Allentown 3rd Alarm Commercial Structure Fire

In the early morning hours of September 6, 2009 Allentown fire communications dispatched a commercial structure fire on Linden st between Front and 2nd St. Fire crews called for a second alarm on arrival due to heavy fire conditions and propane tank explosions. Shortly after that the 3rd alarm was struck and crews went into a defensive mode with master streams from all angles. All of the areal pieces into the city where in service along with all the primary pumpers. Crews battled the fire for several hours before bringing it under control late Sunday morning.

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[UJustR4pedMe]

oh that means that your not moving

its if your in like in the building and say u collapse firefighter no that your not moving :)

[bloodngut]

the pass device is now put on the airpacks that when it stops felling movement it goes off

[HCDDWarhero]

You can hear it for about a half second at 2:01 I think its acutally 2:02 but its better to be too soon then too late.

[hildy475]

I think you talking about the bell sounding in the background, which is a water motor gong. It is the water flowing through the sprinkler system, which runs a motor like a water wheel that has a bell attached to it. A manual audible alarm for the sprinkler system

[301whitehall]

Oh ok. thanks

[HCDDWarhero]

How would it know that? Like is it on their leg and if the device stops feeling motion then it turns on?

[bloodngut]

think its a p.a.s.s device which alarms when the firefighter is inactive for bout 20-30 seconds...this tell the other firefighters that someone is hurt

[bloodngut]

this is the one near philly

[301whitehall]

Hey which Whitehall, PA are you from? The one near Philly or the one in Pittsburgh cause I live in Whitehall, PA near Pittsburgh!

[HCDDWarhero]

What is the little alarm that I hear in almost all of your fire videos? Is it like a alarm on thew suit that tells you if there is enouhg oxygen to breath or soemthign?