1. What caused the fire?

2. Thank you TLS for the coverage.
   This should be a wake up call for all, to help, and look to help all in need.
   What we are witnessing is true Chesed (kindness) and help of all these good hearted people involved, even if your ability is to feel and Daven [Pray] for those in need. Surely if you are of ability to help in any way, your friend, neighbor, or relative, may need, and be awaiting your help.

   We do not have to wait for such excitements as this, may Hashem watch us.

   This will be a great Zechus [merit] for all of us, and bring Midas Horachamim [ Divine Mercy ] from Hashem, on to us all.

3. is there a way to sposor money to the family marrying off their son

4. I witnessed the scene.

   I think that the township really has to allocate more funds to the fire dept. They work as if we are in some small township, we are already a city.
   It took them quite a while to get their act together (as you can also see from the clip) and even once they started they were working pretty slowly.
   This house could of ended in better shape than the way it tragically did, with the right training.

5. Levi J, how long have you been a professional fire fighter. What year did you have your training?

6. I think that they should call the 9-1-1 immediately and not wait. I think that fire was already out of control when the fire dept got there and they were trying to play catch up with limited information. If you call them First They will come quicker..if you wait to call them..it takes them longer

7. Levi J,

   The fire budget is voted on by the citizens of this town directly. If you want to see more fire fighters speak to the fire commisioners who were elected by the citizens of this town. In the last election the fire budget was voted down.

8. Levi J,
   There is a lot the public does not see from behind the yellow line. To pass judgement based on your having witensed the scene from the street or a 5 minute video clip is kind of like sitting in the cockpit of an airplane with its complex multitude of dials and buttons and determining whether or not the pilot is following the proper procedure. Without any training that’s just guessing at best and downright ignorant. That is not to criticize anyone but stating the facts.
   Most spectators instinctively observe fire showing from a relatively small area and wonder why the FD didn’t simply get some water on the fire asap and all would be well good with just some minor damage in one area of the house.
   Here’s a glimpse of what’s actually happening when all that “set up” and “slow moving action” is happening in front of the spectators or the cameras.
   That initial small (relatively) area of fire that you see as the first arriving engines get on scene is actually the tip of the iceberg. The interior of the structure is already engulfed on the floors below having started from below and worked its way up to the attic. Pretty much the entire attic and/or upper floor is on fire as well. This is not viewable from the outside at the beginning. While it may not seem much from the outside at the start, the fire has already grown significantly and cannot be put out with a quick squirting from the hose line. It’s also important to understand that initially a search and rescue is being conducted to find any possibly trapped victims. This may be done before a water attack to avoid endangering any potential victims and the firefighters cunducting the search and rescue operation. As for attacking a fire itself, the most effective way to put out fire is at the seat or origin of the fire, and that means going into the structure and fighting the fire from the inside as opposed to hitting it from the ouside. That will only be done once search and rescue is completed and/or when the situation allows for proper reach from the outside – there is no sense in lobbing a water attack at the ceiling or some other ineffective approach from the outside unless you can actually get the water on the base of the fire. For the same reason, simply spraying water at the start on the tip of the flames showing from the roof without actually hitting the base of the fire is not going to put out the fire. That may sometimes be done in conjunction with an interior attack. While not much action is observed from the outside at the start of many fires there are actually crews inside the structure at that time working their way through to the fire. These crews are working off a minimal water supply from their own engines relying on the next incoming engines to supply them with a continous water supply from a hydrant. This is a critical and extremely dangerous period in the fire operations. Effective maneuvers and fire ground operations based on over a century of experience and technology are being employed. The rear side of the structure in this case, and some others, got a lot of attention as that is where the fire was traveling initially for some time. Naturally, the rear of the home is almost never observed from the street or in video footage. Much of the scene outside as the operation gets underway does not reflect what is happening inside and behind the structure, in the hot zone. What the public will see will include the multitude of mutual aid fire companies who have come to help us in a supportive role should we need it. You will also observe the F.A.S.T. teams who are there to rescue downed firefighters should that occur. Needless to say, firefighting is extremely dangerous and exhausting and require many crews to rotate in shifts. All the above personell and more result in a scene that will present a picture of an unbalanced ratio of operating firefighters to resting firefighters, again giving the perception that little is being done.
   A lot more can be said.
   The point is, there is much, much that is going on that gets lost in the eyes of the layman.

   Kudos to our firefighters who spent hours on their feet, tired and hungry for over 8 hours! Many took off from work and had to cancel weekend plans with family and friends, both Jewish and non-Jewish firefighters alike.

9. We appreciate all the LFD does for our town. Thanks , guys !!

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