When I was watching I thought to myself, "That's not much brush. I wonder why it's so hard to put out?" Then when the fire jumped the road and it was really blazing I realized that there must be a pretty dense cover even though it's not very tall there was a lot of fuel. Glad everybody is alright.
Thank you for your service. Because those who fight wildland fire are often out of the public view....in some place with angry terrain, swiftly changes dynamics of weather components, and challenges and everchanging dangers, that the general public could never wrap their heads around.... please know there are so many in thankful prayer for your bravery and your safety. May our prayers and gratitude for your service and dedication, keep you safe. With profound thanks....
Thank you for doing work that I cannot anymore. But I certainly appreciate your dedication and efforts. No one sees how quick you can be circled or outrun, Cheers to you and yours
Wow great video. Looks like things got a little sketchy for a second there. Praising God that he kept you and the other firefighters safe. Will continue to pray for safety during the fire season. Thanks again for all you do....
Brings back memories of a few summers ago when during a drought, we had a fire just a few hundred yards from our home. Watching the big airplanes swoop in and drop water was amazing. We certainly did appreciate our fire fighters quick action.
Cody the image of that fire burning in the canyon at night is terrifyingly beautiful. Thank you God for the safe return of all the men that went on that fire.
I assume that these videos are recent and/or current and if they are, it's really a shame that the national news is not covering these fires more in depth. I'm in Indiana and about all I see about them is a 10 second segment stating something about major forest fires continue to plague the northwest. Maybe if our news stations showed what's going on instead of race baiting everyone from Furguson, MO, you could get more volunteer help up your way. I'm glad you are there to make this public for us, because obviously it's not newsworthy enough for our network news. I thank you and pray for your and your co-firefighters safety on a daily basis.
This reminds me of all of the CRP burns we do on our farm. We burn roughly about 80 acres. We use 2 4x4 ATV's with 30 gallon sprayers and 2 guys with backpack sprayers....only difference is we are in control. haha, not that you aren't but very easy for a fire like that to get out of control, especially with factors such as the wind and prime ignition material. Exciting for sure Cody.
i use to be a member of a fire dept. we had a f-350 with a skid unit as our brush truck but we also had a 2650 gallon tanker and every engine carryed 750 to 1000 gallons of water (10 engines) we also covered 85 squ. miles of a highly populated part of a county.
I absalutly love this stuff! I love that at a molments notice the chanell just does something different. All on the same idea but not garden build eat can do over! Great stuff cody.
Nice video I just got back from happy camp a little over a week ago my first wildland fire with Diamond fire a private company it was an experience I'll never forget.
Just out of curiosity would it work to cut a firebreak with a tractor and a 10 bottom plow? I know it jumped the road so the fire could still spread over the fire break. My thinking is one man and a tractor could cut a mile of firebreak in a half hour. You would still need to manually knock down gullies and ditches that the tractor couldn't reach, but it would free up manpower for those special tasks.
farmers do it all the time like if a piece of equipment sets on fire they break up the ground around the piece of equipment with a plow to stop it spreading to the crop.
adam darbyshire Thanks Adam. After posting my question I looked online and found that in Florida they use crawler tractors with plows to set firebreaks. It might be pretty expensive to have that kind of equipment setting around in strategic locations though. They showed them being trucked to the site. That's why I was thinking of a tractor. Here in Michigan we have giant 4 wheel drive tractors that can travel at 30 mph. They could deliver themselves to the fire. I don't know if there are crop farmers in Cody's area of the country. Maybe they don't have the big tractors available.
Yes that will and does work if the ground can be worked with a plow. Where Cody was it has a lot of rocks and you don't have to go to deep to hit bedrock.
Wow, I saw that sucker go up across the river from where I've been working. I wondered if that was near your neck of the woods. Glad you guys got it licked.
My town has only a pick up truck for a brush truck, we recently had a 300 acre brush fire and it took departments From all over the state of Vermont about as far south as Montpelier
Now this looks like where I grew up...lots of sage and tumble weeds...I was south of the River though. I enjoy these types of videos, and trust that you make good judgment calls on when it is and isn't appropriate to film.
This is late, but heartfelt...may God shelter you from harm as you set about on a most dangerous, but most honorable career. Thank you for your service.
Hey Cody, this may sound dumb and I may not have all the fact's but I have to ask..... why not let it burn? in an area like that it seem's to me a waste of man power, money and equipment to fight a fire where no structures are being threatened. I know it's best to stop it before it get's there but that area looked pretty remote..
It's amazing how hot a "simple" grass fire can burn, and how much a role weather plays in what a fire does. Glad everyone made it out safely. Did the air support ever come?
I guess your experience with this fire goes to show that we can't take anything for granted. It looked like you had it whipped, but then it started back up again. Be safe. :)
For the large wildland fires, out west, is it normal to firght the fire from the unburned side? In Michigan, we are taught and teach to fight from the burned side to prevent getting caught by the fire.
Those light, flashy fuels seem very dangerous and quick to turn direction. Would you say they're more dangerous than a low burning fire on duff? I enjoy all the videos you make. Keep up the great work and effort. -Krik
"Then everything went pear shaped" Never heard that expression before. Something once narrow suddenly broadened out, meaning the shape of the fire if looking at it from above? Looking at the lumpy ground you slept on... I don't know, maybe take one of those fire tools and etch out a rock free bedding? ;)
Fire has a mind and will of it's own... just when you think you have it licked, it has you on the run. I'm sure many people appreciate all the hard work you and other people do to control fires.
Where were the dozers to make a bigger fire break at the roadside??? A dozer could have even pushed dirt over the fire in some spots (it looked like to me) to help smother the fire.
What fire was that?, I was on fires out in south eastern Oregon and that looks like the exact same terrain we were faced with. We were assigned to a strike team of 5 type 3 engines and we worked out of the fire camp at Crane OR. First we were on the Buzzard Complex and then we got assigned to a smaller fire that eventually burned into the Buzzard. Stay safe out there and work hard. ~Miguel
Not trying to Monday morning quarterback, just wondering.... Why not just let it burn to a more defensible area like a paved road and / or possibly use a back burn on it? From the video I didn't see any structures or anything that would have been in danger.
GoodWork, must be rough doing these job. I got a suggestion, why not try to do something that prevents the spread of wild fire (not that it could be done). Like create a district of walls forming large combs of harden mud (it help prevented medieval England from ongoing rebelling).
I have watched your videos for a while now and I like them all but it is hard to give a thumbs up as if I enjoyed this one. I get very worried about you and your family when I see how dangerous fire fighting is .I know you are a very capable person and you trust in The Lord I pray for you that you will be protected.
That was a little too close for comfort, Cody. Did y'all at least get it contained? That situation looked like a prime spot for a Cat and ripper to make a fire break.
Cody thank you for posting you videos online. That said please be carefull as i know you are. I would much rather miss out on seeing you vids then you put yourself or others into danger.
Cody, at the end you say "lesson learned". Were there any mistakes made? I thought wind shifts are uncontrollable and unpredictable. Thanks for sharing this video. I also shared it on my facebook page. This is one of the most intense videos I have seen on your channel.
I'm really late in this video, but have a serious question.. Where would one go to join a wild land firefighting group? My father was EMS for a small town. I'm sure it's slightly different ..
+Anthony Smith depends - local volunteer; fire fighting academy; cities often have academies; community college; fire service; state dept of natural resources
Things you never want to hear in wild land firefighting and the military: "We just got flanked..."
When I was watching I thought to myself, "That's not much brush. I wonder why it's so hard to put out?"
Then when the fire jumped the road and it was really blazing I realized that there must be a pretty dense cover even though it's not very tall there was a lot of fuel.
Glad everybody is alright.
God bless, I am glad everyone is ok. Be safe out there!
Thank you for your service. Because those who fight wildland fire are often out of the public view....in some place with angry terrain, swiftly changes dynamics of weather components, and challenges and everchanging dangers, that the general public could never wrap their heads around.... please know there are so many in thankful prayer for your bravery and your safety. May our prayers and gratitude for your service and dedication, keep you safe. With profound thanks....
Thank you for doing work that I cannot anymore. But I certainly appreciate your dedication and efforts. No one sees how quick you can be circled or outrun, Cheers to you and yours
Wow! A lot more "exciting" than you and the rest of the crew needed. Glad everyone is safe. Thanks for your service!
thanks, I just join'd my local VFD, looking forward to learning this trade and helping out my area.
Wow great video. Looks like things got a little sketchy for a second there. Praising God that he kept you and the other firefighters safe. Will continue to pray for safety during the fire season. Thanks again for all you do....
Brings back memories of a few summers ago when during a drought, we had a fire just a few hundred yards from our home. Watching the big airplanes swoop in and drop water was amazing. We certainly did appreciate our fire fighters quick action.
looks like Bickleton, I was up there last year for milemarker 28 fire. head on a swivel
Cody the image of that fire burning in the canyon at night is terrifyingly beautiful. Thank you God for the safe return of all the men that went on that fire.
Kevin O It was mesmerizing to watch,
I assume that these videos are recent and/or current and if they are, it's really a shame that the national news is not covering these fires more in depth. I'm in Indiana and about all I see about them is a 10 second segment stating something about major forest fires continue to plague the northwest. Maybe if our news stations showed what's going on instead of race baiting everyone from Furguson, MO, you could get more volunteer help up your way. I'm glad you are there to make this public for us, because obviously it's not newsworthy enough for our network news. I thank you and pray for your and your co-firefighters safety on a daily basis.
Bubba J This video was filmed yesterday,
Yep when it all lines up you need your LCES.cheers from New Zealland for your great videos..
This reminds me of all of the CRP burns we do on our farm. We burn roughly about 80 acres. We use 2 4x4 ATV's with 30 gallon sprayers and 2 guys with backpack sprayers....only difference is we are in control. haha, not that you aren't but very easy for a fire like that to get out of control, especially with factors such as the wind and prime ignition material. Exciting for sure Cody.
i use to be a member of a fire dept. we had a f-350 with a skid unit as our brush truck but we also had a 2650 gallon tanker and every engine carryed 750 to 1000 gallons of water (10 engines) we also covered 85 squ. miles of a highly populated part of a county.
You are appreciated.
DEW W Thank you Dew,
I absalutly love this stuff! I love that at a molments notice the chanell just does something different. All on the same idea but not garden build eat can do over! Great stuff cody.
TAC DAD Thank you Tac
Excellent video. I'm glad to know that you and all of your men are safe.
Nice video I just got back from happy camp a little over a week ago my first wildland fire with Diamond fire a private company it was an experience I'll never forget.
Love the Music! It did make it very exciting to watch!
Just out of curiosity would it work to cut a firebreak with a tractor and a 10 bottom plow? I know it jumped the road so the fire could still spread over the fire break. My thinking is one man and a tractor could cut a mile of firebreak in a half hour. You would still need to manually knock down gullies and ditches that the tractor couldn't reach, but it would free up manpower for those special tasks.
farmers do it all the time like if a piece of equipment sets on fire they break up the ground around the piece of equipment with a plow to stop it spreading to the crop.
adam darbyshire Thanks Adam. After posting my question I looked online and found that in Florida they use crawler tractors with plows to set firebreaks. It might be pretty expensive to have that kind of equipment setting around in strategic locations though. They showed them being trucked to the site.
That's why I was thinking of a tractor. Here in Michigan we have giant 4 wheel drive tractors that can travel at 30 mph. They could deliver themselves to the fire.
I don't know if there are crop farmers in Cody's area of the country. Maybe they don't have the big tractors available.
Yes that will and does work if the ground can be worked with a plow. Where Cody was it has a lot of rocks and you don't have to go to deep to hit bedrock.
Wow, I saw that sucker go up across the river from where I've been working. I wondered if that was near your neck of the woods. Glad you guys got it licked.
Your fire videos are very interesting. Thanks for sharing these, I have enjoyed watching.
My town has only a pick up truck for a brush truck, we recently had a 300 acre brush fire and it took departments From all over the state of Vermont about as far south as Montpelier
Thanks Cody, stay safe.
Now this looks like where I grew up...lots of sage and tumble weeds...I was south of the River though. I enjoy these types of videos, and trust that you make good judgment calls on when it is and isn't appropriate to film.
You really deserve a pat on the back or a high five for all the work you do with wild fires. God job
I'm going for my wildland firefighting course next month. Pretty excited!
This is late, but heartfelt...may God shelter you from harm as you set about on a most dangerous, but most honorable career. Thank you for your service.
Hey Cody, this may sound dumb and I may not have all the fact's but I have to ask..... why not let it burn? in an area like that it seem's to me a waste of man power, money and equipment to fight a fire where no structures are being threatened. I know it's best to stop it before it get's there but that area looked pretty remote..
I had a good friend who was killed fighting a grass fire, here in Wisconsin...stay safe, you are in my prayers...
God Bless you in your work , Scary when fire gets away !!
That looks like a desert Cody I cant think that there is anything to burn but you really had a dragon to slay.Watch your back!!!
That was CRAZY!! Im glad your and your team came out ok.
Glad you're OK. For something that's horrific, that fire sure is beautiful at night.
Great footage. Thank you and God bless you.
Your videos are AWESOME!!!!! Cody the action film star.
That is some beautiful country. Very rugged looking.
This was one of you best videos yet. Be careful . Great job on the vid and defending the land!!
It's amazing how hot a "simple" grass fire can burn, and how much a role weather plays in what a fire does. Glad everyone made it out safely. Did the air support ever come?
I guess your experience with this fire goes to show that we can't take anything for granted. It looked like you had it whipped, but then it started back up again. Be safe. :)
Be careful out there
SpecificLove yes sir,
For the large wildland fires, out west, is it normal to firght the fire from the unburned side? In Michigan, we are taught and teach to fight from the burned side to prevent getting caught by the fire.
Those light, flashy fuels seem very dangerous and quick to turn direction. Would you say they're more dangerous than a low burning fire on duff? I enjoy all the videos you make. Keep up the great work and effort. -Krik
"Then everything went pear shaped" Never heard that expression before. Something once narrow suddenly broadened out, meaning the shape of the fire if looking at it from above?
Looking at the lumpy ground you slept on... I don't know, maybe take one of those fire tools and etch out a rock free bedding? ;)
Glad you made it back safely Wranglerstar.
The hand of God was protecting you that day.
Every fire is different. And those fine flashy fuels are no joke.
Had this happen to me once. Greatest 3 days in my 7 years of firefighting.
man that wild fire is difficult to put out, because of the vast area, good job any ways
Fire has a mind and will of it's own... just when you think you have it licked, it has you on the run. I'm sure many people appreciate all the hard work you and other people do to control fires.
Where were the dozers to make a bigger fire break at the roadside??? A dozer could have even pushed dirt over the fire in some spots (it looked like to me) to help smother the fire.
"I Hope they have there lunches"... LOL I'v been through that same thing brother. Great vids and keep them up Fire brother
(Gabriel Laskey Sawyer)
Thankfully we haven't had anything that big this year..be safe out there.
Every once in a while, Mother Nature needs to show that she is still very much in charge. Glad everyone is safe.
Glad you got out safe, I know grass fires can be nasty.
Well that was action packed.
Very cool, interesting cinematography.
Robert Sheffey Thank you,
Yet another great video! Thanks for sharing
Wranglerstar is very cool, he doesnt need the latest gear but his ways are cool. I wish him well as a wildland fire fighter and homsteader
Great footage , looked like a tv reality show
Here in my part of the world we use fireswatters for this kind of fires, they are very effective.
Crumby bed, sure, but that looks like one hell of a place to wake up to.
What fire was that?, I was on fires out in south eastern Oregon and that looks like the exact same terrain we were faced with. We were assigned to a strike team of 5 type 3 engines and we worked out of the fire camp at Crane OR. First we were on the Buzzard Complex and then we got assigned to a smaller fire that eventually burned into the Buzzard. Stay safe out there and work hard.
~Miguel
County Line by that windmill. I gotta move out there.
Not trying to Monday morning quarterback, just wondering.... Why not just let it burn to a more defensible area like a paved road and / or possibly use a back burn on it? From the video I didn't see any structures or anything that would have been in danger.
nehathocloe We worked this fire for 24 hours straight. I but shared a snapshot in time.
Just wanted to thank all the Oregon fire fighters for keeping a handle on these.
Brave work. God protect you and your fellowmen.
I thought that looked like Goldendale! A good friend pastors there, and has a camp in those hills for youth. That you!
Glad to see your OK
Awesome! Man I need to get a gopro. I'd love to share some fires, and just have the memories. Maybe soon
Did not hear about this one, looks like Eastern Klickitat County The east side and west side sure show the difference in rainfall in the county
GoodWork, must be rough doing these job. I got a suggestion, why not try to do something that prevents the spread of wild fire (not that it could be done). Like create a district of walls forming large combs of harden mud (it help prevented medieval England from ongoing rebelling).
lirg123 Yea that's a good idea.
S C A R Y !!!! Be careful Bud.
Glad you guys are all okay.
That was too close for comfort. I pray everyone made it out OK.
they make you guys sleep out side while doing that ....respect x2
kurt bees LOL yes we sleep outside. I was a bit concerned about the rattlesnakes in the area,
Sleeping in a tent is not outside!
I have watched your videos for a while now and I like them all but it is hard to give a thumbs up as if I enjoyed this one. I get very worried about you and your family when I see how dangerous fire fighting is .I know you are a very capable person and you trust in The Lord I pray for you that you will be protected.
glad you made it back safe
That'll give Mrs WS a sleepless night or two. Glad you're all OK.Take care
Crazy. Great content. Keep'em coming.
That was *so* quick! Scary stuff!
older states have older more reliable equipment.
also where i live in va. is a small town and we have a volunteer firefighter group as well
Great job love it...
The sand Ridge fire I remember the call.
you guys should have a fleet of bobcats for jobs like this
you could turn over so much more land and your engines can easily tow them
Task Force brother Cody, not a Strike Team. Watch those flashy fuels = fast, keep your head on a swivel. Thankful you are safely home!
That was a little too close for comfort, Cody. Did y'all at least get it contained? That situation looked like a prime spot for a Cat and ripper to make a fire break.
Greyman Zink We did not it's still burning out of control,
wranglerstar Oh no!
Great Vid!
this humid swamp i live in has never burned just too wet
Those fires are crazy.
Cody thank you for posting you videos online. That said please be carefull as i know you are. I would much rather miss out on seeing you vids then you put yourself or others into danger.
Great intro on this video!
GREAT VID!!
Looks intense ! Nice vid !
Stay safe and I do like all your vids.
Cody, at the end you say "lesson learned". Were there any mistakes made? I thought wind shifts are uncontrollable and unpredictable.
Thanks for sharing this video. I also shared it on my facebook page. This is one of the most intense videos I have seen on your channel.
Fishtownies Yes I would say mistakes were made,
Thanks. If you ever have to time to elaborate in a future wildland video, i would love to learn.
While out on the fires, are you allowed to use the trucks for sleeping?
I don't think people realise how fast a fire can change direction or flare up, and they also don't appreciate how dangerous a bush/forest fire is.
Wow its amazing how big that fire became. It looked so dead and boring and next thing you know it was up in flames across the road.
Thumbs up .....thanks for sharing.
I'm really late in this video, but have a serious question.. Where would one go to join a wild land firefighting group? My father was EMS for a small town. I'm sure it's slightly different ..
+Anthony Smith depends - local volunteer; fire fighting academy; cities often have academies; community college; fire service; state dept of natural resources