USAFA Firefighters battle the Black Forest fire

USAFA firefighters, under a pre-exsisting mutual aid agreement, battle a wildfire raging east of the Air Force Academy in a region of Colorado Springs called Black Forest. USAFA Firefighter Brandon Eubanks is wearing the POV camera.

[@TheSithRose]

There is no adequate way to state the depths of our appreciation for your extremely hard work in trying to have homes and landmarks that many of us remember from our childhood. From Arizona, born and raised in the Springs...Thank you. Thank you very, very much.

[@itsonlyanamecomeon]

thanks for all your dedication, sacrifice and hardwork! keep up the great work! you're saving my family!

[@lilyazaleamc]

Thank you for your courage and service! Please stay safe out there!

[@SisterRana]

Wow. That was really interesting! Thank you for giving us this opportunity to see how you do what you do. This is a must-share video. All the best to you out there. You are in our hearts!

[@AbelJulie]

Thank you for your hard work and bravery!

[@Msnycholle]

Thank you Fire Fighters!!!! Stay safe.

[@zambo167]

Awesome job guys. Keep up the good work!! Thank you

[@UnbalanceTheEquation]

Thank you, brave people, you are awesome

[@geostarbrand]

Thanks Guys!

[@confuzzed2]

As the individual who spent two days documenting what these firefighters did, I am not a firefighter and know nothing about proper tactics or procedures. What I do know is that I watched these men, some of them active duty, fight tooth and nail to save over 20 homes and one school. Whether they were textbook examples of what to do or what not to do is pretty irrelevant to those who have a home to go back to because of their efforts. But what do I know, I'm just a photographer...

[@gigglian]

This is on the edge of our property! Is there anymore video?

[@califfd]

Clearly your understanding of fire ground tactics is limited. You must be from this crew.

[@jaredhawk7578]

Thanks for busting ass fellas!

[@medecauOne]

Firefighter FPS coming out in time for Summer 2014

[@califfd]

Devilmecare. How do you suggest we fight fires then??

[@TundraCamburg]

No way possible to fight a fire 100% from air devil. The ground crews are what makes the fire containment quicker. They don't drop at night. Crews work 24 hours night and day.

[@mjvarra1965]

And you do a lot of wild land work I'm sure

[@califfd]

Those tactics burned down 500 homes.

[@joppevanbesien8677]

This looks like a video game 0.0

[@califfd]

Can someone that was there give some contexts to what the plan was?? Lot of running around and shooting water. Has anyone ever heard of just anchor and flank??

[@EWDAVID94]

Definitely wasting a lot of energy and resources but im not a firefighter so the 50000 videos I've watched of USFS fire crews doing it the right way obviously makes me ignorant

[@CopperheadViper]

1:46 Dude was about to get trampled.

[@richiemiotti8188]

This video should be shown to all first year WLFF how not to fight fire, turn tour gopro off and retake basic 32 idiots

[@twg6669]

man I have to say that that was a horrible example of firefighting. Gotta love the panting and making the obvious obvious....like why aren't they stopping the fire that is right next to the hose???? or for fucks sake how do they have time to upload videos to youtube???? I live in Colorado and save the poor bastards that lost their homes and all, why are fires all the rage now?? just a stupid thing that is now interesting, never before 2012 have anyone ever really cared....why start now??????

[@califfd]

Lol the only reason they are busting their asses is because they have no clue what they are doing. Their tactics are mediocre at best. This type of firefighting is what gets people hurt. I will use this video as a great training tool of what not to do.

[@devilmecare]

This is pitiful. With a country as technologicly advanced as the US is there is no reason to fight a fire from the ground. Case in point 19 firefighters lost there lives doing this outdated crap.