LAFD Battling Massive Greater Alarm Commercial Structure Fire (West Los Angeles)
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
- Los Angeles Fire Department was dispatched to the intersection of Pico Boulevard and Westwood Boulevard for a reported structure fire. Light Force 92 was first on scene and reported a one story row of commercials with fire through the roof. Firefighters initially went in the offense mode to attack the fire but switched to a defensive posture as conditions worsened. The rapidly growing fire caused an interior collapse of the structure, which was once a well-known eatery for those living on the westside. Firefighters utilized ladder pipes and exterior hand lines, known as "surround and drown", to get a handle on the blaze. It took firefighters 79 minutes to get a knockdown on the fire. No injuries were reported. The cause remains under investigation.
Units Due: AR1 BC18 BC4 BC5 BC9 CM40 CM42 E205 E237 E261 E263 E292 E294 E37 E43 E5 E58 E59 E62 E71 E95 EA2 EM11 EM9 HE1 HR3 RA5 RA59 RA892 RA92 SO1 SQ95 T37 T5 T61 T63 T92 T94 UR5 UR88
Recorded in West Los Angeles, CA - 3/13 & 3/14/2023
WOW the intensity of that Fire & the self control of the various stations working together so perfectly. Awesome coverage!
Thank you for the compliment!!!
But I would have to disagree with you being a 30 year plus veteran the LA city fire department is not the same Fire department as it used to be !!!
If you believe this is orchestrated in your terms very well, you would not believe how structure fires were fought and managed 20 years ago !!!!
The old Juniors’ Deli up in smoke! Pico Bl & Westwood Bl.
Insurance job no doubt. Hence Arson was on scene.
LAFD did exactly what they were supposed to on a total loss, protect the other structures and let that thing burn w/o taking unnecessary risk. It’s called surround & drown.
Great catch!!
was that the old junior's?...sure looked like it but i saw lenny's
Glad that there were no injuries to anyone related to this incident, and with that much fire the surround and drown is your best action.
Thank you to all firefighters everywhere for protecting the citizens of your coverage area.
Great video coverage!!! Great job LAFD!
Great footage. Stay safe to all firefighters and other emergency services
Awesome coverage. Wonderful job to all responders...🤗🤗
Water helps
When's LA going to learn that it takes big guns & big water to put out a fire like that. 😩
I'll never understand it. They could easily hit the Delta side windows with deck guns without being in the collapse zone, and they had two trucks with sticks up...
I posted a video of our local volunteer fire department attacking a mobile home fire and the commenters absolutely tore them up. Sorry, but what I’m seeing here is either not the whole story or needs a lot of explaining regarding their strategy and tactics 😢
Great job!!
I don’t understand the use of the high pieces so late into the alarm ? So much valuable time passing in the free burning stage of the fire . How about deck gun usage ? Hand lines weren’t cutting it .
Well that went out of control real quick!
Those firefighters didn't stand a chance of saving that building.
Good job though everyone....well done.
Just don't undestand how they dont use even 1 Seagrave Aerialscope
One?
Where would the LAFD station it?
They cover 500 square miles of city…
Is there any water going on this fire?
good job 90210...new camera?
NOT a firefight. Wouldn’t a tower ladder be more effective like FDNY and Chicago
Totally agree!!!
LA city fire department so stubborn!!!
Western style fire department!!!
A minimum of 10 ladder trucks pouring water down at a minimum that blaze will be under control !!!!!
No!
What is the terrain of Chicago and NewYork City like compared to that of Los Angeles
Great video
Nice Catch
Ladder pipes - useless. Fog nozzles - ridiculous. LAFD - not impressive.
LAFD has become idiots like the government of that state. HI WERE LIBERALS.
100% totally agree!!!!! These guys truly are not the LAFD that used to be!!!!
Building was a goner when they showed up on scene and vacant. L comment
@@Dylan-th4ul absolutely it is a total loss!!!
First arriving units defensive absolutely unless there’s squatters inside!!!
The county would’ve done much better !!!🥇🥇🥇
92’s are a disaster. Those guys can’t do anything.
What ladder truck had the gun for water shooting out..?
Why were they spraying the outside facia when the seat of the fire was visible thru the windows?
Keeps the walls cool so they don’t collapse…
Great footage,to all the haters LAFD did the best they could with what they got.not every city is going to have aerial towers. Yes they have tiller trucks only and they worked.surround & drown did it.fire is out and no one got hurt or worse.Kudos LAFD
1 3/4 ain’t gonna work there Sonny!!
Should have blitz fire set up but still great work
The building is toast.
Excellent videography, 90210FB. A+++ Note two compelling items: 1.) Arson investigator scanning the interior. 2.) "For Lease" signs. Hmmmmmmm. 🤨🤔😧
Respect aux pompiers pour leurs dévouement pour sauver les gens et les biens
❤ ALFD 🌻
3 minutes in why have guys lean a ladder that is way too high for roof line against the building ? It was already fully involved from the front and an inferno there ?😮
Another bakery gone for good, sob😢.....! Worth noticing that the fire is escalating in seconds at 2:30! At 3:10 the burning bakery looks like an oil rig in full blaze😮!
Sorry, it has nothing to do with the LAFD's response, but at about 12:55 I spot something that has died out in EVERY city in Germany: the parking meter!
All the best from Germany, may St. Florian be with you!
SNOOP DOG GOES TO THAT DELI........I SAW ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER THERE TOO ! ! !
Why are they spending time watering the wall.?
E43 is parked in the collapse zone of the alpha side. If that brick facade were to let go, it would be all over for that engine...
LA using wooden ladders says all you need to know about what century they're in. Having guys on the roof with flame shooting through it and no prepipe waterways. Or ladder towers. Only department in the country that operates that way. What does that say?
Lots of departments in California and elsewhere use only ladders and not buckets. But not having ladder pipes is weird. Also, I can tell you that FDNY has towers and rescue rigs that can't even drive straight out of their houses or make a lot of turns because of their length. Tillers can make those turns and more, much more easily...
@@jmWhyMe Yeah, I know all that you could still put a pipe on a tiller. Just because a lot of departments do it doesn't mean it's a great idea either. But I understand they're just in the dark ages.
@@harvynussbaum5182 believe I am very critical of LAFD but not because of TDAs...
Where would you station a tower ladder? What part of the city?
How would you do a move-up?
Do tower ladders have rear steering capability?
@@timothyreed8417 How about just starting with prepiped waterways on the ladder? Don't want to overwhelm anybody too quickly with modernization.
Stream lights light are blinding on their jackets.
I wonder if it could of been arson or kids playing with matches ???
Strategy, is non existent. There is no overhead attack on the fire. As usual I see guys running around and one guy on the knob. How about heavy caliber streams, wait I see a ladder pipe. Took ‘‘em long enough.
Im sorry but the truth is that this place was getting ready to go. The amoint of ladder pipes and wagon batterys just sitting idle is embarrassing. We all knew this was a total loss and there was nonsabing it. But, the inaction from firefighters and just the simple fact that only after the fire had gotten out of control....did they start using the pipes
Ladder pipes and wagon batteries are only used in a defensive mode…
I give 2 at 10 not happy how they attact the fire sorry but not sorry good luck California
All that precious clean water being wasted. They were never going to put the fire out. Exposure protection is all they needed to do.
That's what happens when you don't get the water flowing. Once it did, the application was ridiculous. LA? Okay!
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P Iss poor firefighting
It was a goner when they showed up , L comment
Anyone use deck guns?
I know it was edited but like of concern and or sense of urgency is quite apparent. Was this a ..just let it burn out senario
The building was toast already by the time the first units showed up.
They have to justify the over time
They had to go up on the roof to play just like fdny
When it already self-ventilated no less.
american firefighters are indeed a special breed, jesus this is painful.
You have better? Let ‘s see it…