FULL STRUCTURE FIRE RESPONSE

[@theone2225]

thank god the citizens patrol showed up and snuck their way into the mix....

[@firefighters_of_america_7148]

😂😂😂😂

[@MrPatrickhawes]

WE'LL SAVE YOU!!!

[@Chris_Sokol]

They probably do things like bring drinking water to firefighters on active scenes.

[@caomhnoir386]

@@Chris_Sokol From my understanding when I lived in Florida, they provide merely support roles to law enforcement. They write basic citations, traffic control, respond to accidents and file reports. They do quite a lot and do a great job at what they do and it greatly reduces the workload on local law enforcement when they have much more serious things to attend to.

[@nascarmm25]

I don't know how many people that commented on this about the number of units that responded will see this, but ,for any future information, this is a normal response in Clearwater. A structure fire in Clearwater city limits sends 3 Engines, 1 Truck, 1 Rescue, 1 Squad, 2 District Chiefs, a Training Chief (white suburban), and a Lieutenant Rescue vehicle (not in video) in charge of medical. Second alarms vary but normally send another 1-2 Engines, 1 Truck/Squad and 1 more District Chief on top of the original call-out.

[@cloudsfluff5505]

Thank you for coming and taking of the fire

[@shawnstaton941]

Glad i read your comment b4 i made my own..i lived in Clearwater in '05 miss it.. Great State.. Never witnessed not once any Hero's in Red.. Going to a fire.. But im sure they did.. Thankyou for your info....

[@bombproofcoffee]

I am a firefighter as well . And for a fire that size . We would never call that many out unless it is a second d alarm

[@Eginhardt]

Why do they send that many out?

[@TheDrummie1]

Thankyou for the explanation, may I ask a couple of questions, 1.what is the difference in Rescue and Squad.? 2. What is a Training Chief ( WHITE SUBURBAN) ? I was a UK FF.

[@tyhoffmann6924]

I volunteered for the Flippin Fire Department in Flippin , Arkansas for 14 years before I moved to Mountain Home , Arkansas 4 years ago and I enjoyed it very thankful to have helped many people out who needed our help and support for them 😀🙌❤

[@ajkismaster7565]

ITS THE FLIPPIN POLICE!!! lol

[@Tattedvet87]

as a firefighter it is better to have and not need than to need and not have.

[@firefighters_of_america_7148]

That's right 👌👌👌

[@daviddietz537]

True, but you still have districts that need fire coverage

[@nickguile9648]

Manpower is essential brother you should know

[@cw1309]

Nice to see they have the trucks and man power I spent from 99 to 2013 working a volunteer department where you might have two trucks and six guys maybe less

[@patrickperry8951]

But that takes equipment and man power away from other stations.

[@cody111495]

Citizens patrol. You have got to be kidding me....

[@caomhnoir386]

From my understanding when I lived in Florida, they provide merely support roles to law enforcement. They write basic citations, traffic control, respond to accidents and file reports. They do quite a lot and do a great job at what they do and it greatly reduces the workload on local law enforcement when they have much more serious things to attend to.

[@joegaito702]

Good looking tower like the style keep them safe out there your service is deeply appreciated thanks take care best wishes to everyone. Joe

[@jeffreyyatkowski9940]

in delaware a house fire generally will have two fire companies dispatched to it. if it was a working house fire then it would be 3 or 4 companies. if it was a working building fire then 5 or 6 companies would come

[@chuckbukowski8549]

Great to see Roto-Ray's in Florida. Thanks Ricky.

[@JakeLunceford]

Great catch! In Volusia County (Daytona Beach area) a response for that type of call would probably have been 2-3 engines, a tender (tanker, and depending if theres hydrants near by), 1-2 battalion, and an ambulance.

[@Tmarkification]

Who the hell invited citizens patrol in a minivan?

[@JohnLicks]

Tmarkification LOL

[@CoryAY82383]

we have a citizens patrol here in brantford in a white caravan

[@floridaemergencypics7261]

ikr lmso

[@firestorm0901]

Everyone is hating on the amount of apparatus on this call. Most Departments a Standard Dwelling Fire Response is 4 to 5 Engines, 1 to 2 Truck Companies, at least 1 Chief, and Police Response. Basically that is what they had here if you count the apparatus, probably requested an additional engine for man power.

[@iowabass306]

1:28 Grandma: Kid: grandma stay out of the road when there are fire trucks

[@JohnLicks]

3:09 elite parenting skills

[@firefighterengine757]

Johnd 7293 your telling me that kid could of been run over or hurt.

[@Allison-ti5vv]

crazy kid. He needs to learn you don't mess with fires or fire trucks working.

[@briansierzega]

Like a little ninja through there! lol

[@ReeceC17]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@FireMedic1995]

There's only two tankers in Pinellas county and they were nowhere near the fire.

[@Tearfclone]

Dang, one of the nicest engines shows up last.

[@optic3894]

best for last

[@FireMedic1995]

It was due to the information given by the caller and if multiple calls are received. The district chief called for a working fire file before anyone got on scene.

[@MrBrandon105123]

I still remember seeing this on the Active Call List. When all units were responding (I believe CL600, CL610 and CL400 took it at one time as well) I thought the activated the Working Fire File and called for a 2 Alarm before any units were onscene lmao

[@boxingbox5649]

Next time they should send the National Guard too

[@damianlyman5783]

And the air force

[@Allison-ti5vv]

and the navy

[@matthewwebb2498]

+Chris Jayson hahaha thats what i was thinking also hahaha

[@MrPatrickhawes]

nothing a couple of apache attack choppers cant fix.

[@trevormacewan]

Just have a tank roll over the house. Gotta admit that does seem a little excessive for a house fire but who knows must of been a all hands call.

[@ffjsb]

Nice response and a good stop on the fire. Couple of trucks didn't check to make sure their light bars were on though.

[@Hall7EmergencyPhotography]

Nice catch. This video must of made your day. Lots of great action coming down your street

[@jimmiecataldi7099]

that caravan with the yellow bar light, who is that?

[@jimmiecataldi7099]

@Number 1 Western Fan ok thanks

[@FireMedic1995]

Helps with crash paperwork, Directing traffic stuff like that. I got into an accident a month ago and he wrote the crash report, fhp was there for a minute and left the rest to cit patrol

[@Thefireman742Co74]

***** the spinning thing on the front of engine 48 is a rotary and it spins clockwise in a complete circle

[@firebrigade101]

It's called a Buckeye Roto-beam ...made way back in the 1950's

[@AA-bs3iy]

damn that's a damn good response for just a regular structure fire at my dept were lucky to get 3 trucks on scene and that's with mutual aid

[@bricksvilleheightsfiredepa8705]

Engine 48 is a GORGEOUS velocity! 😰😰😰😍😍😍

[@tornadowizard111]

I am in love with those red white and blue trucks!

[@Ukraine2011]

Are those twirly lights on the front of E48 just a fixed stationary light with rotating lighting sequence? I am assuming the entire thing doesnt circle around?

[@Gary198101]

Its called a Roto-Ray. It can have halogen or LED lights and it does spin 3 lights on a single shaft powered by a 12v motor.

[@firebrigade101]

Gary198101 It's also hooked up so it slows when the rig does.

[@Gary198101]

Most of the time they are wired now, not to come on until the truck is placed in drive with parking brake released, Same goes for any clear lights in the lightbar.

[@Spec-Ops-Texan]

I working with testing cell phone signal strength in Florida including the Clearwater area, with all the vegetation and structures close to one another this respone is definitely needed.

[@pyroman6000]

One reason could be staffing. small crews mean more companies are needed on manpower intensive calls like fires. Secondly, weather in central Florida can be BRUTAL in the warm months. Lots of ff's are needed to rotate crews to prevent heat related injuries. (this was in May) Thirdly, the first due WAS out on another call, and mutual aid was called in. That's why Clearwater was late to their own fire.

[@nuescht79]

Diese extrem schnellen Ausbreitungen des Feuers, hängt doch mit der Holz-Bauweise zusammen, oder?

[@davidteeples8524]

Most fire Departments call for back up do to the nature of a fire think about it and it's always best to have more then less and the spinding lights is a siren it spends cause the sounds travels louder.

[@FireMedic1995]

Agreed. And I don't remember but It was around 10 am. It was more of a dry heat then humid I think

[@willie1284]

4 engines 1 ladder truck 1 rescue 3 Chief cars 1 PD Car 1 citizen patrol / i don't care what anyone says this is the turn out every fire should have because nothing is worse than having to pull guys out and wait for more engines.

[@ArmEConDoesMinecraft]

William Lopez I counted two ladder trucks. Even better.

[@nickguile9648]

Correct. Rapid Intervention Teams or Fire Fighter Asistance Teams are essential

[@jmurt99]

2 ladders.. a platform and a straight stick

[@Scotty1284]

you should come over to the UK, neighbours house went up when I was younger, 2 floors, full structure fire, woman still in the house (she did not make it out), the initial response was 5 engines (one of which was a specialist rescue team) and two ladders, a water tanker also turned up because she had so much old flammable furniture (almost everything was pre-fire regulation) that they couldn't get enough water by running off the mains having already emptied the engines. also had 6 cop cars to shut the area down due to the amount of smoke. by the time it was over, my house (the only one it was connected to) had more water damage than smoke damage but the scene commander said had they put it been there 3 mins later, they would have lost our house too because of the heat...

[@JPOC226]

for those of you commenting on the amount of trucks, yes it is A LOT for an initial response, but it looks like ( to me) 2 full size responses from 2 departments where I live an Initial "Full Assignment Response" is 1 Command Unit 1 Ladder/Quint/Tower, 1 Rescue-Engine, 2 Pumper/Engines, (1 Tanker if remote), 1 Ambulance and 2/3 Police units.

[@FD-E-St-Fire]

Gotta love the Pinellas County dispatch system, no matter where the call is the closest unit goes. Plus the dispatcher turns on station lights and can shut or open station doors if needed for long term station coverage. One of the best systems out there. Vs. Hillsborough county and city of Tampa systems that send units past other city's stations for emergency calls right down the streets from them. Even if it's major medical or structure fire related. Really don't understand that!

[@FireMedic1995]

They had squad and engine 51 coming. Along with Tiller 45 but they got cancelled

[@code99firefightertributes]

If my buff memory serves correct that assignment is similar to a “box alarm” 1 alarm fire in Pittsburgh - 4 engines, 1 truck, 1 EMS Rescue Truck, Mac 1, 2 Batt. Chiefs and I believe a safety chief. Any PBF firemen or buffs can confirm? To compare

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

AWESOME vid and very nice rigs! I also like that they are from many different stations and some look very different in their color scheme and light setup - not like us where we can easily get 8 units running from one single station ... well somehow that's cool as well ^^ anyway like + fav for your vid

[@FireMedic1995]

One reason that areas first due engine was not there first in because it was on another call and asked to be put on it. This was in the area of curlew rd and US19. One of the Clearwater stations is all the way down on belcher past sunset point rd. These other stations are right around the corner kinda. If Clearwater engine 50, Whose station is at countryside bvld and st rd 580, was available before this they would have been there first. And thank you :)

[@stephenlong1125]

Used to be when i was there 2 engine's 1 truck squad rescue and a Dc that was largo and bbfd.

[@FireMedic1995]

50 was supposed to be replaced at the beginning of may. 47 I don't know.

[@robbythompson1626]

What exactly does citizen patrol do

[@rodneyclark7407]

Whoa what a lot of firetrucks for a structure 🔥 🚒

[@connorbaird2989]

Wow. This is Dunedin. That's weird to click on this video and get your hometown fire department.

[@pyroman6000]

Ah, but you don't know what you have until you get there. From reading the op's comments, it sounds like the Clearwater units are in addition to the norm. He said they were already out on a run, and help was called for from neighbors. They then responded to this. However, 3-4 engines and 2 trucks is a fairly common response in many areas.

[@markgloverville]

E48 is a beautiful piece of apparatus

[@mamarine81]

How may guys do you run on a piece (3,4,5, etc...)?

[@30bigben4life]

On scene trucks are Atleast 5-7 minutes out. On an initial fire you need 2 and 2 working and a third truck for the rit team. Then you need more for rehab purposes and more to do rehab. If you have the resources they should be there. It's a harder job than everyone thinks.

[@rossnolan2883]

Nice colour on all vehicles.

[@FireMedic1995]

Dunedins kinda old. Clearwater Engine 50 has a halogen lightbar and the engine is being replaced in like a week or so.

[@ffjsb]

Strobes or LED's?? Seems like those are newer trucks that would have LED's. They're nice looking trucks though.

[@FireMedic1995]

Some had stobe lightbars the camera didn't pick up.

[@scottyrogers8286]

What exactly is the purpose of Citizens Patrol?

[@ffjsb]

When you get to be an experienced driver, you learn to anticipate the response of other drivers.

[@alansawyer2799]

What no air support ?

[@PeterLokey]

Was anyone injured?

[@LiamPattisonPhotography]

Wow that was a lot of rigs! That's our whole department times by 3!

[@spaceman9424]

Requires water, no hydrant visible, meaning several Engine/Tankers dispatched.

[@nickdvorscak1510]

Would love to have that kind of a response. Jobs get done and more importantly firefighters get relief. What was the temp and humidity that day?

[@walterlittle5938]

what agency was in tne minivan with the amber lightbar?

[@JakeLunceford]

Sheriff's Office Citizen Patrol

[@MichaelDeSanta.]

How many guys are on a standard engine?

[@evelynrodriguez4601]

Six🚒. Also I'm a boy

[@MichaelDeSanta.]

Evelyn Rodriguez Ok, thank you. Account from your mom or what? :D

[@ArmEConDoesMinecraft]

DerKommissar it actually depends on the department.

[@ArmEConDoesMinecraft]

Evelyn Rodriguez it actually depends on the department

[@Dave-ji1hv]

Yes. For example our department can seat 6 FF's, LT, and a driver so 8.

[@Firewalker603]

It's better to have more than you need coming to a scene than needed. It's easier to downgrade the response or cancel apparatus response than it is to catch up if it turns out to be worse than expected.

[@wicky201]

Florida has it's mutual aid system very together. This works very well with Orlando/Orange County/Apopka/Seminole County. It's whose closest; boundary lines do not matter.

[@MultiMonster69]

Vollys?

[@gsaldana22]

2:43 I hear the cell-phone scanner app. You should get a real scanner...they're more fun :) plus you can choose exactly what channels you want, rather than having to pick from an online list. Cuts down on data streaming, too.

[@kevinobrien5225]

How is it someone was in position to film first due companies ?

[@elilovestrainsplanesmore1101]

And some trucks had orange and white on them :) COOL

[@2manyspruces]

How hard is it to hold a camera still?

[@FireMedic1995]

No. I have to wait till im 18 to start the emt school im going to. I cant wait either, finally be learning stuff that I care about. And Thank you :)

[@spiffy1068]

Did ya pass?!

[@MrBrandon105123]

And there was no Rescue or Squad. Wich is odd.

[@2012kinlochff]

It eurks the hell out of me to hear other firemen down talk other depts whats the point? Good job bro"s

[@Kevin2297.]

Nice video!! Love the zoom ins

[@petebigham2834]

What is that a 38 alarm

[@MultiMonster69]

The transcript of the dispatch read as: ladder 8 quint 1 engines 6 engine 54 hose wagon 1 heavy rescue 6 medic 80 tower 1 marine 3 battalion 2, 7, and 13 foam 12 please respond to single trailer on fire. Time out 13:27

[@tylerjohnspivey7606]

Here in Brattleboro Vermont the fire department uses their sirens in traffic and at intersections.

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

Tyler John Spivey maybe they used it either because it's a residential road, in case of someone running onto the street (like e.g. a kid)...

[@tylerjohnspivey7606]

EnjoyFirefighting - International Emergency Response Videos And we both make valid points

[@wikkidpissa7499]

to warn the cows?

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

I'd say when the phone call isn't very precise, then you are better safe than sorry sending out a little bit more Engines; Some time ago we had a small kitchen fire in a small to medium sized apartment building and we responded with 13 units (5 of them Engines) from 4 stations

[@FireMedic1995]

they don't have too much funding they are one of the most busiest departments in the US

[@bmxawesome]

Where was the ambulance? If you have that amount of Firefighters responding to a house fire I would say at least 2 ambulances maybe 3. I think there were a few more trucks than they needed.

[@MosinM38]

Good turnout.Don't know about this instance, but one reason a lot of trucks can turn out is like our local volunteer department: There's 3 guys in-town that are always first there and out the door within a couple minutes of a page. The rest will trickle in in singles or pairs as they get there, I myself live 15 minutes from the firehall if I haul ass, as such, as two volunteers get prepped, they grab another vehicle to head to the scene, a large fire can have trucks from the same hall arriving an hour apart. Not to mention that here in Montana, a lot of houses are far from hydrants and need every gallon of available water.Plus, until just the last month (two new trucks!!) we only had 2 good pumpers and 3 small rescue/crash/rural pumpers in the entire county. We sometimes had brush trucks arriving at fires because it was the only extra water we had along with just being legal (lights and sirens) fast transport of crews.

[@christianhaupt2637]

I love all these "experts"..... Now this is the "average" response in the U.S.(It does differ between, City, State, Rural/Urban, Career/Vol., Etc) but this is about the average.) And for the people who don't know there are plenty reasons, At least one Engine/Truck(Depending on Dept) is RIT/FAST, one is grabbing the plug, one is Primary Search Team, one is Primary Fire Attack, also(especially in Hot Flordia) you have to have replacement crews, then after the overhaul crew, secondary search, etc. There's alot more to think​ about than your basic "Put Blue stuff on the Red Stuff" idea.

[@3141xxm]

I do drive defensively, I however can not control the way other people drive or react to seeing an emergency vehicle behind them

[@Keaton0801]

Question, is the citezen's patrol a rent-a-cop?

[@johng669]

I love fire trucks rolling up on a scene but I had to explain to my wife why a whole parade for a small house fire. I said maybe they were taking advantage of this as an opportunity for training. I hope I'm right because if that was in California two chiefs would be on paid administrative leave plus one Sheriff and one county manager.

[@Keaton0801]

Looks like this is not the norm for your neighborhood. You can just barelly fit one truck on that street width wise, but it takes the entire thing up, damn.

[@dawnrichgranata2214]

7

[@andymakk7154]

Did you film this with a potato? I've seen smoother shooting from horseback.

[@voodoo_-fb5jo]

There is something so stimulating about an electric siren mixed with a Q

[@dixievfd55]

I think he means he's lucky if they get two or three firefighters to respond.

[@jck1794]

With that many units responding I was expecting to see the remains of the house spread across the ground. Didn't end up looking too bad. Better to have the extra hands on scene though I suppose.

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

***** we respond with 5 units to any fire alarm (1st alarm), no matter whether it's a confirmed fire or just an activated fire alarm (and maybe false alarm)

[@garyjohnson2879]

WOW!!!! I AM IMPRESSED

[@jmurt99]

my question is Where the hell is EMS??? always have EMS on a structure fire capable of transporting.

[@FireMedic1995]

I put that it was in Clearwater, forgot to put it was in florida.

[@demonracer2]

Wow, awesome video!

[@alexandersalarms5380]

What's citizens patrol

[@bewnike]

The citizens patrol showing up doesn't make any sense to me. What are they going to do?

[@123zp]

my town we would turn out 8 pumps 4 ladder trucks hose layer command unit

[@Mike_Turcott]

Nice stop/save.

[@jasonbennett6780]

Is this a parade?

[@johnnykATL]

That's actually not unusual at all depending on how the city/metro area are set up from the beginning, I work in one of the top 5 metro areas in the country and it's an everyday occurrence that neighboring units are first in on calls, it's not unusual for the majority of the initial "working fire" response to be from neighboring cities just because where the call is and the current status of the whole system. Especially if the call is on the edge of the borders. Hope that gives some insight!

[@Bausparzins]

I don't understand why that spinning light on the front of some trucks is still a thing. It makes the trucks look like clown cars or something like that

[@txfirefighter4305]

Got your attention didn't it? That's the point, to get people attention. Motion will attract more attention than just a flashing light.

[@jonathanp8451]

lol clown car that made me laugh

[@speedyretreat]

+H3LLFirE *Clown truck.

[@christianhaupt2637]

Ahhh some people........ As someone mentioned it got your attention, which is it's purpose..... So it still works

[@nickguile9648]

It makes you move out the way doesn’t it. Theres your answer thank you. Move on to your next comment

[@GP9railfan]

Helluva backup RIT on that scene! Why so many engine companies?? Meth lab?