Wildland Fire Dozer Operator: West Mims Wildfire Initial Attack '17

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Жыл бұрын

Dozer and Air Initial Attack trying to catch the West Mims Wildfire in the Okefenokee Swamp during the drought of 2017 in Southeast Georgia. #wildfire #Okefenokee #firedozer #wildlandfirefighter #wildlandfirefighting #georgia

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@timknotts4752 Жыл бұрын

Just started watching your videos tonight. Excellent job. Be safe.

@Wildland_Firefighter Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed! You be safe as well!

@2HighNoon 2 ай бұрын

I was on that fire too. I so remember that storm! 👀😅 and a few other places in the video. 🏆 thanks for your perspective and experience. It was fun reliving the moment. ✌️

@Wildland_Firefighter 2 ай бұрын

It'll dry up again soon and you'll be back. 😂

@2HighNoon 2 ай бұрын

@@Wildland_Firefighter 😂✌️

@Shifffyy Жыл бұрын

Stay safe out there. Thanks for the videos. So different than wildland work up in the northwest, where I’m from.

@Wildland_Firefighter Жыл бұрын

Thanks bud. Yall too! Different for sure. Digging hardline to plowing with a dozer.

@mikeburgess7331 9 ай бұрын

Wow! What a dangerous job!

@Wildland_Firefighter 9 ай бұрын

Its fun!

@jimw3799 Жыл бұрын

I love the content, but would really like some context of what I'm looking at. Is this effective in slowing a fire down? That brush seems so thick and trees so tall that you would need to clear a football field size to keep it from jumping over? The thing I'm most amazed at is that dozer....it just keeps on going and going.

@Wildland_Firefighter Жыл бұрын

I will do another video soon about wildland fire dozer techniques and about wildfire. These firebreaks are to stop the fires progression. We do have to clear trees and make the fire wide according to the flame lengths. Some fires can send burning embers over 1/4+ mile away. Thanks for watching and I'm glad you're enjoying it.

@kevingilbert9695 8 ай бұрын

That is grit there son!

@Wildland_Firefighter 3 ай бұрын

💯

@phatboizbackyardkustomz9006 Жыл бұрын

Good stuff Brother, Stay Safe out there!

@Wildland_Firefighter Жыл бұрын

Thanks bud. Yall too!

@jonathonhansen6005 Жыл бұрын

Keep up the excellent work

@Wildland_Firefighter Жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

@Hehdjjsn Жыл бұрын

Just wondering do some of the dozers have windows or would be a hazard cause they would melt or get hot and bust?

@Wildland_Firefighter Жыл бұрын

The enclosed ac cabs have windows. We've busted a few here and there when limbs come through the guards.

@PS-wn7cw Жыл бұрын

I always think of uninhabited areas maybe should be left to burn to remove the fuel. And save yours! Is that a consideration? Or do people live too close in the swamp?

@Wildland_Firefighter Жыл бұрын

This is how it's usually done in the Okefenokee, then it runs toward the Swamp Edge Break (firebreak around the whole swamp), and we have to try to contain it in the Refuges boundary. But as you see in the video, that isn't always the case.

@scotabot7826 Жыл бұрын

8:15 took care of it I assume??

@Wildland_Firefighter Жыл бұрын

😂 Pretty much. But it takes ALOT of rain if the Okefenokee catches on fire especially during a major drought like we had. The fire can smolder in the deep duff for months and then come out and jump our containment lines and make another major run. It usually takes a hurricane or tropical depression/storm to make it good and out.

@carljones3515 Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍❤️😁😁😁

@Wildland_Firefighter Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@nicholastidwell1886 Жыл бұрын

This fire was big and hot I remember them closein 94 down

@Wildland_Firefighter Жыл бұрын

Yep. One minute, we're south of Fargo chasing it, and then the next, we were over near St. George is trying to catch it.

@nicholastidwell1886 Жыл бұрын

I thank this was one of the biggest ones we had down here , man thank yall for what yall do peoples life's and property are in yalls hands hat's off to yall. Yall ever see any hogs out while fire breaking?

@Wildland_Firefighter Жыл бұрын

@Nicholas Tidwell The biggest wildfire was the one in 2007, the Sweat Farm Fire/Bugaboo Scrub, then in 2011, we had the Honey Praire Wildfire. I've seen some hogs before and deer on fires and bears.

@nicholastidwell1886 Жыл бұрын

@Wildland_Firefighter I remember some of them I was young back then I thank the one in 2011 I remember a Lil bit of it was on 94 to and we had took a beach trip to Jacksonville and when we returned you could feel the heat as we passed by it with yall fighting it on the side of the road , shit was crazy seeing them tree burn like that

@nicholastidwell1886 Жыл бұрын

Alot out there good eatin