POV Wildland Firefighter | Mopping Up & Chopping Trees | California

[@ConnerPasley]

Thank you for your service

[@MarinusVanDerWesthuizen-l2y]

Hitting the hot spots with a knapsack or where you using a hose?

[@brandonbudshores]

Mixture of hose and bladder bag

[@MarinusVanDerWesthuizen-l2y]

​@@brandonbudshoreslekker man 🤙

[@mountdesertrock]

Why is there no chainsaw use on contracted engines?

[@brandonbudshores]

Great question! Most people agree whether they’re the feds or not, that the chainsaw is a necessary tool for getting the job done. However, the Vipr contracts state that you cannot use the saw UNLESS you need to get your hose into a spot. I believe it has to do with liability, as I’ve heard stories of federal task force and division leaders who gave the okay for the contractors to use the saw for other reason than stated in the contract and lost their position (got demoted). It isn’t uncommon though for a task force leader to see that a contractor has their 212 and will be asked to cut limbs, brush, etc while knowing the rule. Some are cool with it, some aren’t. This doesn’t apply to hand crews though as I’m sure you know based upon your specifically posted question.

[@MarkGTLLC]

​​@@brandonbudshoresI've been in fire 20 years, most of it USFS (agency, NOT contract), and never seen anyone have a qual pulled over a minor admin issue like that. Hell I've seen outright stupid and dangerous 💩 from "qualified" people and bumped it up the chain only to have it be ignored or actively swept under the rug. Really, ignoring a contract clause puts you in more jeopardy (of being demobed and possibly losing your contract) than it would agency folks.

[@brandonbudshores]

@MarkGTLLC thanks for the enlightenment and clarification!

[@TheotherAndrewHuberman]

I'm completely dumb to this but it looks to me like simply using more water to flood the area would save you a lot of extra work?

[@brandonbudshores]

You’ve got a point there. We had to be cheap about the water usage because we were relying solely on tenders to fill us up. No local water sources

[@أبومشآآآري-ض2د]

Very bad photography, not worth following and liking!!

[@brandonbudshores]

Thanks for your comment! Appreciate the engagement