They did while I was filming the back of the building. Hard to set up 2 guys on a line, get a positive water supply, wait on your next due, and set a deck gun up all at the same time when it's a three man crew. I helped stretch the supply line because they were so strapped on manpower
@michaelshuey9670
3 жыл бұрын
When you said incredible you were right on point! damn!!
@skymedic48
8 жыл бұрын
love seeing the deck gun being utilized. It's a great resource that doesn't get used enough.
@littlehuey5679
9 ай бұрын
I loved the fact that the first line went to protecting the exposure and that they got the deck gun going very good work !
@PoppaBlue59
12 жыл бұрын
Good catch, MABAS. I know it was a while ago but a good one none the less. I pulled this one up during a training class today. everyone enjoyed watching it. Stay safe.
@dolata000
11 жыл бұрын
Good job guys. This one is going into our training collection as a positive example. Remember - Everyone goes home.
@mabas21
12 жыл бұрын
They did use the deck gun, but used the handline to protect the exposure. The guys were trying to secure a positive water supply before firing the deck gun up. It was just 4 guys on the scene for about 3-5 minutes
@Bl4ckVV0lF
13 жыл бұрын
Nothing but Admiration for every fire fighter risking his/her life out there every single day .... Thank you men and women of course
@PolishSk1ll
13 жыл бұрын
Huge fire, I'm just an EMT in a Volunteer Fire Department but great work to both departments.
@andyneipert2527
Жыл бұрын
Thanks you for your service as emt
@paulhammerich9244
4 жыл бұрын
Wow that was a fire with an extremely heavy fire load and add some sort of gasoline products equals disaster. They did the best that they could and with nobody hurt or killed great work
@mabas21
11 жыл бұрын
I am not sure, but that was on hot ass fire. No matter where I stood it felt like my camera was going to melt in my hand.....
@Blazefork
3 жыл бұрын
Kudos to the guys on the 1 3/4 protecting the exposure
@JadeEverduske
12 жыл бұрын
wow the car at 9:40. also props to people who do this for a living!!
@mabas21
12 жыл бұрын
I wish you would drive out to Gary and tell them that, but I guess it's easier to hide behind a computer like a little girl
@mabas21
11 жыл бұрын
They were protecting the house next door while the engine set up the deck gun and additional crews arrived on scene. 3 guys on an engine fighting a fire of this magnitude alone for a few minutes is hard
@mabas21
15 жыл бұрын
I got really lucky with this one, thank God it had such a well defined header, otherwise I would have taken my time getting there. Stay safe out there Steve.
@556Gus
11 жыл бұрын
Nice video. A good teaching tool. I learned a valuable lesson, if manpower is short, hydrant in the area, and a big gaping hole into the heart of the fire, deploy a master stream before pulling a hand line.
@Eljewel01
11 жыл бұрын
6:03 is why we respect firefighters around the world, God bless all of you brave men and women!
@DX721
14 жыл бұрын
I hate the crackling sound, A year ago i was waken up by that comming from my neighbors house, still haunts me to this day
@cafryrmn
13 жыл бұрын
@mabas21 Everything is in alignment for someone getting seriously injured or even killed. To lay off that many firefighters, longer burn times and having to work with inadequate equipment is all it takes. On the west coast a lot of departments are facing and experiencing the same problems. Everyone needs to be heads up and remember we all go home after a shift.
@KosukiFire
11 жыл бұрын
2000 gpm deck gun always does it!
@KrKGameCentral
11 жыл бұрын
As raging as that fire was, I'm impressed they saved any of the house.
@highcountrytimber
12 жыл бұрын
It amazes me how many departments are slow to accept foam. Also seems most departments are slow to adapt to using ground monitors to help protect fire fighters.
@BlckCloud73
12 жыл бұрын
I think these crews did the best with what they had, and made good risk/ rewards assesments.
@Gladiator281
12 жыл бұрын
Seems odd at first, but you can tell their goal was to protect the exposure which they did fairly well. If they were the first arriving engine it makes sense to pull the 1-3/4 to protect the exposure until they could establish a water supply and pull some bigger lines.
@dyquainrogers6911
12 жыл бұрын
You must be firefighter of the year with all this useful information.
@kevino3866
9 жыл бұрын
those trees must be hell for the ladders! Glad to see deck guns used right away, most vids on KZitem that I have seen, don't used them right away!
@mabas21
12 жыл бұрын
Yes, at least one car in the garage. I don't remember if there was a second car
@donaldcarter4324
3 жыл бұрын
Did the car catch fire 🔥first? Looks like one or more antique 🚗cars burned up with half the house and maybe part of the neighbors too.
@Mike56034
13 жыл бұрын
man just this one fire could nearly get my taskbook taken care of. it would give me my last care fire and lots of the handson stuff. great job btw with the fire guys.
@enid0mom
11 жыл бұрын
Did you see the leeward side? This was obviously the home of a hoarder. When this started I was thinking wow, that much fire in a residence? It must have smoldered for hours if not days and then everything took off. I wonder if you could print what the person doing the initial 360 was saying. I bet there were neighbors and family glad to see this go up, except for the obvious exposures. What kind of record did this person have with the city? Again, WOW, so much FIRE in a house!
@anthonymalvoso3293
8 жыл бұрын
Deck gun.....big fire big water........,
@TheLantyJarvis
13 жыл бұрын
Wow! such good footage! Is 32 years old to late to be a fireman?! I've always wanted to do it but never had enough guts to quit my day job. Until I got laid off....
@DeeTraylor
4 жыл бұрын
You can be a volunteer at any age but most fire academy’s stop at age 30-35
@killsalive1
10 жыл бұрын
I was once at a warehouse fire with conditions like this. Me and my partner were hitting it with (although uselessly) with an 1 1/2" line. All we had was a lone engine at that point and no water tenders/ tankers for some time. One of our captains was beside himself and came to us screaming "INTERIOR ATTACK !!!! INTERIOR ATTACK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!". We just looked at him thinking ( I really don't need to tell you what we were thinking). heh When we turned back to the fire, the building had collapsed to the ground and we had never heard it. Had we listened to that Captain..........
@bed928
12 жыл бұрын
@choclibar 1. Apparently there is three firefighters there. 2. since you don't hear any back up arriving till almost 3 minutes into this, I think it was good judgement on thier half to reserve what resources they had untill other companies arrived. the building is shot, cover your exposures till you get more troops.
@tri-statelawn9071
9 жыл бұрын
Great job with deck gun
@BlckCloud73
12 жыл бұрын
I believe those two guys were protecting the exposure- which was the neighbor's home. I'm sure the neighbor appriciated it!
@RisingReaper88
13 жыл бұрын
That Fire Is rolling man Geez that is incredible
@joepetrick1682
10 жыл бұрын
what in gods name ever possessed you to stretch an 1 3/4 hand line as the initial attack line on a fire this far advanced?
@andywebster1016
10 жыл бұрын
My first thought too. Like pissing in the wind.
@Tindometari
10 жыл бұрын
I am not a firefighter, but it seems obvious to me that you use the resources you've got when you've got them, even if they're inadequate, not the resources you'd like to have when you'd like to have them. The big water arrived later - it would have been nice if it were there right off the bat, but that's not the first arrivals' fault. Would you rather they stood around and toasted marshmallows because 'this 1-3/4" line won't do anything'?
@aribasen2796
10 жыл бұрын
Andy Webster This is why we have deck guns...
@amodernphoenix
10 жыл бұрын
Arkadia Moon You're exactly right. A deck gun with multiple hand lines would have been ideal, but they weren't on scene in the beginning, so the firefighters used what they had. That's why they focused on preventing a spread and didn't attempt to fight the actual fire. It would have been a waste of water and would have endangered the neighboring structures.
@jayscott4713
6 жыл бұрын
Surely the first-in engine had a 2 1/2.
@taylorwagner6186
11 жыл бұрын
To all the people hating on them what makes more sense fighting a uphill battle to salvage a property that's probably worth 10 dollars now because of all the fire or protect exposures it's common knowledge exposures come first getting tired of all the people hating.
@retrostar1000
11 жыл бұрын
awesome you can see the draft sucking the air right through the garage door. pretty intense
@SuperDaveAgain
11 жыл бұрын
As far as the Blitz attack option. A 25 second blast at 600 gallons a minute would offload roughly half your tank water and might take some of the punch out of it. Then use the mobility of 1-3/4" lines to knock down exposures while your waiting for your permanent water supply. Once the water supply kicks in resume your big water operation. You need to be diligent to time the operation though so you don't drain your tank. Good video! It went out and everybody went home so another success!
@JaZu
13 жыл бұрын
Its funny how many different ways you are taught to fight a fire. Especially when it comes to the many types of fires. They use a straight stream where as on my boat we are taught narrow angle v.
@143codys100
13 жыл бұрын
WOW i hope my house dosent go into flames. i would have liked to see the inside of those houses
@TheThorinbingham
14 жыл бұрын
how that fire start that fire was crazy i have been on the elmore vermont fire dept for two and I have never seen a fire like that i hope every body made out of the house
@Dalesr4ever
12 жыл бұрын
All I gotta say from the beginning is Holy Shit. That house ain't worth saving. Awesome job on protecting the exposures, high priority.
@TheThorinbingham
13 жыл бұрын
@mabas21 man you guy at the gary indiana fire dept do a great job this house you boys did a great job making the the house next didnt catch fire or get any damage tell the gary indiana fire dept that they frick awsome you got one hell fire dept im proud of you guys
@1205firefighter
12 жыл бұрын
That's exactly what I was looking at! Not only was he not wearing a helmet he also stepped into a house that was previously almost fully involved, which weakened it alot, he went into the structure with fire still visible without a helmet. Jeee I'm on a Vol. Dept., but we still no better than that. Safety first for all my guys.....
@frostgfx
10 жыл бұрын
First the fire is blowing out the garage… then a couple minutes later… the vent is put in and the fire reverses 180 degrees and is blowing out the back of the garage… Way cool.
@kanga1234567
7 жыл бұрын
I love these re runs of the 3 stooges
@jonathanpoirot1022
5 жыл бұрын
That's why I don't like living in a house with an attached garage you lose the garage you lose the house it happened to me at 9 years old never again
@ffandrewd2986
2 жыл бұрын
0:16 deck gun Dan, it’s your time to shine
@josephpetrick7832
3 жыл бұрын
did these dudes ever think about sticking a 2 1/2 inch line in the driveway or the deck gun to knock it down first??
@4133EWvianen
8 жыл бұрын
Felt the heat through the screen!!
@tomavolese9217
6 жыл бұрын
This house when is this fully involved, The best thing to do is to protect surrounding structures first, on the first due in Eng. Then the second due Eng. can start the main knock down with large water attack while they have a line laid into them.
@jjargus3077
10 жыл бұрын
Still surprises me sometimes how few FF are on the trucks in some of the poorer areas of the US.
@andyneipert2527
Жыл бұрын
I like how the deck gun did is job
@iceman977th
11 жыл бұрын
Fire was a loss from the start, initial action was defensive exposure protection, knock most of the fire down, then try and save what was left. All you can do without getting someone killed.
@NC403Firefighter
14 жыл бұрын
Wow awesome video! You were not lying when u said "incredible" fire conditions lol
@disabldfirefiter
12 жыл бұрын
I agree. With that amount of fire, a 2 1/2 should have been first if not a deck gun. But Gary gets tons of fires, and they do a great job. Grea vids, by the way.
@SRResquire
15 жыл бұрын
wow!!!! That was a good catch..early arrival can't be beat
@joshuadehart5411
11 жыл бұрын
When the video started my first thought was why haven't they set up a deck gun yet? Then I realized there was only a handful of guys on scene. My only complaint is why us a 1 3/4 house and not a 2?
@RidingYamaha47
12 жыл бұрын
Should have seen a house near me last year.. The old person who was living there, left on a portable heater in her garage, it fell over lit the blankets and flammables on fire, spread to the cars and then blew up the entire garage, it launched the roof off attached garage atleast I'd saay 70-80 feet up in the air... Was pretty intense..
@rileyspackman1843
8 жыл бұрын
There are great videos like vacuum videos lawn mower videos car videos whatever you can always watch them fire videos are something you never want to watch
@TheUSMarine5
12 жыл бұрын
Seemed the place had no chance from the start but that doesnt stop any brave firefighter!
@rileyspackman1843
8 жыл бұрын
I don't watch that Gary Indiana House fire ever because its so terrifying
@richardsimpson3136
5 жыл бұрын
YEOW! That place was GONE before they even got there. They should have just controlled the Fire and stayed the HELL out of there!
@FireFighter2404
12 жыл бұрын
you are right on the money with that.
@garkar908
4 жыл бұрын
That fire was insane 🔥
@rileyspackman1843
8 жыл бұрын
I can not believe that fire happened in December it was 3 weeks before Christmas
@derekwall200
9 жыл бұрын
damn that's a hell of a fire. ill bet the city of Gary sees a lot of those
@brianhill2701
9 жыл бұрын
Why do you think it does
@derekwall200
9 жыл бұрын
Brian Hill I see a lot of youtube clips of working house and car fires in Gary
@brianhill2701
9 жыл бұрын
Oh OK
@Fire-se9sg
8 жыл бұрын
Gary does lol ive got a buddy whos a FF/paramedic there
How long did it take this department to respond, or did it go unreported until flames broke through to the exterior? Either way, this house was gone when they pulled up. The deck gun should have been the first piece of apparatus employed. No reason to endanger firefighters and equipment, surround and drown, while watering down the neighboring homes.
@jesteranonisgamegameover2321
8 жыл бұрын
How about you keep your fire opinions to yourself and shut up. I am sick and tired of reading your racist tirades every time I open the comment section of a video.
@doreenblatz2440
5 жыл бұрын
JesterAnonIsGame Gameover racist??? No racism in his comment. Do you speak English?
@daw162
11 жыл бұрын
What do you think you'll save when you get there and the house is already full of smoke?
@cripticgatekeep
12 жыл бұрын
hey great video. I am just wondering do you have a scanner at your home or car or are you on the department?
@bplayer47
14 жыл бұрын
That was great footage, what a monster of a fire. Did the house next door have any damage?
@mabas21
12 жыл бұрын
Every time at every fire, understaffed and no equipment makes for an uphill battle
@donnadreyer2580
3 жыл бұрын
I've been watching a lot of these videos and my biggest question is what in the hell is in these houses to make them go up that fast and that severe.
@donaldcarter4324
3 жыл бұрын
I have noted that too. Seems that houses 🏘️built from the 70s on go up like cardboard boxes 📦! And people that collect a lot of junk 🙄 and the sorta includs me definitely increases the fire 🔥load.
@donnadreyer2580
3 жыл бұрын
@@donaldcarter4324 Houses that Old are built alot better than the homes today, they're not Built to withstand anything, not even 50 mph winds, they're shady if you ask me. I'd much rather be in an older home.
@LilDillon587
12 жыл бұрын
Thats one hell of a well built home!!!! i have never been to a workin job with that much fire and had it still b standing even 3 mins after that amount of fire blowin... u know when u can c the fire from a few blocks away that it is prob going 2 b a surrond and drownd!!! looks like 1 hell of a job. should have tryed to go in the front door right away and get some...hehe
@mabas21
13 жыл бұрын
@gsw42489 The pops you hear are from the cars in the rear of the fire, one was a tire and I believe the other pop was a radiator.
@JB91710
12 жыл бұрын
Wow what a comeback. You must be a Harvard man.
@mabas21
11 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Tha1337er
12 жыл бұрын
Most useful hobby ever! How often do you get fires?
@lunajessica123
8 жыл бұрын
two thumbs up for the 🔥 fighters.
@jerredpennington8167
10 жыл бұрын
Have to protect exposures and fight fire usually at the same time and thats sometimes hard when your resources are limited. Ive been in this position when you feel like you arent doing shit but your doing your job and following SOP's
@paulojorgemachado5116
9 жыл бұрын
What SOP. If they have started with deck gun fire goes out in seconds the pumper is already there. By the time they have extended hose for protection fire would be out.
@mabas21
12 жыл бұрын
LMAO, awesome. You are so right!
@heavyhitta52
11 жыл бұрын
I know he didnt just go in with no mask on.... please tell me im seeing things
@lawnboy1010
14 жыл бұрын
Nice vid , if the had an engine there , why didnt they use a deck gun to help contain/ supress the fire?
@enid0mom
11 жыл бұрын
Just wondering. If there was as much stuff in the garage and house as in the backyard, there must have been lots of fuel.
@mabas21
12 жыл бұрын
I have thought about it, I won't lie. Averaging 30 fires a day would make for awesome video, but when there are 20 buffs on the scene before the Fire Department even arrives is insane. Gary has plenty of fires, all I have to do is wait. There has been 4-5 fires in the past 7 days in Gary and the surrounding communities have their fair share.
@popswhippersnapper9629
4 жыл бұрын
Deck gun: the most underestimated and underused tool - but you gotta have a lot of water ready to go to make it work!
@jackh577
3 жыл бұрын
Most Engines have 500 gallons of tank water. That can put out a Lot of fire if used properly. They could have knocked down a bulk of that fire in the garage in about 20 seconds.
@416asshole
11 жыл бұрын
When do you get the water on the base of the fire??
@cetree201
11 жыл бұрын
yes deck gun would have been handy. another advise try to attack the fire from the windward side not from the leeward side but good job guys
@mabas21
11 жыл бұрын
Low air indicator, time to get a new tank
@PoppaBlue59
12 жыл бұрын
Only FOUR guys? I'd kill to have a four man crew! Keep safe. Cheers from Texas.
@yamahonkawazuki
13 жыл бұрын
excelelnt footage my friend. that hosue next door was BOILING. it woulda went next had yall not arrived when you did
@susanowens6393
3 жыл бұрын
Why is it that the hook and ladder is the last thing to show up? When they should be first in line.
@MrCynic1
13 жыл бұрын
@OBAMAWOLF I was going to ask the same question. Would it not have made more sense to hit the fire in the garage at the begining of the video with the deck monitor right away to knock it down? Or was that a different truck that arrived on scene after the video began?
@jelracer98
2 жыл бұрын
Oh no you can't do that what if i missed something big lol great videos i love them
@mabas21
14 жыл бұрын
@bplayer47 Believe it or not, the houses on either side were untouched. The house to the left should have caught from the radiant heat, but they got lucky
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