Hotshot Firefighters

[Old Glory]

The YouTube algorithm gave me some videos on the Granite Mountain Hotshots Yarnell fire and I jumped down the rabbit hole. I watched this video and was blown away at what these people go through. I knew it was hard, dirty, and extremely dangerous but I didn't know how much I didn't know about them.



It's 25 minutes long but very enlightening.

 

[Thasubliminal]

Only the Brave was a movie about this. terrible title but a surprisingly decent movie

 

[Old Glory]

Only the Brave was a movie about this. terrible title but a surprisingly decent movie

I watched some clips from it and a lot of the comments echoed what you said about the quality of the movie. I have added it my list of movies to watch.

 

[STMF2X]

Have a cousin who does this. He lives in Reno, so he gets to fight the fires in N. Cali every year.

 

[quickfeet]

Was hoping this was a link to a calendar

 

[GarnetPild]

Was hoping this was a link to a calendar

 

[BurntJ]

Wife had an uncle that did this…..to say he was crazy/insane was putting it mildly….but got damn if he didn’t have the best stories.

 

[9Mounties07]

The YouTube algorithm gave me some videos on the Granite Mountain Hotshots Yarnell fire and I jumped down the rabbit hole. I watched this video and was blown away at what these people go through. I knew it was hard, dirty, and extremely dangerous but I didn't know how much I didn't know about them.



It's 25 minutes long but very enlightening.

You see the movie Only The Brave?

 

[BurntJ]

You see the movie Only The Brave?

Literally this was the 1st comment…..and Grt a fuckin avatar bro.

talk about a fail here……come on bro; yore better than this.

 

[hmt5000]

Your avg firefighter has no idea what fighting fires is. Those dudes there do some wild shit. Respek!

 

[RHT 3]

Your avg small town or volunteer firefighter has no idea what fighting fires is. Those dudes there do some wild shit. Respek!

I fixed it for you.

Those guys are crazy no doubt. Wildland fires are horrible, as I've been in a few here in Florida.

Its a different type of firefighting.

But I promise you, being in a super ass hot building, smoke too thick to see through, heat starting to burn through your safety gear, and trying to put out the fire ain't no fun either.

Thankfully I mostly just played video games and grab ass with the fellas on duty.