Firefighters battling fast-moving brush fire in Antelope Valley

[@Lori-1492]

Thank you for your great reporting. 🙏ing for our local firefighters.

[@alexanderleach3365]

Great work by the bravery of the firefighters, the water bombers and of CAL Fire.

[@kitziewitty7281]

Pray 🙏🏻 that our firefighters 🚒 stay safe🙏🏻🇺🇸

[@cluckhead1913]

I'm just happy none of those meth labs were damaged.🙏

[@JAGJAG1265]

Yeah no fence around the property but he sure has a nice fancy gate right at the driveway ​@@cluckhead1913

[@cardboardcrawlersrc8805]

Engine 136 did a bang up job around the 6 minute mark.

[@ElleMolinaChannel]

Heavenly creator, we come before You today to ask for Your protection over all firefighters. Lord, as they face dangerous situations and risk their lives to save others, we pray that You would be their shield and defender. Keep them safe from harm and watch over them as they carry out their duties. Amen.

[@mahcaebnivek2610]

Well done LA County Fire 👏. Great aggressive firefighting. Especially the engine out at the head of the fire

[@NormanSilver]

The value of the Fire Copters is becoming more apparent daily. You saw this on this clip.

[@number1enemyoftheuseless985]

He knows how to start fires too which is why there was a bunch of fires and Canada They will wiping out forests to open it up to fill it full of immigrants that they're going to flood in to replace the Canadians that were born there...

[@CM-xr9oq]

What I saw at 0:09 was a Fire Copter completely missing the flame front.

[@arturs83616]

Also a decent training for its crew. They missed almost every time and the water hit nothing....

[@bentheguru4986]

Whilst not there, the air footage shows a simple case of a drip torch and use of a back-burn would have stopped it on the top side and ring in the rest from road edge, water only needed for blackening top side and mopping up. Not a criticism comment, just a suggestion of the old saying, fight fire with fire.

[@hu_b]

@ 3:42 looks like the fields the fire ripped through before it got to the area with scattered shrubs may be where they have applied sewage sludge in the past

[@christophersmith5303]

They stopped it and that is what counts. Grass fires like this are tailor made for water tankers with bumper nozzles. Wish we could have watched one of those work on this, but they knocked it down with what they had!

[@gtbproductions1]

One thing I have noticed is how poor the accuracy of LA county/City helicopters are vs contract helicopters. Look at the opening drop. WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT??? There needs to be some kind of rating system for accuracy, not close enough with an 80% miss to keep the fire going.

[@wilsjane]

They should drop the water onto the unburnt grass slightly downwind from the flames, thus forming a barrier to stop further spread. To the onlooker, this is not always obvious. Dropping the water onto the high flames looks good, but if they miss the edge it is pointless and the fire will continue to spread.

[@dbyers3897]

Rotor-wing aircraft are of limited use for firefighting under these conditions. Too hot & windy to be very effective. They are actually unnecessary at this incident. If this fire was in rugged terrain where ground crews had difficulty gaining access, then yes, they'd be of some use. The most effective aircraft have been the CL-415 "Super Scoopers" which can fill faster & deliver more water per hour than any other aircraft provided a suitable source is near. They were purposefully designed for aerial firefighting but very costly to purchase. Almost all other aircraft were adapted or converted to be used as air tankers. The AW139s purchased by LAFD are not a good choice for this role. Very costly to purchase, operate, & repair, complex to train pilots, & carry very limited quantities of water. The downwash from a large helicopter is considerable & helps to fan the flames as well as aerosolize the dropped water. Blow aerosolized water into an open flame (while outside) & see what happens. The water rapidly evaporates releasing oxygen from the H2O molecules. It has some cooling effect but it won't be noticeable in this intense desert heat. Dozers clearing wide breaks & large volume retardant drops ahead of a fire are about the most effective & efficient means of controlling fast-moving wildlland conflagration.

[@SurpriseCatastrophes]

Do you know why this leads to forest fires here?

[@iJamezz]

​​@@wilsjanethey are much better off using fire retardant if they are going to do that. Unfortunately dropping water ahead of the fire most likely won't work, due to the hot convection column sweeping over the unburnt fuel ahead of the fire and causing it to dry out. I'm a new rural fire fighter in Australia (close to a year) and from my limited experience so far, it's so much harder keeping a fire out than you realise. I honestly can't believe how much water you need to put on something to keep it from taking off again.

[@Uroki_ANGLIYSKOGO_s_Nulya_]

Water is the least effective means to fight wildfires! People need to start using liquid water+clay solution to stop wildfires. Liquid clay sprayed on top of fire prevents oxygen flow, retains water for a long time helping the surface to stay wet and it is a natural product with no harm to the environment!

[@Robert-is7du]

In Monterey county our CAL FIRE rigs were setup for mobile pumping operations where we had the plumbing setup with discharge nozzles on the full peripheray and allowed us to extinquish wheat field fires that move too fast to keep up with a flanking pincer movement so our engine's performed flanking by driving the engine and application of water at the dam moment to cool the Base the ignition point The US Marine Corps has a similar setup on the large outback gunner ranges set in the dry sage brush areas of Camp Pendleton on the Cleveland National Forest in Orange and San Diego county and use 1200 gallon deuce and a half Mobil pumping operations with huge nozzles setup to apply high volume hydrologic atmospheric steam conversion manual transmission fluid electrodynamically linked filing cabinet systems to cool the echo maps Fire records

[@paulsims9155]

Please understand this is the middle of nowhere. There are other huge fires. After all the rains from the winter, there is more brush than I've ever seen here. And you cam see it's windy. Fires can start from a trailer chain dragging to a down powerline. It's natural and brutal. I live an hour from this fire. Good luck to all involved!

[@codyhall6908]

reading some of the comments in the chat makes me laugh and at the same time pisses me off why must everything be made political... its a freaking wildfire that could easy start from a piece of glass on the ground to a spark from a power line nothing is political about it people need to grow the heck up

[@jimedge8301]

Hey Cody ,you know this how? Fires are being set deliberately all over the west by actavists that are working for some nefarious people that have a climate agenda. Tell sane people it's not political with out know makes you look foolish.

[@hu_b]

A lot of people on the right seem to celebrate any natural disaster that happens in a "blue" state. Sick people.

[@lisalee2885]

Great work 👍 I still think it's a good idea to bring out Prisoners to do brush clearance...they could be a big help and be out of a cell for a while.

[@cardboardcrawlersrc8805]

There are at least 32 prisoner based fire camps with 4 or more crews per camp in California.

[@dbyers3897]

It takes time to deploy prison crews. The temperature is 110+. Putting people out in front of wildland fires without breathing gear & protection from flying embers might seem feasible to you but it sounds like a planned disaster to me. Firefighting requires training, supervision, & expensive gear otherwise you're just creating more potential casualties requiring rescue & resuscitation. Prison camp crews have their uses but they are limited.

[@lisalee2885]

@@dbyers3897 I didn't mean put them out there on the Fire line...I meant before hand. Morning crews can be doing brush clearance everyday/week for months before fire season. I agree it's a Special person who becomes a fire fighter 👍

[@johnfrank3286]

then cal fire wouldnt make money putting out the fire

[@JAGJAG1265]

Yeah and then you can go and buy a bunch of burgers and stuff and come over and cater to them

[@skytechbits]

People who spam the chat with political junk are reported and blocked.

[@cluckhead1913]

Better let Joe and Hunter know about that.

[@JAGJAG1265]

Yeah go ahead and block me and report me then I think you're the one that spamming around here

[@JAGJAG1265]

​@@cluckhead1913I'll be right there let me go tell them I'll come back and let you know

[@HasanAli55123]

Great job , they are heroes .

[@ronwade2206]

113° not easy to fly in those gusty winds

[@ChrisPrime-g2r]

I could have sworn I seen a body right on the edge of the fire line

[@530MAIDU]

Stay Safe Fire Fighters and residents. Praying it’s put out quickly. 🤍🙏🏽

[@johnstump2433]

How close is it to Leona Valley?

[@number-1-Saxman]

That water drop was right on target. The idea of a water drop is to put on the flames

[@arturs83616]

Not really. They drop water straight on the fire, but that Red powder, dont know whats called around the fire. There no point of dropping water next to fire. Bc of the heat water dissapear s in a second or two.

[@externalaffairs247]

0:29 Is that a fuel can?

[@Crayfish-]

@ 13:50 .. How many of these " Firemen are Saying; " Oh .. [ In the winter ] " Why can't my Fireplace be like This " ? !

[@bunzeebear2973]

Its a "scrub brush fire blowing backward onto itself. Give out free beer at the local bar and there will be more than enough "fire hoses to put out this fire" Farmers regularly do this kind of burn to get rid of the scrub. Then they plough the ground and grow a crop of something.

[@jimwattenburger4545]

Well that was a cleat miss with copter drop !

[@imtheeastgermanguy5431]

Why is there so much dry grass? Where are the animals which will eat it?

[@JAGJAG1265]

That's a vegan country

[@imtheeastgermanguy5431]

@@JAGJAG1265 I don't think that. Even with wildlife it could be better

[@JAGJAG1265]

@@imtheeastgermanguy5431 well there's no Wildlife there can't you see the people that live around it bunch of poachers meth labs and personal landfills

[@hu_b]

It's desert, maybe 7" of rain for the year which falls during winter then dry the rest of the year

[@littlepilch8112]

Hi this mait be a stupid question but can helicopters drop woter on big wherhaws faiers

[@supermaniac9]

The fire is contained by the dirt roads around it + lol @ the helicopter pilot completely missing the flames

[@sandysnyder5295]

Where is this?

[@cluckhead1913]

Bourdoux France

[@paulsims9155]

North of Lancaster.

[@spencermoore1749]

And what I would probably do is start another fire to combat the main fire to start to put out the main fire, and then the main fire fire that they are working on pointing out, would not have any more fuel to burn

[@liduvinamedrano]

It’s sad we in California always have fires 🔥

[@confounded5694]

Do deserts burn?

[@cluckhead1913]

No, but my hemorrhoids sure do!

[@Cap1talNumbers]

Dollar menu, 1 star news coverage by ABC7. Way to go.

[@julianruffles3167]

Isn't there a farmer or someone with a plough or grader or something just to plough up a barrier infront of it

[@kylesargent7614]

Sorry. But Florida has special trucks for this kind of fire. Could have had it out and contained in an hour or so

[@JAGJAG1265]

Yeah you got a point I think it'll be faster to go to Florida and bring some trucks to California to put out that fire

[@davidwatsonii9469]

THERES SOMETHIN SPECIAL ABOUT FOLKS WHO RISK THEIR LIVES FOR PEOPLE WHO DONT EVEN KNOW THEIR NAMES

[@chriswertz1438]

It's a job they love

[@JAGJAG1265]

Listen to what you just said did here in United States of America wish I'm referring to American citizens there's a bunch of them according to you they did not even know their name? And you always bashing and making fun of other people and other countries

[@davidwatsonii9469]

@@JAGJAG1265 chump, dont talk like you know me or anything about me, sad lil internet troll, got nothin to do be be a chump all day, lol

[@Doc5thMech]

Antelope Valley, where the antelopes have been eliminated by Homo sapiens with guns.

[@jamestroy9625]

Starting where it did I’d that looks like a big long cigarette

[@WayneDisney-t6i]

That guy might as well be possing on that fire!

[@michaellalanae7228]

A fire in the desert? Newsome needs to make fires illegal and start taxing those with lighters

[@RobustArid379]

Stop being mean

[@scottbrooks5662]

Why are they not helping the firefighters

[@cluckhead1913]

Too busy manufacturing meth.

[@larrybauman7430]

Needs some cattle ranchers that know how to put out fire, they don't get paid for fighting fire, like the fire departments do.

[@Skidderoperator]

Looks like a controlled burn.

[@dougmcfee8351]

Boy when you see the scale of a 1” hose vs 100 yard wide fire line seems a little futile

[@jasonbrand5762]

Caliburnafication

[@scottymckibban2660]

Glad I don’t need you anymore. That happens there every single year.

[@alisterturley-sunderland3872]

Those trucks really aren't made for grass fires 😂😂 LAFD should be taking notes from the CFA in Australia that have tankers that can pump and roll with crews working from the deck... and the ability to have surge capacity to all fires. A fire like that here in Victoria would have 30 trucks on it within 20minutes

[@paulsims9155]

20 min? That would get you to a gas station. No fire station with 30 tankers near that area. But every place is exactly like where u live. I guess. This is the Antelope valley.

[@arturs83616]

Bro that helicopter wasted so much water on nothing... Jesus christ...

[@spencermoore1749]

I’m surprised they didn’t call for bulldozer bulldozer to start digging fire lines. A bulldozer would definitely be an operation to build to start building fire line and cut out the fires fuel supply so I’m surprised they didn’t call for Baldo in a bulldozer was available or not it doesn’t matter if it was a firefighting bulldozer from California Los Angeles, fire department, fire department, or from Los Angeles, fire department or California fire department from fire fire department any bulldozer would do any excavator bulldozer would do to start digging fire lines because the fire a bulldozer, an excavator bulldozer would definitely be very useful to dig fire lines lines, and stop the fire spreading

[@BillDavidson-l7l]

No structures near the fire! It would burn itself out at a street! Grew up there when it was great! Not now!

[@paulojorgemachado5573]

Engine 136 begins attacking the fire really fast what is good, but if it was me I would have started behind while still in the black.The way to put out a fire like this is in pump and roll or we never win,. This type of fire is fighted with a short hose and the vehicles always moving and to be more effective a little of foam small percentage 0,1%-0,3% just to wet better the grass this way we use less water and can stay fighting for longer time. This is the way we do it. If the fire is too intense we help with the front bumper turret. I like a lot to fight this fires.

[@paulojorgemachado5573]

I see pulling maybe 100 ft hose by a single FF this is a mistake. We have a 6x6 with over 2000 gallons of water and 250 gallons of foam with bumper turret and roof monitor besides ground nozzles it would be the perfect pumper for this kind of fire, but even with type 1 is possible to do a good job ... now pulling. long extensions of hose doesn't work in this type of fires

[@larrybauman7430]

Gee with all them roads, they could have got ahead of it and set back fires. Take the fuel away and fire goes out.

[@hu_b]

wind blowing 30 mph the back fire would be the new head of the fire as soon as you lit it

[@MesaBoogieman82]

Theres gonna be some roasted antelope 😢

[@V8-friendly]

Nice! 😎

[@spencermoore1749]

I’m just surprised the local police department local law-enforcement is not having that family evacuate meaning leave leave their home like leave their home. I am surprised the police department police are not there to evacuate them them and I know they just saw helicopters coming in to do aerial drops like ward dropsward drop I think I’ll definitely be more helicopters and fire engines fire engines. They definitely need a hand crew a hand crew crew in the middle of the fire to stop it from spreading.

[@JOTIKAJEETKAURSINGHGODLORD]

But🔥rip👻

[@JeffWyatt-o2u]

That heli driver needs to go back to training

[@semperfidelis8386]

pray for a chopper pilot that can drop the water on the fire;

[@stevenhelm4607]

Helicopter missed mark drops load on grass not fire wow

[@cliffhanger20]

you don't wan't it on the fire, you dump it ahead of the fire.

[@albertcyphers1532]

It looks more like they are battling bad equipment and inept help

[@ianwalton284]

Let me guess....... human caused.

[@BossSpringsteen69]

Definitely looks suspect viewing the possible origin location.

[@spencermoore1749]

So and I would bring in more helicopters and airplanes, including hand, cruise cruise to put out that fire to work on point that fire out to put that fire out because well fire spreads fast and I see now they have a fire engine back into the families driveway, but I think that family should’ve had the order to evacuate by state police or highway policeor highway patrol leave their homes to everything they can in their pick up truck truck and to leave the area fire spreads fast

[@Jasun78]

Good job zooming on the fifth wheel meth lab

[@KyleSmith-d3u]

dont drop crack pipe

[@russelltackett4779]

Why don't you get off the couch and go help them

[@KyleSmith-d3u]

@@russelltackett4779 u iz dropping much knowledge alls ups on me

[@explorationnorthwest]

Heros

[@stephens2755]

This is not firefighting...rather time waisting ! "firefighers" and vehicles rather care more about their personal security than offer good service !

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[@kaywatson6505]

I'm not getting this. Pacific Ocean is full of water why not send a round of tanker planes to drench it? Is it money, fuel, to windy to fly, what?

[@HappyHarryHardon]

The same reason you don’t put salt water on your lawn. Nothing will ever grow back. It’s poison.

[@susansnyder11]

It's not exactly an agriculture area, so your point seems moot.

[@boathousejoed1126]

​@HappyHarryHardon So...shrubs and bushes seen at the seashore are not real?

[@soniasias6226]

They need a Heli-Hydrant like La Habra.

[@HappyHarryHardon]

@@boathousejoed1126 You know sand is a filter and different plants have different tolerances to their environment? The plains of the high desert don’t have those, neither does your lawn. Prove me wrong and go spread salt on your front lawn.

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[@vincentV-j9y]

Can't even put water on fire.lazu fore people

[@deadcarz4926]

In that location...meth lab!

[@rondean2733]

Not firefighters they are firemen

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[@benjurqunov]

Mexicans !

[@Huntrwll6881]

No wonder you guys always have fires burning! Your brush crews suck! Our volunteer brush crews here in kansas would have that fire under control in no time!

[@hu_b]

Wouldn't call them "brush crews" more like city firefighters

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