PRE-ARRIVAL: Apartment fire goes 2-alarms at 729 3rd Street in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
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- čas přidán 24. 02. 2024
- Late Sunday morning (11:27) Lehigh County Comm transmitted the box for 729 3rd Street Catasauqua Borough for a house fire with 10 people trapped sending Engine 2, Quint 18, Ladder 2 and Medic 75. Greenawalds Rescue 11 was alerted for the F.A.S.T. Company in the working fire signal.
Chief 18 (Scheirer) arrived and reported smoke showing. The fire radio advised him all occupants were out of the house now. Moments later he reported entrapment, and told the fire dispatcher he was going inside to attempt the rescue.
Prior to the arrival of the Engine, he reported the victim was out of the house and wanted EMS to the front of the building to check the occupants.
Engine 2 brought in their own water supply from 3rd and Walnut and stretched a hand line to the 1st floor per orders of chief 18. Quint 18 came in from the north and nosed into Engine 2 right in front of the house. Ladder 2 was positioned behind the quint.
The 2nd alarm consisted of Coplay Engine 5, Whitehall Engine 39, Hanover Ladder 15 and Air 32.
Three lines were stretched and in operation. The fire was darkened down and under control about 30 minutes later.
#fire #workingfire #smoke - Zábava
That was painful to watch. 20 firefighters on the front lawn whilst one guy causes more damage to the upstairs than the fire.
When is there not 20 guys watching?
and good luck suing them to... FF are protected under qualified immunity
Those are standard fire procedures to check for extension of the fire (removing siding to get to insulation material underneath). Breaking windows is a standard tactic to vent a fire. It is cosmetic damage. It's a trade-off....do some cosmetic damage in order to try to save the structure overall. The goal is to get the fire under control quickly enough so that the structure might be salvageable.
The fact that they didn't completely lose control of a fire in an old frame house is a miracle.
this was a nozzlemans dream, pull a line, u see the front room well off, go in, down the hall, bang a right, you'll see fire...this should have been a quick 1 maybe 2 room job 1 line, 2 as backup maybe...smh at this video
thats what i was thinking
Dry stretch as fire blows out the windows, you love to see it
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@@anthonybarber869 hes right these volunteer companies are painful to watch because they are severly undertrained
This was one of the worst attacks I've seen.... no wonder the fire got away from them.
wow, back to training, just wow
Did I miss something that was not on video. Fire coming out of first floor window nothing on 2,ND floor . Roof still looked solid and the call evac. Maybe that was because they had their lines all tied up in knots trying stretch them. Very poor attack
I agree 💯
I think Chief Green had to many Red Bulls
running around like a headless Chicken
Who the hell taught them how to stretch ?!?!
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Horribly sad.
This is one of those fires where you just scratch your head and go WTF are they doing
Not armchair quarterbacking here, just some food for thought.... A quick blast of water in the front window, before entering, may have gone a long way towards a knockdown before entering. It also seems as if they had a hard time finding the front room and getting water on the fire. At one time, it is obvious that they are in the living room trying to hit the fire but they don't realize (or heavy fire is keeping them back) that there is a doorway going into the enclosed porch. One thing I will criticize is, that you should never have to call for the initial RIT team....it should be automatic alarm on a confirmed fire.
great coverage.
Perfect example of the issues operating 2inch smoorh bore lines. Run out of tank water in 2min
Later comment said "First in engine caught a hydrant".
This was probably a 20 gallon fire at the beginning.
Why do they let the fire spread before they start to put it out???
Awesome video! Thanks for all you do guys!
I don't know what I wasn't seeing, but I never saw a house evacuated with fire showing from 1 window 🤦♂️
Nice video Bill!
Thanks!
@@newsworkingeveryone remain calm
Calm down @@ItsTheCostanza
thank you for filming!, stay safe
Good Job On Video Bill
You guys are going to have to get additional ventilation happening 😮😮😮 I will agree with some of the other post this in its entirety is very frustrating and painful to watch! Guys get training in incident command and control management of what should be a typical residential structure fire! If you cannot get control of a single room fire with 2 interior hose lines....something serious is wrong. Sorry just being honest! The vent hole in the fire room should have been done in the first 5-10 minutes!!! Great video coverage though!!!
Great video and yes, it had some good and bad. The first two guy who geared up and went inside stayed there for a while. I don't get the hoses staying inside the house for the most part?
Omg wow
Looked to me like there was a possible gas-fed fire in that front room. After being knocked down the first few times it blazed up again.
First I wanna just say Great filming!.....please could someone tell me what happened with water supply......I've watched a couple versions of the fire and can't make out the radio traffic well enough to understand the water issues.....Thanks ahead....!
I can speculate, . 2inch smooth bores, @50psi flows avg. 240GPM, Add another one, and thats most booster tanks in 1 minute. 2 inch lines have been taking over. Due to there flow rates and ease of handling. But this is a example of what happens if your 2nd engine isn't directly behind you bringing the slug.
The 1st due engine secured a water supply. The hydrant was only operating at 50% or less. The water department is working on the problem Monday.
@@newsworking Thanks Boss!....Just sucks losing the Battle....
Continuing their long held standard of firefighting.
I have to stand up for these firefighters. I was asking the same questions. But i wouldn't do what they are doing for anything. Not all volunteer fire departments are the same. My dad, my brother, now his son (my nephew), all with the same department (my dad and brother have retired. ) i am sure these guys were doing the best they could. It could have been some of their first real fire. Please do not blast them. And, get them discouraged. I really hope that after this video is watched by them. They will see theirs mistakes. And, i hope the chief will get to work fixing the problems. Pray for these guys. Support them. Tell them Thanks. Make it where they want to improve.
Is there a reason why their not spraying the fire?😮
The first in Engine did lay hise at hydrant but no other unit picked it up...
it was more like 75 FF and tearing out every window they can..lol...it took forever to put out the flames in the widow,,had to come back like 3 times...
I can't fathom why nobody got an external line on that porch window early, just standing around letting fire eat without any suppression effort. Even a single 1 3/4 line would have made a difference early on. The fact it took 10 minutes to get water in that window was a serious failure.
What a absolute $hitshow
That was painful waiting for water.
So directing water into the vented window even before members make entry was not considered??
I always thought that you have to spray water on the fire to put it out?? Guess I was wrong??
Amateur hour
Why no exterior lines??? Why did they never attack the heart of the fire? It is clear it started in the kitchen. Yet, they seem to run into the far interior or upstairs first, then get lost in the house and never attack the kitchen fire, so it takes hold and spreads.
Why dont they put their BA equipment on when on the truck ??
I still don't understand why they stand in the front yard and get dressed. What did they do all the way to the fire? I can't believe no one sees the axe on the bottom of the front steps to trip over. And for a short time a hose loop there too. We need to watch for this stuff.
Glad I'm not the only one to think there was much too much time wasted just standing around. There seemed to be 5 guys just standing around for every 1 guy working!
Entering a building with a dry line. Why? A lot of running around with nothing getting done.
First line went in quick, but did not seem to hit fire. What went wrong. Next time hit the Hydrant. Takes away any issues with relay and running out of water.
Just from the outside, you can tell that the fire room is an enclosed porch that most likely has a door going from the living room out into the porch. I would think that the fire was also rolling into the living room, and they may not have realized (or fire pushing them back) that they had a wall, with a door between them and the actual fire room.
So very sad, it took three guys three times to ask for water on the only line off the first truck I have heard fireman don't like going into a building burning but two guys went in with no water in the hose. . ???
Very slow reaction
Lets all put our hands in our pockets and watch. Duh...
People! This is not the exception! This is Typical USA firefighting. You will see this in 95% of these videos. You just have to look for it.
What baffles me more than anything is the fact that they waste precious time by having to kit up before entering the house. Goes for the relief crew as well. You KNOW you're there to relieve those inside. Why not arrive with your masks, gloves, etc. on.
I'm kind of surprised, this department is usually good at knocking it down. I thought the first to guys made an aggressive attack but clearly they missed this room. Of course don't know the layout. Still surprising
They didnt have a clue. The line isnt even charged when they went in and its a small fire on the first floor.
That officer is doing just about everything he can except go inside coward
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Wow they could have had that under control looks to me they just wanted to stand around that roof should have been vented
yet again all standing around and a good 5 minuites before any water was put on that fire
They need David Decker training. He would have put this fire out in 4 minutes with 4 guys.
Por que se tardan tanto en extinguir el incendio? No les importan los bienes materiales de la gente?
That man said his son was in there
Isnt it normal procedure to turn the gas off at the gas meter during a house fire like that Duh !
i watch alot of these videos seems like these fire dept's.don't know what the hell there doing i will say we have Great fire dept's were we live here in west virginia
ONLY IN THE USA VERY POOR
That's painful to watch terrible job the fire department cause more damage than the fire. Cutting holes in roofs are a thing the past knocking every out window in the house is a thing of the past . what they teach now days when you to fire schools and trainings is its better to take the oxygen out of the fire that means keep everything closed until you have the fire knock down then ventilate. But that doesn't mean go knock every window out of the damn structure . When the truck rolls up who ever isn't the front should be masked up ready .
Im sorry, but good job doesnt looks like that! 30 firemen and you let go the house! Its not possible job like that in Europe! Its terrible job! Looks like "to have job" for every the men! My God!
The fire was contained to the front room with no major extension apparently. Last I heard from your side of the pond, Spain lost a 14 story apartment block...
Chief Green acts 'green'. Making entry solo, coming out with no mask and going back in same way. Took no scene leadership role after being relieved of command. Ran around John Wayne style as a one-man crew, giving himself assignments. I'm embarrassed for him. Most FCs I've known would have demoted this guy for this incident alone.
Why are you going into a hostile environment without a charged handling and no secured hydrant? Setting up your crews for failure and maybe even worse.
First-due engine laid in from a hydrant a block away.
Then where is the water??@@newsworking
What planet are you on? Everyone goes in on tank water.
@@shanestamball1886 no kidding, my point is they went in without the line even charged.
Then they evacuate saying “they got overrun”
Did they really?
Or did they enter a building not prepared to adequately attack a relatively small fire.
One of worst I’ve seen..that Chief banging on siding and holding ladder…find a new job please
What a horrible job of Fire Fighter , , why did you need to lines in that house , completely unacceptable ,
"Why did you need lines in that house?" Oh, I dunno, maybe to put the fire out? From what I heard, the fire was held to the front room of the house with no major extension back or up. I bet you like exterior attacks, pancake breakfasts, and pistol grips.
Call came in as a working fire filled the box structure, fire. 🔥 first engine should have laid out to the hydrant secondary engineer to pick up the line and supply first do water. 💦 what took so long they was at the door inside the house with no water waiting. Two lines stretch and you could not get a knockdown. Old house, balloon framing, but you have two line stretch and all them firefighters just standing around. The truck they don’t know if they should be truck guys the day or they should be engine guys today. Reason why I say that is because that is not a true truck company a true truck does not carry no water or hoses they carry tools to go to work Their job is to ventilate rescue and RIT. Good job, fellas, ladies and gentlemen.
Not to be a wise ass, but the can man carries water as well as a 6' hook.🤪
Ya know this particular fire Deputy is sad, i mean i could of done a better job with a dam garden hose. Remind me not to move in this fire Deputy zone naw naw fuck naw.Poor job guy's pitiful 😮
This fire started small , garden hose size but give it time it will take way more to put it out
Hmmm. Another American fire fighting disaster. No 360, entering without charged hose, not attacking seat of fire, firefighters entering the building without ba. and that’s within the first minute or so.
That is one of the worst videos i have seen. A prime example of how firefighters can get killed or seriously injured for no reason.
Somebody, anybody should have gone right up and closed that door making sure it didn't lock. Even if they had to stand there restricting airflow into the house.
0:20 There's the fire room. You don't have to be fully dressed to put tank water through the window to stop the threat and Protect the victims, entering firefighters and the structure itself.
0:27 That's really nice. With editing this took a lot longer to get to.
2:20 They still don't have water on it. They went deeper into the structure and their escape route may just disappear.
3:00 Still burning!
4:00 These are your hero's people!!! No, they don't have anything more important to do than stop the threat. They are playing, not working. If they were working, that fire would have been out long ago. Like one minute after they arrived.
6:30 Are those flames in there? Are they serious? What would they do if this was a BIG fire?
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12:00 I skipped ahead. ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
12:40 That's what they should have done 40 seconds after they arrived? The entire department needs to be fired and start all over. Not that it will be any better but.....
What a clown show. 10 dudes standing at the front door as the house burns down.
Unbelievable to watch, piss poor leadership, lack of training. Get back to fire fighting 101. Pathetic.