David Psenechnuk at DMP Productions/FireBuffVideo.com made me laugh with this undated video from Detroit he titled "How many fire buffs can you fit on a fire scene?".
Could this fire buff convergence also be referred to as a flash mob? And were fire buffs well ahead of their time and are actually some of the original flash mobsters?
Wikipedia describes a flash mob as "a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and sometimes seemingly pointless act for a brief time, then disperse".
Of course "pointless" is in the eye of the beholder. We don't see the videos fire buffs provide STATter911.com and other fire service media as pointless, but clearly some in the Detroit Police Department do.
Also on STATter911 …
- Must see close call, plus fireground audio: Firefighters, including an international ride-along, on roof of Detroit warehouse during partial collapse. – September 28, 2012
- Having a social media policy doesn’t mean you’re a socialist. That & other useful info from Varone & Statter’s free SM webinar. – October 22, 2012
- Detroit mayor says TV reporter’s EMS blanket story is ‘blatantly false’. Charlie LeDuff stands by story that medic is punished for helping elderly man. – October 15, 2012
- Social media & the fire service from people who get it. Let Chief Bill Boyd guide you & your department into a brave new world. – August 12, 2012
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Those dorks need to get laid and get a life!
wow! I say give them a couple of trucks an let them be the vol. of detroit. God knows that they need the help an theres plenty of fires in the city to go around. I see nothing wrong with what there doing, not gettin in the way everyones on the side of the street whats the problem officer! Didnt get ur duhnut before the call. I'm retired as a FF an still love to go to scenes an take pics an videos whats the problem?
Count me in!
They need to restage that on Halloween, and with some zombie attire added. Wait, do the undeed carry DSLRs, or just point-and-shoots?
Brains…
LMAO!!!! Thanks Dave, too funny!
I imagine if these buffs went into the wrong neighborhood (70% of Detroit at night), they would find themselves missing their cameras! Like the brothers in Detroit dont already have enough headaches, these guys show up.
I am guessing this came from a Devils Night in Detroit when many (not myself) were going there just to see what Detroit was going through in those days.
Back in the day we'd call them "The Tuna Fleet" because they would all pull up in their cars with these big whip antennas.
Now that's funny!!!!
That's too funny; quite a spectacle. The dude who says that "the brothers in Detroit don't already have enough headaches?"zz These guys weren't hurting anything – give it a rest. I'm sure the buffs are the last thing on their mind and actually enjoy the photography.
Bet alot of the "buffs" are former fire fighters
Sheesh, if I lived in Detroit you'd have to count me in. But, DMP productions films so well, I could buff right from the comfort of my warm littl iMac!
They must have all been on the same bus!
I'm guessing the headache they get is from staring at all the donated 12×18 posters of the firehouse in action. You know, the stuff they hang on the walls of the fire house. I'm Heading back to my useless life now, until another big fire breaks out. Dum, Dum, Dum!
Paul, I wasnt speaking for buffs in general, but the truckload seen in the video! Cant tell me that isn't a problem for a FD that's stretched to the limit then they have 3 dozen guys with cameras showing up. Everyone shows up for Devils Night for the photo ops, then they disappear with some exceptions. More then a few seen in that video never bother to stop at a single firehouse and offer anything, but will head home and sell their photos and videos. I know there are some, like you, that arent a nuisance. Keep that in mind my friend.
7HOUSE,
I am sorry. I was having a bad day. I totally agree with you. I can't stand getting to a fire and seeeing that many people. And I will agree that some are nitwits and misfits that couldn't make the grade. I just hate all the negativity with it. I rode in NY on one 4th of July and we had a good 2nd alarm. We had like 20 guys show up on a bus. I came with Rescue 2 and a cop told me t beat it. He couldn't understand that I came in the fire truck. He was looking at me like I had 10 heads..LOL. So I waited around the corner and got the rig as it was leaving on another 10-75. Thank God for that. I would have ended up on the bus. Thank you for allowing me to correct my negativity.
That looks like at least a 2nd alarm worth of buffs. Go throw some ladders fellas.