Wildland Fire Type 2 Dozer - Inside and Out

Wildland Fire Type 2 Dozer - Inside and Out - August Complex Fire

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Wildland fire type 2 bulldozer inside and out at the August Complex fire, filmed on location at Lake Pillsbury 9/22/2020.
Wildland and forest fire fighting equipment and personnel are truly amazing . These dozer operators work in some of the most dangerous terrain and conditions: steep slopes, in the fire, next to the fire, with dangers all around. Let us show you a fire fighting bulldozer and give you a tour alongside a wild land fire fighter and a dozer operator. Join in the fun as a wildland firefighter drives a dozer for the first time. Hear the experiences and first hand knowledge from a dozer operator what makes a Caterpillar D6N LGP type 2 dozer so special.
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Shaun Bowman, wildland fire fighter.
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@byronschroedel432 Жыл бұрын

During the 70ies and 80ies my father operated a open cab D6 during fire season throughout central California. During those years the dozers were not called off before a drop. He would come home painted red, every set of nomex he owned was stained red. He died from lung cancer at the age of 45.

@DylanPankow Жыл бұрын

I can't imagine what that was like. He was a VERY brave soul to do that.

@TheDiamonddust1 3 жыл бұрын

I operated the John Deere 350 and 450 dozers to do forestry work on fires and fire prevention like making fire breaks around planted pine and hardwood property's to protect them from fire damage and such . I did this when I was young but had been around heavy equipment from working on them to operating them do to my family being into the business and I after all these years later still look back on it as the best job I ever had and truly loved to do . There is something about it with you and that dozer out in the wild and the freedom and love for what you are doing you just can't shake it . It is like truck driving to some people if you love it then it's something you can't get out of you and the way it makes you feel .

@DylanPankow 3 жыл бұрын

Dozer operators are awesome people I have great respect for.

@twostrokes4life 2 жыл бұрын

I’m working on the nccer certs for heavy equipment and was presented on a possible job opportunity doing this for the forestry service and I’m excited and hopeful it comes thru.

@equipmentleader Жыл бұрын

We always loved seeing dozers on the fire scene.

@DylanPankow Жыл бұрын

Brave skilled souls.

@RiDankulous 2 жыл бұрын

All of you guys are heroes!👍✌✔

@DylanPankow Жыл бұрын

Very brave souls in grateful can and will do this kind of dangerous work.

@sweetXroll Жыл бұрын

I searched "fireline dozers" and this was the first video that popped up. Funny, I was on the August complex myself. I was on an Engine crew, but detailing with helitack on that fire. Cheers!

@DylanPankow Жыл бұрын

Right on. Thank you for helping save my second home. What part were you working on?

@sweetXroll Жыл бұрын

@@DylanPankow Thank you for your service as well! I can't remember what division I was on, but since I was detailing with helislack, I was on an airstrip most of that fire. Not my cup of tea, but experience is experience lol

@ClaytonHartin 3 жыл бұрын

Funny part is they don’t use the new dozers that use DEF and Re-Gen systems. Once those systems fail (sensors problems/computer problems) next to a fire your dozer will be a sitting duck.

@DylanPankow 3 жыл бұрын

More bells and whistles is more things to fail. I'd want mine simple as possible. The fewer computers the better in my opinion.

@griffinpierce7691 3 жыл бұрын

Just depends. Alot of government tractors are on 20 yr life cycles. Were slowly going to the new tractors as the old ones get phased out. The newer dozers atleast around this size arent bad on emissions only running 7l engines

@colecomyford8964 3 жыл бұрын

The dozer I ran on the august complex was a 2019 d6k with all the bells and whistles and it worked amazing. I also have run multiple older d8 on fires and I’d take the d6k over those any day for fire line.

@caleberry1 3 жыл бұрын

Some of the agency dozers are new enough to have DEF but they also get their service bills paid for by the government. Most private contractors like myself use older equipment because the emissions are so expensive to keep up with and not safe on the fire line because it will randomly go into limp mode or mandatory regen mode. When it does this, the machine doesn’t drive anywhere and can leave you stranded in an unsafe location. My dozer in this video is a 2007 and I think it’s a great year before all the emissions get involved.

@DylanPankow 3 жыл бұрын

@@caleberry1 Thank you for sharing the info. About a month after seeing you at Lake Pillsbury basin we saw your truck way out on the M1 but we could not see or hear your dozer.

@sheldonjanzen3483 3 жыл бұрын

Spent 3 summers now running cats on fires. Its an intense job like no other. The true frontline workers!

@DylanPankow 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service. Do you have a video of you dozer and work? I'd love to see it.

@gregmohr3740 3 жыл бұрын

Hats off to the Cat Skinners out there working on the lines. Thanks

@DylanPankow 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@calebgarrels4639 3 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@DylanPankow 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate that. Did you see the one we have up of the helicopter that is equipped to start back burns?

@trulysurprised-bk7cy 3 жыл бұрын

That looks like fun. That would be a new experience on a dozer for sure. If I were younger I'd entertain the idea.

@DylanPankow 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting job for sure. Brave souls in my opinion. Thank you for watching.

@kennethklaumann8799 3 жыл бұрын

Fun .....sorta I know plenty of crack shot operators that were burnt over. An survived. Super scary an fulfilling. I myself am a dozer hand but never on the line.

@kennethklaumann8799 3 жыл бұрын

And all dozers have thoes cleats or o shit bars for your feet on steep terrain.

@DylanPankow 3 жыл бұрын

I have seen videos of those dozers going up and down some very steep hills.

@RandomsFandom 2 жыл бұрын

They should put a water style dirt filter for the cab, and give it a water chiller. Aka a swamp cooler. A prechiller for the a/c

@jamesharpur720 Жыл бұрын

Air conditioning works just fine

@abrahammiranda9483 2 жыл бұрын

I’m trying to work in this field of work

@OPERATOR_Rogue_Robotics 3 жыл бұрын

I was running dozer on that fire that was some steep terrain

@DylanPankow 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service. I appreciate it tremendously. Cheers!

@Oliver-kv2mm 3 жыл бұрын

They’re called OH SHIT! Pedals.

@DylanPankow 3 жыл бұрын

That was my guess. Those operators are amazing and VERY brave.

@wildmodsedits4962 Жыл бұрын

Would you happen to know who can train people to run them?

@DylanPankow Жыл бұрын

I wish I knew. If you find out, please let me know.

@Wildland_Firefighter Жыл бұрын

Live. Action. Son.

@DylanPankow Жыл бұрын

This was a lot of fun to see and learn from. I still want to do a video of how to operate the dozer.

@Wildland_Firefighter Жыл бұрын

@@DylanPankow Do it! Many people seem to love our fire dozers pretty good.

@icarustanovic3097 2 жыл бұрын

Vietnam strikes back!

@rickeygriffin1806 3 жыл бұрын

I work on this fire. This one was a local fire to me.

@DylanPankow 2 жыл бұрын

We are in Sonoma County. Where are you? Thank you for helping save our forest. This was a nasty event for sure.

@rickeygriffin1806 2 жыл бұрын

@@DylanPankow I live I Clearlake personally.

@DylanPankow 2 жыл бұрын

@@rickeygriffin1806 Right on, again thank you for your help.

@Rightwinger1982 3 жыл бұрын

So it's just a D6 I was expecting some cool mods or something, nope, it's a D6

@DylanPankow 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty simple. My understanding is that's the norm. I have seen some with more fire protection inside and some even older with no air filtration.

@dozer1642 3 жыл бұрын

This is not a dedicated firefighting dozer. It’s just a D6N.

@DylanPankow 3 жыл бұрын

@@dozer1642 The fire was so large they called in every resource available and found ways to make it work.

@dozer1642 3 жыл бұрын

@@DylanPankow my point is simply that this is not a dedicated fire dozer. The “cool mods” in the initial comment can be found on Agency fire fighting dozers in California.

@jamesharpur720 Жыл бұрын

I know I was excepting something cooler. I run one of these every day.

@abrahammiranda9483 2 жыл бұрын

How do you become a dozer operator to work in calfire

@DylanPankow Жыл бұрын

I dont know but also want to know. I have been talking to an operator about making another video about dozers and maybe one about how to get into this field.

@rustyclaymore1105 Жыл бұрын

Look on the fire.ca.gov website for information about Heavy Fire Equipment Operator HFEO. Basically to take the test you already need to be a qualified operator of construction Equipment and have the license and endorsements to haul the dozer on a low bed. When you're hired they give you the fire training.

@milestillman6868 2 жыл бұрын

No fire curtains?!🤷‍♂️

@DylanPankow 2 жыл бұрын

Not on this one.

@rogerthat6221 3 жыл бұрын

Sad part is they start most the fires. How do you just burn the houses to white ash. But the trees around the house are green.

@DylanPankow 3 жыл бұрын

I am trying to better understand your comment. Are you saying the dozers start fires? There are videos about wildland fire science explaining how one home burns but the one right next to it does not. I don't have the link sadly but recently I watched a 2 hr video with a fire science Dr who explains everything and uses videos of fire labs to back up his info. It's fascinating how fire works.

@visual13034c 2 жыл бұрын

Fires are very strange. Our house burned almost all the way down. We had brass and silver candle holders that were just melted globs of metal and wax candles that were just maybe 4 feet away were not damaged at all.

@DylanPankow 2 жыл бұрын

@@visual13034c Fire is a very unusual beast. I sorry for your loss.

@rogerthat6221 2 жыл бұрын

@@visual13034c read the abstracts and info about patent. Look at the pictures and you will see a weapon that can burn houses and ships down. It also states that they have a contract to transfer solar power down to PG&E starting in 2016.

@lyelljaeschke8180 Жыл бұрын

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