Lt. Bryan Mathiau of the Manchester Fire Department breaks down a pallet fire in San Bernardino County, California, and why these blazes pose unique challenges for crews. Watch episode 4 of “American Inferno”:
Nearly six years ago, a devastating five-alarm fire destroyed the historic Middle Collegiate Church in Manhattan’s East Village. Lt. Bryan Mathiau of the Manchester Fire Department breaks down how heavy timber construction contributed to the blaze and challenged firefighters on Dec. 5, 2020.
Lt. Bryan Mathiau of the Manchester Fire Department takes viewers inside four structure fires across California and Pennsylvania. Mathiau dissects the tactics, hazards and judgment calls that separate a contained fire from a catastrophic one. Watch the full epiosde: https://youtu.be/SqldrRCja1c?si=A7E_U_MRi1fZbzkb
In the second episode of "American Inferno," Lt. Bryan Mathiau of the Manchester, Connecticut, Fire Department takes viewers inside four structure fires across California and Pennsylvania. He dissects the tactics, the hazards and the judgment calls that separate a contained fire from a catastrophic one. Mathiau, a combat veteran who served in Iraq and a former Connecticut Fire Academy instructor, has spent more than a decade in the fire service. Host: Bryan Mathiau Segment Producer: Chris Casey, Matthew Troy, Taylor Girtman Videos credit: Citizens Hose Co. of Jersey Shore, Modesto Fire Department, San Bernardino County Fire NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
Lt. Bryan Mathiau of Manchester, Connecticut, explains the emotional turmoil a firefighter faces when rescuing civilians from the scene. MORE: https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/please-my-baby-firefighter-breaks-down-dramatic-house-fires-in-american-inferno/
Lt. Bryan Mathiau of Manchester, Connecticut, breaks down the different functions of a fire truck and fire engine and how both work in conjunction on the scene of a fire.
Firefighter and combat veteran Lt. Bryan Mathiau explains what firefighters really see when fighting flames on “American Inferno.” MORE: https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/please-my-baby-firefighter-breaks-down-dramatic-house-fires-in-american-inferno/
A dramatic apartment rescue in subzero Michigan temperatures. A wind-whipped house fire on the California coast. A Christmas Day blaze with a downed power line blocking the way. A fully engulfed camper in a crowded Pennsylvania campground. These are the fires at the center of American Inferno, a new NewsNation digital series hosted by Lt. Bryan Mathiau of the Manchester, Connecticut, Fire Department. For more than a decade, firefighter and veteran Bryan Mathiau has run toward danger. Now, he takes you inside destructive fires across America. Through raw, first-hand helmet-cam footage and his expert perspective, witness the razor-thin margins of life-or-death decisions made in real-time. From heroic rescues of families trapped in sub-zero…