PRE-ARRIVAL: Heavy fire showing on arrival in Whitehall, PA

[@richybearpaw9531]

This house was a goner before they even arrived! So sad that so many people lose their homes during renovations! Absolutely love the the HD and steady video. Meaning steady hand that is. So many people cannot hold the camera still and it is all over the place. Hats off to your steady hand!

[@t.s.gilmer8397]

It's called a tripod, it's a neat little device that holds a camera

[@JB91710]

"This house was a goner before they even arrived! " You'd make a perfect USA Fire Player with that attitude.

[@frankmcgee3213]

Kind of a close call with the guy in the bucket of the truck. Heavy smoke and no mask and then the fire comes through the front windows directly under him.

[@Trojanny]

Sorry to see the loss. Video guys did well, however, wish closer to the fire more.

[@ClarkdeBear]

Some EXCELLENT footage... as we've all come to expect.

[@newsworking]

Thank you!

[@jubelet]

Wow...outstanding video! I'm not used to seeing that level of quality here. Even the local news station could learn a few things from you. The fire fighting tactics? Um, saw a few things I wondered about, but hey. they do things their way.

[@newsworking]

Thanks!

[@goatman8692]

I used to live in that area in the early 2000's. I can't believe all the fires there! Holy cow! Great job to those unsung heroes!

[@JB91710]

4:15 You want steam? This is how you create steam. You want to stop the fire without a lot of steam? Get aggressive! Get off your ass and get up to the door or window and inset that hose inside and wave it around to put a heavy load of water on the burning material and not a Mist like these guys are. You have to Overpower the heat source not Play with it. 9:50 All that work and water and the first floor is still burning. 10:00 Look how fast a fully involved room will Stop Burning when you apply water at the ceiling so the water will splash off and cover the room like a large sprinkler head. PUT WATER ON IT! 12:50 They're done playing with it so it's time to fill the house with water until it reaches the level of the burning material.

[@bishgames8023]

4:15 is worse than some fog nozzles

[@JB91710]

Bish I'm assuming you meant 4:15. When you apply water, (I hate saying squirt. Reminds me of a squirt gun.), you have to Think of where and how it is landing. You also have to Think of what is burning and Where it is. You have to know how water works when it is applied with different size hoses. There is a Lot to think about beyond squirting water! A chimp can be trained to Squirt water.

[@bishgames8023]

lol

[@JasmineLindros]

Perhaps JB is branching out into different varieties of lunacy? I read both of his posts twice, and "deck gun" did not appear in either of them - this is a seismic shift for JB. In five more years he may realize there are different tools for different situations.

[@JB91710]

David and the Massive Loser Jasmine. Neither of you bothered to focus on 10:00 when they confirmed what I ALWAYS say in these videos. Hit the ceiling with a solid or straight stream and wave it around and the water will explode throughout the room covering all surfaces and the fire will be out in 3-5 seconds. You Both need to grow up!

[@ianberger4605]

Why would the ladder truck park right under the over head lines? Plenty of room to have moved over to make room .

[@plasticdish4411]

Raised that stick pretty darn close to those power lines..

[@carmenschumann826]

. . . power grid lines in the USA are like in 3rd world countries at the lower end - nearly everywhere !!!

[@leightongalleries6057]

How much more headway would they make if they kept the hose flowing? What is with the hose turning on/off?

[@JOMAR3]

That is a controlled burn. Let it go to the floor much easier cleanup for the homeowner

[@deborahsoucy2884]

Great video --- Debbie

[@HooksHalligans]

Great video! Your scope was good last night as well. I see it's been a fairly busy night for you tonight, can't wait to see your footage from this evening.

[@newsworking]

Thanks! Footage from last evening will be up later today

[@Howard3S]

Like that the FF's dismounted and trotted at double time speed. I'm not up on the latest as I was a Call FF last in 1982 ..but..as we transitioned from 2.5 to 4" lines the "deluge concept" was brought in, as in don't squirt and then take a look, DROWN the fire with a deluge/ ton of water, ASAP, fast and hard. Nice video work, what camera was used? (good as a sony Steadicam).

[@JB91710]

No, wrong! You find what's burning and quickly and safely, apply Just enough water to stop combustion. Then you surgically apply water to completely stop it from rekindling. Not as much fun and it requires thinking and a strong and responsible Work Ethic but hey, it's a Job, not an adventure.

[@12stanhumphries]

I can't believe that Laddar truck was as close to the power lines as they were. Uncorandted attack of the fire, I am assuming this was a volunteer Fire Department!

[@milescorp6237]

Great footage and camera work. I agree, "1 3/4 would've gotten a LOT more water on the fire than that 2 1/2 did. 2 1/2 is useless if you can't open it" and don't shut it down unless you have to. That heavy fire needs constant heavy water flowing on it to knock it down.

[@WoodWorker-mp2il]

First in engine, DECK GUN should have been right off from the start.

[@jackh577]

Nope. All of the fire was interior and in the rear. How would you reach that with the deck gun.

[@JB91710]

No Angle of Attack but you have the right idea. Stop Combustion Fast.

[@Firstfruits288]

"...people who felt isolated in social situations to look for someone else who seemed to be even more desperate and start a conversation." Mary Higgins Clark

[@paulladuke2259]

When you post Whitehall, PA. I wish you would stipulate whether it is Whitehall Twp. or Whitehall Borough of Pittsburgh. Really enjoy your videos, BTW.

[@Trojanny]

Good point ! To all: did you know both ends of PA. have a Whitehall & Allentown, beside eachother? Paul, this is eastern end.

[@t.s.gilmer8397]

That's some bad ass fire truck!!!

[@garyhess7439]

Great video.Like watching HDTV.

[@jamesfraser7297]

Is the front of a structure called side A?

[@jays106]

James Fraser usually

[@poppiarlin5612]

@@jays106 Bingo and it is determined by what is considered the front

[@jackh577]

If a building is on a corner, the A side is the side of the building facing the street address.

[@Quadflash]

Pro-class video and editing. Thanks for your excellent coverage!

[@chrisconnelly5981]

sir don't complain about fire suppression tactics if your not a certified firefighter thank you

[@Quadflash]

@@chrisconnelly5981 Chris, first, I wasn't criticizing anything. Second, I was on a Type 1 National IMT for 8 years. I've worked in Fire and EMS for 3 decades. Think before you run your mouth

[@shaneneckel]

What are you shooting with?

[@virginiasmith5904]

I always like to know the details was any in there what was the cause of the fire etc.

[@garykcs5532]

not seeing to much water being put on the fire my goodness

[@Trojanny]

Yea, I felt that, too. two pipemen did well, however, where the other lines ???? What did the investigation show ?

[@Mo-hd1lb]

They have to conserve water, that's why.

[@N1ght1ng4le]

They hooked a hydrant right at the beginning. They had water supply for their 2.5. Unless you heard them say the hydrant was bad.

[@lom3ardo]

You can get a LOT more water on the fire with a 1 3/4 and the nozzle opened all the way than you can with a 2 1/2 with the nozzle halfway open or not at all. Just saying.

[@MalcolmMarshall57]

Best fire video I've seen in a while the guy on T6 box in smoke no BA on!

[@SMACTOR1]

Excellent work by the first engine crew hitting the hydrant fist thing. You gotta have water to fight the fire. It seems like a lot of these videos they take way too long to establish a water supply. Good job crew!

[@JB91710]

The vast majority of fires in the USA can be knocked down with the water they bring with them but seldom use.

[@notthatdonald1385]

The plug was *right in front of the fire building* . Didn't have to hump it 100+ feet.

[@duenge]

Did they ever put the fire out?!...

[@douglaschanley1142]

duenge no it continues burning to this very day

[@derrickguffey4775]

How on Earth did this start?

[@lkmayhew9390]

Great HD video.

[@murrayhall908]

What are those bucket guys doing - no water???? Chaotic Did they ever put any water down on that fire??

[@Rescue1027]

Thats amazing image quality, what camera are you using?

[@newsworking]

panasonic DVX200

[@interlinkplus8236]

Old vid I know but...look at the condition of that place, look at the yard...looks abandoned. The volume of ashes blowing out tells me the place is stuffed with garbage. Protect the neighbors and let it burn, less to clean up.

[@camohunter1983]

did anyone else notice that there was a banana spray painted on the side of that house?

[@sahmuleadams5270]

Master stream, ground monitors and that’s all folks

[@barroningram7286]

place was done before they started

[@OldLordSpeedy]

If they use a dozer mean the fire (insurance) inspector can not looks later where and why the fire break out? Or the fire insurance pay after every fire? I wonder me, they have smoke alarms, I can hear them, near that house have neighbors, suddenly they have so a strong heavy fire? Why do you not interviewed the fire chief or chief for press for know more about how many firefighter, how many police was on scene and so on? Do you not shows all used fire apparatus or the house from different sides. For a news magazine was it to less information, for an emercency magazine was it to less information, but do you shows many smoke!

[@CoTreyLoZ]

Ummm........What?

[@plateshutoverlock]

With all the shit people have to go through just to have a roof over their heads, I expect houses to be fireproof to the point it would take a nuke to destroy them. That houses burn like this in 2022 is totally unacceptable.

[@notthatdonald1385]

I agree total loss upon arrival. They're still bumblef*cks. Regardless of this fire, even towns nearby. White helmets working. I can't even bother ... they're helpless. Live in this area put extra insurance on everything!!

[@skiph3]

Protect the exposures and water down the ashes...

[@johngoglia6981]

Anyone using task force tips anymore or straight pipes

[@johngoglia6981]

Good job

[@garykcs5532]

great vid, do you guys ever sleep? how were you first in thats awesome

[@z.weertje7209]

Matchbox building, no sprinklers, no regulations and a very, very slow and lazy fire brigade. Why bothering to call them????? In the Netherlands build in stone since 1555 ..........................

[@CoTreyLoZ]

Good for you.

[@davidca96]

Croicky that's a big fire

[@captainmorgan1107]

Put some fucking water on the fire already.

[@elizabethcherry920]

come on under renovation equals financial issues equals arson, why there are so many in need of a home. great video. my phone was down so I did not see the scope version, but I will be

[@robertboeck3152]

It seems to me that that they don't want to put out the fire until it is impossible to do so. Watch the European fire fighters. They have water on the fire almost immediately after they arrive.

[@lom3ardo]

1 3/4 would've gotten a LOT more water on the fire than that 2 1/2 did. 2 1/2 is useless if you can't open it.

[@elizabethcherry920]

the ambers look like snow flakes, it was something to see

[@DSwirlman]

That's Embers not ambers

[@ferdgreenblatt6011]

Accelerant.

[@scfr323]

HIHFTY #everyonegoeshomeexceptthehomeowner #samejob#sametraining

[@chewybacca11]

Oh my gosh why the EFF would you get that close to those power lines?!?! Completely unnecessary and dangerous! Stay alive for crying out loud!

[@Trojanny]

Floodlights, guys. Nonetheless, I applaud starting on ground floor & letting steam kill above !!!

[@Trojanny]

Yes, as other said, where really WAS the water??

[@jesseweaver_fuyt]

I bet it was arson

[@kristoferwolf4683]

Jesse weaver it sounds like it

[@firesteve4848]

look at all the police officers standing around they should be out on patrol since they could not pass the fire fighter exam

[@Andy-je3el]

maybe the cops can shoot the fire? hush cadet

[@stephenhorwath8519]

Terrible to be honest

[@EricG7713]

please tell me this is a volley dept. I hope no paid professionals would fight a fire this way!!

[@jays106]

Eric Gagnon volly goes through same training as paid only they do it on their own dime tired of hearing that. Like somehow paid guys are better than volly guys.

[@melindadeegan9729]

Take it easy on the the comment about being a volunteer firefighter I am one and I train and work my ass off just as much as a paid department if not hard

[@genesuydam7224]

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