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This is from a fire Sunday evening on Woodland Avenue in Hayward, California. The fire started in the kitchen. By the looks and sound of this video I gather this is the IC’s helmet-cam taking the video.
About 8:20 p.m., a passer-by reported seeing smoke coming from a home in the 600 block of Woodland Avenue, Hayward Assistant Fire Marshal Gerry Price said. Fire crews arrived five minutes later to find flames shooting through the roof and forced open the front door’s barred metal gate with a circular saw, Price said. Once inside, firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze within 10 minutes.
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Someone please explain the pants most of these guys are wearing. They look a little light-duty for structural firefighting.
I was thinking the same thing. Not sure if this is a new trend? Nice work & communication between the vent, entry and suppression crews though.
Great job.
Did they all have turnout pants on?
http://www.haywardfirefighters.org photo gallery shows some more working incident pictures with the “turnout pants” in question…
those are the new gear that’s suppose to be lighter and more heat resistant.. some departments here have them they seem to be working well!
Didn’t you all watch Emergency (Squad 51) back in the day.
Sure didn’t look like turnout pants. If the fire has already vented out of the roof, why are they still up there trying to cut more holes?
TN FF I think the video speaks for itself. Got a ton of heat and smoke out of the way for the interior crew. Great truck work. Good job guys
Does anyone know the specs on these pants or a name so i can see those up close. I want some.
An on-line search for “Lightweight firefighting pants” yielded a product called TECGEN XTREME that looks similar to those shown in the video, but the manufacturer clearly states they are NOT for structural firefighting. Anybody know what Hayward FD is wearing?
They’re probably wearing the same thing that San Fran and Boston wore into fires until just a few years ago- station pants.
If that is what they work with who cares, we can still wear 3/4 boots at my company.
Very progressive company Gil.
We are not a progressives, we are mostly conservative.
You are also mostly going to get yourself hurt wearing 3/4 boots. Most have not used them since the 70′s. You say you “can” wear them so it sounds like a choice. Bad policy.
I have been wearing them for 30 years and to many fires. I know my limits. Most people who say they are bad to wear have never worn them. Sure you can get hurt wearing any thing, this is a dangerous job. Too much gear can get you in trouble just like not enough at times. So just because its not your policy dose not make it a bad one.
Great Classic Bay Area Job…… When I was in the valley they did the same thing. Duty pants or brush pants with structure coat. Works for them and we should not bash what works.
They’re wearing station/duty pants (maybe or maybe not fire resistant) and steel toed Die Hard black oxfords that you buy at Sears. Just like BH said, the same stuff Boston and San Fran wore up until a few years ago. They know there limitations and they know how to put in good work on the fireground. So all of you on the Safety Squad go write a memo on traffic vests and leave the firemen alone.
I have several issues with this video. As a chief officer, I want to be in my truck with the windows up to keep out the noise and keep track of my assignments. We didn’t see his hands, maybe he was carrying around a command board and accountability board. Roving command is a bad idea in my opinion and in my region. But then again, we are just brat eating, cheese making, Packer loving rednecks from Wisconsin, what do I know right?
In the 80′s and 90′s it seemed a common practice in California for firefighters to wear coat, helmet, SCBA and station pants and station shoes. I know that bunker pants and boots provide more protection than that for sure. But then again, what works for them works for them. If they are ok with doing interior firefighting with little to no protection, I guess it works for them, who am I to say they are wrong in potentially greater risk for injury. In my opinion, this job is hard enough with all the dangers, why would you not want to protect your guys and gals the best you can to make those chances of injury or death as minimal as possible?
Those are the pants they have been wearing for some 30yrs. Most depts in Calif used to wear them during the day fire all fires, and at night go to bunkers. There are still a few depts out there that do this. The pants are nomex and meet all the requirements.
Great example of West coast tactics. Great work, well executed. As far as the gear and roof work…. Don’t try it unless you are a trained professional, which obviously these firefighters are. More of these vids and less East coast clusters please.
Hey Capt Dick, do not lump all East Coast Fire Departments on what you see in some of these small East Coast Department videos. I work for a well trained East Coast Fire Department that has no problem keeping up with any West Coast Department.
Great job. Agressive all the way around. Fire Out! Property conservation. Thats our job. Period.
Agree w/ cap. Dick. I too remember Emergency when they only wore bunkers at night.
Good video and tactics.
Sorry Jake, mainly meant the paid squirrels at DCFEMS and the super squirrels at PG land.HAHA
IC from the interior of a closed truck?? might as well stay at the station and IC from there. Lack of bunker gear is truely unacceptable in our area, even if it is 100 degrees outside. The east coast vs. west doesn’t fly. I have seen many great and many lacking a little from both sides. A little competitive jabbing though is FUN.
Be safe.
Hmm, I’ll start it. If you can’t gain entry with all the bars on the windows and doors, how do you rescue your roof guys should they happen to drop in. “Lob some water on the roof”?? That would piss me off once entry is made and the IC assists in pushing the heat down on the attack crew which by the way did a bang up job.
Yea.looked like good interior work.dont put water on exterior while guys are inside. Bad idea.ive never seen a roof go out from exterior, pull ceiling and work that line! Wish we could wear work pants,that’s sweet.
It is 2012. Bunker pants are a necessity regardless of region, tradition or training. Sure the tactics are fine, but IC is expected to be doing their job in an air conditioned vehicle not run around r scene. Station pants provide little/no protection. That’s why they’re called station pants. Different NFPA standard. Don’t defend a status quo that is unsafe, illogical, and idiotic.