I was a wild land firefighter 23 years ago, in Alaska. Hundreds of thousands of acres burn every year. I have a lot of appreciation for everyone that makes the job possible!
Casey, thank you for being available to assist our Wildland Firefighters when they need your assistance! You are an integral part of the team that is trying to keep us safe from wildfire.
After having seen you do the same operations over and over again over time, I still don't understand why I find it so entertaining to keep watching these types of videos, but the fact is that 1 hour of video has passed as if it had been 10 minutes...
Big thanks to all of the Firefighters and emergency personnel working these disasters. May GOD bless and keep each one of you safe. Thank you Casey for helping wherever you're needed. I'm wondering about all the people living out on BLM land, praying for their safety as well.
Casey, thank you for what you do. My son is a wildland firefighter from Massachusetts, working out of Arizona and is in Oregon working the Mahogany fire. right now. These men and women work so hard and I really appreciate you bringing them back to safety.
genuinely a great explanation of engine brakes btw, i didnt know how they worked before this, so theres at least one person you've taught something new from this video haha
We're on fire here in Northern Idaho as well, and we're always so thankful to all those firefighters willing to put their lives on the line to keep us safe.
hard to see the smoke on camera, but the SUN is the indicator! love all the support and work you provide in and around they community. keep up the good work!
I’m originally from Spokane. Sitting here watching this from Clarksville, TN. That truck is based about 50 miles from me in The Land Between the Lakes. Crazy.
Wow, Wow, Wow. I have friends who are part of hot shot crews that travel to wherever they are needed. Thank you for helping them out Casey as you know how vital they are to survival west of the Rockies. Peace Out.
No matter how many times I see you hook up with whichever unit you’re pulling with, I am never disappointed with the fascination I have with your process and the narration/comments you make.
Casey. Knowing alot about you and your health...I respect your service that you provide. Not just the recovery but your time and effort to keep our forests clean for future generations.
Great job Casey! Thank you for the frequent explanation of how things work and why you make certain choices! It makes sense to use the binder for now because you know it's safe to keep the hooks locked in but not too tight. Without a hole, the chains could possibly be knocked out of lock by a tumbleweed or something in some brush you have to traverse. Keep safe - your family is waiting for you! (as you know)
This could be a good opportunity to do a short PSA video on defensible space around a home and out buildings in a rural setting. Your compound is pretty well laid out and plenty of fire breaks to protect and isolate your house and buildings and vehicles from grass fires and allow access for equipment and engines for suppression if necessary. Roll on brother!!
@@HickSquatch yes good suggestion. Defensible space quality is the GO / NO GO indicator when fire-fighters do a rapid assessment when they arrive at a property to defend it. As a wildland crew leader I've had to go past indefensible properties to focus on properties that can be defended by the resources I have on hand.
Thanks for the update from Future Casey, Fire Seasons are getting worse each year. Those Wildfire Firefighters are Heroes! Hopefully the fires stay away from you and Grumpy!
@@brianbradley6744do you understand it’s the tree huggers who have fought prescribed or natural burns that have caused these fires to get out of control??
Casey, you never know what you don't know. Always better to be 100% full of fuel and Def than to believe you have enough. Then when you're on site you find you're needing to go elsewhere...please, be ready for it. You'll never be surprised .
When I was a kid, when the only traffic on our winding country road was log trucks, the loggers loved letting the jake brake go to echo through the canyon. Still love that sound.
Hey Casey. I’m a 61-year-old grandmother in the area north of Sydney in Australia. Love watching you work and your incredible skill set. One tiny area you’re lacking if I’m allowed to offer this as a grandmother, is that if you get the Ziploc bag and fold it back on itself around the rim it stays open and you can make it as big as you want, so your hand fits in all the time and you’re not messing around.
I don’t comment very often but I do have to say that I do enjoy your videos and what you do for your community. Inspired me to donate to NOT A WHEELCHAIR for my birthday.
Hi Casey, many years ago I colour coded my commonly used sockets with a ring of paint. 1/2" red, 9/16" blue, 5/8" tellow,11/16" green and 3/4" white. Now I find the right socket with one glance. It really helps when working in poor light and stops the never ending search for the correct size.
Deer, spider, snakes oh my....You know that spider is probably still on the outside of your truck somewhere. Thanks for taking us along. I hope the fire season is short this year.
@@periwinkle-dragonfly I think a saw some shadow from windshield running in the cab when he open the door.to unload... Nice place to build a neast and.grow eggs in a truck cab... 😎
Who says Casey over explains everything? . Not me. I only do one or two recoveries a month the tips I pick up watching this channel is such a help . Had a very awkward job the other day . Made so much easier using a snatch block to move the damaged vehicle and position it just right for winching . Thanks Casey
One of the reasons that I love your videos is the informational value. You often (if not always) think out loud, explaining WHAT you are doing, and WHY. I know very little about diesel engines, but drove big trucks for many years. Used the "Jake Brake" countless times, but did not know how it worked until now! Thank you Casey! Love all your content, no matter the subject.
Gotta admit I chuckled a bit when you were talking about wanting to make more organization for the boxes. Just before that I was admiring how organized you already were. Keep up the good work, and I hope you get as organized as you want.
Thanks to the fire fighters for all they do, especially being so far from home. Kudos to you for retrieving the fire truck. So glad you survived the spider threat!
I've never seen a spider smaller than 3 feet across not including the legs. I'd have a heart attack even with that on the outside of the windshield. I have to stop and squish it after I cleaned my pants. Thanks for the videos and taking care of the wild land firefighters from here in Southern Idaho. Also, from Yankum rope town. Thanks.
Thank you!!!! You are a hero to the fire fighters, and you family for all you do. My uncle was a fight fighter in Southern California before he passed. You do not get enough credit for being the man you are. Living in AZ we are always on fire all the time. Again THANK YOU.
That was a great recovery Casey....Hope they got the fire under control with no much damage.... Thats a good sticker to make the person whose going to work on it aware....great idea....Stay safe and see you soon
Just a tip for those near fires, attach a fiber furnace filter to one side, the intake side, of a box fan and it will help filter out the stuff inside you’re home. We had fires very close a few years ago and it was a game changer! Sending great juju ⚡️prayers 🙏 and love ❤️to all y’all! ❤️🙏
I do the same thing but with two filters in a v and with the fan makes a triangle I use cardboard and tape to cover the gap on top and bottom that way it mostly pulls through the filters
Like each time I watch your videos I think that you're awesome Casey ! And a big thx to the firemen and their work for nature and people, saving homes and lives ! Godspeed 🙏
I live up in tri cities and it seems like thats the only place not on fire in the pacific northwest. I appreciate you helping out hand crews when you can. Ive got friends on the cle elum hand crew, mill creek hotshots, and columbia county fire dept. Along with family at a few local departments. Stay safe out there man and watch for wind shifts.
I haven't thought about towing much before watching this channel. I have gained great respect and appreciation for the towing and trucking industry. Be safe Casey, and thank you.
My great Aunt Son was trapped in one of those fires. They had the truck parked under a tree. All of them kept eyeing the tree thinking it was gonna fall. They moved the truck about 100 feet and the truck broke down. Then the tree fell. Furtunatly they were able to get help and get out!
CalFire just put out an evac order for Paradise, all of it; those guys can't get a break in that town. If the Canadian Stars are as well built as the Aussie-made ones I wouldn't worry too much, they are the most popular road train prime mover here and they run at 60 plus with 120 tons on roads that make that one look like a highway. I could almost feel the crew cringing at the sight of lockers left open, LOL. I'm surprised the crew chief was prepared to be separated from his truck, they get rather protective. No steering lock on them no, if it isn't there it can't jam. No emissions gear either. Kentucky is a fair haul alright. I've just sent crews to Canada, from Australia. Stay safe Casey!
The guy that bites cow turds, fights rain, snow and near impossible situations.....would wreck his truck to get away from a spider!!! LOL! Love you, man!
Man, 11 days out there in that heat and smoke, probably digging fire breaks by hand. I respect the hell out of wildland fire fighters, that's a tough, dangerous & extremely important job.
It’s amazing how fast those can blow up. 4 years ago we were first on scene at the Cameron Peak fire in CO. We were evacuating campers. That fire went from a few acres to 4000 in about 4 hours
Casey.. 100% understand what you are dealing with. I'm in Spokane Just yesterday, a fire broke out (man made), just west of town. In a matter of less than an hour, several hundred acres of Fir and Pine trees went up. This morning, I can't see them but definitely can hear the planes and choppers flying.
It's kind of hard driving an engine compression brake equipped vehicle for a shift, and then going shopping with the wife and expecting her car to have the same feature. Thanks for helping the firefighters out.
Thank you for the Jake Brake explanation. My wife asked me about that a few days ago, and to my surprise... I didn't know. I was just getting ready to open a Google window while watching your video, saved me the trouble.
Just wanted to thank you for Oregons contribution to the smoke problems we are dealing with in Montana. We have our own fire and smoke problems and yesterday was one of those days where you could see the smoke roll in just like the fog does. And of course we get a good dose of Canadian smoke to keep things going. Just giving you a hard time. It's summer and we share and share alike!
I have asked different people over the years how the jake brake works, no one has ever told me until this low watched youtube guy that most hate explained it to us all. Thanks Casey and keep up the great videos 👍
I was a wild land firefighter 23 years ago, in Alaska. Hundreds of thousands of acres burn every year. I have a lot of appreciation for everyone that makes the job possible!
Even though it was far away, thanks man, you have probably helped more people than I have seen in my lifetime. Thanks for that
Man, I bet that was some tough cross country walking just to start working on the fire!
Cool Brother... tell some stories online!!
Thank you sir
Damn it must be nice having only hundreds of thousands of acres burn a year.
Casey, thank you for being available to assist our Wildland Firefighters when they need your assistance! You are an integral part of the team that is trying to keep us safe from wildfire.
After having seen you do the same operations over and over again over time, I still don't understand why I find it so entertaining to keep watching these types of videos, but the fact is that 1 hour of video has passed as if it had been 10 minutes...
His videos never disappoint and always wind up being too short for me.
Big thanks to all of the Firefighters and emergency personnel working these disasters. May GOD bless and keep each one of you safe. Thank you Casey for helping wherever you're needed. I'm wondering about all the people living out on BLM land, praying for their safety as well.
Casey, thank you for what you do.
My son is a wildland firefighter from Massachusetts, working out of Arizona and is in Oregon working the Mahogany fire. right now. These men and women work so hard and I really appreciate you bringing them back to safety.
genuinely a great explanation of engine brakes btw, i didnt know how they worked before this, so theres at least one person you've taught something new from this video haha
It was a good explanation 👌.
Casey is great at exsplaining things ! Even tho i hate casey LaDelle ....
Lol
This is one of many reasons I love Casey's videos. He explains stuff so we understand it, and shows stuff.
Same here. I've known for years what engine brakes do, but not how they do it. Ol' Mr. Jacobs was a pretty smart fella.
@@davestevens4263we don’t wana learn stuff… we hate Casey LaDelle
Prayers for all the firefighters out there that you remain safe and return to your family's.
We're on fire here in Northern Idaho as well, and we're always so thankful to all those firefighters willing to put their lives on the line to keep us safe.
Appreciate your efforts Casey. Best wishes from a volunteer wildland fire-fighter here in Australia 🇦🇺, 40 years on the job.
Watch out for the Roos! They look like they’re doing steroids out there in the bush lately. 😂😂😂 stay safe man
Thank you mate
Thumbs up for the wife's food work! Much love to her for the support she provides you!
I’m so glad you were able to safely get the truck, men with it and yourself out of the fire area before the situation got bad. Thank you for helping!
hard to see the smoke on camera, but the SUN is the indicator! love all the support and work you provide in and around they community. keep up the good work!
Where I live here in Oregon is on fire as well. Glad to see you helping so much with this horrible situation. Keep up the good work!
He is in Oregon.
@@bentouchstone? He never said otherwise…
I’m originally from Spokane. Sitting here watching this from Clarksville, TN. That truck is based about 50 miles from me in The Land Between the Lakes. Crazy.
Wow, Wow, Wow. I have friends who are part of hot shot crews that travel to wherever they are needed. Thank you for helping them out Casey as you know how vital they are to survival west of the Rockies. Peace Out.
No matter how many times I see you hook up with whichever unit you’re pulling with, I am never disappointed with the fascination I have with your process and the narration/comments you make.
Nobody likes a kiss ass.
I’ve been career Firefighter for 17 years I’m impressed you remember the types of trucks!
We are on fire here in British Columbia as well and agreed. Thank you so much to all those brave firefighters who risk their lives to make ours safe ❤
Casey. Knowing alot about you and your health...I respect your service that you provide. Not just the recovery but your time and effort to keep our forests clean for future generations.
Great job Casey! Thank you for the frequent explanation of how things work and why you make certain choices!
It makes sense to use the binder for now because you know it's safe to keep the hooks locked in but not too tight. Without a hole, the chains could possibly be knocked out of lock by a tumbleweed or something in some brush you have to traverse. Keep safe - your family is waiting for you! (as you know)
Thanks for helping out Kentucky boys Casey!
And girls... 😉
This could be a good opportunity to do a short PSA video on defensible space around a home and out buildings in a rural setting. Your compound is pretty well laid out and plenty of fire breaks to protect and isolate your house and buildings and vehicles from grass fires and allow access for equipment and engines for suppression if necessary. Roll on brother!!
@@HickSquatch yes good suggestion. Defensible space quality is the GO / NO GO indicator when fire-fighters do a rapid assessment when they arrive at a property to defend it. As a wildland crew leader I've had to go past indefensible properties to focus on properties that can be defended by the resources I have on hand.
Your problem solving skills are truly impressive. I love the way you methodically complete each step, putting your tools away along the way.
Thanks for the update from Future Casey, Fire Seasons are getting worse each year. Those Wildfire Firefighters are Heroes! Hopefully the fires stay away from you and Grumpy!
Does Trump still deny global warming?
Some day people will learn to be tolerant of prescribed burns so these big fires won’t get out of control!
@@brianbradley6744do you understand it’s the tree huggers who have fought prescribed or natural burns that have caused these fires to get out of control??
Casey, you never know what you don't know. Always better to be 100% full of fuel and Def than to believe you have enough. Then when you're on site you find you're needing to go elsewhere...please, be ready for it. You'll never be surprised .
Thank you for going and getting out crew and making sure they had a way out
When I was a kid, when the only traffic on our winding country road was log trucks, the loggers loved letting the jake brake go to echo through the canyon. Still love that sound.
Hey Casey. I’m a 61-year-old grandmother in the area north of Sydney in Australia. Love watching you work and your incredible skill set. One tiny area you’re lacking if I’m allowed to offer this as a grandmother, is that if you get the Ziploc bag and fold it back on itself around the rim it stays open and you can make it as big as you want, so your hand fits in all the time and you’re not messing around.
I’m so sorry Oregon is on fire. This is exciting and super informative content, Casey. Great job saving trucks and helping people. You’re the man.
Thank you for helping those fire fighters get their truck to a repair shop.
I don’t comment very often but I do have to say that I do enjoy your videos and what you do for your community. Inspired me to donate to NOT A WHEELCHAIR for my birthday.
Good going. Happy birthday!
God bless you people,
Be good,
Take care.
Hi Casey, many years ago I colour coded my commonly used sockets with a ring of paint. 1/2" red, 9/16" blue, 5/8" tellow,11/16" green and 3/4" white. Now I find the right socket with one glance. It really helps when working in poor light and stops the never ending search for the correct size.
You had that lowboy painted. Nice.
Thank You Casey for doing your part in helping get the fires out.
Always in awe by your almost unimaginable high level of expertise. And again: stay safe.
Casey, really appreciate you taking the time to video this recovery for us. You looked very tired at the end.
Casey..thank you for rescuing these firefighters. They were all very young. Im sure they were very happy to see you.
That spider was just trying to get out of the fire too!!
Deer, spider, snakes oh my....You know that spider is probably still on the outside of your truck somewhere. Thanks for taking us along. I hope the fire season is short this year.
Unless, Casey left his door open while unhooking the fire truck and it crawled inside....
Give Casey a break....he needs to get some sleep. 🤔😂
@@periwinkle-dragonfly
I think a saw some shadow from windshield running in the cab when he open the door.to unload...
Nice place to build a neast and.grow eggs in a truck cab... 😎
It makes me so sad to see our beautiful state burning. Thoughts and prays to the firefighter pilots family. RIP.
Who says Casey over explains everything? . Not me. I only do one or two recoveries a month the tips I pick up watching this channel is such a help . Had a very awkward job the other day . Made so much easier using a snatch block to move the damaged vehicle and position it just right for winching . Thanks Casey
I can’t believe that you were the closest heavy rescue to that truck. Almost 3 hours to get to the truck is a long, long time!
@@tscoff clearly you’ve never been to eastern Oregon!
Clearly he's never been to Eastern Oregon.
Clearly he’s never been to eastern Oregon!
Clearly he’s never been to Eastern Oregon!
Clearly
One of the reasons that I love your videos is the informational value. You often (if not always) think out loud, explaining WHAT you are doing, and WHY. I know very little about diesel engines, but drove big trucks for many years. Used the "Jake Brake" countless times, but did not know how it worked until now! Thank you Casey! Love all your content, no matter the subject.
Thanks, Kentucky, for the fire assistance! Great nerd-out moment - I've used engine-breaks but didn't know the mechanics.
As always, a great recovery 👍
Thank you for sharing 👌 😊
Thank you to all of the Fire Fighters that protect us and the wood lands!❤
Thanks for helping them! This is God's work.❤❤ I am in Ky!! Good people!
Thanks for the primer on Jake brakes.
I like to thank the men and women fighting the fires and those supporting them like yourself along with those offering food and shelter.
Gotta admit I chuckled a bit when you were talking about wanting to make more organization for the boxes. Just before that I was admiring how organized you already were. Keep up the good work, and I hope you get as organized as you want.
Im getting so old, the firefighters look like scouts. None the less, thanks for being out there to fight the fires.
Great job Casey. Thanks for the overview of what's going on. Thanks for all you do and stay safe
Thanks to the fire fighters for all they do, especially being so far from home. Kudos to you for retrieving the fire truck. So glad you survived the spider threat!
I've never seen a spider smaller than 3 feet across not including the legs. I'd have a heart attack even with that on the outside of the windshield. I have to stop and squish it after I cleaned my pants. Thanks for the videos and taking care of the wild land firefighters from here in Southern Idaho. Also, from Yankum rope town. Thanks.
Thank you for the fast late night response to assist the wildland fire fighters.
Only just started watching this but respect for helping and i hope people get out safe
Thank you!!!! You are a hero to the fire fighters, and you family for all you do. My uncle was a fight fighter in Southern California before he passed. You do not get enough credit for being the man you are. Living in AZ we are always on fire all the time. Again THANK YOU.
That was a long drive, and a long night, but it was a good call to get that truck to a safe place. Thanks for the video, and be safe, Casey.
I’m not remotely even close to the tow/recovery business but I’ve learned so much about it by watching these videos😂😂😂
Oh my....prayers for all. Prayers for all the fire fighters this fire season.
That was a great recovery Casey....Hope they got the fire under control with no much damage.... Thats a good sticker to make the person whose going to work on it aware....great idea....Stay safe and see you soon
Those long hour days, I don't miss them at all. Good video Casey and thanks for your service.
CASEY PLAY SAFE BE SAFE hope all works out well for you
So Wise , Thank You . Another fine example of beautiful scenery . Also a fine example of knowledge ,experience and the right tool for job
Praying everyone stays safe. Thanks for the education on the engine break.
Just a tip for those near fires, attach a fiber furnace filter to one side, the intake side, of a box fan and it will help filter out the stuff inside you’re home. We had fires very close a few years ago and it was a game changer! Sending great juju ⚡️prayers 🙏 and love ❤️to all y’all! ❤️🙏
I do the same thing but with two filters in a v and with the fan makes a triangle I use cardboard and tape to cover the gap on top and bottom that way it mostly pulls through the filters
@@ryanparshall9582 nice! 👍🙏❤️
Good job! Commendable that you went into the fire zone to retrieve the down fire equipment. Our thanks to you.
Casey, outstanding performance and Thanx for Sharing your experience with the Recovery
Have a Great Day 👍
Like each time I watch your videos I think that you're awesome Casey ! And a big thx to the firemen and their work for nature and people, saving homes and lives ! Godspeed 🙏
For those who build awesome fire fighting equipment, please make sure that they have recovery points and heav y lift points.
Agreed Those could make a big difference in rescuing the vehicle or leaving it behind in an emergency.
I live up in tri cities and it seems like thats the only place not on fire in the pacific northwest. I appreciate you helping out hand crews when you can. Ive got friends on the cle elum hand crew, mill creek hotshots, and columbia county fire dept. Along with family at a few local departments. Stay safe out there man and watch for wind shifts.
I haven't thought about towing much before watching this channel. I have gained great respect and appreciation for the towing and trucking industry. Be safe Casey, and thank you.
Prayers to the families of the fire Pilots that went down this week in Oregon prayers to all the fighters in this fight
Just one pilot. It was a small single engine tanker
Praying for everyone that's caught in this sad horrible time in Oregon
Thanks for all you do to help people Casey. Hope you guys get some rain up there soon.
I love that it's brand new yet all the lights flicker in the bins 10/10
Also the first set of letters on the door or where ever it may be is the state in which it is from
My great Aunt Son was trapped in one of those fires. They had the truck parked under a tree. All of them kept eyeing the tree thinking it was gonna fall. They moved the truck about 100 feet and the truck broke down. Then the tree fell. Furtunatly they were able to get help and get out!
CalFire just put out an evac order for Paradise, all of it; those guys can't get a break in that town.
If the Canadian Stars are as well built as the Aussie-made ones I wouldn't worry too much, they are the most popular road train prime mover here and they run at 60 plus with 120 tons on roads that make that one look like a highway.
I could almost feel the crew cringing at the sight of lockers left open, LOL. I'm surprised the crew chief was prepared to be separated from his truck, they get rather protective. No steering lock on them no, if it isn't there it can't jam. No emissions gear either.
Kentucky is a fair haul alright. I've just sent crews to Canada, from Australia.
Stay safe Casey!
Casey thank you for your service ...
I’m so glad you’re local to Prineville. Grandma loves it over here and knows every road you mention. Maybe we’ll see you someday!
Thank you to all firefighters out here in the pacific northwest!! We all appreciate the help!!
Love the way that every time I have a question in mind, within 10 seconds the answer is being presented :-)
Salut Casey!!
Casey I really enjoy the longer videos they are very informative. I agree filling up with gas is always a good idea to play it safe.
The guy that bites cow turds, fights rain, snow and near impossible situations.....would wreck his truck to get away from a spider!!! LOL! Love you, man!
@@barbedstar6480 correct.
@@CaseyLaDellewe all have a *thing* that other people find childish. All of us, no exceptions! It’s just different things.
Stay safe. I'm in NorCal, and we fires happening up here too.
the fires in BC, AB, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana have been insane the past decade. Hopefully it goes back to normal at some point.
I am very glad that you had a successful recovery. Thank you for another great video.
Man, 11 days out there in that heat and smoke, probably digging fire breaks by hand. I respect the hell out of wildland fire fighters, that's a tough, dangerous & extremely important job.
It’s amazing how fast those can blow up. 4 years ago we were first on scene at the Cameron Peak fire in CO. We were evacuating campers. That fire went from a few acres to 4000 in about 4 hours
Casey..
100% understand what you are dealing with.
I'm in Spokane
Just yesterday, a fire broke out (man made), just west of town. In a matter of less than an hour, several hundred acres of Fir and Pine trees went up.
This morning, I can't see them but definitely can hear the planes and choppers flying.
It's kind of hard driving an engine compression brake equipped vehicle for a shift, and then going shopping with the wife and expecting her car to have the same feature. Thanks for helping the firefighters out.
Drove up US 97 in Oregon last week… the smoke was thick!!! Please stay safe!!!!
Thank you for the Jake Brake explanation. My wife asked me about that a few days ago, and to my surprise... I didn't know. I was just getting ready to open a Google window while watching your video, saved me the trouble.
Just wanted to thank you for Oregons contribution to the smoke problems we are dealing with in Montana. We have our own fire and smoke problems and yesterday was one of those days where you could see the smoke roll in just like the fog does. And of course we get a good dose of Canadian smoke to keep things going. Just giving you a hard time. It's summer and we share and share alike!
Thank you for sharing!
I have asked different people over the years how the jake brake works, no one has ever told me until this low watched youtube guy that most hate explained it to us all. Thanks Casey and keep up the great videos 👍
We are on fire here in Alberta as well. Thank you to all involved in fighting and helping. God bless. 😢😢😢😢
Stay safe out there, Casey ✊️
Way to go Casey, Have a GREAT DAY and stay safe.