I am a retired wildland fire chief. I was always ready to call in air support if I need it but I know how expensive it is if I didn’t need it. This engine had to spray the line twice and I'm not sure it is stopped even now. I do have some strong suggestions. 1. Keep the truck inside the burn ALWAYS. The first rule I learned as a hot shot proby in 1966 was to keep one foot or tire in the black always. One of the common denominators of fatal fires is fire burning in flashy fuels. If the wind kicks up to 15 mph, the burning front will lay over 6 to 9 feet which is more than you can run through unharmed. In fact all you need to do is inhale smoke or super-heated air and you're toast. The black is the safest place you can be. 2. You can stop more of the base of the fire from the black. 3. Take the man off the front bumper and have him walk along the edge of the fire and in front of the engine. His hose work will be more effective. 4. Have the rear hoseman walk behind and follow up along the fire edge putting out remaining fire that reignites. If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right.
@wilsjane3 жыл бұрын
When we used to use sacks blankets and even our denim jackets to beat grass fires out, it was just common sense to work from the safety of where the grass was already burnt and we could not get surrounded by the fire. With todays synthetic footwear, particularly sneakers, it may not be as easy. Fortunately, here in the UK we do not get too many serious grass fires, but as a result, our fire departments are less equipped to deal with them. In areas covered by only one truck, unless property is at risk, they will not attend and leave the town uncovered in event of a house fire.
@blackbird40626 жыл бұрын
It is satisfying, I don't know why.
@wrkhrse5 жыл бұрын
ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response).
@jessicafredrick97425 жыл бұрын
RCPRO B same
@davidodonnell2074 жыл бұрын
That's exciting for the first 20 min then it just sucks especially if it's hot
@4lderion4 жыл бұрын
@@davidodonnell207 20 min?, the video long is only 12 min, what are u talking about?
@davidodonnell2074 жыл бұрын
@@4lderion I was a fireman for 15 years I'm talking about my personal experience that happened to me it had nothing to do with this video what are you talkin about
@tzq33tdq5 жыл бұрын
Grass and scrub are definitely my favourite fires to attend, especially when there's nothing significant under immediate threat (such as houses, barns, etc)
@Frilabird4 жыл бұрын
It's so satisfying to see fire immediately put out after the water hits it
@capi1lope7 жыл бұрын
Hate that when it's dry on top and you start sinking in! We had a P-18 2000 gallon tender at work that would do pretty good in that stuff with it's big wide tires. It felt like riding a greased roller skate, but it never got stuck.
@jrockyhill7 жыл бұрын
capi1lope I edited out the good part where we were stuck and actually got ourselves out I ran out of memory card at the end but it got into a bunch of cottonwood trees in a marsh dad came over a little berm and drop the front end into a ditch we couldn't see and we had to have a tractor come pull us out. the bad part was it was arson like 4 different fires
@itsjeff67056 жыл бұрын
Are there really that many people out there that don’t know what manual locking guns are?? I’m only 24 and I know what he was doing. Good lord. Awesome truck. Our department runs two 6x6s with platforms on the front like that. We also use some dodge duallys and a big international with bumper mounted cannon controlled from the cab. Awesome work.
@afterlife93764 жыл бұрын
Mr. Cormany the only trucks that run them in the RFS is a cat 6. It’s a 6x6 7000 litre truck that has a forward water gun mounted on the bull bar that’s controlled by the driver is passenger. It’s mostly a refilling truck but definitely can and will be used in a pinch or on scene.
@chadjones23084 жыл бұрын
I don't know what it is but it's so satisfying to watch them put out the fire lol. Makes me want to put out some fires haha
@gorillaguy-yk8xu Жыл бұрын
so agreed
@414RadioTech5 жыл бұрын
Now that is how to properly put out a fire like this he had the perfect angle and I like his technique thats how I do it whenever we get fires like that I highly recommend using this as a perfect training video and I will be showing this at our next meeting as I will download it to my training video for future traning reference!!!!!!!!!!!!
@hall3a6 жыл бұрын
VR pissing. Taking it to a whole new level
@ffandrewd29863 жыл бұрын
Lol
@Destiny101705 жыл бұрын
Man it’s kind of sad how many people don’t know what locking the hubs is/does....
@Midwestemergencyphoto7 жыл бұрын
Great video , one thing that you might try for those grass fires and the thick brush is add some dawn to the tank and as it is pumped out is applies a kinda soaking foam and will penetrate further and deeper , and works well on those grass clumps and brush and dawn work good in the small tanks and also the indian packs aswell for when your doing mop up , stay safe out there
@mrdayyumyum37126 жыл бұрын
Awesome water firefighting apparatus. I like the spray and roll. In light fuels, slow-burning why not fight the fire like you did from the fuel side of the fire. You are wetting the unburned fuel at the same time you are knocking down the flame. And the rear followup hose is catching the hot spots. Great job. VCFD/UFD.
@jrockyhill6 жыл бұрын
MRDAYYUMYUM thank you for your kind words not a whole lot of people understand how that set up works where you're not just eating all of the smoke
@buildflow6 жыл бұрын
Finally, someone that knows how to extinguish fires!
@brianmuller28663 жыл бұрын
Love the manual lockout hubs. Assume an np205 bulletproof transfer case. Great work. God bless and keep it up!
@Pure_Columbiana3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service man!
@slayermods62746 жыл бұрын
I know my heads not on properly and I have a dirty mind, but seriously it looked like you really had to take a piss and the fire was a convenient reason too, in all seriousness though this is amazing and I love watching this, it's oddly Satasying to me
@Madcapolo6 жыл бұрын
As someone from California who's use to watching converted jetliners dump thousands of gallons of retardant on a fire, this is certainly a different way to see a wildfire get knocked down. Great video!
@smokey12555 жыл бұрын
In California, you will have crews cutting fireline around a fire even if you can get engines and hoselines along the fire line. Dalton IHC, 1966-1970.
@dahJoJo6 жыл бұрын
Having water must be nice! lol (Ex-Handcrew dude) But in all honesty doesn't matter what you use to get the job done, nice video guys. Pump and roll is the shit.
@noah84026 жыл бұрын
Legend has it he is still spraying the grass
@bufordpusser4245 жыл бұрын
ONE.........helicopter would have been able to blow out this entire fire in less than 2 minutes.
@allatv825 жыл бұрын
My voulenteer fire department doesn't have a helicopter.
@bufordpusser4245 жыл бұрын
allatv82, but some agency in your entire county or state does. I'm just saying that if a helicopter was used to attack this fire, it would have taken one person less than 20 minutes of total time to put it out. 1 minute notification time, 5 minutes flight time, 2 minutes attack time, 5 minutes return flight time, 5 minutes de-power and clean up time, yadda, yadda, yadda.
@Duck017405 жыл бұрын
Buford Pusser Not necessary. In Tennessee ,where I live, when we had the Great Smokey Mountains on Fire the US Army National Guard had to come in with their black hawk helicopters to assist in putting it out. Their has been some other cases where the National Guard had to fly in and put other fires out. Also it depends on how far away the helicopter is to fly in. My closet medical helicopter when they dispatch us to set up a LZ (Landing Zone) they say “Lifestar has a ETA of around 9 minutes” and they are a county away so it depends on how far they are away. Also it takes a while to start up a helicopter and do a pre flight inspection before they start up. Not every state has a fire department that has a helicopter.
@tzq33tdq5 жыл бұрын
Our nearest chopper is a 40 minute flight away, plus 15 minute standby, almost an hour until they can get there
@GunfighterWyo7 жыл бұрын
Curtis, he was locking the front axle for all wheel drive. On some vehicles, you have to get out and lock the front axle. Some you don't. That was to get better traction and keep from getting stuck!
@matthewarrasmith7783 жыл бұрын
One of our brushs truck you have to lock the wheels too and it's roughly 2009-2014.
@wigz51096 жыл бұрын
dude on the back wanted some action lol
@april-spring6 жыл бұрын
jrockyhill: When you are out of water, how long does it take to drive to the nearest water supply? How big is the watertank in the truck and how long does it take to fill it up again?
@dexterpoole16256 жыл бұрын
Dam y’all took the trees out an everything to get to where you needed great job
@kennethhuff71584 жыл бұрын
Good old firetruck, good job firefighters. How many gallons does the truck hold?
@jrockyhill4 жыл бұрын
1100
@OPMDS16 жыл бұрын
So what exactly is your job description? It looks like fun haha
@jrockyhill6 жыл бұрын
MatthewShashy we are pretty tight net community we are all volunteers most of us have a lot of experience when we get the call we go do it we can a nice easy non-threatening grass fire is kind of fun
@ALLCAPS6 жыл бұрын
that wheel is known for falling off. He has to tighten it sometimes.
@MasterTwitch136 жыл бұрын
bwahaha, I hadn't seen manual locking hubs in a while.
@jrockyhill6 жыл бұрын
Cameron Ramoly it's an old truck but I love it
@MasterTwitch136 жыл бұрын
I would too
@BRollOffroad6 жыл бұрын
crazy footage, nice video. i know you guys are about to fight a fire but you should toss it in 4WD as soon as you hit the dirt. i do even on easy roads because anything can happen, you guys are blazing new trails. as we saw at 4:22 things can change quickly, had you not already been in 4wd it may have spun more and sunk the rear to where engaging 4wd would be too late. a lot of people think of 4wd like a life raft if they get stuck, should have everything in your favor to not get stuck in the first place. just trying to help out, stay safe.
@slackjawedyokel1 Жыл бұрын
yep -4wd is to keep you from getting stuck --not for when you are stuck
@coleman48403 жыл бұрын
That’s a pretty kick ass brush truck!
@DJ-bh1ju6 жыл бұрын
Looks like most of it was burning slowly into the wind. Too bad you couldn't have just protected the margins and let it go. The grass comes up a lot greener after a burn... Did you have anybody on foot following along with a rake?
@jrockyhill6 жыл бұрын
D J no we do everything from the truck if we can when it gets into trees we drag hose
@dahJoJo6 жыл бұрын
Find a road and burn it out! lol
@IdaHowitzer6 жыл бұрын
Or invasive, non native grasses grow in their place...
@Myemnhk6 жыл бұрын
So did you guys catch the grass on fire on purpose to train for forest fires and stuff?
@jrockyhill6 жыл бұрын
Rai Kai we don't have forest fires here we are open Plains some a hole set Three Fires that all burned more than a mile
@TWOSU_NEWS5 жыл бұрын
I was a wildland type 1 & 2 for 10 years for the U.S Forest Service, BLM, Patrick & Greayback....never was i instructed to aim directly at the fire., nor did i instruct someone to aim directly at a ( grass fire ) as an engine boss., just for the fact that you spread fire., it always parimeter not field., reason., you conserve water while letting the fire burn itself out.
@jrockyhill5 жыл бұрын
You fuel is a LOT different out there then here that is not a guarantee that it will put it out
@TheRealBaDaBingDK6 жыл бұрын
I am not a firefighter, but would it not be more effective to drive at twice the speed, and then just spray behind the vehicle down in your tracks, to make a "wet line" that the fire could not get past?
@jrockyhill6 жыл бұрын
The problem with doing that is we have to bring all of our own water and as big as fire as this one was we didn't have nearly enough equipment or water and the way the wind blowing it will still get through a wet line unless somebody is sitting there babysitting it the grass and places was two feet tall and you'll never get enough water to make it wet enough to not burn or blow Embers over and start the other side
@Jono.P5 жыл бұрын
Love that brush truck and the sound of its beautiful Detroit Diesel. Great job guys
@jrockyhill5 жыл бұрын
You want to know something funny it does sound like a Detroit but it's actually an international and thanks for the kind words
@Jono.P5 жыл бұрын
jrockyhill wow who knew International could make such a great sounding engine. If only the new trucks sounded this good
@jrockyhill5 жыл бұрын
@@Jono.P oh man tell me you're not a green fan haha
@Jono.P5 жыл бұрын
jrockyhill a green fan??
@jrockyhill5 жыл бұрын
@@Jono.P John Deere fan I personally am an international fan haha
@TacoStacks6 жыл бұрын
Great footage again!
@jrockyhill6 жыл бұрын
Taco Stacks thanks
@lt.dal94texascommand745 жыл бұрын
True..fight from the black..but at times you gotta do what you can to get it done..Nice work!!
@TheBrushcutter4 жыл бұрын
We all heard the hose guy tell driver they need to be in the burn. Apparently driver didn't. Lol
@lt.dal94texascommand744 жыл бұрын
@@TheBrushcutter hope he learned..I drove a buster and was on the "GREEN" wind was blowing and pushing fire towards us..was trying to get to the other side of the head..it was a B!tch..cant see, windows up..(a/c off) for people who think were just chilling in the a/c (we're not) my guys in back..smoke was "THICK"...
@HuiChyr4 жыл бұрын
Just like my sister like watching people popping pimples. I like watching firefighters putting out fire. So satisfying to watch.
@vincentweatherly99914 жыл бұрын
What were you turning on the wheels?
@jrockyhill4 жыл бұрын
Locking the hubs in so the truck would be 4 wheel drive
@pizzasubs5 жыл бұрын
the old trucks where if this is correct, you have to get out and Lock the hubs so you can put the truck into f\4 wheel Drive, is that what you were doing here around the 52 second mark of the video?"
@jrockyhill5 жыл бұрын
Yes this old international has lock out hubs
@bradolsen99816 жыл бұрын
Part of me is surprised your not letting it burn there are some benefits to the ground for having fires like this
@Bobs-bd3yo4 жыл бұрын
I'm thinking being in the burn is being the safest area for fighting the the fire.
@Zzazs2 жыл бұрын
what was that thing he did to the tires at the start?
@gorillaguy-yk8xu Жыл бұрын
thanks for service :)
@florenbaron7111 Жыл бұрын
Did the d+eep sta+te inten+tionally lig+ht this fi+re too?
@neilgunton7 жыл бұрын
How many GPM is your hose putting out, roughly? Just curious. And how much water does the truck carry?
@jrockyhill7 жыл бұрын
Neil Gunton it will run up to 60 gallon a minute I usually constantly adjust it the truck carries 1100 gallon
@mikedecker79197 жыл бұрын
Good work guys, the only suggestion I would make is always fight wildland fires from the black.
@jtself79307 жыл бұрын
Don't be wack, attack from the black!
@mikedecker79197 жыл бұрын
OK Teller, here's what I said again, "Always fight wildland fires from the BLACK", I said absolutely nothing about the BACKSIDE. Whenever possible you try and position yourself and your apparatus in the area that is already burned, especially on a wind driven fire that way the fire can't hook around you and trap you. The fact that you can't read and have to resort to name calling toward somebody you don't know doesn't lend any credence to your comments.
@jtself79307 жыл бұрын
Exactly, the FIRST thing taught in wildfire school is fight from the BLACK. I'm just a 2 yr volly and I know that. But, we have already had 4 BAD fire season down here in Southeastern Oklahoma in my 2 years.
@kieranburke23617 жыл бұрын
Yep if he hit a soft spot in the truck and got stuck he would be screwed.
@jtself79307 жыл бұрын
Not to mention, fires make their own winds.. Anyone that has been on a wild land fire is fully aware of that. Hell, they even make their own "firenados." YOU always want to fight fire from where you can't be burned. That would be about the same ideology of parking your engine in the garage of a structure fire because that part of the house hasn't burnt yet. Not a really good idea now is it.
@samsousa69305 жыл бұрын
What did he do to the wheel hubs? Why stop on advancing the fire line at spin the hubs?
@samsousa69305 жыл бұрын
*and
@jrockyhill5 жыл бұрын
We got in a wet Marsh and I lock the hubs in 4-wheel drive so we can get out
@TWOSU_NEWS5 жыл бұрын
Its called locking the hubs to engauge the four wheel drive...
@centralnewyorkresponses78877 жыл бұрын
Was this training or a real fire call
@jrockyhill7 жыл бұрын
Ethan Wakula it was a real call arson fire
@aidandennison57074 жыл бұрын
why do you use a high pressure structure nozzle? if you use 1.5" line with a forestry nozzle you'll use 1/3 of the water you'd normally use allowing you to be more efficient in your attack and it will work just as well. Using structure nozzles even on low pressure just wastes water since you are using such a high volume of water. Its a waste of time because then you have to keep going and refilling your tank.
@slackjawedyokel1 Жыл бұрын
we use a break apart type nozzle -you can switch from a combo tip to a small smooth bore in seconds -good for windy days
@ZestyLittleTrout6 жыл бұрын
Living in north dakota there was a lot of grass fires last year where is this one
@ZestyLittleTrout6 жыл бұрын
jrockyhill tanks
@ziiz7773 жыл бұрын
0:55 What do the front tires do🤔
@towelietowel45134 жыл бұрын
How long do you have water for until you have to refill?
@jrockyhill4 жыл бұрын
That truck has 1100 gallons you can go pretty far
@redboylegend12625 жыл бұрын
Maybe it suits your needs better for your area, and there’s many wats of doing it, but here in cali we fight in the green spraying back into the black because your stream could kick some of the burning material around into the green n smolder then pick up when you’re a few hundred feet passed it. Hope i explained that easy enough. Stay safe brothers!!!
@toddkratzer79535 жыл бұрын
Comments below stated you attack grass fires from the burned side, maybe but I would have done it the way they did it. The wind was blowing the smoke away from them and the flames were small.
@krakenwoodfloorservicemcma59752 жыл бұрын
SO BADASS. THESE GUYS WALK WHERE THE DEVIL DANCES!
@jerrypeppler14845 жыл бұрын
A backing grass fire? Granted it is windy. How much water do y’all carry? Show footage attacking the head. From outside the fire line! Good video though.
@jrockyhill5 жыл бұрын
That truck carries 1,100 gallon
@bab7777347 жыл бұрын
my department has to jump seats on the bumper with hoses seat belts and it allows you to keep one tire in the black one tire in the green we're usually run 2 trucks first truck takes off as fast as if ground will let you the second truck picks up with you miss great video be safe
@jrockyhill7 жыл бұрын
bab777734 that's what we try to do but that truck has enough water that if you go a little slower the front guy can knock it down and the back guy can mop up at the very end we had another truck backing us up and that always works the best
@Randy_Tippett6 жыл бұрын
In missouri that's a big no no. You can have a walkway behind the cab of the truck. That's it.
@xxkillerkane420xx86 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a Detroit in that truck, that would be a sweet rig to work with
@thesunsetreptiles7 жыл бұрын
you need to be on the burn side of the fire while putting it out. that's the first thing you learn in wildfire classes. cal fire 10 years.
@penguin45877 жыл бұрын
kel they are only volunteers, so they won't have that much experience as you
@mikedecker79197 жыл бұрын
Eric, First and foremost, never denigrate the volunteers, they make up the vast majority of the fire fighters in this country. Secondly, Line of Duty Deaths show no preference between career paid and volunteer departments. Paid or volunteer we all need to do our job properly to stay safe.
@penguin45877 жыл бұрын
Chief, Mike Decker I'm a volunteer, the guy above me that I'm responding back said he had more experience because he is paid
@garretr44887 жыл бұрын
kel short answer yes, will this grass burn that hot to be a problem, no. They did it just fine in this situation and the black was always close enough if somehow something got hairy they could easily dart over into it
@Rockself187 жыл бұрын
Garret R I agree, my family has fought grass fires in Idaho for years. We never had training or anything until just a few years ago and we've put out more fires then I could count before fire fighters ever get out to them, and yes they are fine in that situation. With flames that small you could drive through them easily.
@Muthafukpockets13176 жыл бұрын
Nice hose work, keep it up.
@williamheber21186 жыл бұрын
There is nothing like a good old pump and roll brush unit. Cracks me up to see departments design VERY PRETTY brush unit's that have to stay on the roads and DRAG THAT HOSE, repack and move the unit again and again. What a waste of tax payer funds. Great job, 1st nozzle to knock the fire down and 2nd to mop it up. Should have a 2nd unit to follow when first unit runs out of water to continue the battle. Attack from the black.
@allancron19364 жыл бұрын
What these guys needed is a grader, cut a break in front of the fire, I have fought many grass and brush fires up in the Northern Territory of Australia on the vast cattle stations using a grader and fire to fight fire , I know what I am talking about, a grader one can cut a break in front of a fire such as we are witnessing in this video at a rate of 5 to 8 kilometres an hour, a grader dose not run out of water ,
@codymercer125 жыл бұрын
Is this a controlled burn?
@jrockyhill5 жыл бұрын
No it was set by some asshole
@florenbaron7111 Жыл бұрын
Amazing work.
@princerechebei126 жыл бұрын
So satisfying to watch
@Wildland_217 жыл бұрын
Alright, i need some answers, this has been a ongoing debate in my department. Who all packs up on outside and wildland fires?? Half the people in my dept do the other half dont.
@jrockyhill7 жыл бұрын
HeyI'tsAaron if you're talking air packs nobody in our area wears an air pack on a grass fire we do have a charcoal grass masks that'll filter the smoke when it gets bad a lot of our guys like to wear those they have a tendency of fogging up on me
@Wildland_217 жыл бұрын
yea, im sure if we had those we would use them. We are a volunteer dept, dont get that many brush fires but when we had a big one a few weeks ago i saw a few people wearing packs cuz the smoke was really thick, kinda confused me cuz i just always pull my nomex over my face and have a pair of googles. I fidn it weird tho considering no other station that ive seen has worn any airpaks on brush fires.
@newthirstaddictionministry5 жыл бұрын
Never in my 10 years of fighting fires have I ever considered going on air for a brush fire and I've never seen anyone else do it either.
@heudorferfasnet7 жыл бұрын
why he was screwing at the axis at 0:45?
@jrockyhill7 жыл бұрын
Curtis that truck has lock out hubs I was locking them in so we could have four wheel drive
@heudorferfasnet7 жыл бұрын
jrockyhill thanks
@OriginalClam7 жыл бұрын
jrockyhill very interesting
@robc.57457 жыл бұрын
locking hubs for the 4 wheel drive to engage.
@psychosocialmaggot12027 жыл бұрын
jrockyhill that’s pretty cool. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like that.
@desertchild35504 жыл бұрын
When it come to fire, always lock hubs, engage 4x4 before going after the fire.. Once stuck it might be too late.loss of life and equipment might be greater then when you prepared for ruff terrain.
@bigdog45747 жыл бұрын
A little confused why you are only hitting the fire line... should be wetting the unburned area in front front of the fire as well... many of these tend to re-ignite. Also it's best to be on the black when you are hitting the fire.
@jrockyhill7 жыл бұрын
BigDog I do sometimes but sometimes it can be a little bit of a waste of water
@firefighteristhenamefighti29207 жыл бұрын
BigDog he has another man on the back of the truck with a hose!
@MrKnotWright7 жыл бұрын
BigDog if you listen to the video he does ask his driver a few times to be in the BLACK, even still jrocky is doing an AWESOME job he can be on my brush truck anytime!!
@atrax20855 жыл бұрын
Looks so fun, but I think it's so frustrating when there is a strong wind *ahhh can't reach the God damn fireee with ma' water*
@lordtachanka64896 жыл бұрын
What did he do at the wheels in the beginning?
@Randy_Tippett6 жыл бұрын
Locked in 4 wheel drive. Back in the old days. We had to manually jump out and lock the front wheels in when you put it in 4 wheel drive. If not sometimes the would jump back in 2 wheel. We didn't have this fancy stuff like now. Lol
@williamheber21184 жыл бұрын
Your driver doesn't know what he's doing.
@jrockyhill4 жыл бұрын
Oh if I had a dollar for everytime I heard that
@FIoppa4866 жыл бұрын
This was such a satisfying video
@kieranfrancke7904 жыл бұрын
What does the tire turning thing do??
@jrockyhill4 жыл бұрын
locking in the front axle so we had four wheel drive
@andrewdaley30814 жыл бұрын
@@jrockyhill very clever. Andy England 🇬🇧👍
@bradmccarville91036 жыл бұрын
What did you do when you turned the hubcaps
@jrockyhill6 жыл бұрын
Legoman 68 it's an older truck that has a lock out hubs for the front axle to engage the 4 wheel drive
@ethanvlogsgonzalez28787 жыл бұрын
My dad is a firefighter and fought a wildefire
@sypher49125 жыл бұрын
Why are you attacking from downwind??
@jrockyhill5 жыл бұрын
The head fire burnt into a pond and wasn't going anymore so we brought up the flanking line
@rhino29605 жыл бұрын
0:46 what is he adjusting on the truck wheel?
@jrockyhill5 жыл бұрын
I was locking in the front hubs to make the four-wheel-drive work
@rhino29605 жыл бұрын
@@jrockyhill ohh ok, ive never seen that before
@jrockyhill5 жыл бұрын
Only older stuff have that a lot of your older pickup trucks have it too
@davidodonnell2074 жыл бұрын
I was on a small Department in Southern Illinois saw a field fire burn for 4 days three three different districts before it got 2 hours finally got it stuck out in bunch of strip pits from the coal mines no residences no structures we let it go and it finally burnt itself out
@scottdore54386 жыл бұрын
Are you guys busy this year like last year or is it the same either way you folks stay safe and fight from the black f ttyl8r ok a former volunteer fire officer from Maine
@jrockyhill6 жыл бұрын
Scott Dore it's been fairly quiet knock on wood we are still in the middle of major grass season here we had been in a burn band but a little bit of moisture helped I wouldn't be surprised if we end up with a couple more before the end
@cgrepresentative017 жыл бұрын
Doesn't it make sense to find the end of the fire and stop it then 2 trucks work their way to the middle
@wilsjane6 жыл бұрын
The fire is mostly in a circle from it's point of origin. Most crews concentrate on areas that are spreading the fastest, or where their are no natural firebreaks, or where their are buildings in the path of the fire. A good local knowledge of the area is a big help.
@davef52774 жыл бұрын
Great job guys.
@saltwater707 жыл бұрын
Is this Oklahoma Kansas ?
@jrockyhill7 жыл бұрын
saltwater70 Central Kansas
@marlowegreening4713 жыл бұрын
you always fight from the black never from the unburned side
@zarra76426 жыл бұрын
Great job👍👍❤️❤️
@c230benzito4 жыл бұрын
Very satisfying to watch. Almost fell asleep. Haha
@SMOKEYTHEHAWK4 жыл бұрын
How many acres was this
@jrockyhill4 жыл бұрын
It's been long enough now I don't really remember I bet there was at least 300
@williamheber21184 жыл бұрын
Why weren't you guy's in the black? Truck stalls out or gets stuck and your in a world of hurt.
@JB917107 жыл бұрын
Keep in mind you are bringing in your water. You are using a straight stream to extinguish a tiny fire. Open the nozzle to a wider cone and barely open it. You want to cover a wider area anyway just in case you left one little ember that reignites behind you.
@IdaHowitzer6 жыл бұрын
Yeup. +1 to that. Short bursts with a large cone from inside the black. No sense shielding your water with unburned fuel. I could have put that out with 1/5th the water in 1/2 the time. But hey, this could be the dude's first fire, and the video gets me amped.
@coltzee86615 жыл бұрын
what was done to the tire?
@jrockyhill5 жыл бұрын
Locking the front hub in so we could have 4-wheel drive
@tylerrogge37705 жыл бұрын
Get off the truck walk in the black and use fog spray not a straight stream. In Montana we dont ride the truck. And we can put out a 1000 acre grass fire with a 500 gallon water tank with water to spare
@ramrod_67306 жыл бұрын
Did you guys use foam?
@jrockyhill6 жыл бұрын
Logan Ayers you know that's one thing I think about after almost every fire is that we should have turned a little bit of foam on and I don't know why we never remember
@ramrod_67306 жыл бұрын
We do the same thing lol. I try to use it whenever I can in overhaul or in grass fires. Cuts down on the chances of it restarting
@jrockyhill6 жыл бұрын
Logan Ayers you are absolutely correct sometimes we just forget to turn the thing off in the end up with a tank full of foam
@Randy_Tippett6 жыл бұрын
We use good ol dawn soap for foam works great. Plus it's cheap to buy.
@skull23766 жыл бұрын
You are not peeing
@josiahropp35256 жыл бұрын
I love lightning grass fires
@jakobstewart6205 жыл бұрын
Josiah Ropp I’m calling the police lmao y do you like setting grass fires
@Blisken817 жыл бұрын
what he do at the front wheels?
@jrockyhill7 жыл бұрын
Blisken81 lock out hubs for the 4 wheel drive
@Blisken817 жыл бұрын
thanks.
@Rockself186 жыл бұрын
I’m the summer time I fight fires with 2 tractors and discs and we have a slide in tank now but the fires are hundreds of thousands of acres would anyone be interested if I started recording and putting them on you tube?
@jrockyhill6 жыл бұрын
Farming And Fires nice we farm to I'll check them out
@Rockself186 жыл бұрын
jrockyhill ok I’ll have to get a camera then
@Rockself186 жыл бұрын
Jacob Shepherd will do I have some videos of fighting fire right now but I recorded it with my phone and it’s not very good if y’all want I can still put it up tho
@Rockself186 жыл бұрын
Jacob Shepherd in a small town in between Boise and Twin Falls
@jonsondonascimentogoncalve90553 жыл бұрын
Parabéns aos guerreiros florestais!!
@stevenharris14645 жыл бұрын
Dawn dish soap does wonders
@orangeofficer5284 жыл бұрын
1:44 mini forest fire lol
@jimconrad27347 жыл бұрын
Meh, they had "one foot in the black". Good enough for the fuel type. Keeps you out of the smoke. Now, riding on engines......I dont like that. But your guys will take less smoke and heat on the green side. As long as they stay close.
@IdaHowitzer6 жыл бұрын
Both feet in the black, dismounted and with the wind at your back means a heck of a lot less smoke, and more effective suppression technique.
@ethanschafer90115 жыл бұрын
Whats wrong with riding on the back that's the only way to fight fires where we live I live an hour from @jrockyhill