all depends on how the fire is acting some yes you can live and others know you can't live already passed how hot and how hot or temperature is in side of shoulder

Walt Folker Brother I have massive respect for you! Truly a brave dude!

Glad you're still here. Thank you for the work you did.

What the man says at the end is so important. Always be humble! You might be the best firefighter on earth, but nature is always stronger and never completely predictable, and same goes for storm chasers and geologists, etc.

That is incredible. Thank you for sharing. I can't imagine the horror and feeling. I'm glad you are okay and made it out. Out of all of the things firefighters experience is this the most frightening? Or does it get worse?

Imagine? No, thanks.

The fear of these inevitable burns may make a firefighter hesitate, losing precious seconds, or worse, try their luck outrunning the fire.

Starting at 15:00 there's a first-hand account of being entrapped, and he does mention the pain and getting even third degree burns.

not everyone who has deployed has been burned.

They got trapped in a firestorm, which is well beyond the tolerances of theses... The silver lining is, that after 1,200 deployments since 1960 - there have only been 41 deaths.

Jackie b what cause of death

@@elisesanou fire usually

Fun fact: a guy actually invented a new technology that would stand up to strong fires, but the Forestry Service rejected them because they would weigh 30 pounds per shelter which is too much weight. You can actually see him test it compared to what is shown in this video to the new stuff he wants firefighters to be carrying: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/htldY8Z4nJbMoKc.html

@@kilo5659 Where are you getting this information? A quick Google search shows that of the 1,200 deployments, there have been 504 deaths.

Hell on Earth

It looks absolutely terrifying.

Some fires are just too hot…

Yarnell fire 15 mph. You're not outrunning anything.

Top of the hill was only 200 yards away, they spent over 2 min deploying, maybe your some fat potato chip eating slob but i can easily run 200 yards in 2 min.

@Mark Calous Says the random youtube troll who has no idea what's hes talking about. Do me a favor, spare us your useless opinion which NO ONE wants to hear, and go back to eating from your bag of potato chips.

Have you ever been to the site where they died? Bottom of a steep bowl covered in thick brush and big boulders. You’d have to run up that at a 4 minute mile pace. Not a chance

@@wingzfan102 Actually there was. Ive done the research from the time they saw the fire, deployment time, waited for the fire to hit there site, all the meanwhile they had many many minutes to run up that hill. Not to mention the closing distance being lenghted every 50 yards they could move up extending their time even further. Almost 4-5 minutes. The fire didn't just hit them with in seconds...obviously that wouldn't work.

I know this reply is many years after your question. but the video has a translation button 'CC' on the bottom right corner of the video. I live near Castelo Branco and we lost a lot of our farm 3 years ago even with our land being ploughed, it went from tree to tree. We have just raised money for our local sapadores to buy them shade for when they are on fire watch. Stay safe and thank you for what you do!

Carbon melts at way lower temps..... i dont know why the dont use layers of cork. i live in Portugal and found out they use Portuguese cork on the nose cone of the shuttle, only material known to man to withstand the re-entry temps

okay. don't use it then.

raymond frye you either use it and have a possibility of burning 32 minutes after you put it on or you rather burn immediately??? that will be a long 2 minutes of brutal burning

Well neither do you, I'd rather take my chances

Thx

Gas masks wouldn't do anything about smoke, what you're thinking of is an oxygen mask. But those thing weigh close to an extra fifteen pounds on an already 45~70 pound pack. Plus, wild land firefighters aren't always on the flaming front, making useless unless during an emergency. With the accident that claimed the lives of 19 of our greatest in Yarnell in 2013, even if they had Oxygen tanks they would have perished. The flames were estimated to be around ~2000 degrees Fahrenheit, those shelters could hold maybe ~1200. But even then you can only take 1 or 2 breaths of 300 degree air, before you suffocate. Not trying to be an ass, just trying to help.

madcheme let em be a rookie, if you have a oxygen mask, you have a oxygen tank, and when that tank heats up too high of heat pressure...well you know what's next.

To begin, firefighters do not breath oxygen or use oxygen masks. They breath air (~21% oxygen and 79% nitrogen), and do this using mask, which is just one component of the self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) a system that is worn as a pack, and includes a fire resistant bottle of air, a harness, a first stage regulator, hoses, a mask mounted regulator and the mask. The systems are used almost exclusively for structural firefighting and would, if protected in the fire shelter, likely provide an additional degree of thermal protection for the firefighters airway, and, if the fire is drawing all of the ambient air, the SCBA would provide that as well. Similarly, firefighters who work wild land do not wear structural "turnouts" that would provide an additional level of thermal protection for the entire body. Ultimately, the protective ensemble for structural and wild land firefighters is very different, and for this reason, the steps taken to remain safe on a wildlife fire are much different. Structural firefighters go into burning buildings for short periods to exact rescues and quickly extinguish fires...wildland firefighters, wear only Nomex (fireproof) outerwear, are not supposed to be subjected to extreme flame activity up close. The different levels of protection represent the optimal, albeit far from perfect, wardrobe. At an extreme to even structural firefighters, are Aircraft Firefighters who often stay within their highly equipped vehicles and wear turnouts coated with a reflective outer layer, optimized for fighting burning jet fuel. The above "lesson" serves only to provide context and place emphasis on the importance, for all firefighters, of understanding how to avoid the extreme potential of any given environment. In a structure this is collapse, flashover, and if you're a Baldwin, backdrafts. These threats are instantaneous and likely defeat the structural turnout. For wild land firefighters, the threats are more gradual, changing weather, lowering humidity, and terrain. Wild land firefighters have 10 general orders and a list of Watchout situations to help them navigate the gauntlet of their trade...but no matter what...the trade is dangerous at best, and only gets more dangerous as severity extremes, experience is minimal, and situational awareness is not fully observed. As a civilian first, and a firefighter, l know better than to ever second guess those who have encountered these harrowing situations--I believe horrible things can happen to the very best or least prepared and the most important things to do in the aftermath of such tragedies is LISTEN and LEARN. Nothing is the same as living through something firsthand. My hat goes off to those who have survived and who are willing to share. Sometimes, in fact almost every time, that something bad happens, there are those who are quick to point out how it could have been prevented. But I think such case studies can be done without a focus on the individuals. Where individuals are concerned, whatever mistakes were made (I'm sure) will not be soon forgotten...and whatever lessons learned, are lessons we should all receive with gratitude, thanks, and an open mind.

I'd rather them not, they cause unnecessary obstacles. Great to have them if you really really need it, cumbersome when you don't

I wouldn't wanna carry any unnecessary stuff than I needed, that would qualify

jounihat are you a firefighter

Water tankers dropping water on personnel would flatten and kill them, drop it to the side and let them run to it

karaski24 Yup

It was too intense. As amazing as these shelters are, there is a limit beyond which they degrade.

Kim Workman 2 layers is not that MUCH

That would save ya ....

Well then get to work. Come up with something better, then I'll be impressed. In the meantime, all I see is lips flapping and thumbs twiddling

It does. What about if you worked?

It would be way too heavy

Michael Angel Fire travels at 12 MPH. world class marathon pace. Are you a world class marathoner?

@@scottkelley1558 But does it need to run the distance of a marathon, or is it the distance of a sprint?

What do you think is on the outside of the shelter dipshit?

youll get boiled like a lobster

Howard3S fucking sexist

Howard3S Have you noticed women are becoming taller and stronger than most men, because men today are all "soy boys". Also women outnumber men in the workforce because most men are too sick to work. Again one reason causing infirmity and infertility among men is soy.

Well said... I noticed that bs too

Nomad not funny