Chief, I love watching your videos. The way your city conducts operations is very professional and your awareness and leadership as command is amazing to watch. With that being said, water supply seems to be an issue in several of your videos, especially painful to watch in this one. I don't want to Monday morning quarterback, but Rescue 1 lost water at 7:40, your supply line wasn't charged until 14:30, and water began to flow into the structure again at 15:10. 7 and a half minutes without water is simply unacceptable in our line of work. I'm curious as to why your first due company doesn't catch a hydrant themselves and lay their own supply line coming in? Nevertheless, your city does great work and as a young firefighter, I've learned a lot from watching your videos!
Thanks. It is what it is. Sometimes it goes smooth and sometimes you can't get it to go smooth. I opted to have the first due engine (Rescue-1) to proceed straight in to attempt to make a quick hit on the visible fire from the window in the hopes that we could prevent the fire from advancing. They were flowing water within about 2 minutes of arriving. They didn't lose water, they ran out. Emptied their 750 gallon tank. The location of this fire is on the eastern side of the city, so all of the other responding trucks came from opposite end of town or came through Newark as a mutual aid unit. So, Engine-2 caught the first hydrant after a 7 minute response from Station-2. While there was a little confusion with who they were suppose to supply, they charged their hydrant to Ladder-3 at the 12:00 minute mark. Engine-52 (mutual-aid company) caught the second hydrant after a 10 minute response. I'm not sure why they opted to hand lay the 5" supply line across the parking lot, but I'm guessing that might have caused only a brief delay. They charge their hydrant at the 14:15 mark. I have to work within my means, meaning we are a small department that must rely on mutual aid to help us, especially during fires like this. I'm not saying they are incapable, only that I have to wait on that mutual aid to arrive before I can assign them a task. So alternately I could have had Rescue-1 stop and catch their own water supply. I'm guessing that would have delayed them putting water on the fire by an additional 30-45 seconds. Look at the video at the 5:50 mark when they started first water. Catching their own hydrant would have put first water at the 6:20 mark (and that's being generous). I think we can all agree that by the 5:50 mark the building is a write off and it's more about exposure protection, or knocking down the bulk of the fire to reduce the exposure issue. Essentially, I took a gamble that we might be able to get Rescue-1 in quick and stop this fire before flashover of the entire shop area. It didn't work out, and in this case the it didn't really cost me anything because the shop area flashed to fully involved and is therefore destroyed. After that it's just a water show and the end result is still the same. If we would have had fire out both garage doors when I arrived, I would have had Rescue-1 lay their own line. But again, at that point the building is a lost cause and it's about exposure protection. At the end of the day, what we really needed was 2 ladders and 4 engines on scene within 6 minutes. That would be awesome, but I can't even get the Newark trucks (Rescue-1, Ladder-1, Engine-2, and Ladder-3) on scene within 6 minutes, let alone my mutual aid companies. The deck is stacked against me. So my job is manage risk and minimize loss to the best of my ability. And I appreciate your comments. As long as we can respectfully discuss this, it helps everyone learn. I will try to post a video on the response to this to help everyone understand where everyone responded from. I'm going to pin your comment to the top because these are the various challenges that every department faces, and has to learn how to best manage this. Thanks and stay safe.
@@commandvisionfire thank you for your response and explaining the situation in depth from your point of view. Of course we can respectfully discuss things like this, after all we're all on the same team at the end of the day. You are right, unfortunately this is 1 of many battles that every department faces. We do not even have hydrants in our district, so I totally understand relying on mutual aid to arrive on scene and the challenges it presents. Again, I didn't want to Monday morning quarterback, really just wanted to pick your brain to learn. I look forward to seeing your follow up video and continuing to learn from your future videos. Thanks, I hope you and your team stays safe as well
Great explanation chief! I too wondered why rescue 1 didn’t catch a hydrant on the way in, but your explanation of your strategy makes total sense. You do a great job, thank you for your service!
This channel has the best fire videos on UA-cam. All around, no matter why you watch, they’re the best. This department is extremely competent and they just seem to have their stuff together. They put on a clinic at every fire scene, from beginning to end.
Your size ups and overall command is one to be modeled after. So many of the chiefs of departments in my area give these elaborate and excessive size ups that are incredibly unnecessary to the overall function of the fire. Props to you on being calm, level headed, and giving clear direction to what needs to be done.
OK, I'm in my 70's and retired from fire service. I still get "the feeling" when I hear tones and see my brothers and sisters in harms way. I miss it and miss working with people like you and your company. Be sure to hug your significant other when you get home, they worry about you a lot.
@@commandvisionfire i respect you guys and all you do! in rural maine we start flowing water once on scene but are lead truck (pumper tanker 882) has 2700 gallons and we have a 3500 gallon tender right behind us and a m.a 3000 tender 5 miles away that shuttles. we relay water to the attack engine . two total diff world's of firefighting water supply wise rural and city. but at the end of the day one team one mission chief stay safe.
@@commandvisionfire Nice job sir! Telling that engine to booster a hand line on itself instead of moving was if I may say, a totally ballsy move! Well called too. You know your crew and even with delays had confidence as to roughly when the water would come and factored it all in very appropriately. Days like this make you appreciate all the days it goes like clockwork. Well done.
Thank you for your videos. I am a volunteer in our FD. City/department really work hard providing a lot of training, but the more you see, the better you are. I have learned a lot from your videos. Please continue posting them - I know that putting them together is a lot of work and is aside from dealing with shift work and everything else right now. Thanks again for your work protecting the community and educating the public.
Thanks Chief, for another great video. Im sure the water supply challenges were frustrating! Regardless, that building was a total loss upon arrival of the first due... Stay safe, and keep up the great work!
How can you not love this Chief? He gets on UA-cam and has this back and forth about what he did and his mindset. Awesome!!!! And it’s all respect from everyone. Very cool, and rare for the internet. I’ve been searching for this since 1994 😂
I don't know if it's still available, but the Butler video of the Station fire gives a very visceral sense of how fast a fire can develop. He captured the fire from ignition to collapse of the building.
out of all the FD videos I've looked at on here, you're the only one I subbed to. Your crew are quite impressive and your read of each fire's behavior is spot on.
Every time I watch a Decker vid I am amazed. Razor sharp communications, all crew members follow instructions, no dicking around. Fastest possible knock. Chief Decker, you're going to be a tough act to follow. I don't envy the man who tries to follow you. I hope you can stay involved in TEACHING in the business.
I have just recently discovered your channel and I really enjoy watching the videos. It’s good to see how other departments conduct on scene operations. I will say this tho, I am a little jealous at your man power on scene(really, a lot jealous). On a good day with a full shift we have 11 people on scene. Including the incident command and pumper. That’s 9 people to fight fire. We call in off duty personnel with that taking sometimes 15 minutes for them to show up. Our mutual aid is requested if needed and it can sometimes take 30 minutes before they can get their. So like you said, we do with what we got. Our engine crews also run the medics units so one or two of them can be on an ambulance run during a fire call. I just retired in March after 25 years and miss it everyday and watching your videos ain’t helping. Stay safe and stay in the house... Captain/Paramedic H. Brown
I got to Visit LaCo 127 and hang out a while back (127 was where they filmed most of the exterior shots) they have a Light Force (Tiller Ladder) and an Engine Company there is no squad, we have a 51 in Orange County FL as well at my department
Very good. Battalion Chief -- for a moment -- your voice-- I thought you were my very own Chief Flash. Your dispatchers sound fabulous too! Appreciate good dispatch all day long! I'm retired after 20 yrs in dispatch.
Yep, this didn't go as smooth as I was hoping. Murphy threw us a couple of problems. This building is in a difficult block, and a little confusion with getting the hydrants laid in.
I am a 30 yr fire service veteran here, on engine company, hazardous materials response team and 20 years as primary engineer. I love these videos. I do miss the job quite often especially when watching videos like this. Worked many a commercial structures and industrial hazmat transportation incidents. Started at 16 as a junior firefighter and retired from volunteer service at age 47. The job took its toll on my bones and body. My guys used to give me grief for walking to the truck and not running, I must say your calmness in these situations is a testament to your skill and professionalism as a leader. I pray that God will keep you safe as well as all of my brothers and sisters in the service of fire/ems. Bravo to your leadership skills and to those brave men and women under your command.
The chief in this video and firefighters under his command were some of the calmest individuals I have ever heard on one of these videos. I am not a firefighter so I don't know much more than doing fire standby as a professional paramedic. These folks were amazing in dealing with a dynamic situation and professional to a "T."
Auto repair shop, typically lots of flammable petroleum products stored on site and potentially gasoline in vehicles under repair if left inside. Stubborn and difficult conditions at best.
As always, very professional. Some look easy, but go to the ground no matter what you do. Some look like total losses but knock down quick. This is one of the best trained fire departments I have ever seen. Thanks Chief , am always looking forward to your videos. Nashville TN retired
Great Coverage... so love watching your videos Mr Decker can not wait for the next one out... so love how you conduct your men to work the fire as best and quickly as they can..
I notice that Chief Decker always seems to get on scene first, lol! In our urban / suburban / rural county, it's rare that a chief officer arrives before most responding units, so the engine company officer typically has command initially, then passes command when the battalion chief arrives. A lot of responsibility is shouldered by the engine company officer to do an initial assessment / 360° and set up arriving units (although some battalion chiefs are working on logistics by radio prior to arrival.) I've also noticed in several videos the the first arriving engine company doesn't layout. Our SOPs direct us to wrap a supply line on all reported structure fires, and the second due engine company picks it up. The engine officers on responding units work this out usually without command involvement. Great videos, love your work.
I'm not trying to criticize, however i think you're the first and only chief that i have ever seen command a fire scene from the seat and comfort of their truck. Every chief i have ever encountered is out on foot walking around the scene trying to put eyes on all sides of the structure. I've seen many times a chief doing that and able to spot hidden dangers that firefighters don't see as they're focused on other tasks.
There are reasons why I tell people that a metal building may be faster to build, but that doesn't mean a tin can is a safer option. Steel expands and weakens as it gets heated. I can not tell people how many steel I beams I have seen that looks like a curly Q. Great work at keeping the fire contained Chief. Keep yourself and your personal safe, and healthy.
That building is basically a "pole barn"; metal skin on wooden framing. Typically residential style rafters/trusses. Dimensions are up-sized for roof size/slope and snow load in our area, but still uses plate connectors and such. Remember: the building is trying to kill you.
I know this will expose my ignorance, but... around 12-13 minutes there was talk about using water to cool the truck. Question: The fire truck had to cool itself off??? Did I misunderstand? If I heard right, is that a common issue on a fire scene?
There is nothing ignorant about that question. We are all here to learn. The fire truck was taking heat from the building fire. I instructed them to use their tank water to protect the truck. This doesn't happen very often, but it does happen. And occasionally a truck will sustain some heat damage in the form of blistered Scotchlite, melted warning lights, paint damage or a cracked windshield.
It is fascinating listening to how you communicate and direct everyone and delegate tasks. This is outstanding. I'm not even a firefighter but I do board ups at my job in restoration.
Chief I just recently retired from a department in upstate South Carolina and I would have been proud to attack a fire under your command. Great work and y’all stay safe.
Command is focused and duties are designed. Complete control and safety. I’ve watched just about all Battalion 1s videos and always impressed. As a Fire Chief for Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department, I tell my members to view these Videos, they’ll learn much.
Thanks for the video. I hope you will post more soon. I learn a lot each time I watch them. Maybe consider getting a camera can record for longer than 30 minutes. Thanks!
He's an excellent fire chief. When that guy tried to talk to him, the chief responded with a few words & that's it. He was concentrating on the 🔥. Very professional & awesome. He takes his job very serious.
For those who say always say "it was a total loss before they even left the station," stop and think a second. This was an automotive business. They might have had a hundred grand in tools and fixtures in metal tool boxes close to the ground in a building with high ceilings. Even hand tools can be destroyed by fire, but this is not a residential structure where every furnishing and appliance will be trashed by smoke long before the flash. There is stuff to save that can be saved even if the shell of the building is trashed - and this makes a huge difference in the speed of rebuilding a business. It's those tools that insurance screws everybody on, not the building. There is definitely a cause to fight for: saving enough of a family business so they can start over. That said, at 7:40 the war was over.
Great video Chief! Your calm under pressure and control of your scenes are impressive. Was it the combination of crews at this one that was unique? Some crews seemed to be a little bit confused to their tasks and were delayed in setting up. Not like all of your other videos. Anything different? Great work as usual. Stay safe and healthy sir.
I am glad to see not many comments on how you guys fought this beast. It was very well involved inside which most people don't realize. You were already behind when you got there. Then Rescue 1 didn't have supply and drained the tank fast with that 2.5. Great Job and stay safe Chief.
it seemed that, after about ten minutes, since your crew was unable to maintain a water supply, where the fire had been knocked down partially, suddenly became a full-fledged inferno. i can imagine this was extremely frustrating to both you and the crew working on it. what i thought was bizarre was that the recycling container just outside the garage entrance survived! anyway, thanks for another great video, and that you did your best in what turned out to be a nonsalvageable structure.
Once the D side opened up, it was fuel/flash city. It was already getting air from the C window and once it broke through the roof B-C, it was a heating torch heating through to the D side where it really found some fuel and nothing available to cool it off.
@@crforfreedom7407 thank you for this information. i’m sure it’s distressing to the fd when they lose a building, but at least there were no casualties.
Kinda reminds me of a commercial structure fire back August 12, 1994 from 4:30pm to almost 9:00am the next morning. The name of the structure was TBA Inc. the structure itself was a total and complete loss the only building left was the office because it was on Enterprise Drive just off of National Turnpike. The structure that I was talking about was on Grade Lane (just North of where Waste Management was located).
I am training my crew to wrap the hydrant in less than 30sec. Then be ready to charge in less than 2min 30sec even with a hydrassist valve. The time it takes for the engine to take off from the hydrant to its attack position and to pull a line should be within a minute or 2 of each other… for purpose like these. That way even flowing with a deck gun, we can charge it in time before the water runs out. No gambling needed.
Chief, I applaud your calm collectedness. Sounded like your crews had a bit of trouble understanding your supply assignments. I personally would have also made the same gamble on Rescue 1 (I say this with no formal training lol). It must be hard to make advances and assignments without an all-clear. Well done.
Chief Decker:. Awesome job on this one, as always. Please consider doing a long, thorough video that talks about "what causes fires", interms of residential, commercial, industrial, etc. I know that might not really be what your job is about, but you are one of the most eloquent and knowledge people I've ever heard in the profession of FF. I myself am not in that field in any way, so I know nothing. However, as I bop around UA-cam and I see what looks like thousands of fires per year (if one extrapolates), I am stunned that in our modern age, with education, technology, etc, that so many things burn down. Is it just that there are too many stupid people? Because that ratio will never change. Oily rags, auto electrical fires, kitchen fires, barbeque grills on apartment balconies? I mean, the news constantly reports all these fires, but it is EXTREMELY rare to ever hear what started them. I've seen dozens of videos of half million dollar suburban residential houses burning completely down usually when nobody is home (sometimes even new construction). What's that about? Bad electrical work? bbq grills? Cars in the garage with fuel leaks? I mean I learned about fire safety when I was in like third grade! Anyway, like I say, I know it's not your job, but I think a lot of people could learn from a 45 minute vid on how to protect your house and car from burning up, if they would only watch it......Thanks for your work and your time.
Your videos are the best of this kind I have seen to date and your radio traffic and description add immensely. Would be interested to hearing what channels you follow to find more great content like yours.
too bad that fireman by the rollups lost water ,i'd thought he was knockin her down. thank you for your service ,family of volunteers upste ny USAF SGT
To the people that think being a battalion chief is easy here is example its not as essy as it looks huge support and respect to all fire fighters and first responders
Anyone that’s been doing this job any length of time has had a call like this where everything that can go wrong does. Nothing you can do about it except learn from it. At the end of the day everyone goes home and the fire goes out.
I am like you when it comes to monday quarterbacking, but it did seem like the communications sort of fall apart when attempting to establishing aerial operations and water supply strategy I think some times when you have a commander try to call and make every fire ground strategic decision there is a increased chance of having blips and mistakes to occur. It almost makes drivers/tower operators, engineers, etc. to become lazy when someone else is making and calling all the decisions on the fire ground! These operators should be a eble to essential read a commanders mind and be able to send guess what an order is about to be, Not constantly told every strep what and how to do a tasks!
Great job dealing with the weather conditions to get this fire under control. It is a shame the hydrants were frozen otherwise I believe you could have saved a structure or two. No injuries is the best part of this whole situation.
Thanks for posting the video Chief. What's your opinion on first in engines/ladders laying their own supply lines? Does your department have a SOG on the topic or situational depending? Thanks
Please see my reply to the pinned comment at the top. I think this video will serve as a good training tool and discussion starter for several people. Our department SOGs specify the second arriving engine catches the hydrant and lays in unless told differently by the incident commander.
Dos it make sense to start suppression if there is no supply line in place ? On a fully involved commercial building I would think that it would make more sense to have the first unit directly hook up to a hydrant upon arrival and directly bring their supply line in. They now where out of water for about 7 minutes which is a pretty long time.
@@commandvisionfire I've read that comment. It never is an easy job and sometimes we do make the wrong call. Unfortunatly you only get one shot and there is no rewind button. Rewatching the video I still think it would have been better to had them catch the hydrant right away. I do hear your size-up in which you allreaddy presume that the building is fully involved. By the time the Rescue arrives fire allreaddy shoots through the roof. I think if you would have a chance to rewind you would choose to have them catch the hydrant.
Cheif Decker, good work! On your size up, do you guys have a pre planned length and width of the building prior to your arrival? Or is that your estimate as you arrive and give your size up?
David, just curious why Rescue 1 did not lay in there own water supply with an obvious working fire. Our first arriving engine will establish there own water supply unless there is an immediate rescue situation, then it becomes a joint effort. Not being critical, just curious.
Great video once again chief you have a great team working with you and your camera was in the best location. Thank you for posting Sir keep up the good work and stay safe
Another good video Chief Decker always good seeing your firefighters in action glad none of them were injured, like you said the only way to fight this one was from a defensive position cause what ever was in there it went up fast. Hope you your family and all of your firefighters and their families have a good weekend and keep staying safe
Around the 10 min mark you can hear a civilian in the background starting to get frustrated with fire suppression . To a point I can understand, from their logic there’s a bunch of firefighters and fire trucks everywhere but no water being utilized . But we can’t expect them to understand what’s going on , the placement of those trucks and the water supply being established so firefighters can begin doing their jobs . They just don’t understand thats there’s soooo much more going on and that fire trucks don’t just pull up and the fire goes out . But I will say , it did take a little longer then I would expect to get water flowing from one of those water supply points . Anyway , excellent job chief and responding companies . Stay safe out there 🙏🏻
I think Chief Decker did an outstanding job . Seems the water issues were a factor in the fully developed involvement. Don't know if it was hydrant placement or something else. Great job of all personnel at scene. Of all videos I've viewed Chief Decker had to be coolest coordinator I've heard. No second guessing just straight forward coordination.
The more of these videos I see the more I learn. Some of the most educational videos are dog's breakfast fires like this one. It looks to me like the deck was just plain stacked against you - you made the best calls you could given the circumstances and what apparatuses you had to work with. It honestly looked like the building was trashed before you ever got there. You kept the fire from spreading and nobody was hurt, and that's a good night in my book!
Chief, I love watching your videos. The way your city conducts operations is very professional and your awareness and leadership as command is amazing to watch. With that being said, water supply seems to be an issue in several of your videos, especially painful to watch in this one. I don't want to Monday morning quarterback, but Rescue 1 lost water at 7:40, your supply line wasn't charged until 14:30, and water began to flow into the structure again at 15:10. 7 and a half minutes without water is simply unacceptable in our line of work. I'm curious as to why your first due company doesn't catch a hydrant themselves and lay their own supply line coming in? Nevertheless, your city does great work and as a young firefighter, I've learned a lot from watching your videos!
Thanks. It is what it is. Sometimes it goes smooth and sometimes you can't get it to go smooth.
I opted to have the first due engine (Rescue-1) to proceed straight in to attempt to make a quick hit on the visible fire from the window in the hopes that we could prevent the fire from advancing. They were flowing water within about 2 minutes of arriving. They didn't lose water, they ran out. Emptied their 750 gallon tank.
The location of this fire is on the eastern side of the city, so all of the other responding trucks came from opposite end of town or came through Newark as a mutual aid unit. So, Engine-2 caught the first hydrant after a 7 minute response from Station-2. While there was a little confusion with who they were suppose to supply, they charged their hydrant to Ladder-3 at the 12:00 minute mark.
Engine-52 (mutual-aid company) caught the second hydrant after a 10 minute response. I'm not sure why they opted to hand lay the 5" supply line across the parking lot, but I'm guessing that might have caused only a brief delay. They charge their hydrant at the 14:15 mark.
I have to work within my means, meaning we are a small department that must rely on mutual aid to help us, especially during fires like this. I'm not saying they are incapable, only that I have to wait on that mutual aid to arrive before I can assign them a task.
So alternately I could have had Rescue-1 stop and catch their own water supply. I'm guessing that would have delayed them putting water on the fire by an additional 30-45 seconds. Look at the video at the 5:50 mark when they started first water. Catching their own hydrant would have put first water at the 6:20 mark (and that's being generous). I think we can all agree that by the 5:50 mark the building is a write off and it's more about exposure protection, or knocking down the bulk of the fire to reduce the exposure issue. Essentially, I took a gamble that we might be able to get Rescue-1 in quick and stop this fire before flashover of the entire shop area. It didn't work out, and in this case the it didn't really cost me anything because the shop area flashed to fully involved and is therefore destroyed. After that it's just a water show and the end result is still the same.
If we would have had fire out both garage doors when I arrived, I would have had Rescue-1 lay their own line. But again, at that point the building is a lost cause and it's about exposure protection.
At the end of the day, what we really needed was 2 ladders and 4 engines on scene within 6 minutes. That would be awesome, but I can't even get the Newark trucks (Rescue-1, Ladder-1, Engine-2, and Ladder-3) on scene within 6 minutes, let alone my mutual aid companies. The deck is stacked against me. So my job is manage risk and minimize loss to the best of my ability.
And I appreciate your comments. As long as we can respectfully discuss this, it helps everyone learn. I will try to post a video on the response to this to help everyone understand where everyone responded from. I'm going to pin your comment to the top because these are the various challenges that every department faces, and has to learn how to best manage this.
Thanks and stay safe.
@@commandvisionfire thank you for your response and explaining the situation in depth from your point of view. Of course we can respectfully discuss things like this, after all we're all on the same team at the end of the day. You are right, unfortunately this is 1 of many battles that every department faces. We do not even have hydrants in our district, so I totally understand relying on mutual aid to arrive on scene and the challenges it presents. Again, I didn't want to Monday morning quarterback, really just wanted to pick your brain to learn. I look forward to seeing your follow up video and continuing to learn from your future videos. Thanks, I hope you and your team stays safe as well
@@justinjohnson3588 Thanks. And keep training because the job isn't getting any easier, that's for sure.
Great explanation chief! I too wondered why rescue 1 didn’t catch a hydrant on the way in, but your explanation of your strategy makes total sense. You do a great job, thank you for your service!
@@rfish3556 I'm not saying I'm definitely right or someone else would be wrong to lay in. Just my thought process at the time.
This channel has the best fire videos on UA-cam. All around, no matter why you watch, they’re the best. This department is extremely competent and they just seem to have their stuff together. They put on a clinic at every fire scene, from beginning to end.
He's like a general directing his troops on a battlefield.Very cool headed and direct.Great video.
GARY HESS a fire is a battlefield
@@accdude92 I thought the fire was the enemy
Chief your calmness and professionalism is top shelf stay safe we all go home
Thanks.
Why did it take so long to get water to that fire.ive never seen that much time wasted. I've been a firefighter for over 30 years
Your size ups and overall command is one to be modeled after. So many of the chiefs of departments in my area give these elaborate and excessive size ups that are incredibly unnecessary to the overall function of the fire. Props to you on being calm, level headed, and giving clear direction to what needs to be done.
Thank you.
Chief Decker- you and your teams do a tremendous job each and every time on these videos! Very impressive team work and communication!
Thanks.
OK, I'm in my 70's and retired from fire service. I still get "the feeling" when I hear tones and see my brothers and sisters in harms way. I miss it and miss working with people like you and your company. Be sure to hug your significant other when you get home, they worry about you a lot.
I’m in my 60’s (was on a big city real fire department) and now, volunteer with department where I’m the young guy.
As a dispatcher of 20 years I have to commend all on the radio, that is the clearest communication I have ever heard!
Holy cow that was painful waiting for water.
Yes it was.
@@commandvisionfire It's not like you didn't start pointing out hydrants from the beginning...
@@commandvisionfire i respect you guys and all you do! in rural maine we start flowing water once on scene but are lead truck (pumper tanker 882) has 2700 gallons and we have a 3500 gallon tender right behind us and a m.a 3000 tender 5 miles away that shuttles. we relay water to the attack engine . two total diff world's of firefighting water supply wise rural and city. but at the end of the day one team one mission chief stay safe.
@@commandvisionfire Nice job sir! Telling that engine to booster a hand line on itself instead of moving was if I may say, a totally ballsy move! Well called too. You know your crew and even with delays had confidence as to roughly when the water would come and factored it all in very appropriately. Days like this make you appreciate all the days it goes like clockwork. Well done.
Holy cow, that was painful reading your comment you keyboard firefighter
Thank you for your videos. I am a volunteer in our FD. City/department really work hard providing a lot of training, but the more you see, the better you are. I have learned a lot from your videos. Please continue posting them - I know that putting them together is a lot of work and is aside from dealing with shift work and everything else right now. Thanks again for your work protecting the community and educating the public.
Learn from this one.... water supply.
Thanks Chief, for another great video. Im sure the water supply challenges were frustrating! Regardless, that building was a total loss upon arrival of the first due... Stay safe, and keep up the great work!
Man, Chief; that was a tough one. Thanks for sharing, it's always informative, even for buffs, to watch how your crews work.
Yep, this one was definitely challenging. Wasn't as smooth as I would have liked, but we'll work out the kinks.
How can you not love this Chief? He gets on UA-cam and has this back and forth about what he did and his mindset. Awesome!!!! And it’s all respect from everyone. Very cool, and rare for the internet. I’ve been searching for this since 1994 😂
It never ceases to amaze me how fast something burns to the ground.
Fire spreads every minute
I don't know if it's still available, but the Butler video of the Station fire gives a very visceral sense of how fast a fire can develop. He captured the fire from ignition to collapse of the building.
out of all the FD videos I've looked at on here, you're the only one I subbed to. Your crew are quite impressive and your read of each fire's behavior is spot on.
Thank you.
I agree with you they do an amazing job
@@thecoolguy2012 Thanks.
@@commandvisionfire you're welcome and stay safe out there and any new videos
All I see is a bunch of people walking around while someone's business burns. What a crock I'm glad I don't live there.
0:36 Smoke Showing Here We Go!
6:30 it’s cool watching the smoke has it changes
9:08 Now that’s what I call Fire Showing
that shop is total gone wich sucks
Every time I watch a Decker vid I am amazed. Razor sharp communications, all crew members follow instructions, no dicking around. Fastest possible knock. Chief Decker, you're going to be a tough act to follow. I don't envy the man who tries to follow you. I hope you can stay involved in TEACHING in the business.
Thank you for the kind words. I am still volunteering for a small department where I live and teaching at my company cake l called Command Vision.
I have just recently discovered your channel and I really enjoy watching the videos. It’s good to see how other departments conduct on scene operations. I will say this tho, I am a little jealous at your man power on scene(really, a lot jealous). On a good day with a full shift we have 11 people on scene. Including the incident command and pumper. That’s 9 people to fight fire. We call in off duty personnel with that taking sometimes 15 minutes for them to show up. Our mutual aid is requested if needed and it can sometimes take 30 minutes before they can get their. So like you said, we do with what we got. Our engine crews also run the medics units so one or two of them can be on an ambulance run during a fire call. I just retired in March after 25 years and miss it everyday and watching your videos ain’t helping. Stay safe and stay in the house...
Captain/Paramedic H. Brown
Those 3 guys on Rescue 51 living a childhood dream of mine...to be on Rescue 51. LOL.
Emergency was nearly required viewing when I was on the College of the Ozarks volunteer FD. All they need is Rampart to be complete. Good Times!
I got to Visit LaCo 127 and hang out a while back (127 was where they filmed most of the exterior shots) they have a Light Force (Tiller Ladder) and an Engine Company there is no squad, we have a 51 in Orange County FL as well at my department
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Very good. Battalion Chief -- for a moment -- your voice-- I thought you were my very own Chief Flash.
Your dispatchers sound fabulous too! Appreciate good dispatch all day long! I'm retired after 20 yrs in dispatch.
That was a cooker. Love watching the firemen off of rescue 1 with the 2 1/2 knock down the roll a doors. As always great work and response .
Good job keeping your guys calm even with water and confusion issues..great teaching video for the guys later
It sounded like establishing water supply was an issue. Was it from lack of hydrants or just bad/inconvenient placement of hydrants?
Yep, this didn't go as smooth as I was hoping. Murphy threw us a couple of problems. This building is in a difficult block, and a little confusion with getting the hydrants laid in.
@@commandvisionfire Obviously I don't know the problems you faced but I would have pulled a supply line inbound first thing.
Steve Laminack look on the pinned comment top reply he explained the whole thing
no he didnt have engine tag and lay in right away
Man, Chief; that was a tough one. Thanks for sharing, it's always informative, even for buffs, to watch how your crews work.
The commanding officer of that fire is one awesome officer. Sir the level of skill you have is the best I’ve seen in a long time.
Chief i just read comments on 643 McKinley ave never read so much negitive on each other you had a handful and did what you thought was best 👍
I am a 30 yr fire service veteran here, on engine company, hazardous materials response team and 20 years as primary engineer. I love these videos. I do miss the job quite often especially when watching videos like this. Worked many a commercial structures and industrial hazmat transportation incidents. Started at 16 as a junior firefighter and retired from volunteer service at age 47. The job took its toll on my bones and body. My guys used to give me grief for walking to the truck and not running, I must say your calmness in these situations is a testament to your skill and professionalism as a leader. I pray that God will keep you safe as well as all of my brothers and sisters in the service of fire/ems. Bravo to your leadership skills and to those brave men and women under your command.
Amazing how the one nozzle lost pressure, and a minute later the building was gone.
The chief in this video and firefighters under his command were some of the calmest individuals I have ever heard on one of these videos. I am not a firefighter so I don't know much more than doing fire standby as a professional paramedic. These folks were amazing in dealing with a dynamic situation and professional to a "T."
That one turned hot really quick. Awesome work from your crews and direction from you Chief! Glad it was property damage only. Stay healthy brother!
Auto repair shop, typically lots of flammable petroleum products stored on site and potentially gasoline in vehicles under repair if left inside. Stubborn and difficult conditions at best.
As always, very professional. Some look easy, but go to the ground no matter what you do. Some look like total losses but knock down quick. This is one of the best trained fire departments I have ever seen. Thanks Chief , am always looking forward to your videos. Nashville TN retired
Thanks. Enjoy retirement. I'm looking forward to that is a couple of years.
Great Coverage... so love watching your videos Mr Decker can not wait for the next one out... so love how you conduct your men to work the fire as best and quickly as they can..
I notice that Chief Decker always seems to get on scene first, lol! In our urban / suburban / rural county, it's rare that a chief officer arrives before most responding units, so the engine company officer typically has command initially, then passes command when the battalion chief arrives. A lot of responsibility is shouldered by the engine company officer to do an initial assessment / 360° and set up arriving units (although some battalion chiefs are working on logistics by radio prior to arrival.)
I've also noticed in several videos the the first arriving engine company doesn't layout. Our SOPs direct us to wrap a supply line on all reported structure fires, and the second due engine company picks it up. The engine officers on responding units work this out usually without command involvement.
Great videos, love your work.
Thanks.
I'm not trying to criticize, however i think you're the first and only chief that i have ever seen command a fire scene from the seat and comfort of their truck. Every chief i have ever encountered is out on foot walking around the scene trying to put eyes on all sides of the structure. I've seen many times a chief doing that and able to spot hidden dangers that firefighters don't see as they're focused on other tasks.
I think that trash cart to the left of that overhead door is indestructible!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Should have made the whole building out of that stuff.
Considering the fire load and direct impingement that thing sustained hell yeah
Was wondering if anyone else noticed that lol
Good Gravy, David Decker ! That's awesome coverage of a shitfire situation. Good on ya, mate !
There are reasons why I tell people that a metal building may be faster to build, but that doesn't mean a tin can is a safer option. Steel expands and weakens as it gets heated. I can not tell people how many steel I beams I have seen that looks like a curly Q. Great work at keeping the fire contained Chief. Keep yourself and your personal safe, and healthy.
That building is basically a "pole barn"; metal skin on wooden framing. Typically residential style rafters/trusses. Dimensions are up-sized for roof size/slope and snow load in our area, but still uses plate connectors and such. Remember: the building is trying to kill you.
I am watching from Elmira NY you guys do good as a volunteer fire department may the Lord Jesus keep you safe God bless
I know this will expose my ignorance, but... around 12-13 minutes there was talk about using water to cool the truck. Question: The fire truck had to cool itself off??? Did I misunderstand? If I heard right, is that a common issue on a fire scene?
There is nothing ignorant about that question. We are all here to learn. The fire truck was taking heat from the building fire. I instructed them to use their tank water to protect the truck. This doesn't happen very often, but it does happen. And occasionally a truck will sustain some heat damage in the form of blistered Scotchlite, melted warning lights, paint damage or a cracked windshield.
@@commandvisionfire Thank you
It is fascinating listening to how you communicate and direct everyone and delegate tasks. This is outstanding. I'm not even a firefighter but I do board ups at my job in restoration.
Chief I just recently retired from a department in upstate South Carolina and I would have been proud to attack a fire under your command. Great work and y’all stay safe.
Congrats enjoy retirement brother!
Obviously, the water supply is an issue in this case. Thx to Chief Decker and others to mention and discuss this issue! Greets from Germany.
Chief I always learn so much from your videos. Ty! 😊
Must have been a tremendous fire load in that building as fast as it spread.
Definitely a heavy fire load.
Command is focused and duties are designed. Complete control and safety. I’ve watched just about all Battalion 1s videos and always impressed. As a Fire Chief for Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department, I tell my members to view these Videos, they’ll learn much.
Thanks for the video. I hope you will post more soon. I learn a lot each time I watch them. Maybe consider getting a camera can record for longer than 30 minutes. Thanks!
PROFESSIONAL, calm, and respectful even when they understand what you want
lost the building to that 7 minute water drop. Sad. 2 engines needed orders repeat 3 times 1 was a supplier. Hope things go better next time.
LOL Chief Decker, I was trying to get this to play. Be well and stay safe.
Tomorrow night at 9:30.
Thank you Chief. I noticed.
@@MooseP148 glad I wasn't the only one trying to play a video from a pic 😂😂😂😂
Auto shop/ garages are always ones to be careful with, never know what people have in there
I can't help but to picture Ron Swanson every time this guy talks and it just makes it that much better. Love it.
Welcome back with your videos Chief Decker. Thank you. Hope all is well with your fire company stay safe and healthy. Regards.
The first hoseman from Rescue did an amazing job getting the doors knocked down with the pressure
You sound just like Ron Swanson from Parks and Rec, lol. That's awesome. Great video too! Thank you, Chief.
He's an excellent fire chief. When that guy tried to talk to him, the chief responded with a few words & that's it. He was concentrating on the 🔥. Very professional & awesome. He takes his job very serious.
Love watching your videos Chief. Just admire the professionalism of your team. Stay safe!
For those who say always say "it was a total loss before they even left the station," stop and think a second. This was an automotive business. They might have had a hundred grand in tools and fixtures in metal tool boxes close to the ground in a building with high ceilings. Even hand tools can be destroyed by fire, but this is not a residential structure where every furnishing and appliance will be trashed by smoke long before the flash. There is stuff to save that can be saved even if the shell of the building is trashed - and this makes a huge difference in the speed of rebuilding a business. It's those tools that insurance screws everybody on, not the building. There is definitely a cause to fight for: saving enough of a family business so they can start over. That said, at 7:40 the war was over.
Great video Chief! Your calm under pressure and control of your scenes are impressive. Was it the combination of crews at this one that was unique? Some crews seemed to be a little bit confused to their tasks and were delayed in setting up. Not like all of your other videos. Anything different? Great work as usual. Stay safe and healthy sir.
This fire dep. Don't work.....
@@francescoparnaso2175 it was gone from the start
That fire was going good....great coverage. My highest and deepest respect to all fire fighters and ems personal.
Very interesting. Best wishes from Ireland 🇮🇪
Why didn’t the first due engine pick up a hydrant? After tank water was done water wasn’t applied for another 8 minutes.
Huge balls for posting this video thank you for posting.
Thanks. Trust me, sometimes the rude comments drive me insane. I post them so we can all learn. It doesn't always go as planned. That's reality.
@@commandvisionfire Sometimes, the only thing you can do is smack them in the back of the head and shove them out the door, lol.
I am glad to see not many comments on how you guys fought this beast. It was very well involved inside which most people don't realize. You were already behind when you got there. Then Rescue 1 didn't have supply and drained the tank fast with that 2.5. Great Job and stay safe Chief.
It didn't go as smooth as I would have liked, but the fire went out and nobody got hurt.
David Decker and that sir is what matters the most. Stay safe brother and keep up the masterful work.
it seemed that, after about ten minutes, since your crew was unable to maintain a water supply, where the fire had been knocked down partially, suddenly became a full-fledged inferno.
i can imagine this was extremely frustrating to both you and the crew working on it.
what i thought was bizarre was that the recycling container just outside the garage entrance survived!
anyway, thanks for another great video, and that you did your best in what turned out to be a nonsalvageable structure.
Once the D side opened up, it was fuel/flash city. It was already getting air from the C window and once it broke through the roof B-C, it was a heating torch heating through to the D side where it really found some fuel and nothing available to cool it off.
@@crforfreedom7407 thank you for this information. i’m sure it’s distressing to the fd when they lose a building, but at least there were no casualties.
Kinda reminds me of a commercial structure fire back August 12, 1994 from 4:30pm to almost 9:00am the next morning. The name of the structure was TBA Inc. the structure itself was a total and complete loss the only building left was the office because it was on Enterprise Drive just off of National Turnpike. The structure that I was talking about was on Grade Lane (just North of where Waste Management was located).
Good video. Calm clear instructions. Not a laurel and Hardy show like i have seen on other channels
The captain was a master at directing units to the fire.
I am training my crew to wrap the hydrant in less than 30sec. Then be ready to charge in less than 2min 30sec even with a hydrassist valve. The time it takes for the engine to take off from the hydrant to its attack position and to pull a line should be within a minute or 2 of each other… for purpose like these. That way even flowing with a deck gun, we can charge it in time before the water runs out. No gambling needed.
Chief, I applaud your calm collectedness. Sounded like your crews had a bit of trouble understanding your supply assignments. I personally would have also made the same gamble on Rescue 1 (I say this with no formal training lol). It must be hard to make advances and assignments without an all-clear. Well done.
firefighters truly are brave people. I get sketchy even cleaning the blades of my mower, they are looking at the scythe of death on a daily basis.
And they’re woefully underpaid, especially in these smaller localities.
@@spider_hoss they should be making six figures
Chief Decker:. Awesome job on this one, as always.
Please consider doing a long, thorough video that talks about "what causes fires", interms of residential, commercial, industrial, etc. I know that might not really be what your job is about, but you are one of the most eloquent and knowledge people I've ever heard in the profession of FF. I myself am not in that field in any way, so I know nothing. However, as I bop around UA-cam and I see what looks like thousands of fires per year (if one extrapolates), I am stunned that in our modern age, with education, technology, etc, that so many things burn down. Is it just that there are too many stupid people? Because that ratio will never change. Oily rags, auto electrical fires, kitchen fires, barbeque grills on apartment balconies? I mean, the news constantly reports all these fires, but it is EXTREMELY rare to ever hear what started them. I've seen dozens of videos of half million dollar suburban residential houses burning completely down usually when nobody is home (sometimes even new construction). What's that about? Bad electrical work? bbq grills? Cars in the garage with fuel leaks? I mean I learned about fire safety when I was in like third grade!
Anyway, like I say, I know it's not your job, but I think a lot of people could learn from a 45 minute vid on how to protect your house and car from burning up, if they would only watch it......Thanks for your work and your time.
Your videos are the best of this kind I have seen to date and your radio traffic and description add immensely. Would be interested to hearing what channels you follow to find more great content like yours.
too bad that fireman by the rollups lost water ,i'd thought he was knockin her down. thank you for your service ,family of volunteers upste ny USAF SGT
To the people that think being a battalion chief is easy here is example its not as essy as it looks huge support and respect to all fire fighters and first responders
Mr Decker. I havent been able to watch your videos in a long time. That structure went up quick... You and your men are so professional. Be safe Heros
25:39- I love it when the dude shows up and A) assumes that you know him and )B that you have time for chitchat.
Really enjoy David Decker and his crews work!! No matter big or small they always work hard and smart!! Be safe guys!!
If my building ever catches fire, I want Chief Decker there!
I'd agree with ya except I'm in New York, and that response might take a while, lol!
@@ericpl7227 lol! I'm in northern Ky, he'd arrive in time to talk to the news team covering the fire!
Represent Qatar cf
Anyone that’s been doing this job any length of time has had a call like this where everything that can go wrong does. Nothing you can do about it except learn from it. At the end of the day everyone goes home and the fire goes out.
Florida Catholic Guy No FF’s were injured From the arrival size up one can discern that no matter what , this Building is gone
Love watching all of your videos. Cool, calm, collective. More vids
Chief Decker-- very professional sir. thanks again.
I am a firm believer in laying in. Monday morning quarter backing, I would've had rescue 1 pick up the hydrant and lay in.
I am like you when it comes to monday quarterbacking, but it did seem like the communications sort of fall apart when attempting to establishing aerial operations and water supply strategy I think some times when you have a commander try to call and make every fire ground strategic decision there is a increased chance of having blips and mistakes to occur. It almost makes drivers/tower operators, engineers, etc. to become lazy when someone else is making and calling all the decisions on the fire ground! These operators should be a eble to essential read a commanders mind and be able to send guess what an order is about to be, Not constantly told every strep what and how to do a tasks!
Great job dealing with the weather conditions to get this fire under control. It is a shame the hydrants were frozen otherwise I believe you could have saved a structure or two. No injuries is the best part of this whole situation.
I love the people who point at the obviously on fire structure, as if we need help figuring out which building we're supposed to be going to.
Chief you do a great job in every video I watch. I was just wondering what took so long with the supply line to the first engine?
Your product is professional and well done. Others should follow your example.
Just curious why the rescue truck didn't hit a hydrant and lay a line in?
Chife decker thank you for your service always enjoy your videos stay safe
Your are the best fire brigade of the world 👍👍👍😀😀 greetings from Germany
I'm not sure I would go that far....LOL, but thanks. And thank you from your friends across the pond.
Stay safe.
@@commandvisionfire like to happen and all the best 👍👍😀😀
Thanks for posting the video Chief. What's your opinion on first in engines/ladders laying their own supply lines? Does your department have a SOG on the topic or situational depending? Thanks
Please see my reply to the pinned comment at the top. I think this video will serve as a good training tool and discussion starter for several people.
Our department SOGs specify the second arriving engine catches the hydrant and lays in unless told differently by the incident commander.
Dos it make sense to start suppression if there is no supply line in place ? On a fully involved commercial building I would think that it would make more sense to have the first unit directly hook up to a hydrant upon arrival and directly bring their supply line in. They now where out of water for about 7 minutes which is a pretty long time.
Please see my reply to the pinned comment at the top. I posted a thorough response about my thought process. I hope that helps. Thanks.
@@commandvisionfire I've read that comment. It never is an easy job and sometimes we do make the wrong call. Unfortunatly you only get one shot and there is no rewind button. Rewatching the video I still think it would have been better to had them catch the hydrant right away. I do hear your size-up in which you allreaddy presume that the building is fully involved. By the time the Rescue arrives fire allreaddy shoots through the roof. I think if you would have a chance to rewind you would choose to have them catch the hydrant.
Cheif Decker, good work! On your size up, do you guys have a pre planned length and width of the building prior to your arrival? Or is that your estimate as you arrive and give your size up?
David, just curious why Rescue 1 did not lay in there own water supply with an obvious working fire.
Our first arriving engine will establish there own water supply unless there is an immediate rescue situation, then it becomes a joint effort.
Not being critical, just curious.
Great video once again chief you have a great team working with you and your camera was in the best location. Thank you for posting Sir keep up the good work and stay safe
Another good video Chief Decker always good seeing your firefighters in action glad none of them were injured, like you said the only way to fight this one was from a defensive position cause what ever was in there it went up fast. Hope you your family and all of your firefighters and their families have a good weekend and keep staying safe
Thanks. We are all doing well, and I'm thankful. I hope all is well with you.
Stay safe.
Around the 10 min mark you can hear a civilian in the background starting to get frustrated with fire suppression . To a point I can understand, from their logic there’s a bunch of firefighters and fire trucks everywhere but no water being utilized . But we can’t expect them to understand what’s going on , the placement of those trucks and the water supply being established so firefighters can begin doing their jobs . They just don’t understand thats there’s soooo much more going on and that fire trucks don’t just pull up and the fire goes out . But I will say , it did take a little longer then I would expect to get water flowing from one of those water supply points . Anyway , excellent job chief and responding companies . Stay safe out there 🙏🏻
I think Chief Decker did an outstanding job . Seems the water issues were a factor in the fully developed involvement. Don't know if it was hydrant placement or something else. Great job of all personnel at scene. Of all videos I've viewed Chief Decker had to be coolest coordinator I've heard. No second guessing just straight forward coordination.
Just wanted to say that you sound just like the guy from the TriStatePublicSafety emergency equipment and lighting UA-cam channel lol
I’ve learned a lot watching videos
The more of these videos I see the more I learn. Some of the most educational videos are dog's breakfast fires like this one. It looks to me like the deck was just plain stacked against you - you made the best calls you could given the circumstances and what apparatuses you had to work with. It honestly looked like the building was trashed before you ever got there. You kept the fire from spreading and nobody was hurt, and that's a good night in my book!
Hi Mr. Decker, great video you posted here. I was curious as to what was burning to get the building hot enough to melt.