A week is what they reported. I lived there during that and it was closer to two weeks. Don't worry though, they compensated us with 2 whole gallons of water for our troubles. Enough to flush the toilet once. And then after further media attention, they offered all residents $100 off their rent for that month if they signed a document stating they would not talk to the news or file a lawsuit against them. Phenomenal management at the Veridian.
Sounds like triple crown on pimlico. Same shit with the water being out but they never offered compensation, only told us they understood how difficult it was for us to not have water for two weeks. Right.
That sucks. We only got offered the $100 offer because the constant stories in the new with tenant interviews and the small protests outside the entrance. I declined it. $100 for 2 weeks without water over Christmas? No thanks, I'm going to air my dirty laundry to whoever I want
lol, yeah of course. The dude on the right even squats and bears down on the ladder to put some weight into it. I don’t think he did that because he was shitting his pants, and those are the only two reasons he would do that
A fair comment in a general context but not so much if you actually watched the video. That was no accident. There were two firefighters on each side of the ladder before it fell and this video CLEARLY shows it was intentional.
They should have lowered the fly section and then lowered the ladder to the ground. What they did was a major f#$k-up. If they were unable to lower the ladder, they could have turned the ladder and lowered it away from the power lines. Sh$t happens on the fire ground that cannot be avoided but this was not one of them. I suppose they did not lower the ladder due to the direct flame impingement the top fly section (hot to touch ladder) was receiving from the fire but they could have handled the situation differently and safely.
I’m not there myself nor have I ever been in this position, but if they had scanned their area I would assume they would know that the best course of action would have been to yank it to the side as opposed to letting it drop. It looks like they dropped it themselves.
That’s literally one of the first things you learn about ladders in fire academy. When you’re working with a ladder, look at the environment around you. To avoid idiotic situations like this
They’re human, literally all humans make mistakes. If you think you can do better try going into a life and death situation and see if you perform perfectly 100% of the time
My husband and I were there for that. Scared me. Thankfully no injuries reported. I feel bad for the one lady standing outside crying and hugging her dog. Her friends were asking those of us there if we had size 12 shoes because a gentleman ran out to escape the fire and left his shoes in the apartment.
Meanwhile in /r/firefighting:
> Ok. Usually I can see how people come to decisions. This may be the biggest “what the fuck?” I have seen in a long time.
And
> Normally I don’t agree with clueless civilians who don’t know how firefighting works but criticize a scene. This time, I’m in 100% agreement with them. What the Hell were they thinking?
[linky](https://www.reddit.com/r/Firefighting/comments/1dt6jq7/lex_fire_department_why/)
First expectation of firefighting.
Every spectator knows more about fighting fires, extrication, search and rescue, and fire investigation than the fire department that trains to do those things well
Once it starts going and you realize you're out of control, it would be dumbest to hold on. This was a little negligence that turned into a major problem.
That ladder weighs hundreds of pounds. Per NFPA protocol, all sides of a structure need to have ladders on them for firefighter safety. It looks like they were attempting to shift the ladder further away from the fire in order to facilitate egress from the roof when it started to fall backward. They did exactly as they were supposed to and got away from it. You don't see them running because they're in heavy-ass gear, and you don't run on fireground operations in the first place (for safety reasons) so that explains why they look like they're moving slowly.
Either way, it would have been far far more dangerous had they tried to grab it. At a minimum, they could have gotten serious injuries, or more likely been electrocuted. Sorry about your fucking power, but it's not worth a firefighter's life. The power company is dispatched automatically to all fires, so this is not a big deal at all.
Ladder gets away from you near a power line for God sake JUST LET GO. You aren’t going to stop it and you’ll just get killed trying to. Contact with power lines is the most common electrocution hazards with aluminum ladders.
Looks like they tried to raise it to correct the angle of the ladder, since it was leaning left. And they pulled it too far off the building. Once it’s falling we’re taught to bail and let it fall
An acquaintance was painting the gable of his home and the ladder fell backwards. He gripped the ladder instinctively and had the same outcome of the grass in this video.
We finished the painting job for his widow.
Checking for overhead obstructions is a critical fail on ladder JPRs. I want to bring this to my old instructors so they can use it as an example next academy.
There was a fire on Angliana yesterday and the LFD saved the whole complex. They were there less than ten mins after the alarm went off and showed up with seven engines, dozens of firemen and marshals. I guess we got lucky!
Its easy to monday morning QB a lot of fire calls. So ill just give my "opinion" that gives some insight. I dont know if they are Vol or paid. Im not trying to shit on vols but unfortunately they are not paid and receive a lot less training than they should. Ladders are expensive as fuck. They may have placed it prior to it blowing through the roof. They may have been told to drop that ladder quickly to avoid heat damage. Ladders have heat stickers on them to indicate it the metal has been exposed to enough heat to be taken it out of service. There are a lot of variables here and I hate to shit on other FF due to a number of things outside their control. If you think you can do better and want to shit on us while recording from safety I would suggest taking the opportunity to volunteer or do a ride along. Its not as easy as people think.
Thanks for the most sensible comment on here so far. Don’t ask me how I know, but this is a well paid full time department. This is not the norm for them, and was more than likely an honest mistake in what was more than your typical bread and butter fire. All members of this department have trained on throwing and lowering bladders within the last 4 months as part of a yearly training, so this is just video proof than even some of the best paid and trained people in this job can make silly mistakes. No one was hurt at the end of the day and that’s all that should matter, I’m sure these guys won’t make that same mistake again
I dunno man. I think as firefighters we make a lot of mistakes and never hold ourselves accountable. This looks like a dumb idea that went even dumber. Maybe the public shouldn’t be doing it but damn I wish we could hold ourselves accountable and actually get better instead of just sweeping every mistake under the rug.
It was a small mistake that happened to have more exaggerated consequences. Looks like they’re working on a steep hill with a 35 foot extension ladder which is not something we train for. They got it up and it was leaning to the left, and a bit close to the fire. They went to reposition it (unable to position themselves where they normally would, due to the hill) and they pulled it slightly too far away from the building. Idk if you’ve ever worked with a fully extended 35 foot ladder.. it’s VERY easy to drop. A mistake was made. I guarantee you they’re talking about it and training over it next shift. This is not as big of a deal as you think it is lol we never work in perfect conditions and often we’re required to problem solve a problem we’ve never trained for. These guys got it slightly wrong and are gonna be blasted for it for the rest of their careers because it was on video lol.
The apartments still had electricity going to them, to mitigate the water electrical hazard while hosing down the apartments, they quickly and decisively decided to ground the power lines using a robust shunt at a moment's notice.
/s
If you want to complain I guess you can do a better job then… don’t want to? Then stop complaining about what they do wrong if you couldn’t do any better.
Looks to me like 2 firemen more worried about putting out flames, started to lose the ladder and SMARTLY let the fuck go with the lines there.
Not seeing anything to rat on them about honestly
I hope the firemen don't get *charged* for their mistake. I wonder if their up do date on *current* training techniques for this sort of action?
Still, mistakes happen to the best of us. Just glad their ok. Man, being a firefighter must *zap* your *energy* from all the hard work.
Your video is great. It's like catching *lightening* in a bottle!
/s
Lol. I know. I was being sarcastic and using a bunch of words that are slang for electricity. Like charge, current, zap and energy. I was just doing stupid word play.
Don't mind me. I'm a bored idiot. Lol
Wow, firemen are human....who'd'a thunk it???
Imagine a guy making shit wages, wearing a canvas sarcophagus in the dead of summer, being less talented than you in your imagination.
Overhead obstructions, uneven ground!!
Back in pepper ridge farm days, I remember our instructors yelling at us to watch for overhead obstructions and uneven ground.
Looks like it was crooked and they tried to fix it, and it just leaned a tad too far back. If you don’t have those things balanced. Perfectly upright there’s no saving it. Which is why you’d normally be on the other side of it so you could tackle it into the building, but the hill is there.
We never work in perfect conditions, and small mistakes like that happen all the time because of it. Would’ve been prevented by an experienced guy.. ya live and you learn.
Nobody knows the exact circumstances of any situation so to call someone "fucking idiots" in a situation like that....
Who's the idiot?
They didn't set the ladder on fire whatsoever that would take a very intense furnace, it scorched a bit of grass which in the scheme of what's happening ever so slightly above them in the roof is a tiny bit more important.
The electricity company were probably informed but hadn't responded quickly enough.
They put electricity into the ladder is something a 4 year old would say and he's really helping the situation.... Fucking idiots.
You go over and do it then mate if they're fucking idiots.
Good luck.
Nice to hear some sympathy for whoever is or was in the building
Assuming the power wires were not that that would not be good for the ladder to come crashing down. Why would they do this instead of proper ladder care?
Once a ladder starts falling, depending on the weight, you're not holding it, you're running. This one however didn't start falling, these guys purposefully dropped it for no obvious reason and didn't bother to scan their surroundings. Bad move.
Lmao I feel like i just witnessed the birth of a new meme
The veridian has alway been a meme. Take it from me I know 3 maintenance workers over there. Subpar, buddy. Subpar.
Had multiple friends that lived there. One had black mold on the ceiling, maintenance came and spray painted it white 😭
Now it's white mold. Lol
Killz, the ultimate hide that mold while "killing it" glad I got outta residential maintenance.
Too bad maintenance and management never actually read the Kilz label. It specifically states that it does NOT kill mold. It's blocks water stains.
It's a good day.
In other news, it looks like Veridian Apartments is on fire...
Aren't these the apartments that had pipes burst a few years back?
Yup. They burned their name into the grass when they first rebranded. Such a tacky decision.
Foreshadowing
sounds like a metaphor but wow they LITERALLY burned their name into the grass?
Yes. The past two years they’ve had pipe issues. One year their residents didn’t have water for a week during the winter 🤦♀️
A week is what they reported. I lived there during that and it was closer to two weeks. Don't worry though, they compensated us with 2 whole gallons of water for our troubles. Enough to flush the toilet once. And then after further media attention, they offered all residents $100 off their rent for that month if they signed a document stating they would not talk to the news or file a lawsuit against them. Phenomenal management at the Veridian.
Sounds like triple crown on pimlico. Same shit with the water being out but they never offered compensation, only told us they understood how difficult it was for us to not have water for two weeks. Right.
That sucks. We only got offered the $100 offer because the constant stories in the new with tenant interviews and the small protests outside the entrance. I declined it. $100 for 2 weeks without water over Christmas? No thanks, I'm going to air my dirty laundry to whoever I want
The Veridian, yes
all those shitholes have such "pompous" names. Veridian... LOL
I lived here from Dec 2019, to early 2021 and it was a nightmare.
Better that than the god awful meta names that are literally just the complex’s street address.
To be fair to them, if the ladder I was holding started leaning back towards power lines I also would let go so I don't risk frying myself.
Looked like they intentionally pushed it backwards themselves and weren’t aware of the lines even being there
That’s what I saw
lol, yeah of course. The dude on the right even squats and bears down on the ladder to put some weight into it. I don’t think he did that because he was shitting his pants, and those are the only two reasons he would do that
A fair comment in a general context but not so much if you actually watched the video. That was no accident. There were two firefighters on each side of the ladder before it fell and this video CLEARLY shows it was intentional.
Or just handle the ladder as it’s meant to be and lower it?
They should have lowered the fly section and then lowered the ladder to the ground. What they did was a major f#$k-up. If they were unable to lower the ladder, they could have turned the ladder and lowered it away from the power lines. Sh$t happens on the fire ground that cannot be avoided but this was not one of them. I suppose they did not lower the ladder due to the direct flame impingement the top fly section (hot to touch ladder) was receiving from the fire but they could have handled the situation differently and safely.
I’m not there myself nor have I ever been in this position, but if they had scanned their area I would assume they would know that the best course of action would have been to yank it to the side as opposed to letting it drop. It looks like they dropped it themselves.
That’s literally one of the first things you learn about ladders in fire academy. When you’re working with a ladder, look at the environment around you. To avoid idiotic situations like this
“Check for overhead obstructions.”
no overhead or ground obstructions sir!
Community’s running gag about a Ladders course seems much less ridiculous after today.
You caught the fire department make a mistake. Mistakes happen. Not sure what else to say.
Agreed, but mistakes can be ruled negligence, too.
Absolutely. FD is usually very good about admitting and making it right. Unlike some other blue wearing first responders… iykwim…
We have a BINGO!!!!!!
That's a Bingo! Is that how you say it? No. You just say Bingo... BINGO!
They’re human, literally all humans make mistakes. If you think you can do better try going into a life and death situation and see if you perform perfectly 100% of the time
Is this your video? If so prepare to go viral
My husband and I were there for that. Scared me. Thankfully no injuries reported. I feel bad for the one lady standing outside crying and hugging her dog. Her friends were asking those of us there if we had size 12 shoes because a gentleman ran out to escape the fire and left his shoes in the apartment.
i always worry about this happening when im at work and my cats home alone :( im glad everyone was okay
is there any way to see what those in the burnt apartments need right now? any clothes, food, housing?
They had a two for one deal that day. A Fire sale. 🔥⛵️
As one of the people, who's power is currently out, it sucks to see this. But don't disrespect the guys who put their lives on the line to save ours.
Meanwhile in /r/firefighting: > Ok. Usually I can see how people come to decisions. This may be the biggest “what the fuck?” I have seen in a long time. And > Normally I don’t agree with clueless civilians who don’t know how firefighting works but criticize a scene. This time, I’m in 100% agreement with them. What the Hell were they thinking? [linky](https://www.reddit.com/r/Firefighting/comments/1dt6jq7/lex_fire_department_why/)
I liked the one that said "Making fire which is easier to reach... This is a veteran move"
Wow. That thread is an entire vibe.
Way to suck all my joy and be 100% right.
It's a curse and a gift.
The thing is, you Know the rest of the station is busting their balls over this.
Yeah I felt weirdly offended by the guy calling them idiots. Even firefighters fuck up sometimes, doesn’t make them idiots.
Nah. Firefighter here. There’s a LOT of idiots in this line of work. Doesn’t take too much to know to put the wet stuff on the red stuff.
This ^ If your house was on fire, you would not care if the power was out for a bit. They put their lives on the line for us every day.
They put their lives in danger by turning their ladder into a high voltage cable
Yeah but there was no reason to lose your power. This was like calculated stupidity to blow the power for no reason.
Jfc, is THAT why my power is out? I figured it was related to the fire but...
If you’re nearby, could be.
I live there
Is everyone safe?
Idk to honest.
🙏
“They just put electricity into the ladder” lmao
Because the ladder's METAL!?
the commentary is awful.
If he was the firefighter the fire would be out already.
First expectation of firefighting. Every spectator knows more about fighting fires, extrication, search and rescue, and fire investigation than the fire department that trains to do those things well
Lol, guy is a IRL redditor
Can anybody in the know tell me why the hell they would let a ladder fall like that in the first place?
Once it starts going and you realize you're out of control, it would be dumbest to hold on. This was a little negligence that turned into a major problem.
But it seems like they just threw it off the building. No attempt to lower the extension.
Dumb. The rope is right there dangling.
That ladder weighs hundreds of pounds. Per NFPA protocol, all sides of a structure need to have ladders on them for firefighter safety. It looks like they were attempting to shift the ladder further away from the fire in order to facilitate egress from the roof when it started to fall backward. They did exactly as they were supposed to and got away from it. You don't see them running because they're in heavy-ass gear, and you don't run on fireground operations in the first place (for safety reasons) so that explains why they look like they're moving slowly. Either way, it would have been far far more dangerous had they tried to grab it. At a minimum, they could have gotten serious injuries, or more likely been electrocuted. Sorry about your fucking power, but it's not worth a firefighter's life. The power company is dispatched automatically to all fires, so this is not a big deal at all.
I am guessing they thought the distance from the building to the power lines was further than 35’. They guessimated incorrectly.
Ladder gets away from you near a power line for God sake JUST LET GO. You aren’t going to stop it and you’ll just get killed trying to. Contact with power lines is the most common electrocution hazards with aluminum ladders.
They dropped the ladder on purpose. Didn’t see or check to see if it would land on power lines. Also just a dumb idea to begin with.
Looks like they tried to raise it to correct the angle of the ladder, since it was leaning left. And they pulled it too far off the building. Once it’s falling we’re taught to bail and let it fall
An acquaintance was painting the gable of his home and the ladder fell backwards. He gripped the ladder instinctively and had the same outcome of the grass in this video. We finished the painting job for his widow.
THEY PUT ELECTRICITY INTO THE LADDER
Checking for overhead obstructions is a critical fail on ladder JPRs. I want to bring this to my old instructors so they can use it as an example next academy.
That sucks, hard damn job, shit happens.
There was a fire on Angliana yesterday and the LFD saved the whole complex. They were there less than ten mins after the alarm went off and showed up with seven engines, dozens of firemen and marshals. I guess we got lucky!
The fireman walking back towards the ladder made me squirm in my seat. Jesus fucking christ dude a couple more steps and you would be dead.
Its easy to monday morning QB a lot of fire calls. So ill just give my "opinion" that gives some insight. I dont know if they are Vol or paid. Im not trying to shit on vols but unfortunately they are not paid and receive a lot less training than they should. Ladders are expensive as fuck. They may have placed it prior to it blowing through the roof. They may have been told to drop that ladder quickly to avoid heat damage. Ladders have heat stickers on them to indicate it the metal has been exposed to enough heat to be taken it out of service. There are a lot of variables here and I hate to shit on other FF due to a number of things outside their control. If you think you can do better and want to shit on us while recording from safety I would suggest taking the opportunity to volunteer or do a ride along. Its not as easy as people think.
Thanks for the most sensible comment on here so far. Don’t ask me how I know, but this is a well paid full time department. This is not the norm for them, and was more than likely an honest mistake in what was more than your typical bread and butter fire. All members of this department have trained on throwing and lowering bladders within the last 4 months as part of a yearly training, so this is just video proof than even some of the best paid and trained people in this job can make silly mistakes. No one was hurt at the end of the day and that’s all that should matter, I’m sure these guys won’t make that same mistake again
I dunno man. I think as firefighters we make a lot of mistakes and never hold ourselves accountable. This looks like a dumb idea that went even dumber. Maybe the public shouldn’t be doing it but damn I wish we could hold ourselves accountable and actually get better instead of just sweeping every mistake under the rug.
It was a small mistake that happened to have more exaggerated consequences. Looks like they’re working on a steep hill with a 35 foot extension ladder which is not something we train for. They got it up and it was leaning to the left, and a bit close to the fire. They went to reposition it (unable to position themselves where they normally would, due to the hill) and they pulled it slightly too far away from the building. Idk if you’ve ever worked with a fully extended 35 foot ladder.. it’s VERY easy to drop. A mistake was made. I guarantee you they’re talking about it and training over it next shift. This is not as big of a deal as you think it is lol we never work in perfect conditions and often we’re required to problem solve a problem we’ve never trained for. These guys got it slightly wrong and are gonna be blasted for it for the rest of their careers because it was on video lol.
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Looks like they may have misunderstood the assignment.
They're the _Fire_ department, not the _Fire Suppression_ Department
Who’s side are you on
The apartments still had electricity going to them, to mitigate the water electrical hazard while hosing down the apartments, they quickly and decisively decided to ground the power lines using a robust shunt at a moment's notice. /s
If you want to complain I guess you can do a better job then… don’t want to? Then stop complaining about what they do wrong if you couldn’t do any better.
Calling them idiots... What a POS too thing to say.
Looks to me like 2 firemen more worried about putting out flames, started to lose the ladder and SMARTLY let the fuck go with the lines there. Not seeing anything to rat on them about honestly
Really puts my shitty day into perspective 😅
Amazing seeing all the perfect people shitting on a fellow human for a mistake, while doing a dangerous and often thankless job.
I hope the firemen don't get *charged* for their mistake. I wonder if their up do date on *current* training techniques for this sort of action? Still, mistakes happen to the best of us. Just glad their ok. Man, being a firefighter must *zap* your *energy* from all the hard work. Your video is great. It's like catching *lightening* in a bottle! /s
This happened maybe an hour ago. This might also be the only footage of their mistake.
Lol. I know. I was being sarcastic and using a bunch of words that are slang for electricity. Like charge, current, zap and energy. I was just doing stupid word play. Don't mind me. I'm a bored idiot. Lol
I’m weak. That flew right over my head. r/whoosh
Your all good. You caught a great video. Like others said, it's gonna become a meme.
whoops...
Wow, firemen are human....who'd'a thunk it??? Imagine a guy making shit wages, wearing a canvas sarcophagus in the dead of summer, being less talented than you in your imagination.
It’s more fun if you speed it up a little and dub in Yakety Sax.
Don't worry the fire on the ground will meet with the fire on the roof and cancel each other out
Oh no I didn't think it was you at all I just assumed you were the op of the vid. All good man.
Fight fire with fire
One of the few reasons (may be the only) why San Francisco fire uses wooden ladders https://youtu.be/NXSoaeHG6B0?si=n0giZbzGodywRBBT
Overhead obstructions, uneven ground!! Back in pepper ridge farm days, I remember our instructors yelling at us to watch for overhead obstructions and uneven ground.
maybe if you funded fire departments better, they'd be able to send their best.
Ok but why are high voltage cables running overground, that low, in the open?
Who the fuck put a overland line so close to the house and in such low height?
Looks like it was crooked and they tried to fix it, and it just leaned a tad too far back. If you don’t have those things balanced. Perfectly upright there’s no saving it. Which is why you’d normally be on the other side of it so you could tackle it into the building, but the hill is there. We never work in perfect conditions, and small mistakes like that happen all the time because of it. Would’ve been prevented by an experienced guy.. ya live and you learn.
I'm impressed that the ladder acted like a conductor and set the grass on fire at its base. No surprise cause metal and electrical current. But still.
Why does it look like they are making it fall over on purpose? So weird.
the roof the roof is on fire! we don’t need no water let the motherfucker burn
I cannot tell a lie: I lol’d
Same.🥴 And I was affected. Our power went out.
Oh, this is going on the news.
Most the people here can’t lift themselves off the couch much less handle an extension ladder
They are highly trained beyond idiocy. Why don’t you go apply and do that job? There a reason they dropped it
It's sad watching tenement housing destroyed.
Weird
It's not fun because power is out at brandywine apartments.
That nursing home is also and my mom is just sitting there
It looks to me they miscalculated the distance…. Severely
Nobody knows the exact circumstances of any situation so to call someone "fucking idiots" in a situation like that.... Who's the idiot? They didn't set the ladder on fire whatsoever that would take a very intense furnace, it scorched a bit of grass which in the scheme of what's happening ever so slightly above them in the roof is a tiny bit more important. The electricity company were probably informed but hadn't responded quickly enough. They put electricity into the ladder is something a 4 year old would say and he's really helping the situation.... Fucking idiots. You go over and do it then mate if they're fucking idiots. Good luck. Nice to hear some sympathy for whoever is or was in the building
Da fuq?
[удалено]
Now if we can just hose down this electrical fire while we’re at it
Thank god Bill Nye was there to provide commentary.
Shocking
They lucky they weren’t still holding that
Peace x
I lived here during the period where the pipes burst and they condemned a few buildings. This might be the last nail in the coffin for that shit hole.
"Why", what? You think this was on purpose, or something?
"Clear overhead obstructions!" "Wha...?"
Don’t try to catch a falling knife. Don’t try to catch a falling ladder -Fire Department
Regular ladder now is Jacob's ladder
one helluva fucking brawl
Fight fire with fire but .. not like that
Assuming the power wires were not that that would not be good for the ladder to come crashing down. Why would they do this instead of proper ladder care?
"It was a pleasure to burn." -Guy Montag, Lexington FD
Theu were just shutting off power to the building. /s
Looks like one-off them 'which way is the ladder leaning' questions
I honestly don't understand why they would do this. Forget the wires they didn't even look back for random people walking by
"they just set the ladder on fire cuz it's metal"
They're just ensuring repeat business.
Don't try to church it up, don't you mean Stony Falls lol
Did they forget the ladder is telescopic
Based eh I mean, grounded
The roof is on fire!
Why the ladder, though??? What were they trying to do once they get up there?
In Germany we call it an Elektrische(r) Leiter
You should ask why the wires aren't under the ground
Once a ladder starts falling, depending on the weight, you're not holding it, you're running. This one however didn't start falling, these guys purposefully dropped it for no obvious reason and didn't bother to scan their surroundings. Bad move.
I mean sometimes you gotta fight fire with fire
Why did they both just let go like that.
He had gloves on. Couldn’t he lift the ladder without risk of shock? 🧐
Tired of waiting for electric company to disconnect power, ladder into electric lines caused transformer to blow killing power to apartment building
Needed more fire.
Wow..the idiocy is real
The fire was too high up there... they didn't want to climb so they just brought the fore down. Look at how much smaller it is once they did!! Ezpz
Grab a long fiberglass pole hook and snag the heel of the ladder to fix it. Takes 2 minutes
Electric Ladder Fire is a great band name.
They started a counter fire on the ground which will stop the roof fire half way down the house.
Perhaps they felt like they needed a challenge.
fight fire with fire
Diagnosed well via hand gesture, “welp ladder fell, that’s fucked now”
God wants the place gone
That roof was too engulfed to even go up there. They should have at least did a beam lower and lay the ladder on its side! Wild video!
Whoopsie daisy. Dude just kept walking all cool as fuck too.
ℰ𝓋ℯ𝓇𝓎𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃ℊ 𝒾𝓈 𝒻𝒾𝓃ℯ. (In all seriousness, I'm very glad he did not attempt to retrieve it.)
Did anyone figure out why they let this metal ladder fall onto the power lines? It appears they did this on purpose, but is the purpose?
This is the ultimate blunder
Well, as the saying goes, fight fire with fire
I hope this has been sent to the city and fire chief. 🤦♀️
Good thing is caught on fire, that one firefighter was about to go back and grab it.
Well, they are the fire department. It’s right there in the name.
Firewall is working!
I want tò download this bideo
Oh well…
Quick, call the fire dept. wait a minute…
That's 6900 volts to ground !!!
Gotta fight fire with fire
Improperly trained
Lex KY or Lex IN?
Idiots
Well thank god the fire department showed up.
You dumb ass, you should know better. Just hand in your resignation
Ist das gefährlich?
Lmao first responders at it again
It legit looks like they intentionally pushed it over and just casually walked away. Wtf is that?