Early Arrival THIRD ALARM Commercial Structure Fire Lakewood New Jersey 1/8/24
Ocean County – Lakewood – New Jersey – Third Alarm Commercial Structure Fire – 133 Ocean Ave.
Around 4:08 PM Lakewood Police received a phone call for a working structure fire at 133 Ocean Ave, called in by an off-duty LPD Officer. The BOX was quickly upgraded to a WSF due to the amount of calls and the off-duty officer confirming a working fire. First due L-5 & E-5 sized it up as a working structure fire in the old wood yard off Ocean Ave. C-1 quickly arrived on the scene and took command. E-5 started to stretch a 2.5 to get water on the fire, intense fire conditions and smoke were showing from the large vacant building. C-1 quickly upgraded it to the second alarm at this point to bring in mutual aid for the township. C-1 called for defensive fire ops due to the fire load inside the building. E-5 charged the 2.5 and got water on the fire in minutes while heavy fire and smoke conditions were still showing. C-1 requested two more ladder trucks to the scene Howell 19-3-90 & Lakewood Tower 1. Howell’s crew from 19-3 was to make entry from the rear of the property and set up master stream ops while L-5 sticks were being set up in the front of the structure. At some point two civilians were located in the rear of the structure who were inside the building at the time of the fire, they were quickly transported to EMS. It was also reported that 5 people were inside on the second floor (believed to be squatters) at this time C-1 upgraded the fire to a Third Alarm as fire conditions remained the same and doubtful. The second master stream was put in service with other hand lines, and a massive amount of water was being dumped into this fire. Heavy smoke and fire remained. Mutual Aid from Point Plesant Boro was requested for the 2nd RIT team as the first from Jackson had already gone to work. Crews did searches of the building but were negative for any other persons inside. Companys from Brick and Toms River provided coverage for the town. Howell, Toms River, Brick, Jackson, and Point Peasant Boro were all at the scene of the fire. The heavy smoke and fire conditions remained for about 2 hours. As each progress report was the same. Crews operated for hours maybe 6-7 hours. The cause of the fire is currently unknown but its under investigation by the Ocean County Fire Marshall.
Units on Scene –
Point Boro – 7500 – 7511 – 7510 -7520 -7503
Jackson – 5401 – 5513 – 5501 – 5500 – 5400
Howell – 19-3-90 – 19-4-75 – 19-1-90
Brick – 2437 – 2301 – 2310 – 2300
Toms River – 2600 – 2624 -2617
Lakewood – E-5 – L-5 – E-6 – E-1 – T-1 E-2
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What kind of drone do you have?
El fuego va muy rápido. ?
Lil' bit of Jewish Lighting you're all witnessing there.
They should have more than just 3 engines and a ladder for a commercial building.
What a eye sore ?
Aaah, the classic "abandoned building full of flammable shit". One of the most frustrating fires you will ever respond to. Seems like these are always the same – you get some huge, ramshackle old building, built piecemeal over the years, often by joining multiple other buildings together in such a way as to maximize the number of false ceilings, weird void spaces between walls, etc., and always filled to the brim with old tires, old lumber, old cars, barrels of crude oil, shingles, clothes, pretty much anything that will burn. Half the building looks like it's about to collapse any minute, which is yet another reason for no interior attack. And they always put these in the part of town where half the hydrants are inoperable, or where there are no hydrants. Throw in a few homeless squatters and you have a recipe for disaster.
I feel for these guys. I hate to think how many hours they were out there before this thing was done and dusted.
departments should have drones. could be very useful in situations like this to correctly decide the best tactics. very cool video!
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I have seen a lot of these videos. This ahas to be one of the poorer responses and utilization of resources that I have ever seen. Opinion based on drone video. Where are ladders and water Took forever for any results
It always amazes me why it takes so long to get the ladder pipes up and going Why?
Nice footage. What drone do you use?
I live near here and I seen the smoke it was worser than it looked!
What drone do you use for this?
Small backdraft at 1.37. Excellent drone footage of the incident and running coms radio.
I couldn't help notice what appears to be hundreds of people watching this fire , where I live nobody watches fires , to people here they are an inconvenience , something people try and avoid , you can't even find any fire buffs recording fires , traffic doesn't slow down to have a look , although we rarely even have fires , a fire this size is a once every ten year event .
Abandoned building that has obviously been abandoned for a long time , crystal clear skies , it's not the 4th of July or New Years Eve , so what caused this fire , I would definitely say it was caused by friction , yes friction ! When the mortgage papers were rubbing against the insurance papers in the file cabinet ! Could there be any doubt ?
Great job again ??
very good coverage of this stubborn fire.
was beer belly dave the skipper that day.
Thanks for a what not to do video
Who brought the kids that never shut up to the fire grounds??
2nd & 3rd alarms should have been requested at same time
Looks like an old abandoned lumber company sales business which is obviously deteriorated and structurally unstable potentially still full of scraps of lumber, lumber constructed racks, cabinets, structural members! Defensive fire…protect exposures and operate from a safe defensive location and expect early collapse! Great coverage JSFR!!!
Great footage.
Superb bro. Always tuning in to ur vids. Can u also do arrivals in PIP with ur drone footage. A lot of action was goin on around you. Shout out from Burlington county
How tall is Southard's ladder?
Always great to see the Mutual Aid Cooperation. Great job covering this fire! You have all angles covered: drone, radio, crowds, just amazing coverage!!!!
Looking at the mess of stuff just inside the buildings big doors I'd guess this whole place was a fire trap. Great job covering this fire to.
Incredible footage. Thanks for sharing audio as well! Solid work by the crews on the ground and dispatch as well.
Am I missing something ? How was the fire department never made aware of occupants still in the building close to a hour later ?? I’m guessing their egress was cut off by fire ? Any info on this ?
I’ll start by saying that I absolutely love your dedication to what you’re doing . Keep pushing forward . Don’t let anything or anyone discourage you from doing what you love to do . I’m sure I can speak for most when I say I appreciate you going out there day and night and bringing all of us this front line News the way you do !.Excellent job once again . Just continue to be safe and I’m going to really start sharing these videos . I think everyone should so we can bring more exposure to your page . That will help you with views and subscribers.
So again , another great video with great footage. Keep up the good work and continue to stay safe out there .
My dad, 81, called me from the scene…"hey! I'm driving 7511…we're in Lakewood on the 3rd alarm."
"Great, Dad. What's burning?"
"Downtown Lakewood."
"Great, Dad. Be careful."
44:00 great shot in the bay door of the fire rolling overhead.
41:10 fire tornado!
Fantastic video as usual….glad all are safe!
Gotta say that drone sounds like a helicopter from below… All in all, great footage
Jewish lightning
Just curious, what is the drone policy about flying drones near an emergency scene like this? I get not flying them when aircraft are being used, but what a situation like this?
I used to run with Roanoke County Fire Department/Clearbrook Rescue Squad in the 80s. This looks bad but I'm glad you got the Fire under control.
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Why does it take so long to get water on the fire
In America, "vacant" means filled with balsam wood and old tires. I am always shocked by the amount of flammables left in abandoned buildings. Decades of add-ons, lean-to's and mazes of walls makes me worry about the fire fighters.
Great job guys
wow lakewood sure does have alot of fires. hmm !!!!!!!!!!
EXCELLENT Drone Work Sir! ??
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lololo…..JSFD lets another one get away! time to scrap them and go back to vollies.