Had the best seat in the house with Chaffee County Fire's Brush #4 on top of Tenderfoot Mountain to assist Salida Fire Department with spot fire control for their 4th of July fireworks show.

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Demonstration of a Fecon hydraulic grinder on a Cat 287B track skid steer. Not exactly a finesse operation, but effectively deals with the crown spacing issue in a pinyon/juniper fuel type. A little less than 3 minutes to tackle a 12 foot tree.

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It's a little harder than they thought, but that's okay, 'cause puke washes off the asphalt easy enough. The brutal part comes at the end of the course, pulling 150' of 2-1/2" hose hand-over-hand, then trying to re-load a 24' ladder on a flat rack.

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Like the Bud Light "Real Men of Genius" radio commercials, the Phoenix Fire Department salutes these unsung idiots, because "...if it wasn't for you, we wouldn't have a job."

Remember, don't eat broken glass, and don't shove hot metal objects into your backside.

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See the pygmies from Salida Fire Dept. at 2:36. High winds kept us from taking the structure to the ground, meaning we get another day to train in this 2-story house. Disclaimer: I am not responsible for arsonist grafitti at fire origin training prop.

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"Why Did He Die? Lessons from the Devil's Den Fatality Fire" -- produced by the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center. A longer, presentation quality copy in .wmv format is available for download on the LLC website, http://www.wildfirelessons.net /Additional.aspx?Page=131

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Fire shelter deployment from October 22, 2007 by Orange County Fire Authority engine crews. Photos by Karen Tapia Andersen of the Los Angeles Times. A presentation quality video (30 mb) can be downloaded from the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned website, www.wildfirelessons.net

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Back in the day...from the National Archives DVD, "Smoke Jumper Training for Airborne Fire Fighting in Missoula, Montana, 1949."

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Flashover simulator training at the Colorado Mountain College facility in Dotsero. Includes winter driving scenes on Tennessee Pass, plus a little Deliverance music.

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Got a plan? Got a back-up plan? Here's a tow truck operator who might want to update his resume. Enjoy watching this epic fail.

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Everybody wants to grow up to be a firefighter. Comedian Hannibal Burress wants to drive the fire SUV.

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A little training and leadership sure could have helped this department. Just about killed a couple brothers.

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