LACo.FD Well Involved Commercial Fire: Defensive Operations (Vernon)

Los Angeles County Fire Department Companies arrived on scene of the 5600 block of Alcoa Ave to find a two story commercial structure well involved with fire. The fire was located in 13's first due, Battalion 3 was known as Alcoa IC while Battalion 13 assumed operations.
Firefighters used high flow portable monitors and ladder pipes to keep the fire contained to the unit of origin. The first alarm assignment was able to handle with an additional truck company, Quint 27, who was nearby investigating an outdoor fire.
Knockdown was called 3 1/2 hours after time of dispatch. The building is an abandoned building. No injuries were reported.
February 18th, 2020- Vernon, CA

[@rlm98253]

Some of the best fire ground video I've seen. Well done, sir.

[@Kevin19700]

I noticed that also. Nice floating cam angles, smooth edit points...very professional looking.

[@normansilver905]

Great performance by our L.A. County FD crews!

[@xetbyte2257]

I am sure most professional firefighters ever!

[@Bacanalable]

It´s impressive how 3/4 of water it´s wasted washing the smoke!!!...

[@Kevin19700]

I’ve noticed that on a number of fire vids. It’s sorta like well we are at least getting that water in the general direction 😏

[@Bacanalable]

@@Kevin19700 Yeah...it looks like a joke, but it´s the sad truth...

[@sabbathfan1969]

Nice footage 😀👍👍 great job Los Angeles County fire department 🚒👍👍🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Thanks for the video, keep up the good work!!

[@teresalenaandprincessthedo4862]

Aww we love fireman, thank you so much!! 😇🥑🐕‍🦺🧡🚒💙💜🐾you guys are awesome!!

[@TC-rj8ec]

The city of Vernon having alot of fires lately

[@Kevin19700]

I’ve noticed that also. Two things come to mind: First it could be homeless people squatting in empty buildings or... Building owners who know their property is never going to get rented again so maybe it’s time to force some equity out of the structure? Just an observation, not necessarily a fact.

[@robertwitkowski1650]

I want to be the deck gun guy, and the first floor window breaker. I think i would be good flushing a hydrant and sitting on a hose too. Thank you, Fire fighters!

[@robertwitkowski1650]

Great video!

[@Bobbyd0052]

SORRY ,I WAS SO LATE TO THE SHOW ! BUT WHAT PERFECTLY CLEAR ANGLES ! "GO AHEAD 310" ! ON BOARD FOR LIFE !🏆! GREAT JOB TO LAFD ! STAY SAFE EVERONE !😎

[@wes5150.]

This is the first time I've seen a structure fire being tackled with more than ONLY 2 hoses. These guy had 5 HOSES of WATER on the FIRE !

[@josephbrown822]

If it is a large commercial building then THERE should be more than 2 lines pulled. This one was quite large and well covered along the length of the structure, great job.

[@wes5150.]

@@josephbrown822 Thanks. Now I know !

[@josephbrown822]

@@wes5150. No problem. Most departments want to try and cut the fire off before it gets any further, but this one looks like it was going pretty good before the trucks arrived. So just pull line hit in the front, center, and end to keep it from advancing to another building. Deprive it of dry material and it will have nothing to ignite.

[@wes5150.]

@@josephbrown822 WOW ! Thanks for your TIME to elaborate on the particulars ! Now that you've explained it to me(and others)what you say ,make's sense ! Thanks Again !

[@juliecasey5196]

Awesome footage

[@wes5150.]

Telephone service will be unavailable for a few days.

[@xvsj-s2x]

Excellent Catch 👍❤️🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒

[@jacobkeppler1984]

Nice work guys keep it up 🚒🧑‍🚒🇺🇸

[@michaelsorrells4649]

Power line could cost it

[@josephbrown822]

LA County has had some pretty intense and large fires as of late from what I have been seeing on KZbin. And mentioned below fire bugs will set anything on fire just for the rush, and homeless will start small fires to stay warm or cook what they can find or get. In and in the end a building is destroyed and/or a life is lost, just sad.

[@Kevin19700]

Spot on Joseph! And let us not forget about unscrupulous landlords getting tired of owning a building that will never rent again. A little help from a friendly “torch” is not unheard of...so I have read at least😏

[@josephbrown822]

@@Kevin19700 yes they will Tamarin. Even where I live in up state NY near Lake Champlain not uncommon for home owners to start the home a blaze for insurance claims. We have houses being leased by just 1 person in 4 different towns, he lives in a city named Newburgh, and some of them need to be redone because they are way out dated and violate codes. IF these burn because no one will rent them or buy them, a spark will mean instant insurance claim.

[@medic1rn12]

Can anyone explain to me why Quint 164 has its own pump, for pumping water, BUT does not have a pre-piped waterway? It just seems like a waste of a perfectly good aerial device to not have a pre-piped master stream.

[@thefaceoftyranny7612]

Onus news sent me!

[@46fd04]

They should have at least 3 Aerial Ladder water towers in operation. 2.5" handlinres shooting water from the ground over the top of the wall is a waste of time & water in my professional opinion

[@jz1340]

Great capture....No towers rates a one star for LAFD.

[@robertyoung3992]

this LA Co not LAFD

[@3dland874]

I guess the ladder trucks are just for show

[@vanessahuman7607]

What's going on with all the major fires every night? Arsonist running around?

[@310fire]

Wide variety of reasons, arson and homeless are the main contributors.