Albany Ga. Fire Dept- Shoney's Fire

This fire was at a vacant building, which is the old Shoney's restaurant in East Albany, GA.

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[MrDeanymachiny]

Why wait for the truck co when you have a deck gnm that could have knocked that fire down once you established a water supply.

[crlybill1]

@higgins016 Its nice to hear different perspectives and opinions and have the opportunity to learn from each other. Again, thanks for asking without criticizing and stay safe, bro.

[nsherman12345]

@ohiosnowrider maybe he was an off duty chief? (devil's advocate)

[firecaptin14]

@firecaptin14 to all three comments...

[firecaptin14]

@ohiosnowrider Oh my god... you've read my mind :)

[firecaptin14]

OH MY GOD! AT 4:10 IF THE GUYS NEXT TO THE BUILDING WERE EVER ON MY FIRE SCENE THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN SO MUCH TROUBLE! After a partial collapse of one of the walls you never EVER get that close!

[gman41098]

Not only does this look like a cluster &*%$ but the firemen all seem scared of the guy filming them. Must be a horrible place to work if their anything like the Fireproof movie makes it out to be.

[ohiosnowrider]

AND FINALLY, I SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST! Why at the end of the video does the camera operator tell the crew to, "Just go in and try to put it out." I really wanted to believe that the camera operator was just a bystander, but the crew responding "yes sir" and then repositioning the line leads me to believe that the camera operator and IC are one in the same. Once again, a perfect example of what not to do! Or more appropriately, a perfect example of what not to do as the IC!

[ohiosnowrider]

With a partial collapse of the roof, these two firefighters were lucky in that the front wall was not pushed out and on top of them? Why were they not pulled away from the structure after the roof collapsed? I think the command officer was more intent on filming than commanding. From the beginning, a mounted deck gun or a ground monitor should have been utilized. Utilizing the aerial device was a good idea but why position the aerial at the downwind side of the building?

[ohiosnowrider]

A couple of things.......First, is the command officer the guy walking around with the camera giving orders? I would venture to say yes since my next question would be to question the tactics employed. Why use handlines on a fully involved, untenable structure fire? Not only are you bringing a .22 to a bear hunt, but this department is also placing two firefighters in potentially grave danger by using a 180 gpm handline well inside the structure's collapse zone.

[ffjsb]

If there was a vagrant in the building, they would've been dead. Conditions were not survivable. Go with the deck gun, it might make identifiying the body easier. And why did they set up the aerial downwind?

[TAPSFAN2013]

@crlybill1 was there another engine they were moving to keep the heat from melting any of the exterior