Truck 50 Assist to Station 66 on 2 Alarm Apartment Building Fire *Ride Along and Helmet Cam*
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- Truck 50 responding to assist Station 66 (Lancaster Township) on a 2 alarm apartment building fire at Kensington Club Apartments. The Tower crew arrived an performed primary searches on 2 of the apartments and located fire in the ceiling. The crew then exited to search for a handline. Once a handline was in place the crew from Truck 50 and Truck 204 opened up the apartment and extinguished fire. The Tower crew then assisted with opening up the roof checking for extension. Willow Street Fire Company. Taken 8/10/24
Truck 50 is a 2003 Pierce Dash.
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FAQs-
Q: "Where is this?"
A: Our fire house is located in the town of Willow Street, just south of Lancaster City, Lancaster County Pennsylvania.
Q: "What is the spinning thing?"
A: That is called the "Roto-Ray," it is a spinning light designed to catch drivers attention.
Q: "Why is the call so far away?" or "Why does it take so long to get there?"
A: Many of our responses, or at least many of the ones that are uploaded are responding to assist other departments. Usually another firehouse can be seen or is passed by who is already on the call. We can reach the far end of our first due in West Lampeter Twp within 5 minutes, and in Providence Twp about 7.
Q: "What camera are you using?"
A: For dash cams I use a GoPro Hero 12 Black, helmet cam videos I use a FireCam 1080
Amazing y’all were able to contain this fire as quick as you did, kudos to all responding agencies..
It's heartbreaking to see tragedy of losing a home but awesome response Tower 50!
Love how folks see a fire truck coming, lights and siren going and wanna decide to pull into their driveway at last minute.
My dad was a fire rescue instructor and squad leader 27 years. I rode with him to many fire calls and I love seeing people pulling over to let the emergency vehicles have the entire road on both sides if they need it to get to where they're needing to go.
That was a very bad fire with the loss of a tenant. Good work by all the crews in containing the fire as quickly as they did.
I worked there once upon a time. Good job to all fire crews involved.
HE’S BACK!
5:15 I'm curious how scared these people must have been seeing a fire truck running code heading straight for them
Well, if by some miracle, People in this country some how magically become educated, no fear at all as any emergency vehicle can disregard traffic laws using due regard and caution.
@@haroldenglish943 Exactly. And PAY ATTENTION to oncoming - to the front and rear of your vehicle and surroundings. So many Don't!
What gives you the authority to run code the wrong way on a one way street. That is an accident waiting to happen.
@@mudducke8 you likely use your phone while driving and disregard any emergency vehicles. They have the right of way even if it means having to do something illegal if it means SAVING LIVES
@mudducke8 At least in the United States, most, if not all state Legislatures have passed laws permitting emergency vehicles to disregard traffic laws as necessary for that emergency vehicle.
The authority is from the state Legislature.
Finally someone who knows how to properly use a Q
What a brilliant video from call out to attending, gives me a better insight to how you guys work, Great Job and stay safe. Rich UK
Job well done Truck 50 and all on scene. Sending thoughts and Prayers to all the residents. Great to see inside video of operations. 🚒🇺🇸
Love to see the tower. Amazing videos I use these to study for essentials.
Awesome ride along and a great visual perspective on the hard work performed when called upon. Stay safe..God Bless.
WOWZERS!! Huge tower truck flying down a one way like that is adrenaline rush to the max even for me just watching 😮
Your video gives us a insight to what fire fighters have to go through thanks tracy
They did an amazing job knocking down that fire as quickly as they did. given the way these structures burn the other residents were lucky. That whole building could've. Prayers to those that lost everything,
I love watching your videos because in the future I want to be a firefighter Thankyou for everything you guys do😊
Interesting to actually see the inside of such structures! Most videos only show exterior.
out of respect of privacy, I would assume
Watch Stockton fire videos. Lots of interior attack footage
Great camera !! A job well done to all!!
9:05 look at the chick with the helmet on, taking pics. Wearing a t-shirt, shorts and a fire helmet. 👌 🤦♂️ You know you’re in wacker land when you see that kind of dedication. 😂😂😂
I couldn't agree more!
I believe that may have been a Public Information Officer, i could be wrong but thats my guess.
That’s mostly a department photographer Ik here in New Jersey we give out department photographers old bunker coats
@@csx2183 A PIO would probably be dressed more professional.
Volunteer fire department in summer time. You going to bitch about NYFD chauffeurs in shorts and tennis shoes? @@Rescue_39_Squad
I was hoping you would have a video of this incident! 💪
This is an outstanding video 👍🏻👍🏻. Enjoyed the ride along, but held my breath when you entered the apartment. All the smoke, it’s like entering a maze blind folded.
Good job. Awesome video. This was a ripper for sure!!!!
Great driving job.
Great video.
Excellent video, good job guys
Fire apparatus are so bad ass. Love the sound of that turbo diesel and how effortlessly that rig just glides down the road.
Good job guys!!!
Thank you for taking us with you. So glad no one was hurt. Great job guys. God bless.
Sadly, one resident did not make it out. A disabled man who lived alone. 💔RIP
I love your videos, much respect.
I'm a volunteer firefighter in New York City love my job and saving lives it's super rewarding.
You say you are a volunteer in NYC can I ask what you do though all NYC was paid FF do you do rehab. Just saying that's what I do with Fire Cadets as a volunteer Advisor. We work with MSO and Paramedic monitor vitals and cool FF off with plenty of fluids and a misting fan with chairs for them.
@@rp1645There are a number of volunteer fire departments located in NYC.
Would love a video tour of your rigs and hall!
He just did one recently.
Question, why wasn't Tower 67's platform up in the beginning, to put water on this blaze? Utilize what you have in the beginning to fight the fire. 10 years service I had, never seen this disaster.
Beautiful city.
7:04 someone's already noted the ladder truck sitting in a parking lot, but did anyone notice the old guy in the white t-shirt and cowboy hat crossing the street and doing the arm pull/air horn thing?
That's normally reserved for children and drivers of semi trucks, dunno if I've ever seen an adult do it OR anyone direct it at a fire engine! 😂😂😂
Glad that you pointed that out. 🤷
pretty sure he was just waving the truck to go down that street, while hurrying out of the way
It would have been nice to see what is in line with your point of view. Having your camera angled up so you see above the work/focus point is useless. At least you have a bunch of the ceiling and sky documented, just incase someone wanted to know what those things look like.
Y'all are damn good!!!
Crazy seeing two ladders and no engines. Must have been a busy, busy day that day.
Was wondering what is the van for I have seen it in past videos
I was wondering why the area looks so familiar then i look in the description and see Lancaster. Ive been to Lancaster a lot. I live in the next county up.
Very quick response! A job well done. I’ve got a question though. What is that fast spinning thing you can see on the left? I’ve noticed also that the fire was spreading through the whole attic. Are there no firewalls between these units?
Greetings from the Netherlands.
Dat vroeg ik mij ook al af 🤔😜
@@ziree22 ja toch?
Als je onder de title op more/meer klikt dan is daar een Q and A met uitleg 😉
@@ziree22 nou inmiddels zullen de appartementen wel weer zijn gefixt. ;-)
@@royvankan2723 ik heb niet op de datum gekeken maar dat zal wel , tot de wolf weer langs komt 😉🛖🏚🏚🏚🏚🏚🏚🏚🏠🌪🌬🔥
Wait who in your jurisdiction didn’t approve a firehouse signal for that intersection.
Also loved seeing the opticom doing what it needs to.
Obviously you are not from Pennsylvania
@@haroldenglish943 nope, just you’re friendly neighbor in Maryland.
@NoHarmDunn You ask about a firehouse signal in a state where "Sheriff's" are not legally allowed to act as police. You ask about a simple signal light in a state where, for the most part, there are no county services, only town, borough, village, township, or city. Layer upon layer of political subdivision Bureaucracy... lmao
@@haroldenglish943 oh wow 😮 that’s wild
You gotta get a study done and then ask the gods at PennDot and beg for their approval
Each fire station should have a machine that prints out the layout of the building automatically as the drill is called
Good driving 🔥🚒👍🇺🇸👍
18:25 interesting 😂 usually you’d flake out the hose prior to charging the line but I guess that works 🤷🏽♂️
That's a Cleveland Load.
@@j81870 never heard of it, work down south. Thanks for the knowledge.
What does it mean when you guys search for a handline? I’ve never really heard this before.
Hey FireRescue50! I watch your videos often and love the content, I work with my full time dept as a junior FF. Anyways, I was wondering what chest light and helmet light you use for firefighting, I’m having trouble finding the right ones. Much appreciated if you could tell! Have a great night!
Hell Yeah! JOBTOWN!
Was that Lancaster City's tower sitting in the parking lot at 7:04??? Were they on the call?
Was gong to ask why it’s not on the call also? Just sitting there .
sounded like with the roof you were using a battery powered chain saw, do you find them better than their gas counterpart i'm sure the weight is way different as well
I just saw the name of the Fire Department. That is the name of the street I grew up on as a kid... Willow Street in Fair Haven, N. J.
Does truck 50 have an electronic siren?
5:15 Haha at first I looked at that and thought WTF is the pickup doing stopped on the wrong side of the road. Then I notice that it was the fire trunk was going the wrong way.
Quite frankly I find that totally unacceptable. The ONLY time we use a one way street the wrong way is for DIRECT access to the incident, never en-route.
when he tapped the ceiling with that stick and seing that redglow was fucking scary!!
People that don't stop their car on the side of the road, should get a ticket for NOT moving out of the way of EMERGENCY VEHICLES!!
PLAIN AND SIMPLE!!
When was RIT established?
I still absolutely love the engine sound on Truck 50
How do you turn on and off the rotor ray sincerely Chris tong
There’s a separate switch to all lights. The master emergency light switch of course turns on all lights selected which is usually all. Some lights come on when the parking brake is disengaged and off when engaged. So there’s a few ways.
I work in Security, fortunately I have a better Job in the industry than I did starting out, but when I was just starting out as a normal Armed Guard, the only thing I had to deal with really was Crackheads, Wife Beaters, and Drunkards, you couldn't pay me enough to do this. Mad respect.
Make that siren WAIL!
It's There for a reason!!
I wonder what caused this fire, hope everyone is okay.
Fatal. A male died as a result.
Damn…my dad was a truck driver..I don’t think even he ever drove this far at once.
How do U.S. fire departments respond to fires in buildings 30 stories or higher?
Can a fire department's ladder vehicle handle a fire in a high-rise building higher than 30 stories?
most Ladder, towers, and other platform trucks are any where from 85ft to 110ft reach. there are certain dept. that have specialty trucks that can reach way higher, but for like 30+ stories, none compromised structures its all interior reach. standpipes are located in stair wells throughout most highrise buildings. so water supply wouldnt be a problem at those heights.
A fireman once told me to not book a hotel room higher than the 6th floor if possible due to ladder limits.
@@Speed_Content01really?? every laddertrucks in germany can reach 38-42m (~125-138) and the bigger on can reach up to 70m (~230ft)
What radios does Lancaster county use?
13:30 is there just a giant square cut out of the ceiling? Wtf
The guy who cut out in front of yall at roughly 4:00 was really stupid. Don't EVER turn out in front of a fire truck
Hell! All those pretty truck companies on the scene and not one has a stick up to dump water on that fire? WTF?
Did you watch more than 10 minutes of the video?
Truck Co. 67 had their tower ladder up and flowing water and cut off the fire from extending down the rest of the building.
DMN HUGE FIREBALL ETC :
FAST stop!
Is it ok to drive over a hose?
No not really. It can cause a pressure spike and damage the pump and/or branch. Best practice is to have wedges each side to make a bridge for the wheels to go over so they don't squish the hose.
PS branch = nozzle
I'm Australian
Technically you shouldn't drive over any hose lines. Although as long as it's not charged and an official says it's okay, then it should be alright. As @elinor6525 said, there are hose ramps to allow vehicles to go over charged hose lines, though rarely do I ever see them used.
You guys do not have to go on the roof. This should never be allowed. You need to fight the fire from the base. And you need to invest in those robotic firefighting machines and drones.
Why were so many casually walking around or just standing around?
The department is letting the guy with the beard be a liability to himself.
Hope he can get a good seal..
Keep the internal fighters dry ! ! !
bro this is what my uncle does...;-; wild....
That ridiculous twirling light cleared SO much traffic. Lol..
All'arrivo del camion, le altre unità gia presenti non avena attivato nessuna manichetta.
Che vuoi dire? Alle 9:09 si possono vedere i vigili del fuoco sul lato destro per combattere l'incendio.
18:10
Fireman: TF
This complex reminds me of a fire at a complex in my town days ago or a week ago but this one is much worse or about the same.
3 things I've learned...1. They need more money. 2. All the brain dead drivers who would not pull over - license bye bye. 3. Never ever put speed bumps in a residential area.
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ERICK
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They could have built a new house by the time tese guys got there!!
Toledo. The. Zoo
Never nose in with a rear mount, ya lose distance.
Did they need more distance? I wouldn't say never. That's something that tends to vary from situation to situation and in this case I don't think the extra distance would've had any additional benefit
Ripping down the road at breakneck speed, taking foolish chances with the apparatus... before I had a clue of where this was, I told myself this HAD to be a volly outfit in SE Pennsylvania. Waste more time than they saved trying to get geared up after arrival. Imagine my surprise when I saw Manheim, Willow Street, and Lancaster. Not a bad job overall. But they sure took some chances getting to the scene.
Been 20 years since I sat in a jumpseat and felt the adrenaline building, back there in eastern PA. Looks like its all still about the same...
Something wrong with someone want to watch a fire truck going to a fire for 8 plus minutes !!!
That was a very stupid thing to do driving that distance into head on traffic. This guy should have a sit down with his battalion chief and if the chief condones that decision he shouldn’t be in his position. I was an engineer for a long time and if I would have pulled a stunt like that I would have had my ass kicked across the engine bay. Now go ahead and pile on but no one can defend that stunt.
Amature hour, yikes
American fire companies, slow as usual.
One: This call is not in their first due, meaning it's not in their district. So of course, their response is going to be longer, which for a mutual aid response, 8 minutes is actually quite quick. And driving a 20-ton fire truck through busy streets isn't easy.
Two: You never run at a fire scene as it's a safety hazard. You move with a purpose "Power-walk". You use more energy running and can possibly trip over tools and hose lines.
You might think it's slow but this was actually quite quick, and they had a fairly quick knock down of the fire.
@ 1 I know exactly what it’s like to drive a rig through streets
2 I have seen some fire companies get water on a fire within 30 seconds and a full crew have ladders hoses saws etc within 5 minutes. This was slow. As are most companies
@@Moneymike29 You sure you watched the same video? Because I can see ground ladders placed and crews beginning fire attack just as the Truck arrives. Not to mention there could be things going on-on the Charlie, Delta side that we can't see. We only see one perspective which they we're immediately tasked with primary search of the adjacent apartments. Take it as you will, but I say this was relatively a quick response, especially for volunteer fire companies.
That ladder truck is driving kinda fast even gir a 2nd alarm remember safety first