Posts Tagged: Video
Helmet Camera: Father/Son Team Fight Hudson Street Fire in Red Bank
Red Bank Volunteer Fire Department (NJ) Firefighters battle a house fire on Hudson Street and capture it with a helmet camera. Two families escaped the fire safely prior to firefighters arriving.
Listen as Father/Son firefighting team are on the rig together. The father is on the pump, the son is on the line. "lets go, lets go, Dad this thing is #$@#ing going lets go"...
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Colorado Firefighters Calendar 2013 Auditions Video
Here is three videos from the Colorado Firefighters Calendar auditions. It is for a good cause and done in a tasteful way...what more could you ask for. I vote for Rebecca Clark!
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Video: Hot Dog…That Bitch is Gettin it!
Check out this short video of a response by Birmingham's Bravest to a vacant house fire around 1pm today (as best I can tell).
The video includes a train passing by right in front of the apparatus.
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Video: Pike House at Louisiana Tech…Roof Collapse, Backdraft, or Smoke Explosion?
Parker said the blaze caused the collapse of the roof, which sent a plume of fire and smoke into the air, and caused some area residents to believe an explosion rocked the house when it was simply the collapsing structure.
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Where were YOU when the world stopped turning
For a little local "catch up", the Brothers and Sisters from our South Side caught a little work last day ( Sunday ) and a citizen caught it on video. Rhett has the complete set of all 3 videos over on Va Fire News HERE . I'll include "part 1" which includes the knock down ...
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Video: Building Fire in West Palm Beach
A building at Georgia and Wilmot Streets in West Palm Beach exploded and burned. The cause of the fire had not been determined. No one was injured.
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Video: Just How Fast Does Fire Spread? Watch this Fire Grow Pretty Quick
I am not sure where this video is from, but I thought it was intriguing as to how fast the fire spreads engulfing the lower floor of this apartment complex.
Is that a booster line? The first line off? Maybe that is how they roll...
What line would you pull first?
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Video: Ocean City, NJ House Fire
This is a video of a house fire in Ocean City, New Jersey. The house is well off when firefighters arrive. One firefighter was injured (heat related injury). The fire occurred on Morningside Road.
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Helmet Cam Video – Interior and Exterior Attack on Large SFD
This fire was in Jacksonville, Florida on May 14, 2012 on Cinancy Street. The fire was captured on film by a helmet camera and shared by FDCam.com.
You just can't win them all can you?
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Fire Chief Plans to Bill “Idiots” After Rescue…Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down?
I have no problem with the Fire Chief speaking out publicly and referring to these students as idiots. I think it is a teaching moment for other future idiots. It is a public service.
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Kill The Flashover
Transitional attack is something you might see in our department, but you probably wouldn't hear anyone using the terminology "Transitional Attack". It would merely be a case of cooling the fire prior to heading inside if needed.
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Video of Roof Vent…Suit Up Before You go Up!
Video info: A house located at 338 Derrick Avenue in South Union Township was heavily damaged by fire Wednesday night. The flames were reported about 9 p.m. with South Union, Hopwood and Uniontown firefighters responding to battle the fire.
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Best of the Rest – Learning to Crawl, Fingerprints, Chicago Fire, All My Rowdy Friends…and More
Best of the Rest - Learning to Crawl, Fingerprints, Fireground Flowthrough, Chicago Fire, All My Rowdy Friends, Terrifying Secrets About Riding in an Ambulance, Training, and much more!
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Help Jonesy Get to Houston!
Retired Norfolk (VA) firefighter Sara Jones "Jonesy" needs your help in her battle with cancer. Actually, she needs financial help...for her fourth battle with cancer.
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Buffing in Buffalo
Lloyd Mitchell with Two Houses Working
Conditions were so bad that the arriving companies went defensive right away.
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20 Questions with Shane Parkins of the National Firefighters Endowment
Shane Parkins is the President of the National Firefighters Endowment. He is a good friend of the Fire Critic although we have never met in person. Shane's work with the NFE has been inspirational.
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Best of the Rest – Training, News, Golfing, Pride, Rescues, Social Media, Detroit debacle, and much more!
Best of the Rest - Training, News, Golfing, Pride, Rescues, Social Media, Detroit debacle, and much more!
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Video: LAFD Rescues a Seagull from a Tree at Venice Beach
LAFD's Eric Johnson of Ladder 63 rescued a seagull from a tree on the beach. The bird got caught in some fishing line and ended up suspended from a palm tree. The first video shows the bird get rescued and towards the end is an impromptu interview of the firefighter who made the rescue. Apparently this is not the first bird rescue for firefighter Johnson.
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Video: Waterfront Home Under Construction Burns on Lake Ontario
This house fire occurred today around 1pm in the Stoney Creek area of Ontario, Canada. The home was under construction when workers noticed a small fire. In looking at the video it appears as though the "small fire" was much bigger when firefighters arrived!
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Helmet Cam – Jacksonville Florida House Fire
Here is another helmet camera video. This one states it is fresh from yesterday morning at 4:30am in Jacksonville, Florida. This footage was taken using the FDCam.com camera.
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International Firefighters Day – May 4th
Today, May 4th, is International Firefighters Day. It has been that way since 1999 apparently. I am just getting the memo today. It is also the day we celebrate St. Florian.
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Kensington Working:
Basement Fires, Ladders and Kinks
"[The fireground] moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. " Ferris Bueller, kinda.
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Can a Model Handle FDNY Training?
These FDNY guys have all the fun! This is from Woman v. Workout Ep. 3 and titled "Can a Model Handle FDNY Training?".
I think she did a pretty decent job. What is interesting for me is seeing a bunch of the stuff at "The Rock" being used. There weren't any recruits there when I have been there.
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Three Funny Firefighter Commercials Worth Watching
I have posted several firefighter commercials in the past. Most of them have been pretty good. Here are three more that I think are worth watching. A Margarita recipe, a Dirty Firefighter, and one that might hit home with current pension reform practices.
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Tyler Perry Studios fire: What it looked like on the inside as four-alarm fire burned.
Fire ripped through a simulated streetscape.
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