North Conway 3+ Alarm Fire Audio Red Jacket Inn 4/30/2022 [New Hampshire]

[@carrie8449]

This dispatcher did an amazing job and didn’t miss a beat.

[@owensweetland342]

With the initial reports of heavy fire from a distance why not beef up the response?

[@dougurmston2941]

Very impressed how well everything is communicated, great job everyone !!!

[@dianegaffney9718]

Amazing job on all parts of the fire, rescue and the dispatcher should be very proud of the job she did. Also amazing no one was hurt

[@cpd9148]

A total of 28 town's and city's responded to this fire

[@BrandonCarder]

My family was just there last weekend for the first time and we couldn't wait to go back. Sadly, we won't until it's (hopefully) rebuilt. So happy no one is hurt

[@barrymacdonald1060]

hair on the back of my neck stands up every time that tone is struck

[@nimbusregular]

i love my town. grate job saving the hole bilding

[@cpd9148]

As soon as I saw the first video on Facebook I knew this would go to 3+ alarms with how bad the wind was that day even in southern New Hampshire

[@NHFR911]

Remember That Fire Last Year, So Many Trucks Were Toned There Definitely Over 3 Alarms

[@mason_ace]

): they haven’t opened it, I was just there a week ago before it happened. I used to go there with my family every summer.

[@MrPeter924]

Great video great police radio fire 🔥 great show

[@jeffdillon8816]

Was there a fire-ground channel on this and it’s just all the audio or was this all on a main/dispatch channel?

[@SB603SB]

Back-up to the main dispatch. And it’s police dispatched.

[@jeffdillon8816]

@@SB603SB Roger. Thank you.

[@benmeyer2916]

There had to be zero sprinklers in this place, I’ve never seen a fire spread so fast holy shit

[@judyc9380]

That. Section built in 70s before sprinklers required. All wood, fierce wind. Firewall halted the spread.

[@owensweetland342]

Well, that was "the big one".

[@Celtics4ever]

My family and I just checked out of the hotel a day before this fire

[@owensweetland342]

Timing is everything.

[@FoundaPeanut]

The place was just bought in November for 31,million by an investment firm. They were looking at a renovation cost of 3/4 of what they paid for it, an now their insurance is going to cover most of it…. I don’t think this fire was an accident.

[@hosedragger-204]

@@FoundaPeanut yeah, very odd

[@highline64]

32:30 Where the RAC at?

[@norestkev]

😂

[@albertomadeirajr7824]

I'm assuming they don't have a TAC channel to many traffic on main channel.

[@nickpreece5360]

There was an operational channel in use during this fire.

[@albertomadeirajr7824]

@@nickpreece5360 is there a reason why that dispatcher had trouble getting a hold of the Chiefs that is on scene over the radio? She had to pause several times with so much traffic that is going on?

[@nickpreece5360]

@@albertomadeirajr7824 most likely because a Chief would would swap to an ops channel or was giving on scene orders, talking with RJ management, on the phone with additional resources like the FMO and so on.

[@nickpreece5360]

@@albertomadeirajr7824 the town is also in the process of upgrading the radio communications systems and repeaters the next two years

[@albertomadeirajr7824]

@@nickpreece5360 yes that's good to know because the audio in this video was awful I know this is the best they have under the circumstances but I'm glad they're going to be changing their radio systems

[@djemergenceex199]

Still not rebuilt or open for business as of 7/28/23😢

[@mason_ace]

And now Thursday, Feb 29, 2024

[@mason_ace]

I hope it’s open this summer me and my family always goes every summer.

[@Andyboyfire]

I don’t understand many things that were happening here…

[@robertburdick2998]

Stayed there several times, sad😢

[@joeragman6568]

Why is a reported building fire a "first alarm" to start with

[@hosedragger-204]

Sounded like dispatch had bad info from 9-1-1 and thought it was just a room and contents fire

[@SB603SB]

We have this saying “it’s easier to get them started and turned around, then it is to start them after you already need them”

[@rebelyank6361]

The building is right in town. Most likely smoke & fire was seen from the station or by incoming volunteers. My local areas dispatch an hour from this fire will often go to a first before arrival and sometimes will go to a second upon arrival depending on the situation. Our dispatch sent a task force of 7 engines a tanker & my towns tower to this fire from an hour away.

[@blueingreen1717]

Standard practice for fire services nationwide. Some locations require confirmation before even going to an official first alarm. In some locations..a dispatcher can put out a full first alarm if there are reports of smoke, flame, or reports of people trapped. Usually battalion chiefs, captains or crew leader of the first engine to arrive makes the decision on a first or second alarm in the beginning. The incident commander will decide on additional alarms after that. There are a few situations where they have gone to a second almost right away...but those are rare. This is done to control resources...to prevent waste, to prevent too many units being tied up where they might not be needed, and to prevent units from showing up to a fire all at once before an Incident command is established to control who is going where. It would be additional chaos if 4 or 5 alarms worth of equipment arrived all at once before an assessment has been done to determine where they are needed. Also...for safety purposes...chiefs need to know where firefighters are. Control of the scene is required to do this.

[@dv1267]

@ Jeff Dillon I happened to read the comments first and I was surprised someone asked C2 to go to “2” which usually means go to channel 2. I don’t know the area but from what I’ve listened to so far it appears that the county/ area share the channel. Dispatcher was very good, it sounds like she was pulling teeth to just get IC to answer her. Not sure if there was another dispatcher but it sounds like she was the sole dispatcher for the incident. In my opinion the IC failed at this fire. Countless units ask IC for instructions/ assignments and no response from him. At 28:29 IC is not available and from a FB posting apparently he had decided to engage in firefighter duties. Poor leadership is what gets people killed. FB posting says fire escalated and if proper leadership was in place damage would have been far less.

[@RonCham]

She did damn well. Primary and sole dispatcher.

[@SB603SB]

No sprinklers and sounds like the alarm system if there even was one also failed.

[@SB603SB]

@@MrPat14pat absolutely, and they lay of the land did not help your favor in this situation, all your help is quite a ways off. And from the dispatch audio, you guys were thrown to the wolves before even knowing what you’re walking into

[@rebelyank6361]

Honestly they did awesome to only lose that 1 wing and not the whole building. That whole area is a bunch of tiny towns which become huge traffic resort areas may to october. They are all volunteer and, as you know hurting for volunteers. The building is 50 years old with no sprinklers in that wing & early on the fire alarm burned out. The 1 dispatcher does fire and police, the building sits up on a hilltop & there were very high winds all day. I'm an hour from there & our local dispatch (Lakes Region Mutual Fire Aid) sent a task force of 7 engines a tanker & a tower to the scene.