Pre Arrival FULLY INVOLVED Truck Fire East Brunswick, New Jersey 1/4/22

[@zamboni243]

Although we can agree that the rig placement was not correct, those commenting should know a few things about the NJTP. The State Police will only allow you to close the lane in which the incident is involving. Unless the incident is involving multiple lanes, or if they believe an investigation is needed. If you get the lane over on the turnpike it’s a luxury. At past incidents state troopers have fought with firefighters and fire chiefs if they attempted to close a lane, including threatening to lock them up. If we take time to look at the video rather then immediately destroy those that responded we can see that the State police closed the left lane further back. You can see a NJTP authority pickup (in Orange) and what appears to be a NJSP Troop car(In White) behind that. If we look further down the road it appears that there may be an additional NJSP Troop car closing the lane down. This however does not change the fact that the first and 2nd arriving apparatus were incorrect for not positioning in a manner which would provide some protection to the operating members. The 1st or second arriving apparatus could have parked on an angle blocking most of the left lane. Another option would have been placing the the 1st arriving apparatus in front of the pickup. And the 2nd arriving apparatus could have blocked the left lane. This would allow the member’s to stretch from the upwind side. And the 2nd arriving apparatus. Unfortunately the NJTP Authority would rather have Firefighters risk them selves rather then slow down traffic anymore then they deem necessary. They view slow downs and lane closures as lost money. In most cases taking 1 to 2 lanes or closing the highway during the time the FD is on the scene is the most logical and safest option for the members on scene. But unfortunately the NJTP does not allow that. Last but not least, I am not a member of the department that responded but I figured a knowledgeable explanation would help.

[@jerseyshorefireresponse]

Thanks for this!

[@ShakeNBake4200]

In my opinion I’d say fuck what they say/think The #1 concern on any fire scene is Firefighter safety. When you go to ANY Fire Academy in the States they will drill Scene Safety into your mind. I understand the real world is different sometimes. But for the NJTP Authority to say you can only close the lane of the incident is in is absolute bullshit. Pardon my French. Now with that being said if a firefighters gets hurt and god forbid killed doing this and if it was me I would sue NJTP Authority.

[@timb8373]

If I was the ranking FD officer on a scene like this and the State Police refused to allow me to close an additional lane, I would order my crew to pack up and leave. Maybe hand the offending trooper a water extinguisher and tell him to have at it. It would not surprise me if some local departments have already declared that they will not respond to turnpike fires due to lack of cooperation from the State Police, which would explain why the station called is sometimes not the closest or most logical.

[@ShakeNBake4200]

@@timb8373 Completely agree! Here in Texas if we get on scene and want to close additional lanes, or even shut the highway down, 9 times out of 10 our Troopers will do it for us.

[@prozac756]

NJ has How many firefighters? Wouldn’t the general assembly pay attention to them? Certainly the governor should. Between local govt officials, firefighter unions, and volunteer FF org’s should they have some sway. Since his son is a NJ firefighter, maybe Bruce Springsteen will help.

[@shauncasey8295]

Everyone rightfully talking about the fireman's safety but here i'am like, this is so pleasant without annoying commentary or unnecessary music.

[@jenniferwalloch5430]

Yeah

[@wesrobinson7366]

I am glad I live in a town where the police and us Volunteer FireFighters get along. We always put safety first and the fire response commands the scene.

[@Mr_Tecumseh]

East Brunswick deals with fires on that section of the pike. Troopers are not part of that town. If it were town cops out there as well they probably would get along better. Who knows. They have the ability to shut that entire section of roadway if they wanted to and only leave open the truck side. The gates come down after the toll booth. They should use them.

[@MichaelLee-dt1iw]

Just wanted to compliment you on the videography. This is an absolutely perfect use for a drone. I have seen drone footage from fire scenes before, but something about this video and how you shot it stands out. Nice job. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@douggriffin2910]

I love that drone coverage.....good job !!!

[@followmissyee]

My heart pounding for the safety of the firefighter........

[@jimjab3631]

Wha.... its a mere dumpster fire. Hose it down ffs. They dont make FF like they used to. They are WAY too busy riding the lounge chair and fiddling their hoses instead of real work. Happens when union is involved, productivity into the crapper. Hope the FFs did t get too stressed o. That call

[@ZicajosProductions]

@@jimjab3631 not from the fire, from the cars passing by

[@johnnyOV]

@@jimjab3631 East Brunswick is a volunteer department

[@Acepilot235]

@@jimjab3631 Something tells me you know nothing about firefighters... Not to mention you clearly didn't understand what was dangerous in this video aside from the fire. Not blocking a lane for them to work is dangerous and the only reason they don't is because state troopers get to decide what lanes to close, which is stupid and unreasonable.

[@73bubbie]

​@@Acepilot235I was thinking the same thing. I think he has a KZbin Firefighters Degree.

[@TacoStacks]

I am SHOCKED that people passed that close or even were allowed to pass that close. Crazy. Even passing at all is crazy.

[@ecw5394]

It’s only a problem if you stop. If you’ve ever driven past one of these you know you feel the radiant heat through the windows and that will scare most people away instantly.

[@switch12345678]

@@ecw5394 The main concern is possible damage to the paintwork on the car.

[@m118lr]

People are by and large..ignorant, or MORE nicely put, NAIVE. They don’t “THINK” about consequences..

[@tobiaslenz8094]

we in germany has the same problem. people are driving next to the accident or helpers or mechanics who repair the street with about 60mPH ... or a very common effect the people passsing by the accident by driving 6 MPH looking was had happened taking a picture of probably dead people......

[@garysanderson7642]

Poor fending off by the engine, no safety at all protecting that fire fighter

[@jerseyshorefireresponse]

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[@CyclingSasquatch]

I'm impressed at how traffic kept flowing. Here in Southern California, I guarantee you the freeway would've been backed up half a mile in BOTH directions.

[@juliusadams1453]

That's because people in New Jersey and New York brains are messed up

[@mikekent5209]

@@juliusadams1453 super relevant comment 👏 Bravo A+ for effort buddy.

[@BostonGrl79]

I noticed that too! But I would of rode on the breakdown lane. In case it blew up. In Oregon that would been a traffic jam up rubber necking it. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@juliusadams1453]

@@BostonGrl79 I myself would have stopped a safe distance and made sure everybody's alright

[@juliusadams1453]

@HistoryNews10 yeah California state is more concerned about traffic being backed up so they take a chance allow traffic to keep on going by a vehicle on fire even if it explodes and kills someone that is so sad what a country we live in

[@Pants4096]

This is truly a work of art. Fantastic footage, beautiful sound. Thank you!

[@guillermovasquez4639]

Wow my biggest respect to that only one firefighter for putting his life at risk not only by being the only one who put up the fire but by also being the only one out on the actual highway as idiots don’t move to the far right lane for the firefighters safety. And state police helping guide fast flow traffic. The fact that they can’t use two lanes makes no sense. But that firefighter definitely deserves respect!!!

[@expat2010]

He probably had no choice but it's shocking that the highway patrol would not block the lane for him. There's plenty of footage of state LEOs getting hit or nearly so from gawkers and others on the highway. They know full well how dangerous it is there.

[@JakeW26]

Drone footage was pretty sweet. Stay safe man!

[@marklewis1924]

Wow, 2 engines on scene and both are improperly parked to provide protection for firefighters

[@Dontana69]

Unbelievable! Unacceptable! Piss poor training and leadership!!!

[@fbm314]

And you know what else? All traffic went 2 lanes over and slowed down

[@bigdoorcontrolguy2232]

@@Dontana69 they do this 3-4 times a week. Go and tell the state troopers you're going to close another lane, see how that works for you lol

[@Dontana69]

@@bigdoorcontrolguy2232 the troopers..aka..gustapoh...should be the ones actively involved in scene safety. SMH. Tume for a powwow. It's unacceptable to put lives on the line.

[@BlLL_LUMBERGH]

@@fbm314 A number of cars did not do that and passed within a couple feet of the hose and FF. Way too close also considering the potential for smoke to obscure a driver's sight.

[@bentley4446]

Great drone video!! Volunteer company, first engine only 2 person crew. Weekday response can be tough for vol companies during the day when many members are at work. Smart to bring the second engine for personnel and water. Really should have blocked a couple travel lanes and pulled a cross lay. Sorry to lose the snow plow, turning into a snowy winter ❄️

[@stang7043]

The turnpike is an interesting roadway. They don't always call the closest or the most logical choice fd too.

[@kg2435]

I am shocked they didn’t block 2 lanes to keep the firefighters safer. I would not trust the average driver with not being distracted.

[@stang7043]

@@kg2435 Troopers will only shut down one lane next to the incident unless it occupies the entire roadway or it's a fatal. Trust me when I tell you, we have gone down this road several times with the troopers. You will be fighting a car fire with cars doing 70-80 miles an hour in the next lane.

[@kg2435]

@@stang7043 that’s crazy! Where I am we would block 2 lanes with the fire trucks to give ourselves a safe area to work and force traffic to slow down. I hope this practice gets more widely used to keep everyone safe!

[@man4054]

They have 3 stations in that district, dependng on time of day, houses manpower varies.

[@tomatoes3]

Great video from the drone, but some strange firefighting practices. The safety aspect was the most lacking, to have a firefighter working with the lane next to him open was a worry .

[@johnwashburn7423]

I wondered about that. The lane did clear. Perhaps troopers out of our sight flagged vehicles toward the right.

[@RLTtizME]

Why weren't you there with your Lazy Boy? You added all of those flashing lights for nothing. Use them for God's sake.

[@MikeT-TheRetiredColonel]

@@RLTtizME why are you still here? Your mommy is done with you for now? gtfo

[@RLTtizME]

@@MikeT-TheRetiredColonel Oh you have hall monitor syndrome Colonel Sanders. You are a feeble has-been burnout. Sit down in your BarcaLounger and STHU.

[@andyrob3259]

100%. Here in Australia there road would be closed for everyone’s safety. The U.S. seems very lackadaisical with these things.

[@SocialistDistancing]

I worked heavy recovery. You can never get drivers to slow down. But you start one fire and everybody slows down. There's something very primal about it.

[@teamidris]

Take a 50 gal drum full of oily wood with you one every job? :o) Have you noticed how nobody tailgates you if you leave stuff swinging around on the back?

[@SocialistDistancing]

@@teamidris LolL. Yep, they want to stay clear of you. LoL. It doesn't hurt my feelings.

[@DD30112]

Nice drone video! Very unique POV! Thanks 👍

[@koolblue6927]

Great footage. Drone was something else. Thank you and Happy and Safe New Year!

[@ajlq7]

Around 1:08 you can see a vehicle blocking the left lane. That's all about you're gonna get on the Pike. Great video.

[@ffjsb]

Not around here. We'll shut the whole thing down if we need to. Should've at LEAST had the berm an two lanes blocked.

[@04u2cY]

That firefighter was in a real bad position all it takes is a careless driver speeding thru the smoke and not have any time to hit the brakes to begin slowing down before the firefighter gets hit.

[@AzadJhaj24]

state pd and a pickup were blocking that lane

[@ffjsb]

@@AzadJhaj24 They should've had the berm and two lanes blocked.

[@garethifan1034]

Surprising there's no police presence along with the fire brigade and no traffic control for the safety of the fire crew. In the UK the both sides of the road would be held back until the emergency was over and vehicle removed from carriageway.

[@brandontviper1]

Scene safety is a joke apparently to this department.

[@jasonw833]

If they hugged that shoulder anymore they wouldn't be able to open the doors to get out. At least block the hammer lane if not two, not a major overhaul with a booster line.

[@man4054]

NJSP is in charge of shutting the lanes down on turnpike & parkway. They keep lanes flowing unless absolutely needed to be shut down

[@ajlq7]

@@jasonw833 it is blocked.

[@darrenkoeppen6137]

That lane was taken down, but the unit should have still been put out there for protection.

[@RLTtizME]

You could have positioned your BarcaLounger out there for added safety.

[@darrenkoeppen6137]

@@RLTtizME ??? From someone who took a hit at an accident scene I'd rather see the whole damn highway shut down for a few minutes than lose a first responder

[@RLTtizME]

@@darrenkoeppen6137 Oh hon....you are so dramatic. Do you have a gut and a straggly moustache?

[@ScottsLit]

@@RLTtizME Are you 10 years old?

[@RLTtizME]

@@ScottsLit First...let me ask you if you are a perv.

[@roadskare63]

OMG!! watching the fire fighter with the hose in an unprotected lane had me on pins & needle thinking someone could or would mow him down....what a BS MESS!! I moved to Florida from NJ in '87...down HERE...the FD determines what needs to be shut down or rerouted, and the police help make it happen....sheesh!

[@agentdan571]

That's some awesome footage!

[@kimrichards5576]

Love the drone video and hope to see more videos used by it. It gives you a better eye on what is going on.

[@AlanCarter8]

Great drone video, excellent content.

[@CoolFireTrucks]

Awesome drone video! That thing sure produced a lot of smoke. I do think they should have blocked off at least a couple lanes. The white truck at 6:04 got pretty close. If the hose would’ve been in his lane that would have been bad. Still a good job on the quick knock down 👏

[@firedchiefpaul]

Nice drone work, Ryan!

[@GreatFoxGodOniKitsune]

Great video. Only one I've seen in birds eye view.

[@patersonnjresponse]

Great Footage, Like The Drone Angles. Good Job 👍

[@tommcl54]

Who gives a crap what the State Police want???? Protect our own and block the lane for crying out loud.

[@fannycraddock99]

I can't believe that the traffic was allowed to continue flowing just as if nothing had happened. The road should have been closed as it would be in the UK. Total madness!

[@Theupstateidiots]

It's not a UK/ America debate. Where I am, they teach us to use the truck as a blocker and angle it so it something hits it bounces into traffic, not into the work area. That's my only complaint. However, as an assistant chief myself, I won't Monday morning quarterback a call I didn't run.

[@Theupstateidiots]

Also the jersey turnpike is a madhouse. Only driven it once, and I could go without again.

[@domsclaf7513]

Welcome, to the jersey turnpike

[@mr.wilson8340]

@@Theupstateidiots @ I need to agree to a certain point. While the engine should be used as a barrier, the highway patrol should have used a rolling roadblock maneuver and shut down traffic.

[@Theupstateidiots]

@@mr.wilson8340 that would be nice. Where I am in upstate New York we dont always have that luxury.

[@ado-yz9rb]

park upwind and where the hell are the state troopers ????

[@mr.wilson8340]

The trooper is blocking the far left lane behind the scene. Pretty obvious.

[@iamReddington]

Absolutely disgusting that we favor keeping lanes/highway open instead of minimizing risk to first responder's life.

[@Jul-66]

Agree, here in NM they will close a road just for sneezing (not even a joke, some roads have been closed since the pandemic started).

[@gone.golfing]

What are you talking about? How were the firefighters lives at risk at any point?

[@kingstogodshm3251]

I mean for the most part they had traffic going slow and mostly out of the middle lane leaving two lanes clear in that spot for them, shutting down that whole part would have caused issues elsewhere including other emergency response

[@themightysquid]

@@gone.golfing : when rubberneckers pass by they look at the fire and lights, not at the FF’s. Just think when you’re on the phone and you miss your exit. You can clearly see the exit but your mind doesn’t acknowledge it because the brain can’t multitask. That’s how cops and FF’s get insured or die on highway calls. Never count on (un)common sense of drivers.

[@makelifebetterbb]

@@gone.golfingwhat.. you serious ? You watch the same clip

[@skeptical2649]

No more truck payments!

[@patriciaroque6815]

Reading the comment about the firemen safety is so true", I wondered the same thing why they weren't in front of the burning pickup ? Being exposed to the smoke and chemicle used to turn off the fire. If the case about closing lanes is an issue " the cops that obstruct lanes for NO justified reason which is NO life saving emergency "should be written up" or threatend for that stupidity.

[@Biffo1262]

If the police aren't there protecting the scene its standard practice throughout most of the world to pull up behind in a 'fend off' position to use the appliance to protect the firefighters. One man runs back and places warning signs a set distance back. The next appliance usually pulls up beyond the incident by a hose length. Police will then usually pull up and protect the first appliance by coning off the adjacent lane for safety. We in the UK are lucky as it a national ruling to which all the emergency services agree. The police priority is safety, not traffic and if necessary they will and do close the motorway completely. The police and ourselves have lost colleagues to rubberneckers so we all agree, our safety and those involved take first priority.

[@zardozmania]

Nice work with the drone footage!

[@greedoshotfirst1]

Jersey is wild. I'm from the midwest, I can't even fathom cars passing by that close to an active scene, and right next to responders. Cars passing within six inches of a charged hose? Unreal. Stupid, and dangerous.

[@colechapman6976]

It's what happens when you live in the most densely populated state in America

[@larrygarvey4735]

I like the way the traffic keeps moving.nobody stops to see if anyone needs some medical assistance.

[@gtbproductions1]

Great video. PROBLEM...FIRE APPORATUS SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE NUMBER 1 LANE TO PROTECT THE FIREFIGHTER FROM TRAFFIC.

[@avontaprice2]

WOW!!!!!!! A fully engolf snow plow truck fire😮😮😮😮😮

[@NickRanger]

Wow these flame paint jobs are looking more real by the year.

[@Msradell]

At the very least the 1st in engine company should've taken up a blocking position to protect the firefighters! That department I would say have no sense of what it takes to make a safe scene to operate in.

[@bigdoorcontrolguy2232]

they do this 3-4 times a week. Pretty sure they have a great sense of what they are doing. State troopers is where you issues lie, they dictate what gets closed

[@Msradell]

@@bigdoorcontrolguy2232 They may have a good idea how to put the fire out but I have no idea about Firefighter Safety! Screw the State Troopers! I need to watch out for themselves and if that means shutting down another lane so be it! Either that or let the state troopers put the fire out because they certainly need to be operating much safer than they are and if video. Doing it multiple times safely is not an excuse, an accident can happen any time!

[@bigdoorcontrolguy2232]

@@Msradell you must not be from the state lol good luck with that, I can promise they will remove you from the scene lol

[@bigdoorcontrolguy2232]

@@Mr_Tecumseh im glad you think you can tell a trooper what youre going to do on their road lmfao

[@bigdoorcontrolguy2232]

@@Mr_Tecumseh Its 100% their road lmfao. ask anyone on that dept if you dont believe me.

[@jaypolas4136]

Timestamps 0:01 Ground spectation and Fire start 0:42 Drone video 4:38 Firefighter arrival 5:44 Firefighters start fighting the fire 6:09 Fire is getting under control (white smoke) 7:03 Second firetruck arrival 7:42 Fire put out

[@philippemoi8082]

Good eye bro ! Thanks

[@nabeesat5611]

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[@damaribrackett1159]

Thanks bro

[@Dirk80241]

Amazing how fast the fire is out when one man pours some water (or was it foam?) on it. Thanks for the great drone visuals.

[@wendyellamay5334]

Highway still open and no protection for crew

[@woody4u247]

Since there wasn't any snow anywhere.. gotta assume it wasn't that cold yet.. plow trucks get very hot @ highway speeds because the snowplow blocks airflow to the radiator. Might've not been paying attention until something flammable burst & ignited ... I've seen it before...

[@hansyland]

Firefighters who are parking against the wind behind the burning car in the smoke and heat... instead of parking in front... veeery intelligent ;-) ;-)

[@james.zannino6917]

I want to know why the engine is not on an angle blocking the fast lane so this poor bastard doesn't get hit by a car. Sop has to be a volunteer company

[@jimjamess8633]

Especially so when the second engine pulled up! Block with the rig, Give traffic the right shoulder. A mans life is worth a little inconvenience!

[@james.zannino6917]

I know state troopers get pissed off when you block one of their Lanes they're very arrogant about their Highway whether it's the Garden State Parkway or the turnpike. I was on the job 25 years in Irvington New Jersey. I used to block sometimes two lanes if they didn't like it that's too bad I'm not getting one of my guys killed to keep traffic moving.

[@kek1807]

For all those here, zamboni243’s explanation is spot on. For 25 yrs(10 of which were 1st due on the TRNPK) I’ve expressed all your concerns, griefs and policies. BUT what y’all don’t remember is that this is New Jersey! It’s fucked up! Period.

[@glennlittle1580]

Excellent video, especially the Drone footage. Glad to see traffic stayed clear if the truck. Is East Brunswick Fire a paid Department?

[@Mr_Tecumseh]

As far as I know most of the department is volunteer except the higher ups and they are paid very well. My friend started off as a volunteer and he is now a chief and he has his own truck and appears to be doing well. I almost joined because of him, but didn't, kinda regret that. The fire department in East Brunswick is broken into 3 branches. 1, 2 and 3. 2 Takes care of the Turnpike.

[@davekramer4266]

Like most people in this Country, you don't pay attention in what you see, That LANE Was SHUT DOWN, Use your Eyes!!!

[@tansithebest]

It was shut down a few hundred feet behind. People went right around it. Idc, the apparatus should cross the lane you're working in.

[@Mr_Tecumseh]

@@tansithebest Agree. Lane was shut down way the hell back and no cones were leading up. People easily got back into the lane. One white truck was 2 feet from him.

[@SteelFlexInc]

Those are some crazy long lane markings compared to what we have down south

[@marcopstal3464]

I would understand keeping an engine behind the fire if they would have used it to protect the crew, but they didn't. So they park in the direct line of the smoke (not very healthy) and do not care of blocking the lane next to the car fire to keep their people safe....

[@lg7014]

easier to justify a disability retirement

[@anthonymolina7416]

In NJ the state police won’t allow it

[@remembergodisalwayswithyou6862]

God bless America ❤

[@ForeverRed2011]

In Toronto, Canada the traffic would have been jammed just to see a vehicle on the side of the road with flat tire. I'm impressed how traffic continued to flow. I thought when the smoke covered the firetruck the fireman were in danger of being hit, especially the one who was in control of the hose.

[@randysmitchell4810]

Amazing how much a drone adds to the video.

[@Jhihmoac]

Woww! Big time burn on a pro-grade pickup... With all the big, thick smoke at first, I thought it probably was a big rig tractor!

[@darrenphillips1652]

First in engine just a two man? Nice work.

[@remcogloudemans4149]

Very nice video! Well done!

[@jimjab3631]

Pretty good work for a jersey dude.

[@jefforr439]

I understand what you're saying and it's BS. Screw the njtp. The car fire is in one lane and the hose line and the ff is in the other. That's two lanes. Block them both. But thanks for the explanation of how screwed up NJ is.

[@secretmountainlaboratory]

The white smoke means a new truck has already been chosen. lol

[@stevenikitas8170]

Strangely ironic that the burning truck has a snowplow on it.

[@andrewdaley3081]

It got depressed because there was no snow. 🇬🇧👍

[@breitlynne]

I was about to comment on the fact that it is scary to see the FD not have traffic protection authority like we do here in Ontario, Canada. I have not seen a traffic incident here where the FD were on the side of the road, even on smaller roadways. Here, the threat of arresting a FD member for blocking traffic regardless of the amount of traffic, does not exist. In intersections even, they park anyway they want, and on a few occasions, the way way the do in the middle of an intersection for a traffic accident, does not always make sense, but the job gets done. Compared to this video, Ive seen vehicle fires, where they block all lanes in the same direction, and a few in the opposing lane, for everyones protection. The opposing lanes are blocked primarily for avoidance of any accident between vehicles themselves should the smoke cause obscure vision passing through. The white truck passing in this video so fast while the firefighter was there, is shocking.

[@andyrob3259]

100% agree. But then like me, you live in a civilised country. I’m in Australia. The police would have that road closed in a jiffy in case anything exploded or the smoke caused another accident. Then the fire brigade would be given free rein. The same in Britain. They seem awfully cavalier here in this video.

[@gregadomeit4020]

Amen to that your comment is spot on.

[@firemarshalzoro]

Nice Catch.. Hey, I need to get in contact with you somehow regarding the Hurricane Ida pics and vids you had when you followed us around for that water rescue. (Rocky Hill)

[@onibru]

At first, I tought that it was a kind of a ceremony: You put a truck in fire, in the middle of the road, and then, make as if nothing happens. Those who pass near the fire being «purificated» in some way.

[@dannyshannon9103]

Nice drone work!!!

[@Jakeixty]

This guy is always one of the first on the problem😭

[@joespag26]

Amazing Drones !!

[@likwidmagik]

*2nd rig arrives* Hey can we help? Nah, Probie's got this...

[@candystorefam1165]

Wow no one came to help I feel sad I would help if I was on the road I am so sorry for those people we love you

[@a65ftr]

great footage

[@Don-413]

Looks like he's not doing any snow plowing this year!

[@andrewdaley3081]

Thats not funny plough suicide rates are up this year hard times pushing them to do crazy things like this. 🇬🇧👍

[@budgiebreder]

I never realised how much “seconds” actually matter in fires. Literally they change second by second!

[@loggerjohn01]

Up here in Ontario Canada, if a tire falls off a car, the police shut down the whole highway for 3 hours to investigate.

[@isaaclang6031]

Amazing! Firetrucks don't block traffic unnecessarily, unlike Minnesota were they park across all lanes of traffic.

[@jimmccabe801]

As they should to protect firefighters.

[@LiamPattisonPhotography]

Suuuuuper sketchy rig placement, what happened to protecting your scene/firefighters and fend off positioning? Awesome video but definitely a pucker factor there. Look how close that white truck got at 6:04, and multiple more after that.

[@kenb.8596]

Yup 1st thing I said, here in Florida, that first rig would have blocked the #1 & 2 lanes, they also had NJSP & NJTP vehicles on scene.

[@captnemo8069]

If that happened on the Garden State Parkway traffic would back up for five miles on both sides of the highway, everybody has to look.

[@ellenarelkin1238]

I hope they got out! 🤞🤞🤞

[@walterwingert8060]

We had a mutual air fire once from the town across the river we were fighting a three story 100 year old house. They brought their brand new ladder truck that they got a week earlier $100,000.00 dollar truck parked infront of the fire so they could use the ladder which had a deluge gun attached too it. They couldnt get the ladder to go up and continued to try. In about 10 minutes we were fighting two fires. We let the house burn and tried to save the truck. Oooops that didnt work. When I retired two years later they were still fighting with the insurance .

[@carle5538]

Wow those were great views from the air. Thank you for sharing this with us. That first fireman who showed up was in danger of getting hit by some careless driver, like the white F150 white Ford truck that passed him by without slowing down, and in danger of getting hit by fragments if that truck had exploded. Based on that huge black smoke and big fire in the rear my hunch is that the thing was going to explode, Great, and amazing video footage. I am glad they were able to put it under control. In situations like this there is always a chance of another accident because drivers slow down to look and see what is going on and you always have the desperate knucklehead driver trying to pass by quickly. Everyone should slow down and move to the right to give these heroes the space and safety they need to complete their jobs.

[@pedrojimene9216]

gladys hernandez... si tu estas por ahi cuidate mucho

[@timhager3359]

This shows that you need to keep up on maintenance on your trucks during the snow season that way this won’t happen. It was a blown engine that caught fire it looks like. That comes to my second conclusion make sure you buy the right equipment for the trucks you have so you can prevent this from happening to you. Don’t buy the biggest and best plow and salter if you only have a 3/4 ton truck upgrade or get the right weight rating for the truck you have.

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

are you flying a drone above active lanes of the freeway? And what about the apparatus standing behind each other, while that one firefighter had to go into the left lane to extinguish the fire?

[@leastcoast5606]

I was thinking the same thing. Very illegal but looks good. Lol

[@CopperCityPatriot]

Yip. That about right. That the typical amount of exhaust outta my F-450 Twin-turbo diesel. It blood red, with a little blue & white. To remind people they in the USA.

[@michaelsalvatoresicilian]

In CT there would've been at least 4 or 5 state troopers and they would've shut down 2 lanes if not the the whole highway. Where I live the local police would have been the first there. I will say this much, all things considered, the drivers were all careful and slowed down. God Bless!

[@juliecasey5196]

Great footage

[@NJDRONEMAN]

Great footage bro

[@gillesrenaud6926]

What a bad way too position the fire truck.

[@ecw0647]

I echo the other comments. I can't believe the risk this firefighter was in, with an active lane right next to the hose line. No cones or anything.

[@hillbilly4555]

Lol the fire truck parks downwind of the smoke.

[@HighOnLife1985]

Why the hell did the driver bury that engine in the cloud of smoke like that? Why not pull ahead of the scene if he knew what direction that smoke was traveling to make attacking it a little easier and more visable?

[@pfeffa01]

Beacause the safty of the firefighters is more important than visability. In case a car misses all the blinking lights and warnings, it only crashes in the truck, not the complete scene with the persons. But for that, the truck shoud have been parked a bit more in the middle of the street.

[@ESSAYONS21B]

It’s appalling to see how many vehicles got dangerously close to the crew. Give us room. We have families too.

[@carmenschumann826]

. . . what a - wow! - really remarkable high quality recording - which equipment is used ?

[@jerseyshorefireresponse]

iPhone and DJI drone

[@bryanc9420]

Holy take your time the new Brunswick fd is basically 10 minutes away at exit 9 right off the exit which is about 4 miles from this spot

[@paulineturner3413]

I hope the truck driver got out safe

[@jnelsoninjax]

Loved the drone shots! What drone do you use?

[@orlandodelrio63]

Look how close the cars are passing by!! Where is the road closure?

[@louisc.gasper7588]

It seems to me a good response. It took them a while to get there, but that's not something the fire brigade can do much about when the incident is on a limited access toll road. Once there, they took only a minute and a few seconds to get a stream of water on the fire. That's pretty good.