Congrats to everyone who had a hand in that rescue. I'm not a FF, but I know this is why they don't run around like crazy people when they arrive. Urgency, but not recklessness. They did everything right and were able to save a life.
And you are absolutely correct. This was a massive team effort. Unfortunately, the Valor awards could only go to the two who found her and pulled her out. Everybody on scene played a part in making a save.
Exactly. Not only that but also energy conservation for rescues during the fire be it a home owner or a downed FF. It’s why I can’t help but shake my head at the people whom complain that “everyone is just taking their time, no sense of urgency”. Armchair cheifs ya know?
@@THEFINALHAZARD Priority 1: Protect your crew. Priority 2: Protect the public. #1 and #2 and not incompatable. Chief Decker knows how to get the right crew in the right place to protect an entrapped victim long enough for his rescue team to perform the save. Competency and valor go hand in hand.
absolutely. They made great moves from the 1st second they arrived. Just curious but what happens with the extension? I thought they had it knocked in the first few minutes? Not criticizing just curious how it got away
Chief Decker, thank you for sharing your experiences with those of us who are in your line of work or not in your line of work. Those who rushed in got a medal and deservingly so. Your duty called for you not to rush in, but to survey and apply your training and judgment. That, maybe moreso, requires acknowledgment. As well, this one you heard and could save. For all those others you heard but could not save, may you be granted peace and firm assurance of the limits of time, conditions, and mortality. Thank you for those days and sharing with the next generation of command.
From a former FF/EMT congratulations to Lt. Rehbek & FF. Berkley. Job well done. I enjoy these videos. It makes me miss it a little. You run a very organized department and should be proud of the jobs that you do.
@@BassBrigade2089, the post date on the video was five days ago, as I write this comment. The * incident * was over a year ago however. The age of the incident does not negate the learning opportunities that the video represents.
Fighting a fire is dangerous enough, add to that entrapment, and then on top of that, hoarder conditions! Good job of making sure of where the entrapment was before attempting initial attack. Glad to see she made a full recovery! Thank you all for your hard work and bravery!
David, Newark is so blessed to have you and your department. Of all the departments I have watched, you and Tulsa Oklahoma are the very best. Both departments come out of the truck ready to fight fire and get water on the fire in seconds. A great job from all your crew.
Definitely glad to see you back and able to continue these awsome educational videos. This was definitely a nail bitter in the beginning with entrapment, horder conditions, with the heavy smoke conditions. Smart thinking on your part to shut the door. Congrats to Lt Rehbeck and FF Berkley for a job well done on the Rescue.
As a cable guy, I've seen hoarder conditions, but I can't imagine what it's like with smoke and fire. Sad how it gets that bad. Thanks for your service.
If I ever have a fire, I can only hope David Decker, or someone of his caliber, is in charge. Calm, straight forward and knowledgeable. One complaint on this video, don't know why the transmission from Command was so garbled, but it was frustrating. Coverage was good, and outcome seemed the best possible given the circumstances. Thank you for the years of videos Mr. Decker.
RTs garble, distort, squelch and squeal for a number of reasons. Honestly this showed readability that didn't impede understanding of traffic. I have, personally, had to work with quite a bit worse. This was fine. Edit : to be fair, former dispatcher
Decker's transmissions are usually very clear. Weren't this time was what I commented on. 18 years in EMS, including dispatch on ground and air ambulance, with majority as medic. Communication essential part.
Absolutely a fabulous job by all responders. Rescued a victim and put the fire out with cluttered conditions. Proud of all these people. God Bless all of you for a job well done...🤗🤗
Glad you are back sir I both enjoy and have been educated to the dedication and commitment to perform your duties to protect the public and victim of the fire's you face on a daily basis Thank you
I enjoy your content. I worked as a Volunteer Firefighter for several years aswell an and Advanced EMT, later transitioning to Radiology. I appreciate all 1st responders.
All I can do is echo the comments of the group. Well done and thank you for your handling of tough situations. I would like to see more of your videos, but that would be contrary to what your fire service strives for, fire safety.
Chief, Said it before but it bears repeating. They are lucky to have you, and these videos are a REAL public service. The training value is obvious, the greater public seeing what you do is perhaps secondary but vital.
Look at the change in conditions from just pulling that front door shut. Fast moving heavy smoke turned into slow moving light smoke. Great training video . Pulling that door shut slowed conditions rapidly, awesome job
Thank you for posting your videos. They are some of my favorites and I love the information being included. It all helps me understand what is happening.
we just had a fire here last night with people trapped but sadly 5 of the 6 kids in the house died and 1 firefighter was injured when they fell through the 2nd floor to the first units were on scene for over 8 hours
Found you on tik Tok. Amazing videos. Going to watch and like them all. Will likely show many of them to my 911 trainees. We so rarely get to see this side of it and this command view is amazing
Hey Chief good to see you sir I was listening to the scanner today and the New Haven fire department was responding to two fires today and they also responded to two other fires the other day
Another textbook structure fire chief. Great call on the helo/ALS. I was thrilled to read that she made a full recovery. Keep doing what you do Chief and hats off to your FF’s, they are poetry in motion!
Dave are you back at the Fire Department. It was nice to see you and your duty crew at work and saving lives again. Keep up the good work that you all do.
From what Iv’ve been reading the Chief is retired and posting some of the videos he now has time to edit and post. A well deserved retirement I would add!
Great video, sir! Hopefully the house wasn't a total loss. It's difficult when you've got one party in a relationship already struggling medically, to have to afford to replace things. I'm so glad she recovered! Hopefully these two people do well from here on out, and enjoy your retirement, Chief! I recently moved to OH (close to Newark) and was excited that I'm close to a station I subscribe to videos from! Good luck and stay safe out there, you all!
Wow, it is great to be recognized for doing a great job. There is not much worse than being in a house with debris everywhere. Good video. I was hoping to see the helicopter!
I always like watching the videos with chief Decker in command. He was never over excited, alway had his plan of attack ready. Him and his crews worked like a well oiled machine. Great department and battalion chief.
I thought Chief Decker retired...??? What a tragedy that would be. This man has done so much for his community and people. Decker is an example of a modern day hero. He will never admit to being such, but anyone who runs red lights to save people and animals the way he does is a great man in my book
This looked to be a particularly chaotic event. The search and rescue, extracting the victim, powerline dangers, the rapidly expanding fire... all seemed to be handled flawlessly, and the outcome seemed to be as much as anyone could wish for in a situation like this. Exemplary work, as usual!
It shows great leadership in the fire service that allows its supervisors to do video. Not in Augusta, Georgia. Grounds for suspension there. My opinion, after 42 years there, the Chief didn’t want all the screw ups being publicized. I retired at the age of 60 because I wasn’t gonna be there when somebody got died due to the lack of “real training”.
Ya know…if people would just read the video description…it would eliminate most of these stupid comments. Great to see another one of your videos Chief!
Chief Decker You & your men had a very challenging situation. Victim trapped, hoarder conditions, long response time on paramedics & an electric service burning off the house. I know you & your men always perform like true hero’s & conduct themselves professionally at all times. I used to respond to calls to the power company to disconnect power. I would arrive to the incident commander & follow their commands & stay with them unless called away for another assignment. Kuddo’s to all 911 providers for the job they do in the least habitable situations
only wish the videos were available in resolution higher that 480P but good to see you post again retirement not work for ya drive you crazy? Glad to hear the victim made a full recovery we lost a former chief on my old dept after he went back in to his home for his wife( who also succumbed to smoke inhalation and did not make it) and got lost in the maze of stuff due to hoarding conditions
Just wanted to let you know that I'm a firefighter wannabe, but was never able to have the chance to be one. Watching your videos are great, makes me feel like I'm really there. Good luck on your retirement!
With a report of victim inside and then find the house full of ...STUFF... it must be trying on there nerves . The training when they have blackout masks may be close , but then when they know there is a person as fact , well...GOOD JOB ALL RESCUERS !! good videos
Aw, see?! I knew you missed us, even in RETIREMENT!!! Please enjoy your retirement, it’ll be an adjustment, but there’s always an onsight Cameraman job for you. 😂😉. Would you be able to tell why running the sirens in a neighborhood is prohibited? I want to HEAR if my next door neighbor’s house is a blaze at 2 am and my BR in on the opposite side of the house! Thanks
It isn't prohibited. Technically, I should have left it on if I was violating any driving laws. There wasn't any traffic in the neighborhood so I shut it off while looking for the house. And yes, I did miss all of you.
Once again, an absolute clinic on how to fight a fire right, and with the extreme pressure of an entrapped victim thrown into it. I know most entrapments end in a deceased victim, but it must be one heck of a good feeling to go in, find someone alive and pull them out in time. After all the hell your crews have to go through to do their job, that's what makes it all worth it. Congratulations to your entire crew on a life saved under even worse conditions than usual.
Dumb question from someone who's never been there - It took almost five minutes from the entry by the rescue team, to the time the victim was removed from the building. Was it the hoarder conditions that caused the extended time? A medical issue? I'm just curious, because that seems like a really *long* time to be in a heavily smoke-filled building like that without an air pack!
You said it yourself. Smoke filled building that eliminates the sense of vision. A building that first in crews have likely never been in before and it is filled with stuff that will entangle or trap fireman. It’s no easy task…..
To those making negative comments about the homeowners. Hoarding is a mental health condition, a DSM 5 subtype diagnosis of OCD. Hoarders have severe emotional attachments to inanimate objects and extreme anxiety when making decisions to discarding things, even the simplest of decisions. It takes “One man’s treasure is another man’s trash,” to a whole new level most of will never understand.
Outstanding job! Rescued a victim that recovered!! Chins high gentlemen. Thats what it's all about.
Good to see you and your crew again Chief Decker.
Congratulations to Lt. Rehbeck & FF. Berkley
Great save of the victim. Running INTO a burning building to save others - well done to you and your crews.
Congrats to everyone who had a hand in that rescue. I'm not a FF, but I know this is why they don't run around like crazy people when they arrive. Urgency, but not recklessness. They did everything right and were able to save a life.
And you are absolutely correct. This was a massive team effort. Unfortunately, the Valor awards could only go to the two who found her and pulled her out. Everybody on scene played a part in making a save.
Exactly. Not only that but also energy conservation for rescues during the fire be it a home owner or a downed FF. It’s why I can’t help but shake my head at the people whom complain that “everyone is just taking their time, no sense of urgency”. Armchair cheifs ya know?
@@THEFINALHAZARD Priority 1: Protect your crew. Priority 2: Protect the public. #1 and #2 and not incompatable. Chief Decker knows how to get the right crew in the right place to protect an entrapped victim long enough for his rescue team to perform the save. Competency and valor go hand in hand.
absolutely. They made great moves from the 1st second they arrived. Just curious but what happens with the extension? I thought they had it knocked in the first few minutes? Not criticizing just curious how it got away
Chief Decker, thank you for sharing your experiences with those of us who are in your line of work or not in your line of work. Those who rushed in got a medal and deservingly so. Your duty called for you not to rush in, but to survey and apply your training and judgment. That, maybe moreso, requires acknowledgment. As well, this one you heard and could save. For all those others you heard but could not save, may you be granted peace and firm assurance of the limits of time, conditions, and mortality. Thank you for those days and sharing with the next generation of command.
From a former FF/EMT congratulations to Lt. Rehbek & FF. Berkley. Job well done. I enjoy these videos. It makes me miss it a little. You run a very organized department and should be proud of the jobs that you do.
Thanks. I worked with a great team.
Glad the patient survived. Thanks to the heroes for their hard work.
As a fire officer I love watching your videos! I find them very educational! I learn a lot from you! Stay safe brother!
Seconded by another fire officer.
And a third!
Im so glad to see chief Decker posting again, as a company level officer I learn so much from these videos!
@@BassBrigade2089, the incident depicted is, yes. The video itself though?
@@BassBrigade2089, the post date on the video was five days ago, as I write this comment. The * incident * was over a year ago however. The age of the incident does not negate the learning opportunities that the video represents.
Fighting a fire is dangerous enough, add to that entrapment, and then on top of that, hoarder conditions! Good job of making sure of where the entrapment was before attempting initial attack. Glad to see she made a full recovery! Thank you all for your hard work and bravery!
Awesome job, glad the victim was able to make a full recovery.
David, Newark is so blessed to have you and your department. Of all the departments I have watched, you and Tulsa Oklahoma are the very best. Both departments come out of the truck ready to fight fire and get water on the fire in seconds. A great job from all your crew.
Definitely glad to see you back and able to continue these awsome educational videos. This was definitely a nail bitter in the beginning with entrapment, horder conditions, with the heavy smoke conditions. Smart thinking on your part to shut the door. Congrats to Lt Rehbeck and FF Berkley for a job well done on the Rescue.
So good to have you back Chief Decker
As a cable guy, I've seen hoarder conditions, but I can't imagine what it's like with smoke and fire. Sad how it gets that bad. Thanks for your service.
Normally there’s nothing left to put water on due to the high fuel load inside a hoarder house.
I ran a trouble call at this particular house a couple years ago, it wasn’t great.
If I ever have a fire, I can only hope David Decker, or someone of his caliber, is in charge. Calm, straight forward and knowledgeable. One complaint on this video, don't know why the transmission from Command was so garbled, but it was frustrating. Coverage was good, and outcome seemed the best possible given the circumstances.
Thank you for the years of videos Mr. Decker.
I had no issues in understanding the radio audio. But then, I'm also a dispatcher, so... 😁🤷♂
RTs garble, distort, squelch and squeal for a number of reasons. Honestly this showed readability that didn't impede understanding of traffic. I have, personally, had to work with quite a bit worse. This was fine. Edit : to be fair, former dispatcher
Decker's transmissions are usually very clear. Weren't this time was what I commented on. 18 years in EMS, including dispatch on ground and air ambulance, with majority as medic. Communication essential part.
Thanks for the service as well as the update on the victim. My neighbor’s house burned 10 days ago and she remains hospitalized.
Absolutely a fabulous job by all responders. Rescued a victim and put the fire out with cluttered conditions. Proud of all these people. God Bless all of you for a job well done...🤗🤗
Thank you everyone for you service to your community ❤️
Glad you are back sir I both enjoy and have been educated to the dedication and commitment to perform your duties to protect the public and victim of the fire's you face on a daily basis
Thank you
Thank you, Chief, for sharing.
I just noticed that you are now retired, you will be missed, enjoy your retirement.
I enjoy your content. I worked as a Volunteer Firefighter for several years aswell an and Advanced EMT, later transitioning to Radiology. I appreciate all 1st responders.
Congratulations, brothers.
Thank God the patient recovered.
All I can do is echo the comments of the group. Well done and thank you for your handling of tough situations. I would like to see more of your videos, but that would be contrary to what your fire service strives for, fire safety.
Chief, Said it before but it bears repeating. They are lucky to have you, and these videos are a REAL public service. The training value is obvious, the greater public seeing what you do is perhaps secondary but vital.
Great video chief. Congratulations to the two members who got awards. They earned them. Good job to all.
Good work Lt. Rehbeck and FF Berkley
Look at the change in conditions from just pulling that front door shut. Fast moving heavy smoke turned into slow moving light smoke. Great training video . Pulling that door shut slowed conditions rapidly, awesome job
Happy to see you and your team back, fantastic job!!
Thank you for posting your videos. They are some of my favorites and I love the information being included. It all helps me understand what is happening.
Thank you sir for the amazing video. awesome, job, guys, for the rescue. Stay safe yall
I hope retirement is treating you well chief! Thanks for taking the time to post another one of your videos "from the can."
Sooooo glad to see back chief excellent job as always
Closing the front door until water was ready may very well have saved a life. Well done to all you responders!
I dunno. If a patient is inside, I wouldn't have closed the door. Those few seconds may've smoked her out.
Thank you again for another outstanding video. We miss you Chief.
we just had a fire here last night with people trapped but sadly 5 of the 6 kids in the house died and 1 firefighter was injured when they fell through the 2nd floor to the first units were on scene for over 8 hours
That's awful. I'm not surprised a FF was injured, given what must have been an urgent search and extreme bravery. God bless all involved.
@@mgratk the injured firefighter had to be forced to go to the medics who then transported him to the er he did not want to leave the scene
Found you on tik Tok. Amazing videos. Going to watch and like them all. Will likely show many of them to my 911 trainees. We so rarely get to see this side of it and this command view is amazing
Hey Chief good to see you sir I was listening to the scanner today and the New Haven fire department was responding to two fires today and they also responded to two other fires the other day
Thank the firefighters and the law Enforcement of our country Our prayers go out to them and also the female for full recovery. Great job , guys
Couldn’t get any better than this guys! Excellent FD here
Good job David, even in retirement your posting some pretty awesome stuff. Your one heck of a commanding officer’ keep doing what you do best
Good job! A positive energy now and then is more than welcome and keeps you on your feet.
Another textbook structure fire chief. Great call on the helo/ALS. I was thrilled to read that she made a full recovery. Keep doing what you do Chief and hats off to your FF’s, they are poetry in motion!
We love watching you & your men. You guys are great. Thank you.
Dave are you back at the Fire Department. It was nice to see you and your duty crew at work and saving lives again. Keep up the good work that you all do.
From what Iv’ve been reading the Chief is retired and posting some of the videos he now has time to edit and post. A well deserved retirement I would add!
Excellent save, Chief. Good to see you posting again.
Very good work :) Fast and effective and I am very glad the victim is ok.
Well done Chief and all crews!!
I’m a fireman and these guys do great, decker is a wonderful leader
The men and women of this department always make a good showing
Hey chief, good to have you back I like watching your videos
Great video, sir! Hopefully the house wasn't a total loss. It's difficult when you've got one party in a relationship already struggling medically, to have to afford to replace things. I'm so glad she recovered! Hopefully these two people do well from here on out, and enjoy your retirement, Chief! I recently moved to OH (close to Newark) and was excited that I'm close to a station I subscribe to videos from! Good luck and stay safe out there, you all!
Wow, it is great to be recognized for doing a great job. There is not much worse than being in a house with debris everywhere. Good video. I was hoping to see the helicopter!
Best fire squad ever. Others could learn from you. 👍👍👍
Oh I’m so glad she was ok! Great job by all!
I always like watching the videos with chief Decker in command. He was never over excited, alway had his plan of attack ready. Him and his crews worked like a well oiled machine. Great department and battalion chief.
Man I was just about to go search for some of Chief Decker videos and I saw this one that I didn’t “like” yet!! I love your videos!!
Thanks.
I thought Chief Decker retired...??? What a tragedy that would be. This man has done so much for his community and people. Decker is an example of a modern day hero. He will never admit to being such, but anyone who runs red lights to save people and animals the way he does is a great man in my book
I believe he has previous footage from before he retired to post now.
Good to see you back Chief
Best station in our state!! I'm glad you're still posting videos!
Outstanding job
Another job well done, you guys rock!
So nice to see you back Mr Decker
This looked to be a particularly chaotic event. The search and rescue, extracting the victim, powerline dangers, the rapidly expanding fire... all seemed to be handled flawlessly, and the outcome seemed to be as much as anyone could wish for in a situation like this. Exemplary work, as usual!
It shows great leadership in the fire service that allows its supervisors to do video. Not in Augusta, Georgia. Grounds for suspension there.
My opinion, after 42 years there, the Chief didn’t want all the screw ups being publicized.
I retired at the age of 60 because I wasn’t gonna be there when somebody got died due to the lack of “real training”.
Nice road 1 of the best I've seen in the usa.
Great job superheroes x
Your dept; did a good job. Hoarding makes fighting a fire so dangerous. Bless you all. Heard them say lady was unresponsive. Did they get her back?
it is mentioned in the description for the video that the lady made a full recovery after being taken by helicopter to a burns unit hospital.
Ya know…if people would just read the video description…it would eliminate most of these stupid comments. Great to see another one of your videos Chief!
Awesome job as usual!! You guys help us all learn how to get better.
Spent 25 years on a medical helicopter and ran many of these calls for the victims. Great job by these fire and first responder guys as always.
Chief Decker You & your men had a very challenging situation. Victim trapped, hoarder conditions, long response time on paramedics & an electric service burning off the house.
I know you & your men always perform like true hero’s & conduct themselves professionally at all times.
I used to respond to calls to the power company to disconnect power. I would arrive to the incident commander & follow their commands & stay with them unless called away for another assignment. Kuddo’s to all 911 providers for the job they do in the least habitable situations
Excellent video.
Awesome work.❤
Great video glad to see you back !
Yessss! The chief is back!!!
Nice work by you and the crews
only wish the videos were available in resolution higher that 480P but good to see you post again retirement not work for ya drive you crazy? Glad to hear the victim made a full recovery we lost a former chief on my old dept after he went back in to his home for his wife( who also succumbed to smoke inhalation and did not make it) and got lost in the maze of stuff due to hoarding conditions
Just wanted to let you know that I'm a firefighter wannabe, but was never able to have the chance to be one. Watching your videos are great, makes me feel like I'm really there. Good luck on your retirement!
With a report of victim inside and then find the house full of ...STUFF... it must be trying on there nerves . The training when they have blackout masks may be close , but then when they know there is a person as fact , well...GOOD JOB ALL RESCUERS !! good videos
Welcome back Chief
Very educational very professional! Love this! Civil service exam dates?
Aw, see?! I knew you missed us, even in RETIREMENT!!! Please enjoy your retirement, it’ll be an adjustment, but there’s always an onsight Cameraman job for you. 😂😉. Would you be able to tell why running the sirens in a neighborhood is prohibited? I want to HEAR if my next door neighbor’s house is a blaze at 2 am and my BR in on the opposite side of the house! Thanks
It isn't prohibited. Technically, I should have left it on if I was violating any driving laws. There wasn't any traffic in the neighborhood so I shut it off while looking for the house. And yes, I did miss all of you.
I always love your videos 👍
good job FFs glad she made a full recovery.. my late wife was a hoarder
Good to see a "new" video from you. Hope retirement is treating you well, Chief.
Glad to hear the victim recovered.
I feel for the people who suffered the ppty damage; but fighting fire in hoarder conditions has to be awful.
I’m in love with these videos, ❤keep them coming very Very educational.
Would like to see more videos from you, and see more of the firefighting. As I am a retired firefighter.
Chief, I thought you retired!! Glad to see you are still posting, I love you videos
Mr David decker. Your team is amazing. Thanks for the vids
A life saved. Well done.
Once again, an absolute clinic on how to fight a fire right, and with the extreme pressure of an entrapped victim thrown into it. I know most entrapments end in a deceased victim, but it must be one heck of a good feeling to go in, find someone alive and pull them out in time. After all the hell your crews have to go through to do their job, that's what makes it all worth it.
Congratulations to your entire crew on a life saved under even worse conditions than usual.
Hi Chief Decker how is retirement? Thanks for posting.
Awesome job 👏 ❤
Great job sir
Wondering if it makes sense to ask directions to the victim, therefore reducing the initial search time?
Great rescue a job well done 👍.
Incredibly proud of our FD!
Dumb question from someone who's never been there - It took almost five minutes from the entry by the rescue team, to the time the victim was removed from the building. Was it the hoarder conditions that caused the extended time? A medical issue? I'm just curious, because that seems like a really *long* time to be in a heavily smoke-filled building like that without an air pack!
You said it yourself. Smoke filled building that eliminates the sense of vision. A building that first in crews have likely never been in before and it is filled with stuff that will entangle or trap fireman. It’s no easy task…..
To those making negative comments about the homeowners. Hoarding is a mental health condition, a DSM 5 subtype diagnosis of OCD. Hoarders have severe emotional attachments to inanimate objects and extreme anxiety when making decisions to discarding things, even the simplest of decisions.
It takes “One man’s treasure is another man’s trash,” to a whole new level most of will never understand.