Tag Archives: Helmet Camera

Short clip from my helmet cam this morning (3rd working fire in 7 days). We arrived on scene with 5 on the Tower. First of all the weather outside was 5 degrees at the time of dispatch with a windchill of negative 10 degrees. This is a mutual aid area for us outside of the city, with this exact location being down a one lane road (no hydrants). Because of this tanker operations were set up to begin a water supply. Well for those of you who know how the weather works, freezing temperatures usually lead to freezing water.

Company 408 Units operating on side charlie preforming a rescue from the third floor over portable ground ladders. This is what I love about helmet cameras. On a local level, firefighters rarely get the opportunity to show in vivid detail the risks we take to save lives. Great team effort. Great job Brothers.

This years Christmas gifts list is coming out just in time. This year, I tried to focus on more affordable gift ideas than helmets and boots I have always had on the list in the past. There are still some higher dollar gifts, but most are within reason I think. . Take your time and look through them. If you are a firefighter, share this with your friends, family, and significant other!

Helmet camera video from a house fire in Jackson, MS. One firefighter was injured during the fire.

Helmet camera video from a 2 alarm house fire in Shenandoah, PA.

Richmond Fire Department, California: A few minutes of our evening with a close call with some live electrical power lines on a little fire we had post Thanksgiving. Fire was contained to the car port with no loss to the residential portion of the structure. (detached car port) Richmond fire crews Engine 62 & 67 make a very quick knock down successfully and a avoid any injuries to any firefighter or citizens.

Short clip of our arrival at a working dwelling fire in the city. We arrived on scene with 4 on the Tower as well as having Engine 561 right behind us. We immediately pulled a line off the truck to save an exposure on the delta side of the structure while Engine 561 stretched multiple lines to the bravo and charlie sides. (For those armchair QB's who are no doubt gonna talk about the water flow, the line was stretched instantly to save the exposure with the tank water and after 5" was connected then we drowned it and got adequate pressure on the line). No units went to the alpha side initially due to live wires being down and arching. In all the box went to 3 alarms (on scene and transfers).

Upon arrival the neighbor, in the video, told me that he believed the children were still inside, although there were no vehicles home. We are a small department and I was alone for quite some time and this is the reason for my search/extinguish approach. Once my partner arrived we did a thorough search and exited the structure per Incident Command. No residents were present. Trumann Fire Department

DFD Box alarm E40, E39, T7 and Squad 5. Fire in a vacant dwelling. Fire helmet cam shot 11/05/2014

Another quality helmet camera video from Jackson, Mississippi. This one as they move from interior to exterior operations.