Several EXPLOSIONS In Multi-Family Residence

[@kirastephenson7510]

Props to the engine officer, he really rolled with the punches switching to defensive without even missing a beat after the first explosition. Didn't even need a break in the report to dispatch

[@javorisscott4288]

Great way to reword what was already said in the video👍

[@The_Dudester]

Hearing the explosions, this is one of those OMG fires "Gotta think." For me, my OMG, we rolled up on a scene. From left to right, a rectangular house, fully involved, attached carport with two vehicles, fully involved. a VERY large stack of hay bales and a barn, also fully involved. Where to start? From previous hay bale fires, I knew that we would have to pull that sucker apart to fully pull it out, but first, we attacked the house, then the car port, then the barn, saving the hay for last.

[@karl7235]

Hey man, just want to let you know I’m in training for Polk County Fire Rescue in Florida and your videos have helped me so much. Thank you!!! Can’t wait to start my training shifts! (5 24 hour ambulance shifts then 5 24 hour engine shift)

[@mike_pertz]

Congratulations! Good luck on your new department!

[@RebelontheCrick]

This reminds me of a structure fire I was on, a couple years ago. We were on scene about 30 minutes, fully involved structure, and had propane tanks going off. I asked the homeowner how many were in the garage. He said, about 4 or 5, after probably the 7th one went off. We were already full on defensive attack, and doing structure protection on the neighbor's house. Propane tanks going off left and right, didn't exactly make that any easier. We had two deck guns going and a blitzfire on the ground, going into the garage. My department believes in big fire, big water. Bad to worse, happens very fast. Always be prepared.

[@redly88]

Look up toronto sunrise propane explosion.

[@benjamin3615]

Very true, conditions change every 30 seconds. You also never know what sort of hazards are present in someone's house. Been in places where there were dozens of accelerants like oils and gasoline, kerosene, etc.

[@WhiteGuyTyrone]

I was dispatched to a lawnmower on fire, when we arrived on scene, the lawnmower was in the garage, and we were now on a structure fire, and requesting additional resources. Bad to Worse, Quickly.

[@toupac3195]

We have A LOT of quadplexes in my city. They are close together and evacuating after arriving to full involvement is a huge task. The oxygen tanks are common as well.

[@AzPoolguy]

As an engine company officer for years. I was always an advocate for engineers as being one of the most important jobs on the engine. I was fortunate to have an engineer that was extremely intuitive and projected his knowledge without me having to direct his actions.

[@thecouple4180]

Hey FireFighterNOW, you should check out the 4 alarm care home fire that they just had. 15 recues and a big medical division.

[@ethangrover5382]

Hey mike just got hired onto my first full time department I start next week, all of your videos helped me prepare for not only the interviewing but also for future calls. Thank you

[@mike_pertz]

Congratulations Ethan!

[@fireguy284]

When responding to a call ALWAYS EXPECT FIRE. As a volunteer of 35yrs I've seen too many fire alarm activations get treated haphazardly. Especially trouble alarms. Fortunately more often than not there's no fire just a malfunction or such. However I've seen them actually having a working fire. Always expect fire, a great lesson for the volunteer services.

[@Plebus3]

its always a good day when firefighternow puts up a video

[@LauRoot892]

Hello 👋

[@Plebus3]

@@LauRoot892 hi

[@LauRoot892]

@@Plebus3 Where you from ? How old are you ?💕

[@Parsel1128]

Thank you for your content. Because of your videos I was hired by my dream department in Arizona.

[@mike_pertz]

Congratulations Brandon! Good luck at your new department!

[@Parsel1128]

@@mike_pertz thank you, sir. I wish you well

[@ALBUQUERQUEFIRERESCUE]

We appreciate the shoutout and analysis! Great work! For those interested, attached is the link to the "AAR" we made with the Battalion Chief in command and first arriving officer. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGO9lal3eqx6mrs We address some additional items that were not caught on camera. A lot was done very well and a lot was learned. Stay safe out there!

[@Greylocks]

As some others I was also wondering why not use a wide nozzle spray. Not being trained I had no idea there was a reason for the procedure. Thanks for the answers, now I understand something new to me. In your other videos, you described clearly what different colours of smoke meant, how to notice where it comes from, and most important how deadly that stuff is. A civilian like me would die if I tried to help with no protection equipment. I might be helpful with being a 'gofer', or holding the smallest line from a safe distance, but that's it. On top of the lessons you taught; staying calm is the most important.

[@JawTooth]

I remember back in the day before our department had hand held radios. The only radios we had in the 70s were the ones in our trucks and we used CB channel 9 for car to car traffic!!

[@snugglylovemuffin]

For structural you want to know air levels as well. CAAN for structure, CAN for wildland. Anyway. I love the videos they're very informative

[@bostonrailfan2427]

it’s also more than bad info: it could easily be extension. i have seen countless fires that started as grass or trash fires become structural in the few minutes between call and response. and this is with two engines and two ladders and chief three and four minutes out. not joking either: three and four alarm fires caused by trash on fire that extended to porches lighting them up causing neighboring porches to ignite. this happened multiple times 30 years ago in my hometown on the same three block stretch of houses in close proximity.

[@engineco.1494]

I agree 👍 my most intense interior attack to this day was started by a grass fire that got out of control.

[@Jp_1984]

There was a scrap yard fire in Phoenix this week with a magnesium explosion. Pretty crazy video.

[@billynomates920]

just found your channel - am watching from overseas (uk) and subscribe to a lot of fire channels but have been looking for one that outlines the procedural/command aspects of firefighting rather than just focusing on the flames. thank you.

[@mike_pertz]

Thanks billy!

[@PostedOnTheWall]

Very good break down. Great professionalism by the initial officer. Thanks.

[@rosswagner3021]

Thank you this is awesome. I love how you break down all the situations going on. I can see how helpful and a very useful tool to anyone who wants to learn from your insight. Thank you for your channel and taking the time to do this.

[@greyfox8194]

so I'm across the pond in the UK but after watching your videos its really made me look into joining the fire service here and also over there after i move aceoss but you've jelped me find a passion inside my self to do Uniformed public service as a fire fighter and i thank you on the videos as theyve taught me alot and maybe alot more than i would in college for e to get my qualifications to join

[@dash0173]

Completely off topic but I just got confirmation that I got accepted into an internship program with a nearby fire department! Had the interview last thursday and received the news that I was accepted yesterday afternoon! So so so excited and glad I found your videos to help me work through whether firefighting was actually for me and how to go about answering the really bland and basic but really hard to answer interview questions that I was asked. My brain was running at 400mph but I was still able to give coherent enough answers in order to get accepted! This is going to change my life for the better and really give me something to work hard towards. The last 3-4 years of my life, i've just been a sitting duck waiting for something to happen and then I more or less realized it wasn't going to happen on its own. So anyways, thank you for the helpful tips you've provided!

[@mike_pertz]

This is one of the best comments I’ve gotten in a while. Congratulations and good luck! Keep up the good work!

[@michaelmonaghan2717]

I totally agree with your comments " the deckgun is highly under utilized!"

[@egarrett1117]

Bro you won my like damn when Welvin and Sweet Brown popped up 😂

[@drewski8138]

Another Albuquerque Banger!💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻🔥🇺🇸

[@Ameri-Texan]

I'll watch the full video on their channel and it may answer this question. But as a rookie who's only had one structure fire thus far and wasn't much interior action. How did they determine it was safe to go interior? Guessing the slowing frequency of the explosions?

[@bunker108]

Thanks for another great video! I know us Albuquerque FFs are enjoying them. Keep up the good work.

[@Stormgamesandvlogs]

My teacher shows us your videos in our ESRT (Emergency service response training) class

[@davd9049]

structure fires for la county responds 5 engines, one medic squad, and one quint

[@justinreisner9131]

The command structure is Blue Card at this dept, where the officer is always in the structure fighting fire

[@Mark-em5zm]

Great video, command presence and all involved were very professional. That’s why taxpayers pay us the bucks. Only comment I will make and it’s more for safety and can’t say whether or not they did it here but pause a little bit and evaluate the structure before making an interior attack on a structure weakened by fire, explosions and the weight of the water. The roof did not appear to be burned off and mutifamily love putting the heating and air compressors in the attic spaces in the hallways. Those are usually just suspended by strapping and fall relatively quickly in fires.

[@jenbrixton6834]

I'm not from a firefighter background, but you videos have taught me so much, spending the time to breaking everything down and explaining what's good and bad. Thanks Stay safe

[@coenogo]

Could you try reacting to some footage from 'Brandweer Lunteren ', a Dutch firefighting youtube channel? I'm curious to see what some of the differences are between American and Dutch firefighting! And don't worry, they have English subtitles, so there shouldn't be much of a language barrier.

[@LtKernelPanic]

Saw this video a week or so ago and if you watch the full video there actually was a dumpster fire elsewhere in the complex.

[@odinanderson5365]

Did a ride along at 11s a week or two before this fire, shame to miss it. Gotta love the burque

[@juantoledo8541]

i laughed a little too hard at the "got em" part 🤣🤣🤣 0:58

[@aidian95]

That random civ just sitting there on the curb lol. UHHHHGH just another day oh things exploding.

[@19irving]

What's the difference between the FUNCTION of a deck gun and tower ladder? Obviously, these are 2 separate pieces of equipment. But what do they DO that's different? I'm in NYC and have only seen tower ladders, even in suburban areas.

[@unknown1238157]

This is also great example of leadership

[@fhtre2]

you should take a look at tri state fires interior attack video, great deck gun knockdown and some great safe aggressive firefighting! also a good show of the ZERO visibility Inside structures

[@paulwalsh548]

I don't know if you have them over there is a F.LI.R gun is a great tool for anything even search and rescue and it picks up body heat im pretty sure. And i don't know how many he had there but quick way to get everyone back to the truck is either siren,horn or quick decrease of water pressure as you'll look back to see whats wrong. A good one to do is always get dispatch to ask further info from caller we do that here as first call most times is panic.

[@Swifft26]

Hey I just wanted to ask if you’d could do a video on the carnival cruise ship that caught fire today May 26th. It’s a pretty interesting fire.

[@Heff162]

I have a question, I’m wondering why it seems that most times when firefighters are entering a structure to extinguish the fire, they keep the fog nozzle on the straight stream option. I was taught in my class that water droplets cool and expand some 1,700 times the size of the original droplet when put on a fire, therefore making the more number of specific water droplets more effective at extinguishing the fire. So I’m just wondering why most times they don’t switch to a slightly more wide option of stream to maximize the number of water droplets hitting the fire. It seems the straight stream option would make it more difficult to quickly extinguish a large area of fire.

[@jennifertimberlake6522]

I have always wondered this too because every fire I have put out have gone out faster with a wider "rain" spray than a thin high power spray

[@dillannokes5206]

I guess it just depends on the firefighters personal experience and the way the are viewing how the fire is reacting to the water

[@lookingglass9175]

Both will put out fire and each have unique differences and applications. Going into a working fire I want the penetrating effects of a straight stream.

[@Namerer]

3 things, fog nozzles produce to much air flow, straight stream makes bigger water droplets which do a better job at putting fire out, you can steam and kill some one doing that. Im not sure where this idea of small little droplets put out more fire, but straight streams and smooth bore streams but straight streams put out more GPM’s and GPM’s put out fire.

[@eldoradoboy]

@@Namerer agreed! streams also go further.. the hotter the fire the more water you are going to lose in the heat before it ever reaches the fire.. if trying to cool a place down fog does the job but wont put out much fire unless its nearby.. streams have a long reach... lets the firefighters stay as far away fro mthe fire as possible and still put it out (which will also cool the room).. seems like these guys did the right thing.. was easy to see the fire was everywhere esp firther into the room..

[@k.s.333]

When I first saw the video I thought it would be interesting if you did a video about it, and sure enough you have.

[@jordan-zo7ou]

Not a firefighter quick question though. If there were oxygen tanks exploding how would they know when it's safe to do an interior attack?

[@mike_pertz]

Ask residents how many are in there is usually the best way. Ultimately there's no way to know exactly.

[@jordan-zo7ou]

@FirefighterNOW thanks for the reply! Appreciate all the insight the videos are awesome!

[@joeljackson2909]

Great video brother

[@robertgildea2841]

I am watching from Elmira NY Elmira fire department got dispatched to a basement fire turns out it was a porch fire not a basement fire

[@jacobkeppler1984]

Awesome video

[@truckingoperator]

Great video!

[@EightiesTV]

"C.A.N." is a bad acronym for radio traffic.

[@milesff7]

Why do deck guns always get used at 500gpm? If you have a municipal water system, let, and a deck gun, take advantage of maximum gpm!

[@MegaUnclesalty]

The original officer did not sound confident when asked if those other houses were evacuated. My guess is they weren't when he said that. Those cues need to be picked up on

[@asylumrain]

I’d like to be a firefighter but I heard a lot of them get cancer due to smoke so I’m not sure if I want to after hearing that

[@joe0813]

That FF gonna learn real quick to make sure that hood is tucked in 😂

[@brandonshuler9108]

Expect anything Anytime Any where

[@XShifty0311X]

Maybe the caller meant dumpster fire figuratively?

[@juliandp1768]

they were oxygen or scba or scuba tanks

[@omeganl]

Overseas viewer here! What's the difference between a rescue engine and a normal engine?

[@kenbrown2808]

most likely, nothing but terminology, but it is possible that where they are, some engines also carry specialized rescue gear that others don't.

[@benjamin3615]

This wouldn't have happened if I was on scene. I would have simply intervened.

[@sgpefamily8515]

How did they know they were Oxygen Tanks. That is a good assumption, but was it verified in some way? It seemed like an initial assumption, that became a fact when it was passed from person to person. What if it was something else? Could that change tactics or other considerations??

[@privacyvalued4134]

0:43 "I will put the entire link to the video below." LOL. Putting just part of the link to the video in the description will cause the link to be invalid. Partial links = broken links.

[@therealperegrine]

What? It's dangerous to keep oxygen, which is usually stored in very specific safe ways, at your home without any proper safety measures? Nooooo way! xD

[@bananetv1981]

Funny how you guys get dispatched to dumpster fires and arrive on structure fires and here in Germany we get dispatched on structure fires and end up on dumpster fires😂

[@kenbrown2808]

heck, I've heard of crews rolling up on a reported structure fire and being invited to stay for burgers.

[@jasonwilliams3223]

Water usut stops those explosions

[@ericmoeller3634]

4 plex would that be called a quad plex

[@christianmarsden1825]

That “Got Heem” fucking had me dying 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@christianmarsden1825]

@Steven Kelley nobody asked for you opinion on my opinion. That was stupid.

[@gabbie39]

dispatch is only as good as the callers ;-;

[@TheOutlawMan]

Regarding the thumbnail.... I CANNOT STAND when I see my guys wearing their helmets and hoods so sloppily. The helmet is supposed to cover your dome, not sit barely perched on top of it! For fuck's sake guys, there's a reason it has a damn adjustable knob on the back. Lot of gold that nice helmet is gonna do you when it gets knocked off by the slightest bump.

[@CMNIK1051]

I can't stand why in US you are still using technologically inferior and less safe equipment for operators, such as helmets for example, unlike us in Europe.

[@BigSmartArmed]

I though this was going to be about the current administration. Sounds fitting.

[@lindanwfirefighter4973]

We got dispatched to a broken arm but upon arrival the patient, who was the one that called 911, was VSA! We figured she woke up feeling ill due to an MI. She tried to get out of bed but tripped on her bed sheets, fell and broke her arm which triggered her 911 call. You just NEVER know until you get on scene.

[@Muddybagclean]

Jesus Loves You

[@adamant8235]

Who are you some sort of wanna be know all…

[@jcwayservices6862]

Nooo! Oh so help me God it better not have been the girl from Hillsong at all so help me God!😢😠😡and you are NOT funny black man and woman about this either!😡

[@porteazy]

@firefighternow now shout-out?? I recommended this just saying haha. I'm still happy you reviewed it. Keep up the great work!! 😀

[@zach3327]

Great KZbin page ! can I ask a specific question regarding the process to eventually get hired? I can’t seem to find a solid answer anywhere else , if you can DM me or if there’s a email I can contact you at. Thanks !