Spokane Fire Department battles the neighbor's house.

Just a sloppy montage of the neighbor's house in early consumption, followed by sloppier shots of the aftermath.

Sorry I didn't get any of the bonfire...I had to step away for a few hours to take a tour of the Ascension Snowboard Factory.

I'm also sorry for the loss of property and sentiment, and the injury to firefighters involved.

Sweet cameo by '86 Viking compadre, Alex Mickschl.

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[SchibbsScheffler]

WHATIZ YOUR CONNECTION WITH SCHLEUFER?? o_O

[DiscoPonch]

Deep.

But even Google will tell you that off the top.

[SchibbsScheffler]

oh xD

you're my uncle

[DiscoPonch]

SNIPER!!!

[DiscoPonch]

Oh, by the way, killer drum work on the Maiden today.

UP THE IRONS, SCHIBBIE!!!

[theone2225]

is anyone even bothering to fight the fire? i see lots of firefighters out front and walking around, i dont see any with packs on either.............. oh here they go, finally settin up a ladder at 3:15. the truck say there how long before they set it up?  i mean i could be missin a lot since this was cut up and stuff but that's what it looks like to me.

[DiscoPonch]

It's cut pretty badly. Here's what I know:

Very early in the initial response a few fighters were hurt inside the house so they pulled everyone out, did a head count, and then let that sucker burn.

Of course, they called every truck in the state over to watch the occasion--or just to make sure it didn't get out of hand and take out half the city.

None of this is credible or factual, it's just what I got from the Spokesman-Review.

Entertaining for the neighborhood, if nothing else.

[76BLADERUNNER]

whats that song called at 3:16???

[mylisa07]

I don't think this is a sloppy montage at all. The footage is very good and there is a reason for any operations that are undertaken at any fire. How easy is it to comment when You werent even there?. too easy and very ignorrant. Great footage.

[HonkyOfTheYear]

shit go help ass hole haha jk

[mercedsldy]

Kudos to you guys out there fighting fires. The risks firefighters take every time they get called out should be commended and not criticized. It's hard freakin' work! Keep in mind the video was shot from down the street, one viewpoint, not attached to the fire fighter's helmet allowing you to see the whole picture.

To think I almost lost a dear friend in this fire, makes my chest hurt.

[thumpernicus]

I would hope, that, in the future, people reserve their criticisms until after they know the full story. ESPECIALLY if you are a firefighter...we are brothers and sisters and should respect one another enough not to talk trash without knowing the Big Picture. I think we all hate Armchair Chiefs equally...

Last but not least, feel free to ask any questions of me.

[thumpernicus]

What you do not see is that 5 different leads were putting water on the fire from the front back and side yards opposite the camera. Due to the nature of Ballon construction fires, anyone knowledgeable in building construction can tell you that due to the amount of time the fire had before being reported, that building was a total loss before we even arrived. The aerials were set for the public because they did not understand why were not rushing inside to put the fire out.

[thumpernicus]

After the flashover, all crews were withdrawn and a P.A.R was taken. Once all personnel were accounted for, the IC gave the order to go defensive.

the people standing at the corner of the house are the R.I.T. or Rapid Intervention Team. Their job is to stand there at the ready in case of a firefighter emergency.

Fire scene tape is set up after the fire is out. Roads were blocked by the PD and they also kept the people out of our way.

[thumpernicus]

Meanwhile, outside, another engine company had taken a 3rd attack lead to the outside basement access through the garage/carport. The basement stairwell they were in flashed over the same time the 1st floor flashed. The difference here is that two of them were caught in the flashover as they ran out the basement stairwell. Fortunately, they were just cooked a little and were not injured.

Outside, the Ladder crew ventilated the roof...

[thumpernicus]

The first in company exited out the back after running low on air searching the interior. On their way out, they found the fire buring through the floor and vents in the rear kitchen/dining area, reported it to us and we made our way there. Upon arrival the floor had burned out enough to cause Rollover conditions in that part of the house. We defensively withdrew and the entire center of the house flashed over.

[thumpernicus]

The house was fully charged with smoke from floor to ceiling and the heat from the fire in the basement could be easily felt through the floor. The jist of this is that the fire started in the basement and due to the balloon-construction of the house, the fire travelled from the basement, up the inside of the walls and into the attic, meaning the reason we could not find the seat of the fire was because it was surrounding us on the inside. There was no interior access to the basement.