Mechanized Wildland Firefighting. Ep.64

In California, heavy equipment needs to pass emissions requirements to be allowed on a fire call. How ironic is that! 😂

John Parks here from Parks Arcs Welding in Weaverville...funny to watch this video and see myself welding on your machine up on Big Ftench Creek...glad to help you get back on the line. I built a 1300 gallon skidgen out of a timber Jack 480 and got it signed up this year..maybe I will see you guys out there again...JEFFERSON STATE TRACTOR SERVICE...stay safe..and thanks for the work brothers!!

As a former fire fighter for Vegas/Lee Canyon NV Forestry Dept, I definitely appreciate the service these operators and machines put in. Its hard dangerous work, but rewarding in many ways also.

Thank you for your service! 1st responders aren't thanked or honored enough. You are a hero every single day!

I worked on wildland fires for 26 years for cal-fire &C D F. Our company singed up yearly for help. The company was Joe Vicini inc. out of Placerville ca. I enjoyed the work. Thank you for sharing

I’m a self taught Cat Skinner having bulldozers on my Texas ranch. Those machines are badass! The tracks are like WW2 German tank tracks and the controls are wild. Hitting bees in a hollow tree is my limit. No fires for me! Bless you and others fighting fire!

Great video. I’m a retired mechanized wild land fire fighter from the south east. 25 years as a dozer operator on fires. Worked on a few fires in the western US over the years.

The good old Skidgine. My Grandpa, the crazy old guy, ran Fire Dozer for 20 years. I flew BLM Helitack for 6 seasons as a FFT1, and I always thought HE was the crazy one. I for one know why you love Wildland Fire, there is a brotherhood there you will find nowhere else and it gets in your blood and stays there, forever. I truly miss it.

I was on the other side of the river cutting fire line to help save my buddies house and property his property looks right at the Ironside lookout we where watched the plains drop on the tower to save it. The footage you showed is exactly what I watched. I’ve been up there many times it is a really cool place with incredible views. Small world. Cool machine those things are goats. Thanks for coming over and helping save our forest unfortunately it’s going to be a while before we have and easy fire season. Gonna have to check out last years videos it’ll be interesting to see it from a different perspective.

Thank you for making this video. We appreciate all you do and the risks you take.

Thank you guys for all you do. When I was younger I would have loved to be a part of wild land fire fighter.

Stumbled onto your channel. Very interesting. Thanks for posting.

Thank you for what you do and the risk you take to protect our wild lands and wild life 🇺🇸👍🏻 new subscriber here 🇺🇸

Thanks for your service. Keep it up. Nothing like the sound of a 2 stroke detroit diesel screaming. Very reliable engine

I pulled that skidgen out of a ditch during the KNP fire in 2022. Soft track fire attack is the business. Bunch of awesome folks.

Thanks flor your work. I’m working on the tech side of modernizing Wildland fire fighting. Hopefully we can bring more proactvce data to you to make give the ICPs more operational awareness.

I love wildland firefighting I’m on a FFT2 hand crew it’s an amazing job but it’s long hours and exhausting but wildland fire is amazing thing to experience I am also a carpenter this video was good man keep working hard and be safe out there

One of your very best videos Jesse, I am anxious to see more of the wild fire fighting videos.

Detroit baby hell yeah

Thanks for sharing and I appreciate your service!!