Paterson NJ Fire Department 5th Alarm Fire 21 Rose St April 14th 2017

Paterson NJ Fire Department 5th Alarm Fire 21 Rose St. Heavy Fire in a Vacant 2.5 Frame Structure with Exposure Problems. April 14th 2017

[@trainmaster0217]

Good video. No camera shaking. Nice job camera person.

[@firefighting-videos]

Thanks

[@Caroni100]

"The real heroes do not wear tight suits, they do not imitate spiders or bats, they can not fly. And however, sometimes they die trying to do it!" A phrase about firefighters. Regards from Venezuela.

[@firefighting-videos]

Well said my friend Gracias amigo

[@greasegun4966]

This is one of the best videos of this kind I've seen. Besides the sheer destructive force of fire, the obstacles and frustrations that confront the firefighters are evident and plainly visible. Housing too close with multiple exposures, overhead wires which may or may not have been deactivated, automobiles obstructing the scene and impeding the progress of equipment. The quality of this video us outstanding and educational. Good job. God bless our Firefighters and our Police.

[@firefighting-videos]

Thank you sir

[@tomlovelock2499]

Really efficient team. Great communications, no unnecessary words and a good hierarchy of command.

[@stuartsullenbarger2471]

Gotta love NJ,houses on top each other,and power lines everwhere....

[@TheMohawk102]

I lived in paterson . move away and went back to visit family a year ago .my family drove me around to the places i once called home . i could not believe the despair the filth , the people so loud rude . a once thriving proud town has turned into a drug ridden chaotic place . how can people live like that .

[@BenjaminEsposti]

Gah, I can never imagine myself living in a row-home or tightly clumped development of houses ... for this exact reason. :/

[@Quadflash]

Excellent video. Looks like you understand the toughest work in the fire service and get it on video. Thanks!

[@scotto40]

Exposure problems is the understatement here. I can just hear property owners years ago saying, hey, I have 5 lots that are 40 feet wide. Let's build 5 big houses. Great video!

[@firefighting-videos]

Thanks Scott

[@tommyd1542]

Tornadochaser66, Yours is the third video of this fire I have watched tonight and by far the best. You arrived during the early stages of this fire which shows Paterson's bravest going about their business in an extremely professional manner. This was a serious fire with multiple exposure problems but PFD got the job done. I'm guessing there were mutual aid departments working at this fire during it's later stages but PFD sure worked their butts off early on to save as much life and property as they possibly could. Would love to see the complete unedited version. Thanks for being there and taking the time to post it for all the world to see.

[@firefighting-videos]

+Tommy D thanks Tommy I appreciate your kind comment! And yeah PFD Did an awesome job!!

[@adelefarough5123]

It amazes me that you firefighters do this work without cursing. I tend to burst out with an expletive whenever I watch these videos and see unexpected flame bursting out.

[@stephencarrier9537]

Another great video Matt. This reminds me of when I was a kid, most of our main street burned down from an arson fire. It made a big impression on me and thats why I spent 40 years in the Fire Service. Nice work Paterson Brothers.

[@raymondginn8085]

As an ex-firefighter, its hard to get enough real training. But thanks to youtube, it is a means to really improve their skills. It should be a part of daily training to view these fires and critique them as to what they think was done right, or what might have been a better approach.

[@captainmorgan1107]

Great video! They sure had enough obstructions to deal with and they did a great job of saving the rest of the houses.

[@alfredkloos8591]

Excellent video coverage.....great work by Paterson firefighters.

[@Caroni100]

"Firefighters do not practice their profession to be heroes and to take credit for their actions; they are for their authentic appreciation for people and their safety" A phrase about firefighters. Regards from Venezuela.

[@kevinbaird7277]

Here in Scotland we build our homes from brick and concrete blocks, neighbors house burns down, barely a mark on the other houses.

[@wilsjane]

I often wonder whether American architects have a competition to see who can build the best bonfire. Much of the material used is a combination of sawdust and glue. It definitely makes good firelighters.

[@blueharley86]

Great footage and ground audio. They had their hands full.

[@firefighting-videos]

Thanks pal

[@christophercoleman1895]

holy smoke batman what the hell caused the place to go up and it looked abandoned

[@Caroni100]

"When a man becomes a firefighter, he has achieved his greatest act of courage. What he does next is in his line of duty" Edward F. Croker. regards from Venezuela.

[@terrynagle7410]

Got to love the cities that keep building houses so damn close together.

[@Sara-L]

Quite honestly that's a ridiculous amount of power lines. Why have so many right above entrances? If something goes wrong, you're in trouble!

[@raycolon477]

Wow great job with the exposures, considering how close those houses are. miracle the whole block didn't go up. good work guys.

[@maxpower8916]

Wow! Very bad! Damn hard to fight when structures are so close together. This Fire Department and their personal did one hell of a bang up job keeping this fire at bay as much as possible. Well done gentlemen! Well done indeed.

[@miriambucholtz9315]

These firefighters are true heroes. I was born in NJ and lived in Westfield, North Arlington, and Rutherford as a child. These tightly-packed houses are generally the rule rather than the exception. The fact that more buildings didn't catch fire and burn to the ground shows the excellent work done by these brave men.

[@Caroni100]

"The real heroes do not wear tight suits, they do not imitate spiders or bats, they can not fly. And however, sometimes they die trying to do it!" A phrase about firefighters. Regards from Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela.

[@tylergordon1212]

Studying to become a fire fighter can’t wait to finally become one!

[@donnachristie1342]

I can’t get over all the cables hanging around

[@jays106]

Man those utility lines are a mess what do they do just leave old ones in place when they upgrade them? Never seen so many lines running to one building

[@sandyrae5829]

Would never buy a house this close together, NEVER

[@jamesdillard3583]

I remember those days when I was a volunteer fireman and I enjoy watching your Videos

[@hrhjrd]

Can't imagine having to fight a fire with that mess of electrical wires looming above.

[@carlcoleman9090]

Great filming, audio, & impressed w/ Paterson F. D ! Like to visit some day !!! (Allentown, PA.)

[@firefighting-videos]

Thanks my friend! Contact me whenever you want to visit my area. You can park your car, and ride in my car.

[@kimmramer7779]

you would think it would be against fire code to build that close. there has to be fault on the city to for allowing them to be built like that someone gave out permits and did inspections but then more houses are more taxes

[@kingofmetal1961]

Those firefighters did just one hell of a job knocking down that fire and attacking it from all different angles because of the closeness of all the houses. OUTSTANDING, just OUTSTANDING JOB!

[@nolagirl7082]

I like how they took control of the fire by getting on each side of the fire and spraying the water from outside working in. That way it doesn’t spread any further

[@jerradfleck4372]

Great video!! You do an amazing job of covering fires!

[@firefighting-videos]

Thanks Jarrad

[@angrycartrains5667]

Even tho I'm putting this in a few months later, I still remember this day since I was nearby. And trust me, that was no joke one of the worst fires I've seen in Paterson.

[@reginabundy5139]

who ever filmed this done a good job.

[@firefighting-videos]

I did thanks Regina

[@haroldsmuck3569]

Excellent coverage and shots of this fire, my hat off to You, job well done,

[@firefighting-videos]

Thank you very much Harold!

[@mychaelshymansky2863]

Excellent example of how to 'Hit it hard from the yard"

[@lauriej9418]

This was unbelievable. Houses way too close for comfort. God bless the fire fighters.

[@kennethschlegel870]

Gotta love the way those ballon frame houses torch up

[@stevenkelly9731]

Kenneth Schlegel All the time...and danger of quicker interior structure collasp.

[@sr633]

Heavy duty water and great work by the firemen did the job.

[@firefighting-videos]

I agree!!

[@davidglaum2538]

It must make it very difficult to work a fire with all the wires in the way.

[@edjoe962]

This is incredible video! Great job!!

[@firefighting-videos]

Thanks Ed Joe

[@Caroni100]

"The real heroes do not wear tight suits, they do not imitate spiders or bats, they can not fly. And however, sometimes they die trying to do it!" A phrase about firefighters. Regards from Venezuela.

[@stevenkelly9731]

Caroni100 Exactly

[@wolfgang548]

Great catch. Paterson seems to be getting a lot of them lately, and when it rains it pours. I'm in Rutherford and we don't get a lot of fires.

[@robertwalton7307]

Unreal!! Awesome job lads. The best of the best anywhere.

[@braddavenport2009]

That is one heck of good job with exposure protection....

[@douggriffin2910]

excellent video coverage

[@firefighting-videos]

Thank you Doug

[@natewilliams3211]

Just had a bad fire in my block. Six houses were burn down within three hours . Row homes are death traps.

[@lindacarruthers3423]

All that close proximity housing and cars in the way is a fact of city life . People must live somewhere and there’s only so much space . It’s like living in Japan on the ring of fire with earthquake and tsunami risk , or in California where everyone talks about ‘The big one’ . Or in any of the places with tornadoes or with hurricanes. Life includes risk I suppose . If you live in a rural area The ambulance finally arrives and you’re dead already . But in the city hospitals are close ,and so are fire stations . You make your choices , no choice is without risk .

[@jamesaddie4895]

Just imagine a water main break at that time. With our infrastructure that could of happened then what? Lose the whole block.

[@wesleymay602]

I can see how the 2nd caught fire but how did the 3rd house catch fire do they know what causes the fire

[@kevintruax3604]

I will never live in a house where you are living on top of each other

[@FDNY8231]

Excellent Video Brother ...

[@firefighting-videos]

Thanks Bro!!

[@yvonmalette2522]

man the building at the far right was repaired after a fire and another one couple years later talk about bad luck

[@Rangerman69420]

Leave it to the police to put crime tape right in the middle of were the firefighters are working lol.But on a serious note great job to everyone who was involved.

[@hazzydebs]

with row houses when one burns several others will as well. and being so close to one another it's almost hard NOT to have several or more go at once.. so sad they have been built so close but like in PA as well get more people to live there. but not safe for a fire at all. not sure if these were lived in or being remodeled or not. but so sad to see. :(

[@41mhz25]

Hey! That was a fantastic job containing that fire from spreading Paterson NJ !!!! Great work, you guys got your shit together.

[@DaleDix]

Thanks for the video.

[@CoTreyLoZ]

Having houses that close together is a nightmare for firefighters...ridiculous.

[@Bluxhiie]

I live I. Paterson I remember how big it was and I was in 1st grade they had to evacuate that even more scary because my friend lived there and I was right next to my school and house she even because my house is right up the street and I was light sobing like crazy my friend Jenna said there was a accsedent in the kitchen with the stove but no worry’s the house was rebuild and my friend is safe and sound btw right behind is my school Charles j Riley school #9 edit I’m sorry the school is not behind around the cornor

[@CarlosGonzalez-qv2nv]

thanks for your video tornado

[@firefighting-videos]

You are welcome pal!

[@richterwill]

A Fire Chief's nightmare! Good job by all!

[@stever3769]

Why are tow trucks not responding with the FD? I mean seriously, as many times as I've witnessed stuff in these videos. Never do wreckers show up with the Department, even if to move cars a block or 2 away from the fire zone. Most of the time, they aren't appearing to be damaged, but heat melts the plastics, ruins the paint, and most importantly, can ignite an additional fire with explosive issues. When the FD responds, so should a handful of wreckers to remove parked vehicles. The proper equipment can remove a vehicle in under 30 seconds. Getting them out of the way.

[@mbmccamey2]

Great video!!

[@DanKoning777]

*I couldn't even image having to live in those conditions* to begin with. Lord *forgive me* for ANY *whining* I've done about where we live, or what You have *blessed us with;* especially our *savior Jesus Christ.*

[@JeffKnight109]

Amazing! video

[@firefighting-videos]

Thanks Jeff

[@JeffKnight109]

Your welcome!

[@americo2]

Nice footage,thank you!

[@firefighting-videos]

Muchas Grscias Americo

[@lisabeebe1863]

This is what happens when ya pack em in like sardines!!! Just watched another video, same thing!

[@Tom-Lahaye]

Very good footage of this fire and very clear radio traffic. Those firefighters did a great job saving the majority of the block which could have burned down as a whole because the houses are that close together. On the satellite view on Google maps which shows 2018 for the satellite photographs the houses which have been on fire seem to have new roofs on them, so even those houses were not completely destroyed, there were several houses under renovation already at the moment of the fire, like the big house on the corner, street view shows this house with rotten siding on the 2014 images.

[@jeremys5904]

What are you doing in new jawsey? Tornados happen in Kansas.

[@firefighting-videos]

Did that over 20years agonizing Oklahoma , Kansas, Texas etc..name stuck though

[@rolfsinkgraven]

Very nice video you were the early bird there.

[@firefighting-videos]

Yes I live right next to Paterson NJ

[@craigguild5579]

All these wooden buildings need to be ripped down ASAP. they're all death traps. Fire just rips right through them especially if it's windy, they're also built far too close to each other. personally I wouldn't thank you for one of those houses even if they were FREE. 😣😯😑

[@danayamckingley3718]

Bro this is the house that was right behind my house I was here during this fire!! In 2016 I think, it was crazy.. but my mother is dangerous she stayed in the house while showering! If anyone have died I wish the best for u alive or not alive , amen🙏

[@TheBossMan1973]

Great video

[@GavinJLang]

So many wires!

[@YouTube_Professor]

That’s some serious water being used

[@harrybailey6299]

This City gets a lot of fires.

[@BLUENOSE1022]

Wonder why there was line running off the front of engine 1 to the opposite side of the street from the fire and a propane bottle sitting in the street?

[@davidsonlankford1168]

Looks like 3 houses were set on fire.

[@karlabatista9515]

oh my god i leave in paterson i was there when this happen

[@thomascochran5826]

Liar,of course you did

[@johngoglia6981]

Boarded up homes ?

[@sharpeeevans2279]

it looks amazing ?

[@williamschlenger1518]

Good hustle. Don't need idiots on cell pbones😎

[@oliveyaremko988]

I’d never buy a house to close next house

[@raymondpinkerton1723]

What started the fire

[@donbrinkman3874]

Do them a favor, let it burn!

[@rayphillips9266]

Just why are timber buildings built so close together? Is there no building regulations in USA?

[@williamburke1731]

God Bless these firefighters for their bravery and hard work! They truly earned their living that day! I know what it's like to lose everything you have to fire. Hats off to the courageous men and women who put THEIR lives on the line, in order to save YOURS!

[@joelfoster9582]

Hi i am currently studying for a BA with hons in filmmaking at manchester university, i am making a film for my final project and this involves doing a fake news report, would it be possible to be able to use some footage from this video in my report? thank you

[@toddmarquand242]

Wow! Good video, lot of decisions having to be made, no Idea of manpower but looked like they needed to be more aggressive on the R. side between the first two houses. Be Safe Peace

[@firefighting-videos]

Thanks

[@thegioa8226]

I saw the black smoke clouds all the way from broadway

[@007thomasberger]

What is the purpouse of all that cables?

[@Cwswb]

Now that's a big friggin' fire, Them exposures give major pucker factor.

[@april-spring]

Can a deck gun be connected to a fire hydrant so the water flow doesn´t stop because the tank is empty?

[@virgilhilts3924]

The engine is being fed directly from the hydrant, its pump is providing more PSI to the deck gun

[@marchandsandrine8669]

Super la vidéo un respect aux pompiers pour leurs dévouement

[@yvonmalette2522]

not the first fire in that corner there was one in 2014 and its burning again

[@BigCheech-wy9os]

There is no 5th Alarm in Paterson. After 4th its a General.

[@donnierobertson3088]

Great job

[@AlvinSeville1]

Somebody decided to use a different "form" of heater. XD

[@HospitalForSouls.X]

Ah, Paterson, the city that keeps sending me parking tickets even though I live by Atlantic City 😤

[@adelefarough5123]

Oh, that poor little dog!