical need was the FDC.

[@patrickhickey6731]

Update on TW32?

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

Tower 32 is still in for repairs and we're not sure when it will be back.

[@evanfreeman2426]

What do I do if I cook with fire ?

[@jordanrodrigues1279]

Same as other heat sources: you need a plan for when to fight small kitchen fires and when to evacuate. You should also keep the chimney clean and inspected, carbon monoxide is no joke.

[@jamesweber3027]

I think I know where the training grounds are but are the main training grounds in Parker off of 20 mile?

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

SMFR's main training center is located in Parker at Plaza and Twenty Mile. The Troy Jackson Training Center is located on the border of Englewood and Littleton at Santa Fe and Chenango.

[@jamesweber3027]

@@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO ok so if I join the academy I would be doing a majority of the training in Parker or in Englewood?

[@kaybarron7765]

Hi

[@tylerreed8855]

fully involved warehouse fire response

[@Diddley-js6lf]

That would have been a Booster Line.

[@razvandobos9759]

Fire alarms are Simplex or Wheelock

[@thethinblueline7660]

Spectralert Classics are what they sound like.

[@NLind]

Yep SpectrAlert Classics. My favorite piezo alarms.

[@metronorthrailfan2244]

@@NLind Oh yes I grew up with those whenever we had a fire drill. At least they weren't those ear piercing SpectrAlert Advances

[@metronorthrailfan2244]

@@thethinblueline7660 Now imagine SpectrAlert Advances or even an EST Genesis

[@irishdan01]

Bryce Goldinger, South Metro Junior PIO

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

100% He rocked it!

[@allen480]

Spiffy fire department.

[@tmthsth41]

Wasn’t it multiple alarm

[@Stargazzer811]

It was 2 alarms yes.

[@stuartandrews4344]

Useless sprinkler system,not big enough fire to activate made me laugh, most will activate when detecting fires,even small ones just developing, using heat and smoke sensors.

[@jordanrodrigues1279]

It's very unusual for a sprinkler system to activate on smoke alone, standard sprinkler heads detect high heat. The very large indoor space means that smoke and heat don't accumulate very quickly under high ceilings. Notice how good visibility was and how easy the fire was to extinguish compared to what it would have been like if the same amount of cardboard had caught fire in an office or apartment. A more aggressive sprinkler system could have protected the packages better, but it wasn't necessary to protect the structure or to give people time to evacuate.

[@johnlebzelter4208]

I miss the other girl….She was way more professional. Connor was way better!