Great job done by all these firefighters. Great water pressure, and good command for the placements of hand lines, and ladder truck. Great knock down. A very well trained fire dept. !!!
They did an awesome job with anything. They protected the exposures, got water on the fire and did a great job all around. Funny they pulled a fan before they realized that it was fully involved.
1:12 "Do me a favor and make sure nobody steals anything outta this." :D Who was that? Awesome footage, actually the best footage of a fire in America that I yet have seen, great job! Terrifying view of such a large fire, I sure know that and the moment the electricity goes off is just creepy.
SaveLive TV That was a firefighter! He came straight towards me and said that while pointing at the opened compartments of the fire truck! Then he ran off 😄 Thank you very much man I appreciate it! It sure was a very intense and also scary experience to see this fire up close, not to mention that I was one of the first people on scene... The power cutting out really got me too!
Brian Sarty Haha oops, you called me out 😝..Nah I was actually next to the truck for a few mins after he said that, and a friend of mine stayed behind for me. But honestly there were a bunch of regular people around not to mention lots of cops, so I don't think anything was stolen that night. Thanks for the comment!
Great camera and video coverage! One of the better firefighting films on TH-cam! The firemen used so much water (Surround and Drown) that "African Arts and Drums" has a new, temporary river flowing through it.
Nevermind the whole US vs. Canadian crap. It's always a pleasure to watch professionals at work and these folks were very, very good. Some great examples of staging and engine placement as well as containment and suppression. Plus the foam, which I'd never seen deployed before. The way the neighborhood was designed appears to have allowed for attack from ALL sides, including the aerial. This fire was pretty nasty-looking but it never stood a chance against these folks. From a non-firefighter adopted into a family of firefighters, salud to these firefighters. They should use this video in fire academies.
wooooow what a great job by the firebrigade !! looks very very professional !! Martins Restaurant gets a shower as well *lol* :-) god bless these guys on every run !
Excellent job. Well done guys. It is nice to see some that take Pride in your work. It's clear you have appropriate training, equipment, and skills. None could have done a better job. Your community is safer than most of the US cities.
Excellent work by the VFD. Really good job on the exposures. One thing did strike me as odd (not a criticism, just odd). Seemed like a lot of engines responded before a ladder truck showed up.
Piper Red I believe Ladder 3 was one of the first trucks on scene but I couldn't film it arriving because I approached from the other side. The firemen manning L3 were probably busy containing the fire so they waited for L2 as it was assigned with the second alarm anyway.
This dept doesn't have tower (bucket) ladder companies? They can be used to apply large volumes of water from ground level on up. If there was an alley behind the place one could have been used for a rear attack as well as having one in front doing the same. Certainly more effective than a fixed master stream in the street.
Dan Rossell They only have one very old tower ladder in service now. Ladder 2 is one of their newest units that many halls are getting. The only other units they have are quints, which are just shorter ladders. I am not an expert on why they do what they do, I just filmed the video.
You are absolutely right - they made little headway with the fire until a ladder pipe got into operation. Truck was late arriving. Massive water use with little result beforehand.
@@TGGGlobalEmergencyResponsesI believe that Vancouver went with the option of using mostly smaller units such as rescue trucks engines quints air and light backed up when needed by taller aerials and mutual aid for additional master stream apparatus if needed.
14:57 "a massive miniature explosion." The heck? ;) You sir did some good filming. And good job to the emergency personnel on scene, as they did a most excellent job of containing the incident.
Lt. Foxx Haha wow you're right, it sounds like he's saying that! 😂 I'm not sure what he meant but it might have been 'electrical explosion'. Thank you very much, I agree, and thanks for watching!
David Evans In that area of West Broadway the hydrant pressure is normally around 110 PSI and all of the hydrants, in that area, are capable of a minimum of 1500 Imperial GPM or about 7000 Litres/minute
FIVE hoses AND a ladder! Plus what's going one on the back side. What is that, like a swimming pool a minute? Nice job! Martini's must be a great spot to get a free meal for a firefighter now.....
It is not for an electrical fire...This is a structure fire. Wood, synthetics....Actually, I think foam is over-rated, and expensive......They would have done just as well with water only. 25 year retired professional Firefighter opinion. It has its place, but not necessarily in a surround and drown situation. It could have been beneficial to cover the exposures with foam, it tends to stick around for a while before it sheets off or breaks down.
duenge Incorrect... Class A Foam is dirt cheap and Vancouver has a shit ton of it for all their Class A and CAFF engines and ladders. They also have a large quantity of AFFF foam concentrate for their Fireboats and incase of a large scale burning liquid emergency. Under the right conditions it works 5 times better than straight water.
Lol yea well there were renovations going on when the fire broke out, and apparently there was a gas leak/ propane tanks feeding the flames, as well as an electrical fire at the back of the house. All that on top of the building being mostly wood.
Out of all the videos showing fires, this has got to be one the fastest I've ever seen getting water on the fire. Foam sprayed, not very effectively, but sprayed. The speed the water was connected n on target is awesome
Hey... Vancouver is no different than any other major cities... we have theft problems too. And believe it or not... some douche bags grab gear of the rigs of they're left unattended. The stolen gear is usually sold for pennies to buy the wonder drug of death Fentanyl. Matter of fact 65% of the VFRS calls are medical aide calls and fully 40% of those are drug related.
William schlenger They have brand new stuff. Can't tell you all the specifics of their decisions but there were several factors making their job harder that night.
William schlenger Hydrant pressures are normally around 110 PSI in this particular area of West Broadway. They hydrants also flow a minimum of 1500 GPM. Also, the transition from using 1-3/4 hose to 2-1/2 in initial attacks you really only get an increase of flow capacity of around 10-15%. An 1-3/4 hoseline is very effective.
Firescue112 Gestern Nacht waren es gleich 2 auf einmal... Und jetzt gerade brennt ein Haus in der East Side! In den letzten Wochen war eigentlich gut was los, und heute ist Halloween, da gibt es hier viel Feuerwerk, also mal sehen was noch kommt... ;P
That's one of the best equipped Fire Depts i've ever seen. there were 7-8 lines at one time and the ladder truck fuy was up there spraying almost directly verticle down on the fire
Per Svan-Pettersson that area of West Broadway/Ontario St is the home of Outdoor Recreational Supply stores for Western Canada and there are about 16 different retailers in the area.
My respect to the Canadian firefighters. Very professional. These guys pumped some serious water on that fire. Also excellent engine and truck placement. Want to know how NOT to fight a fire? Watch >Jericho FD Fully Involved House 05/20/2016.
How would FDNY fight a fire that's already blowing through the roof when, at least it looks like it, the first alarm units are arriving? Probably from the outside like these guys did.
alvon911 As far as I know it just indicates that an intersection is pedestrian controlled, if nobody is there to press the traffic light button the light will stay green. That's how it is in Vancouver.
In Manchester, UK in 2019, there was a huge fire at an old textile mill in Ashton under Lyne. There were about 8 fire engines with pumps and 5 firefighters each, but just 2 towers (or aerial ladder platforms as they're called in the UK). These 2 were like huge cherry pickets, with a basket for the firefighters to stand in, rather than a very long telescopic ladder.
Great video! Lucky you to have a parking structure right across the street to give you a nice, elevated view. My thoughts about the firefight . . . . . . Good exposure protection. Incident demonstrated how difficult it is to put out a fire from just the outside and the value of aggressive interior attacks (would have been transitional in this case). Waste of foam when doing a surround and drown. If going defensive (surround and drown), get the trucks in position for elevated master streams ASAP (was only one truck on scene?). Finally, if the cop at the end REALLY believed there was a possibility for an explosion then he would not have been standing there!
GregFromTheOC Thank you very much! Some BCAS paramedics actually alerted me to the parking garage as a good filming location! :P Sounds like you at least know what you are talking about in terms of firefighting, unlike a few people in the comments here. I have chosen to accept that every department does things differently and that fires are always unpredictable. Plus we cannot judge everything from a video. There were two ladders on scene as far as I know. In terms of the warning at the end I am not sure where he got his information from but they seemed to be clearing all pedestrians from the back alleyways where the power lines are. I guess there could have been an electrical explosion somewhere in that area when the power was turned back on.
GregFromTheOC I guess you didn't see Ladder 3 on the Charlie side doing and interior attack as they and Rescue Engine 3 were first in on the fire coming from 4 blocks away at West 12/ Quebec St. The operator of Ladder 3 and the extra guy that night, L3 normally carries 4, had the Ariel up and were spraying water from the monitor on the tip of the Smeal 105 ladder. The reason VFD, at the time of filming, was using so much Class A and CAFF is for the simple reason, they have shit tons of it and have to use it up. Anyway, as it appears you are from the OC (SoCal?) I'm assuming you know about CAFF and it's proper usage? My friend Mike is a Battalion Chief in LA County and they were the trend setters for CAFF and theirs is the techniques the VFD uses. The vantage point the videographer used was the roof of the MEC(Mountain Equipment COOP)store. And to your last point... some cops are just dumb!
Interesting to see that no entry into the building was attempted, and hoses from the street level were used rather than a extension ladder master stream - until very late in the proceedings when the building was already a total loss. Glad I don’t live in Vancouver ☹️
Building was too dangerous to enter to being with. Fully involved wooden structure, gas leak inside plus electrical fires, two vehicles burning in the back feeding the flames, nobody inside...why risk the lives of firefighters by sending them in there for no reason?! They did a really good job. No other structures impacted at all, nobody hurt. All good.
It always amazes me how much water it takes to put out a house fire. They are putting thousands and thousands of gallons on the flames and they are still getting bigger and moving up through the roof. The fire in the attic just will NOT go out! There is so much water it looks as if the house is in the middle of a hurricane! Good work by the FF's but I don't understand why they started with foam and then switched to water. I thought foam was for electrical or oil fires. Anyway, great footage.
Holly Rockwell Thank you very much! Yes I see what you mean, I was thinking the same when I saw the fire, but later I found out some more details. For example the source of the fire was at the rear of the house where two cars were also burning and flames had reached power-lines, causing electrical explosions. This made it hard for the firefighters in the back alley to get to the worst part of the blaze. It could also be one of the reasons why they used foam right away. Besides this there were reports of a gas leak as well as propane tanks causing explosions and feeding the fire. It sure was an intense evening. Thanks for watching! :)
It's simple. Angle of Attack. They did not move around to cover the entire interior leaving many surfaces without coverage. A lot of water hit the face of the building. They were doing this from the opposite side of the street instead of close up. Fire departments don't THINK of where Every Drop of Water is Going and Do NOT THINK that they could run out at any moment. It's the "Fountain Statue" mentality. "I showed up and squirt water, what more do you want from me?"
JB91710 You need to consider that the back of the house was the source of the fire, and as I've mentioned before there were 2 cars, electrical lines, propane tanks, as well as a gas line on fire. Once a structure is burning as fast as this one, near other houses, it is the firemen's priority to keep the fire from spreading. This can also include spraying the walls of the surrounding structures with water. There were several lines directly hitting the fire from the back alley too. It may look simple but there is always a strategy behind how they operate.
TGG You are making General comments of Fire Scenes. I, am making Specific comments about what I saw here and the attitude of fire fighters in general. 50 years dealing with People and fire fighters taught me this.
JB91710 No, I am giving you specific details on THIS fire, because you cannot see the extend of it only by watching this video. Fire departments are organized with a military-like structure, and I'm sure you spotted all the higher ranking personell giving oders, it's very strategic and not random at all. Maybe firemen acted the way you describe 50 years ago but I know for a fact that in most big cities today they are very fast, precise, and professional!
Great job guys. Way to protect the other buildings good confinement. Lots of ground lines front and back. Took awhile for ladder truck to arrive probably had to come from further away. Once ladder truck opened up the hose on top for attack from above it went down quick from there. Great job by everyone.
Were the front Windows on the upper floors broken. No change of flames and no smoke. Shouldn't they being putting water into the windows. Ive never seen that much water and no reduction in flames. Is it the air or is the water not as wet as other countries :) lol but good job and you save the neighboring structures
Great water supply toward the end, good exposure protection. I did not understand the use of the PPV at the front door though. It seems the building was too far gone for PPV to be of use.
@@TGGGlobalEmergencyResponses The only reason I can see for use of PPV would be to move smoke and steam out of the fire structure and provided better visibility into the structure for the firefighters to see what the water is hitting.
*A DOG HOWLS WITH THE SIRENS AT* 1:35
Did not hear a Howler siren in the vid at all, disliked and unsubbed :)
Fire Phoenix Emergency Videos 火鳳凰特殊車輛影視 Lol that dog was a howler for sure though.
that dog is priceless
steve1978ger I love moments like these 😂
I also howl when I hear sirens.
Great job done by all these firefighters. Great water pressure, and good command for the placements of hand lines, and ladder truck. Great knock down. A very well trained fire dept. !!!
Tom Avolese Thank you sir! I couldn't agree more, these guys do a fantastic job!
Tom Avolese Thanks... they are a fine bunch of people!
Fire was very stubborn
I never saw so much water dumped on a fire so fast. Great job VFD
Too bad it ended up in the gutter instead of on the burning material.
I was thinking the same thing. Vancouver must have awesome water pressure.
In some places people believe water is the most important thing in firefighting.
Good job & I like how they kept water on building next door.
I liked seeing so many hoses with water as well as the water cannon on the ladder truck a great job from the guys
They did an awesome job with anything. They protected the exposures, got water on the fire and did a great job all around. Funny they pulled a fan before they realized that it was fully involved.
Awesome video!!! I've never seen so many hand lines in use before!
Oklahoma Emergency THANK YOU!! Yea you're right it's a lot, this was an intense fire!
As my old Chief used to say, "I'm not going to send my guys in to die trying to save an empty building". Good advice....
Martini's restaurant next store stayed open the whole time and served flame broiled steaks to the firefighters afterwards 🔥🔥🔥🚒🚒🚒
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Great footage buddy. And beautiful fire suppression by the Firefighters
Tri-County Breaking News Thank you very much! :)
Thats some stubborn fire🔥🔥🔥
That is some serious gallons per minute being pumped there.
trplpwr Oh yea
A whole meaning to the "surround and drown" concept. Awesome guys!
Hell of a video. Well done.
FrogFootTV It got so long, but I wanted to include the whole process of how they put it out. Was quite a sight. Thanks a lot mate! :)
*THE POWER BLACKS OUT IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD AT* 9:02
TGG - Global Emergency Responses wheb it black out, i like the like of the firetruck dope
It was quite creepy when that happened, but yea the lights looked cool :P
1:12 "Do me a favor and make sure nobody steals anything outta this." :D Who was that?
Awesome footage, actually the best footage of a fire in America that I yet have seen, great job!
Terrifying view of such a large fire, I sure know that and the moment the electricity goes off is just creepy.
SaveLive TV That was a firefighter! He came straight towards me and said that while pointing at the opened compartments of the fire truck! Then he ran off 😄
Thank you very much man I appreciate it! It sure was a very intense and also scary experience to see this fire up close, not to mention that I was one of the first people on scene... The power cutting out really got me too!
It's funny that the firefighter approached me out of the crowd of onlookers 😆
Its more funny how in the next shot your gone from the truck.. good looking out. Love the footage though.
Brian Sarty Haha oops, you called me out 😝..Nah I was actually next to the truck for a few mins after he said that, and a friend of mine stayed behind for me. But honestly there were a bunch of regular people around not to mention lots of cops, so I don't think anything was stolen that night. Thanks for the comment!
Lol just messing with you.. im happy you got closer to the fire you got a perfict spot. i got a few fires but yrs ago and not as good cam.
Great camera and video coverage! One of the better firefighting films on TH-cam! The firemen used so much water (Surround and Drown) that "African Arts and Drums" has a new, temporary river flowing through it.
Thank you very much for the comment! :)
They got water on it very quickly but the fire was out of control. Great effort.
Nevermind the whole US vs. Canadian crap. It's always a pleasure to watch professionals at work and these folks were very, very good. Some great examples of staging and engine placement as well as containment and suppression. Plus the foam, which I'd never seen deployed before. The way the neighborhood was designed appears to have allowed for attack from ALL sides, including the aerial. This fire was pretty nasty-looking but it never stood a chance against these folks.
From a non-firefighter adopted into a family of firefighters, salud to these firefighters. They should use this video in fire academies.
Very6 good Fountain Statues. Don't you watch where the water goes and what it does? Try it some time.
wooooow what a great job by the firebrigade !! looks very very professional !! Martins Restaurant gets a shower as well *lol* :-) god bless these guys on every run !
I hate to say that the operation is not desirable.
I was there when that fire broke out. Awesome video and añ awesome job by VFD .
stephanie gaudreau Thank you for the comment! Yes we can be grateful to have such professional firefighters :)
That's suspicious lol.
Excellent job. Well done guys. It is nice to see some that take Pride in your work. It's clear you have appropriate training, equipment, and skills.
None could have done a better job. Your community is safer than most of the US cities.
That's how you get it done, nice work
K Bri That's right. Thanks for watching!
Great footage!
Thank you mate! :)
Probably the best video I have even seen. The fireman did an awesome job as well.
Thank you fir the comment!
THE WATER COMING OUT OF THE FIRE HOSES IS FOAMING ? GREAT JOB ON FIGHTING THE FIRE
I was just going by the African Drum Place when I heard the boom and saw it start.
Will never forget that night.
Excellent work by the VFD. Really good job on the exposures. One thing did strike me as odd (not a criticism, just odd). Seemed like a lot of engines responded before a ladder truck showed up.
Piper Red I believe Ladder 3 was one of the first trucks on scene but I couldn't film it arriving because I approached from the other side. The firemen manning L3 were probably busy containing the fire so they waited for L2 as it was assigned with the second alarm anyway.
This dept doesn't have tower (bucket) ladder companies? They can be used to apply large volumes of water from ground level on up. If there was an alley behind the place one could have been used for a rear attack as well as having one in front doing the same. Certainly more effective than a fixed master stream in the street.
Dan Rossell They only have one very old tower ladder in service now. Ladder 2 is one of their newest units that many halls are getting. The only other units they have are quints, which are just shorter ladders. I am not an expert on why they do what they do, I just filmed the video.
You are absolutely right - they made little headway with the fire until a ladder pipe got into operation. Truck was late arriving. Massive water use with little result beforehand.
@@TGGGlobalEmergencyResponsesI believe that Vancouver went with the option of using mostly smaller units such as rescue trucks engines quints air and light backed up when needed by taller aerials and mutual aid for additional master stream apparatus if needed.
14:57 "a massive miniature explosion." The heck? ;) You sir did some good filming. And good job to the emergency personnel on scene, as they did a most excellent job of containing the incident.
Lt. Foxx Haha wow you're right, it sounds like he's saying that! 😂
I'm not sure what he meant but it might have been 'electrical explosion'. Thank you very much, I agree, and thanks for watching!
Best water fight video ever...
Charlie Thanks for watching!
Great work VFD
Awesome video they did great job saving other buildings
Ryan Gemser Thank you very much! I agree!
TGG - Global Emergency Responses i live a hr or so away from Vancouver and we just got volunteer fire dept Local farm community
Ryan Gemser That's nice, you won't have many fires likes this over there :P
great water pressure in Vancouver!!
David Evans Haha is it worse in other places?
David Evans In that area of West Broadway the hydrant pressure is normally around 110 PSI and all of the hydrants, in that area, are capable of a minimum of 1500 Imperial GPM or about 7000 Litres/minute
Very nice job.!! Thanks..
Jerry Buit Thanks for watching!
Great camera work!
FIVE hoses AND a ladder! Plus what's going one on the back side. What is that, like a swimming pool a minute? Nice job! Martini's must be a great spot to get a free meal for a firefighter now.....
G Plotzke Each 2-1/2 inch hoseline flows 250 GPM and the Arial flows 1250GPM...
Good job of the firebrigade> they have saved two other buildings.
At least,
Sjaak De Winter Correct, they kept it under control. Thanks for the comment!
No hate but in Canada it’s the fire department not the fire brigade
2 years later...the dog howling is still funny.
great containment guys job well done
Great job guys
Now that's a well orchestrated surround and drown!
Wow nice video quality and camera work. Thanks.
Thank you very much!
Great footage!!! Greetings from The Netherlands. 🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱 By the way, love Canada. VCmovie1 🖐🖐🖐
Thank you very much! I appreciate the comment 😎 Greetings from Vancouver! 🇨🇦🔥
What is this kind of foam? What is it for pls? They look like well trained fireworkers, impressive video, ty ! sry 4 my bad english...
xaxoon69 They used foam because of an electrical fire.
Thank you !
It is not for an electrical fire...This is a structure fire. Wood, synthetics....Actually, I think foam is over-rated, and expensive......They would have done just as well with water only. 25 year retired professional Firefighter opinion. It has its place, but not necessarily in a surround and drown situation. It could have been beneficial to cover the exposures with foam, it tends to stick around for a while before it sheets off or breaks down.
duenge Incorrect... Class A Foam is dirt cheap and Vancouver has a shit ton of it for all their Class A and CAFF engines and ladders.
They also have a large quantity of AFFF foam concentrate for their Fireboats and incase of a large scale burning liquid emergency.
Under the right conditions it works 5 times better than straight water.
A very very good Video.Perfekt.👍👍
Eva Kowohl Thank you! :D
Good footage. Nice and clear.
the new jersey devil Thank you!
amazing footage!
FFN Einsatzfahrten Thank you very much man! :D
Awesome catches & footage
NorCal Fire Buff109 Thank you very much! ;)
Daam! Now that's volume,they have great hydrants their
ladder 2 looks sick
fillup316 It's a very nice rig
Man, how is this fire still burning with all that water applied? Must be some pretty combustable "Drums" inside. LOL
Lol yea well there were renovations going on when the fire broke out, and apparently there was a gas leak/ propane tanks feeding the flames, as well as an electrical fire at the back of the house. All that on top of the building being mostly wood.
Out of all the videos showing fires, this has got to be one the fastest I've ever seen getting water on the fire. Foam sprayed, not very effectively, but sprayed. The speed the water was connected n on target is awesome
That fire is not going out without a fight!
Awesome job VFD! Supply lines established quickly, you guys drowned that fire!
Excellent work guys.
Michelle Clawsey VFRS did a great job!
These guys seem to know their stuff!
Alan Fay They do! Some of the most professional firefighters in North America!
@@TGGGlobalEmergencyResponses Very organised and well orchestrated a pleasure to watch them!
How sad he had to ask someone to make sure no one stole anything!
Hey... Vancouver is no different than any other major cities... we have theft problems too.
And believe it or not... some douche bags grab gear of the rigs of they're left unattended.
The stolen gear is usually sold for pennies to buy the wonder drug of death Fentanyl.
Matter of fact 65% of the VFRS calls are medical aide calls and fully 40% of those are drug related.
Good water pressure &excellent equipment. Why wait so long for 2&a1/2 hose?
William schlenger They have brand new stuff. Can't tell you all the specifics of their decisions but there were several factors making their job harder that night.
William schlenger Hydrant pressures are normally around 110 PSI in this particular area of West Broadway.
They hydrants also flow a minimum of 1500 GPM.
Also, the transition from using 1-3/4 hose to 2-1/2 in initial attacks you really only get an increase of flow capacity of around 10-15%. An 1-3/4 hoseline is very effective.
The old drum shop. That place had been there for years!
8:55 Very good amount of water, haven't seen that in a while.
Excellent! Right place & right time! Very nice footage!
PS: If you may have a look in your Gmail Inbox ;)
Firescue112 Thank you very much man! Sure was glad to film this fire! Sorry I've been super busy lately...will get back to you shortly! :)
Indeed! No Problem at all, better late than never ;)
Firescue112 Haha for sure! Wenn du so ein Glückspilz bist wie ich läufst du in Vancouver vielleicht auch zufällig mal an so einem Feuer vorbei ;P
Haha yes, would be pretty nice :D auch wenn ich bisher nicht mal am Funk ein Feuerchen mitbekommen habe :D
Firescue112 Gestern Nacht waren es gleich 2 auf einmal... Und jetzt gerade brennt ein Haus in der East Side! In den letzten Wochen war eigentlich gut was los, und heute ist Halloween, da gibt es hier viel Feuerwerk, also mal sehen was noch kommt... ;P
First video I’ve seen where the firefighters use foam on a house fire. Well done in my view, quells the fire much quicker.
Nice job guys!
Great job!
smv133 Thanks for watching!
Wow, those guys really know how to put out a fire! I counted 6 hoses all at the same time. Good work, good video.
I watch many videos about firefighting, sometimes I just shake my head and wonder WTH! These Canadians know how to put out a fire! Well done men.
Thank you for the comment
Bummer. Now where am I gonna go for all my African Arts & Drums needs?
😂😂
That's one of the best equipped Fire Depts i've ever seen. there were 7-8 lines at one time and the ladder truck fuy was up there spraying almost directly verticle down on the fire
NOW THAT'S HOW YOU BEAT THE BEAST . STRAIIGHT UP BEAT DOWN. HELLAVA JOB BOYS.
Great video, good knockdown.
Thank you!
Goede organisatie!!!
Louis Althues Thank for watching!
Great job Vancouver Fire Department.
Tim Hoyem It was a challenging one :)
It is strange to see a Swedish shop (Fjällräven) in Canada ..
Per Svan-Pettersson Haha maybe strange but not unusual over here! Vancouver is a very international city ;)
Per Svan-Pettersson that area of West Broadway/Ontario St is the home of Outdoor Recreational Supply stores for Western Canada and there are about 16 different retailers in the area.
Awesome footage!
MASSFIREFIGHTER1 Thank you very much! :)
nice job the ladder is nice
My respect to the Canadian firefighters. Very professional. These guys pumped some serious water on that fire. Also excellent engine and truck placement. Want to know how NOT to fight a fire? Watch >Jericho FD Fully Involved House 05/20/2016.
Thank you for the comment!
Interesting it’s completely different how they fire fighting then FDNY Great video. Thanks
max2680 Every department has its own policies and preferences. Thank you very much! :)
Yes FDNY actually “fights” the fire lol
FDNY would fight this fire the same way. No FD is interior on this.
Ed L Agreed 👍🏼
How would FDNY fight a fire that's already blowing through the roof when, at least it looks like it, the first alarm units are arriving? Probably from the outside like these guys did.
2 hoses to keep it from spreading before anything else. Now that is how it is done,
Yep, they know what they’re doing in Vancouver!
Good job ! I was worried for the surrounding buildings for a while.
What is the meaning of the flashing GREEN traffic light?
alvon911 As far as I know it just indicates that an intersection is pedestrian controlled, if nobody is there to press the traffic light button the light will stay green. That's how it is in Vancouver.
A flashing green traffic light in B.C is a pedestrian controlled light. Never turns red until the button is pushed.
Damn good video!
Thank you very much!
That's alot of water power! I'm surprised only one tower?
In Manchester, UK in 2019, there was a huge fire at an old textile mill in Ashton under Lyne. There were about 8 fire engines with pumps and 5 firefighters each, but just 2 towers (or aerial ladder platforms as they're called in the UK). These 2 were like huge cherry pickets, with a basket for the firefighters to stand in, rather than a very long telescopic ladder.
Great job! In my state they just let it burn. Take forever to get a hose on it.
bgorveatt Oh dear, where is that? :P
너무 체계적이다. 스타일이 다르댜 생각했는데 캐나다 영상이네요.
미국 영상만 보다, 이거 보니 앞공간 확보하고 좌우 확산막고 멋지네요
wow great video
legrandyaka2013 Thank you!
Great video! Lucky you to have a parking structure right across the street to give you a nice, elevated view. My thoughts about the firefight . . . . . .
Good exposure protection. Incident demonstrated how difficult it is to put out a fire from just the outside and the value of aggressive interior attacks (would have been transitional in this case). Waste of foam when doing a surround and drown. If going defensive (surround and drown), get the trucks in position for elevated master streams ASAP (was only one truck on scene?). Finally, if the cop at the end REALLY believed there was a possibility for an explosion then he would not have been standing there!
GregFromTheOC Thank you very much! Some BCAS paramedics actually alerted me to the parking garage as a good filming location! :P
Sounds like you at least know what you are talking about in terms of firefighting, unlike a few people in the comments here. I have chosen to accept that every department does things differently and that fires are always unpredictable. Plus we cannot judge everything from a video. There were two ladders on scene as far as I know. In terms of the warning at the end I am not sure where he got his information from but they seemed to be clearing all pedestrians from the back alleyways where the power lines are. I guess there could have been an electrical explosion somewhere in that area when the power was turned back on.
Thank you for your kind words. I am not a troll and my goal is to educate the public on the realities of firefighting.
GregFromTheOC I appreciate that mate :)
GregFromTheOC I guess you didn't see Ladder 3 on the Charlie side doing and interior attack as they and Rescue Engine 3 were first in on the fire coming from 4 blocks away at West 12/ Quebec St. The operator of Ladder 3 and the extra guy that night, L3 normally carries 4, had the Ariel up and were spraying water from the monitor on the tip of the Smeal 105 ladder.
The reason VFD, at the time of filming, was using so much Class A and CAFF is for the simple reason, they have shit tons of it and have to use it up.
Anyway, as it appears you are from the OC (SoCal?) I'm assuming you know about CAFF and it's proper usage?
My friend Mike is a Battalion Chief in LA County and they were the trend setters for CAFF and theirs is the techniques the VFD uses.
The vantage point the videographer used was the roof of the MEC(Mountain Equipment COOP)store.
And to your last point... some cops are just dumb!
OMG! That fire is massive and scary! Awesome footage though!
Interesting to see that no entry into the building was attempted, and hoses from the street level were used rather than a extension ladder master stream - until very late in the proceedings when the building was already a total loss. Glad I don’t live in Vancouver ☹️
Building was too dangerous to enter to being with. Fully involved wooden structure, gas leak inside plus electrical fires, two vehicles burning in the back feeding the flames, nobody inside...why risk the lives of firefighters by sending them in there for no reason?!
They did a really good job. No other structures impacted at all, nobody hurt. All good.
@@TGGGlobalEmergencyResponses Don't mind him, some people just want to flap their gums without knowing the whole situation. It's the TH-cam way.
Very very good job> they have saved the other two buildings.
Bravo!
way to go V.F.D. now this is firefighting
It always amazes me how much water it takes to put out a house fire. They are putting thousands and thousands of gallons on the flames and they are still getting bigger and moving up through the roof. The fire in the attic just will NOT go out! There is so much water it looks as if the house is in the middle of a hurricane! Good work by the FF's but I don't understand why they started with foam and then switched to water. I thought foam was for electrical or oil fires. Anyway, great footage.
Holly Rockwell Thank you very much! Yes I see what you mean, I was thinking the same when I saw the fire, but later I found out some more details. For example the source of the fire was at the rear of the house where two cars were also burning and flames had reached power-lines, causing electrical explosions. This made it hard for the firefighters in the back alley to get to the worst part of the blaze. It could also be one of the reasons why they used foam right away. Besides this there were reports of a gas leak as well as propane tanks causing explosions and feeding the fire. It sure was an intense evening. Thanks for watching! :)
It's simple. Angle of Attack. They did not move around to cover the entire interior leaving many surfaces without coverage. A lot of water hit the face of the building. They were doing this from the opposite side of the street instead of close up.
Fire departments don't THINK of where Every Drop of Water is Going and Do NOT THINK that they could run out at any moment. It's the "Fountain Statue" mentality. "I showed up and squirt water, what more do you want from me?"
JB91710 You need to consider that the back of the house was the source of the fire, and as I've mentioned before there were 2 cars, electrical lines, propane tanks, as well as a gas line on fire. Once a structure is burning as fast as this one, near other houses, it is the firemen's priority to keep the fire from spreading. This can also include spraying the walls of the surrounding structures with water. There were several lines directly hitting the fire from the back alley too. It may look simple but there is always a strategy behind how they operate.
TGG You are making General comments of Fire Scenes. I, am making Specific comments about what I saw here and the attitude of fire fighters in general. 50 years dealing with People and fire fighters taught me this.
JB91710 No, I am giving you specific details on THIS fire, because you cannot see the extend of it only by watching this video. Fire departments are organized with a military-like structure, and I'm sure you spotted all the higher ranking personell giving oders, it's very strategic and not random at all. Maybe firemen acted the way you describe 50 years ago but I know for a fact that in most big cities today they are very fast, precise, and professional!
Great job guys. Way to protect the other buildings good confinement. Lots of ground lines front and back. Took awhile for ladder truck to arrive probably had to come from further away. Once ladder truck opened up the hose on top for attack from above it went down quick from there. Great job by everyone.
Were the front Windows on the upper floors broken. No change of flames and no smoke. Shouldn't they being putting water into the windows. Ive never seen that much water and no reduction in flames. Is it the air or is the water not as wet as other countries :) lol but good job and you save the neighboring structures
Great water supply toward the end, good exposure protection. I did not understand the use of the PPV at the front door though. It seems the building was too far gone for PPV to be of use.
I'm not sure on that either, but they must have had their reasons. Like you said exposure protection was well done and that was the priority.
@@TGGGlobalEmergencyResponses The only reason I can see for use of PPV would be to move smoke and steam out of the fire structure and provided better visibility into the structure for the firefighters to see what the water is hitting.
David Lenzi That makes sense. They may have still considered an interior attack at that point.
So, what exactly is PPV?
James Fraser Positive Pressure Ventilation. It's when you see firefighters use a large powerful fan to clear smoke, heat and steam out of a structure.
What was that place made of geez . it would not quit
Please stop is American FF vs Canadian FF bullshit. These guys did a great job.
Michael D. Thank you for the comment, I agree.
Finally a normal human being in the comment section, I salute you sir!
Wow they had to use foam🤯🔥
Excellent work by first responders.. Really like their strategy….
I remember this, it’s on Broadway
What was in there?
They used enough foam to put out a crashed 747, that was a stubborn fire.