Backdraft caught on tape (Chicago Fire Department)

[weirdsob29]

@jwb864 ????? we get paid to much where the hell are you talking about you wanna know how much we make where im from im a fulltime firefighter and i make around 1800 a month and i dont know how you get only 5% of the time we are working look up calls a year on diff fire departments and see how many calls they go on in a year

[pianokd11]

Skip to 4:05 for explosion

[cmanmaxwell]

Haha, he got the door open alright!

[joek0617]

handled that pretty well i think....venting attic 1st

[joek0617]

that smoke is just screaming backdraft



[bubblybabs]

What was that whistling noise?

[aquadan005]

@bubblybabs That was fresh air rushing in to the structure feeding the backdraft.

[partytrainus]

OOOOHHH SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[seabrook1976]

That is just incredible footage.

[firefighterdrew76]

Damn I feel bad for the brother that got sent on ass

[KnittingPasta]

some one's mad down there

[Jaxon417]

I think that was Capt Hindsight chewing on someones ass.

[rhsimard]

After the upstairs window is broken out by the firefighter smoke billows out, and shortly thereafter seems to be getting sucked back in. My understanding is that is one characteristic of an impending backdraft explostion. Can someone here who has the expertise to read this video say if that's actually happening or if I'm just reading some amateur expectations into it?

[Darbalarb1]

tell tale sign of potential backdraft conditions - smoke being forced out through cracks such as between the door and frame, dense smoke.. great video be safe out there

[Darbalarb1]

tell tale sign of potential backdraft conditions - smoke being forced out through cracks such as between the door and frame.. stay safe

[sgttweeter0910]

Wow I found a video for my smoke reading class... Im glad this didnt kill anyone this is one of those situations that just taking the time to look at the fire conditions and using proper PPE and your training, could have been avoided... But one of those fire's complacency kill's. I could be an ass and say do this or do that but nobody deserves that especially from some asshole that wasn't there. Sometimes shit just happens. Use your training and Be safe brothers. great video of a bad day!

[courtnay15]

Was someone flipping out at the end saying get a f***ing mask on

[MIKCURIE]

Sounds a bit like a mortar round coming in just before the incident

[Spyderi07]

back draft 4:10

[alwayshardcore100]

that was fb briliant to catch on tape, bet theyll use that ib training videos

[resqjason2]

nice video!

[froebinho]

I do not believe that it is ever the right solution to open windows and roofs. We handle it different here, and belive me, we never had flashovers or so... sorry, but they brought it to that point only cause of more oxygen in the house... stupid I think...

[resqjason2]

@froebinho so you guys get to all your fires before they are fully developed. you guys must have an awesome response time in your district since a flashover and a backdraft are two very different events. 15 yrs on the job, go back to the academy kid and learn your terminology

[firefighter2884]

I cant say Ive never fought fire without the proper PPE, but we all go home to our families first and foremost!! When you are in command of a scene make your firefighter wear SCBA'S. If they dont like they will get over it when they see something like this happen first hand. We dont get paid enough to do what we do but we can aleast do all we can to ensure everyone goes home alive!!!

[TheKatman70]

@firefighter2884 Its always the simple fires that getcha! 

[jwb864]

@firefighter2884 im a constuction worker more of us die every year than fire fighters...

[annacfd28]

@jwb864 Ok , and your point is ??

[jwb864]

@annacfd28 read my comment again. its not hard to get the point out of it..

[judah1295]

@jwb864 more of you may die but personally i wouldnt use that to brag with. we all make our risks, and some of us all may die in our jobs.

[jwb864]

@judah1295 i will brag just like the fire man did

[jwb864]

@firefighter2884 fire fighter are over paid you guys dop nothing 95 percent of the time.. all fire fighter should be voliteer

[BUGGY5632]

@jwb864 Couldn't pass the exam huh?

[jwb864]

@BUGGY5632 lol where i come from you dont even need a exam...its all volinteer...

[BUGGY5632]

@jwb864 Either way, your opinion is short sighted. Where do you get your "do nothing 5% of the time" from?

[jwb864]

@BUGGY5632 if you dont like the comment dont read it. could care less

[rtt470]

@jwb864 evidently, grammar school spelling is "volinteer" as well. Idiot.

[jwb864]

@rtt470 had to dumb it down for you country folk

[rtt470]

@jwb864 um....not getting your comment. I didn't respond to you.

[mikebvos]

wtf are people thinkin not wearin a bottle? on a working incident! jeez we have to wear one at my station alllll the time and should be a sop!

[cfd11236]

@mikebvos i bet youre a volunteer.

[zach071591]

@cfd11236 The only difference between a volunteer and a paid fireman, is volunteers have to know all positions, and they dont get paid.

[IonOtter]

BROWN SMOKE! DANGER-DANGER!! This is why we wear flash hoods and masks when we come onto the scene. This video is a painful reminder of that. :(

[tjyounglax]

If only Captain Hindsight were around!

[tbonetwood1]

unfortunate that this happened to those men. that is just it though. fire is too unpredictable at times.

[tbonetwood1]

back draft... clues the brown smoke to start. then at the very beginning if you look at the top of the door how the smoke is kinda puffing out in spurts. look at the black film over the windows on the inside. unfortunately its one of those things that get you no matter you experience and had they not opened up the lower part of the house usually if you ventilate the higher parts of the house via the top window or cutting holes in the roof its usually less explosive of an ignition.

[redneck123623]

@tbonetwood1 it didnt look like they ventilated at the roof but it does look like one fireman did bust out a top window.. but i guess it just didnt ventilate it enoug, but that kinda stuff happens sometimes.. as a fireman we gotta be prepared for anything

[tbonetwood1]

@redneck123623 its easy for me to sit here and say hey look at this that and the other and say what happened. and now it doesn't look like they ventilated the roof to me either. yeah they did bust out the top window but they also opened the downstairs door. in a back draft situation you want to ventilate high and let it com bust first before entering low. that leaves less chance of the explosion you see here but like you said you just kinda gotta go prepared and deal with what comes

[tbonetwood1]

@redneck123623 but obviously you dont get the luxury of that time when on scene. it just wound up a crappy situation that could had been worse and just glad it wasnt.

[Rayna0758]

Hello Back Draft very little fire to start with heavy smoke because the fire is not getting enough oxygen to ignite once the fire gets oxygen you get ALOT of fire in a BIG Hurry hence the name Back Draft. Very tough type of fire to fight very bad to ventilate.. How do I know this... I am a FIRE FIGHTER apparently guy taping from house... CLASSIC backdraft Ventilated big boom lots of FIRE

[N185COM]

BA stands for breathing apparatus, not bad ass, it seems like these guys are too bad ass to wear a ba.

[luvpeachmtdew]

My question is this..... Why was this person recording a fire THIS close to the involved structure? Did he ignore evac? Ya good footage... BAD common sense.

[StLFF34]

Speedy revovery to the injured Brothers....

[hobe10]

this just shows wut teh men and women of fire dept ever face day in day out

[DSMGoliath]

In a backdraft there is a ignition of the gasses and smoke. Here the smoke justs builds up pressure and releases with no ignition.

[chrisciaciura]

were there any holes cut in the roof before they started going at it from the door and windows?

[patmck1]

the fire was breathing early on sure sign.

[DSMGoliath]

Actually this is a smoke explosion not a backdraft.

[mabas21]

@DSMGoliath Actually, this is a backdraft

[petekosednar]

Scary, scary stuff! Wow

[JLJ061]

Damn! That scared the hell out of me! Those guys were very lucky their injuries weren't more serious. A very real lesson in the dangers these guys face every day.