Multiple Alarm Factory Fire - Shenandoah, Pa. - 01/17/2020

Firefighters were called to the 100 Block of East Lloyd Street in Shenandoah, Pa around 3:50 AM. First arriving crews found smoke showing from an old factory converted into apartments and other uses. A second alarm was struck as firefighters went to work. After 45 minutes of an interior attack and roof operations, all crews were removed from the building. An exterior attack was set up and a third alarm dispatched. Three alarms of tankers were brought in to supplement the municipal water source.

[@captainmorgan1107]

Damn, you know it's pretty far along when the smoke is pouring out of all the mortar joints. Great video!

[@FireandFilmdotcom]

Thanks!

[@gingerbread6614]

Man you got some great shots of that fire. Thank you for all the photos.

[@megaweld7018]

A Tough Job here to say the least under some very trying circumstances including water supply & serious cold & wind weather conditions . This thing had the potential to really run loose and may have taken blocks with it. A Excellent Mutual Aid response on this job & very hard work done here by the Crews in keeping it from running the Blocks around this Job !

[@gregggoss2210]

Great footage man.

[@FireandFilmdotcom]

Thanks!

[@FDNY8231]

Real nice video on what looked like as tough, windy job.

[@FireandFilmdotcom]

Definitely, rough for crews even after going exterior with the smoke banking down to the ground

[@LovStorms]

Awesome job on the video and stay safe enjoy your day

[@wbarr550]

Great Job Joe!! Like the wind!!

[@FireandFilmdotcom]

Thanks Bill

[@doc6306]

Buildings like that scare me; especially if it's "slumlord modifications". They can create an immense fire load, with a surprise around every corner.Locally, there's an old theater turned into four apartments, three upstairs and one down. Except, you have to go upstairs, down a building length hall, and down steps into the fourth apartment. That's the only access, it doesn't even have windows...

[@TrainsOnGoPro]

Cool Video! 02:47 That blue engine looks awesome!

[@charlesrudish9147]

You're kidding, right??

[@TrainsOnGoPro]

@@charlesrudish9147 What's wrong with the Blue Fire Engine?

[@praack4563]

everyone off the roof- air horns go off, then you hear a chain saw, another message- get off the roof !- "we're working on it"........... hope that was a bad edit......

[@lorknozzel11]

one problem with this video. it was too short! great work, keep it up!

[@FireandFilmdotcom]

Very cold and lots of water flying with the wind, tried keeping the cameras dry for a decent portion of the fire

[@ericlehman839]

In the later part of the fire (say after around 10:00), looks like everything is burning pretty fiercely. At that point, does water actually get the fire out any faster? I wonder if it will burn until available fuel is more or less consumed regardless. If so, might putting water on the fire actually let it burn longer?

[@ritirons2726]

Eric Lehman, the water will extinguish the fire quicker as long as it is applied correctly and by using the proper appliances. Hand lines alone are not going to do the job. There simply isn’t enough water being discharged to overcome the fire. At the point you’re speaking of there needs to be master streams operating that would provide the output and the “power” to penetrate further into the building and to reach all that is burning. A few of the ladder trucks operating at or even below the window levels directing the streams upward would have allowed a lot of water to reach the fire essentially extinguishing it much sooner.

[@williamheber2118]

Should have been an exterior attack when smoke showed from brick mortar?

[@theshadow1559]

A whole lot of Fire Apparatus and Firefighters on the scene, but very few handlines and even fewer deck guns in operation.

[@brotherbrownstone]

Shut up.

[@JB91710]

@@brotherbrownstone Was "Shut Up" a fire fighting tactic you were offering like Shadow did?

[@brotherbrownstone]

@@JB91710 Just telling "The Shadow" to shut it. I just hate "use the deck gun" as the end-all-be-all firefighting tactic.... armchair/keyboard fire chiefs....

[@brotherbrownstone]

@@JB91710 here .... "but few handlines and even fewer deck guns..." I'm just saying that there are a lot of replies to firefighting videos (in general) that think that any fire is easily put out with deck guns. And I will ignore the rest of your comment, because I can. Noob.

[@ritirons2726]

The simple fact that a term such as “noob” was used should be enough to understand the level of intelligence you’re dealing with here. My 6th graders say that constantly while watching KZbin gaming videos.

[@edloeffler9769]

as soon as I saw 'United Wiping Cloth Co.', I knew somebody was going to have a bad day. As the fire progresses, keep everyone out of the collapse zone and just flow water. With the wind, spark travel is always a concern.

[@robertbrady9597]

hi nice video on what like you work hard on the fire

[@RSRivera613]

Great video ....

[@FireandFilmdotcom]

Thanks!

[@charlesrudish9147]

As an old smoke eater from the 60's and 70's, you get use to the whims of upper management and City hall, like the hours we should work, what we get paid and what gets us to the fire scene. The one thing I could never figure out was, who came up with the what color the apparatus should be. What's wrong with traditional RED? Starting in the 70's you started seeing some really god awful colors, starting with School buss yellow, International Orange , white then to lime green, (yuck) like showed up in our department, then it went to multicolor units. As I watch this video I noticed someone decided that BLUE would be a good color for a fire engine. WTF, what were they thinking??? To date, I think FDNY and Chicago Fire Dept. have the best color schemes. I'm waiting for Camo.

[@davidglaum2538]

That was one hot fire news reported that the building was filled with rubbish. That would help fuel the fire. They did a great job under bad conditions.

[@irishffert]

sorins brother's place . I use to work there and the scrap yard . Great work by 462 brothers .

[@thegamingtruckdriver]

So much has changed since the Worcester Cold Storage fire. This looked ugly from the beginning. Great job keeping everyone safe.

[@garyhess7439]

Great video,love the blue truck.

[@tdogg9116]

Very nice job considering the conditions. The FF's just never seemed to get ahead of the fire.

[@mer2705]

Is it still burning?

[@FireandFilmdotcom]

There were still pockets of fire smoldering when I stopped by 6 days later

[@kurtismckemmie4850]

@@FireandFilmdotcom wow

[@Bleriotman]

Can see the ruins at Lehigh and Lloyd St. on Google Maps - 125 Lloyd St.

[@katyleeson1414]

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[@yvonmalette2522]

bad sector? seem all around is abandoned

[@robsr.5518]

Why are they fighting the fire against the wind, That’s a losing battle.

[@JakeW26]

How long have you been on the job?

[@sleepyjay2664]

Obvious failure by the command staff. Nobody bothered to bring the magic wand to change the wind direction.

[@cherylkessler7432]

Looks like Shenandoah saved money by not providing BAs. Lots of tanks on the backs, but no masks. Unbelievable!

[@mipspc]

Too little water to contain. Did the best with what they had.

[@JB91710]

2:47 As you look at all the Lawn Statues doing nothing, notice how long that water stream is putting water on the same spot. How much water do you think is needed in one spot before that spot will no longer burn? 4:50 More of the same. You only need 3 seconds of water on any given spot. 6:10 That's a very wet spot in there. 7:20 This is called Water squirting not Fire fighting where you Think and Surgically apply water to burning material to Stop The Threat in an efficient and timely manor. 7:56 Hey Guys! The fire has come to you! I guess all that water didn't hit the Right spot. Why do the flames persist? It's because you HAVE to actually Move Your Feet to the side to change the Angle of Attack so the water doesn't Just hit ONE SPOT! Lawn Statues and Fountain Statues not Firefighters! A strong Work Ethic doesn't come with the uniform. I'm done! That was some pathetic fire playing! The real sad part? Not one Officer is stepping in to correct any of this.

[@chickenstripsnbbqsauce659]

needs waaay mor aerials on operation and waaaay more hand lines and deck guns. This beast was wind fed and containment was completely lost cause of lack of water going into and on the building. Put firemen at risk with burning electrical lines and potential gas line ruptures. Its a tough job and the firemen did a very good job , but command screwed the pooch on this one and it made the job last longer then it could have.

[@kurtismckemmie4850]

Well I'm sure the neighborhood is wide awake now. 3:56