Hose line control is the most important key "almost" anybody can be at the nozzle and put water on the hot stuff he is getting dirty, he's making the nozzle man look good. True story though not enough truck and water for that fire its barely making a dent.
Sure is a small handline... could have been put to better use to control the grass fire on the other side, wet it down and maybe it could prevent a bigger brush fire
Shit let it burn...a red line isnt gonna do much and no scba isnt worth your health...gotta say though I wouldve done the same thing. Something about firefighters when we see fire its instinct to put it out!
here is where you find all the armchair firemen. The engine was a type 6 unit which generally carries only 200 gallons of water. the hose/nozzle about 35 gpm. This fire at a minimum needed 125 gpm. none of which was readily available. sadly the poor turnout option was the choice of the ff's. since one had full turnouts its safe to assume they all did. its always the firemen who catch hell when something burns down.
@DonTerhune1200cc class A pusher, rear means an engine fire, middle [yikes] is a propane issue, front...honestly I have not witnessed a class A motor home that burnt from the front, even in a head on crash.
@R5H4D0W : After thinking on it for a bit, I got to thinking that it may have been the RV's power generator that caught fire (Due to a carbuerator float getting stuck? gas leak onto hot generator engine or it's hot exhaust manifold/ pipe?) I own a 1977 RV, ... 360 gas engine in front, onan power generator in the rear. I'll never run the generator while the RV is moving.
Don't hate on these firefighters!! They're probably volunteers firefighters in a small town that don't get that much action (which probably explain why their turnouts/uniform are clean). So they're excited & freaking out while a lot of things are going through their mind trying to figure out how to put out this fire before the calvary arrives!!
If these firefighters know that the hose comes of the sides of their vehicle, why would they park in such a fashion so that they can then wrestle with the hose. Some people just never understand their own equipment. Not very smart people to depend on!
That thing was history 10 seconds after the initial flames caught hold of a combustible surface. If you had hit it with a fire extinguisher in the first minute you might have saved the rig. Otherwise, I don't care what the fire dept does, it was toast no matter what.. Still sucks you lost your rig, I hope it was insured...
i saw an RV on fire in PA a few years back, it looked a lot like this except they didnt try to put it out, they just had a helicopter soak the trees near the road so it didnt spread, but it was crazy hot i was in a car doing 30 about 20 yards away with the ac on and i just got blasted by the heat from it
Unforunately it looks like these guys arent very schooled in firefighting but the truth is you are only seeing about two minutes of this fire. You very rarely see any information on the type of fire department or fire company that responded. Maybe this is all of their resources, maybe they just arent too smart?? An r.v. certainly isnt worth getting killed over.
The fire apparatus that responded is what we call a Grass Truck. Its made for small fires and wildland firefighting, mostly grass fires. This department that responded may not have larger apparatus. They may have also been the closest department. By the gear, they are in wildland PPE and not structure gear, so they are most certainly just a wildland firefighting department.
@MasterTenku small towns have volunteer fire departments. They don't have the budget to afford major equipment. If there's a severe fire they call neighboring fire departments for help.
dont be messing with the firefighters man the are in a brush truck with a tiny ass attack line the one at the nozzel had no fire pants and none of them had scba's so drop it alright
@Earthlinked you cant just "let it burn" even tho it would make life a whole lot easier.. you have to worry about those little embers starting brush fires.. and it looks pretty dry where they are.
@EMT13069 Actually - there are a few myths that we can clean up here!! 1) There are probably no embers - embers USUALLY come from wood - (must burn - then float) not too much wood in a motorhome! 2) USUALLY the paint, carpet, plastic, gas, tires that is the fuel for the fire. Worry MOST about the tires and gas tank!! 3) MOST fires like this - it is better to just let it burn and water down AROUND it and keep the fire contained. Fire will "crawl" away due to the heat at ground level!!!
this is just sad... it makes all firefighters look bad when you do stuff like this, these guys are morons first of all you don't take a brush truck to a motor home fire and you don't use a booster line to try and put it out take an engine and pull a line.... second where is the chief's gear... and where are their scba's this is poor work and shameful
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The mini pumper holds anywhere from 200-300 gallons of water.....The hose line they are using (1inch) has an out put of between 30-50 GPM....This hose/nozzle combo looks like it is at the low end of that.
i used to work a rv salvage yard im pretty sure this happens alot would think they would use flame retardent paint on everything thing goin up like crazy
Yea your right. Thats wild land gear. Plus he dosn't even have on any wild land pants! There is no way that booster hose is going to put out that fire. Thats like peeing on a huge camp fire. But maby thats all they had! They should have soaked down the grass aside the camper to keep from haveing any spreding. It could have turned into a big brush fire, then that wild land gear would have come in handy!!
sorry buddy but i would ge some people together and discuss with the city about expanding funds and manpower for the fire dept this is a small brush patrol light mini pumpers. that water was no way gonna do anything if he could hold that thing up with one hand it was like a garden hose. plus the guy attacking the fire was not even wearing the proper safety gear he wa wearing a brush coat and even vehicle fires we use full structure gear.
There was nothing the other firefighter could do. They only have one hose on that Light Attack Truck.
Nobody was probably at the station that is certified to drive an engine or they would have most likely taken an engine and knocked it out in 2 mins or so.
Its like putting out a house fire with your garden hose
generalrvutah 1 month ago
Let it burn and protect your exposures...not much else you can do with the limited gear you have!!
barticus04 3 months ago
Hose line control is the most important key "almost" anybody can be at the nozzle and put water on the hot stuff he is getting dirty, he's making the nozzle man look good. True story though not enough truck and water for that fire its barely making a dent.
MrNBrazell 4 months ago
Sure is a small handline... could have been put to better use to control the grass fire on the other side, wet it down and maybe it could prevent a bigger brush fire
R5H4D0W 6 months ago
the only thing youre going to do with that line is piss off the fire its goin to laugh at you but do what you can untill the engine arrives haha
Nickpec10 6 months ago
Shit let it burn...a red line isnt gonna do much and no scba isnt worth your health...gotta say though I wouldve done the same thing. Something about firefighters when we see fire its instinct to put it out!
sdsand32885 6 months ago
Good effort on the first responders part. Too bad they did not have a bigger rig. Hope nobody got hurt.
repairdroid77 7 months ago
to all non firefighter's why dont you join the fire dept and show them how you would do it then!!!!!
FireFighter2404 7 months ago
here is where you find all the armchair firemen. The engine was a type 6 unit which generally carries only 200 gallons of water. the hose/nozzle about 35 gpm. This fire at a minimum needed 125 gpm. none of which was readily available. sadly the poor turnout option was the choice of the ff's. since one had full turnouts its safe to assume they all did. its always the firemen who catch hell when something burns down.
killsalive1 8 months ago 2
them firefighters have balls to go near that. gas bottles when they go off can be like rockets or just explode.
dindinz666 9 months ago
Any idea what caused the fire?
DonTerhune1200cc 10 months ago
@DonTerhune1200cc class A pusher, rear means an engine fire, middle [yikes] is a propane issue, front...honestly I have not witnessed a class A motor home that burnt from the front, even in a head on crash.
R5H4D0W 6 months ago
@R5H4D0W : After thinking on it for a bit, I got to thinking that it may have been the RV's power generator that caught fire (Due to a carbuerator float getting stuck? gas leak onto hot generator engine or it's hot exhaust manifold/ pipe?) I own a 1977 RV, ... 360 gas engine in front, onan power generator in the rear. I'll never run the generator while the RV is moving.
DonTerhune1200cc 6 months ago
@DonTerhune1200cc I have a Class A gas power motorhome. I was wondering if its a good idea to run the generator while driving.
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daTERRORIZER 10 months ago
using a garden hose to put out a motorhome on fire = FAIL
raykeens 11 months ago
Don't hate on these firefighters!! They're probably volunteers firefighters in a small town that don't get that much action (which probably explain why their turnouts/uniform are clean). So they're excited & freaking out while a lot of things are going through their mind trying to figure out how to put out this fire before the calvary arrives!!
berniedmj1 11 months ago 3
This video didn't show the rest of the department showing up with Super Soakers.
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ShadowRun221 11 months ago
Just for you hating on firefighters harleykidd, I'm sad that you weren't in that motorhome
700mb700 11 months ago 2
How many gardeners does it take to put out a little fire? :-P
cagerat 1 year ago
Are they using a "trash line"??? Wow
xtremehardy388 1 year ago
LET IT BURN IT'S SELF OUT.... The little brush unit that couldn't
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DudeWithaPage 1 year ago 11
If these firefighters know that the hose comes of the sides of their vehicle, why would they park in such a fashion so that they can then wrestle with the hose. Some people just never understand their own equipment. Not very smart people to depend on!
RSBSTEADICAM 1 year ago
That thing was history 10 seconds after the initial flames caught hold of a combustible surface. If you had hit it with a fire extinguisher in the first minute you might have saved the rig. Otherwise, I don't care what the fire dept does, it was toast no matter what.. Still sucks you lost your rig, I hope it was insured...
couerl 1 year ago
His hose is to small..............!
daddyoscott 1 year ago
i saw an RV on fire in PA a few years back, it looked a lot like this except they didnt try to put it out, they just had a helicopter soak the trees near the road so it didnt spread, but it was crazy hot i was in a car doing 30 about 20 yards away with the ac on and i just got blasted by the heat from it
willpw314 1 year ago
Unforunately it looks like these guys arent very schooled in firefighting but the truth is you are only seeing about two minutes of this fire. You very rarely see any information on the type of fire department or fire company that responded. Maybe this is all of their resources, maybe they just arent too smart?? An r.v. certainly isnt worth getting killed over.
engine1957 1 year ago 2
The fire apparatus that responded is what we call a Grass Truck. Its made for small fires and wildland firefighting, mostly grass fires. This department that responded may not have larger apparatus. They may have also been the closest department. By the gear, they are in wildland PPE and not structure gear, so they are most certainly just a wildland firefighting department.
NukeUrNeighbors 1 year ago
why the fuck would you send that out surely you would send a big pumper engine x2 not that the water could barley put out that inferno
diamond19640 1 year ago
only in america are the fire engines pickup trucks...
MasterTenku 1 year ago
@MasterTenku small towns have volunteer fire departments. They don't have the budget to afford major equipment. If there's a severe fire they call neighboring fire departments for help.
jimlasalle 1 year ago
@jimlasalle I suppose it makes sense, considering America is a bit bigger. In England you are never more than 15 minutes from a firestation
MasterTenku 1 year ago
..your toast is done love !!!
fuctifinomate 1 year ago
that motor home was laughing at that garden hose
steeda67 1 year ago
dont be messing with the firefighters man the are in a brush truck with a tiny ass attack line the one at the nozzel had no fire pants and none of them had scba's so drop it alright
2300firefighter 1 year ago 9
@2300firefighter Garden HOSE brush line 5/8" or 1/2" by the looks of it at 125 gpm and a 200 gallon tank
small truck big fire wont work Good waiting for the larger pumper trucks
pastorgeorgem 8 months ago
weakest attack line ever lol
cmanleyspy 1 year ago
@cmanleyspy yeah, about as effective as if they hit that thing with an Indian tank.
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wwe884 1 year ago
There comes a certain time - when you simply back off and let it burn - so you'll have less to drag away!!!!!! This is one of those times!!!!!!
Earthlinked 1 year ago 2
@Earthlinked you cant just "let it burn" even tho it would make life a whole lot easier.. you have to worry about those little embers starting brush fires.. and it looks pretty dry where they are.
EMT13069 1 year ago
@EMT13069 Actually - there are a few myths that we can clean up here!! 1) There are probably no embers - embers USUALLY come from wood - (must burn - then float) not too much wood in a motorhome! 2) USUALLY the paint, carpet, plastic, gas, tires that is the fuel for the fire. Worry MOST about the tires and gas tank!! 3) MOST fires like this - it is better to just let it burn and water down AROUND it and keep the fire contained. Fire will "crawl" away due to the heat at ground level!!!
Earthlinked 1 year ago
this is just sad... it makes all firefighters look bad when you do stuff like this, these guys are morons first of all you don't take a brush truck to a motor home fire and you don't use a booster line to try and put it out take an engine and pull a line.... second where is the chief's gear... and where are their scba's this is poor work and shameful
0601035533 1 year ago 2
Just wasting water, it'll be over soon. Complete loss.
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wwwo100 1 year ago
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wwwo100 1 year ago
whats he doing watering the grass ?
joebarefoot 1 year ago
Sorry brothers but that little 1" isn't going to do much on a fire of that size. Should've grabbed an Engine instead!
JNHstudios 1 year ago
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guitardavid79 1 year ago
can we say depreciation
kc03300 1 year ago
The mini pumper holds anywhere from 200-300 gallons of water.....The hose line they are using (1inch) has an out put of between 30-50 GPM....This hose/nozzle combo looks like it is at the low end of that.
rmls34 1 year ago
when does that little fire truck run out of water? it isnt hooked p to the city
macbookpro57 2 years ago
yeah I;m sure they have a staffed station with 15 guys but did not bother! Come on.
it looks like they are in BFE. they showed up with what they had
asbestosfiber 2 years ago 3
Did any fire trucks come to this RV fire, in any other city you see at least two engines on this type of fire.
Cand0002 2 years ago
ok instead of a brush truck fighting that RV Fire there should be at lease three engine companies for the fire
Cand0002 2 years ago
@Cand0002 3 engines?
68Engine68 1 year ago
how did it get on fire?
TommyRulezz123 2 years ago
looks like a great location for a wind farm.
That squirt gun hose wasn't enough to do much more than make a little steam. Did an engine and tanker ever show up?
bapabob 2 years ago 2
i used to work a rv salvage yard im pretty sure this happens alot would think they would use flame retardent paint on everything thing goin up like crazy
tbirdpimp07 2 years ago
with a comment like that you must be a democrat///////////
dithbmine1 2 years ago 2
wow....thats kinda funny....they r trying 2 fight an rv fire with a reel mop up hose........and where is that guys PPE?
FireFighterrock24 2 years ago
I'm sure more units were in route.
bullzisnipr3 2 years ago
sorry about the motorhome.
That thing was burning pretty hot, .....
coopmen 2 years ago
Yea your right. Thats wild land gear. Plus he dosn't even have on any wild land pants! There is no way that booster hose is going to put out that fire. Thats like peeing on a huge camp fire. But maby thats all they had! They should have soaked down the grass aside the camper to keep from haveing any spreding. It could have turned into a big brush fire, then that wild land gear would have come in handy!!
HAM5043 2 years ago
sorry buddy but i would ge some people together and discuss with the city about expanding funds and manpower for the fire dept this is a small brush patrol light mini pumpers. that water was no way gonna do anything if he could hold that thing up with one hand it was like a garden hose. plus the guy attacking the fire was not even wearing the proper safety gear he wa wearing a brush coat and even vehicle fires we use full structure gear.
dthsriders 2 years ago
The howling wind pushed that fire quickly.
My sympathies on your loss.
dasmikey1964 3 years ago
The water had no effect.
ReligiousZombie 3 years ago
There was nothing the other firefighter could do. They only have one hose on that Light Attack Truck.
Nobody was probably at the station that is certified to drive an engine or they would have most likely taken an engine and knocked it out in 2 mins or so.
Croaker90 3 years ago
damn dude
itxploded 3 years ago