Raw Video: Oakley House Fire

At 4:05 pm on June 23, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District responded to a report of smoke and flames coming from a home on Stratford Drive in the City of Oakley. While responding, crews observed a large column of smoke and upon arrival, observed smoke and flames from the home. Crews make quick access to the second story and knocked down the fire without incident.
Two youths were home at the time with their dog and safely made it out of the home prior to firefighter arrival. CONFIRE also was able to use T92 on a fire after it had a "push in" ceremony last Tuesday. No other information on the cause of the fire was available, the cause is under investigation.

[@karenbretana3853]

A good idea would be to get someone to get the dog out of the area.

[@vinkelnisse]

Exactly. That dog was so scared! I mean that when you are so many people, you can set aside 1 or 2 to get hold of and take care of the poor thing. You can hear people calling out that the dog has come out, but no one cares much about it. Bad I think. Far too staring at the place, semi-chaos.

[@SurpriseCatastrophes]

Do you know why that house caught fire?

[@thodstagshorn1198]

Oakley FD don't f around, believe this is the same station near me, always there quick. Great guys.

[@bradh3139]

Looked like a relatively easy/quick knockdown. By the way, excellent audio coverage of fireground and radio traffic.

[@JB91710]

Considering this fire should have been out before the video started, it wasn't a quick knockdown.

[@urbanff18]

​@@JB91710units are still arriving on scene at the beginning of the video....

[@grabasandwich]

@@urbanff18 you must be new here 🤣

[@virgilhilts3924]

@@urbanff18 Don't waste your time/effort on JB, he is the 2nd biggest phony on YT after "Firefighter Critique". JB was #1 but he has since been knocked down by the latter. Neither have ever spent a single day as actual Firefighters, but they love to hear themselves talk and watch KZbin videos so they think they are experts. They are both so embarrassingly ignorant on the subject that it's actually kind of entertaining to read their posts.

[@robertlyman9789]

Parents are out on RV vacation, thinking I hope the kids don’t burn the house down😂

[@rosesmith6208]

nice home, glad everyone is okay. to bad fire ruins a pretty home and a sense of security for the owners.

[@hotcheeto4799]

Looks like the fire started in that one room glad they were able to put it out quicky before spreading to more structure hope all is safe in home thanks to firefighters for risking their own lives to saveing lives and putting fires out much love keep up the good work🥰❤👊

[@ThatCameraman707]

Great video sir!!!! 💪🏾💪🏾💯💯

[@mikeymcmikeface5599]

not really

[@user-xf9kv7fs4u]

I went to school with the little girl that was in it I feel so bad for them😢

[@nayanpanchal39]

Great video

[@mikeymcmikeface5599]

lol, no

[@cjritchie9701]

@@mikeymcmikeface5599why not?

[@Veronicat-of4nz]

Was that in bedroom? It’s possible that a vibrator started the fire. But one point of criticism. Don’t make holes on the roof unless you absolutely need to. There is no reason to make any damage to the property in addition to what is necessary to put the fire out. Like you try to use minimum amount of water to extinguish the fire so no unnecessary water damage is caused.

[@stewarthill5878]

To all Fire Departments across the Country , this is how you arrive on the scene and get to work. No standing around with your fingers up your ass, no dumbass Officers making dumbass decisions, no Chief Officers with their FAT BELLIES hanging out not what knowing tactics and strategy mean, Great job boys and ladies from Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. Smooth and quick Engine Company initial attack to the interior and smooth and quick aerial operations to getting the stick and crew on the roof. Nice job.🚒🇺🇸

[@tomfuller1579]

Guess no one knows how to throw ladders.

[@michaelperkins739]

They did, THE BIG ONE. Look at the roof and design. The best way to the roof is off that ladder, not ground ladders. First time?

[@leecooke9815]

Good job, 1 min in the smoke goes to white / steam water on the fire

[@robertlyman9789]

Playing with fireworks inside?

[@MaLi-re6re]

What a NightMare😵‍💫 Any1 know what started the fire?

[@Maureenjensen2093]

Excellent filming

[@mikeymcmikeface5599]

no

[@JOSIE7172]

Why does it take so long to get through hoses working

[@ronbaer5185]

They already had a charged line in service before the video started!

[@Dannyborchi]

Get Smoke alarm and carbon monoxide alarm

[@jeffreys.harris3433]

Why's it taken so long to get water??😮

[@ronbaer5185]

They already had a charged line in operation before the video started!

[@user-zr7ii9lh3j]

Not being mean. But I have been many places in the world and the USA. Fire fighters are slow.

[@jacques6593]

Truckies are probably upset. Engine Company should leave front of the structure for the Truck, but different strokes for different folks (departments), no biggie, fire went out.

[@virgilhilts3924]

🚨 Yet another YT Couch Captain has arrived on scene 🚨

[@jacques6593]

​@@virgilhilts3924with one exception, 40 years on the job.

[@virgilhilts3924]

@@jacques6593 Every Couch Captain on YT has "XX years on the job" 😆😅😂🤣

[@jacques6593]

​@@virgilhilts3924by your responses I take it you never rode on a Truck Company. If so, you'd understand why the front of the structure is the optimum position for the Truck. I'm guessing your expertise is in internet trolling.

[@virgilhilts3924]

@@jacques6593 "by your responses I take it you never rode on a Truck Company" -I haven't responded with a single word about firefighting... Thus your projection speaks volumes about your credibility "the front of the structure is the optimum position for the Truck" -An experienced Firefighter would know that in this example it is not "optimum" -In most cases such as this, spotting at the 45 allows for access to two sides as well as greater reach, lower angles, etc -Experienced Firefighters know your assertion is an internet trope spoken by wannabes... -Just like the "you should have used the deck gun" Boo-Boos "I'm guessing your expertise is in internet trolling" -Ad hominem... Last bastion of the intellectual insecure

[@georgecoons6872]

We like the FDNY look.

[@FastspeedRoblox]

Bro 0:13

[@edbetka8749]

Gentlemen water on the fire. They got water supply to engine,none to the fire humm

[@virgilhilts3924]

So what you are saying is that you have no clue what you are talking about

[@cjritchie9701]

Dude, are you serious? Knock down at 40 seconds. Open your eyes and watch the video. What you people don’t under stand is there is more fire to fight and more work to do then what you can see in the video from the street. Literally fire was knocked at 40 seconds in the video. Idk what you people want. You think cuz you can’t see the FFs spraying water in the yard, nothing is happening?!? You people clearly have no clue what your looking at. Go watch cat videos

[@JBart3112]

Hey Skippy, there’s a charged line already inside when the video starts. Go for a soda, the adults will take it from here.

[@richardmeo2503]

Lots of guys walking around, no one is doing anything. Get in there and search, open up and save the home.

[@tnff319]

Did you watch the same video? A line is already inside before the start of the video. At 1:17 visible fire is no longer showing from the window

[@richardmeo2503]

@@tnff319 Wasnt talking about 1st engine obviously, but the dozen guys going side to side and into the back. No one went inside for minutes after they arrived

[@jamesgibbons6292]

They had to ask multiple times to charge the other lines. Got to be frustrating to stand there was a hose with no water.

[@richardmeo2503]

@@jamesgibbons6292 All the guys with hooks not having an assignment or knowing what to do

[@jamesgibbons6292]

@richardmeo2503 Se that a lot. Everybody seems to carry those things around. Probably to be ready if they haven't broken any windows out. That always seems to be a requirement. Didn't really seem to slow them down very much. They got it controlled pretty fast. Probably saved some of the house at least. Can't complain about that.

[@notlisted-cl5ls]

ladder the window, thens it a can job from there. jeez. it aint rocket surgery people.

[@user-pq4nu5lg1n]

Why aren't they using a deck gun?

[@virgilhilts3924]

Because doing so would be dumb

[@xzibit8614]

Because in most house fires, you get more water damage than fire damage. That house is easily fixable. Deck gun would create 6 figures worth of water damage to the rest of the home. Strategic and surgical placement of water is what you want.

[@stewarthill5878]

To all Fire Departments across the Country , this is how you arrive on the scene and get to work. No standing around with your fingers up your ass, no dumbass Officers making dumbass decisions, no Chief Officers with their FAT BELLIES hanging out not what knowing tactics and strategy mean, Great job boys and ladies from Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. Smooth and quick Engine Company initial attack to the interior and smooth and quick aerial operations to getting the stick and crew on the roof. Nice job.🚒🇺🇸