Houston Fire Station 19

[mrzeus4104]

As for your comment on whether it was a crack house or not, you proven wrong!! All my brothers and sister firefighters that I work with in the best damn department out there know when to say when!! We may go into some tight corners, but that's what sets my brothers, sisters, and I apart from the rest of you surround and drown jokers! Why not go in and see how much you can save of a persons belongings, it may be that one picture that you save that they are so grateful for your job well done!!!!

[len1582]

Good video...shitty music

[william964]

bad asss

[jps2777]

i was nervous throughout that whole video! i cant believe they werent using roof ladders. i gotta admit, houston fd has balls. im not sure if i agree with their tactics but they have my respect

[705west]

Great hole cut. Wacth the smoke go up instead of out. Great footage again you guys.

[kissfanjohn]

save that station wagon! 454 Cleveland in that baby! correct me if im wrong

[BLACKMONGOOSE13]

Wrong. :) 351 Cleveland.  454 is Chevy. :(

[logstont]

Great Video!!!! Im sure it was hard to see that cut for the vent man!!! Have fun

[harrisboat08]

Best Damn Vent job I have ever seen!!! This right here is how it's supposed to be done. Thats how we role in HFD.

[neverendingnewport]

SFD? You like men?

[res31cue]

Allsteer, don't comment of firefighting until you become a firefighter.The house wasn't going to collapse any time soon. you're and idiot. Great job Houston. That's we do it in Kansas City.

[kmackles]

Great capture-not a firefighter here (i tend to get people simmering if that counts) but I do love photogrpahy and I bet this would of offered some award winning shots...

[neverendingnewport]

allsteer is a jackass.... Sorry to hear that you don't know a thing about building construction or reading smoke. But district 19 in houston is pretty much all older construction. This house here would not collapse after even 30 minutes of a fully involved fire. Older construction beats the shit out of new construction, no truss construction, not as many corners cut. So 19's good job this video shows PERFECTLY the difference that ventilation makes. Night and Day.

[firemike71]

Juicy fire. Nice job.

[Truck7mem]

By far the best firefighting video I have seen. That's how you get shit done. Forget a roof ladder... collapse zone? On a one story frame house? You can't be serious.

[narbait05]

this is really bothering me not to know what the name of the song is on this video!!!!!!!

[vpostell]

ok.....narbait.....the song is by P.O.D. , Whatever It Takes......sorry it took me so long to get back to you...stay safe

[ffdoney]

Anyone what song this is and who sings it?????

[eric2726]

People in the collapse zone? WTF? Have you ever been to a real fire that you actually put out and not watched burn to the ground? If not, don't comment about people who have because you make yourself sound like a dumbass. Allsteer40...you're an idiot. Houston...nice work.

[ffdoney]

I agrre with eric2726. You do have to consider safety but lets get real....we have a job to do and with big balls and big saws we can get it fast.... DO WORK!! Nice work 19.

[eric2726]

MOST people that get on here and criticize about roof ladders and other bull shit have only read about real ventilation in a book and have no real roof experience...or firefighting experience for that matter. Or they are a Brunacini mold.

[allsteer40]

Eric2726...if you worked for us up here in the great SFD we'd kick you back to the academy and wonder how you managed to graduate.

[eric2726]

Nice to see truck work done right. Most people think the only use of a truck company is elevated master streams. Glad to see there are still other aggressive departments out there.

[mbrake72]

The music makes me overlook all the 1970 like mistakes. Keep eating smoke you bad asses!!

[mbrake72]

The music makes me overlook all the 1970 like mistakes. Keep eating smoke you bad asses!!

[jromig19]

awsome vid..i am an up and comming firefighter and im glad to see some of the ventalation tactics ive read and practiced put into good use

[gitrdone02]

i see both sides, it is an awesome vent job, but some very simple safety precautions could have been taken like working off of a ladder on the roof to accomplish the same job!

[vpostell]

I do agree that a roof ladder would have been nice to have in place. Should always be used for ventilation.

[udontknowfire]

Keep in mind that if you work exclusively from a roof ladder it usually means you have a lack of experience in roof work, most teams that try to work from a ladder do so because they are unsure of their job.

[vpostell]

Allsteer40, that is a pretty lame comment. That house was not even close to collapse, two of the three firemen on the roof have a combined 50 years of experience fighting fire in Houston and had sounded the roof prior to making the decision to ventilate. Work on keeping the pens aligned in your pocket-protector and we'll stick to fightin' fires and saving lives.

[allsteer40]

Wasn't referring to the structure or the vent guys. It's the guys working around the structure wearing nothing but boots, pants, and t-shirts. How do you explain it to his wife or girlfriend if a tool slips off the roof and hits one of 'em in the head? I am not "attacking" your tactics in battle here, just the lack of emphasis on safety.

[eric2726]

People in the collapse zone? WTF? Have you ever been to a real fire that you actually put out and not watched burn to the ground? If not, don't comment about people who have because you make yourself sound like a dumbass. Allsteer40...you're an idiot. Houston...nice work.

[allsteer40]

You can call it a collapse zone, danger zone, whatever you want. But if your in that area without ANY personal protective equipment it's damn tough to explain to an investigator as to why...and yeah, been to quite a few fires over the last 31 years. Not ever building that burns does a complete collapse, but I'm sure you've seen a facade, gutters, chimney bricks, etc. come down and usually when the guy underneath it least expects it too.

[Indigojade1]

no offense but your an idiot allsteer

[allsteer40]

Indigojade1; Please read the above comment. Think about it, or perhaps you don't mind a large lump on the top of your head, a lacerated eyeball or worse. Safety on the scene boils down to each person there looking out for his or her fellow firefighter.

[harrisboat08]

Allsteer, Seriously? The collapse zone? Dude, that house was not going anywhere anytime soon. That house was just starting to jen really good. Umm... and gutters, facades, chimney, brick?? Hello? It's a old crack shack. It's all wood. None of that plays into affect here. Could a tool fall? sure, but those guys where standing far enough back that they prob, wouldn't get hit. Have you ever even vented a a house before or do you just burn them to the ground?

[allsteer40]

harrisboat08, why is it that we who do this job seem to be the ones who resist working safely the most? In the video it clearly shows unprotected personnel resetting ground ladders, moving freely about the fire ground. I remind my company every shift that our number 1 goal is to go home UNHURT, tomorrow morning. Our safety is priority No. 1, crack house or not, is it worth getting hurt for? Not bashing you bro, just reminding you your worth alot to someone out there!

[backdraftmagnet]

@harrisboat08 id burn this piece a shit to the ground...remember the mcdonalds back in the day where two f fighters died because they were trying to save a fucking McDonalds! know when to say fuck that, my men are worth more than this house.. surround and drown ... some houses need to be let go because they look better burnt to the ground then standing up.... plus there are one million Mcdonalds in Houston. as for the collapse zone? don't be a pussy allsteer

[hfd838]

@backdraftmagnet

If you are a firefighter you disgust me.

[backdraftmagnet]

@hfd838 they said it was a crack house!! you'd risk the lives of your family so druggies have a place to shoot up? dont be such a woo woo.

[jww5977]

@backdraftmagnet What you dont know is that it wasnt a crack shack...it was owned by an elderly woman of the 5th ward that had her entire life's saving's in cash in the home. a whopping $30,000.00 dollars. All of it was spared because of the actions of these firemen. Not everyone has the luxury of protecting million dollar homes. We protect this area as if it were our own homes.

[allsteer40]

Great Firefighting? Lot of guys including the I.C. risking themselves unnecessarily. They are well within the collapse zone and performing active fire ground duties without wearing any type of protective gear. Maybe they think thier invincable?!? Tough one to explain when OSHA comes around asking questions.

[claudeday]

I am VFD Chief. This is an excellent vid. shows fire fighting done right. excellent demo on ventalatiion and reading smoke. Glad to see RIT in video. WAY TO GO!

[vpostell]

Thank you.

-Van

[CRKracing]

Nice vid! Will you precept me?

[hfdshepard]

Sweet video man! I mean Van....