JIMMYS WATER HOLE FIRE 3,900 ACRES Manchester New Jersey 4/11/23

[@countrymatt7722]

My house was in this video a fair bit. I'm extraordinarily thankful for all the work that was put in last night.

[@bobby_D]

Part of the reason why the footage is so good is because of the access he is given by the firefighters and police. There’s a mutual respect there that’s grown over time and it makes me think they also like what he’s doing!

[@virgilhilts3924]

I would invite folks to learn about about wild-land firefighting 😀 Relatively little water is actually used on wild-land fires as the fire-load is just too vast, rather they are largely fought by removing fuel from it's path. Natural breaks are used along with man made ones and the fire is guided into the break where it is starved of fuel. Water is largely used to put out spot fires and help with containment, along with protecting structures. With small slow moving fires water can be the primary method to get things stopped, but generally speaking the faster or larger the fire water is less of an option.

[@KevinLevrault]

Awesome Job on covering fire. Thank you for what you do.

[@04u2cY]

Got to love New Jersey, the amount of resources they can call in and that was probably from just few surrounding county's.

[@LJ11420]

Ya compare that to California 2018 Paradise fire, (Camp fire). We had crews from Los Angeles and maybe even to the most southern parts of California.

[@peterarvanitis6497]

Pretty good video here thanks for sharing They were really busy yesterday in Jersey City and Teaneck as well keep up the good work brother

[@jerseyshorefireresponse]

Thanks, you too!

[@chronically.advocating]

I'm thrilled to see them letting the fire take it's course and clean up all the excess fuel load. This is why wildfires are not necessarily a bad thing. You need the small ones to prevent the big ones. Excellent footage once again, and thank you to the numerous agencies involved for keeping structures safe while letting nature take it's course.

[@ronfreniere8769]

That brings back😢 memories, back in the 70's when I was 18. I worked for the forestry service, put out forest fires in Montana. Some of those memories I'll carry forever. Thank you to all firefighters everywhere for protecting the citizens of your coverage area.

[@stvnd53]

Thank you for the video

[@karlanderson3523]

Around 5:30-6:00pm lastnight I was driving through Jackson and Manchester heading into Toms River and the smoke was really heavy!!!

[@williamkolstad6435]

Worked in Lakehurst for years and this happened more than you think. Hope my friends there are ok.

[@NJDRONEMAN]

Had a feeling you’d be posting this fire !!! Good job brother

[@jerseyshorefireresponse]

Appreciate it!!

[@billthomas6296]

Good coverage, Thank you. And many thanks to our heros out there.

[@craigmclean8260]

Tough situation out there...Sounded like the wind was blowing pretty strong, too! Stay safe, everyone; thanks for the fire coverage!

[@kestrelfeather]

All those shining, well-maintained fire suppression vehicles was a sight to see. Fire, wind and water, those things that shape our lives and the world, something to behold.

[@Sea-cucumber1151]

5:53 looks like they were doing a controlled burn in front of it to clear out its fuel. That guy was walking in front of the flames with a fuel can. Using the road as a dead zone I guess. Maybe hence why they are watching to be sure it doesn’t cross. 14:08 you can see the fire burning in the background, and green near the road, but they burned all the underbrush down between the fire and the road. It’s all black and ash looking. Well done! When that guy standing on the truck started ripping down the street it looked like the fire changed direction or broke past their firebreak.??

[@Viewfrommydashcam]

As a Beckerville resident, this was the scariest night of my life

[@brickmontbuilds]

Love the commentary. Ignore the haters. Love the coverage of the fire. Massive fire too! That wind is blowing hard!

[@joyfullone3968]

Wind is fire’s best friend!😱

[@brickmontbuilds]

@@joyfullone3968 Oh yeah. Tell me about it...

[@bentley4446]

Just drove through Manchester and Lakehurst, still burning. Forestry trucks everywhere.

[@FreedomtowerStudios]

There is a massive fire burning in West Milford currently

[@daveyoder9231]

Putting out some exciting videos! Good video work. These "brush" fires are tricky in developed areas. Tough work for the firefighters.

[@MrGbutter]

Piney woods and Indian grass make for big fires.

[@darktoadone5068]

Fire trucks must have really good engines, they constantly run and I don't see any overheat.

[@daveyoder9231]

Fire trucks are built to run continuously. They have heavy duty cooling systems to allow that.

[@jerseyshorefireresponse]

Interesting point!

[@laddr68]

If you have a protective filter on your lens, That's what is causing the extra lighting from the LEDs,

[@jerseyshorefireresponse]

Just the iPhone camera need a lens hood for it somehow

[@usausa8839]

I live in lakehurst and let me tell you. It was like the end of the world. Most scary I've ever been in my life

[@tomsreviews238]

I live in Jackson I have family in Manchester. I'm still waiting for a damage report. That is a huge dangerous fire. I would not like looking out my back window and seeing such a huge fire. Glad to see all those fire crews.

[@LJ11420]

How many people in Manchester?

[@LJ11420]

As a person who lives in California, this is a small wildfire.

[@NJtoAzMountainBiker]

The pitch pines burn hotter than what you have. Two totally different beast.

[@LJ11420]

@@NJtoAzMountainBiker Ya I agree but California's were larger.

[@NJtoAzMountainBiker]

@@LJ11420 This was a small fast moving fire. There are others that have happened that burn a lot more a lot faster too. Again two totally different land scapes and vegetation burning.

[@LJ11420]

@@NJtoAzMountainBiker Yes, I know.

[@NeilM01989]

Shared and liked

[@FotograafMWB]

NICE VIDEO! But what strikes me is that I see many (very) beautiful vehicles driving by or parked, but hardly any firefighting.

[@catdaddy2402]

Sometimes the best thing to do with a wildfire is to set up to protect the exposures, do patrols to put out spot fires and just let the fire burn. With as low and slow as this fire was burning it's actually doing a benefit to the forest as it reduces future fire load and provides a wonderful environment for fire dependent plant species to thrive while killing off invasive species that aren't adapted to deal with fire. In a few weeks the area will green up providing plenty of food and cover for the wildlife in the area.

[@charlieirvin5423]

As long as I been a fire fighter I never saw anything this devastating My Daughter Tracy is a fire fighter Perhaps she just made Captain I want to say I'm Very Proud of her . stay safe Fire fighters . God be with you.

[@MichaelThorpeNJ]

We're you here in 77` ?

[@psdesert7907]

Having lived in CA for 20 years, I’ve seen plenty of these. Some that took out entire towns. Stay safe and congrats to your daughter

[@charlieirvin5423]

@@MichaelThorpeNJ I live here In New Jersey I was In the US Navy at that time My daughter Joined the Fire Department 15 Years ago I retired at age 60 .

[@rickhammond2473]

Devastating? This is a forest fire you know burns acreage this happens all over the world.

[@robertm8931]

This was a ‘good’ fire… meaning zero injuries and zero structures damaged. They were all very lucky 🍀 Nothing devastating here at all.

[@nayanpanchal39]

great video

[@pompier1301]

I have a question and this is NOT criticisme....i saw a forest ranger walking around with a can, presumably to light a controlled fire stop line. My question is....why were the firefighters not putting water on the large volume of fire ? Better/easier to let it burn ?

[@virgilhilts3924]

I would invite to learn about about wild-land firefighting 😀 Relatively little water is actually used on wild-land fires as the fire-load is just too vast, rather they are largely fought by removing fuel from it's path. Natural breaks are used along with man made ones and the fire is guided into the break where it is starved of fuel. Water is largely used to put out spot fires and help with containment, along with protecting structures. With small slow moving fires water can be the primary method to get things stopped, but generally speaking the faster or larger the fire water is less of an option.

[@NJtoAzMountainBiker]

These woods need to burn in order to start new trees. Part of the ecosystem for the pitch pines

[@lazz717]

Let's just say more water was used for structure protection than actually putting out the fire. Fire lines are the easiest way to put out a forest fire...

[@DRIBBLES2500]

Bud do you have any way to do all the audio

[@randalljames1]

people tend to forget that these fires need to happen.... short fast burns vs some long drawn out superheated over fueled inferno from not allowing it to happen.... People build in bad places..

[@skycomb]

Been hearing about this all day. I'm in CNJ, but i hope for the best down south.

[@wendybentzley4260]

I don't see any water being put on this fire. Is there a reason why?

[@virgilhilts3924]

@Wendy Bentzley I would invite to learn about about wild-land firefighting 😀 Relatively little water is actually used on wild-land fires as the fire-load is just too vast, rather they are largely fought by removing fuel from it's path. Natural breaks are used along with man made ones and the fire is guided into the break where it is starved of fuel. Water is largely used to put out spot fires and help with containment, along with protecting structures. With small slow moving fires water can be the primary method to get things stopped, but generally speaking the faster or larger the fire water is less of an option.

[@LJ11420]

Like the commentary!

[@bobby_D]

Major news networks should be buying footage from this channel if they aren’t already.

[@itdoesntmatter2700]

yea my department doesn't allow anyone that isn't fire units in the incident command area or in any hot zones

[@vanessahuman7607]

This is the first time I have heard of structure protection

[@daveyoder9231]

Very common out west. Structure engines, what most people think of fire engines, are not optimal for wildland fires, but keep houses from catching fire by putting out spot fires, and cooling embers that land on roofs.

[@jonwyatt6282]

Massive! That’s a tiny joke of a fire here in California! 300,000 acres is a Massive fire dude! We have air support here that would stop that in hours

[@karlkrikelis5933]

But you have a paid fire service. These guys beside NJFFS are volunteers.

[@patbarlen2764]

Thanks for the coverage. I wonder why water air drops weren’t used. Perhaps they don’t fly at night.

[@skimmer8774]

They don't. Ever.

[@lazz717]

They had 2 Blackhawks from the National Guard actually doing water drops.

[@franktino6676]

​@@skimmer8774 Air drops were utilized in this wildfire by both the State of New Jersey Forestry Service and by Army Guard and ANG units as was also done in past wildfires in Ocean County NJ in 2022,2021.

[@gregggoss2210]

Hate to see this but hoping it will get rid of some ticks and chiggers.

[@Chrislimey38]

Are they waiting until it gets to the road?😮

[@markboelte1415]

They are letting it burn. Not a lot of fuel on the ground now, so if it burns now it won't be there next year with more to make a worse fire. They stage fire trucks by buildings to protect them but it is better if the fire burns itself out.

[@virgilhilts3924]

The road is a convenient fire break

[@wffdmf]

don't they have any hydrants there? just standing and watching instead of using a deck gun and saving even a peace of forest

[@colleensolinski8421]

I am one of the wildland fire fighter stand there

[@m2hmghb]

3900 acres is nothing for a forest fire out west. For NJ where we average 7,000 acres per year it's pretty friggin big. One of the problems is that out west they have a lot more experience dealing with them and train on them more often. We definitely need to step up the controlled burns in the area too. I hope everyone is safe and that no houses are lost.

[@ffjsb]

The west also has MOUNTAINS... It's MUCH easier to deal with on the flat lands.

[@ritirons2726]

There are far too many differences or variables between the two to even compare them. The weather is different from east to west. The fuels are different. And as already mentioned, the terrain is different. Fire spreads much faster up hill than across flat ground.

[@karlanderson3523]

South Jersey does controlled burns every year . I feel they do a great job with the controlled burns!!

[@colleensolinski8421]

It’s at the 10,000 Anchors Mark

[@ROBERT-hz3nb]

THIS FIRE IS TOO MUCH FOR THEM.......ALL THEY CAN DO IS WATCH.....

[@colleensolinski8421]

It is burning like a Christmas tree

[@geoffmackley]

Its ripping ...

[@colleensolinski8421]

It is still burning

[@reginabundy5139]

I just hope the animals find a safe place to go.

[@jade8568_VR]

Scary omg

[@robertnelson432]

The best device to fight that fire was the guy with the drip torch. Burn out and get out.

[@colleensolinski8421]

You know it might be burning till

[@vanessahuman7607]

Why aren't they putting water on the fire

[@hihfty]

You let wild fires burn to fire lines and breaks. They put themselves out mostly.

[@bradmagnuson6963]

Dig trenches around it, it'll put itself out

[@Sharon-tx9ko]

So scary! My brother was evacuated from his house in Lakehurst last night. He's watching my 2 dogs for a couple of weeks, so he had to stuff 4 dogs and 2 cats in his car and haul butt out of there!

[@Chrislimey38]

What was the outcome? No houses burned down I hope.

[@alyssaward9658]

We were evacuated as well. Our home is featured in the 4:00 time of the video. No structural damage nor any injuries were reported. The first responders and forestry service did an amazing job last night saving our town and we are beyond grateful!

[@joyfullone3968]

Hope animals can get out of it! Poor creatures.😂

[@BW12149]

Way too long to get a charged hose line. Attack immediately with tank water. Knock it down and go from there

[@hihfty]

You don’t fight brush fires this size directly. You establish fire lines and let it burn itself as it reaches the line. You can put an entire fire out without a drop of water of this size.

[@slackjawedyokel1]

@@hihfty I worked on a type 6 engine -one year we got detailed to central/southern Mississippi -we were initial attack -spent over a month there -probably 30 or so fires -carried a torch behind the plow or held line -never put a single drop of water on a fire -not even any mop up --plow burn -work smarter -not harder

[@NJtoAzMountainBiker]

Different parts of the country do it differently

[@BW12149]

@@hihfty I lived on Long Island from 1961-1972. From 1968-1972 I served on a Suffolk county fire department and we fought many, many brush, grass and woodland fires with my department and many others. There were times when a fast attack would slow down the fire spread enough to allow us to let some burn without being a threat. A number of times a direct and intense attack would stop the fire. But once it would get into heavy scrub pine, then we knew a long fight was on. I’ve been in Oklahoma since 1978, served full time and as a volunteer with several departments. Our fires here mostly are running grass fires, sometimes into wooded areas. Those get chased and if we didn’t go after it, lots of damage and destruction occurred. We didn’t always win, but we knew we had to be super aggressive to get moving quickly. Nothing against the New Jersey agencies, but every one knows what they have, what they’ll need and what works to their advantage to overcome these type fires.

[@dolphcrane6420]

Looks like these fire fighters learned in Uvalde..... Get the fk in there with shovels ans put it out....

[@hihfty]

You let wildfires burn into fire lines and exhaust themselves. Sounds like you got your wild land training from uvalde.

[@slackjawedyokel1]

and create dirty black and smoke up the area for a week ? Get some education

[@williamheber2118]

Obviously you have NO clue.

[@nuggetfoot6804]

Sense your so smart why don’t u do it?

[@williamheber2118]

@@nuggetfoot6804 I did with NJFFS. And you? NJFFS knows what to do.

[@wallochdm1]

Isn't it a bit early for forest fire season??

[@jerseyshorefireresponse]

This is our fire season peak but it did start early

[@seanmurphy2302]

Burning pine is like burning oil. Hot.