The Fire Line: Wildfire in Colorado

Four times in four years, wind-fanned flames raced through Colorado neighborhoods in and at the edge of dying forests, killing people and breaking records for destruction. And because more than 100,000 people in the last decade have moved into “red-zone” areas primed for conflagration by a century of fire suppression, no one is sure that the devastating fires of 2012 and 2013 will not be repeated.
Video by: Meghan Lyden, Senior Multimedia Editor
Mahala Gaylord, Videojournalist
AAron Ontiveroz, Photojournalist
Helen Richardson, Photojournalist
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[@Shinuchiha_99]

My cousin lost everything in the Marshall fire last year.. her house, 2 dogs and all of her belongings.. all went up in smoke.. their were wind gusts of up to 127 mph according to measurements taken in left hand canyon that same day.. at points the fire was moving 700yds every 30 seconds and in most cases gave residents only mere seconds to make a dash for the nearest escape.. I sincerely thank the Louisville FD, boco sherriff and the Louisville PD for doing everything they could to try and save my cousins and many others homes.. you guys rushed into those areas when no one else would and saved countless lives.. your job is very tough and it takes special types of people to be first responders!! 🚒👨‍🚒🚔👮‍♂️ The wildfire risk in Colorado will just continue to rise if the state doesn’t work with the ntl forest service to manage forest lands and open space..

[@preston8836]

Those granite mountain calls dropped my heart, the firefighter in me hurt for them. The son in me ached for their children and family

[@tamarcanady5333]

I don’t remember hearing these Yarnell transmissions before, that was really rough. They are close to all of our hearts here in Arizona.

[@ashleyjackson4012]

Watch the movie only the brave that heartbreak n

[@ashleyjackson4012]

@@tamarcanady5333 they cut most of the transmission when they air attack told them to quit yelling in the radio and break they didn't want to let u hear how these 19 could of been save

[@kevintucker1491]

As a firefighter myself and know the story of Peshtigo here in Wisconsin. It's a history and a family hurt.

[@Shinuchiha_99]

@@kevintucker1491 happened in glenwood springs in 94.. same situation.. winds shifted and the fire blew up in a direction the firefighters on scene didn’t plan for.. they deployed but the flames were to intense ultimately killing 12 hotshots and two helitaks.. south canyon fire of 94..

[@bowhunterelk6723]

You are the first person to make a start that makes sence . And those of us that fought fires in the 1960s said this would happen and we were told to shut up.

[@Mis-AdventureCH]

Excellent piece of journalism. Absolutely outstanding.

[@ARTISTCHD1]

SON of SOLARSUN +SPIRIT SOUL SACRED SCRIPTS: Strictly stating, specifically speaking and solemnly saying; Separatists and segregationists stay off and out of our primary prehistoric-properties. Y’all aren’t at all welcome nor invited into, Indigenous inhabitants, inclusively inferred; “Indians” islands inland-s. All arrivals as invidious invaders, insidious intruders, “illegal immigrants”, (uninvited guests), are ordered and commanded to leave these terrestrial terrains - territorial turfs. Voluntarily vacate the planetary premises, immediately, right now today, gdo or die!!!

[@michaelpass2176]

Yes it well happen again, God bless you for making those hard decisions!@@ARTISTCHD1

[@kenh5211]

I live in Colorado Springs on the west side for 16 years as of 1 year ago. I remember watching this on the news. I had no idea how bad it really was. So much respect for the men and women fighting fires and saving lifes and much respect for future firefighters like myself.

[@ConWolfDoubleO7]

I went through the Black Forest fire and my current home was one of the very few that made it through the Waldo fire. My house in the Black Forest was one of the lucky 17 that got away with only some damage. It was just lucky I and my father were at home the whole day when one of his friends called him and told us it was coming. It was clear that they only saved our house because we actually cleaned up the dead branches. Even then, it was clearly a hard fight because the siding of the house was burned and our water hoses were stretched out all over the place. Now I live right on Flying W, and the videos of that are so eerie.

[@alan6832]

Was there plenty of water in the neighborhood? and if so, what made the firefighters think they couldn't defend it?

[@dj7291993]

@@alan6832 Most of Black Forest is well water, there isn’t really hydrants in a lot of it, and the fire was knocking out electricity, which would shut off the well pumps. Waldo Canyon ran into problems of not having enough for the scale they needed, but also having to shut off water in certain areas to keep pressure in others. The heat of those fires was crazy. I remember helping some friends clean up there property in Black Forest, and picking up a dried puddle of aluminum that used to be a ladder.

[@alan6832]

@@dj7291993 Sounds like they either need to dig some ponds or buy more tanker trucks, or both.

[@jamesheberlein6842]

@@alan6832 what makes you think it was defendable?

[@alan6832]

@@jamesheberlein6842 Putting a man on the moon makes me think that.

[@nathankahla2724]

This is awesome, as someone who has seen these problems on the ground, this is the best explanation of those problems I have ever seen. I hope many people see this

[@npxmnpxm]

Very good companion piece to Frontline's "Fire in Paradise," which is well worth watching (and also here on KZbin).

[@gringotico24]

I lived in Colorado Springs and went through both fires. I did not live in an area that was affected but I'm sure it could have happened in the area I lived in if a fire would have started and spread through the creek area that ran behind my house. For the Waldo Canyon fire I had just left on vacation so missed most of the action from that one. As for the Black Forest fire, I actually watched that fire start up and blow up from my vantage point while working at the Air Force Academy (USAFA). When my co-workers and I saw the first smoke since it started closer to USAFA then spread away from USAFA we knew something was bad. It was a very windy day and once that fire got going it just ran like a chicken with it's head cut off. You could actually smell the smoke for days after the fire. It was one of the only times that we couldn't sleep with our windows open there.

[@robinblitz5213]

It's been said over and over don't build housing in fire zones period.

[@MrAdrian13]

You can just brush your property

[@welderella]

Mega rich people, selfishly moving into known fire zones, cry and beg men to lose their lives, so they can lose their house to fire, and just rebuild in the same location, and do it all over again. Saw this cycle over and over in SoCal. Makes me sick. So selfish.

[@Boskibro]

@@MrAdrian13 lol brushing your property doesnt stop embers from landing on your house

[@MrAdrian13]

Jesse A have a metal roof. Then have it plumbed. Get a few lats goin

[@ashleyjackson4012]

Why u think the granite Mount hotshots whole crew except one died in 2013 tryna stop a wildfire that was threatened a small town of yarnell built on a mountain by a whole lot of fuels exc brush

[@MicrowavedAlastair5390]

I remember when this happened. It made the sun dim enough to look at with the naked eye at around four or five o'clock here in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was a clean, blood-orange disk that didn't look like the sun. It lit up the whole late afternoon sky like it was sunset. I was astounded at the amount of smoke in the air.

[@colemarie9262]

Excellent documentary, and great song choice for the beginning.

[@nicholltupak]

Feel so bad for that firefighter.. think of all the responsibility he must feel. On one hand, his crew’s safety. On the other, all those homes and property 😢 so sad.

[@nicholltupak]

10:20 breaks my heart

[@aguy7848]

Unimaginable responsibility. Much respect.

[@Solarhawke]

Damn. I could not predict the crazy i would encounter in these comments. Also Bravo 33 probably feels like a right dick now doesn't he @12:52 Telling the granite mountain crew to stop hollering. Like sorry bro I'm about to be burned alive.

[@AaronLKinney]

I've been a wildland firefighter for the past 4 years In AZ. Our Fire Season use to be only from the end of March to the end of July. Now Our Fire Season Is Year Round. We've Even gotten fire calls to Colorado In December, and it use to be only one fire call to Colorado every Season, Now We get 2 to 3 Fire Calls to Colorado a season.

[@MyDarkSide62]

It is just insanity how fire season has become a year round event. Where are you based out of? Were you on the Rafael Fire this June? Much Respect for what you do.

[@UStacticalmedic36]

I was on the west fork fire In creede We fought are butts off to save a lot of houses out there, I was on that fire for 28 days I left early because my good friend who was on the Granite Mountain shot crew was killed, I also was on the Waldo fire. I agree with a lot of what they are saying here to many people are expecting us fire personnel to protect their house they have in fire prone areas and do nothing to help us by having a good defensive space. If you want to move here from California or wherever and want a house in a wildland urban environment expect your house to burn and have a plan and insurance. I will not put my firefighters at risk to save your house, We will do what we can. It’s mother nature’s world and if stand in her way she will take you out you just have to be prepared just like any other disaster.

[@aguy7848]

Much respect to you, especially as a resident of Colorado Springs. You and everyone like you are true heroes. I cannot thank you enough.

[@robbieturner3636]

Surprised they didn't mention the Storm King Mountain Fire. That was a sad day in Colorado.

[@seanhanson6478]

Denver Post coming in strong with a killer documentary. Thanks guys, this was great!!

[@abrahamrivera3833]

im not 18 but god damn i wanna save the wilderness and save people now i truly know my job thank you

[@jalifritz8033]

I don’t know if it exists in the USA, but maybe you could join the voluntary fire brigade. At least in Germany they educate teenagers too.

[@MyDarkSide62]

Good for you. I just got back from one of the fires in northern California near Redding and it is truly rewarding to help Nature and people. I was in a support role as I am NOT 18 either (more than 3 times that) and it was great to help the firefighters. Follow your gut - it never lies. Respect

[@ranchero5595]

Watching this after getting a front row seat to the Marshall fire is just...mind boggling. We live in scary times

[@hunter-ho1ku]

i genuinely got traumatized from the damage i saw from the marshall fire.. my whole street went up in flames and my childhood home is just a foundation now. so many people me and family friends know have lost their homes and i just dont know if our hometown will ever return to normal. that along with the total terror that was cameron peak and east troublesome, both racing over the CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, and destroying so much of our wildlands and forests, as well as homes.. it's just terrible

[@lesliepfeifer8518]

Wow...gripping...respect and gratitude for your amazing service😔💕

[@ARTISTCHD1]

SON of SOLARSUN +SPIRIT SOUL SACRED SCRIPTS: Strictly stating, specifically speaking and solemnly saying; Separatists and segregationists stay off and out of our primary prehistoric-properties. Y’all aren’t at all welcome nor invited into, Indigenous inhabitants, inclusively inferred; “Indians” islands inland-s. All arrivals as invidious invaders, insidious intruders, “illegal immigrants”, (uninvited guests), are ordered and commanded to leave these terrestrial terrains - territorial turfs. Voluntarily vacate the planetary premises, immediately, right now today, gdo or die!!!

[@rileywilson5392]

Great informative video hope more see this.

[@jthorson1986]

Prevention isn't pretty but it is essential to stop these issues like the camp fire.

[@peterf.229]

camp fire = caused by corporate greed!

[@hammerdown184]

Why don't they just change the building codes. Use more fire retardant materials and build large buffer zones around high risk communities.

[@donaldgray2128]

roof sprinklers

[@lightningmcqueen181]

@@donaldgray2128 Ive actually seen them on the outskirts of L.A. Malibu, thousand oaks area..Built in roof sprinklers.😂.Rich folks and their brilliant ideas . Didn't seem to help though when thousands of acres of fire in all directions descended on those houses..

[@hairy-dairyman]

@@lightningmcqueen181 they work to an extent. If you don't maintain your property it'll burn. It's all about probability

[@MrAdrian13]

Donald Gray metal roof

[@humanbeingscanb2evil]

jay Day depending on the winds depends on the buffer zone cause some winds can carry embers for miles,starting spot fires large distances away from the original fire. That’s why wind is such an enemy of fire fighters. Also humidity is another problem. Ok I’ve watched to many fire fighting documentaries.

[@leviathantoobz]

11:00 “its gonna happen again” and it did this Christmas with the Marshall fire…

[@jimmyhostetter6024]

As a “State of Florida Dozer/ plow Firefighter of 26 years,we are all adjusting to climate change.l survived the 1998 wilfire season,spent 20 something hours working fire with #41.John deere 550g opencab.While working fire in Northcali in 2011 l saw a whole mountain combust in 1 minute( it seemed,and saw many Firenado’s,walk across Dozerlines,roads,and fields.In Florida were drying up for the 2020 season🔥

[@Colin21233]

Black Forest June 11, 2103? 19:52 lol

[@rabidseabee7229]

Saw that to lol

[@ARTISTCHD1]

Furthermore, those who wantonly wish to angrily argue, dispute - disagree and debate these thoughtful decisions, we have let them go to the waysides and washed away and withered wayward. Facing flash floods and ferocious flaming forests fires. Nobody in their right minds are going to come and rescue them; inclusively, firefighters. They’re on their own, based upon what decisions and choices themselves made, thus to stay or leave. Voluntarily vacate - evacuate. No more meaningless mandatory; “forced evacuations”!!!

[@jeffgo5742]

Colin Dunn just preparing everyone

[@Hypercube9]

You've been warned!

[@ElishaPercival]

It's so so sad..such a beautiful place

[@Bobbyd0052]

I AM A LIL LATE TO THIS ONE ! TREMENDOUS JOB ON THIS !🇺🇲

[@sophiepalmer-doran344]

please be aware that this can cause PTSD "Wildfires can be particularly stressful because the factors that influence their strength and direction can change at any moment. Communities that seem clear of danger can suddenly need to evacuate. Despite well-orchestrated and persistent fire fighting by emergency services personnel, sometimes destruction of life and property is unpreventable. It is common for people who have lived through these circumstances to experience strong emotions. Understanding normal responses to these abnormal events can aid you in coping effectively with your feelings, thoughts and behaviors as you recover from the fire." more info here www.apa.org/helpcenter/wildfire

[@boumajohn]

I find it interesting that Mr. Maclean says there's nothing that can be done, of course there is. Leave, move out, cut your losses on your property now and go elsewhere before fire costs you everything. Problem solved.

[@michaelmetzler3372]

My heart goes out to the lady who lost her son, thank God that heroic fire fighter saved her sons ashes, MASSIVE RESPECT TO THE HERO FIRE FIGHTERS AND BLESSINGS TO ALL INVOLVED IN THESE TERRIBLE FIRES IN COLORADO

[@JerryLaw]

We do control burn in winter/cooler weather to stop this kind of thing from happening

[@jaelpyykonen7243]

The amazon, Creece, Spain, Portugal, Siberia, BC, Australia, Israel, Turkey etc etc etc etc.

[@priscillaross-fox9407]

No accident.

[@DalV]

Then they build houses 15 feet apart

[@lorumipsum1129]

Made out of wood no less

[@persephone2706]

@@lorumipsum1129 Right? They need to be made out of stucco. There could be some kind of funding or money diverted from taxes towards pushing and helping peoppe build homes in those areas with marterials that don't burn as well as like... wood. I'm not expert. But it could help a bit... Maybe. Maybe not though.

[@lorumipsum1129]

@@persephone2706 your 100 percent right. Olunfortunately, since you said that taxes or funding would most likely have too be diverted, it will definitely never happen. Because that’s how governments/companies be.

[@The_Meekster]

the disrespect in this video for the granite mountain hotshots are real. those guys were trying to keep the fire from spreading regardless of what they were trying to keep the fire from does not matter because they were fire fighters. dont say they are not suppose to do something because they died trying to keep this great country safe. until you were in their shoes you dont know what they were suppose to do and not do. those guys are heros because without them and many people like them their would be a lot more fires killing people.

[@leoscheibe5108]

Fire in 2103? Overall excellent video with excellent viewpoints shared.

[@community1949]

They are now building houses where they didn't used to be and they weren't in those areas for a reason.

[@JoeyJoJoJr0]

It can be done if done properly; i.e. thinning out vegetation and creating fire barriers around structures. Instead people buy a chunk of land in the woods and let it get overgrown for 20+ years; waiting until the inevitable happens.

[@peterf.229]

@@JoeyJoJoJr0 that destroys the habitat where houses don't belong in the first place.

[@JoeyJoJoJr0]

@@peterf.229 Not if done right. Also, not everyone wants to live in a city run by liberals and full of degenerates.

[@zuzufitz]

@@JoeyJoJoJr0 Grow up

[@ranakeen9884]

The same could also be said for people who build along the coastal areas and along/near the banks of rivers ... then are shocked and devastated when a hurricane wipes them out or it rains and rains and flooding washes them out. Those of us who cannot afford the luxury of living near bodies of water and forested areas .... we are the ones who pay the price in higher insurance premiums. Don't get me wrong. I feel badly for all these people who have suffered through such devastation, but somewhere along the line we all need to wake up and figure these things out for EVERYONE'S sake.

[@dylankolb6835]

I lived in Colorado Springs during the Waldo canyon from my window I watched it come over the ridge it was a terrifying sight

[@davidhotchkiss8922]

It's soooo sad and heart dropping to hear these people talk of the fire hazards Colorado faces. Hearing them say talk about the fears they have, and to watch this, again, now in 2022, knowing those fears have, were and still will be again, is heart breaking.

[@KatyaAndersonPhotography]

no subtitles or transcription.. good job Denver Post.

[@kmlbcrew7789]

So, the best solution is to build wooden houses less than 15 feet apart in a heavily fire hazardous areas.

[@hunter-ho1ku]

to think that back then.. waldo, hayman, black tiger, black forest, and sunshine were some of the worst we'd seen... and just in 2020, three different fires smashed those records repeatedly. east troublesome, spring creek, and cameron peak were horrific to watch, ash was raining all the way in lafayette.. and then the marshall fire, the OTHER spring creek fire, the cal wood fire.. god it's been heartbreaking to see places from my childhood and these forests and mountains i love go up in smoke so quickly. even my own home went down in the marshall fires. i dearly hope we can do more controlled burns and heal our forests again, we can't keep breaking these records, breaking hearts and shattering lives along the way. i hope the post will go over how terrifying 2020 and 2021 was for the fire season here.. we need to do better to protect our lands and our people, without creating the same problem of overcrowded forests again.

[@jimmyhostetter6024]

Frontline Did a greatjob of explaing the complexity of Urban-interface fires...in Florida we control urban 2 million acres a year average,its a great forest managt tool.

[@adventuretonothingness7554]

never forget the granite mountain hotshots

[@johnrflinn]

Every year they set the grass on fire in Nepal and this only burns on the ground and rarely the trees, I walked through one of these fires on a trail with no problem, more like a scene from a Hollywood set. They set these fires early in the Spring never in mid summer.

[@Kairos_Akuma]

Yeah it's to prevent. In Germany we have wide pits of sand so the fire ideally shouldn't be able to jump. We're I live we have a lot of conifer (I think thats what they called. The needle trees) monocultures. Had one fire there and it got like.. 12 kilometres far. Didn't came to us but you could see the smoke in the skye. And the sandstuff seemed to work

[@Thechezbailey]

@@Kairos_Akuma conifer is correct

[@ThePaulobraveheart]

very sad, here in portugal we have the same problem. not so long ago, more than 60 people died, fleeing the fire.

[@marchofthelorex238]

Nature changes it is us who either have to learn to adapt to the change or.

[@michaelhigley7142]

i was near the Yarnell hill fire and knew one of the members of the 19 hotshots and still to this day it hurts when hearing about it😢 R.I.P GRANITE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOTS

[@BA.77777]

I don’t wish harm on anybody, but it’s very hard to pity folks who risk the lives of fire workers and their family members by building a house in a high risk area. It’s hard to hear anybody talking about individual freedom when that freedom is risking people’s lives. Don’t expect firemen and firewomen to die to save your stuff.

[@peterf.229]

the individusal freedom line pissed me off cause it was clear what he meant is it will be business as usual. the zoning should be made in each state that limits houses on land that houses shouldnt be.

[@juliehoward7396]

@@peterf.229 please look at paradise ca. And read all comments.

[@jonahperry6103]

Knew it was going to be good when I heard the intro song!!

[@kilroywashere9343]

I typically don’t support raising taxes but I feel like their should be a red zone tax, essentially if you want to live in a home in a red zone that’s fine but you have to pay a tax that helps fund the fire departments that protect the land around your property

[@franksanfilippo492]

Wow that's so incredibly sad to see

[@annanorthup8542]

Can you please tell me the name and artist of the opening song?

[@jimg2741]

Young men dead - The Black Angels

[@colemarie9262]

They're ^^^ really good too, check out other songs.

[@irismortimer1]

this is terrible and so sad !prayers for them all !!

[@samji7854]

Thank you Jesus

[@briankistner4331]

3:03 Kodas make a good point. Thing is now they are letting them burn and that's not working out either. Case in point the Cameron Peak Fire. They jacked around for a good part of the summer not really doing a thing about the fire.. OK, makes sense to a degree. But look on a map. If the fire changes behavior all of a sudden, a lot on communities are in a world of hurt and that's what that fire did. Comes to the edge of Ft. Collins in less than a day and a half and seriously threatened Loveland on another occasion.

[@hunter-ho1ku]

same goes for east troublesome.. the loss of homes in grand lake and granby, as well as the threat to estes and other rural mountain towns was terrifying, and that fire raced at disgusting speeds. we're in desperate needs of better forestry management

[@JessieArmy]

The Waldo Canyon fire completely destroyed my neighborhood.

[@drakenpage6776]

#OOF

[@DavidElzeitsinfill]

The wild fires are made much larger and out of control because everything is so dry. There isn't enough moisture in the soil, there isn't enough moisture in the vegetation. One thing we need to do is move water from the ocean back inland to places we need it. The natural water cycle can't refill aquifers that were filled thousands of years ago by melting glaciers after the last ice age. Big problems need big solutions. The biggest idea I am trying to express is tunneling aqueducts from the coast, in this case the west coast of the USA inland to feed combination geothermal power and sea water desalination plants. The idea seems to be so big that no one has considered it possible but I believe it is not only possible but it is necessary. For over a century the fossil water contained in aquifers has been pumped out to feed agriculture, industry and municipal water needs. The natural water cycle cant refill fossil water deposits that were filled 10,000 years ago when the glaciers melted after the last ice age. Without refilling these aquifers there is not much of a future for the region of the United states. As a result ground levels in some areas of the San Joaquin Valley have subsided by more than 30 feet. Similar fossil water depletion is happening in other regions all around the world. TBM and tunneling technology has matured and further developments in the industry are poised to speed up the tunneling process and it's these tunnels that are the only way to move large volumes of water from the ocean inland. The water is moved inland to areas where it can be desalinated in geothermal plants producing clean water and power. In many cases the water will recharge surface reservoirs where it will be used first to make more hydro power before being released into rivers and canal systems. It's very important however to not stop tunneling at these first stops but to continue several legs until the water has traveled from the ocean under mountain ranges to interior states. Along the way water will flow down grade through tunnels and rise in geothermal loops to fill mountain top pumped hydro batteries several times before eventually recharging several major aquifers. What I am proposing is essentially reversing the flow of the Colorado River Compact. Bringing water from the coast of California first to mountaintop reservoirs then to the deserts of Nevada and Arizona and on to Utah, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming. This big idea looks past any individual city or states problems and looks at the whole and by using first principles identifies the actual problem and only solution. Thank you for your time, I would like the opportunity to explain in further detail and answer any questions. A better future is possible,

[@JoeyJoJoJr0]

Holy shit a film that actually tells it how it is: Fires aren't new, people living in forests IS!

[@ogdocvato]

The thing I detest the most about our universe is that all good things end far too soon.

[@briankistner4331]

It's getting worse. Top 3 fires in Colorado history all happened in 2020.

[@ethandunlop7395]

Was that the springs fire

[@ARTISTCHD1]

Furthermore, those who wantonly wish to angrily argue, dispute - disagree and debate these thoughtful decisions, we have let them go to the waysides and washed away and withered wayward. Facing flash floods and ferocious flaming forests fires. Nobody in their right minds are going to come and rescue them; inclusively, firefighters. They’re on their own, based upon what decisions and choices themselves made, thus to stay or leave. Voluntarily vacate - evacuate. No more meaningless mandatory; “forced evacuations”!!!

[@Shoz_]

My respect to the firefighters and people working for safety

[@lesliepfeifer8518]

Yarnell....I remember the exact moment I heard that horrible, horrible news...

[@ARTISTCHD1]

ALL-ALPHA-AMERICAS: Are areas designated in a divinely decreed deliberation, designed for everybody’s existing each Ethnicity, to come together as only ONE ORIGINAL ORGANISM of OFFICIAL ORGANIZATION.

[@luke8210]

We lost 19 good men in yarnell. Every time I think of it it makes me want to cry. To make matters worse the city of Prescott gave thanks to the family's by giving each family a whopping 25k check. The value the city puts on each man was 25k.....wonder if the city council members value their own lives at the same amount......I hope when they retire that they're offered the same amount in lieu of a retirement fund.

[@crand20033]

We do not have this problem in NC. It's very wet here. But it's hot.

[@Hannahcode1]

Where are we to build and live other than take up all our farm land? I won't be herded into cities where they seem to want us. Excellent video.

[@babybrat2958]

What evidence do you have that they are herding people into cities? The most affordable housing is in the country. It costs a lot more to live in a big city.

[@zuzufitz]

Perhaps people should stop breeding like rabbits (regardless of what their religions encourage).

[@johnelder3978]

What the guy said at 14 min makes total sence and everyones insurance rate shouldnt go up because you wanna build a home in a dry forrest ready to burn or in tornado alley or in a flood zone.

[@williamsantatikul9778]

Dam dude I'll never forget the Black Forest fire in 2103 19:54

[@stevomulzy8300]

Yeah saw that to

[@goornotravelguide9196]

Prayers 🙏

[@josephastier7421]

If you build a house in of a forest, don't be surprised when nature does her normal housecleaning every decade or so and sees it as just another pile of dead wood to be mucked out.

[@josephastier7421]

@@Sagethis Trees don't grow fast enough to have a forest fire in the same place every year.

[@Kairos_Akuma]

@@josephastier7421 Exactly.

[@rabidseabee7229]

The only way to work around wild fires is like that one dude with the roccrete dome house lol

[@lorumipsum1129]

Pretty much, a brick house would work too. But California doesn’t have any with the exception of really old houses

[@mpj-nc6wq]

Xinless Vice a brick house would fall over in the heat

[@straybubbles7334]

2020 be watching this laughing and smoking a cigar

[@jamestroy9625]

I do understand understand everything this man says about risking lives, you didn’t send your nephew up , he did when he inlisted in fire fighting, we all risk our lives when we go into a burning home, our law enforcement, military etc etc. I have seen my father going into full I golfed home and bring out two survivors and one casualtiy. When we say I will, that is each individual choice and risk. My heart and prayers go out to all who risk their lives for others.

[@WallyTony]

Colorado is so screwed in the future.

[@patrickzink2191]

Any state that allows homes in fire prone areas in just waiting for the day that it happens

[@andiweinbender50415]

😔

[@Hypercube9]

They need to start building rows of concrete townhouses between the wood homes and the forests in California. This would help meet the needs of all the homeless they have, and act as a firebreak in between valleys! If you surround enough homes with 3 story concrete buildings that the fire can't jump over, it reduces the area the firemen have to cover! Either that or people in these states should start building emergency shelters underground again.

[@aflong62]

I understand what you're saying, but we have to keep in mind that embers can jump anything. If a fire can jump over a 6-lane highway, even 3-story concrete buildings won't be able to protect much.

[@josephastier7421]

Too many people now, and they all want to live in the same places.

[@fukputin7739]

Zero sympathy for people who destroy beautiful forests because they want to live in the trees. They expect firefighters to die to save their homes, ridiculous!!!

[@leviathantoobz]

As a former hotshot, I can tell you that the shot crew community appreciates your perspective. Blessings and happy new year (2022)

[@aliakba6269]

I dont blame you hell if im dying for the city.

[@pauloliver1842]

its more the homeowners bud

[@shadowbanned69]

Why oh why do people keep building their homes in wildfire prone areas...ya gotta have a fire break anywhere around your home...

[@DanahV]

Do they plant trees again after a fire? Just to replace the burnt ones. #Curiosity

[@tomalapevides]

Some trees actually thrive on it, like the eucalyptus - fire makes it release seeds so lots of new little ones pop up. They grow real quick and further exacerbate the problem as they burn like fuel

[@apextroll]

Intervention is not the answer. This is the underlying premise of this video..Nature has a plan. Fire is part of it.

[@peterf.229]

@@tomalapevides maybe there are cyrpess trees that pop up after wild fire so do other plants like manzanita in Arizona. anyways

[@paulsmallriver6066]

#Princess D yes, on federal and state land and also on private timber property. Good question. Often burned trees are logged. The smaller ones are ground into chips and the large ones are milled for lumber. When the trees are removed it allows sunlight onto the forest floor and grasses and shrubs begin to grow. The cycle begins anew.

[@Thechezbailey]

The pine tree has cones that only open when they feel the heat of a fire. They release into the rich ash and 20 years later the forest is back.

[@garudastan]

Poor guy severe ptsd.

[@48grainsoffreedom]

This video has 6 years now. And yet nobody learned from it...

[@andrewhatcher3195]

This is pretty simple. Maintain a particular degree of landscape to begin with and when a fire happens it stops by itself. Simple mechanics. Instead our country is so based on greed money comes first. I honestly could have preventative measures in place so well that hotshots are not needed, and air tankers are not needed either. It is pretty simple. No one wants to do it even though it is cost effective. This country is so based on greed they would rather let people die then fix the methods they use that DO NOT WORK.

[@caldwellbrett6]

Please folks, build your houses according to your area! I beg! If you build them with heavy heat and flame resistance. It's possible, this is controllable to a point. Families wont lose their homes and firefighters wont lose their lives for fighting house fires.

[@cybershadow]

no eng sub for deaf peoples. great.

[@camtay3423]

I have been to Denver colarado

[@ethandunlop7395]

Cam tay good for you but black forest is far east

[@mikemaby5497]

why don't all houses have sprinkler systems around the perimeter of each house, and the american govmt say sod off, to the water bills.

[@colemarie9262]

During a fire like that, water spray is going to stop it. It is so hot that structures like homes just explode...and all that water will steam off before the fire even gets close because of the INTENSE heat. If you've ever had a bonfire on a cold night you'll know that the heat is incredible even from a small thing like that, and this is thousands of times the size and heat.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

I feel really bad for the trees burned up and the wildlife killed. The houses

[@jonathanyeet8083]

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[@veganwinter2090]

Underground housing?

[@persephone2706]

That photo her husband took was incredible and terrible.

[@140ex5]

Who thumbs down?

[@RealCadde]

It's really quite simple. First you start off with a completely different approach to "private property". Allow campers to camp anywhere they want at most one day in the same location for FREE. Then allow said campers to build a fire pit and collect dead wood from the forest floor. Encourage people to go out camping when it's not quite fire season yet and tell them they can and SHOULD burn as much dead wood as they possibly can. Have your fireplace going all night PLEASE. This way you remove A LOT of fuel from forests already. Which will save the landowner A LOT of money if a fire would have started, his trees will still be standing because there's no fuel to make it a crown fire. Only if the fire starts out in a crown will he lose trees. And of course, people get out more. Secondly, stop fighting forest fires. Really! As the indians say, work WITH them. Let them burn the forest floor all day long so they deplete all the fuel on the ground. Then SEGMENT your land/forests so that a crown fire should it happen simply cannot jump the gaps. If a segment burns then LET IT BURN. Stop it from spreading to other segments CROWNS but LET the forest floor BURN. Finally, around houses/farms/villages/towns/cities, make a protective circle. A border where unless you dropped NAPALM, no amount of fire would be able to cross over that border. Maintain any forest etc inside the circle so it never could burn. And everything outside said circles that isn't valuable MUST be allowed to burn and burn freely. Observe, fight the threats but DO NOT stop the fires. Actually, we need to start more controlled burns. Especially in forests and brushlands.

[@stephanielloyd4053]

I still can't understand as a British person why your insist on building and cladding your homes and buildings with WOOD!

[@rendorwilliams9116]

You should burn outwards from locations you want to protect. Allow your small weak backfire to move towards the large main fire, and they will merge at 20 feet plus, away from the target home or building.

[@donaldgray2128]

No Fire breaks

[@dietmarbitterlich3500]

That's what happen when you allow building wood homes, stone and concrete should be the codes.

[@josephastier7421]

It's supposed to be an "urban interface", not "urban all over the place".

[@f.dt.f3965]

its not the fire suppression so much it is the mismanagement of the forest in between ....all natural = fire trap ..clean it up undergrowth and downed trees dead standing trees...thin em and remove the brush or at least thin it