Never Seen Before Fire Through A Helmet Cam

Never Seen Before Fire Through A Helmet Cam
SEVEN PEOPLE DIE EACH DAY IN REPORTED U.S. HOME FIRES
NFPA releases new report on home fire statistics
The National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA’s) new report on home fires shows that U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated annual average of 366,600 home structure fires from 2007-2011. Seven people died each day in U.S. home fires, on average, and older adults were the age group most likely to die in a home fire. Cooking equipment remains the leading cause of home structure fires and home fire injuries; however, smoking materials persist as the leading cause of home fire deaths, according to the report.
Roughly one in every 320 households per year had a reported home fire during this five-year period. These fires caused an estimated average of 2,570 civilian deaths, 13,210 civilian injuries, and $7.2 billion in direct property damage per year.
One-quarter (25 percent) of the home fire deaths resulted from fires that originated in the bedroom, another quarter (24 percent) from fires in the family room, living room, or den, and 16 percent from fires starting in the kitchen. Half of home fire deaths were caused by incidents reported between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Home fire deaths from fires in which no smoke alarms were present, or in which smoke alarms were present but did not operate, accounted for 60 percent of all home fire deaths. Smoke alarms were lacking in 37 percent of home fire deaths, and at least one alarm was present but non-operational in 23 percent.
“Three out of five home fire deaths occurred in homes without working smoke alarms, which emphasizes the importance of taking personal responsibility when it comes to protecting yourself and your family from fire,” says Lorraine Carli, vice president of communications for NFPA. “Installing and maintaining these alarms could save a majority of the lives lost in home fires, especially if they work in conjunction with home sprinklers.”
Fire sprinklers were present in only 6 percent of reported home fires between 2006-2010, according to a 2012 report - U.S. Experience with Sprinklers. That report, referenced in the home fires report, also noted that the death rate was 83 percent lower when wet pipe sprinkler systems were present, compared to reported home fires without any automatic extinguishing systems.
The report is based on data from the U.S. Fire Administration’s (USFA) National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) and the NFPA’s annual fire department experience survey.
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Top ten fire safety tips from NFPA:
Watch your cooking
Stay in the kitchen when you are frying, grilling, or broiling food. If you must leave, even for a short time, turn off the stove. If you are simmering, baking, roasting, or boiling food, check it regularly, remain in the home while food is cooking, and use a timer.
Give space heaters space
Keep fixed and portable space heaters at least three feet from anything that can burn. Turn off heaters when you leave the room or go to sleep.
Smoke outside
Ask smokers to smoke outside. Have sturdy, deep ashtrays for smokers.
Keep matches and lighters out of reach
Keep matches and lighters up high, out of the reach of children, preferably in a cabinet with a child lock.
Inspect electrical cords
Replace cords that are cracked, damaged, have broken plugs, or loose connections.
Be careful when using candles
Keep candles at least one foot from anything that can burn. Blow out candles when you leave the room or go to sleep.
Have a home fire escape plan
Make a home fire escape plan and practice it at least twice a year.
Install smoke alarms
Install smoke alarms on every level of your home, inside bedrooms and outside sleeping areas. Interconnect smoke alarms throughout the home. When one sounds, they all sound. For the best protection, both ionization and photoelectric alarms or combination ionization and photoelectric alarms (also known as dual sensor alarms) are recommended.
Test smoke alarms
Test smoke alarms at least once a month and replace conventional batteries once a year or when the alarm “chirps” to tell you the battery is low. Replace any smoke alarm that is more than 10 years old.
Install sprinklers
If you are building or remodeling your home, install residential fire sprinklers. Sprinklers can contain and may even extinguish a fire in less time than it would take the fire department to arrive.
Visit www.nfpa.org/safetytips to learn more and access free downloadable resources.
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[@fd2721]

Minimal water for extinguishment, and many lives saved. Unfortunately, in most states legislators fight against mandatory sprinklers at the urging of builders assoc. because of the slight increase in cost to a new bldg. Sprinklers save not only civilian lives, but also the lives of firefighters who don't know better than to enter a bldg that's falling down like the one shown.

[@hubtex141]

I'm not trying to come across insulting or anything like that please don't take me wrong. Arrival on scene, roof mostly collapsed, was an interior attack the best choice, or should a defensive attack been used? I'm no fireman, would appreciate someone who actually is answer. Thank and stay safe.

[@Gildrion]

+hubtex141 I can speak only for how the things in germany are handled. When a building is that much damaged and it can be said with certainty that no one is trapped inside, we would simply "let it burn down" in a controlled manner so that no nearby buildungs would be damaged, too. Of course we would at least attack from outside, but if it was my decision, I wouldn't have send anyone into that building. In my oppinion it is too dangerous. But, in germany we have different tactics due to different basic conditions. However, most of the time it is way easier to judge about what should/could have been done infront of the computer. Since you don't have all the information and you can't take that much time at the actual scene, it might still have been the best decision they made at this fire.

[@davecarsley8773]

+Gildrion I can speak for America. We go in unless it's 2 seconds from collapsing on our heads. Pretty much every fire, every time. Why? cause our dad's and grandads did it. Yup, awful reason. But true

[@Gildrion]

Dave Carsley That's sad to hear :-/ Sounds dangerous and irrational. Furthermore, in the US buildings often consist of more wood and flameable stuff. At least to my knowledge that architectural style goes less for stones etc. (sorry..can't find the appropriate words since english isn't my native language).. That makes them burning down and collapsing even faster.

[@jamalthomas4523]

Really depends on the Dept. mentality. Some are much more aggressive and some are more defensive. If the IC says go in you go in period.

[@fd2721]

Kevin, there is something that works like your suggesting, only better, sprinklers. They're activated before the fire department is even dispatched. Minimal water for extinguishment, and many lives saved. Unfortunately, in most states legislators fight against mandatory sprinklers at the urging of builders assoc. because of the slight increase in cost to a new bldg. Sprinklers save not only civilian lives, but also the lives of firefighters who don't know better than to enter a bldg that's falling down like the one shown.

[@davecarsley8773]

When I went through the academy (bear in mind this is 7 years ago now), it was true at THAT time, that - with the exception of 9/11 - there had never been a single fatality in a fully sprinkled building. Pretty amazing stuff

[@KosukiFire]

Wow love the stacked cross lay. How many do you have 4 or 6?

[@jacobkeppler1984]

Nice work guys keep it

[@MrCafsman]

actually what that kevin guy is suggesting is not out of the question and is being done to a degree using door control and such if you control the influx of air you cam contain the fire allowing you to get where you need and put the water on the fire. if you also look at vent limited fires and the studies UL is putting out there the temps are coming down etc. he isn't far off

[@llthpofh]

hey what part of the southeast you in ?

[@ivetteviera148]

be safe good job a you are good at this I believe in you

[@nicholassturgeon5035]

Now who disliked this and why?

[@taunteratwill1787]

Nicholas Sturgeon I did! I dislike everything on YT, on the streets, in shops, people in general, people who ask questions, what's it to you?

[@RickScheu]

[@DreamMakerStudioInc]

#respect

[@brandonphelps6137]

This has 12 thousand views I'm pretty Sure it's been seen

[@robertjones8272]

Must be a country hick town no water pumpers ; threee strooges for fire fighters

[@davecarsley8773]

See that thing in the first 6 seconds of the video with all the pretty knobs? That's a pump panel idiot

[@joshuarichardson8174]

white hat thinks he capt merica

[@kingkevin267]

don't get me wrong I appreciate everything that fire men do and I know they risk there lives every single day but it just seems like such a ineffective way to fight fires. I mean think about look at all the water there using were are talking about 100 of thoushands of gallons of water when most states are seeing extream droughts. then in some cases (not in this one) ive seen where the watere actually does more damage (escpically to surrounding buildings in city areas where houses are right next to each other) than the fire. u would think by now someone would have figured out a smarter way to fight fires. like maybe something that attaches to every door and window of a house then in the event of a fire (and activated by firemen with maybe like a key to avoid miss use and to confirm that everyone is out befor activating) would seal all doors and windows then suck all the air out of the building. it would require virtually no water be a lot faster and require very little to no people and the few who are needed would face very little risk. I'm just saing I'm sure there are better ideas also.

[@yourbuddyrook]

+Kevin Weil Over 70% of Earths surface is covered in water, I don't think water is an issue. Besides, those trucks only hold between 700-1,000 gallons of water and i didn't see them pulling from a hydrant, which originates from rivers and streams anyways.

[@kingkevin267]

It was just water (although it kinda was yes 70% of earth is water but only a very small amount it usable the rest is either salt water or ice) but also the risk of the fire fighter lives. The time. And the cost of equipment and people imagine if a fire broke out and one pick up truck with no equipment and 2 guys could show up confirm no one is in the building and then maybe turn a key access and the building would seal it's self and vacume the air out the fire would just go out. Imagine how much time money and how many lives would be saved.

[@yourbuddyrook]

What if someone was trapped or it was unknown if someone was trapped? The majority of our equipment on the trucks is actually for fire entrapment and rescue. Thankfully in my small community most of the occupants get out but a lot of our calls are either unknown occupants or the fact that they didn't tell anyone they got out and went to a nearby house. City departments are full of apartment complexes and commercial buildings and most of their calls involve multiple rescues. I'm not knocking your idea, it's great your thinking about safe alternative fire fighting.

[@usa_usa_usa4573]

+Kevin Weil look up fire back draft. You will see why your plan will not work.

[@rand0mghost928]

+Kevin Weil your shiting me right look up backdraft your idea wont work and stay behind a key board and let us do are job unless you feel like joining us until then shut your mouth

[@fd2721]

Kevin, there is something that works like your suggesting, only better, sprinklers. They're activated before the fire department is even dispatched. Minimal water for extinguishment, and many lives saved. Unfortunately, in most states legislators fight against mandatory sprinklers at the urging of builders assoc. because of the slight increase in cost to a new bldg. Sprinklers save not only civilian lives, but also the lives of firefighters who don't know better than to enter a bldg that's falling down like the one shown.

[@taunteratwill1787]

fd2721 Yeah sprinklers in the woods, in cabins in the woods! What's wrong with you!?