Natural gas pipeline grass fire Ellsworth Kansas 7-23-21

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[@PaulieMac77]

Dang ya know it's a big problem when they bring out the airport rigs

[@meyou9655]

Fascinating footage. I'm in Canada and we are experiencing bad fires burning now. I know that in the US, there are major fires burning also. Half of our country is on fire. On a sidenote, around 1989 or 1990, I was listening to scanner skip all the way from Kansas. No internet then so I had to listen to towns, County names, route numbers, etc... It was grass fire season around March, I remember one in particular that said that the fire by the railroad tracks started up again. Anyway, hopefully the weather changes in favor of the firefighters. More moisture wouldn't hurt. Cheers and be safe everyone.

[@anthonyrose7020]

Hah. Love that converted ARFF that they have. That makes quick work of it. Looks like an old Oshkosh.

[@SixbyFire]

Right! It’s an Oshkosh P-19 for sure. I sure didn’t expect to see that.

[@cdmartin194]

Which dept does it belong to?

[@SixbyFire]

@@cdmartin194 I did some searching earlier and it’s shown in several photos on the Ellsworth FD Facebook page so I’m guessing it’s theirs. Ellsworth FD also has a really cool and unusual looking wildland tanker type rig built on an Oshkosh chassis too. It’s not like former airport rig, it’s more like an Army flatbed transport they had outfitted for firefighting.

[@Redchew10]

@@SixbyFire kansasfiretrucks.com/regions/north-central-kansas/ellsworth-county/ellsworth-fire-department/ They have a ton of neat brush trucks. The HEMITT is probably the coolest

[@SixbyFire]

@@Redchew10 Thanks for the link! Yea, Unit 515 was the one I was referencing that was cool and unusual. I see they have several other ex-airport rigs too. Neat variety for sure.

[@cdmartin194]

Good ole 342, taking names and kick’n ash. Sweet video

[@Radionut]

Yeah fireman volunteer or otherwise or top on my list of people I like. Number one of course is anyone in the military number to his fireman. Then doctors and nurses. Great job thank you

[@soonerstatefirephotography]

9:30 that thing is so awesome, haha. And the fire stack looks so ominous, especially at the beginning!

[@roetter1015]

Keep fighting the good fight brother, wish we could do that with our trucks

[@iceman439]

Thank you for putting out the fire

[@tubbymcbane3579]

Strong roll these guys have thanks for all they do.

[@ashleycarrington7404]

Do you have any pictures of you any of your firefighter guys that you work with

[@rmls34]

Whats the hose GPM flow rate on a grass fire like this?

[@jrockyhill]

It's a 60 gpm but was probably running 30

[@colbymckay8145]

What town are you out of? I have grandparents up on Mankato.

[@jrockyhill]

Brookville

[@dillonmcannnell]

hey 16:16 in the huge tanker i was talking about man that truck is big

[@dozerplays3963]

So how far away are you from the pipeline during the video?

[@jrockyhill]

Probably four hundred yards

[@joshsworld8219]

Listening to the mortar roar 👌

[@anthonyrose7020]

How many different fire districts did they call in for mutual aid? Total number of personnel?

[@jrockyhill]

We had four squads three tankers I know Lincoln County had at least one Squad and I'm pretty sure Ellsworth had at least five or six trucks and as far as Personnel I don't have any idea honestly we could have done it with half the trucks but you just don't know

[@nighthawksim6675]

@@jrockyhill better to be safe than sorry. the wind could have kicked up even more. better to have more and not need it then to not have them and need em. my thoughts anyways

[@Redowens31]

Any idea on how it started

[@jrockyhill]

Weak spot in the pipe I suppose

[@Redowens31]

@@jrockyhill wow

[@JS-oy6nn]

I’ve welded on and helped build pipelines my entire adult life. The problem is not the pipeline, it’s the people who own the pipeline. They do ZERO maintenance work and run them till this happens EVERYTIME. After the line blows down and the fire goes out they’ll dig it up spool in a pup fill and purge the line and business as usual. Till it blows again.

[@bouffant-girl]

Someone may have been plowing, or ripping the ground and wasn't aware that a natural gas pipeline was buried just a few feet underground. When the ripper toorh,plow,etc.. hit the pipe,a hole was ripped in the pipeline. Natural gas then was released from the pipeline, and stain electricity/heat explosively ignited the gas. The person operating the machine is most likely seriously injured, or may have been killed. Always call 811 before you plow,, rip,or do any kind of digging where you may inadvertently contact underground utilities. Your life may depend on that 1 telephone call. By calling 811, utility companies will come to your location free of charge, determine whether any underground utility lines are present,and determine and mark the location of any underground utility lines for you free of charge!

[@BillyHudson1]

David Suzuki at it again

[@Choppalifestyle365]

how many calls do you get daily?

[@jrockyhill]

We are volunteers so not a lot couple of medical calls a week very rural with a few small towns

[@Choppalifestyle365]

@@jrockyhill oh ok cool, I just started as a volunteer also, we get bunch of medical but less fire

[@drive9997]

Awesome

[@ashleycarrington7404]

You have any pictures of you and your guys

[@dustinvarner3438]

I bet you'd love that

[@andrewdaley3081]

Go have a cold shower. 🇬🇧👍🚿😁

[@Garjahn]

i feel like in this scenario it'd be more effective to just take a tractor out and cut a path through the grass to create a fire break

[@jrockyhill]

But then you tear the hell out of your pasture for a long time trust me it's a lot better to just put it out the grass will grow back beautiful I know that our style doesn't work everywhere

[@hippie_james]

So did they ever fix this blow out

[@jrockyhill]

Oh yeah they had Crews working on it the same day I can't remember how long it took them but it wasn't very long

[@hippie_james]

I know we talked about this before but it's been a while since the last time we spoke but yeah u explained everything vary well and thanks for the update bud

[@lance4394]

Put some Dawn dish soap in your tanks!!!

[@erichhitchcock3368]

(Reversed Paul Revere move) ---"Two if by land..one if by sea!! CHARGE!!" [attacking with two rigs, it's what I thought as he pointed, "...right here.."] BTW, I know I'm an idiot.

[@stormy3712]

hey im in Salina KS lol

[@TempoDrift1480]

I bet I could turn that into a lot of fun .

[@protectoroffaith]

Mack......the hell you doin here lol

[@jennifersprague8585]

Same ahha

[@jimclaytor9834]

Need boots and coots to explode and extinguish the 🔥

[@bouffant-girl]

No,because a natural gas well didn't blow out and ignite! An underground natural gas transmission pipeline was punctured, and the natural gas violently ignited! To fix the problem, the gas distribution company has specially trained personnel to address the issue!

[@MarcioCostacantor]

BOM DIA ! Pra mim é uma honra esta aqui te prestigiando, vamos sempre juntos somar e fortalecer nossos trabalhos, eu já estou por aqui!,.

[@jandroleonardonunesleonard5565]

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[@tanyaamina8297]

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