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  • Great job done by all!

    

  • To all concerned: Good Job, well done. I don't know how to say it any better than that. God Bless you all.

    L-3885.

  • This is beautiful! Great job Orlando. Communication is key! Proper preparation prevents poor performance.

  • hell yeah good job 

  • God bless the OFD!!

  • Right on fellas. Huge save. 

  • Is someone cutting an onion?

  • Great Job

  • What a great save. OFD did an amazing job and dispatch was awesome. I hope your city pulls their head out of their butts and stops that whole lay off thing. They all think the can shave Fire Dept. budgets but then something bad happens and its the F.D.s fault.What a crock... whats more important? FIRE PROTECTION or A MUSIC HALL? Wow thats a hard choice. Music hall duh...Hello...Idiots.. Be safe out there Brothers.

  • Orlando Fire - You guys are incredible. I post this video to my facebook page every few months to inspire my brothers, and show just what aggressive firefighting and proficient Truck work is all about. Strong work!

  • Excellent job Firefighters and Dispatchers from a retired PoliceOfficer!

  • Great job!!!

  • My cousin Lisa Hruby, is on Orlando FD....

  • OUTSTANDING WORK BY ALL!! This video TRULY illustrates what a difference a strong dispatch team makes in determining the outcome of an incident, especially of this magnitude. As for the operational companies and Tower crew - you have my deepest respect!!

  • great job !!!!!

  • im very proud t be from Orlando, FL. I remember that fire, i had a friend that was living in apartment b, he lost everything. Ever since that day to this day on, I am now a part time vol firefighter/ first responder. 

  • After watching this I strongly recommend That Hollywood make a movie called. Dispatchers. A 2 hour long action packed thrill ride where the timing is cut close leaving you on the edge of your seat. thumbs up if you agree

  • God bless you, Orlando Fire, and especially the brothers who rescued the family. This is scary and then joyful to listen to. GREAT JOB! IN Jewish tradition we have a phrase: "He who saves one life it is as if he has saved the universe". For that Mom you indeed saved the universe.

  • dispatch did a great job

  • great job guys . great rescue ,way too go

  • nice job orlando looks like it was a tough one, especially the stress put on you when disp. tells you people trapped.

  • Great Response Time and search! Also great video

  • It's also important that we all put out campfires in forests so no fire is left unattended when we leave.

  • GREAT JOB TO MY HOMETOWN HEROES!!!!!!

  • well done to all, fantastic job

  • An Orlando Fire Department success story due in part to adequate staffing and response times. Not to mention the professional personnel.

  • BRAVO! I am in the military and we face dangers when we deploy, but you guys face danger on a daily basis. I applaud you for your dedication to the job and all the hard work you put into training in preparation for these missions. Thank God for our firefighters.

  • @sandra4380 Thank God for the good men and women of our military. Without you, our jobs wouldn't mean a whole lot.

    A greatfull firefighter in Texas. (Former Infantryman, '80-84).

  • Whatever they pay you guys is not enough.

    Fantastic job to the dispatcher and all smokeys involved.

  • MAN YOU BROTHERS N SISTER OF ORLANDO FIRE DID A HELL OF A GOOD JOB KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND STAY SAFE GUYS

  • your dispatcher did an exellent job.with resources cut and numbers going down in firehouses all over the U.S. it is only going to get harder to have rescues like this.my dept just cut 12 people and the rescue company.those children will grow up and have a second chance at life.great work.stay safe

  • Hats off to the Orlando Fire rescue, thank God you are here for the city!

  • the caller inside was pretty damn calm...

  • @Kopihucky It's amazing what adrenaline can do to help you survive

  • Strong work, Nice save!!

  • I have repeatedly posted this video on Facebook for everyone to see - not just my brother and sister firefighters. No matter how many times I view this it still sends shivers up my spine. Orlando - what an amazing effort and rescue. Your work reminds me why I have spent the last 16 years of my life in the fire service. God Bless you all.

  • thats a real freaken dept. AMEN BROTHERS... not many dept in south florida even know what the hell VES is... keep it up good job

  • Awesome video guys, great job OFD

  • you are allowed to listen to the radio traffic in america??

    in germany its forbidden...unfortunately!

  • Great job guys you should all be proud!

  • Makin us proud boys. Another great save.  Way to go.

  • everytime i watch this i tear up....and i don't care.........it too damn close for comfort.....love you guys......

  • Wow. Those are some fast tones. It seems our tones drag on forever. lmao

  • OFD always knows how to get the job done right ! Great job guys !

  • Great Job!!!

  • Well done the fire crews and amazed at the calm response of the trapped woman. Great job all round.

  • Wow, firefighters are the shit

  • Thank god for Firemen and women.

  • >great!

  • awsome video

  • good video

    Check out Silver Hill 29 Fire Video

    Bad ass fire company in pg county md

  • Damn good video, damn good! Keep up the good work!

  • nice video

    check out  Silver Hill VFD

    from pg county maryland

  • great job by dispatchers and crews on scene!!! great save!!!

  • i have a scanner.

    was happy with the happy ending.

    i also attended a local fire

    academy class. i haven't had the time yet.

    but i can do a ride along with the fire department.

    great video. great

  • BY the time you are hearing the verbal dispatch, we have already received house tones and the information is on the truck computers.

    The dispatcher intentionally dispatches at a moderate pace to ensure that all of the information is delivered clearly. It only took 20 seconds to dispatch the initial alarm units, situation, and provide the address in a clear/audible manner.

  • EXACTLY! Who's ahead of the game now?!

  • @Tanker12137 lol fail

  • @Tanker12137 Wow. You are a real dick. Wow. You are the 'woulda, coulda, shoulda' guy. Wow. What a tool.

  • crazy fire, good video

  • Again, this is the main reason why I will never live in an apartment building. Your neighbors could get careless and you could wind up like this poor mother and her children; trapped during a fire and with no way out.

    Everyone involved did a great job. You all should be proud of what you accomplished here this day. Yes this includes the victims who, for the most part, remained calm.

  • I had chills throughout this entire video, just reinforces my decision to volunteer.

    Great job OFD. Stay safe out there.

  • Great video and neat work by the OFD. Glad to see a happy ending.

  • i think the guys from distric 3 was really weird and funnycuz he just goes over the radio sayin heavy smoke showin.i mean seriously its just kinda WEIRD

  • He did that to show officially on the record that heavy smoke was showing upon arrival on the scene, and also to alert the companies about the caliber of the fire.

  • thx for lettin me know its was just kinda weird to me!

  • u think thats weird, one of our neighbor stations responded to a accident with injury and couldn't find the crash and said over the radio "how stupid are we"

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  • Great Job !!! Outstanding job by the OFD and the Dispatchers. Are you guys running digital p25.

  • Great job brothers!

  • OUTSTANDING WORK !!!

  • It's all about staffing. Fire engines and trucks can't do anything without people. Great job guys. The enemy of fire departments are politicians like those here in Los Angeles. They have taken a huge crap on the citizens and the LAFD. It's all about corruption. Too many chiefs and not enough workers on the ground. Hopefully it won't happen in other cities. Awesome OFD.

  • amazing video. thanks for making/posting this.

  • great response from the command center...also great communication by the ff

  • That is exactly the reason that laying off fire fighters to save budget dollars is the worst decision any tax payer or city/county council person could ever make!

  • I am beyond impressed with the communication between dispatch and fireground, excellent job done by the FD. People don't realize how important a dispatcher is in the police and fire services. The men and women involved have my utmost respect

  • OUTSTANDING----GUYS === :)

  • R.I.T stands for Rapid Intervention Team. This is a dedicated Fire Crew at the scene who's sole purpose is to rescue firefighters. They monitor the incident with Command and note crew locations. They would be equipped with rescue gear and would have preplanned the incident site for rapid means of entry/exit. Hope this helps.

  • Toronto Fire Responds way quicker

  • That really doesn't matter. About 3 minutes is still a really good response time

  • can somone explain to me why the hell they respond with about a thousand people? We would respond with an engine and a rescue truck, with a back up of a ladder and another engine.

  • Did you see the fire man? Its an apt complex fire, that's why they sent so many trucks plus theres people trapped.

  • yes, i saw the fire, theres still something like 20 trucks there. in a situation like that, we would respond with an inital 3 trucks, maybe 4, 2 engines, 1 rescue, and maybe 1 ladder. we would then get an additional 3-4 trucks, mix of engine and ladders, and that would be it. and the first arriving truck would probably set up in quick attack mode, go in, get the people out, then the following trucks would fight fire.

  • Yes it different in every state/county right? Like im guessing why they sent so many trucks is because it was a big apt complex plus fire and they didn't want other structures to catch on fire. Here we had a apt fire and we sent a ladder, 2 engines and a rescue, so with bigger city's they had more man power so they can send more trucks.

  • probably, i'm actually a fire fighter in the USAF, we have the biggest or second biggest department in the Air Force at my base (Ramstein AB, Germany) and we only have a manning of something like 75-100 people per shift, for 9 stations. there are 5 or 6 different districts, each one having 1-2 different stations, some of which are crash response only. which is something most departments don't have to worry about. So it does vary a lot.

  • Given the scenario at hand it's not really a case of "too many rigs."

  • I'm a Washington D.C. firefighter. The initial box alarm assignment for the DCFD is, 5 Engines, 2 Trucks, 1 Rescue Squad, 2 Battalion Chiefs, and a Ambulance. If its a working fire its another Engine and another Truck, a Air unit, a Medic unit, ect.. A second alarm is the same as the first, all over again. Everyone does it differently.

  • So your telling me that your first truck would go in, fight fire AND make 10 grabs within 4 mins?? Like we did that day. I think not! And It was only 9 maybe 10 units on scene.

  • in the event of smoke or fire, we would respond Station 1, station 2, and maybe station 5. if you pull the people off the crash trucks to man the ladder, that gives you 1 rescue, 2 pumpers, and the ladder, plus the district cheifs. thats a total of about 16-17 people on scene within 10 min. If we need more, we have an additional 4 pumpers, and a qunit, but all of them would take more than 15-20 min to get on scene.

  • Clearly your department has a lack of concern for your safety. NFPA has set guidlines on responses and minimum staffing for a reason. I guess sitting in a foam truck washing down the remains of a jet crash doesnt take much manpower.

  • try we have to do more with less. our response area is about the size of rode island. we have a total of around 60-70 people on shift. for 9 stations. 1 of which is only for crash response, another of which is crash/ structural..

    we meet all of NFPA standards.

  • Toronto fire dept responds way faster they send all fire engines at one time north south east west fire trucks every where in less than 2 mins

  • Wow! You Canadians must have fire trucks with wings! Awesome post dumb ass!

  • Great job guys. I wish all departments could flow this smoothly including mine. I have never had to rescue some yet but if I do I hope it goes just as well as you guys did your rescue.

  • Great video posting. THIS is why we all respect the FD!

  • FABULOUS my Brothers! GREAT JOB! STAY STRONG. YOU ARE TRUE PROFESSIONALS!

  • Awesome job. You guys are underpaid and underappreciated

  • Nice work Brothers and Sisters of Orlando. Close call. Maybe they will listen now and not cut staffing.

  • That was a great video

  • police and fire are both awesome and amazing

  • thanks

  • why do people love firefighters dont get me wrong i like the firefighters to i wnat to be one when i get up but why dont people like police without them the world would be in an uprising ilike both

  • I give great credit to the OFD dispatcher, great job !

  • wow, great job! may god bless you guys!!!

  • Americans are in big trouble...Politicians all over the USA are cutting firefighters. People need to become active and have a voice on how their community is run. Every City-Township-Village, should have a charter amendment that mandates a certain number of Firefighters based on population period. This will make the Mayor cut the golf course & library staff when money gets tight. Leave the dedicated professional life savers ALONE!

  • Phenomenal job by our brothers in Orlando. I'm an Lt. in Fall River, MA, and our dept. is being hatcheted by inept politicians. They already cut our manpower by 45 men, and their actually asking for more. Fight the good fight brothers. Don't make it easy for these Sleez-Bag politicians to simply dump on us like we are second-class citizens. My prayers go out to our brothers who were laid-off, and to those who are still working short-staffed; Stay Safe.

  • God Bles you all!

  • Great job guys!! My dept just laid off 45 and is expected to lay off another 20.. bringing our number of members to about 125... for a city of 90,000+

  • Were all starting to feel it, my dept is running short almost 50 FFs and just unfunded 30 more, Im losing my position at the station Im at now. Still have a job but a two man engine company is not enough!!!!

  • Your fire service should not be effected by budget cuts, period. write or call your council reps, it is your voice that keeps you safe. Excellent work by the OFD!

  • Excellent job!!!!

  • Ive been a volunteer for 17 years and all I gotta say is great job.

  • Great Job all involved, this is what happens when staffing is adequate and people are experienced and well trained.

  • Amazing video and work....stay safe brother....

  • Amazing Video!!! Worst nightmares solved!!!

    Good Job Everyone!!! Be safe Brothers...

  • Excellent job by all involved; Mom, FF crews and dispatch. This is how it supposed to work. When you have adequate staffing. When 911 is manned by competent dispatchers. When a Mother protects her children. God Bless all of you.

    And for those of you suffering the wrath of the budgetary axe, share this with your city councils, mayors, congressman, senators, civic leagues. Anyone who will listen.  835

  • Excellent job! I wish they all went that good. Strong work . 2294

  • Great job.

  • excellent job, you get what you pay for

  • All the best to everyone involved, It's heartwrenching to hear the cuts taking place in the northamerican fireservice, this video makes it clear those whom protect us from harmsway must remain. True proffesionals on this job. GOD BLESS You ALL. Scrape 301

  • Nice job brothers and good luck with the city...maybe this will shed some light on what you guys do!!!

  • Great job, brothers and sisters. From all your brothers and sisters in Baltimore City Fire Dept. Local 734 and 964. Stay safe.

  • awesome, glad all went well.

  • Great job brothers! Great team work within the whole system!

  • Excellent work from dispatch. Much calmer than most would be. Just got this link via email and am sharing it with everybody else on the department..

  • Outstanding work by all involved. I tip my helmet to the dispatchers, the mother and her children and to my brothers of the OFD. Godspeed to you all...

  • Great job brothers!

  • Very impressive. Great training info so we can all learn from what works and what doesn't. Great dispatcher work too.

  • Outstanding job from the Fire alarm dispatchers and the firefighters. All involved remained calm and very professional. Great job OFD!

  • Great job all around, extreme conditions on arrival. God bless that Mom and four children.

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