Backdraft in Vermont

Fire in a Mixed Occupancy Balloon Frame 5 Story Building, just after midnight, almost 30 people in the building in apartments on the upper floors - did not want to evacuate. Initial conditions were nothing visible on the outside and light smoke on Division 2 - things went downhill rapidly a few minutes into the call around 1:15am when conditions went from minor to major with smoke boiling from the upper floors. The firefighters evacuated shortly after and the 2nd floor collapsed. In the end, the fire was seven alarms and 3 civilians lost their lives. Watching this, you're about a block away and the firefighters are at an 45° angle to the A-side of the structure. - thanks to firefighterclosecalls.com for the video and Fire Chief Troy Ruggles from St. Johnsbury, VT for sharing it with them.

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[gman3202]

@Bl4ckSheep821

Smoke is unburned fuel.  AKA. Product of incomplete combustion

[Bl4ckSheep821]

rollover happens before flashover its when un burned fuel in smoke starts to ignite and you see flames flowing out of a room up against the ceiling

[MadMax2RoadWarrior]

and not a single fuck was given that day

[Mar1boroman69]

a flash over is when everything that is burning reaches to there ignition point and blows up...but in this case it was a backdraft and thats when theres little or no oxygen and when some brakes a window or opens a door the oxygen rushes in a feed the fire witch crates a backdraft

[LonelyoInezan901]

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[lug1]

@USMC3531tsd So you like my sense of humor? The short thing came from a guy that I thought of after your last response. Then I looked at your profile and saw your rant about the quint running the red light. At any rate antagonizing is the WRONG thing to do. That doesn't really fit into my system of beliefs. Good luck on here finding people to criticize. I hope you manage to make a change in your life though. That will eat you up if you dont let it go.

[USMC3531tsd]

@lug1< You seem to have some deep seated emotional issues there cupcake. Please don't stop, my cadets are LOVING this.

[lug1]

@USMC3531tsd I bet you are short too? Not quite 6 ft are you? I bet youre not even 5'8!

[lug1]

@lug1 You get a youtube account 3 weeks ago and finally find some way to spend your miserable lonely pathetic life, on here stabbing people in the back. did daddy not give you enough hugs when you were little? dude you need to grow up find something else to do beside search youtube hi and low to find places to comment negatively on other people. why dont you find videos where you can build people up and play nice? that might actually be constructive. u are miserable and i feel sorry for u.

[lug1]

@USMC3531tsd LOL at you. clueless

[USMC3531tsd]

@lug Don't come in talking any more of your trash as the LAST thing you seem to be able to do is "sit back with your mouth shut". Not only do you have no clue what you're talking about, you also have zero clue as to what all the books you quote are talking about. From a statement you left on the Backdraft simulator vid I know for a fact you are not in any kind of service, because no firem'n in the world would make such a definitive declarative as you did regarding the topic. Go to bed princess.

[USMC3531tsd]

I'd rather be tooting my horn than SUCKING SOMEONE ELSE'S . You call me a "rookie" but that's clearly more than you because all you seem to be able to do is spout off shit from someone else's book and you're not even getting THAT shit accurate. I've proved you wrong and corrected your bullshit on 3 different videos and never do you came back with facts of your own, always "I read from Dodson's book". Reading and doing are not the same thing. If you were really what you say, you'd know that.