PRE ARRIVAL BYSTANDERS RESCUE MAN FULLY INVOLVED HOUSE FIRE Third Alarm Lakewood New Jersey 5/4/24

[@jerseyshorefireresponse]

UPDATE - The cause of the fire was ruled due to discarded smoking material under a inclosed deck.

[@asinusadlyram1]

Might have been the cause, but ultra slow FD attack could be blamed for losing the house. Never seen a department pull and charge a hose that slowly. Get the lead out of your rear and get to work!

[@jeffreymartin6369]

@@asinusadlyram1right because fire and smoke hasn’t done much damage already!

[@bazookajoe6966]

Not the point. Good try though.

[@61639093]

Love the guy that keeps yelling at cops. No one has a fire extinguisher. A fire extinguisher on this volume of fire would be like pissing in the ocean trying to make it rise

[@kevinp7620]

I think he was saying it sarcastically

[@js4187]

@@kevinp7620 based on what ?

[@kevinp7620]

@@js4187 the tone of his voice and the perception of what he saw of all the cops milling about.

[@edl5731]

Fire extinguisher would be useless for putting out a fire for the house. It would be incredibly useful in creating a path for evacuation inside the garage. That might have been why he wanted one.

[@ericweiler6571]

LOL. "NO ONE HAS A FIRE EXTINGUISHER?"|. Yeah, I do. But that won't work. It would be like pissing in the ocean to make the tide rise, LOL. Great comment

[@Grayarea321]

Kudos to the guy with the Sawzall, that was quick thinking.

[@williamalexx]

I don't understand this! Our fire department arrives and two guys grab a cross lay(150, or 250') and get into position while the engineer starts the pump! 60 seconds onsite and they are spraying water while the fourth guy taps a hydrant! 1,000 gallons onboard gives them 10 minutes to get hydrant inline! Waiting 5 minutes to start applying water doesn't seem effective!

[@JB91710]

You just described what 5% of USA departments do.

[@erichoffman3593]

If 1000 gallons gives you 10 minutes, you're doing it wrong. Up your flows.

[@PurpleGoat201]

@@erichoffman3593was here to say the same thing. You should be flowing AT LEAST 150gpm which would give you 6.6 minutes. Your point is valid but your numbers are off

[@bobbys1984]

@@JB91710cause 95% of depts are idiot volunteers

[@CryptoTalksShorts]

Americans just suck at everything.. this all looks like a joke to a european..

[@fireguy284]

Legend has it that they’re still backing up….

[@davescott2485]

Now that's funny! 😅

[@9caplad]

prime example of why you move back when the cops tell you to. Cops had to waste time pushing people at the same time pulling the guy out

[@greatstate58]

@@9caplad those ppl being told to back are the ones who cut the door open.

[@2olvets443]

@@9capladBS they are the ones that were with the tools that enabled the cops step in to claim the kudos for rescuing someone!

[@geoffmackley]

Typical cops moving away the very people who saved the victim, including the guy with the battery saw, without whom they would have not got in at all

[@slackjawedyokel1]

agreed

[@jerseyshorefireresponse]

Facts they had it almost done and then the cops started showing up and freaking out.

[@geoffmackley]

@@jerseyshorefireresponse Exactly, love your videos, I know what it takes to be first arrival, I did it for decades for TV news in New Zealand

[@kennethpadgettflightparame3548]

How much do you want to bet that the police took credit for the save and their chief will give them the award. Even though it were the neighbors who started the rescue and came with the tools (look at the first few minutes and you will see a couple of cops standing around talking). And a zillion cops on the scene yelling at the neighbors. Not in this video but why do cops have to park their cars in front of or in close proximity of structure fires? Which sometimes prevents proper fire apparatus placement.

[@jamesf.ryaniii7918]

@@kennethpadgettflightparame3548 Well, that's why the cops were saying "Back up" 500 times............because when the news crews arrive, and a civilian shares their video with them, the news will only show a 5 second clip and the cops want to get all of the credit for the rescue.

[@BrianMcKenna-b1y]

Back seat driver here. That first hand line should have been charged immediately to start knocking down and cooling the fire. The driver can do this in a second and then worry about water supply. Hats off to all the people involved in the rescue. Hopefully the individual that pulled from the garage will pull through. You did a great job with the video. It also seemed to me that some of the people were family near the rescue.

[@bobby_D]

Idk. They were pretty much defensive from the jump. Don’t think it mattered much.

[@Big_G_Outdoors]

they could have easily made it inside and still been safe way before they actually went in

[@timdennis3300]

@@bobby_D Even if it wasn't safe to enter actually having a sense of urgency to get the fire knocked down and save as much as they can should be their priority. There's a huge difference between being able to give people some of their possessions back and sorry we took our time.

[@tonymadsen45]

At the front, much too long to get water on fire despite hose being run out and a guy shouting for it. No hose run around the back for far too long. Once water was eventually applied the knock down was good.

[@MrScott556]

Stay in the back seat.

[@pauljames5914]

Water, anyone? Anyone??

[@lvthud]

Have you not noticed that on these Jersey Shore videos water is the absolute last thing to use. Set up, walk around, yell some, walk around some more, toast a few marshmallows,, walk around some more, oh yeah, water...

[@Blitz350]

Glad the neighbors and cops seem concerned about the house thats on fire because the fire department looks like they are being downright inconvenienced to have to be there. Jesus christ guys show a little pep in your step. Make it look like you care there's a house on fire. If you don't care anymore then quit! Great job by the neighbors improvising a rescue!

[@d-tone551]

Maybe if their salaries and department budget were performance based things would be different

[@georgebaggitt1930]

you have obviously never been a firefighter. Willy Nilly only gets you hurt or worse.

[@Mj-bg2uj]

@Blitz350 what a dumb comment .. you think these guys don’t care ? They are probably the most overworked and understaffed dept in the state .. this is the 3rd multi alarm fire for them in 36 hours and half those guys were probably recalled and are physically wiped out .. they pulled up to a house with a good bit of fire with 6 guys and did what they could .. most career depts would have 20-30 guys on the first alarm but they have 6.. These guys go nonstop and always move with a purpose, obviously it’s not fast enough for you thought. These guys work hard , don’t be that guy that sits on your couch at home making ridiculous comments telling people to quit ..

[@SteveWilliams-zp1vg]

​@@Mj-bg2ujso you think it's ok to be this bad!!!!! they got rid of all the help and that why they have no help so I don't care about them

[@Mj-bg2uj]

@@SteveWilliams-zp1vg they got rid of all the help ??? What does that even mean ? And what exactly did they do that was so bad ? They didn’t start the fire , they pulled up and went to work . Take away the 2 chauffeurs and they have what 4 ? 5 guys ??? These videos are great but they bring out the absolute worst in other firefighters.. everyone becomes an expert and loves to throw around their expertise.. there is always room for improvement with every fire , but some of these comments are just way too much .

[@radiationroom]

If the FD had a deck gun I would have got water on the front door and roof while the hose lines were being charged. I’ve always been impressed with the proper use of a deck gun and how quickly a large volume of exterior fire can be knocked down quickly.

[@neilcafiero2561]

At 6:52 you can clearly see the wall built behind the garage door. I'm going to take a wild guess that isn't legal. Especially in Lakewood that's not uncommon.

[@jerseyshorefireresponse]

Yeah there was many people living in the house.

[@erikturner8687]

I spotted that too..

[@bobbys1984]

Regardless if the illegal apartment, the response time to this fire was abysmal. They refuse to pay for adequate coverage in that area.. it frankly makes me sick

[@MikeReszke]

It’s illegal for this exact reason, no escape if fire breaks out.

[@stephenmather8513]

Am I the only wondering why there are more cops then firefighters.

[@greatstate58]

So the bystander cut the door open while the cops are standing there. Then after the hard part is done the cops start fussing at the same bystanders to back up.

[@joesmith332]

Yup, incase there was a "grab" the cops wanted to get all the credit without doing any of the work.

[@greatstate58]

@@joesmith332 my thoughts exactly!

[@DarjeelingEnjoyer]

The cops literally got the victim out of the garage. Everyone else was crowding around yelling at the cops. There's no reason for civilians to be getting in the way of a house fire when you have trained officers there to do the job.

[@greatstate58]

@@DarjeelingEnjoyerwtf are you tapping about? The bystanders cut the door open. 0:51 and a cop is literally standing behind them doing nothing. Of course the cops got the person out because they waited until the hard part was done. And cops aren’t REMOTELY trained to handle fire scenes.

[@northwoodsmanbybobolink336]

There’s more cops out there than firefighters!

[@bobbys1984]

And camera men

[@dues-cheater]

@@bobbys1984 the all knowing "camera man"

[@bobbys1984]

@@dues-cheateryea dude beats them to every fire in the entire jersey shore. He either is Superman, or the firefighters down there are a complete joke

[@hansmuller3604]

@@bobbys1984 or you should start thinking.....

[@bobbys1984]

@@hansmuller3604 yea I thought about.. the firefighters down there are a complete joke

[@RabbahDocRona]

The ladder never got their stick up to prepare for pipe ops. Poor fire attack. But they sure had plenty of aggressive cops on the scene 😢

[@ronfreniere8769]

Hopefully the citizen who was involved, makes a full recovery. Thank you to all firefighters everywhere for protecting the citizens of your coverage area.

[@JB91710]

What did they protect??? They let the place burn.

[@fjb3544]

@@JB91710nothing to save once fire comes through roof…. Join the Fire Department if you want to make a difference

[@FrankTrocchio]

Wow, since being in the FF service for over 25 years, this department needs a lot of training

[@FrankTrocchio]

That fire should of been knocked down in 15 min or less, need lot of training

[@jeffreymartin6369]

I don’t see a lot of them, could it be a volunteer FD?

[@derrickharvey295]

@@jeffreymartin6369 certainly a lot of unemployed cops standing around......talking into their chests.....ha ha....

[@retrostarmusic]

Thanks for posting. Audubon, NJ.

[@jerseyshorefireresponse]

No problem!

[@tre2597]

Why is it taking so long to stretch a hose line? There should be water on the fire by now

[@curtisanderson9062]

It was about 3 minutes after the fire truck arrived to water on the fire that is pretty good.

[@steveduke3096]

No, that's pretty poor actually.

[@nick-xg1dx]

fire extinguisher really? How about a deck gun

[@virgilhilts3924]

There's the wannabe deck-gun warrior right on cue 🙄

[@peterarvanitis6497]

@@virgilhilts3924of course 😂

[@my2cents945]

I think it's a little bit past the capability of a fire extinguisher.

[@lewistasso8866]

@@my2cents945 What about a super soaker? A bucket of water? Or does someone have to go pee-pee? 🙂

[@my2cents945]

@@lewistasso8866 LOL, they don't make enough beer for me to pee that much.

[@peterarvanitis6497]

Thanks for sharing great job

[@jerseyshorefireresponse]

Ya the fact they were able to cut that door open before FD arrived was amazing!

[@JKuhnss]

01:45 "Noone has a fire extinguisher?" Yes sir, a fire extinguisher will definitely put out that fire. Great thinking 😂😂

[@SFClark]

Wow, I am so happy that I don't live in Lakewood. There was no urgency with their firefighters.

[@ravinrodriguez813]

It's rude of you to say that about first responders risking their lives also to put out a fire. To educate you, Lakewood OR NOT. It takes STRATEGY. Not urgency. Take a few courses on fire science.

[@ritirons2726]

@@ravinrodriguez813you have got to be kidding right?

[@m2hmghb]

You don't run around with all the shit that's on the ground on a fire call. They also don't want to be rapidly breathing because they can't afford it with their SCBA units. The more you get your heart rate up the faster you breathe, the faster you breathe the less air is in your tank. Unless there is someone's life being threatened you want to be more methodical. Some of those showing up are also volunteer - I know Jackson doesn't have 24/7 paid manning - it's 12 hours paid 12 hours volunteer.

[@JB91710]

​@ravinrodriguez813 Boy, do You have a lot to learn.

[@JB91710]

​@@ritirons2726Nope. Did you see any of they hustling at all?

[@thelmaharper8545]

JSFR, I think News 12 used your video on their show this morning.

[@haroldenglish943]

Man, so glad cops are hours away from where I live. Absolute jerkoffs toward citizen's.

[@m2hmghb]

They're doing their job. Scene security is on them - in addition if you have people crowding in it makes it hard to work on a victim.

[@MusicLoverPearson]

STFU I bet when you have an emergency you'll be the first person to call them for help

[@haroldenglish943]

@@m2hmghb 20 cops and 2 heroes who get treated like crap by the bozos? That makes perfect sense to a boot licker but not to this citizen.

[@slackjawedyokel1]

@@m2hmghb the neighbors were who breached the door

[@m2hmghb]

@@slackjawedyokel1 Yes I know. Police got everyone except them away and when they opened it the officers pulled them away too. PD is better trained to do the work on entry but knew the guys using the tools were used to them so they let them continue.

[@johnpratt9429]

No shortage of cops on scene

[@slackjawedyokel1]

and yet they keep screaming at the guy with the sawzall to BACK UP

[@bobbys1984]

Yea Lakewood doesn’t seem to have their priorities straightened out.

[@frankbudelman7113]

All acting like a bag of dicks, while the neighbors cut the door and the cops ask for a fire extinguisher and tell everyone to get back.......wow

[@js4187]

Well it wasnt an active school shooter so cops were plentiful barking orders and giving directives .

[@David-zo4ks]

Who else is going to yell and be generally unhelpful?

[@hihfty]

Maybe they should add some fire staffing. Clearly the PD is sucking up the budget. Town should take a hard look at itself and see the situation they’re putting their citizens in. You can still keep some volunteers but you need to get trucks there faster than what they are doing.

[@SteveWilliams-zp1vg]

They arrested the neighbors for trying to break into the house😂😂😂😂😂

[@jerseyshorefireresponse]

This is that staffed crew I was only one mile away when this came in, this is on the far side of the town, probably took them 6 mins to respond to this fire. I was just there fast.

[@jpope537]

How do you get all these pre arrivals? You lighting the fires? Lol. Great footage as always. Nice job

[@jerseyshorefireresponse]

I’ve got spots I sit in and stage on the weekend, this are is very close to it about 1.5 miles away. This is my second pre arrival in this area because of the spot I sit in. Thanks!

[@bobbys1984]

@@jerseyshorefireresponse love your footage, but the towns down there still have no excuse for you consistently beating them fires. It’s embarrassing to say the least.

[@supaflyfitnessllc]

Great video as usual!

[@SuperBarnaby12]

Duh. Guys they have invented a thing called water it puts fires out.

[@MrAlden66]

They're in turbo adrenaline survival panic mode, so asking for a fire extinguisher is a natural reaction when emergency crews have not arrived yet. Their thinking is tunnelled by what is happening, shock and disbelief.

[@paulladuke2259]

Especially the cops.

[@David-zo4ks]

@@paulladuke2259 Yeah for real the cops aren't communicating to eachother or doing a good job coordinating with the bystanders on site. I swear all they do is crowd a scene and then high five eachother afterwards.

[@williamkennedy2046]

Good save. Thank you Yeshua

[@kowalski3769]

Scary, dramatic stuff going on your arrival. Hope that person is OK. Can you please provide an update if possible for all us out of state people if you hear anything? Lakewood firefighters have been busy the last few days.

[@jerseyshorefireresponse]

Will do my best to find out thanks, 3 fires in 36 hours.

[@9caplad]

Did you stop filming before it got fully involved ?

[@dongelinas5990]

I guess cops only know to words. “Back up”

[@michaelconaway2169]

I love when someone uses the wrong word in their snarky comment mocking cops for "only knowing TWO words"... TWO is the word you were looking for.

[@DavidWenhold-u4q]

Sad excuse of a fire department!! Could they move any slower??

[@EWDAVID94]

the victim is out, the house is a total loss what's the point?

[@slackjawedyokel1]

@@EWDAVID94 Still plenty of personal belongings could be salvaged -

[@EWDAVID94]

@@slackjawedyokel1 why should they risk their safety for someone’s junk?

[@slackjawedyokel1]

@@EWDAVID94 junk? If you are in the fire service -GTFO , you are a cancer and spreading the pussification of the fire service. I could try and explain how I have recovered things that have little monetary value but mean the world to victims, but you still wouldn't get it

[@slackjawedyokel1]

@@EWDAVID94 Junk ? Dude you are a cancer to the fire service

[@marchandsandrine8669]

Respect aux pompiers pour leurs dévouement pour sauver les gens et les biens

[@jerrmorr]

Is Lakewood a volunteer department?

[@d-tone551]

If it were their house burning the FD would move with a little more urgency as we see over and over they really are just there to watch someone’s house burn while they mill around trying to figure out how to get some water going. Looks really bad to see dozens of these guys standing around while the fire continues to burn.

[@virgilhilts3924]

Oh gee look it's yet another YT hindsight hero who hasn't a clue what he's babbling about 🤡

[@d-tone551]

@@virgilhilts3924 just call em like I see em dude want better press do better work

[@Cairns-880]

Another wannabe who’s never worked the job trying to tell others what they “should” have done.

[@virgilhilts3924]

@@d-tone551 Well "dude", you clearly have no clue what you are babbling about.

[@Fyrfytr]

Nice video of the grab in the beginning 👍

[@williamloder9194]

It seems as though the fire in the rear of the house went a while before water was put on it ? Great job in getting the resident out from what appears to be a living space.

[@shanestamball1886]

No body have a fire extinguisher? WTF do you think a 10 or even a 30lb extinguisher is gonna do to that??

[@JPINFV]

Well... how about a 1 3/4 fire extinguisher?

[@shanestamball1886]

@@JPINFV a 1 3/4 what? I could do more work with a garden hose.

[@JPINFV]

@@shanestamball1886 1 3/4 fire hose... It puts water on the fire... fire is extinguished... ergo... fire extinguisher.

[@m2hmghb]

@@shanestamball1886 1 3/4 inch hose line from an engine.

[@JB91710]

At least he had the right work ethic. That's more than I can say for that department.

[@dmullen68]

Where da hell did this company get there training from everything wrong at this fire! No urgency ladder on the left of house wronng angle first hand line still at front door ....

[@virgilhilts3924]

Spoken like a true public school graduate 🤣

[@WendyDoak]

i hope that the home owner will be okay and that the person involved in saving the the home owner will be All night and I'm sending prayers 🙏 and hugs to all that we're in involved and in saving a Life god bless

[@DannyB-t6k]

Anyone find out the cause of the fire?

[@AllenPortman]

Have they ever thought about pulling another line to the back instead of trying to pull through the structure? Just a thought!

[@billboyd9028]

My question was why they didn't hit the door with a deck gun and then run their first attack line in through the hole in the garage that was waiting for them when they arrived. The deck gun would have gotten the door under control and they could have been inside already through the garage. Although, standard disclaimer, I wasn't there so I don't know all the particulars they faced on the scene, but it seemed like having a pre-cut hole in the garage door was an opportunity missed...

[@michaeldelia708]

The garage and its doors are the last place I would want to make entry especially since a person was pulled from there just a few minutes before. Sounds like walls went up to make a bedroom.

[@cjritchie9701]

@@billboyd9028that’s not a deck gun fire. Please stop

[@markboelte1415]

Usually (emphasize USUALLY) you attack the fire from inside to outside. Otherwise you can push the heat to unburnt parts of the house. The layout of the house, the structure, and building materials, even the yard layout can effect that, so there is no 'one size fits all'. This is also why sometimes it takes a few minutes to decide the best way to attack the fire. The fact that the garage had walls built against the doors meant that the layout of the house may have been altered from original and not standard or to fire standards. Which means caution is warranted.

[@NewJerseyBeachbum]

I have to echo the comments of everyone else. The time it took to get water on this fire was just appalling.

[@garybeck-t3v]

Someone actually yelled for a fire extinguisher?! Good God.

[@randall39]

If you watch fire departments, they often have fire extinguishers on hand in case a member becomes a victim of the fire. I imagine that while they were trying to get that guy out, the possibility that he may have been in the fire would make a fire extinguisher a valuable item if he came out on fire.

[@ChrisDM2024]

Was there nothing else going on in this town that all the cops could be there?

[@jerseyshorefireresponse]

Honestly nah. They love it

[@walkersrails]

So glad I live in the uk fire service here is a lot more committed and safer when tackling fires

[@Joker-ig8im]

Kid with the reciprocating saw was on point!!! As opposed to the "No one has a fire extinguisher" guy which at that point into the fire was just plain idiotic.

[@snufflehound]

"No one has a fire extinguisher?" lol

[@jorgefuentealba7292]

Increible tienen todo el equipamiento y todo, tardan 20 o 30 minutos en llegar mas cuando llegan bajan caminando como si no fuese nada, lamentable el lento accionar

[@JB91710]

That's the USA way.

[@JB91710]

@lipstikknleathr Been there, done that, clown.

[@JB91710]

@lipstikknleathr You didn't really write that, did you?

[@chrissygirl873]

illegal apartment in garage, very dangerous.

[@Jackwagon5191]

“No one has a fire extinguisher??” OMG, genius. It’s well BEYOND that. 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@alanverstraete7895]

Why so many cops. There not wearing protective gear. Should be doing traffic duties

[@donnamitchell7707]

Fantastic footage. I hope the person who was in the garage makes a quick, and full recovery. With that wall that was up against the garage door makes me wonder if the person was living in the garage. Have a great day my friend,and stay safe ❤️🙂⚘️🚒.

[@jerseyshorefireresponse]

From what I saw it was a full converted garage

[@usaveteran1813]

A neighbor saved the life of that resident. Quick thinking and a sawzall and he had other neighbors helping. That was the high point of this video. They rescued that person in spite of tough resistance. Trucks, engines, hoses, ladders, firefighters. Then eventually a little water.

[@SteveWilliams-zp1vg]

The police officer arrested them for breaking and entering for trying to save the neighbor😂😂😂😂😂 the only one with tools and they are a joke of police department

[@chinatownimportscom1434]

Similar to how efficiently the swamp runs our entire country and attacks anyone who tries to improve it.

[@Bigbluehawk2]

Some guy yelling “No one has a fire extinguisher!?” I never realized how clueless some people are!

[@Hurst6969]

Interesting! More police than firefighters Must be a really nice neighborhood

[@Greylocks]

Helping out is a good and natural thing to do. BUT! Be sure of your capacities, and NEVER become another victim. If there are already people helping, dont decide to become a burden. The officers who were needed to push back the civilians could have been helping, instead of being forced to control bystanders who became a hazard. Fire fumes CAN kill you. Escaping heat can burn you to death. Piling up will slow down the whole rescue.

[@slackjawedyokel1]

fire "FUMES" ???? Guess I missed the cops wearing scott packs

[@Greylocks]

@@slackjawedyokel1 newsflash; english is not spoken or used the same way everywhere. But if nitpicking rocks your boat, enjoy your moment.

[@slackjawedyokel1]

@@Greylocks the odd terminology you used was actually the lesser part of your statement being wrong. The cops were pushing away people with tools and skills --

[@anthonylittle7553]

By all means take your time, don’t come off the truck ready to work or anything.

[@johnbratley6926]

Conversely The Netherlands (Holland) also rely on volunteer firefighters in rural areas the difference is the first turn pump will have a crew of 6-10 firefighters. Shorter distances, denser populations.

[@johnbratley6926]

As a UK firefighter I'm not impressed and yes I do understand the funding, distance and volunteer competency problems facing rural USA.

[@TheJmich2001]

Nice job as usual. Talk to the LPD chief about getting press credentials. Hopr all are OK!

[@FrankTrocchio]

Over 5 minutes and not a drop of water, ???? Really needs to trining

[@rkj4107]

Hard to say for sure but it sounds like the cops know what flashover is and they were trying to keep everyone back just in case that happened.

[@virgilhilts3924]

How about they stop barking orders at free citizens? If a person CHOOSES to put themselves at risk to try and help another...STFU and leave them alone Or better still, how about joining in to try and help

[@ParkerFire]

Does anyone have a fire extinguisher. Best laugh of the day, lol.

[@matthewstokes2131]

Absolutely positively no motivation on this department side. How long does it take to charge a line and get it in service? How long does it take firemen to actually do their job

[@2lilangelwingz]

The one thing that caught my attention was the cops walking around calmly as residents are sawzalling the garage open UNTIL it was opened then they start to yell for them all to back up right as the residents are about to pull the guy out. Seems like the cops just took credit for the residents rescue to me. They sure werent yelling back up when they had the sawzall cutting it open!!! Just my opinion and observation. Smh

[@cornelfrancis7615]

First things first, there was NO urgency when the FD arrived, they treated this fire as if it was a training exercise. Second point, unless the officer-in- charge told the first crew not to go in but to fight fire from the the front door, there was know reason why (unless there was massive obstruction to the crew), they did not work the line though the house to the back where the bulk of the fire was, they probably would have knocked down the bulk of the fire. Jobs like this, you have to be aggressive to save the property...........................this was once somebody's home. Respect to the neighbours for having the idea to use a reciprocating saw to to gain entry to the garage and save the occupant.

[@jacobkeppler1984]

Nice job by the police saving that person

[@MikeReszke]

Looked like garage had drywall wall behind garage door, may have been living quarters for person rescued.

[@jerseyshorefireresponse]

Yes it was

[@CarTalesCrew]

Nearly 2 mins to charge a line. That's not good, unless you don't have tank water, which would be crazy

[@jeffreymartin6369]

Anyone have a fire extinguisher? That kind of tickled me. I was watching the flames trying to imagine what it would do.

[@bobby_D]

I wonder why the guy inside the garage didn’t just open it from the inside. There’s always something that I don’t get.

[@jerseyshorefireresponse]

Ya so it’s kinda hard to tell but that garage was constructed with walls against the doors so they were permanently down, there for the need to cut him out, assuming if there was a window that was covered also, his only other way out was through the fire so they cut him out after breaking open the door.

[@athena6451]

An extra room to rent i assume this owner will be in big trouble if thats the case not following code

[@ericweiler6571]

Those New Jersey firefighters are incredible.... And those people who risked their lives are pretty cool too. God Bless you all

[@Hairpie69720]

I am surprised they are not busting out every window on the house

[@jays106]

must be a slow crime day when they dang near have half the dept on a fire call telling the people trying to rescue someone to back up then there is the one cop with the super troopers mustache

[@bodaciousbiker]

This is puzzling to me. Fire was burning intensely in two seemingly distinct and unrelated locations...the outside of the front door and at the rear of the house. Do we know anything about the cause? Could this have been arson?? Also, was there not a back or side door to the garage that might have been easier to open than breaking into that roll-up front door??? As for someone asking for a fire extinguisher, isn't that a bit like someone below deck on RMS Titanic asking for a bucket after it hit that iceberg?

[@athena6451]

I read it was discarded smoking material gone wrong

[@johnmorris2562]

Someone give that Sawzall citizen a station shirt. He's the only one actually doing FF stuff.

[@mrajinj661]

Okay last time I checked, SCBA units are integrated into the seats and should have been put on already. Everybody move at a snail's pace before we make the hose hard.

[@AB-NJ]

This is nothing new in Lakewood. Between the latino and hasidic communities, there are hundreds of people living in garages and basements.

[@wrenchposting9097]

They have to go back

[@thelmaharper8545]

They always find a loophole to get away with it.

[@bobbys1984]

What also is nothing new is how inadequately the fire dept staffing level is there

[@ncvman]

probably 25 living in there and no smoke detectors. I dont get why it take so damn long for a firefighter to get dressed and ready. What does it take to put on your mask and turn on the hose?

[@virgilhilts3924]

Obviously more than you are capable of grasping If you are such a hero know-it-all, why don't you join an FD and show us all how it's done?

[@ncvman]

@@virgilhilts3924 paid firefighters here that move a lot quicker.

[@peterarvanitis6497]

@@virgilhilts3924exactly

[@cdcd4502]

There has to be improvements in firefighting where it doesnt take 15 minutes between arriving and starting to actually fighting the fire

[@MisterPhister7]

The guy asking for a fire extinguisher 💀💀💀

[@JoseAlves-kr2yz]

Water??

[@georgecoons6872]

We use C02 compressed gas. 4000 pounds of cold

[@tormodtertnes4166]

American fire service has to be among the worst in the world. Something so slow takes a long time to find

[@bobbys1984]

It’s not all, it’s just where they are inadequately staffed or staffed by volunteers..

[@spitfirenutspitfirenut4835]

You know it’s going to be a good fire when Jersey Shore is responding.

[@awv9600]

Am I only the one hearing the fire extinguisher guy as asking...ironically? There's almost a dozen cops standing there, so probably 6-12 fire extinguishers are available...while the neighbors and their tools got the guy out. No knock on the FD; they weren't there yet.

[@David-zo4ks]

100% agreed. We have a bunch of uniformed police just kind of hanging around while the neighborhood executes a rescue with garden tools. Kind of felt like they could've done more than yell.

[@skeptical2649]

What's the crowd with a hose at the front door doing?

[@MikeTheFireChaser13]

Damn insane footage awesome coverage

[@williamschlenger1518]

Maybe code enforcement should check the garage?

[@randybrooks9455]

You can always tell a Jersey fire the structure always burns to the ground

[@don_provolone845]

Roof ladder set up below a window? That’s not going to work well if an interior fire fighter needs to bail out

[@mrknotthall]

Shouldn’t all those cops be chasing illegals rather than standing around watching a house burn?

[@bobby_D]

When they tell you to back up, BACK UP!!! You’re wasting time. (Not you, you’re awesome bro and you’re not emotional) the people in the video!!! Move!!!

[@bobbys1984]

The fire dept. response time absolutely disgusts me. How many more people have to die before they provide adequate professional coverage in the Jersey shore area. One Engine and one Ladder in Lakewood is totally in appropriate and the township should be ashamed of themselves for providing inadequate coverage for a town that large.

[@hvfd5956]

Someone needs to explain to the cops they need to stay out of the way. Otherwise put on bunker gear and go inside. Bet they won't. The last thing we need at a fire is a bunch of guys that wouldn't know what to do if you told them. I don't know what the water source was, but it seemed like they were waiting on a cop to give the okay to flow water. Later I see an engine connected to a plug. As to the fire...been there, done that, have the merit badge. Moving a charged line is a pain in the tail. It has been a few years, but I am still good for an exposure line.

[@stephenmather8513]

Gotta love when cops block the front of the house with there cruisers.