I would like to explain this fire to my friends who live outside of Japan. (by Google translation) I'm not from the area shown in this video. This building is an old wooden house, probably built in the early 1900s. The fire resistance of the building at the time of construction was extremely low, and fire spreads very quickly to structural members such as main columns and beams, putting the building itself at risk of collapse quickly. Most of the firefighters featured in the video are volunteer firefighters. (You can tell from the fact that you are not carrying SCBA on your back) The extremely small number of public fire department personnel indicates that this is a rural Japanese town with a small population. In the case of a fire like this, the general strategy is to surround and attack the building where the fire broke out, without entering the building, taking into account the strength of the military and the fire resistance of the building. There appear to be many volunteer firefighters and nozzles in this sparsely populated area, but they appear to be gathering after receiving information about the fire from several very far-flung villages.
@stompfolks6 ай бұрын
that was i thought without knowing japanese language. i do think ladder or related trucks are useful but the area is not safe enough. i'm leaving in a country where lines are not hanging around like this
@ManonLeduc-gn2iv5 ай бұрын
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@ManonLeduc-gn2iv5 ай бұрын
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@jimisuz14 ай бұрын
As a retired firefighter I think under the circumstances they did an excellent job and should be commended for their efforts. Job well done.
@warlockchant71223 ай бұрын
Question: why does it seem like they are not attacking the fire fore the back also?
@昌之堀井8 ай бұрын
どうしても、炎🔥や煙に放水しがちですが、確実な燃焼物体への大量注水が大事ですね。
@久美田中-l7t8 ай бұрын
雨が降ってるのに、屋根を突き抜けるくらいに炎の勢いが、凄すぎる・・・💧
@johngoglia-gh7ql8 ай бұрын
No hydrant water pressure. No ladder pipes??? Any interior attack?
@ajaybhagwani81558 ай бұрын
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@roguejeff18 ай бұрын
No aerial ladder trucks, no tower trucks, no Snorkels or Deluge trucks! Only brave fire brigade workers with ground hoses to battle this blaze. These men and women need better apparatus!
@glennlee7168 ай бұрын
In the states, sometime we use the term "surround and drown ", but I guess in Japan they use "surround and drown from the ground" 😂
@OldLordSpeedy8 ай бұрын
In most rual area without skyscrapers higher 50 meters they do not have this stuff. They use "ladders" only, but here ladders at the house are too near on the fire. With enough pressure do you can sprayed the water high enough but you can see in video if the maximum pressure arrived. They go from hydrant near (direct at the right burning house) far and far away (later see at right side street and left side streets) the water hoses. The hydrants are inside the streets - so you not see a snorkel same in U.S.A. outside the earth.
@Belchmaster418 ай бұрын
in JP, that's all they have unfortunately 😕
@xheralt7 ай бұрын
Even something like a classic US pumper, with a "deck gun" nozzle, would have been useful!
It seems that many countries outside the USA don't use (or rarely use) ladder trucks with master streams. If you look at around the 17:00 mark as the camera pans the scene, I counted 14 hand lines (and I bet there are more on the rear side to the left of our view).
@dragonsong10238 ай бұрын
If they had a ladder truck, in this case, look at all the overhead wires, it wouldn't be any use.
@kathleenschiller27678 ай бұрын
your right. They better get ladder trucks. Fire engine pressure is not enough even though with all the hand lines(21/2 inch? couldn't suppress the advancement of fire.
@danielr39338 ай бұрын
Does every department in the United States have ladder trucks?
@Big-O438 ай бұрын
@@dragonsong1023 You have know clue
@OldLordSpeedy8 ай бұрын
It is a rual area and the Japan fire fighters are a part of a military service. Mean they use over the country the same types of fire vehicle with ground pump, water tanker, pump machine, water stuff, ladder, driver and pressure team (2 man) and instructor. Driver and instructor are rescue team with 2nd pressure. They are very effectively and efficiently teams. Every fire vehicle can use in every position - only ground pump to line, line to pump to line, line to pump to fire figher line, line to pump to water sprayer on truck. So they need only the driver as pump operator and 1 and 1/2 team is free to fight the fire - so from two trucks have 3 fully operated teams! Most fire fighter can use in every four position on every truck. They have some "only driver" how management the pumps only and public civilian fire fighter (mostly in white vests with white helmets) from the national civil guard system (work at earthquake, tsunami, etc.). This system doesn't exists in U.S.A. - only in Europe and Asia. In Germany it is named THW (Technisches Hilfswerk) and of course part of the government. Same in U.S.A. most old houses are made in wood only what can burn heavy with many heat. So they saved first the environment after it was clear that they can't rescued all three wood houses.
@Bogieking787 ай бұрын
Gives a whole new meaning to "surround and drown". These volunteers did a damn nice job and a smart job by not trying to go in and fight the fire but instead attack it defensively and keep it from spreading to other buildings. My hat's off to their hard work and dedication.
The water pressure looks horrible. I get more water pressure out of my garden hose. No ladder truck? You have to get up in the air and spray water downward to try and get control of it.
@wilhelminavanderhorn8 ай бұрын
Yes, I am also surprised that they don't have ladder trucks over there. Their equipment looks a bit old.
@JohnDoe-es5xh8 ай бұрын
Did you count the active hoses?
@kevinp76208 ай бұрын
@@JohnDoe-es5xh yes I did count the hoses and the number they were using was crazy, plus all except one was focused on the front, there was one hose off to the right but no attack from the rear of the building. Looked like there was no fire fighting management in place.
@robertg60188 ай бұрын
Of course they're going to have some water pressure issues when running 15+ hand lines. Apparently you aren't very educated about Japan, as most streets are very narrow and ladder trucks can not fit or navigate streets safely. They are usually only found in the biggest cities.
@robertg60188 ай бұрын
@@wilhelminavanderhorn Educate yourself before making stupid comments. Actually most of those rigs are newer. They "look" older, simply because they are manufactured differently than in the US. Most streets are too narrow for ladder trucks to safely navigate, They are only found into the biggest cities.
@fuoco138 ай бұрын
Unfortunately this is a common occurence in Japan. The houses, mainly of timber construction, are very close together thus minimizing exposure and limiting fire spread is very difficult. The firefighters do a great job nonetheless.
@johncford39578 ай бұрын
It also didn't look like an interior attack was carried out in the house on the right, pull the second floor ceiling and hit the roof fire from below.
What’s with the water pressure management? I’m so confused.
@jonathanwolf6328 ай бұрын
the reason why the water pressure was low on some of the hoses is because there water tanks on the truck where low on water and they didn't have a hydrant to connect to for a constant water supply or the truck only had a low pressure water pump because it was from a volunteer fire department which does not have the best equipment like the city run fire departments
@tompetersen-kw6uk8 ай бұрын
@@jonathanwolf632 thank you for the explanation
@OldLordSpeedy8 ай бұрын
@@jonathanwolf632 The pumps are good and often the same in every fire vehicle truck. But if you use from this pump more as 2 water lines to the fire fighters the pressure can sinking or when the hydrant have less pressure. In opposite to the U.S.A. where every hydrant is independent in Asia or Europe all hydrants in streets connected between with big water lines - so that you have every 200 m a hydrant. If you then connect to near to the other the water flow and pressure goes down. So they switched to a more far away place or other fire vehicle truck - what resulted in low water pressure for one minute. Specially at rual areas do you found open hydrants too, small rivers or lakes. Do you hear all the time sirens from other fire vehicle trucks how stay more and more far away and the fire fighter build new water line chain from different streets with different pumps and hydrants. The typical fire vehicle truck can store water for around five minutes spray water with one fire fighter line - with two it is just the half of this time. With put two or three vehicles in line do you can make better pressure and water storage too. The Japanese government not have voluntary fire vehicle trucks. All fire fighter are part of the Japanese military. The structure and stations are all the same around Japan - some places are different (islands, big cities(Tokyo, Osaka)) only. Some rural places have from the Japanese civil service extra fire vehicle trucks (see last place with earthquake in January as example) but they not directly "voluntary" same in South Korea, Thailand, Italy, or Germany.
@evanstauffer44708 ай бұрын
@@jonathanwolf632 Do you know this for a fact or are you just guessing? How much water you have in tank has nothing to do with pressure - until you run out. Trying to "save" water while fighting a fire is guaranteed to be a losing proposition.
@Belchmaster418 ай бұрын
in most prefectures, hydrants aren't always available; let alone: the amount of potholes on city streets-even at Station HQ
@小町-s1d4 ай бұрын
海外からのコメントが多いのが謎・・・
@TimmyTuesday823 ай бұрын
Here is my comment from overseas. I respect firefighters from every country, because bravery is not defined by nationality.
@高屋優2 ай бұрын
火事動画見てると海外の火事動画もおすすめに出てくるでしょ?
@brucegordon49928 ай бұрын
The fire truck that arrived at about 20:34 is what turned the fight in their favor I think.
@rtrtrt558 ай бұрын
there seems to be many of those in Japan - even in downtown Tokyo - operated by volunteers - equipped with some hose, some pike poles, maybe an axe or two, and a portable pump to draft from a cistern
@brucegordon49928 ай бұрын
@@rtrtrt55 Cisterns? Maybe like in San Francisco and also for earthquakes?
@rtrtrt558 ай бұрын
@@brucegordon4992 - www.tfd.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/eng/ts/sa/data/2023/fire_service.pdf - lots of info about Tokyo FD here - pg 15 has info on the volunteers - we estimate there are close to 1,000 volunteer fire stations in Tokyo - [ for the map on page 4 - "fire station" typically has 2 engines, 1 ladder, 1 rescue, 1 ambulance, and 1 battalion chief - "fire station branch" has 2 engines and 1 ambulance - those are the paid guys ]
@rtrtrt558 ай бұрын
@@brucegordon4992 - here is a Tokyo volunteer station with a cistern right in front of the station door - maps.app.goo.gl/TBjnuwE1fTnUD2Gm6 - cant find any tally of hydrants and cisterns online in english yet - you can search this map for 'cistern' - there are approx 12 hits - www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1Sedmq1BucK5nj-OO-jslKUyNcC8&usp=sharing
Notice that this all could be prevented if they spray water directly to where the fire is spreading so that the other buildings wont be affected, but they are spraying at the same place
@andyye25718 ай бұрын
No fire ladder truck?
@time2fly21248 ай бұрын
i'm always wondering why japan doesnt have tower trucks, is this how do they fight fire on a second floor? just point some hand lines at it and hope for the best?
@andyye25718 ай бұрын
@@time2fly2124 I think this is due to the powerline on-scene blocking.
@762forest_railway8 ай бұрын
以前にネットで その住所周辺から何かを買ったことがある
@Nobrun18 ай бұрын
Great job. One hell of an attack. I have never seen so many fire hoses in action. How about getting a few ladder trucks?
@たく-b9j8 ай бұрын
もう少し消防団の車両位置を離した方がいいかもしれませんね!
@drmacmillon6 ай бұрын
Great work, this is a successful fire containment and shows the importance of volunteers responding timely.
@YamamotoKazu4 ай бұрын
結構輻輳した火災だったてしたね…消火対応だつた?正確な地名は?
@dunnp126 ай бұрын
Very interesting, I hope that no one was harmed. I do have a couple of questions. First, what was that small cart playing out hoses that I saw about half way threw the video and how is that t used? Second, why was there no truck or ladder company present?
@thisissparta7897895 ай бұрын
The small cart is used primarily for small alleyways that can’t fit even the smaller fire apparatus Japan has. They’ll use the cart as a manifold and run a supply line to it from a fire engine nearby while pulling attack lines off of it. Most countries outside of North America don’t have separate engine and truck company concepts. Ladder trucks are seen more of as an extension of a fire engine, whose crews will do both fire attack and search/ventilation, hence why they tend to be less numerous. Same is true in Japan. That said, they do exist and I’m sure the paid fire department (separate from the volunteer brigade) has at least a few, but I suspect none were used due to the overhead wires getting in the way.
@LegioXIVGemina8 ай бұрын
Where da RAC at?
@lloyd_and_harrys_worm_farms8 ай бұрын
There da RAC at! RAC-3 from the boogie-down Bronx.
Most of the streams here are against impermeable, non-burning surfaces and not on the actual flames, which is the common way to fight fires in Japan. The fire eventually burns everything and starts to run out of fuel and then the water helps put out whatever little remains. This has been the practice for the longest time. No one seems to have learned from these experiences on how to put water on a fire effectively.
@Belchmaster418 ай бұрын
yep-or request backup to assist with locating victims, but most importantly: the source
Question, is all the water coming from the trucks because I don't see fire hydrants.?
@thisissparta7897895 ай бұрын
Japan’s hydrants (and most hydrants in Europe too) are in-ground and have covers over them. You pull the cover off and put either a hard suction hose on it or a pipe before using a metal rod to turn it on and off. In the US, this type of hydrant is only used at airports nowadays, although Boston once had a unique set of them called Lowry hydrants that required engines to carry a special portable hydrant to hook up to them called a Lowry chuck.
Hand line streams may not be the best but one thing I appreciate is that they understand the important of going after the fire with water....not standing around like many departments with millions of dollars worth of equipment and have maybe 2 handlines in operations! Great job firefighters!!!
@threecardjakeАй бұрын
Doing a great job of wetting the roof tiles
@davidcarroll8298 ай бұрын
Don't you have air tanks and masks for your firemen there ? Men with hoses going inside might have helped here a lot !
@davidcarroll8298 ай бұрын
I don't mean to criticize you at all, you had 7 hoses on the front of the building pretty fast and even New York City fire department might have 2 by then !
@davidcarroll8298 ай бұрын
Wow 8 hoses on left hand building trying to save it ! You would never see that in the USA !
@望月育美7 ай бұрын
本当に火事は怖いですね。すべてを消し去る!消防士の方々に頭が下がります。
@リヴィングウォーキング8 ай бұрын
高い位置から消火したくても梯子車が無ければ難しいですね。
@Kolxoz-nik8 ай бұрын
Утопили дом в воде, но он сгорел. Самый безграмотный способ тушить пожар. Все стволы работают снизу вверх, поливая кровлю и это не правильно. Такой пожар можно потушить применив 3-4 ствола
What the Japanese do with their work, I take my hat off to this!!! What strikes me in Japan is that I don't see any ladder trucks and that the high pressure of water extraction is low. With such a large fire, good consultation and craftsmanship are important. Because people's lives are at stake. Don't get me wrong folks.
@idontgiveaship25756 күн бұрын
35:46 looks like the owner of one of the houses comes running in to give the key of the house to the firefighters. Probably not yet realizing he has lost everything 😢
They certainly needed water at the rear, and at least two elevated aerial devices
@obieknol52758 ай бұрын
Waar zijn de ladderwagens????….dit is kansloos…
@sailorgerard8 ай бұрын
Ja, en waarom spuiten ze de achterkant niet?? Dat is waar de grote vlammen zijn.
@wilhelminavanderhorn8 ай бұрын
Ik zit me hier ook over te verbazen.
@cikbjan52318 ай бұрын
Why not use foam(nd150) mix with water,fast way to stop it.
@kathleenschiller27678 ай бұрын
out of date(foam)
@cikbjan52318 ай бұрын
@@kathleenschiller2767 compare to this situation too long to clear it,maybe its out of date but airport still use it(other fire department too)look for situations.
@georgecoons68728 ай бұрын
we use dawn liquid soap detergent. 30 gallon tank. just as good and cheaper.