Fire in Ireland (Auto service)

[gsarjos]

I'm not one to talk negative about any fire service, but this is truly a disgrace

[chevy790]

water tanker needed badly

[SaoirsexXXx]

this was in Castlepollard in westmeath, I live in the area. the fire station is just down the road. bout 100 metres.. sigh.

[hamsterham1]

Oxy cylinders were in the building, also a 3 phase cable was on the ground, the building is long gone, no need to put firefighters life's in risk for a building that's already gone

[hamsterham1]

To answer some of the questions, it didn't take 25 min for the fire service to get there, the station officer wasn't operating the pump, the nearest fire hydrant was 300 meters away and hosing had to be made down from it, all the man power was used in this, and the jeep was fire service, also these fire appliances carry 400 gallons not a million that was needed

[scobey5050]

@hamsterham1 well said!! these gobshites commenting on stuff they know nothing about can be very fustrating, very unfair to comment on a ten minute clip, I spent fourteen years in the retained service and can understand completely what was going on in the clip!

[jonny99981]

There was not point of fighting it it went up to quick, it's not worth the risk to the firefighters

[adam29ont]

why do people screw these vids with the GAY music?

[panzermyer]

why is the station officer manning the pump and not contorling and commandng the incident ?????? mickey mouse effort

[keithwill1973]

may as well stayed in the station

[LloydCole2]

It would be nice to see at a minimum, 1 main jet supplemented from a hydrant, and personally I would have stopped the traffic and public from passing, just in case of gasses ( Oxy -Acetylene and Propane), i wonder what the stop message is going to be.. there must be a reason for non urgency, maybe someone has the answer..

[yank1776]

With fire services such as that, building insurance must be very high

[traineespark]

Im an irish retained firefighter... And theres 3 bullshit things that i hate about Irelands Emergency Services....

1. People often call the Police (Gardai) before the firebrigade

2. Ambulance control centres will not alert fire services as it costs them money to get the crew out. Thats right, For a rtc Fire Services are charged. Rubbish situation. It causes some ambulance crews to walk their patient involved in the rtc to the ambulance before they collar them.

[traineespark]

@HarrowonTVandRAFBP no

[scobey5050]

@traineespark actually any commercial premise will be billed by the local authority for the service,basically you will get charged the cost of every fire fighter/crew who attends plus 30% admin costs,the local authority will expect businesses to claim of their insurance,it can run into several thousand euro depending on how many crews attend and the time of the day!

[traineespark]

@scobey5050 true that. but if we tell ppl they get charged they will never call us :) Although Its usually farm, commercial and chimney in kildare....



[MrVolvo145]

the fire station is less than 100 meters from this fire It took almost 25 minutes for the fire service to respond

[traineespark]

@MrVolvo145 wer they already out?



[ecw0647]

Could someone explain what is happening at around 2:25 where a red SUV pulls up, some firemen get out, get some rolls (?) of something, put them in the truck and then leave.  Is the problem lack of water. I can't see any evidence of firefigting at all, but there must be some reason.

[scobey5050]

@ecw0647 there is a huge problem in rural Ireland with insufficient water supply,as a former retained fire fighter I would safely say that the guys in the jeep are going to an open source river,or lake etc with a portable pump to pump back via the hoses to the main pump,the first appliance on scene would have emptied its water supply very quickly there is very little can be done until an alternative supply can be sourced,the real fire fighting will start when that supply gets to the main pump!

[boserocks100]

Where is this?????



[jollyrogerupyours]

Why was there nothing much done to protect spread of fire to the neighbouring residential properties??? Poor performace in my opinion......

[traineespark]

@jollyrogerupyours wheres it going to spread to?

[jollyrogerupyours]

Whats the delay in getting more appliances on scene? What are DFB 'they' doing to protect the residential buildings next door? No sign of any fire fighting activity!! Garden hose would do more... Nothing to be impressed about here!

[scobey5050]

@jollyrogerupyours this is a rural town in Ireland most likely with an in sufficient main water supply ,its very difficult to fight a fire with out water! I would say that shortly after this clip they sourced an open water supply from a nearby river,lake or stream and then they real fire fighting began!

[traineespark]

@scobey5050 No tankers in westmeath? ;)

[scobey5050]

@traineespark probably enroute!! i dunno what the tanker situation is like there but def something that should be looked at in stations that cover rural areas

[traineespark]

@jollyrogerupyours Its not DFB. They are probably holding what water they have in their tanks in case it would spread further. Rural Ireland... Additional appliances are usually 20 mins away...

[kybasa1]

Gortoz A Ran-J Attends and Gladiator-Now We Are Free

[E106MKFD]

What is the name of the song playing in this video?

[E106MKFD]

Wow thats some fire. I'm a firemen in NY in the US. Intresting to see how our tools of the trade differ from one another. I'd love to come see Ireland. Great vid. Also whats the name of the song in the video?

[thesher]

Is Bugger hiding?

[201IRISH]

1st Engine in video from Castlepollard Co. W/Meath - Whiskey Hotel 13 Alpha 2.

@ 1:20 2nd Engine from Castlepollard Co. W/Meath - Whiskey Hotel 13 Alpha 1.

@ 7:25 3rd Engine from Oldcastle, Co. Meath - Mike Hotel 15 Alpha 1.

Also in attendence an Engine from Granard Co. Longford - Lima Delta 12 Alpha 1

An Engine from Mullingar Co. W/Meath - Whiskey Hotel 11 Alpha 1

A Water Tanker - Whiskey Hotel 11 Kilo 1 and a Hydraulic Platform - Whiskey Hotel 11 Echo 1 both from Mullingar.

[FireTruckVideo]

Dam thats a fair fire. How much pumps ended up being in attendance at this fire? Should have been make pumps 4 to 5