HUGE grass fire 40mph wind 3-29-21 Brookville Ks, part 3

[@lukebrooker3257]

As a volunteer fire fighter man you make some badass videos bro been in the fire department for almost 4 years now and people don’t realize how hot the fires actually are we need to be more recognized for our duty and the smoke… it’s terrible

[@fgllc]

Great videos as always. I know time is always a premium, but at some point could you do a video of your apparatus and equipment and their capabilities? It always seems you never run out of water, LOL.....

[@jrockyhill]

I finally got time a while back here it is kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZCaq3ZshJmLfrM

[@ashjod9795]

Love watching these videos,. Great job 👍

[@eptyr12]

You needed to have a second pumper behind you to take care of rekindles. Love the vid, very nice work.

[@killsalot78]

16:00 just in the nick of time, great work

[@lynskeyti9940]

Solid work, perfect arrival attack on the barn save. From GA

[@dominokidsoccerbrawlstars]

That is a huge fire!

[@jrockyhill]

A small field and a creek is the only thing that kept this from going another 4 miles

[@ironhorseman5328]

Instead of pointing the nozzle straight down, get the water out ahead of you. Use the stream to your advantage. Do not go pass active fire even if it is in the burned area, with the wind speed it can blow embers into un-burned areas causing you to have to go back. (As it is shown several times) Slow down and make sure that the fire is out especially if it is at or under the apparatus. That is a bad habit to get into, better communication between the firefighter and the apparatus operator could save time, equipment and lives.

[@lespelham3839]

they kept leaving fire behind just to make a movie . sack them

[@medicopie]

Awesome video. Food for thought, on the front bumper area you should make ground sweep sprayers form 1/2 pipe with 3 nozzles. I did that to my type 6 brush truck. It works great for what you are doing.

[@Midwestemergencyphoto]

Awesome job , you guys ever tried the port man's foam lol dawn dish soap in the tank puts a small blanket of soap down and soaks in the grass and brush better

[@jrockyhill]

We have built-in foam units on all our trucks sometimes we get busy and forget to turn the dang things on

[@Midwestemergencyphoto]

@@jrockyhill lol 😆 I know there are several departments around here that have foam and always forget 🤣,

[@IonOtter]

I know money in a small department is really tight, but it seems like radio comms between the driver and hose operator would be a big help. That wind is atrocious! And having been in the smoke of a brushfire before, I bet having a respirator - not an SCBA, that'd be too much - would be helpful, too.

[@deneb.9798]

How much water do you carry ? you seem very economical in application. Do you add anything to water to make it stick ?? great video

[@jrockyhill]

That truck hold 1100 gallon and yes we have built-in foam units

[@StormChaserMaci.]

Great video! Best view of you fighting fires is the helmet cam:) This one looked stubborn because of the wind. I must ask though: how hot would you say this was? Did you have something to cover your eyes? I know smoke can burn eyes. Glad you guys knocked this fire out. This fire could have gotten bad fast with the wind being high!

[@jrockyhill]

I wear goggles for the smoke and yeah it was hot

[@cdmartin194]

Are all 4 videos of the same fire or were y’all busy with multiple large fires?

[@richardcastillo1817]

Love the work the firefighters do, very challenging work. Why don't they use water tanker trucks the kind they use to water down roads?

[@jrockyhill]

There was no roads for 2.5 miles and big trucks can't get through the rocks and ruff terrain

[@cdmartin194]

Were all 4 videos of the same fire or did y’all have multiple large fires that day?

[@jrockyhill]

They are all from the same fire I had a camera on the roof of the truck and one on my helmet one segment of each is from the East flank and one segment of each is on the west flank

[@LouSaydus]

Someone needs to get you guys some radios, seems like it would make your job a lot easier.

[@jsmith198095]

I no it’s 2 yrs after this fire but I have to ask, was this arson? Control burn that went way south? I’m a firefighter in southwest Missouri we work a lot of grass/field fires but nothing like this, Prob can’t remember but any clue what the wind speed was cause this fire was moving like crazy!.

[@jrockyhill]

I do ha power line wind was 40mph sustained and knocked it down

[@jasondelaney6849]

Does the State of Kansas have any aerial firefighting assets on standby just for this kind of fire?

[@jrockyhill]

They do I know Marion County has had helicopters and planes come only once in my career did we have a helicopter come and I'm not sure where it came from

[@prestonmermis8425]

@@jrockyhill the national guard/Army will bring black hawks from Fort Riley if needed they've done it for us in Ellis county and srounding counties before. My father was with Hays KS FD for 18 years, but the fire service 23-24. He misses the job, but life goes on.

[@prestonmermis8425]

I guess my point is even thought we're far (about 2 1/2 hours I think) from Fort Riley, I believe that's all we have, but I'd have to research it. Out fires don't get large enough all the time for choppers to come in, and the upkeep price for them. We just mainly let the Army help us if we need it.

[@jrockyhill]

@@prestonmermis8425 1 time out at Kanopolis Lake about 19 years ago they brought a helicopter out to help because there was areas we couldn't get to

[@mr.x2832]

@@jrockyhill our local vfd has one on standby for majority of the summer every summer

[@KC3406e]

Open your nozzle pattern up a touch. You won’t have to “ chase” the fire line

[@MrZjlarson]

What did you use for video equipment? Fellow Kansan and volunteer FF.

[@jrockyhill]

This video is from a gopro hero 5 on a magnet mount my helmet is a hero 8

[@mhenhawke5093]

Keeps looking at watch, he has a date with a fire right now, what could be more important at the moment?

[@johndemeen5575]

What did the Native Americans, do 500 years ago? Too fight the fires? Thanks from.St. Paul Minnesota.

[@snarf114]

how many gallons of water does this truck carry?

[@jrockyhill]

1100

[@pizzarols3977]

Whoa big fire

[@jrockyhill]

It burnt two and a half miles in about 12 minutes

[@pizzarols3977]

@@jrockyhill holy crap

[@michaelt.9372]

Was that a Tesla heading down the dirt road at the very beginning?

[@jrockyhill]

I can't remember who Lane said it was but they about ran us off the road

[@CrzyAce]

That's a Nissan

[@michaelt.9372]

@@CrzyAce it sure is. I just rewatched it

[@william31254]

Muito fraco esse brigadista

[@joshelder9205]

Man on the front doesn’t know what he’s doing it’s clear as day

[@derrickguffey4775]

And how is he supposed to know exactly what to under every kind of fire conditions? All the classes in the world are useless without hands on training. This is learning in the crucible. He doing the best job he can do especially working against the wind. If you don't like the video don't watch or at least offer some constructive criticism. Jeez you don't know the circumstances of this incident do you?

[@williamheber2118]

WHY are you wasting water on the Black? Hit the edge. Stop with the hand directions and fight the fire. Poor tactics. Your driver has NO clue?

[@jrockyhill]

Anything's smoking within 5 to 6 ft of the fire line gets water put on it because of smoldering cow turd will reignite and blow in the wind and relight the whole thing hand signals are very important when you're driving around in the pastures where we are at their rocks holes stuff he can't see but I can and that can make a difference between us destroying a fire truck

[@jrockyhill]

Those are called experienced tactics

[@davebutcher2011]

You sir have no clue. Have you ever fought a large grass fire like this. I really do not like arm chair quarterbacks

[@williamheber2118]

@@davebutcher2011 More than you would ever know

[@dustinvarner3438]

Obviously not bro.

[@adamhenry5791]

Don’t Lie you know you went outside after this video and played with the garden 🪴 Hose 💦