Dolton, IL ** House Fire & Scary Flashover!!

Dued were the F**k did y'all see a F**king flash over them boys did it by the books and with the hose give it a rest I was on search and rescue I've seen a F**king backdraft.And for those that dont know the window been brocken out is to let the smoke out that is also why they were on the roof>

Ok, so the guys take a line in with them, and hit the fire on the first floor, PUSHING the fire back into the hole in the floor and Burning the hell out of the crew in the basement!!!!! and that tatic is taught where???? Theres a reason why they didn't have a line in with them and use it...the LT. in the basement told them not too!!!! Sometimes a video doesn't tell the whole story! The south side suburbs might not have the most manpower, but we do know a thing or two about fighting fire.

There were lines on the fire, the crew that came out of the front door was doing a search, you know, trying to find if there were any victims and rescue them. They wouldn't bring a line with them, because their job is to SEARCH, not extinguish, that is what the engine company is doing...the fire went thru the floor, so they had to abondon the search. So I guess every major city in the US does it wrong when they send their Truck Co. or Squad in to search above the fire with out a line?

They didnt post this video...I posted it so everyone can learn from it.Now you owe me
$200.00 viewing fee...LOL

i don't no why they would post this video. they made some classic mistake. so thanx for the training video to train my guys

I have a question.. WHO CARES that you have been a firefighter for 19 years? This video was not posted to insult our brothers and sisters, it was posted so we can look at it and try to learn. But,I guess that you have NEVER EVER done anything wrong in 19 years. And EVERY fire you have fought and every call you have ever run has gone absolutely perfect! Search the videos on here. Even FDNY has fires and calls that go bad. Now keep your pointless comments to yourself.

If you would take the time to read all of this stuff, you would see that there were 2 lines operating in the basement. The company upstairs was doing a search. Taking out a window above the fire is completely appropriate. The fire had extended further then they thought. I am sure none of you experts ever had to change tactics while fighting a fire.

There ABSOLUTELY should have been a charged hose line in that house. That house was charged. What did he think taking the window out was going to do. Anyone who can read smoke could tell a flashover was imminent. Tell me again ffdeadhead why you wouldn't take a line in with you.

vollies dont do S**t for probie school.

The fire was in the basement. How does taking out a window ABOVE the fire "feed" the fire. I think most of you out here really dont have an understanding of what a flashover really is.

I understand this, but searching is most safely done with a CHARGED hoseline in the room. What if you are searching without a charged line and you encounter heavy fire conditions, such as these guys. They couldn't attack because the hoseline was dead. This house could have had alot less damage if the line had ben charged. I want to know who's bright idea it was to attack from the window and cause heat damage throughout the structure. Was anyone inside when the window "attack" was made?

Maybe YOU were trained to search with a charged hoseline. That is not the industry standard nationwide.

dude, your dad does not know what to look for if he doesn't think this was a flashover. This was indeen a small flashover.

Lol it looks as if they may need a crash course in firefighting too. I don't see how some people pass academy. If this were one of the guys on my truck, they would get some time off to think about a possible career change.

I thought we trained to search with a CHARGED hoseline. No matter what they were doing, they were doing it wrong.