West Metro Fire Rescue: On the Front Line- The Marshall Fire

[@Samanthaorrs]

Thank you for working without stopping, for ssving o ur homes as many as you did, and most of all, thank you for laying down your lives... for us and our families.

[@BrianMcNallyWeb]

Still very hard to watch this but this is my neighborhood. Can't thank you enough for your bravery.

[@thomasfletcher4765]

With the amount of homes saved compared to the ones lost , y'all did an exceptional job .

[@birdie5382]

Thank you for your service!!!! Having to make the decisions in your tactics for fighting the fires couldn't have been easy. Thank you, stay safe. may God have your backs every time the alarm sounds.😊

[@pointfiveseven]

It is so powerful for us to see these images. I'm sure it is painful for those who see their homes burning in the video, for those who were on the wrong sides of the lines. But there are so many lines around town: fences burned where backyards are spared, the whole street burned until one point, where I've just known those are the marks of all the firefighting. Each structure saved was an engine, a team, hosing it down, making a good choice on where it could stop, staying there until the embers stopped flying. Thank you. More videos like this, if possible; we see the aftermath and it is so healing to see the work that saved so much.

[@nikkilarsen8639]

THANK YOU for your bravery, your tireless work, and the risks you took to save as many homes as possible.

[@reli1157]

thank you for everything you did and continue to do for our communities

[@kat-byrd]

Thank you so much for your bravery and all that you did to help everybody in the entire county.

[@kcleach9312]

thank you fire fighters you are heroes!!

[@kavialptekin]

Thank you for all your efforts. We greatly appreciate it.

[@TraumaSurvivorCynthia]

🔥Thumbs up #1 for West Metro Fire 🚒 Rescue with thank you to the entire department!!✌️#davesandersstepdaughter

[@yvonnemin9143]

So many heroes. Thank you for everything you all did.

[@dr.treddell]

Thanks for sharing this perspective on the events. You have a highly commendable team there!

[@MB12116]

Great work at the fire and phenomenal production here. Stay safe and I will continue to keep all these victims in my thoughts.

[@schnemannfilms]

Unbelievable footage! And amazing comments by your firefighters.

[@adamheskett6245]

The fireman was considerate and turned the loud sirens off. Those sirens are sure annoying!

[@robgreenhalgh9637]

Thank you.

[@FaradayBananacage]

Are there things that homeowners can do to prevent fire, or make your lives easier in the case of a fire? I think I heard someone say that they made good use of regular garden hoses. Would keeping them available and connected, maybe wound up in a reel, be helpful if necessary?

[@WestMetroFire]

You can help by doing wildfire mitigation around your home. The homes that were lost during the Marshall Fire were ignited by embers, carried by the wind. Those embers landed in gutters, where there were leaves and pine needles, in wood piles near homes, on patio or deck furniture, even in plastic trash cans near structures. One of the easiest things to do is to clean your gutters. Then, look at the first five feet from your home. Clear out vegetation and mulch. We did use garden hoses at some of the homes during the Marshall Fire, so keep a hose handy would help. But the biggest thing is to do what you can to make sure your home is safe. Here's a mitigation guide: wmfpdco1.specialdistrict.org/files/630234379/Ready+Set+Go+Brochure+2022_Final+for+print+9.13.pdf

[@adamheskett6245]

The fireman was considerate and turned the loud sirens off. Those sirens are sure annoying!