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Posted: 2/19/2021 10:54:24 AM EST
[#1]
I would have been shedding my gear. That shit is heavy. Hell of a jump.
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Posted: 2/19/2021 11:19:50 AM EST
[#2]
Wow! Glad he made.
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Posted: 2/19/2021 1:40:56 PM EST
[#3]
He definitely saved his ass. Glad he made it.
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Posted: 2/19/2021 1:42:37 PM EST
[#4]
FFs jumping from or out of buildings...happens quite often...glad it worked out for this guy
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Posted: 2/19/2021 1:48:12 PM EST
[#5]
That snow was a godsend for landing at that point.
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Posted: 2/19/2021 1:50:07 PM EST
[#6]
We used to jump rooftops as kids. None of the buildings were ever on fire at the time though.
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Posted: 2/19/2021 1:54:02 PM EST
[#7]
Hard to tell but it looks like he dropped his scba before the jump.
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Posted: 2/19/2021 2:03:46 PM EST
[#8]
Not batman, but it worked.
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Posted: 2/19/2021 2:08:35 PM EST
[#9]
Glad he is ok and there was a place to jump too!
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Posted: 2/19/2021 2:11:48 PM EST
[#10]
Wow!
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Posted: 2/19/2021 2:13:23 PM EST
[#11]
Damn Crazy Truckies!
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Posted: 2/19/2021 2:13:39 PM EST
[#12]
Never skip leg day.
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Posted: 2/19/2021 8:17:59 PM EST
[#13]
Ladder/Truck companies are a different breed.
In Chicago, and probably other large cities, guys on trucks wear lighter weight gear than engine guys. Different job descriptions; engines - fire suppression, trucks - rescue and ventilation. |
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Posted: 2/19/2021 8:32:19 PM EST
[#14]
That was clutch
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Posted: 2/19/2021 8:35:01 PM EST
[#15]
Lucky guy.
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Posted: 2/19/2021 8:37:05 PM EST
[#16]
Ballsy as fuck.
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Posted: 2/19/2021 8:37:49 PM EST
[#17]
What was his other choice?
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Posted: 2/19/2021 8:41:53 PM EST
[#18]
Pretty cool
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Posted: 2/19/2021 9:03:49 PM EST
[#19]
Quote HistoryQuoted: In Chicago, and probably other large cities, guys on trucks wear lighter weight gear than engine guys. Different job descriptions; engines - fire suppression, trucks - rescue and ventilation. Wut??? |
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Posted: 2/20/2021 5:28:57 AM EST
[#20]
Quote HistoryQuoted: We used to jump rooftops as kids. None of the buildings were ever on fire at the time though. We had a cop at work (who was a certified nutcase) do it once just for shits and giggles, the Capt. who saw him was not amused though. |
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Posted: 2/20/2021 5:44:17 AM EST
[#21]
I’d rather fight two meth heads at once. Fuck all that fire noise. I’m not burning to death.
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Posted: 2/20/2021 5:44:58 AM EST
[#22]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Wut??? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: In Chicago, and probably other large cities, guys on trucks wear lighter weight gear than engine guys. Different job descriptions; engines - fire suppression, trucks - rescue and ventilation. Wut??? Dude, I watched Emergency as a kid. The "engine" is the big one, like "Engine 51." The "truck" is the smaller one. Like "Rescue 51." The guys who fight fires, like Chet, ride on the Engine. The guys who do rescue and stuff ride in the one ton, like Johnny and Roy. Chet had to wear the big coat. Johnny and Roy had short sleeves unless they were going in a structure. This was a 70s TV show, so I'm pretty sure it's accurate. On topic, I was expecting a Chicago high rise jump and got a one story plop into a snow pile. 4/10 "building jumping." 9/10 self preservation points though. |
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Posted: 2/20/2021 7:00:32 AM EST
[#23]
Glad he made it.
That was a combination of ability and some serious motivation. |
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Posted: 2/20/2021 7:11:37 AM EST
[#24]
Tank...run the jump program...
Whoa 
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Posted: 2/20/2021 7:15:09 AM EST
[#25]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Dude, I watched Emergency as a kid. The "engine" is the big one, like "Engine 51." The "truck" is the smaller one. Like "Rescue 51." The guys who fight fires, like Chet, ride on the Engine. The guys who do rescue and stuff ride in the one ton, like Johnny and Roy. Chet had to wear the big coat. Johnny and Roy had short sleeves unless they were going in a structure. This was a 70s TV show, so I'm pretty sure it's accurate. On topic, I was expecting a Chicago high rise jump and got a one story plop into a snow pile. 4/10 "building jumping." 9/10 self preservation points though. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: In Chicago, and probably other large cities, guys on trucks wear lighter weight gear than engine guys. Different job descriptions; engines - fire suppression, trucks - rescue and ventilation. Wut??? Dude, I watched Emergency as a kid. The "engine" is the big one, like "Engine 51." The "truck" is the smaller one. Like "Rescue 51." The guys who fight fires, like Chet, ride on the Engine. The guys who do rescue and stuff ride in the one ton, like Johnny and Roy. Chet had to wear the big coat. Johnny and Roy had short sleeves unless they were going in a structure. This was a 70s TV show, so I'm pretty sure it's accurate. On topic, I was expecting a Chicago high rise jump and got a one story plop into a snow pile. 4/10 "building jumping." 9/10 self preservation points though. Not correct. The truck is the tower/ladder. When not conducting aerial ops, truckies perform interior searches and vent roofs and windows. There's more to it but the truck isn't a pick up |
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Posted: 2/20/2021 7:19:01 AM EST
[#26]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Wut??? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: In Chicago, and probably other large cities, guys on trucks wear lighter weight gear than engine guys. Different job descriptions; engines - fire suppression, trucks - rescue and ventilation. Wut??? Ladders vs. hoses. Truck: often, but not always, a tractor/trailer unit that also steers at the rear of the vehicle. Truck crew’s role is to rescue people, give the fire and heat someplace else to go. Some also call the truck the “hook and ladder.” Engine: straight, shorter vehicle. Pumps water, has shitloads of hose lines. Engine crew’s job is to put the fire out. Some fire houses have both, some have one or the other. Units from multiple fire houses often respond to the same call. |
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Posted: 2/20/2021 7:28:44 AM EST
[#27]
Truck guys have the same gear but don't use a SCBA tank on roof operations. The weight of those tanks up on a slippery roof will throw you off balance.
I think 2 guys jumped off. I was watching the helicopter footage on a different station and i saw a guy coming off the garage on the other side of building there was prints in snow from middle of garage. They show him just as he was jumping off the garage. It looked like the guy jumped to the garage and jumped down to the shock of the chief in the alley. |
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Posted: 2/20/2021 7:48:26 AM EST
[#28]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Truck guys have the same gear but don't use a SCBA tank on roof operations. The weight of those tanks up on a slippery roof will throw you off balance. I think 2 guys jumped off. I was watching the helicopter footage on a different station and i saw a guy coming off the garage on the other side of building there was prints in snow from middle of garage. They show him just as he was jumping off the garage. It looked like the guy jumped to the garage and jumped down to the shock of the chief in the alley. Lol wut. What department goes on a burning structure without SCBAs |
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Posted: 2/20/2021 8:01:13 AM EST
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Lol wut. What department goes on a burning structure without SCBAs "Chicago" truckies don't wear it unless you are doing a surround and drown up in the basket or doing searches. They have the MSA with the hour bottles they are heavy as fuck. Usually the second trucks will throw extra ladders for emergency egress BUT it looked like Murphys law was running the show at shift change (it was around that time). Thank God everyone went home. |
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Posted: 2/20/2021 8:39:20 AM EST
[#30]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Ladders vs. hoses. Truck: often, but not always, a tractor/trailer unit that also steers at the rear of the vehicle. Truck crew’s role is to rescue people, give the fire and heat someplace else to go. Some also call the truck the “hook and ladder.” Engine: straight, shorter vehicle. Pumps water, has shitloads of hose lines. Engine crew’s job is to put the fire out. Some fire houses have both, some have one or the other. Units from multiple fire houses often respond to the same call. We know. I’m just wondering wearing I can get this lighter gear when I am on the ladder truck instead of the engine. God, what I would give to have my 3/4 boots and original Scott 4.5 back. |
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Posted: 2/20/2021 8:54:12 AM EST
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Never skip leg day. |
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Posted: 2/20/2021 8:54:41 AM EST
[#32]
Quote HistoryQuoted: We know. I’m just wondering wearing I can get this lighter gear when I am on the ladder truck instead of the engine. God, what I would give to have my 3/4 boots and original Scott 4.5 back. In the era of Nano technology why did they make the equipment heavier and bulky. Really dumb the weight of the MSA batteries. Yeh 3/4boots were great and having the vibra alert on the mask was the best. You knew if it was your bell with the vibra alert none of this "Whos pass alarm is that!" Embarrassingly it turns out its yours ooops. |
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Posted: 2/20/2021 8:56:29 AM EST
[#33]
That dude has Backdraft on VHS, DVD and Blueray.
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Posted: 2/20/2021 9:03:59 AM EST
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: That dude has Backdraft on VHS, DVD and Blueray. And on a Netflix account. |
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Posted: 2/20/2021 9:05:45 AM EST
[#35]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I would have been shedding my gear. That shit is heavy. Hell of a jump. Less of a jump than a ski slope launch. And that roof he was sitting on was probably getting mighty toasty. Glad he made it! That AAR will maybe lead to some reviews on do’s and don’ts. |
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Posted: 2/20/2021 9:10:26 AM EST
[#36]
Glad he's OK, but I was expecting a skyscraper, not a two-story. He could have just hung from the gutter and dropped to the ground just as easily.
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Posted: 2/20/2021 9:16:24 AM EST
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Lol wut. What department goes on a burning structure without SCBAs Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Truck guys have the same gear but don't use a SCBA tank on roof operations. The weight of those tanks up on a slippery roof will throw you off balance. I think 2 guys jumped off. I was watching the helicopter footage on a different station and i saw a guy coming off the garage on the other side of building there was prints in snow from middle of garage. They show him just as he was jumping off the garage. It looked like the guy jumped to the garage and jumped down to the shock of the chief in the alley. Lol wut. What department goes on a burning structure without SCBAs Chicago and Detroit don’t operate on roofs with SCBA’s on. I’m sure others around them don’t either. It makes absolutely NO sense to me, but that’s the way they’ve operated for a long time. I’m sure that Fresno Captain that fell through into the fully involved garage a few years ago was glad he had his on, I can’t imagine not. |
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Posted: 2/20/2021 9:17:50 AM EST
[#38]
Since the early 1870s, Chicago has taken a particularly aggressive stance on fighting fires.
Consider this building the ground zero of the Great Chicago Fire. The Robert J. Quinn Fire Academy was built at DeKoven and Jefferson, on the site of the O’Leary house and barn. “That’s the poetic justice,” Lewis said. “They built the academy to train firefighters on the site.” Outside, a famous sculpture by Egon Weiner meant to represent a flame commemorates the historical event. Inside, visitors can find a firefighter emblem on the floor emblazoned with “1871”— this emblem marks the exact location of the O’Leary barn, where the fire began. Per Smithsonian Magazine. |
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Posted: 2/20/2021 9:20:43 AM EST
[#39]
Glad he made it. Earned a chunk of his pension that day
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Posted: 2/20/2021 9:25:17 AM EST
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Posted: 2/20/2021 9:26:37 AM EST
[#41]
brass balls
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Posted: 2/20/2021 9:30:25 AM EST
[#42]
Glade he made it and hope he’s ok.
There’s some derp in this thread. Not all departments are the same of course, so this may not apply to you. 1. My department buys the same gear for every person. There isn’t a lighter set for truckies. SOP prevents us from modifying our gear. Granted some “squad gods” think they’re above policy and try it from time to time. 2. Every department that I know of, including mine, SOP is roof team wears SCBA and breathes air from it while on the roof. Why you may ask, because shit happens and if you find yourself falling into the blazing inferno that’s beneath you, you’ll be better protected. You’ll get fucked up for sure but it gives you a chance.  Fresno firefighter falls through roof of burning garage This is a bad day. He survived but with 3rd degree burns over 70% of his body. He wore his gear and it helped save him. |
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Posted: 2/20/2021 9:31:13 AM EST
[#43]
That’s where I was born and raised.
As a cop we always jacked with fire fighters and they jacked with us but when things got real we had to admit they have guts. I tried to enter a burning house to check for people, got 3 feet in before I realized there was no air to breathe. Honestly fire scares me. Glad he made it. Here’s to you smoke eaters. 
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Posted: 2/20/2021 9:39:25 AM EST
[#44]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Damn Crazy Truckies! Quote HistoryQuoted: Damn Crazy Truckies! So they can look inside and see what firemen do for a living. I sure the brother in that video will get shit from his buddies for losing his tools. Quoted: Ladder/Truck companies are a different breed. In Chicago, and probably other large cities, guys on trucks wear lighter weight gear than engine guys. Different job descriptions; engines - fire suppression, trucks - rescue and ventilation. Quoted: Truck guys have the same gear but don't use a SCBA tank on roof operations. The weight of those tanks up on a slippery roof will throw you off balance. Had the roof at a taxpayer job, the smoke was so bad it killed my saw. Had to back away from the hole I was cutting to get it restarted. |
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Posted: 2/20/2021 9:42:33 AM EST
[#45]
Good thing the buildings are only 3 ft away from each other
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Posted: 2/20/2021 9:56:10 AM EST
[#46]
Pucker factor = at least an 8.
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Posted: 2/20/2021 9:59:02 AM EST
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted: What was his other choice? As a Lieutenant, my old man went head first through a window when the apartment he was in flashed over. Thank God it was on the first floor, so it was only about a 10/12 foot drop. He told me later, it never even crossed his mind, what floor he was on - saw the window and fent. Said if he'd been on the 30th floor, he'd have gone through the glass just as quickly. |
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Posted: 2/20/2021 10:54:36 AM EST
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: We had a cop at work (who was a certified nutcase) do it once just for shits and giggles, the Capt. who saw him was not amused though. My best friend's (at the time) brother was killed doing it. He was probably only about 12 years old. Our parents and the cops came down on us hard after that and rightfully so. |
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Posted: 2/20/2021 11:06:13 AM EST
[#49]
I hope he gets a week off and a case of beer. Nice jump! |
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Posted: 2/20/2021 11:08:55 AM EST
[#50]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Good thing the buildings are only 3 ft away from each other How did you come up with that distance? |
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