I've always been taught by the old salts in my department that if you get caught inside during a flashover then you're dead

Massive respect to all fire fighters!

Just a layperson here but I had never heard of flashover or really anything about how a fire progresses until I watched the station nightclub fire video. That scared the crap out of me! I now respect fire a whole lot more. You know how people say what would you save in a fire? Me and my family and get the heck out!

Thank you for posting this. Incredibly informative and well done.

I think I'm kind of late to the party, but found your video while doing some research on aircraft in-flight fires, specifically Air Canada 797 that experienced a flashover in the cabin after making an emergency landing in Cincinnati and subsequently opening the doors for passenger evacuation.  Very educational video, particularly to a non-firefighter such as myself.  I knew there was a science to firefighting, but I had no idea.  Again, great video.

Wow thanks for breaking that down.  so flashover was WORSE than I thought!   or was about what I thought.. but much worse.   1000 degrees and more!  I've been trying to understand exactly how it was and what happened inside the station fire of 2003 in Rhode Island, with the band Great White.  My God!  them people didn't have a chance!  and it was over in seconds.    You guys really don't get appreciated enough! the danger and trauma you go through, emts, doctors, police..  It definitely takes some special people to do these jobs and go on day after day..  Thank you guys!   you are the heroes.

You mentioned the ceiling height can be a factor in flashovers.  It was when I had a fire in my dining room.  All the first floor ceilings were 10' high.  The room had smoke billowing from ceiling to about shoulder height (the smoke residue was visible on the walls).  The chief said it would have flashed in less than five minutes.  A humorous note - the department was training that day so every firefighter was there for training - and eager to respond to the 911 call!

Fire and firefighting is a highly technical - and dangerous - science and profession, and these guys are the Master Instructors.

. . . this incredible concentrated knowledge within the heads of this fire department - the chief's and the engineer's together - is priceless . . .

Great presentation. It's the type of battlefield where you can change the dynamic until able to do the other things. Stay alert.

Lots of discussion on straight v/s fog streams here. From my 25 years on the job, I  have learned that if there is a known life hazard, I am going to straight stream immediately. why? Because the civilian doesn't have ppe/scba that we have. The straight stream doesn't interrupt the thermal column no where near as much as the fog does. The straight stream doesn't create as much steam as the fog. This gives our victim at least a  fighting chance. Now if the situation is reversed and all I have to do is put out fire then sure I will open up the pattern. Remember our basics, R.E.C.E.O Rescue is 1st. Exposure is 2nd. Confinement 3rd. Extinguishment 4th and Overhaul is 5th. I realize that all 5 can be happening at the same time but our priority is rescuing that life. Love you brothers out there be safe!

This was an excellent training video.

Not a firefighter, but damn this is interesting stuff!

Here after the Swiss nightclub fire

Thank you so much!!!! I will spread this knowledge with my mates.

"What a fascinating moden age we live in" - Jack Aubrey

It would be great to have that kind of training here in Peru.

Good Video, well done and great in depth visuals and explanations.

I did 27 myself I adopted a semi stream approach I fogged my straight stream just ever so about 20' out I had a diameter around 12 ish inches.  Worked very well for me over the years.

Awesome video.