Take a look into the 2021 fire season through the eyes of the Mill Creek Hotshots. This video is not endorsed by the USDA, USFS, or the San Bernardino National Forest.
i love how instead of showing this in a heartbreaking way, you showed how you guys pull through and how you mange to stay joyful throughout these fires. Thank you for everything you do, stay safe now!! ❤️
Thank you for fighting them wild fire's, im 16 rn but i plan on moving somewhere to be a hotshot when im 18-19. cant wait. Again big thanks to all of yall.
Id give anything to be able to fight fire again, I started in a department that did half wildland and half structure. I ended up on the structure side for 31 years. I should have gone into wildland and stayed there! I always told the guys if they really wanted to find what their made of join a forestry unit. Great video brother, keep up the great work. God's speed.
great video! at 2:11 you can see a perfect example of a fireline and the use of a driptorch in combination with wind direction to achieve a controlled burn! this photo could actually serve in lessons! keep it up
@@YesNo-cy5tw NIcks renegade boots , tanker boots are not nfpa certifed but they are an option for they soles if you want to add $ 30 .00 red x lug fire resisant soles to your purchase of the boot ,the renegade boot is like a harness boot and the tanker boot have straps ?
@@emmanuelawosusi3276 dam bro that's actually interesting, are they pretty expensive? I occasionally will burn of huge fires from landscaping waste so I'm sure they're overkill for that application but then again, cowboy boots rock
I feel like this should be presented to high schoolers. I would have probably fallen in love with this and done it through out college but I didn’t find out about woodland firefighting until I was almost done with college.
It’s a fire wall, they burn everything in the area in a controlled way, so when the bigger fire approaches there is no fuel to keep feeding the fire and that way it stops growing
There was a lot of different fire behavior in the video, I’m not sure as to which “uncontrolled” clips you are referring too. Where things might “look uncontrolled” when we are putting fire on the ground, those are clips from “ interior burning.” Burning is very situational and weather dependent. Fire is attracted to heat, and so the technique you saw being used is to build a lot of heat inside your burn area, (roughly 300ft off the line) once that fire and heat is established, the edge of the line can then be lit, once lit, the main fire and heat will basically act as a vacuum and it will suck and pull the fire back into itself and away from the edge. There was also some other pretty crazy fire behavior in the video that was NOT from putting fire on the ground. We saw some very extreme fire behavior and intensity this last season due to weather, wind, etc. With that kind of intensity, it is extremely unsafe to engage and sometimes you just gotta wait till things die down a bit before engaging
These guys deserve way more pay
i love how instead of showing this in a heartbreaking way, you showed how you guys pull through and how you mange to stay joyful throughout these fires. Thank you for everything you do, stay safe now!! ❤️
That what seperates the professional from the rest 👍
That opening song made me think my playlist started playing 😂
Bruh same
Whats that song
@@K_ber1 going gets tough - the growlers
@@jessemorgan8367 thanks
Thank you for fighting them wild fire's, im 16 rn but i plan on moving somewhere to be a hotshot when im 18-19. cant wait. Again big thanks to all of yall.
Me too. I'm 13, can't wait
You guys and gals are true heros! I hope they raise your pay and get you what you deserve for the effort you put in and the risk you face.
Id give anything to be able to fight fire again, I started in a department that did half wildland and half structure. I ended up on the structure side for 31 years. I should have gone into wildland and stayed there! I always told the guys if they really wanted to find what their made of join a forestry unit. Great video brother, keep up the great work. God's speed.
Nicely done video showing the work you guys do, and the environment you work in.
Geoff very nice to meet you at Brewery X. Thanks for your service. God speed to you and all of your other Brothers.
God Bless you all who serve ❤️🙌🏼✝️
One of the best fire line cinematography I've seen!
Thanks dude, I appreciate that 🤙🏻
great video! at 2:11 you can see a perfect example of a fireline and the use of a driptorch in combination with wind direction to achieve a controlled burn! this photo could actually serve in lessons! keep it up
I don’t know if I could do what these brave men and women do, but I’m most certainly going to do my best and try.
Shout-out to James Bean one of the best dudes I've ever met
In my experience, I would've paid to do it. BEST job I ever had.
Great video. My dad was mill creek shot back in the late 70s
Was great tagging along with you guys on the Dixie. Stay safe!
Thanks dude! You as well, you took some great pictures!
@@gaffersgarage9085 Can I use pull on/cowboy style boots, that can be used for wild land firefighting ?
@@emmanuelawosusi3276 why would you want to wear cowboy boots my guy
@@YesNo-cy5tw NIcks renegade boots , tanker boots are not nfpa certifed but they are an option for they soles if you want to add $ 30 .00 red x lug fire resisant soles to your purchase of the boot ,the renegade boot is like a harness boot and the tanker boot have straps ?
@@emmanuelawosusi3276 dam bro that's actually interesting, are they pretty expensive? I occasionally will burn of huge fires from landscaping waste so I'm sure they're overkill for that application but then again, cowboy boots rock
One of the sickest collection of photos I’ve ever seen. I hope all of you guys always safe and have a wonderful life
Thank you 🙏🏻
👊💯💪🔥BUNCH OF F#%KING BADASSES 4REALz🔥💪💯👊HELL YEAH💯💯💯
I feel like this should be presented to high schoolers. I would have probably fallen in love with this and done it through out college but I didn’t find out about woodland firefighting until I was almost done with college.
you guys are so rad dream job thank you so much for your work
Anybody can get into this if you live in California
I think we can all agree here that the Chingadera is the best hand tool hands down if you know how to slam line with one of course.
You guys are awesome! Thank you for what you do!
I know Adam personally! I just got a job on fulton and ready for this season 🙌
Nice dude! I hope you guys have a great weekend. Stay safe and maybe we’ll cross paths on the line 🤙🏻
aweosme brothers I love the growlers!!! And thank you for your service!!! :]
Love you! You are real heros!!!! Thank you!!!
Got me stoked for this coming season! Sick vid!
God damn it. Smoke jumpers. So sorry I am a complete moron. Working on it.
I was surprised to see y'all have a 660 along with your 46's. Do you use it for cutting line as well as big trees?
excellent work!
These men are worth every dollar their paid ,and a lot more.
nice crew pic with Mt. Whitney in the back ground
Brilliant video !!
Man thank you so much for what you do
I appreciate it man, thank you for the support
Awesome video be safe this season guys 👍
Where you guys recently, by lake Elsinore ? Staking up? Idk if it was you guys
Great video . You all be safe!!!
Thank you! 🔥
Love what you guys do!
Yo, what was Mill Creek doing in Palm Desert
We were on our way to the flats fire
U still got any original Orange Fire shirts left in the cache?
100% shown at an end-of-year party
def one of the better vids well done
TYE GROWLERS IM IN LOVE WITH YOU
07.. From a Hiker!
Whoop whoop
I am red card certified. any positions for a an AD?
New morning inspirational video found
Hell yeah 🔥 glad to hear it
Love Com out next year friends helping on the wildfires friends
that was a dope video
God bless the Massachusetts hotshots
Must be hard to hike up a mountain with your balls of steel holding you back
😂😂😂
The Dixie fire was a good one
It was something, that’s for sure. That was an incredible unforgiving fire.
@@gaffersgarage9085 yes it was I saw it do some thing that shouldn't be possible
Hey john i live in mentone and i was wondering if i can buy a shirt or something do yall have shirts i can buy Or a hat ?
Hi, the only way to get crew apparel is to actually be on the crew; otherwise, they are not for sale.
@@gaffersgarage9085 gotcha kinda figured after i asked Wouldn't want somebody doing something stupid wearing a crew shirt out there
Two things I love looking at fire and nature😂
😂
Why they are burning the forest?
It’s a fire wall, they burn everything in the area in a controlled way, so when the bigger fire approaches there is no fuel to keep feeding the fire and that way it stops growing
@@ulwimi_oluninzi Understand, but some fire in video do not look controlled, lol.
There was a lot of different fire behavior in the video, I’m not sure as to which “uncontrolled” clips you are referring too.
Where things might “look uncontrolled” when we are putting fire on the ground, those are clips from “ interior burning.”
Burning is very situational and weather dependent. Fire is attracted to heat, and so the technique you saw being used is to build a lot of heat inside your burn area, (roughly 300ft off the line) once that fire and heat is established, the edge of the line can then be lit, once lit, the main fire and heat will basically act as a vacuum and it will suck and pull the fire back into itself and away from the edge.
There was also some other pretty crazy fire behavior in the video that was NOT from putting fire on the ground. We saw some very extreme fire behavior and intensity this last season due to weather, wind, etc. With that kind of intensity, it is extremely unsafe to engage and sometimes you just gotta wait till things die down a bit before engaging
YO HO…YO HO A Hotshots Life for Me 💪
Angeles NF C-3 TC 77-81
Thank you for your time. Ronnie Smith era right
I wanna do this stuff
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Respect, but extremely underpaid.