Leonia,nj Fire Department Truck Fire

[@freeamericausa1]

For everyone complaining about how long it took to arrive on the scene. Have you ever tried to get on any freeway, or highway with that much traffic, and just had an easy time getting someplace? The fire departments are not located right next to the Interstates. If you think you can do better. PROVE IT.

[@antoniogomes4975]

fireman are always wetting their pants.

[@scottishterrier16]

Those cars were fried! Holy crap!

[@monarch1957]

They did a good job of getting the fire out, they saved the back 2 vehicles on the trailer.

[@thewizardofozjosephcalrow4227]

Did ridgefield went

[@FloozieOne]

Wow, great fire, but I don't understand what people are honking for. Traffic is moving fine. I can just hear the salesman now... "Have I got a load of hot cars for you to choose from!"

[@fcfdladder22]

I just want to say command did a fantastic job running this incident. Great work brothers be safe!

[@donreed7018]

Reminds me of Morey Amsterdam, reading a radio ad for a car dealer: "Come down and take a look at our cars, there're hot!" Then he added, "Yeah. they probably are!" (Stolen.) Next day he was looking for another job.

[@thesleuthfilesdocumentarie7934]

I think that car hauler is now a fire truck

[@Rustybunchbantam10]

Great video!!

[@susanowens6393]

They need to stop all traffic.people are so ignorant taking a chance by driving past the cars on fire.

[@smileyface93]

I remember a situation like this when I was working driving I294 freeway in the chicago area when a van was fully in golfed at a year prior to this

[@gregggoss2210]

The state police usually will not totally shut down a major highway unless there is an incident involving gunfire or there are bodies strewn about the roadway. I was told that the thinking behind this is that the more the traffic back s up the more likely for more accidents to happen in the backup. We had an incident on a local interstate during a snow storm where several vehicles were involved in a crash, debris strewn about the roadway, diesel fuel leaking from a tractor trailer, and an extrication in progress. We begged and pleaded with the state police to shut down the road , but they would not. Cars were slipping and sliding all over adding to the danger. I was on the Hurst tool trying to concentrate on extricating and watching cars getting dangerously close to us. Way to go N.J.S.P.

[@landonrodenhofer7662]

the fd I used to be on wouldn't even ask the police to shut down the highway. if we deemed it necessary for the safety of the crew we would shut down the highway with apparatus blocking the lanes.

[@ziree22]

If this would happen in the Netherlands.... traffic or no traffic the roads are closed and traffic rerouted.

[@easilyhumored]

where this fire was vicomtedemusique there no exits for miles and going north bound where the truck was is a mile from the George Washington bridge you can't shut that down it just a real tough stretch of highway

[@reallyharried]

What I don't understand is why they were not able to stop; reroute traffic in the adjacent lanes, both directions. As soon as the alarm came, couldn't local and county police have closed off affected entrances and made traffic already on the thoroughfare exit? There were a number of explosions from the fire. Couldn't they have affected the other traffic?

[@MaxZomboni]

Why didn't they just shut the freeway down, and being the equipment from the opposite direction? The traffic shouldn't be moving through the smoke anyway. That could cause a secondary incident.

[@scottbilger9294]

The smoke is going straight up. The fire is separated from moving traffic by the guardrail and a median barrier. All lanes are clear and traffic is moving.

[@macofire]

good job... lot of traffic to deal with.

[@smileyface93]

state police should shut all lanes of freeway

[@kevino3866]

last thing police/fire want to do is shut down the whole highway. No need to do that here, no fatality or major accident.

[@lindatoten6452]

@@kevino3866 , they do it if it is something major here in the south

[@ireland1953]

Homer, why was the camera location moved? The new position is most annoying.

[@paulaylward5565]

Good luck with everything and God bless you all

[@johnfranklin5277]

Hey, you know that special order car you're waiting for, uh, there a little problem...

[@gsarjos]

Fantastic coverage

[@jonstefanik9400]

I saw a car fire on the Garden State Parkway years ago.

[@robertgildea2841]

I am watching from Elmira NY Elmira fire department and West Elmira fire department leave the station as soon as the call comes in

[@markstanich1922]

8 mins into the video no traffic control what a joke

[@andrewperry813]

They were probably just waiting for Gov Christie to order another "traffic study"... Still too soon?

[@dan14048]

why didnt they move traffic out of the way?

[@101southsideboy]

since when does traffic ever do the right thing. just as drive on snow and ice the same way they would if it 80 degrees and sunny. so why a car on fire be any different

[@lindatoten6452]

They had plenty of time to re direct traffic or at least get the traffic out of the lane that was needed for emergency vehicles. I didn't see any cops doing anything. Just watched the heavy traffic flying by.

[@sqeekykleen49]

Heya vinny dat twuk ya odad Gots a little pwobwem. Da cars are too hot ta move.

[@herve30able1]

No need to film while cars, trucks of all sizes, buses are passing-by.

[@vulcan1429]

awesome!

[@javelin1010]

Ah.......there was a slight problem with the delivery of your vehicle.

[@faerieSAALE]

Raise your hand if you wanted to see the whole thing burn up!

[@chessiesystemrailfanman3741]

Are you a pyromaniac Lindsey? Do you like to see things burn?

[@skoko1945]

Truck brakes?

[@MikeySartori]

how did it catch

[@brianellsworth7920]

well ahhhhhhh something got hot ahhhhhhh then ahhhhhhh there was flames ahhh then ahhh barbecue on the highway ahhhhhh

[@clhb21]

What is the truck at 1:35?

[@tylermacconnell217]

It’s an old Mack with a reefer van body

[@XKRSpartanRemixer]

Why! Why couldn't have been a second-gen Acadia! :(

[@allanx1703]

Why didn't the cops just stop all traffic and let the FD work safely...Ok here may a be a massive tail back but tough.

[@lindatoten6452]

The cops watched the fire like they are good at doing. They don't get very involved in it.

[@ziree22]

Does someone knows how it started ?

[@albertomadeirajr7671]

Can someone let me know where are the highway patrol was during all this?

[@lindatoten6452]

Yrs, they could have redirected the traffic or at least clear a lane for emergency vehicles. That is what our city does. The person filming was standing in a good spot, and then somehow I started seeing so much traffic. It was difficult to see what was going on. Just saying...

[@TarekAlsalh]

Good jab

[@lildevil7002]

looks like the driver bought a few cars.

[@douglaswallace7680]

HEY ! Get those cars blocked off ! I'm trying to film this !

[@mattjordane1901]

3 cars were saved

[@GRUPOSENSATIONMIX]

wow ,,,10 minutes talking shit.....on the radio..until the whole truck is gering cover by flames,,and the traffict still moving like nothing is happen ...its alwys the same story with the fire department..

[@yashmittal3950]

Be safe

[@abdirisakehussein6340]

They got there and did their job so stop complaining doubt u could lift a twenty weight forget about the sixty plus kilos of gear these firefighters have on

[@lucashunter6744]

Haha we had one of these fires 2 years ago

[@ireland1953]

@4:03 I turned the video off. Sorry.

[@bsmack66]

I was hoping they would get there in time to save the tractor. The driver should have unhitched it.

[@shawnc1016]

It looks like the fire started in the tractor. And these don't unhook that easily.

[@bsmack66]

Could have been overheated brakes, like a spring brake not releasing.

[@brianellsworth7920]

unhook a loaded car hauler good luck rocket scientist

[@835g]

Show me the car fax 🤣

[@chuntz64]

It amazes me how stupid people really are! Seeing the the vehicle on fire and still driving next to it until something happens and then trying to sue somebody for thier stupidity!

[@ziree22]

It surprises me more that other drivers not stop and watch disaster tourists

[@tysondenzel5006]

The Acadia is ruined 😔

[@el-romantikoamaro1564]

Very slow fire department and police....

[@falcondriver100]

Typical union workers. Took em 7 minutes to get there, but boy once they got there they had 6 engines and a slew of boss's on scene to do the job one engine would do from a volunteer dept. Sheesh.

[@freeamericausa1]

Surprise falcondriver. They ARE volunteers in the video. Got anything else you'd like to prove about how stupid you are?

[@ColbyM96]

freeamericausa1 Thats for that comment, couldn't agree anymore lol.

[@brianellsworth7920]

96 smoke eaters one hoser

[@myrealghostbusters]

show me the Carfax.

[@dav1d1982]

6+ minute response…thats not very good…..

[@CyniacuL]

Thats excellent response time what are you talking about? Not everyone has the luxury of having station every block. In my county response times are 6-20 or even 30 minutes some times for really far out calls.

[@lom3ardo]

Does anybody know what "fully involved" means lmao

[@brianellsworth7920]

shot down in flames i got cheap cars for sale Friday fire sale

[@kimludlow1516]

Yankees