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Another video from prolitepete of Levittown Fire Company #2 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This was taken at a house fire Tuesday night in Fairless Hills.
A contractor working on tile inside a home in the 200 block of Doone Road in the Fairless Hills section of Falls Township was alerted to a fire by a knocking sound Tuesday night, officials said.
The sound, which may have saved the contractor’s life, was made by a fast-moving fire that started outside the house and quickly spread into the attic, Fire Marshal Rich Dippolito said.
The fire marshal said he is still investigating what caused the fire. However, it was determined the fire emanated from a pile of construction debris outside.
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Strong work, nice job !!
Well, if I see fire beneath me when I make the inspection or first cut, I’m leaving! Whether the building is old full-dimension lumber or the newer matchsticks, I’m not working with fire under me! No sense risking your life when the fire is looking to clean things out under you!
Seriously Fire 21, that is the whole purpose of vertical ventilation. Cut a hole over the fire so it can burn up and out and not horizontal. these guys were textbook, quick hole expand the hole, then get off the roof. geesh.
I stand by my statement. I’ve always been taught that when it’s FIRE under you, get off. If it’s smoke, then ventilate it. My best friend died when the roof collapsed just after they cut an inspection hole and saw fire. The roof dropped before they could leave. I will not risk my or anyone else’s life by trying to vent with fire beneath us!
Your engine guys must love you, 21.
Seriously dude….fire underneath you is the only time you should be cracking the roof in a single family dwelling….
Very heartening to see a crew with squared away skill sets in verticle vent ops.Compotent fire fighters with the right skills in the right place at the right time under quality leadership is a sight to be hold.
Complete and utter waste of time, men, and equipment . Unsafe action that had no positive impact on a attic fire, especially one that started from exterior . Drop ceiling, place attic ladder, put line in attic space, apply H2O and let steam conversion do its job.
VERY NICE ROOF JOB GUY GLAD TO SEE YOU GET UP THERE OPEN IT UP AND NOT FIDDLE F AROUND VERY NICE LT TONY BUCKROP GARY IN FIRE DEPT
Almost all dwellings in this company’s local have PLYWOOD CEILINGS!!! yep 1/2 and 3/4″. We knew right away there would be a delay dropping the ceilings,it’s cut out but as soon as we got off the roof we opened the gable vent in case the interior crews couldn’t drop the ceilings until you hooked one of these houses your opinion means nothing!!!!!
Agreed I have fought fires in several Levittown/fairless hills/ Bristol houses
I’m not a truck guy but I did see 2 things that come into question maybe something to keep in mind for the next time. (1) Not sure about taking a running saw up the ladder and (2) I thought your supposed to make your first cut in the roof the farthest away from you not right at your feet. Just a little food for thought.
I question the naysayers on whether they have ever been in a fire where vertical ventilation was performed correctly like this. It works!
Thats what a break is for. Better to trouble shoot your saw on the ground where it is safe instead of on the roof if something is wrong with it. The whole goal behind your cut is to finish closest to your egress.