NYC Firefighter Rates 10 Firefighting Scenes In Movies And TV | How Real Is It? | Insider

typical blockbuster jump in the most nonchalant tone: “we’d never do that”

14 years here, the day a film studio does a scene of an interior attack/rescue and the screen is totally grey black, they will have finally nailed it.

a lot of fire crews use backdraft as a training aid: "if we see you doing any of this, you're off the crew."

I expected him to say something like “So usually we aren’t Spider-man when we enter burning buildings.”

These videos, where a professional rates scenes from TV and movies, has become my favorite type of videos on YouTube! It's always interesting to listen to someone talk about things they have knowledge of and passion for, even if initially the subject doesn't interest me.

I could watch an entire video on just the guy talking about what Backdraft got right or wrong, I love that film.

End of watch is an underrated gem. Great movie and the end hits very hard

Growing up with a dad in the fire department I watched The Towering Inferno and Backdraft a lot (then Ladder 49 when it came out, but I had moved out by then). I started firefighting in middle school and continued into my 30s in a few different states. It's an amazing job! So many firefighting movies and shows are barely truth with unnecessary stuff added in (when it's an exciting job already), so I don't watch those Chicago Fire and similar shows. There can be plenty of heartbreak, but the good days always overrode my bad. I've had staircases, walls, and ceilings fall on me, I've been next to a 6 foot tall propane tank blasting fire near me, I've cut apart vehicles and taken people (living and dead) out, and found people and animals in primary searches (the ones we do before a hose line gets into the building), and any time I was thanked for my service I thanked them back for the opportunity to do a job I loved. I'm fairly certain that my firefighting days caused the bulged discs and arthritis in my spine, but it beats the emphysema in others that also led to comorbidity in Covid deaths with other firefighters I knew. I don't regret it because it was not only a great job, but it gives me insight into how selfless my dad was during my childhood as he risked his life to save the lives of strangers, and I had no doubt that he'd do that for me as well.

Backdraft was one of my favorite movies of all time

Is this the only time someone gave "I pronounce You Chuck & Larry" a more positive rating than Sam Raimi's "Spider-man"?

Ladder 49 and Backdraft were the first 2 firefighting based movies I watched and have loved them ever since. As of about 4 years ago I started leaning stuff to become a firefighter since I'm only in 10th grade.

I really enjoy watching experts on a certain topic give a detailed breakdown of something in plain English for the layman to understand. It's inspiring and informative at the same time.

18:23 to 20:04 If I recall correctly, a lot of the TOWERING INFERNO's electrical systems including the sprinklers failed to work properly due to the builder's son-in-law cutting corners by purchasing substandard wiring and other materials.

The fact that nobody is wearing a mask in a fire stands out to me.

Great lad, great takes. Respect to all the firefighters and first responders out there.

Very inspiring 👨🏽‍🚒 Thank you for your service as a firefighter 🙏

With the towering inferno bit, those chemicals were out because some parts of the building were under construction. It was the tallest building in the world (fictional) and was in San Francisco. The owner, Mrs. Dunkin opened the building for a party with the mayor to be held on the 135th floor. Than, the water tanks. The sprinkler system wasn’t working on the 81st floor (where the first started) and up. So they had to blow up the water tanks since it held up to 2 million gallons and was enough to drown the fire. So really, I think it was distantly realistic.

Thanks for the service Anthony! And the laughs too. :D

Once saw a lumbermill go up in flames. You could feel the heat a mile away

Thank you for your sacrifice and service Anthony Martinez.