ThirtyMile Fire

Explore the aftermath of the devastating ThirtyMile Fire that resulted in the loss of multiple firefighters, and hear directly from the survivors about their harrowing experience and the lessons learned that are helping responses to wildfires today.
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[@marytyson6376]

broken hearts will always remember , a love that was taken away to soon.

[@jfvincent4993]

I just subscribed. Will be looking out for the Granny series. Have a blessed day.

[@Spagoshi]

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[@Dovietail]

I feel like those responsible for training, logistics, and communications all three on this fire did a really shite job for these firefighters. Why in God's name deploy in a rock fall ABOVE the rising fire? Why shelter in a vehicle?

[@Spagoshi]

From what I remember during the debriefing (thousands of pages), the training back then didn't allow refuge in water due to bacteria & during a high stressful situated, dry needles under rocks weren't considered. The vehicle was only used after the fire storm passed & that was his only refuge after burned over 70% of his body.

[@f-gr8bo]

@@Spagoshi Crossing wires on that. From many conversations with those involved, Emhoff chose not to go into the river because he was missing the skin on his hands and arms, didn't want to invite infection. The river wasn't considered for refuge for the whole group because of concerns about a patch of snags on the other side of the river. Also, when the crew followed Thom Taylor's lead jumping into the river, they got hypothermic cold in about 10 minutes so it wouldn't have been a good idea anyhow. The folks in the rocks were in a bad spot, but not very far from the road. They didn't figure the 20' difference in location would be consequential.

[@Spagoshi]

@@f-gr8bo yes your facts are correct & ring a bell from the many interviews I did in Washington with the firefighters. It was the worse case scenario and a lot of lessons were learned from that. Were you apart of that group or part of the lessons learned study? Thanks for your insight, much appreciated 🤙🏾