PIO First Due House Fire - Vlog 9

[@NPhillips856]

Loved seeing you take charge and jump right into action. Even though this isnt your primary job, you sounded just like a chief the way you handled it and made your reports on the radio. Really glad to see people like you out there!

[@LiamPattisonPhotography]

That was pretty impressive how you handled that fire Eric. Cool, calm, and thorough. Talking to dispatch, gearing up and knocking on doors, and getting accurate and clear info to arriving units/chiefs... very impressive. If you and your wife wouldn't have noticed that smoke, that fire could've gotten a lot worse in the next minutes that 911 wasn't called. Great job again!

[@cjkokay]

I thought your size up and 360 was on the ball. Getting the info and initial attack worked out was great

[@jimwattenburger9924]

You two do such a great job letting the public know what their tax dollars provide for !! Johnnie on the spot for that structure fire Dude, good work but I would expect nothing less from a CLASS 1 Dept. Thank you for all your Dept. does !!

[@NVConservative]

Great job sniffing out that fire and properly relaying the info needed to the response units.

[@DeltaBravoPhotography]

Convenient hydrant is convenient

[@jayreal2084]

Delta Bravo Photography ding*

[@7yxc]

As soon as Eric sent out the fire call I heard the dispatch, amazing how quick everything goes through..

[@LB2234]

In a dispatch video, they said they only have 45 seconds to drop tones once a 911 is received or someone requests a response. Very high standards.

[@firefocusphotography]

Great work PIO Hurst! Working fires are very intense and fast-paced events, especially with modern construction. You and your wife definitely caught that at the right time! Also, I really enjoy these vlogs, seeing as I frequently interact with the media for my photography/videography. There aren't many channels like South Metro Fire! I'll have to stop by next time I'm on vacation!

[@adamtherealtorpdx7291]

Great size up, after listening to many different size up's via scanner traffic I would hope Eric's calm explanation could teach volunteer agencies how to respond to their neighbors in time of need.

[@reaper-cg1re]

AdamThe RealtorPDX career departments aren’t perfect either, there are plenty of paid personnel who lose their head on incidents.

[@SHFDRescuemedic]

PIO is part of the command structure, you did a great job! And props to your wife for hanging out and videoing the fire!

[@SirBender]

WHAT??? Since WHEN is a PIO part of the command structure???? THE ONLY DUTY THEY HAVE IS TO A THERE NAME SAYS HANDING OUT INFORMATIONS OF INCIDENTS TO THE PUBLIC!!! They don´t even have any education in EMS or fire fighting, so they aren´t allowed to be part of the commando... all this guy in this vlog did, was reporting a fire like a private person, with the difference he had an official radio to report it.

[@SirBender]

@NXDN Kentucky Thank you for the clarification! :-)

[@lindahoff7391]

Put in a little bit of ICS education time. Under the ICS, the Command Staff consists of safety, liaison and PIO.

[@patrickmac9403]

@@SirBender Eric was a firefighter for South Metro before he became a PIO. As a PIO they get command training as well, there is a video on their channel showing one of them taking the training. So Eric the one in command in the video he does have fire fighter and EMS training.

[@poohbearmom64]

Eric you and your wife are absolutely amazing and awesome the way you both sensed something not right and took charge 😎 You seemed to handle the entire call soo calmly 😁😎 Your wife did a great job filming too. Thanks for sharing this.

[@matthew81158]

Great job finding the fire and establishing a quick ic and getting units there quickly from being a former firefighter you had a great job doing what needed to get done with the very little resources that you had until units got there

[@ConquerorJman]

I don't know why but I just love the way you guys get toned to calls.

[@yvonnecormier13]

Great job by the PIO to relay vital information. Quick response all around great job.

[@glennlittle1580]

As a former Fireman, I love your channel. Always great content and filming. Thank you for your service. Stay safe and healthy Engine 72 10-7

[@njemergencychaser5508]

LMAO odor of a structure fire. Plus. First due pio command that’s pretty cool

[@chrishoffman7333]

You guys are doing a great job. Very proactive. Keep up the strong work and stay safe.

[@aidangleason7288]

I love how interactive you guys are with us and how constant you are with uploads on a 24/7 365 days a year schedule!❤️

[@paulw.4834]

Bravo Zulu Eric. Calm, Cool, and Collected. Hats off to you and your wife. GREAT team! :)

[@some0ne8]

If you do a video about dispatching, it would be interesting to hear about the radio and the training everyone goes through on it. Seems like one technique I assume for clarity is the other party repeats what you said back to you, stuff like that would be nice to learn about. Also things like what's dispatched to certain calls, like this they sent multiple stations, multiple BCs, ect.

[@Blazingflashover]

This was by far my favorite video, great job SMFR

[@thomasanglin1751]

Great catch brother, awesome job to your wife for knowing what she was smelling.

[@tjj7519]

Loving the new vlogs guys, great to see what goes on in your department. I’m a London Firefighter so its really interesting to see the differences in apparatus and techniques you guys use. Keep up the good work, and great job coordinating that initial response 👍

[@sethhudson9361]

Eric, do you have any command experience? I was impressed by how you handled the situation and I thought you did a great job on the size up. Your wife also shot some great video. Thank you for your service!! Also Eric, do you carry SCBA in your PIO vehicle?

[@sethhudson9361]

@@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO Very Nice. Thank you Eric!

[@RealDoctorMuffins]

@@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO I would think they should be equipped with SCBA's because if you are the first on the scene, and your breathing in heavy thick smoke,isn't that really dangerous, and can't it also cause severe difficulty breathing, and also very rarely have severe side effects such as puking?

[@RealDoctorMuffins]

@@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO ok, so you are in charge of keeping everyone safe

[@timschnaidt]

@@RealDoctorMuffins I know it's a bit late, but a PIO is primarily there for documentation, community updates, and media interviews on scene. A safety officer is who is primarily responsible for scene and crew safety. (Seen at 7:40 and 8:00 with orange tank) The safety officer will also work with the scene commander (Battalion or District Chief). SMFR also did a day in the life of a safety officer if you're interested!

[@cmcer1995]

Is that Logo signifying you have a Birds Eye View on what is happening? Well, Eric got the wrong of the stick, eh? Excellent job on that house fire Eric, and your wife did a great job recognizing the smell of a structure fire too. You two were definitely instrumental in getting this fire quickly reported with valuable information so SMFR has essential information as to how to fight this fire. And it appears that SMFR did quick work at saving this home too. That light rail training sounds awesome, and the thought of lifting a train off a victim sounds unbelievable, but an essential skill potentially down the road, or should I say Rail? What a cool exercise especially being conducted on an elevated platform. Oh, you're not excited at all Conner...you are always excited. Great Video once more and loved watching this one.

[@andyd9199]

found this video series a few days ago, great job and format. thanks for sharing please be safe out there (Andy -Michigan)

[@bluemtnsman]

Great catch and a cool head to boot. Well done sir.

[@NAVYMEDIC610]

Excellent on scene command Eric. Your wife displayed service above the call of duty when detecting the smoke and alerting you to it and for you starting the investigation, notifying fire dispatch, filming and waking up the neighbors to evacuate from the fire. Well done by you both. Connor is a wonderful and talented addition to the PIO staff. What does Conner do when not on her 7 day on call duty? Is she a firefighter with South Metro? Curious about her background and how she became a wonderful PIO. If you went through firefighter training Conner, what did you think of being inside a burning structure for the first time and dragging the hose while extinguishing the fire? 🔥 Your videos are amazing and we'll done. They should be broadcast on tv nationwide as a tv series, similar to Live Rescue! Well done to you both Conner & Eric and to all others involved with your PIO office and firefighters at South Metro. Stay safe. - from retired Navy & civilian firefighter & wildland firefighter, rescue , hazmat tech, EMT medic.

[@Fishin280]

Great job guys keep up the great work and be safe there and really great job Eric finding the source of the smoke that fast!!!

[@malalexander3515]

Very professional operation there Eric.

[@CobraEmergencyNorthAmerica]

That was really insightful seeing a first due from the PIO's perspective. I loved your size up - very professional. Keep up the great videos PIOs!

[@eptyr12]

Awesome PIO’s! Thanks for doing what you do!

[@conspiraciesarejustgreatst2059]

Great work guys! It's awesome you took control and did what you always do, save us and protect us. Thank you. Btw, your wife is beautiful....and she fights fires....congrats my man

[@jodyamend2010]

Way to go Rachel and Eric!! Always looking for my hubby in these videos. :)

[@6.7yeti]

The 360 and size up was right on the money great work

[@nickbizien7059]

This was really awesome great job Hurst

[@rejeanrobichaud]

Great video thanks for the Interaction with us , greetings from Canada . Reg

[@kylenugent9187]

Look at Eric doing the size up!!!! Great job! Connor, better enroll in Command 1A

[@brennancrumb835]

Favorite sound, when you’re first due and the sirens start coming in. That’s when you know the Calvary’s arrived

[@wilmingtonfire]

Great job! Love your vlog and hope to model one similar for our dept.

[@kameronsmith5434]

Be safe my fire fighter friend and I hope that the family is is ok

[@johnsfirephotography]

5:51, His standing position reminds me of Chief Wallace Boden from Chicago Fire

[@corey8190]

Just curious why you didn’t knock on the house that was on fire. Were they already out? Seems like they could be asleep. Maybe I missed it???

[@carsonmccartney1385]

Amazing Video!!!!!!! 👍

[@michaelwelcher4918]

A lot of fire departments on the west coast use firefighters as PIO's, just curious if Eric is a firefighter detailed to the PIO office?

[@angelmedic9829]

He was a firefighter before he became a PIO. He is strictly a PIO now

[@bajamedic]

Eric great radio traffic on your scene size up!

[@ethancollins3429]

@PIO10 Did you work for South Metro as a FF prior to your appointment as PIO? From the sound of your size up it seems like you have some command experience. Great work and great content!

[@pvtsnowball1243]

I believe in a prior video he did say he was a firefighter not sure what rank/role

[@missclick8998]

One day I want to become a firefighter. I really like helping people and learning new things, and atm South Metro seems like the best place to go to.

[@chriswhite3775]

Did you think to check the fire building for occupants first?

[@austinspringer5153]

Convenient fire hydrant location right out front.

[@lylestrachan5757]

Yea lol

[@EricWhiteTheGamer]

This is four years old. Like how you guys have headphones to radio for all vehicles even cars.

[@rayarsenault4774]

Just curious how your progression of command works? here, officer of first-arriving unit is command until relieved by an officer of higher rank. I know you took command as the primary; did the first-in truck take command, or did you keep it till the BC got there? (also, in the city I live in, we don't have BCs, on a fire event, dispatch pages the asst. chief on duty/call. I know that a recently retired AC would leave command with the first-in officer, and just standby to support/advise them, instead of just assuming command.)

[@frklein1]

This is awesome!

[@jasonyoder9360]

Keep up great work

[@TristenLangVideos]

Watching from Kansas City, Missouri!

[@enid0mom]

Why did dispatch think the fire was intentionally set? It seems like it was very early the incident to have that information.

[@Kitsaper]

Details learned since that night: The house was declared uninhabitable in May 2018, and after the owner failed to correct issues with the house, a demolition order was issued in November 2018. The homeowner appealed the demolition and the appeal was going to be heard March 20th, but the fire mysteriously happened the night before and the homeowner did not show up for the appeal he requested. The house was torn down by order of the city on 5/31/2019 (2+ months after the fire).

[@t.jmaltby9291]

hi Conner and Eric, my dad is letting watch and learn and type my own and leave my first message to a youtube channel. I love watching your shows, my grandpa is the Fire Chief of Grapevine Texas, your shows are still cooler. I love Fire Fighters and Dinosaurs, my dad has been an Army Doctor since I was born but I still like your shows more. I look forward to every time my dad tells me about a new show. I learn from each show and from this one, I learned to pack my clothes in our emergency kit so that if the fire department knocks and I am in my pjs I can leave and change after we leave. thank you for the shows, Ellis

[@karynmaki7181]

GOOD JOB!!🚒🚒🚑🚑

[@edwardbalfour1062]

Great job guys

[@willlewis8340]

cool vlog guys ,

[@emt0714]

Does south metro fire have a Tiller truck ?? Btw great vlog !!!!

[@code3wnc944]

Love y'alls videos stay safe from Fletcher fire department

[@MotherGoose]

What time of the day was this?

[@aidansullivan9756]

Nice job Eric

[@nathankaufmann2925]

What type of cam is on your helmet Eric?

[@PeterLokey]

Awesome VLOG Guys.

[@jarryths7455]

Xpcan you explain your guys's logo with the bird? Also do you guys have a challenge coins?

[@mrbmedic1]

Right on brother!!!! Great job on your neighborhood structure fire!! Was it awkward having to take IC?

[@Antonio_R_145]

What helmet mound do you use for your gopro?

[@rhysgamingnetwork6649]

loving the vlogs quick question: what's happening with the unscripted series? also, amazing work communicating the information of the fire to other units and command teams.

[@rhysgamingnetwork6649]

South Metro Fire Rescue PIO fair play, keep up all the good work!

[@jedidr4918]

If a PIO wants to help the firefighters pull line and such, can they or are they not allowed?

[@March94Hare]

Quick question for PIO Hurst, what’s your Fire background? You handled the initial command of that fire insanely well.

[@matthew81158]

Ben Caron I used to be a former firefighter most PIo are certified firefighters and have been chiefs district chiefs battalion chiefs so they have fire background and even though they poi’s they will still take and work calls just like any other firefighter just not as much

[@March94Hare]

South Metro Fire Rescue PIO thanks for the reply! I enjoy watching your videos as I’m in a much slower department. So it’s cool to see some action like that, keep up the good work and stay safe!

[@brianrivers7956]

Is Eric a trained firefighter or just a PIO? and is Connor still firefighter certified?

[@7yxc]

Eric was a firefighter for Littleton

[@brianrivers7956]

@@7yxc yeh i know he was, i meant to ask if Eric was still certified in the sense he could throw on a SCBA and go inside if he absolutely had to. He has shown up on scene first more than once in the videos.

[@angelmedic9829]

@@7yxc I thought it was Franktown.

[@enid0mom]

Where does South Metro operate? I am assuming this is Denver metro. My Dad and sister lived in Aurora and we lived in Arvada and my Dad worked at Fitzsimmons when I was in high school. My Dad was raised in Denver, so I had relatives all over the area, but most have passed now.

[@angelmedic9829]

I believe they are just south of Denver metro area

[@dylanmullins1491]

Very late comment, but are you and Connor firefighters as well as PIO’s?

[@jmac850]

Eric can you pick up OT on a engine or ladder ?

[@rob.o.b]

Amazing Work! Bravo Zulu!

[@everythingmax3623]

does SMFR have mutual aid partnership with Denver Fire?

[@williamvaughn2010]

Very nice job

[@johnknight4360]

Any 1 know what the green laser is?

[@pauljung7611]

was it 5800 Piedmont dr, Cherry hill colorado?

[@Spitfire8520]

This fire was last Tuesday on S Windermere Cir in Littleton. Piedmont Dr was not too big of an incident.

[@pauljung7611]

@@Spitfire8520 thanks

[@ethanb-c5729]

Do PIOs that we’re firefighters not carry air packs on there rigs

[@jw-wd5gx]

do you have an explorer program or anything for teens

[@jordangoldstein2778]

Hey y’all would it be possible to fit a GoPro on a firefighter gear for a fire???

[@joscythe556]

Don't know how long it would stand up to interior attack, but it's been done. Search for "Feuer und Flamme", it's a real life documentary of a german fire department using go pros

[@jamesevans938]

Jordan Goldstein go pros would only really survive ten minutes in a structure fire but there are these little action cameras called fire cams that can extreme heat but back in to you question yes it is but I believe only really possible to mount to the helmet with a standard helmet mount

[@jordangoldstein2778]

Gotcha thanks y’all for y’all help.

[@badgergod99]

Couple things. First that came to mind, is there any plans to bring back the unscripted series? If so could some of those be used to show off the "new" stations obtained with the Littleton merger? Then as well you guys should do an episode or two going over the hiring/academy process with SMFR for those of us young guns that look to get on a department like this.

[@badgergod99]

@@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO Awesome! So excited for everything coming up! Keep up the awesome work and stay safe.

[@aidenoconnor5291]

Hey Eric, were you by chance an operational firefighter at one point?

[@angelmedic9829]

He stated in the Q&A that he worked as a firefighter in a neighboring department that is close to SMFR

[@simonericbrauner]

Hey there 👋 Is it possible to do a ride along with your department as a firefighter from Germany ? I’m going through paramedic school right now and this would be a great opportunity.

[@pvtsnowball1243]

I would go online to their website they may have more information their

[@simonericbrauner]

Thank you I will do that 🤙

[@simonericbrauner]

Thank you very much I will absolutely do that 👍😱

[@TofsrudCubing]

How many calls do you get every day?

[@TofsrudCubing]

South Metro Fire Rescue PIO holy moly that is a lot of calls.

[@aaronmadden4546]

@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO can you do a safety chief

[@benjaminparris9680]

THAT WAS AWESOME

[@skitzojedi2505]

Nice job Eric!

[@monarchlandcare8683]

What happens when you guys have a large wild land or even structure fire and you guys need a lot of apparatus what happens to those districts that will still receive 911 calls but all of the apparatus is already deployed.

[@rasputin214]

kinda lonely being 1st in with only your ppe and a radio

[@SouthMetroFireRescuePIO]

Indeed it was!

[@stud88100]

Eric, i thought you did a great job once you found the fire and getting people out

[@HAMSTER17482]

i love it

[@alberts5292]

Will you guys open up a po box for viewers to send mail

[@some0ne8]

Why? You can probably just mail something to SMFR's headquarters to PIO's attention.

[@tonybradford1719]

Your wife did good get video and staying safe at the same time and she did good tell you so you can see if you can find out where it's come from

[@thomasbaker3262]

How did no one else see a house on fire unless it was 3am

[@robbland5088]

First good job Eric and second what does a Safety officer do

[@matthew81158]

Roby Bland Safety officer is in charge of all the firefighters in their safety and making sure the public is safe as well as the firefighters on scene and coordinating any extra units that need to respond

[@jacobboles2057]

Great balls of fire