HAND TOOLS FOR WILDFIRE 1970s U.S. FOREST SERVICE FIREFIGHTER TRAINING FILM PULASKI 68714

[@larrystultz7545]

Absolutely outstanding thank you for posting.Retired fire fighter 38 years

[@earlyriser8998]

I wanted to be a wildland fire fighter in the 1970's but my asthma prevented them accepting me.... These are true heroes....

[@sid2112]

Can you imagine how *tired* you would be after ten hours of that? Whew!

[@macmedic892]

Wildland firefighters: because even paramedics need heroes.

[@rapman5363]

I was a jr firefighter in my hometown back in the 80’s and put out a lot of woods fires. I remember the Indian pump can that we carried like a backpack. It was heavy when full of water but it did put out a pretty effective stream. Just watching this video brings me right back to those days and I can actually smell the mixture of smoke and water combined,it has a unique smell it’s something that I can instantly recognize if I smell it in my travels.

[@davidhudson5452]

The smell of dead fire

[@stephenmulholland4868]

Nice sling blade

[@shanek6582]

I’ve always wanted one of those Pulaski’s, might have to find one now.

[@jeffreycoulter4095]

I found the tool, no handle at a garage sale in coos county for $3. It was in rough shape. Added a fiberglass handle, shaped and made sharp both ends. Found a USFS pulaski cover at a army surplus store in Idaho. Its in my truck always. Suggest sharpening tools in a bag to round out your requirements.

[@homessiegerson1033]

Got mine at a company called Forestry Suppliers somewhere down South like MS or GA. GOOGLE them, I’m sure they have a website. If all else fails, Ace Hardware and Menard’s both carry them.

[@jaminova_1969]

I can smell the smoke!

[@roterex9115]

Just a question but HOW DID THE GET THOSE FIRES? This is pre vfx those are real fires. So did they just go into a forest and light some fires to put out or did they take a camera crew into a first fire?

[@michaelz7683]

More than likely they went out and documented a controlled burn/training exercise

[@mrdynamite71]

Whatever that job pays it ain't enough. That's ass bustin work in a dangerous environment.

[@johnnyhorizon8368]

$15.71 per hour for an entry level (GS-4) Forest Service firefighter.

[@LiLoTech]

@@johnnyhorizon8368 Yep, 3 years in and I make about $18 working as a dozer operator for the state. Not much, but I've never had a more enjoyable job. Can't imagine sitting behind a desk waiting for retirement.

[@jeffreycoulter4095]

In the mid 1980's I trained for both the USFS and California Department of Forestry (now CALFIRE). Worked a couple of fires. Now a civil engineer, I still think in terms of wildland fire suppression. Watch wrangerstar.com for his best Pulaski video