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Top 5 firefighting videos of August 2015

Best clips include a 325-pound firefighter defying size in a self-rescue drill and a fire department’s recruitment music video to ‘Dynamite’

A fire lieutenant driving around a stopped school bus and firefighters trying out the IFEX 300 for a car fire are among this month’s top firefighting videos.

325-lb. firefighter defies size in self-rescue drill

The viral video that shows the big man squeezing through the rungs of a ladder in full gear has more than 150,000 views from all over the world.

Fire dept. creates ‘Dynamite’ recruitment video

One firefighter brought the music video idea to training one night, mandating the volunteers to lip sync and dance to ‘Dynamite’ by Taio Cruz.

Fire Lt. drives around stopped school bus

Officials said stops are taking longer because the driver is checking students’ wrist bands; the fire Lt. wasn’t suspended and remains on the job.

Firefighters try out IFEX 300 for car fire

The IFEX 3000 (Impulse Fire Extinguisher) gun can be used to put out fires efficiently and safely.

Medic in double motorcycle crash: ‘I am 911'

Both riders from this Aug. 2 crash were OK.