East Contra Costa Fire Battles House Fire on Byron Highway

[@robertshekels131]

So the one hose with water is being sprayed on the smoldering ruins......while the intact side is left to burn?

[@skidude8989]

Yes that was as stupid as it gets especially on limited water supply.

[@jackh577]

Just posted the same thought. It's hardly rocket science, yet there are tons of videos on line showing god awful line placement

[@firefighterpk2440]

Well no need for me to make the same comment since you beat me to it. I didn't see any exposure he was protecting since he was downwind with heat and embers going that way. 🤷‍♂️ After 25 years in the fire service, and I still get to see stupid calls made on fire scenes, even some made by career depts that make a guy scratch his head. 🤦‍♂️

[@garlicgeorge8964]

Totally

[@shawnc1016]

And he was barely reaching it.

[@heavy7799]

Guy sitting on line in driveway...you are doing absolutely nothing. Good day sir

[@gloidmccluskey6046]

With the wind, he needs to get closer to the fire !

[@bobcallahan2274]

One of the 5 Rights of the First Line is Right on the Seat of the Fire ...... Not where this initial attack line is flowing. I know I'm not there but as a Training Officer I stress putting the water where it needs to go.

[@davep6977]

1st 2 minutes water went on what already burned and not the exposure. My first thought was "maybe" they were worried about a brush fire

[@davestark5560]

What a cluster fuck, I guess they saved the foundation. What a shitty fire department.

[@chosenone1004]

I normally do t comment on videos . BUT . The first 3 minutes really had me question a couple things . 1 - those cross lays were terrible . Both created problems for the guys pulling them . 2- why is there a FF with a 2 1/2 flowing water where the house is already destroyed while nobody’s protecting the part In compromised by fire ? Our goal is to save property and protect exposures . I’m sorry but this made no sense to me . Keep training gentlemen and stay safe

[@marshanotmarcia7433]

Where’s Dave Decker when you need him!!??

[@jimwattenburger4545]

You don’t fight fire from the downwind side !

[@prophet1782]

Jim Wattenburger... True. Common sense. He should hv hit the fire from the rt side with the wind behind him.He wud hv put the intact side fire out and the wind wud hv taken the water to the smouldering end and put it out there. In a situation like that you hit the root of the fire ie the floor. Once the fire on the floor is out the fire weakens. The fire 10's of meters high is coming from the ground.

[@andrewdubick5629]

Great video, tactics are ahh, hmm, interesting!

[@bigfrank493]

The main house should of been hosed down instead of that small structure that was already gone.wth

[@acmext]

They have a "no interior firefighting policy" 😂 (no joke though). From this video, It looks like they have a no exterior policy as well.

[@janclendenin5407]

Very sad to see. Prayers to the home owners.

[@baselna4350]

I don't think there is a dumber than a fireman who holds a hose and sprays against the wind, but if he was smart to make the water with the wind direction, the result would be excellent

[@notthatdonald1385]

They claim to have 9 paid firefighters in 3 stations 24/7. As well as others paid on an on call basis. As well as volunteers. They can't even pack the cross lays correctly so they can be easily pulled. The insurance companies, and NFPA should come down hard on these clowns. Nice website though....

[@johnnovak1492]

The guy on the 2 1/2" line isn't doing much to protect what hasn't yet burned. The guy on the 1 3/4" line is making a difference.

[@Bigbluehawk2]

Sweet Mary of untrained firefighters. Can someone please help this department. They really need a lot of training.

[@psrextract8685]

They dont have enough funding its sad, I myself am trying but the community they serve doesnt care to help

[@stevenbowers4164]

@@psrextract8685 from this example home owners would be advised to fit a sprinkler system, I'm not knocking the fire department, if you haven't got funding or infrastructure you're in a bad position but may all the gods help them if they ever have a major chemical incident based on this

[@firefighterpk2440]

@@psrextract8685 common sense is free, they should at least practice that. A LOT of training is free, or state/federal grants are available for it. This was sad to watch. ..........first line deployed, with limited water and it was used on to save embers instead of the " un" blackened end. 🤦‍♂️

[@CathyDanielRealtor]

I'm so sad. I've always loved this house and those trees especially during the holidays. Reminds me of a lot of the houses in rural michigan

[@EastCountyToday]

A great house during the holidays.

[@JasmineLindros]

It's one thing to have an inadequate water supply. It's another thing entirely to have inadequate training and NO common sense.

[@fenix107]

Wow! Hope someone informs them that fire goes out better when you put water on it and not spray it away with the wind.

[@andypressley4702]

I never seen such a crampy job puting that fire out I been fighting fire for 47 years

[@robertyunegling4270]

Ok I'am not a firefighter but why is he not up wind of the fire

[@jackh577]

Lack of funding or manpower is no excuse for not knowing basics, like how to stretch a line and where to place it.

[@pgdmed]

Watering the plants?

[@jimratliff2753]

Wow, a lot of wasted water here. Attempt to save the main structure - not something already gone. Exposures at a minimum.

[@justanotherguy1110]

Yeah, this was painful to watch. I don't like to be harsh critic since none of us are perfect but sometimes these things need to be pointed out. That first attack line placement was abhorrent. Like what are you doing, other than pissing in the wind & wasting water? At least the dude at he 2:30 min mark go the right idea. If the guy with the first line did that initially, they coulda made a pretty fast, effective stop. Every video I've seen from these guys is painful to watch. More training needed, by far.

[@ffjsb]

3 hand lines, supplied by a 2 1/2" supply line... Do the math boys...

[@reopat14]

Wow! This whole operation needs serious remedy.

[@kentcarter835]

You'll never extinguish a fire by sitting on a hose line.

[@littlehuey5679]

Why is it that today’s Ff set up 50 ft away from the fire were they just reach the fires edge and not the seat ?

[@andypressley4702]

I been fighting fires for 47 years they don't know what they are doing

[@weworks7811]

I was driving right by there,this house caught on fire and the wind made it worse

[@Bobbyd0052]

THAT IS THE WAY TO DO IT ! GO AHEAD E.C.C FIRE , TOOK CONTROL ! GREAT VID! CRYSTAL CLEAR !😎

[@justanotherguy1110]

This is a textbook way of how NOT to do it. They didn't do a very good job on this one, I'd be embarrassed for them.

[@larsmueller2697]

What the hell are they doing??

[@michaelpalmer9169]

This is painful to watch

[@cwagnermusic]

Is this a training exercise?

[@donaldstamper6840]

that dude with the 2 and a 1/2 lmao. what was he doing?

[@rosesmith6208]

did they ever figure out the cause of this fire?

[@zombiegirlfanter5569]

As always..The Heros kicked another fire down... Great Job Heros

[@febfeb1958]

Sad to see American firefighters struggle to pull out the hose of the engine. European firefighters use a hose reel.... simple and fast.

[@gordonkeane6298]

No hose reel is gonna put out a fire that size!

[@paulladuke2259]

Hose reels, Tonka trucks an garden hoses. I've seen many videos.

[@kirknitz3794]

If the hose had been properly stowed if would have been easily pulled out. Check the operations of a professional American fire department such as FDNY, LAFD, LACoFD to name a few.

[@jackh577]

I have seen many overseas videos of quick knock downs with hose reels. Often used for a quick knock from the outside before transitioning to an interior attack.

[@firesail6707]

@@paulladuke2259 Euro attack lines (similar to 1 1/2") are on reels. Pumps are usually around 750 gpm equivalent though.

[@davidwright640]

Fighting the wind.

[@danwetzel4021]

just my humble opinion but I think deck gun might have put it out quicker just saying

[@stevenbowers4164]

Deck guns work only if you can supply water draining your tank quickly leaves you standing around twiddling your thumbs From previous videos of this area there is a complete lack of local interest in funding this department so though no fault of there own they are under equipped, under trained and have little or no infrastructure, while I'm am very willing to knock bad practice sometimes you have to say it's the community's fault, unfortunately I think that this community will only get religion on fire and rescue when a disaster happens and they are looking at lots of dead kids

[@firefighterpk2440]

Just putting that initial line in play putting water on the fire instead of what already burned would have made the difference.

[@nathanhall959]

Good job boys, who wants a house anyways?

[@jackh577]

Horrible line placement of that initial line. Everything he is putting water on is already gone. That line should be knocking down the fire closest to the house.

[@thefireside1665]

You couldn't have just summed it up in one comment eh?

[@catudik7438]

why are you not protecting the last building?..You’re wasting water on shit that is already lost

[@jackh577]

Yard Maskers. Always makes me laugh! :)

[@ffjsb]

I'd rather see people on air outside than have NO clue as how to use basic firefighting tactics...

[@jackh577]

@@ffjsb Are you assuming I don't know about basics tactics??

[@firefighterpk2440]

Especially guys that jump off custom chassis engines, still hanging packs in when they hit the ground. 🤦‍♂️ My guys ALL are ready to go to work before we get on scene, clip in the regulator as we're walking towards the door. Really can't stand seeing career dept guys doing this. Ugh

[@peter-fuppe-fuchs]

The battle is way lost already.... It propbably never was a battle, just trying 2 stop the blase 2 spread even more....

[@EastCountyToday]

Fair point, but every fire in ECCFPD is a battle due to just 3 engines. Additional 2 come from neighboring Districts

[@peter-fuppe-fuchs]

@@EastCountyToday it seems that all fire company's has cutbacks.... I think it's time 4 important investment's in the fire company's in smaller towns..... The fires will not be smaller in smaller town's.... probably bigger

[@nphil93992]

@@peter-fuppe-fuchs Not going to disagree with you but as soon as somebody says taxes are going up to pay for it everyone loses interest

[@paulellis5039]

I had to stop watching fire dept, because of lack of training

[@daveu88sanderson8]

Terrible firefighting, why waste water on outbuildings when the main house is burning?

[@donbrinkman3874]

This Dept can't even save a cellar hole!!

[@andrewmackinnon8095]

Hi crew. Wanna join the effort to fight smoke and flame.

[@erickaegi629]

Yes! Where do I sign up? I was an Ohio volunteer ff for 30 years! These guys are pathetic sorry to say!!

[@reginabundy5139]

Might as well let it burn. It's already gone.

[@1topfueldrag]

wind was not their friend that day

[@pauloxie3828]

Fire men are way to late, so let burn to the ground!

[@marcbach5880]

Failures!

[@nicoleruffin5832]

Sad

[@mattteixeira2788]

Where hell the ladder truck

[@andypressley4702]

Need to use the deck gun

[@denisellamas2955]

Oh my God what happened😢😢😢

[@MrTaco1818]

It’s on fire

[@weworks7811]

🔝😆🤣🤷

[@EastCountyToday]

Likely electrical due to ECCFPD

[@0utpatient]

There were 3 beloved cats lost in this fire. After seeing this I think they could have been saved. A good portion of the house could've been saved as well, if this crew was better trained, or had better instincts.

[@mattteixeira2788]

Use deck gun

[@DC-ih8bv]

Line ..upwind ..downwind..who cares !

[@tammytrevino265]

:'(

[@er.ernawati.radar.orari.50]

County

[@jlchaffe]

Os Trapalhões

[@daniellmorrissette3390]

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[@tammytrevino265]

:'(