How We Fight Wildfires
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- A wildfire can burn more than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, that’s more than twice as hot as the surface of venus. It’s flames can reach more than 50 meters high. Wildfires can get so big that they create their own weather systems, with hurricane force winds.
On the ground, the average wildfire moves twice as fast as the average person can run.
How do wildland firefighters tame such an inferno?
Producer/writer: Katie Campbell
Research: Becca Freimuth, Katie Campbell
Graphics/design/animation: MacGregor Campbell
Videography: Ken Christensen
Additional photos: Dmitry.S., Cameron Strandberg, US Forest Service, US department of Agriculture, Tony Hisgett, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Additional sound effects: cameronmusic
Music: Audio Network
@1:08 Narrator states "A few feet for a grass fire..." Illustration shows 10'! That's a big difference when lives are at stake! So, I will go with the rule of thumb, better safe than sorry.
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Char Alcantara dang. I forgot those fires were the hot topic in the beginning of 2020. Seems like nothing compared to now...
Great video
@0:54 The narrator says "Crew of 20", yet the illustration shows a crew of 21... So is it 20 or 21?
One is to have a modified military tank with a water tank towed to its back & replace the weapon with the most hard hitting water canon ever created. All you need is a small crew that is protection by the tank itself as it goes right into the firewalls & put stop the fires dead in it's track.
2 problems
1. How the tank go into the place to begin with
2. The fire protection would be so big and specialized that the tank is probably one time use.
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They can use similar technology that the space shuttle uses, using a sealed cabin with having heat resistant plates all over. If man can invest in so much money, technology & manpower when it comes to war, we can easily stop fires before they can spread destroying properties & economic assets with the same mindset. We can't keep using fire trucks that does f*ck all anymore, their just glorified sprinklers. We need to design assets that can be use in an offensive manner instead of defensive that barely does anything.
Redesigning LAV25s given they're being replaced & slowly being phased out by western militaries around the world to fight fires would be great start given their mobility in rough terrain & superior protection. Imagine have an offensive line of these with water tankers on the back. 😆
@@tristanbackup2536 well, in that case It would be cheaper to just use tanker airplanes.
Mobility wise, tanks aren't suited for going into forest.
These fire moreover spread across acres of land, and tanks would be as useful as fire engine trucks. Not to mention, those fire are gonna be soo hot that it would melt any metal or compromise the structural integrity.
Yeah these larger fires would melt much of the components of the tank. So just drive it into the forest, then what’s the plan, spray 500? Gallons of water somewhere? That would achieve squat.
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Good video
Information provided isn't necessarily correct. It depends on the region on who shows up first and what resources are available. Hotshots don't run the dozers. Everyone on the fire ground is specialized trained in the role that they are ordered as. There is a very strategic command structure. But hey Everyone knows more than the people who do the job....
Damn improve the mic quality. Makes it really hard to watch.
@2:00 (Sorry, but I just had to...) So, first at the 2 minute mark, she's has some disdain in her voice when having to say the word prisoner. Just saying... And @2:06 Narrator says "thousands" image shows 1,050 is around 1,000 or is it thousands?
Oh HELL NO! I can't believe the nonsense that apparently, comes out of a mouth which is a part of a head that doesn't have a brain. And. I Know it's actually whomever wrote the script but the narrator is similar to an editor, they're the last set of eyes on it before it's released for publishing and therefore the narrator should catch the errors either when or if they read it to themselves prior to recording or as they're reading it outloud when recording. Anyways, @2:09 how is anyone with at least half a brain cell, think that fires aren't a problem as long as nobody lives nearby? WTF? I will only mention a small portion of the problems that fires cause, because an exhausted list would likely take far too long. In no specific order... 1.)Tell all the living things that had to relocate or die that it's no problem because humans are ok. 2.) Fires are currently the top or one of the top contributors to the imbalance of Carbon to Oxygen (well, it arguably mankind's fault but that's down a hole that Alice won't even take a trip down) . 3.) Just because it can thin out to a point that it's not detectable to your senses, the smoke will reach beyond the area and negatively affect most living things,if not all. I'll stop but it's unsettling how there are so many people, whom say and believe inaccurate things that are not difficult concepts.
Spotter? I don’t know what that is and I’ve been doing this for20 years. I know what a smkj and hrap spotter is but there is so just basic fire spotter. Where did you get that from news reporter?
Not too bad although you left out the engine companies that in the west are often first on scene and play a major part in fire suppression. Also in California, Cal Fire inmate crews are type 1IA crews, just not by Fed standards.
+Randy Carpadus Thanks Randy, Hotshots get all the glory. Then again in my experience, smoke jumpers are a pretty rare component.
All bow down to the almighty cal fire gods. Please California bestow thy wisdom on me. Nah...
Randy Carpadus 4. Nghzudbh
Perry Taylor you guys should watch fire chasers on Netflix. It's like a documentary
Randy Carpadus my dad is a hot shot
The ones making the tranches should you not be try to put fire out from out as well as in no better control I think no . Digg you 65 foot hole and start with big water trucks to help the out side from spending you no
Way wrong on alot of accounts. Hotshots are not the first on the ground, that's usually District initial attack mods and engines. Many times hotshot crew are the last to show up when a fire has grown into a type 2 management team. Alot of wildland firefighters are made up of college kids period and many type two crews are made up of experienced firefighters who have years of experience. The only difference is shot crews are supposed to have a few more quals, like an IC 4 and have more rigours physical training but this varies from crew to crew. A good Hotshot crew is worth it's wait in gold, some though aren't worth the gear on their backs but that can be said about most crews.
What do you think of the CAMP Creek rd. fire
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Came here after hearing about the jasper fire.
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Meh……………… it was okay
Whos here for school?
Should move money and resources from the military to wildfire agencies
...or here in Australia, we fight the fires with tankers on the ground
Devil Island Media we do this in Arizona
My dad was a coranado hot shot
dat hillbilly music
You forgot to add fire watch Towers we still use them and are restarting to use them.
Katie Campbell needs a refresher from federal firefighters that put these out
can you please tell us how to make this type of animation (software or any tutorial)
You have know now??
so wrong
In year 70AD You need to fight the fire with your Bare hands
Thank you for teaching us!
Giant ice blocks? Or ocean irrigation? I know they sound dumb but anything helps in a bad situation like Australia and the Amazon
Rocky Slater And California
Actually volunteer fire departments are almost always first on scene. And stop most fires before they are out of control. Give your local volunteers some credit, a a big thank you for all they do. They are your first line of defence.
I started fighting wildland fire as a professional Wildland fire fighter in the American West 33 years ago. I DEFINITELY know the work and the life. The statement made above here is not accurate.
On a national scale every year there are tens of thousands of wildland fires that the public never hears about. Most of these fires are on public lands such as U. S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Park Service, various State Forestry Departments, etc. and are outside the scope of any volunteer firefighters. In some situations volunteer firefighters do get involved in suppressing some wildland type fires. But it is when the fires are in an Urban Interface environment. Again… think buildings and roads. These fires are often (usually) on private property. In other words the volunteer firefighters do not venture into remote backcountry areas to suppress fires. They stick to areas that provide vehicle access. Think, near roads. The volunteer firefighters primary focus and training is for smaller structures such as residential or outbuilding structure fires, issues involving vehicular fires or accidents, and as first responders for medical emergencies. They fill a VERY important role in the rural communities that also live in. The volunteer firefighters fill this Very important nitch in the communities were they also live, because these communities lack the financial resources needed for the funding of paid professional firefighting and rescue personnel.
The volunteers firefighters are definitely are not trained or qualified for many of the situations that the professional full time wildland firefighters deal with. In addition, the fitness requirements for being a Type 2 wildland firefighter (smaller fire engines and hand crews on a district or regional area) or Type 1 wildland firefighter (Hotshots, helitack/repellers and smokejumpers) and the weeks or months of arduous work often in very remote areas is way beyond the scope what the volunteer firefighters engage in. Apples and oranges, but sometimes in the same basket… Sometimes.
Please keep the information truthful and accurate by speaking from a standpoint of knowledge.
Why don’t they do step 1 drop water after making a trench so the fire doesn’t jump?
Right. Like why not.
Does America do backburning to prevent fires?
I think you mean controlled burns. No, they do not do that very much. Controlled burns are not always so controlled, and the public doesn't much like forest fires so why would we pre-burn like how they used to do.
Good video
Eye opener
This doesn't affect the earth heating?
Actually No. Nature is very resilient, wildfires are very temporary, and climate change is *FAKE SCIENCE* .
It's the other way around - climate change (which is clearly supported by evidential science, Yosef) dries naturally fallen trees and vegetation so that when a fire does start it burns quicker and hotter, thus harder to contain.
I hate to say but why does it seem like ineffective way of fighting a wildfire
Thrillchiller u really don’t know fire suspension works do ya?
Trevor Seibel I understand it.. but there has to be much more effective ways
Thrillchiller have you figured out any?
Sir, with respect, I suggest that you sign up and put in the years of public service as a wildland firefighter. And… then ask the same question. Only then will you understand the scope of it.
@@NW_Ranger no, I understand it. It just seems a bit dated.. just recently on some radio station a question popped up. (How effective is using helicopters against wildfires and set of skills and precision?) Not to mention the fuel shortage for aircrafts. Unfortunately I didn’t get to listen since I had to go to work.
I'm in a firefighting Academy now in think it would be really interesting and great if you expanded to different types of fire fighting. If you like the idea I'd be more than happy to give some ideas or pointers about that 👨🏼🚒😀
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Thanks for the explainer. However, likening wildfire to rain, "a natural and vital part of the ecosystem," is naive and simplistic. Likening wildfire to rain ignores the significant economic damage and emotional anxiety visited upon communities who experience it. The loss of valuable timber is obvious. Less obvious is the hit to tourism due to smoky skies, closed roads, and damaged trails. And let's not forget negative health impacts of weeks of smoky skies on the lungs of children and elderly. Wildfire is a part of the system and it does bring certain benefits. Unfortunately, it does a lot of damage in the process.
Also what they forgot to mention is that not all fires burn the same and an over fueled fire in drought conditions can burn "too hot" and actually does more damage to the ecological systems and the surrounding environment.
Wildfires are 100% needed and theyre compared to rain because much like fires too much rain causes problems as well
Fire is a natural and vital part of the ecosystem, and that remains true no matter how much you don't like it. Talking about the consequences for economies and communities is an entirely different subject, nothing to do with the ecosystem.
Basically a very accurate description of wildland firefighting in a nut shell…
Absolutely great vid.
0:23 wtf I thought she said Italian
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Waste of tax dollars