3RD ALARM: 6 homes burn in Allentown, Pennsylvania

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[@LeonardNardozzo]

This is not a complaint or gripe. I have many close firefighter friends and I give them heck for this as well. The guy on the roof, please put your SCBA on and all your protective gear. I know its cumbersome, I've been in it, but it only takes one instance and you and your families lives are changed forever. Please all you folks that are firefighters, wear your gear. Saving lives and property are important but all of you going home safe at the end of your shift is the 1st priority. Support all of you 100% in what you do, make it home.

[@stevenstranger5688]

Our volunteer engine company was lucky that our captain was a lineman with the power company, so he was needed often to shut power off of a burning structure.

[@CharlesHuber-d7t]

@@stevenstranger5688 does your Captain carry all his protective equipment with him to pull electric meters safely? Or he just go for it?

[@NINA_2005]

Bill, you did amazing and to all the firefighters guys did amazing as well

[@anthonymalvoso6100]

Thanks Bill, great work.

[@newsworking]

Appreciate it!

[@lisalove8332]

What a tragedy for all involved. Prayers

[@Lovejoyrat2]

I’d rather be out of power for a couple hours than have a mass casualty incident….

[@angelanatiya]

I was trying to see if you was here I live on this block prayers to the families involved 🙏

[@newsworking]

I certainly was. I'm surprised you didn't see me.

[@sherroneb62ful]

Did get the lady out if basement​ ? This went up quick how sad..how many families @newsworking

[@KenSeibert-k2q]

Great work bill keep up the great work. I watched the videos all the safe. Out there at all times God bless.

[@newsworking]

Thank you Ken!

[@scotchman455]

Great work Bill. What a tragedy for these families

[@newsworking]

It truly was a tragedy.

[@marlomontanaro3233]

Good to see a fire dept. hustle. Too many of these videos are not that way.

[@marilynyoung8477]

Wow, thank you firefighters.

[@timc333]

So sad that PP&L refused to cut the power in the beginning of the fire causing it to be virtually un fightable causing the fire to get very out of control very fast , as well as risking every firefighters life on scene . PP&L needs to be sued out of business and the managers responsible for the decision to continue to bur the properties should all be placed in jail if not for their crimes , then for their protection . UGI did this some years ago when they blew up a city block there because they refused to fix a problem reported over and over again . Time to hold these thieving utilities responsible for their crimes .

[@jasonbennett6780]

Tough scene! Great footage.

[@GaryMP4.8]

Can't believe power can refuse to come. Certainly think they could be held liable

[@juliecasey5196]

I hope they can rebuild. 🙏

[@praack4563]

you can pull the meter for the building but in this case they were calling for the power company to drop the grid- well - that could be a few thousand people at a minimum since there is not a line truck on scene - so no one is able to just drop the line to the building. once the power is shut off then the line truck needs to go to the station to turn it back on ( hopefully that goes on without difficulty) - oh you still have to take care of the burnt lines to the fire ... so i don't know- 4- 8 hours without power to those few thousand people or more...

[@DaveCornutt]

Seems like if that was what was needed, they should have been able to do that remotely... they presumably have SCADA these days. Shut off the neighborhood first, get someone out there to drop the lines that need dropping, and then you can turn the rest of the neighborhood back on.

[@praack4563]

@@DaveCornutt my knowledge on the build-out of SCADA in Allentown is limited. i don't know if they are 100% SCADA pr still hybrid Scada/Analog. unless there is a press release from the utility on this incident we'll probably never know the answer as to why.

[@matttwomey8554]

Its time for criminal charges to be filed for all responsible at the power company. Make an example of them. This blatant criminal incompetence is out of hand all across the country! Stay strong brothers and sisters from a 20 year Massachusetts active Firefighter 💪🍀

[@RobertC.Kratzer]

I haven't lived in Allentown since 76. I visited often when I was stationed in DC 3X. I remember when the 400-block of North Street burned down. As a young boy I lived at 439 North St.

[@ArethaBoddy-ky7ti]

People can't control their anger can't get along with family members just move. Away from them 🙏

[@GaryMP4.8]

I was a volunteer firefighter for 14 years in NJ. They can't refuse to come under NJ state law.

[@Lou3950]

Excellent coverage as always Bill.

[@thomaswingler659]

This is crazy right around the holidays i hope everything and everybody was ok did they rescue the person or people safely 😢😢😢

[@newsworking]

Firefighters rescued her from the basement.

[@roydelta1]

Why isn't the ariel ladder used to attack the fire?? 😕

[@RabbahDocRona]

You cannot use a master stream while personnel are working inside the structure

[@gene_o9254]

He never disappoints a Master at his craft

[@newsworking]

Thank you Gene!

[@timmied8461]

@22:00 + PLEASE WEAR YOUR GEAR! Not even safety glasses! WHY???

[@NeilRoberts-g3o]

So sad but awesome camera work and audio Bill

[@newsworking]

Thanks for the kind words, much appreciated.

[@Scooterkid07]

PPL WTF?

[@newsworking]

Exaclty. What is their problem lately?

[@ianhess6615]

This is normal and really is frustrating as a responder because we don’t have time to sit on the phone with PPL. They should just listen to the comms center

[@nj81499]

I’ve been a lineman on their system for 16yrs. Nothing they do surprises me.

[@barbaramcpeek7607]

Hopefully everyone is ok

[@newsworking]

I think the lady rescued will be ok

[@christophernilescoughlin7049]

Great work ang great job buddy on the video

[@newsworking]

Thanks 👍

[@marymargemorgan6756]

Man talk about no organization.

[@sherroneb62ful]

6 homes i see wow how sad..

[@newsworking]

Very Sad!

[@rescue12guy]

Urban renewal . Make way for more hud housing

[@jeffreyreinhard7542]

Good Job On Video Bill

[@newsworking]

@@jeffreyreinhard7542 thanks Jeff!

[@FireRescue80]

Great video Bill.

[@newsworking]

Thanks 👍

[@richardmeo2503]

Explain why PPL refused to cut the power?? Nice lawsuit. Old rickity frames are tough as fire sneaks everywhere

[@Jason-kg3oc]

Where do you see refused? It says they asked them to cut it.

[@timweis3265]

@@Jason-kg3oc Maybe you should re-watch the video with the sound on.

[@richardmeo2503]

@@Jason-kg3oc In video a report states they refused and hung up on FD caller

[@JoeMama3006-7MM]

Thought I spotted a couple New Yorker Fire Helmets They're pretty expensive

[@RobertStanmire]

Someone at ppl is jobless by now

[@SleezeeBallzzz]

Thas One Job ..... that's Scary and Heartbraking .....😢😢😢😢😢😮😮😮😮

[@sonanddadchannelmostlydad56]

Truck 1 oos?

[@newsworking]

Truck 1 is OOS

[@ItsTheCostanza]

Chaos after Christmas

[@newsworking]

Chaos it was!

[@CharlesHuber-d7t]

Looks like a cluster F.....

[@barryparker9630]

Who's refusing to come?

[@newsworking]

PPL - the power company. Firefighters need the power cut in the rear. They have a rescue going and the power lines are coming down.

[@eliasthienpont6330]

🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁LION takes LIKE Number 182

[@lkozics71]

Bill, great work! I swear I could smell the tar from the shingles burning

[@newsworking]

Thanks 👍

[@javonwatkins6924]

What a way to start the new year 😂

[@HowardFaust-q6h]

🫡👊

[@Eddiecurrent2000]

A good excuse to underground distribution in places like this.

[@Derekva40]

whoever is screaming for the line in the rear.. needs to relax.. screaming doesnt help on the fire scene

[@kenthompson5723]

"6 homes burn ..." Gee I wonder why ... If the U.S. wasn't so addicted to extreme capitalism where builders were allowed to write the codes, attached units would not be allowed unless builders included substantive fire walls between those units.

[@mtsscully6379]

Is that you Obama?

[@sonanddadchannelmostlydad56]

So it is better to be like LA and have extreme sprawl, chewing up more land? Or like in the suburban townships? I thought liberals were all about land preservation? As soon as a developer wants to build high density housing out in the burbs the hypocrite NIMBY people come out. This housing stock has probably been around for 100 years so I really don't think codes have anything to do with this. A criminal lit this fire. Blame goes to him.

[@youmustbekidding7341]

Who the heck is yelling Take the radio away from him

[@tommyf6576]

Did someone pay off the fire department to stand around and literally watch multiple buildings burn down? I'm surprised they weren't eating popcorn while they did nothing.

[@ruthgoebel723]

Try fighting a fire around live power lines. See how that goes for you......

[@sonanddadchannelmostlydad56]

huh?

[@DanielRulo-b2z]

No one was standing around. A lot of factors why took long to put fire out.

[@DanielRulo-b2z]

Multiple buildings didn’t burn down

[@NINA_2005]

@tommyf6576 Do you think this is an easy job? Why don’t you go out and do it three firefighters were sent to the hospital keep running your mouth.

[@rjkoeller4444]

All the shouting and yelling shouldn't be happening at a fire scene , if the men are properly trained theynallnknow.exactly. what they are supposed to do long before they arrive at a fire , unfortunately most paid departments use most of their training time on EMS calls and very little on firefighting , and many volunteer departments just don't have the necessary skills needed to be a firefighter . I was assistant chief for 20 years .n the volunteer department I was with , we required everyone to be certified by the state of Florida as a firefighter /EMT and that included taking all the necessary college courses for that degree , they were of course paid for by the department , during my career I accumulated over 3,000 hours of training . When a departments personnel are properly trained there's no need for screaming and yelling .

[@RabbahDocRona]

I agree. The comms discipline was completely lacking

[@BobBourgeois-u7h]

Due respect chief, I think it's an overstatement to say that properly trained firefighters will know exactly what they are supposed to do long before they arrive. Lot's of decisions to be made on scene.