PRESSER: Officials provide an update on a fire that engulfed the First Baptist Dallas Church

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  • čas přidán 4. 09. 2024
  • Services on Sunday inside the church’s main sanctuary are TBD due to concerns with AC units and smoke damage. No one was hurt

Komentáře • 164

  • @David-wc7lx
    @David-wc7lx Před měsícem +32

    What a tragedy! 1st Baptist is a historical Dallas landmark. Established in 1868 and outstanding architecture.

  • @bigmikeisaman
    @bigmikeisaman Před měsícem +112

    Aussies are British Texans

    • @zeerohour8129
      @zeerohour8129 Před měsícem +4

      You out here just TRYIN' to start a fight!🤣

    • @SR71GIRL
      @SR71GIRL Před měsícem +7

      I'm wondering the same thing. WTF? Where are our fire chiefs?
      I'm seeing an awful lot of foreigners doing the jobs that used to be done by local Americans. Just curious 🤔.

    • @cathleenweston3541
      @cathleenweston3541 Před měsícem +2

      @@SR71GIRL texas is done.

    • @JohnShinn1960
      @JohnShinn1960 Před měsícem

      White American men and women were wiped out by drugs and drug screening a few decades ago.

    • @grondhero
      @grondhero Před měsícem +2

      @@SR71GIRL It's Dallas, a "progressive"/liberal city with lots of crime. Native Texans move out for better cities.

  • @sarahonthebeach82
    @sarahonthebeach82 Před měsícem +41

    Thank you, Chief Ball and all your crew!

  • @r.a.r.9019
    @r.a.r.9019 Před měsícem +7

    Chief Ball is British, he has served the city and its citizens and visitors for over 25 years and has rose through the ranks. I had the privilege of working with him for many years.

    • @KingsDaughter1957
      @KingsDaughter1957 Před měsícem

      He doesn't sound British, unless he came by way of Australia ... he sounds like an Aussie

  • @Mutasis_Mutandis
    @Mutasis_Mutandis Před měsícem +41

    Thank you for your dedication and hard work!

  • @gregb6469
    @gregb6469 Před měsícem +69

    Fellow doesn't sound like a Texan.

    • @lisasdfwhightechworld9946
      @lisasdfwhightechworld9946 Před měsícem +13

      Not many people in Dallas sound like Texans now.

    • @blond98
      @blond98 Před měsícem +5

      That’s because no one‘s from here generationally anymore and we’re being displaced. We still exist though! The north Texas southern accent really died off in the early to mid 2000s

    • @yousifdelvalle4162
      @yousifdelvalle4162 Před měsícem +2

      He's from Saginaw

    • @stischer47
      @stischer47 Před měsícem +1

      Sorry, but most city people don't and didn't have a "Texas accent" for at least half a century. Rural, yes. Urban, no.

    • @AlbertHess-xy7ky
      @AlbertHess-xy7ky Před měsícem

      @@blond98 They are displacing you.

  • @markweaver1932
    @markweaver1932 Před měsícem +40

    Praying for the church family

    • @markweaver1932
      @markweaver1932 Před měsícem +4

      Bless the firefighters... Stay safe brothers and sisters

    • @FLPhotoCatcher
      @FLPhotoCatcher Před měsícem +2

      I'm guessing it was ar son, whether they figure that out or not.

    • @arlenehayles1892
      @arlenehayles1892 Před měsícem

      🙏🙏🙏

    • @AlbertHess-xy7ky
      @AlbertHess-xy7ky Před měsícem

      And the good Pastor's $15.26 million in personal net worth?

    • @markweaver1932
      @markweaver1932 Před měsícem

      I wonder about an insurance job

  • @nataliemadrigal899
    @nataliemadrigal899 Před měsícem +21

    Well I'm actually impressed with this Reporter and his questions.

  • @user-hf7ue4if4p
    @user-hf7ue4if4p Před měsícem +36

    Bless you fireman❤

  • @Reallifesatan
    @Reallifesatan Před měsícem +64

    Had to double check the title after hearing that accent 😂

  • @rickstag8121
    @rickstag8121 Před měsícem +16

    Been in Dallas all my life
    I had to double check the title once I heard the voice

  • @lindasheldon6940
    @lindasheldon6940 Před měsícem +16

    What has America come to? I'm so sad but relying on the fact that God is in control ... His plan is perfect bc He is perfect. Prayers for the firemen, Pastor and his congregation in Jesus' name Amen.

    • @kkirsch3583
      @kkirsch3583 Před měsícem +2

      You have the truth Linda. My prayers join yours in lifting to Jesus the safety and provision for all of us, the days are short and it’s becoming time to stand up for the Truth of Jesus Christ and His guarantee and gift of eternal salvation. It’s going to start costing more than just a pittance on Sunday.
      Put on the full armor of God. We are going to need it.❤

    • @lindasheldon6940
      @lindasheldon6940 Před měsícem

      @@kkirsch3583 Amen

    • @AlbertHess-xy7ky
      @AlbertHess-xy7ky Před měsícem

      @@lindasheldon6940 it was God's will.

    • @lindasheldon6940
      @lindasheldon6940 Před měsícem

      @@AlbertHess-xy7ky He also gives man free will.

    • @AlbertHess-xy7ky
      @AlbertHess-xy7ky Před měsícem

      @@lindasheldon6940 Who started the fire? Was he fire God's will? Who started the fire?

  • @israelizzyyarrashamiaak766
    @israelizzyyarrashamiaak766 Před měsícem +47

    That’s not a British accent - hate to ruin the comment commandos day-
    That’s an Aussie.

    • @scottykm1030
      @scottykm1030 Před měsícem

      Nope. That’s British. Specifically I would say Southern, just from the way he’s says ‘Abaaaht’

    • @israelizzyyarrashamiaak766
      @israelizzyyarrashamiaak766 Před měsícem +8

      @@scottykm1030 now run along and google him. He’s from where ? Melbourne where is that ? Australia.

    • @AlbertHess-xy7ky
      @AlbertHess-xy7ky Před měsícem

      @@scottykm1030 Fool

    • @helenpauls1496
      @helenpauls1496 Před měsícem

      Sounds like a Londoner.

    • @AlbertHess-xy7ky
      @AlbertHess-xy7ky Před měsícem

      @@helenpauls1496 Have you been to either?

  • @blond98
    @blond98 Před měsícem +18

    Y’all as a native North Texan no this is not a
    Southern Texas accent, but I like it!

  • @fayewike7363
    @fayewike7363 Před měsícem +16

    His bumper sticker states: :I wasn't born a Texan, but I got here as quick as I could!"

  • @blessedfire365xgf
    @blessedfire365xgf Před měsícem +4

    Praying for peace

  • @bill2066
    @bill2066 Před měsícem +10

    GOD BLESS THE AUSTRALIANS

  • @Frank-st6gd
    @Frank-st6gd Před měsícem +2

    Iam praying it wasn't Arson. ❤❤❤

  • @fannieallen6005
    @fannieallen6005 Před měsícem +4

    Sad situation 😢

  • @richardstaudinger2851
    @richardstaudinger2851 Před měsícem +11

    Whoa! Was not expecting that voice! 😅

  • @LoriL010
    @LoriL010 Před měsícem +10

    I wonder if there were security cameras in the basement?

    • @JH-zp3bm
      @JH-zp3bm Před měsícem +5

      As a member of the church 30 yrs I know that there aree security cameras all around the church including the Historic sanctuary.

  • @pinkmoonpearls8395
    @pinkmoonpearls8395 Před měsícem +5

    Everything inside the old building is mostly wood if I remember rightly as the seats down to the upper level is etc...
    I am sad today for the church but the pastor is right too...
    I was baptized in the old building by the late Dr Criswell and by parents were married by him but in another building...
    🙏🌹💝🕯💮

    • @JH-zp3bm
      @JH-zp3bm Před měsícem +1

      I was also baptized in the Historic sanctuary in the late 90's.

  • @sson12
    @sson12 Před měsícem +1

    Solomon's Odes ODE 4. This Ode is important because of the historical allusion with which it commences. This may refer to the closing of the temple at Leontopolis in Egypt which would date this writing about 73 A. D 1 No man, O my God, changeth thy holy place; 2 And it is not (possible) that he should change it and put it in another place: because he hath no power over it: 3 For thy sanctuary thou hast designed before thou didst make (other) places: 4 That which is the older shall not be altered by those that are younger than itself 5 Thou has given thy heart, O Lord, to thy believers: never wilt thou fail, nor be without fruits: 6 For one hour of thy Faith is more precious than all days and years 7 For who is there that shall put on thy grace, and be hurt? 8 For thy seal is known: and thy creatures know it: and thy (heavenly) hosts possess it: and the elect archangels are clad with it 9 Thou hast given us thy fellowship: it was not that thou wast in need of us: but that we are in need of thee: 10 Distill thy dews upon us and open thy rich fountains that pour forth to us milk and honey: 11 For there is no repentance with thee that thou shouldest repent of anything that thou hast promised: 12 And the end was revealed before thee: for what thou gavest, thou gavest freely: 13 So that thou mayest, not draw them back and take them again: 14 For all was revealed before thee as God, and ordered from the beginning before thee: and thou, O God, hast made all things. Hallelujah.

    • @AlbertHess-xy7ky
      @AlbertHess-xy7ky Před měsícem

      Bible Babble

    • @sson12
      @sson12 Před měsícem

      21:5 And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,21:6 As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. Luke

  • @dizzydevil547
    @dizzydevil547 Před měsícem

    lol i saw a clip of him on another vid and thought? hang on thats a british accent( not aussie i can tell a british accent a mile off no matter what part of the uk they come (asked my partner and as he lived in London for quite some years and he said its defo a london accnent!) for sure from they all have certain twangs as we say as im from the uk) BUT apperently hes been in the fire service there for 26 yrs! They do say you can pick up a local dielect if you live somewhere long enough BUT he hasnt by the sounds of it!
    Taken from a pres releas for the city of dallas published 4th june 2024
    Chief Justin Ball began his career in 1997, the same year he joined Dallas-Fire Rescue. Over the more than twenty-six years he has been with the department, he has served with increasing responsibility. First serving as a fire fighter paramedic, Chief Ball has since achieved every possible rank. As the Executive Assistant Chief of Operations, he leads the Department’s most challenging divisions, including Fire response, EMS, Special Operations, Communications and Safety. Chief Ball implemented the City’s Stop the Bleed Program, the Single Function Paramedic Program, and the Squad Relief Program.
    He has held the positions of Chief of Staff, Operations Assistant Chief, Executive Deputy Chief, Field Deputy Chief and Battalion Chief. Chief Ball has a Bachelor's in Fire Administration from Texas A&M and is a certified Master Firefighter, ARFF, Fire Officer II, Fire Instructor II, Incident Commander, and Incident Safety Officer. A native of England, he has made Dallas his home for more than thirty years and considers DFR to be a part of his family.

  • @bryankerr9308
    @bryankerr9308 Před měsícem +7

    Reporter has the Ball s to call him Justin. No respect for the Chief

  • @davidmayhew8083
    @davidmayhew8083 Před měsícem

    Whats the insurance payout?

  • @eltomas3634
    @eltomas3634 Před měsícem +5

    Woah???.... I wonder what part of Texas he's from?

    • @conniealexander2960
      @conniealexander2960 Před měsícem +3

      Australia.

    • @JohnShinn1960
      @JohnShinn1960 Před měsícem +2

      @@conniealexander2960
      Austrailia, Texas. 🤔
      Never been there.
      👍😉

    • @stischer47
      @stischer47 Před měsícem +1

      @@conniealexander2960 Far, far, FAR south Texas.

    • @conniealexander2960
      @conniealexander2960 Před měsícem +1

      @eltomas3634 😅 heck we have an Athens, a Paris, even a Palestine! We pronounce it differently, but we got one. We also have a Gun Barrel, Cut and Shoot, Buffalo, 😅.

    • @Texas1836
      @Texas1836 Před měsícem +2

      Whoa😂

  • @TheTexasDuke
    @TheTexasDuke Před měsícem +5

    That’s wild and love the Dallas TX accent ❤

    • @mariantreber8055
      @mariantreber8055 Před měsícem +7

      Not a Dallas accent. He's from another continent, like Australia.

    • @dcole2133
      @dcole2133 Před měsícem +2

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Texas1836
      @Texas1836 Před měsícem

      😂😂😂

  • @robertbolton9450
    @robertbolton9450 Před měsícem

    EPHESIANS 6 VERSE 11 WAS THE TIME OF THE FIRE.

  • @NolaMsJas2u
    @NolaMsJas2u Před měsícem +1

    Love his accent ! Thought I was in Australia at first tho lol

  • @douglasalcorn8627
    @douglasalcorn8627 Před měsícem

    Pray that other religions temples do not burn down. Everyone has the right to religious beliefs.

    • @the_original_bug_god
      @the_original_bug_god Před měsícem

      They won't. Well, synagogues maybe. I suspect mosques will be just fine...

  • @wdaisygirl
    @wdaisygirl Před měsícem

    😢🙏🙏🙏

  • @lloydbender8875
    @lloydbender8875 Před měsícem

    This guy is a no brainer

  • @rexchiquine6049
    @rexchiquine6049 Před měsícem +1

    Ok,,,the fire came in at about six ish,,,

  • @gusloader123
    @gusloader123 Před měsícem +4

    ???? So Dallas F.D. hired a British guy? He probably fled to Texas to avoid the too high U.K. tax rates.
    As to the fire,,,,, I'm thinking there must have been lots of chemicals in the paint, varnish, furniture for that length of time and firemen needed. Hope the Fire Inspector(s) figure it out on the morrow.

    • @FireFrenchy
      @FireFrenchy Před měsícem +1

      🏆 here is your award for the dumbest comment ever.
      I come from France and have been in the US fire service since 2008 in the Houston area.... did not flee anything or escape my country, I just love my job and helping my fellow citizens, even the ones who leave dumb and ignorant comments on CZcams 😅

    • @Rosarium2007
      @Rosarium2007 Před měsícem +3

      He’s Aussie. His ancestors were probably shipped from the UK at the government’s expense.

    • @weirdgirl7475
      @weirdgirl7475 Před měsícem +4

      Chief Ball has lived here for many years. I used to work with him 28 years ago when he worked at the Dallas County Sheriff's Department.

    • @AlbertHess-xy7ky
      @AlbertHess-xy7ky Před měsícem

      He fled tax funded health care.

  • @IamValentina66
    @IamValentina66 Před měsícem +1

    Nice accent.

  • @Chuck-mm2yp
    @Chuck-mm2yp Před měsícem

    Six ish a.m. or p.m.?

    • @RoseSharon7777
      @RoseSharon7777 Před měsícem

      Pm. Central daylight Time. Its 2 am right now as I write this in Dallas.

    • @jewel9246
      @jewel9246 Před měsícem

      Pm

  • @danrichards2554
    @danrichards2554 Před měsícem +2

    Good thing they have millions and millions of dollars from never paying taxes.

    • @hifijohn
      @hifijohn Před měsícem

      Sue god for not protecting the church.

    • @fueledbylove
      @fueledbylove Před měsícem +1

      No amount of money will replace what is lost now forever.

  • @adams8132
    @adams8132 Před měsícem +1

    I am sorry for FBC Dallas but this guy is a dang Aussie! What in the world is he doing as a spokesman for the Dallas FD?! Crazy.

    • @AlbertHess-xy7ky
      @AlbertHess-xy7ky Před měsícem +1

      He is an articulate fireman.

    • @Pamela-cn3pm
      @Pamela-cn3pm Před měsícem

      @adams8132. Perhaps Chief Ball is a Dallas resident! As prejudiced as Texas appears to be and considering the US is a multicultural country, I can understand you asking this question even tho I just need to add 'Your poops and biases are showing!' It's a pretty poor look throughout the replies considering he and probably several other nationalities are working to save what they can. smh

  • @texxasal
    @texxasal Před měsícem +3

    That's a rather peculiar sounding Dallas Texas accent don't you think? Wonder how many DEI quotas that particular person met?

  • @MariaGonzalez-cv9ud
    @MariaGonzalez-cv9ud Před měsícem

    The accent just send me back and look at the title...i needed some subtitles for some parts lol the accent was a bit too much for some words

  • @robertcollett7115
    @robertcollett7115 Před měsícem +8

    wtf is a Aussie there

    • @watchgoose
      @watchgoose Před měsícem +3

      no, he's a Brit.

    • @frankyhonnolus5528
      @frankyhonnolus5528 Před měsícem +9

      What the F is wrong with ya’ll. Why does that matter

    • @scorpiouk5914
      @scorpiouk5914 Před měsícem +2

      I think he is an Aussie (not that it really matters). I have watched many British programs and recently have been watching the Aussie programs, Bondi Beach and Bondi Vets.

    • @israelizzyyarrashamiaak766
      @israelizzyyarrashamiaak766 Před měsícem +7

      @@watchgooseAussie. Not Brit.

    • @israelizzyyarrashamiaak766
      @israelizzyyarrashamiaak766 Před měsícem +2

      Came to say yay someone knows it’s an Aussie accent. All the British accent comments had me laughing so hard.

  • @LawrenceKaneshiro
    @LawrenceKaneshiro Před měsícem

    Sixish? Who taught this guy how to be a PIO?

    • @azul8811
      @azul8811 Před měsícem +1

      He’s got 3 stars on his collar. Is that who would be a PIO?

    • @Rosarium2007
      @Rosarium2007 Před měsícem +3

      He is a fire chief. The PÍO is probably on vacation.

    • @LawrenceKaneshiro
      @LawrenceKaneshiro Před měsícem

      @@Rosarium2007 😁😁😁 Probably so!

    • @AlbertHess-xy7ky
      @AlbertHess-xy7ky Před měsícem

      Is the actual time important to you?

  • @iuliandragomir1
    @iuliandragomir1 Před měsícem +2

    Your God was asleep after supporting Trump!

  • @kittypaw1111
    @kittypaw1111 Před měsícem +2

    It’s gotten worse bc the fire department appears to be dragging their feet.