So just an observation and thought. In the excellent videos provided by Skylerfire and Grogan Fire, during the early stages of this job, Ladders 175, 176 and 112 appear to have gotten into the box first, taking up the 1 and 4 sides of the fire building. All were sticks and not tower ladders. It happens and sometimes can't be avoided. The fire was well involved in a deep commercial building. In the 70's the STANGS came off the rigs and were set up on the sidewalks for greater GPM with greater reach. In the 50's and 60's it was 1000 pound (jk) multiversal came off the roof of the cab or up top. Then the tower ladders became the predominant fire killer in these situations, get the bucket down to the street level and work the stand in the bucket all over the inside. But what happens when you can't get a tower ladder(s) in position to do that? The Blitzfire is a great tool for accomplishing this and has been rapidly gaining acceptance by Battalion and Division Chiefs. Unfortunately they are only carried on select specialty units such as squads and Haz Mat. I think the ultimate goal should be to provide every engine company in the city with one. However, because it would cost about $750,000 to do that immediately, maybe slowly adding them to an engine in each Battalion, or throughout each borough, much like HR nozzles and Cockloft nozzles were introduced. A Blitzfire can flow 350-500 GPM and can be operated by a single firefighter once it is set up and placed. It puts a high caliber, high impact fire stream down low allowing deep penetration into these type of occupancies without having to work the nozzle reaction of a 2-1/2" line. In other words, working smarter, not harder while producing more punch. Stay safe
