Good read: Good vid, nice truck work. Our sop was scba's all the time, after the first few hundred working jobs ya get use too em. Anyway, PFD is a real good FD. I always liked their operations, especially when throwing BIG water, they get the job done. I listened to the Gallery fire on the scanner waaaay back when that came in. Very impressed, cool heads and great fire ops prevail! Suggestion on the venting cuts, make a 5th and 6th cut diagonal across the top corners, say about a foot from the corner, so you can get your roof hook or pry/pulling tools into the vent hole then yank your ass off. This eliminates tools getting pinched and stuck in the saw cuts and gives you a great starting point. I was the originator of this method. Also, if ya gotta open up fast for a rescue op, do the 'jalousie cuts' along the roof rafters. Top cut first say 6 to 8ft long at least, then side cuts down parallel to the rafters about a foot and a half to two feet apart from each other to the opposite end, then make your bottom cut. Starting at one end, take you hook and axes and beat down on one side of each cutout, the piece should swing down like a jalousy window pivoting on the nails (center pivot), then just go down the line till you got em all open. Its pretty fast and you don't have to rip out the roof covering. Just make sure you make the hole cut BIG. We would do our cuts at least 6 to 8ft across and at least 4 ft down, the bigger the building the bigger the cut. The place is already damaged by fire and smoke so its no big deal if you make a 'Grand Canyon', the Engine and Rescue guys will love ya for it! Retired with 25+ years on the job at Trenton NJ Fire, Ladder Co. 2 driver ... your Bros to the North. Stay safe my brothers!
Good job for both of you I can tell the guy in the yellow helmet seemed new he was trying he best to help and do what he could he will be a good firefighter soon
I damn sure wouldn't be sticking my head off the roof into heavy smoke from a vented window without an SCBA! But I've heard that Philthadelphia makes people do crazy things!
Yeah, they got the fire to spread and flow all the way up to the cockloft. Screwed up the roof nice too. Not to mention the unnecessarily risk of climbing on the roof of a burning building.
PFD is one of the best departments on the planet . And that’s not my opinion that’s a fact and I speak through experience. But I don’t like how a lot of these guys who see a lot of work don’t pack up . I get it , the do this shit EVERY SINGLE DAY . They could do this I. Their sleep , but you’re not invincible. Stay safe ladies and gentlemen of the PFD
@@chuckman231 I would rather have my vision slightly impaired than have a roof collapse and be stuck in a fire without a pack but i definitely understand the reasoning
@@jayfoular399 I definitely can’t argue what you’re saying . Nobody can . But those row homes have so many different types of roofs . Nothing is routine up there . They even have a lot of work done up there that was never done by code or inspected so it’s impossible to know exactly what you’re dealing with . So to a point I can understand that they don’t want to wear a mask because it does restrict vision and fogs . But dam at least have it on with the mask already attached and the bottle on . Like you said I don’t want to go through the roof but if I did I would want a pack on . A lot of these guys just see so much work they become complacent.
Good read:
Good vid, nice truck work. Our sop was scba's all the time, after the first few hundred working jobs ya get use too em.
Anyway, PFD is a real good FD. I always liked their operations, especially when throwing BIG water, they get the job done.
I listened to the Gallery fire on the scanner waaaay back when that came in. Very impressed, cool heads and great fire ops prevail!
Suggestion on the venting cuts, make a 5th and 6th cut diagonal across the top corners, say about a foot from the corner, so you can get your roof hook or pry/pulling tools into the vent hole then yank your ass off. This eliminates tools getting pinched and stuck in the saw cuts and gives you a great starting point. I was the originator of this method.
Also, if ya gotta open up fast for a rescue op, do the 'jalousie cuts' along the roof rafters. Top cut first say 6 to 8ft long at least, then side cuts down parallel to the rafters about a foot and a half to two feet apart from each other to the opposite end, then make your bottom cut.
Starting at one end, take you hook and axes and beat down on one side of each cutout, the piece should swing down like a jalousy window pivoting on the nails (center pivot), then just go down the line till you got em all open. Its pretty fast and you don't have to rip out the roof covering. Just make sure you make the hole cut BIG.
We would do our cuts at least 6 to 8ft across and at least 4 ft down, the bigger the building the bigger the cut. The place is already damaged by fire and smoke so its no big deal if you make a 'Grand Canyon', the Engine and Rescue guys will love ya for it!
Retired with 25+ years on the job at Trenton NJ Fire, Ladder Co. 2 driver ... your Bros to the North. Stay safe my brothers!
Good job for both of you I can tell the guy in the yellow helmet seemed new he was trying he best to help and do what he could he will be a good firefighter soon
Nice work! I love the tiller man cam!
I damn sure wouldn't be sticking my head off the roof into heavy smoke from a vented window without an SCBA! But I've heard that Philthadelphia makes people do crazy things!
Great coverage
You guys are the real deal! P.F.D.
Nice roof work!
No need to be up there.
Yeah, they got the fire to spread and flow all the way up to the cockloft. Screwed up the roof nice too. Not to mention the unnecessarily risk of climbing on the roof of a burning building.
Great footage
You guys are bad ass, good work all around
PFD is one of the best departments on the planet . And that’s not my opinion that’s a fact and I speak through experience. But I don’t like how a lot of these guys who see a lot of work don’t pack up . I get it , the do this shit EVERY SINGLE DAY . They could do this I. Their sleep , but you’re not invincible. Stay safe ladies and gentlemen of the PFD
Have watched several videos re Philly fire fighters...why don't those guys have air tanks
Pretty interesting how it seems standard practice that so many guys are getting off the truck and going to work without an air pack.
Can't see very well on the roof w/ an SCBA. Stay out of if as much as possible. Many depts don't use them on roofs due to safety concerns.
@@chuckman231 I would rather have my vision slightly impaired than have a roof collapse and be stuck in a fire without a pack but i definitely understand the reasoning
@@jayfoular399
I definitely can’t argue what you’re saying . Nobody can . But those row homes have so many different types of roofs . Nothing is routine up there . They even have a lot of work done up there that was never done by code or inspected so it’s impossible to know exactly what you’re dealing with . So to a point I can understand that they don’t want to wear a mask because it does restrict vision and fogs . But dam at least have it on with the mask already attached and the bottle on . Like you said I don’t want to go through the roof but if I did I would want a pack on . A lot of these guys just see so much work they become complacent.
@@jayfoular399 less about sight and more about balance especially on peak roofs
The tillerman knows his job well. Is that a proby on the ladder w/ you?
Wearing SCBA’s is sooooooo uncool.
At the 3:15 mark. No dumbass clove hitch to undo to hoist the fly. IYKYK
MASK UP!
Air pack guys come on.
That ladder is sure blocking access for real firefighting equipment. That fire should have been out long before the camera got there.
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fellas its just a house fire.. why do you need to be on the roof.. enter in BA with water and extinguish your fire...
Because it’s fucking hot in a dwelling and vertical vent is nice to have. If you experienced the difference you would get it
How city’s gonna look if eagles win lol. Philly is the only city that loots during championships! Love these videos this Dept does outstanding work 🇺🇸
Oh we are? Guess you never saw any other major city ever win a championship lmao. Check out Vancouver after they won the Stanley Cup…
@@kevrapp44 You gotta admit Philly is crazy. Only NFl stadium with a jail in it and the cops had to put oil on poles so the maniacs didn’t climb them
@@mikeggg1979 They flipped cars before the SB this time, and still lost. Brotherly love
@@mikeggg1979That shits been gone for over 20 years 🤡
We don’t need a hole lol