8/16/2011 House Explosion, Heavy Fire, Reported People Trapped

[Guest]

Bay District Web Site

[url="http://www.bdvfd.org/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=1062"]http://www.bdvfd.org...fm?News_ID=1062[/url]



Hollywood Web Site

[url="http://www.hvfd7.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=732"]http://www.hvfd7.com...cfm?News_ID=732[/url]



Audio from this event (dispatch - left Ops - Right)

[url="http://www.bdvfd.org/content/video/8-16-11-California-House.mp3"]http://www.bdvfd.org/content/video/8-16-11-California-House.mp3[/url]



ALL My Photos & 2 small videos

[url="http://johndoug.smugmug.com/2011Fire-Rescue/Fire/8162011-Fire/"]http://johndoug.smug...e/8162011-Fire/[/url]



NOTES

The gas company was NOT at the house, it was at another house.

A neighbor rescued one of the two trapped. Both residents got out.

House was fully involved when police got there 4 to 5 minutes after dispatch.

I got there around 6 to 8 minutes after dispatch.



Now for the photos...









































Many more Photos here ---> [url="http://johndoug.smugmug.com/2011Fire-Rescue/Fire/8162011-Fire"]http://johndoug.smug...re/8162011-Fire[/url]

[jlg1875]

Great pics! What in the world are those guys doing on that porch in photos 3 and 7 (from the top)?!? That house is gone, should be a surround and drown from far away!

[gmuhr]

Great photos!

[Guest]

fantastic pictures.

[Guest]

Nice shots!

[AMBULANCE34]

some ballsy fellah's on the porch the way it was rollin!





Some excellent shots! Good job

[ihaight]

Amazing pics. Great work!

[Guest]

Great shots!







Umm, a single inch and 3/4 line?



"you're gonna need a bigger hose..."

[Guest]

Great Pics

[Guest]

Great job johndoug. Love the 2nd shot and the vertical would make a good Firehouse cover.

[Guest]

Awesome Shots! Thanks for sharing.

[SOlsonBFDL14]

[quote name='Loot61' timestamp='1313672260' post='453460']

Umm, a single inch and 3/4 line?



"you're gonna need a bigger hose..."

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You said it, I just thought it.

[PTL117PB]

Awesome shots and the place was rolling. Any vertical you have of the first few shots would be a cover guaranteed.

[Guest]

Great shots!

[Guest]

Great shots!

[fd2119]

MAGNIFICENT shots!

[Guest]

[quote name='jlg1875' timestamp='1313643644' post='453446']

Great pics! What in the world are those guys doing on that porch in photos 3 and 7 (from the top)?!? That house is gone, should be a surround and drown from far away!

[/quote]



I was thinking the same thing but didn't want to start a tactics war. I hope they asked themselves "What are we doing here?" The IC should have pulled them out of there. The risk:benefit ratio is way off.

[FiveAlarmPhotography]

Awesome Job!

[Guest]

Time Line



Photo 1 1:34:54pm

91 on the scene around 1:37:00pm

Photo 2 1:38:10pm

Photo 3 1:38:25pm

Photo 4 1:38:54pm

Photo 5 1:39:26pm

Photo 6 1:39:34pm

Photo 7 1:40:02pm

Photo 8 1:40:21pm

Photo 9 1:41:32pm



All this was the first 6 minutes.

[Guest]

[quote name='PTL117PB' timestamp='1313687633' post='453511']

Awesome shots and the place was rolling. Any vertical you have of the first few shots would be a cover guaranteed.

[/quote]

If you go to [url="http://johndoug.smugmug.com/2011Fire-Rescue/Fire/8162011-Fire/"]http://johndoug.smugmug.com/2011Fire-Rescue/Fire/8162011-Fire/[/url] and tell me what one I can make a vertical, what ratio 2X3 or 4X5?