Raw video: Attic flashover & evacuation in Sappington, MO. Let’s hear it for the fire responders.

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TheBravestOnline.com found this one from last Thursday of the Mehlville Fire Protection District in action at a two-alarm townhouse fire in Sappington, Missouri. The attic flashes at 2:03 and the air horns are sounded at 2:24 on the video. Deputy Chief Dan Furrer told the Sunset Hills – Crestwood Patch the fire appears to have started on the outside lower level.

My favorite part of this story is not the video but the way the reporter desribed the people who put the wet stuff on the read red stuff:

Mehlville Fire responders, as well as teams from Crestwood, Affton and Webster Groves, had the fire under control in less than an hour.

At Firehouse Expo Chairman Ray McCormack held an official meeting of the “Only You Can Prevent First Responders!” steering committee (actually he just stopped by the booth to say hi to Firegeezer and me). As smart as the three of us are (and we are damn smart) we never thought it would get worse than “first responders”.  So now firefighters are just “responders”. Not even “first” anymore. Jeesh!