550 Leavenworth Street at O'Farrall fire 10 17 10.MOV

This morning we encountered a fire raging up the street from our apartment. It took the fire dept forever to get the water to it from the exterior. I'm sure there was a logical explanation; I suspect Back Draft (the movie) would be a likely candidate to explain the reasons for the delay on the front exterior for wet/dry extinguisher deployment. The San Francisco fire department did their job and put the fire out!

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• fire San Francisco
• 550 Leavenworth Street
• San Francisco
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• 10 17 10
• October 17 2010

[BigTonySF]

As today Friday 10/22 we have no idea when we will be moving back in. All because of some idiot.

[gloriaf09]

@BigTonySF yah bro.. i am sorry.. it was definitely a huge fire.. i was by there yestereday.. and its awful... sorry for your loss.. the guy was obviously sick... may he find salvation.. cuz he's going to need it.. he did a very terrible thing.. and hurt and affected soo many people..

[NoHomosPls]

Thanks for uploading.

Also +1 for cozmosis. SFFD works from the inside since these apartments are so close to each other. They want to hit the origin of the fire. Another reason why there might have been no water is cause of those inlets on those apartments. Could have been a problem with those. That is why you see the yellow hose dangling. That's where they get water from a hydrant and supply the apartment's system for the firefighters INSIDE to use.

[gloriaf09]

@NoHomosPls your welcome.. i got it up onto youtube preety fast.. and yah i and others do sound awful yelling at fire dept as to where the water is.. but it did look bad.. but reality was the fire dept was doing their job from the inside unknown to us onlookers.. really peeps it looks bad..

[cozmosis]

Watching the fire department work can be very misleading sometimes. In an aggressive attack, firefighters search for victims and attack the fire from the inside -- out of view of the general public.

When you see flames coming from the window, it seems logical to spray water on them. However, doing so can push the fire and toxic smoke onto the firefighters working inside.

[gloriaf09]

@cozmosis i agree cozmosis.. it is quite evident in this video.. glad you appreciated it.

[MrLazynko]

in my country send only 1 car :D but it still working and always end good :)

[dacat58]

Wow, Man a fire....

[bricktownfiredept]

Where's the water man? Maybe it's from the inside and we're all like where's the water man?

[snackbar069]

man wheres the water man people kill me they are so fucking stupid that they have no idea what it takes to fight a fire in a multi unit building fucking hippies

[misfitfirefighter]

strong work SFFD! stay safe!

[yank2441]

some times the best way to preserve life is to put some water on the fire before it involves the whole building. There is no excuse not to have water on the fire within 5 minutes of arrival!

[xaqshuna2003]

I hit "mute" half-way through since the 12-year old sounding boy which was probably a 60+ yr old lady was annoying. Its funny how at 7:33 the homies are taking a break from committing crimes to watch. Its like a good movie, every sees them.

[dacat58]

Comments on here are right, crews are inside attacking the fire from the unburned side as not to push fire, smoke, and steam into the building and are probabaly encountering many obtsacles, smoke and heat on their way in while also performing a primary search. The firefighter on the nozzle on the fire escape is shooting short burst of water on the ceiling to try to cool the fire without blowing it in on the interior crews and the crews above the fire are doing search & rescue. I'm a Houston FF.

[FFNo18]

Whenever I see videos like this when people are yelling about no water it just makes me shake my head. Firefighting is a science that involves multiple techniques. It's not as simple at putting the wet stuff on the red. Many previous comments have explained why there are not performing an exterior attack.

[lkmofo]

i used to live right abouve that apartment!