Very impressive demonstration by the process of combustion. In cases like this where it's a working fire, does your department request a 2nd alarm automatically (tactical procedure)?
allsteer, I work for a broadcast news department so I only received the video from the fire department and uploaded it here. I'm not familar with procedures.
After taking Dave Dodson's class on Reading Smoke, I think it is possible this MIGHT have been a Smoke Explosion. In his class he states that there are some fire gases like CO and HCN that have the ability to migrate and saturate areas away from the seat of the fire and set up an explosion potential. Often this occurs in void spaces such as where this occurred. Bottom line - be safe, watch each others backs, and thank the Good Lord everyone is alive.
There was plenty of self ventilation along with smoke and flames from the roof. If this is a backdraft (not trying to contest that it isnt) where was the origin? It appears to begin in the A-D and D-C corner of the house (opposite of the main fire). What, if you know, was the source that introduced oxygen into the environment? Glad no one was hurt, great video.
Critique was this morning. Frame-by-frame analysis of the higher-quality video (12 mins.) shows the explosion originated in the crawlspace. Crawlspace access was on the D end of the C side. Clearly the backdraft was not typical because of its location, an unoccupied void, but not unheard of.
This is a lot more complicated than the "classic" backdraft. We were in the house approximately 2-3 minutes when the building "left the building". I was on the nozzle, the firefighter who was injured was behind me. We were both lucky for stick-built construction and plenty of partition walls. As to why fire did not involve us when it exploded, like my sister said, we had angels on our shoulders. I didn't know I was living so "right".
Thank God you were all OK! Who was the firefighter who had just approached the front door? He completely disappeared during the explosion. I've watched it frame by frame and it's even more impressive watching it slowed down. Again, thank God you were all OK.
I remember this! Haha they totally rebuilt it, but it looks the exact same.
mrjellyglaze93 1 year ago
Yeah i live around that area i seen the after math the next day... Not much to it sadly
bronxrunner9 2 years ago
i live up the street from this. i pass it alot
silverfox123456789 2 years ago
Damn! the whole house jump off the ground!!!! shit!!!!! thank goodness you're all ok from that. be safe.
TheFirefighter23 2 years ago
Very impressive demonstration by the process of combustion. In cases like this where it's a working fire, does your department request a 2nd alarm automatically (tactical procedure)?
allsteer40 2 years ago
allsteer, I work for a broadcast news department so I only received the video from the fire department and uploaded it here. I'm not familar with procedures.
kendog63 2 years ago
My uncle was in the shit Go Uncle Eddie representing Amytiville Ny
HskHeroReborn 3 years ago
Duffield ?
JSaunders 3 years ago
After taking Dave Dodson's class on Reading Smoke, I think it is possible this MIGHT have been a Smoke Explosion. In his class he states that there are some fire gases like CO and HCN that have the ability to migrate and saturate areas away from the seat of the fire and set up an explosion potential. Often this occurs in void spaces such as where this occurred. Bottom line - be safe, watch each others backs, and thank the Good Lord everyone is alive.
nlcap2405 3 years ago
There was plenty of self ventilation along with smoke and flames from the roof. If this is a backdraft (not trying to contest that it isnt) where was the origin? It appears to begin in the A-D and D-C corner of the house (opposite of the main fire). What, if you know, was the source that introduced oxygen into the environment? Glad no one was hurt, great video.
firemedic1012 3 years ago
Critique was this morning. Frame-by-frame analysis of the higher-quality video (12 mins.) shows the explosion originated in the crawlspace. Crawlspace access was on the D end of the C side. Clearly the backdraft was not typical because of its location, an unoccupied void, but not unheard of.
yankeecap61 3 years ago
totaly amazing, im glad that no one was hurt,
alwayssme 3 years ago
This is a lot more complicated than the "classic" backdraft. We were in the house approximately 2-3 minutes when the building "left the building". I was on the nozzle, the firefighter who was injured was behind me. We were both lucky for stick-built construction and plenty of partition walls. As to why fire did not involve us when it exploded, like my sister said, we had angels on our shoulders. I didn't know I was living so "right".
yankeecap61 3 years ago
Bless you my brothers!
~Michele
BSVFD Sta 1, Back Swamp NC
911firefighterchick 3 years ago
Thank God you were all OK! Who was the firefighter who had just approached the front door? He completely disappeared during the explosion. I've watched it frame by frame and it's even more impressive watching it slowed down. Again, thank God you were all OK.
kendog63 3 years ago
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Glad everyone is OK. That explosion was unbelievable!
hkiserjr 3 years ago
Glad everyone is OK. That explosion was unbelievable!
hkiserjr 3 years ago 3
Thank God our Firefighters are alright.
K32
porkchopz32 3 years ago