St. Louis 3rd Alarm, Pevely Dairy Warehouse Fire; 03-22-09

[TheEngine29]

As we used to say, "9 line snot-jerker"!

[InteriorCommando]

What us oldtimers used to call a "snotty" fire...

[PoppaBlue59]

@InteriorCommando Yep. A snot slinger.

[mattschuessler91]

i seen the pics for this fire my instructer shown me this one we didnt respond to it but he had some good pics

[landslave]

Lots of standing there watching it, it looked to me.

[cjfranchot]

yeah lots of standing there, well why don't you stick to whatever it is you do. Statements like that come from the same people who say fireman just sit around all day and watch T.V. that is until they need help......bravo on a ignorant sounding comment

[megaweld7018]

Based on a interview with a captain on this job a interior attack was initially made.

Men , there is no building worth dying for.If there was a confirmed entrapment I would understand the effort, but on a job like this set up the big guns from the get go and drown it. Things go south quickly on a job like this and crews sent inside can quickly get disoriented /cut off by fast moving fire /get caught in a flashover/ backdraft.Many times guys we kill our own and blame the fire !

[Seahawksfan951]

What is a 1st alarm, 2nd alarm, 3rd alarm, 4th alarm, and 5th alarm assignment in Saint Louis/

[StLSouthSider]

1st Alarm = 5 Engines, 1 Hook & Ladder, 1 Heavy Rescue Squad, 2 Chiefs.

All additional alarms build from there, adding Engines, Trucks, Chiefs, Squads and the Command Post.

[tallguy4u2114]

I grew up in that dairy...my grandfather ran the place...damn

[lawrence3643]

I'm a fireman and that's a hell of a fire!!