In farming communities everyone knows that he has something to lose from an uncontrolled fire. That's why they help each other. Suburban communities face the same reality; they just don't know it. Everything we do affects other people. As a former farm boy who has lived in suburbia for most of his working life, I wish I could get my fellow suburbanites to understand that.
I definitely know what you are talking about with regards to neighbors in more rural areas willing to help each other. Living in the suburbs or the city it’s sort of like everybody’s on their own or nobody wants to talk to each other. I live in the suburbs, I am fortunate to live around people who are willing to help and talk to each other, but then there are other people who don’t speak to you at all and are extremely cold.
as a volunteer fire fighter, and live just out side of a small town there is more farmland and state game lands than houses. yes the neighboring farmers do come to the rescue when a feild catches on fire. they bring their tractors, water trucks to help put out the fire. i thank all farmers not for just putting food on our tables but also helping another farmer when in need. THANK YOU TO ALL YOU FARMERS OUT THERE .......WE NEED YOU ALL!!!!!(laura thank you for sharing!)❤❤❤
I don't want to break Grant's heart but doing a "quick burst" test on a fire extinguisher only tells you what it would have done. It also needs to be immediately serviced or replaced and I think that the reason is the extinguishing compound will prevent a full seal so the propellant will just leak out. A lot of military equipment has an external pull for a bulk CO2 system which allows the entire interior to be suppressed. That could be good mod for a combine. Speaking of military gear, a surplus off-road water trailer and/or water bladders might be a handy community resource. You live in a great community.
You are correct! You never want to "test" a fire extinguisher, doing so will leave the extinguishing powder on the face of the valve causing a slow leak of the pressure. Your extinguishers should only be checked by looking at the gauge pressure and look for damage to the nozzle or to other parts and dents. Have them serviced every six years by an extinguisher service station or replace them. The only other thing to do is to keep the powder in them loose by turning it upside down until you feel the powder drop inside or so that you can feel it moving inside the extinguisher when turning it over and over, end over end.
I can tell you from having worked on fire lines and wildfires in a town called maupin Oregon the fire extinguisher that they used needs to be replaced or serviced I was in a volunteer fire department the fire went around the town where I was working and around a sawmill fortunately no one was hurt and the town was saved and so was The sawmill fire preparedness cannot be underestimated 🤠😎🤠
This is so true…many people don’t realize how quick an extinguisher will discharge. A 10 lb extinguisher discharges in about 20-seconds. Not a lot of time in a stressful situation. That’s why it’s important to know how to use it. Also, portable fire extinguishers require periodic maintenance. A yearly inspection, 6-year inspection (which will involve a recharge), and 12-year tank hydro test inspection. If you have one over 6 years old & it hasn’t been serviced. There’s a chance the powder can be solidified & wont work properly. Get it serviced or replace it.
For those of you non-farmers that have commented on how amazing it is to see farmers pull together at a time like that, that's just how farmers and ranchers are. It's just what they do. It's in their DNA. If something happens and a neighbor needs help, they are there for each other to help in any way they can. And no compensation of any sort is ever expected. After all, you may be the one in need of help one day. Wouldn't it be freaking amazing if everyone in our country had that mentality? Wow. What a concept..... These farm fires are ramped this year. We have lost over 135,000 acres up here in North Dakota so far this fall. Two human lives lost, and a bunch of cattle burned up. Your video with you and your dad in that tractor with the disc had me on the edge of my seat. And seeing all those farmers coming from all directions and putting themselves and their expensive equipment at risk, without reservation, brought tears to my eyes. I've been in a tractor pulling a disk around in 640 acre wheat field that was on fire some years back. Scary as hell. We have had some farmers up here using their sprayers for fire trucks this fall. They hold a lot of water, and they can move down the road pretty quickly. They've added some higher volume, higher pressure pumps with gas engines, and replumbed a few things and added some long hoses with adjustable nozzels, and they keep them in the same field their combines. Like one of them said, "I paid $750k for the damn thing, and I just found another use for it! What's a few more bucks to add a pump when it may save one of my combines". Pretty good idea.... Thank you Laura for an amazing video. You've gotten a ton of responses. A lot of them very educational on fire extinguisher care and maintenance. And, some to be aware of traveling salesmen selling $600 fire extinguishers! Lol! You all stay safe out there. Let's do whatever we can to prevent more of these fires.
It’s powerful show of community when your dad was so upset about mowing over the farmers corn that he was willing to give his own corn back to the farmer in need ,that’s a hellve man and a great roll model for you !! Good job dad and Laura
I watched this on your dad’s channel and I was in tears. It was so intense and yet it was so moving to see how everyone came together to help get things taken care of so fast. Y’all are such great folks. Well done Laura! Well done!
Amazing how you and your dad immediately began working as a team watching out for all the dangers. Kudos to your dad to be able to teach and explain to you while under such stress. Hats off to your entire community for coming together in this time of need.
Your Dad is fearless and knows what he's doing. Great to see a community ganging together, getting the job done and limiting the damage. Great footage by the way :)
Here in Western Australia, when there are bad weather conditions, we are not allowed to run farm machinery in fields at all. They put in place what they call a “total movement ban” and when that happens, all farm machinery must stay put wherever they are and cannot be started or moved. This helps prevent a lot of fires.
As a grandson of a farmer in Pakistan. This video is proof to me of good in this world💚prayers for the farmer who lost his hard worked crop and many thanks to you and your brave father and all the brave farmers over there who helped someone in need. To all the heros/firefighters much respect 🙏
Laura, I watched your dads and your version of the fire, thanks for given us more details in this video, I straight away thought of the farmer that lost all of his equipment in his shed last year, and wondered how he is doing since then, if I remember correctly that fire was started by a battery! I hope your farm doesn't have a problem like that, love from Mike. ❤
Guys.. just a safety note on extinguishers!! If you discharge an extinguisher, REPLACE IT! it will not hold pressure after you "test" it, then when you need it, it won't operate! NEVER TEST AN EXTINGUISHER! Always check the gauge and date on the extinguisher and replace it if it's beyond its service life.
@@scottzehrung4829 from what I know from my workplace, those aren‘t also not self-refillable but are services by specialized companies (at least in Germany)
Fire extinguishers also need maintenance. You should invert the extinguisher a couple of times to prevent the chemicals from settling to the bottom. The gauge could read good, but the chemicals could be just a block on the bottom. Our factory does this once a month.
Also, if kept in a vehicle, the vibration may cause the "dust" in the bottle to settle to the bottom of the bottle. As part of annual maintenance/check or before using: slam it on the ground, rotate, slam, repeat a few times to get the dust flowing again, then spray to put the fire out.
I commented on your Dad's video too but as a former wildland fire tractor plow operator I have to praise the farmers ready to respond. I fought several cornfield fires where I was followed up by a farmer with a disc. I will again suggest a fall preplanning meeting of area farmers with local fire officials to talk over what might happen and how to respond safely. Every wildland firefighter is taught Life Safety is the first priority, then property. It's great that so many folks are willing to respond but a little training will help them do so more effectively. Your father has all the basic concepts as a listened to him. God bless you folks. OMG I love your educational aspect. I had not watched your full video. Anything you can do will help. Any extinguisher you have to test needs to be replaced. It is great to check the equipment before you need it. Message me if you want some suggestions.
Laura, I could truly feel your anquish at 2:45 when you told your Dad, "Don't make me cry." You could see it in your eyes. You are a true inspiration! Thank you to all farmers! 💚🚜
I have a lot of memories of fighting fires in the Texas panhandle. Big grass fires. They used to load up the school busses with us kids and take us out to build fire lanes. Never see them do that now. The farmers ran tractors and land planes and cut lines. Everybody worked on the fire. Once the lanes were cut we stood guard with wet gunny sacks to get any sparks that floated across. Lots o
I know what it’s like to have other farmers come in and help with the harvest of the crops. My dad got his hand caught in the snapping rollers gear and lost half of his hand. Many neighboring farmers came and harvested our corn in one day. It’s a great feeling to know that you have such good neighbors.
Thanks for putting that out. Fires as little understood by townsfolk. I know as in 2001 I lost my farming operation due to a runaway fire started by my neighbour on a red zone no fire day. I understand the angst that you and your neighbours go through. Laura, you are doing a wonderful job of showing that farmers lives are not all roses and braaivlies(barbecue in your part of the world)
It's truly inspiring to see everyone staying calm, adapting quickly, and coming together with neighbors like one big family. Thank you for sharing this beautiful moment of unity!
Watched this on your Dad's channel yesterday. Thankful you and your family are safe. Totally amazing how the Farm Community pulls together quickly to save one of their members. Everyone working together to avert a huge disaster. ❤
The first part of your video made me emotional. The sight of the tractors speeding across the highway without stopping shows the urgency. It has been soooo dry here in eastern Iowa. We just had our first (small) rain since the end of August. The combines in the fields have been throwing up huge clouds of dust. That's common with beans but this is while picking corn. Never seen it like that before.
So sorry to see this. Yes, it's been a very dry fall. We went 6wks without a drop then two days ago we got an overnight rain. Again sorry to see this. But very heart warming to see neighbors helping one another in a moment of crisis. KUDOS!
I love how the farm community comes together. im a retired firefighter. . I live and worked in a farm community. I was always amazed when there was a tragedy how everyone helped. My hats off to you for the good you do.
I grew up on the land here in Australia and fires are one scary thing. Keep your heads and do what you have to. It surprising how clear and focused you become in these situations.
In a country that seems like it's on fire right now, my faith in humanity was restored watching this video. Thank you for sharing the wonderful community you are part of.
I grew up on a farm in Iowa in the 70's and early 80's. Farmers always know what to do in a crisis. They have to in order to survive! Laura is the real deal! She is doing the whole industry a great service by educating viewers. I have always been told I am very good in a crisis and attribute it to growing up on a farm. It helps that she is very charismatic, intelligent, and absolutely beautiful!!
It is so refreshing to see the farming community coming together to help one another. You can replace farming equipment you can't replace human life. I'm glad everyone was ok. Great video on the awareness of fires in the farming community and everyone coming together to help one another. Great video Laura. ❤
The willingness, in the farming community, to help each other is a great example and testimony to our nation what working together in a community looks like.
What a great episode. Not only for the preparedness overview, but showing how people care about each other and come running to help someone in their time of need. So amazing that not more was lost. Fantastic effort by all the farmers and FD. Thanks so much for sharing this Laura and Grant. God bless you guys.
Laura, absolutely love your channel. I am crossing all my fingers and toes and praying your dad and rest of your family and community are all ok. It’s so sad seeing you so scared.
One of our old farm trucks, a 1963 1 1/2 Chevy was purchased from the local volunteer fire department. It was the water wagon. We bought it i 1975 or 76, 5000 miles on it. They wanted the water tank back (500 gal). We had a hoist and 300bu bed put on. We always call it the Fire Truck.
8:00 The intensity of the situation was overwhelming, yet it was incredibly moving to see how everyone came together to tackle it so quickly. You all are such amazing people. Well done, Laura
Laura, that was an absolute excellent video. It shows you what farmers go through how devastating everything was but it is so awesome to see everybody come together and help each other that’s important thank you so much.
Thank you for showing us city kids how dangerous farm life can be. People helping people. That’s what America should be about. Laura your family and community are a great example of what life should be like. Thank you for sharing and educating all of us. God bless your community. Butch
Something many young people and city folks will never understand, is how hard our farmers work and the dangers they face. A fire one year followed by extreme weather the next, can put a farm into dire financial ruin. This is where our food comes from. Very few occupations are as important as farmers. I hope all your neighbors are safe and their farms are ok. God's blessings to you all.
Hey city slicker here. 1. I think it is quite awesome how all of the farmers work together to put out the fires. Good job. It really warms the heart to see that. 2. Life happens. That is why we have an insurance industry. I hope all of the farmers are well insured. I know that it is expensive, but the day your entire shop or crop burns to nothing, it won’t be so expensive anymore. 3. What does just one combine cost?
6:40 Equipment worth hundreds of thousands of dollars being risked to help neighbours in their hour of need. Yup, I'm close to tears. God bless all of you out there.
I love how farmer to farmer, use all stick together to help each other when help is needed, use are all great people, use are all blessed big time, cheers from Seagrave Ontario
So cool to watch these communities of farmers who come together to help each other. It kinda makes you cry watching these tractors work together to help someone out.
@@oldfarmshow yea but it would have let them reach into that brush line faster than they were and to create water barriers not just dirt barriers On top of being a saving grace to a piece of equipment you light up while fighting the field fire
Watched this on your Dad's channel the other day - and I was on the edge of my seat. Looks like I am in for another 45 minute ride. Many thanks for sharing - cheers. be safe.
I applaud not only you and your Dad, but the entire farming community. this is what makes America Great! We give for each other, just like the hurricane relief down in the south east part of the country. Keep up your amazing work!
Seeing neighbors drop everything to stop a fire really highlights the strength of farming communities. They’re ready to go, risking it all just to protect each other’s fields and equipment. Thankful everyone stayed safe! ❤🚜
And, a daughter who was another important set of eyes and ideas, insight, suggestions, etc. She was a huge help to Cale in the cab. They needed each other. It is so great to see a connection between father-daughter. We got a glimpse a few days ago when Cale was running her combine and she was teaching him.
Here where I farm almost every fall there is a Cotton picker fire no one is usually injured but they are pretty bad. Stay safe out there and good luck.
Extinguishers should be checked monthly (in the green, no physical damage & accessible) by you; annually inspected by professional service and then hydrostatic testing every 5 years. Yes, fire extinguishers do expire.
Water is 8.35 lbs/gal at STP, so 275 gallons is 2296#. For your older dry chemical extinguishers be conscious that over time vehicle vibrations can cause the dry chemical to cake and become ineffective. A vigorous shaking periodically will fluff the chemical and lengthen it's usable life.
Sorry to tell you but you cannot test dry fire extinguishers. The powder will not let the seal seat properly after use and after several days all pressure will be gone and your extinguisher Useless. I am not sure about water or co 2 extinguishers. They may be able to be tested.
@@unclesam4565 Depending on the model you can refill a water extinguisher. I have a Amerex extinguisher and it holds 3 gallons and has a schrader valve to pressure it to 100 psi for a refill.
Farmers are amazing people and community. Not just to other farmers. My car broke down in the middle of no where and a farmer went above and beyond to help me out. I'm glad that Mike's farm is back on it's feet as well as all of the ones you showed. I watched your dad's video on the recent fire. Pretty scary stuff.
As a battle hardened fire chief and former Iraq war combat medic, there's one thing that is always tough for me to see and it's an emotionally distressed, scared or worried young lady. The face Laura makes at the 2 minute 42 second mark was heartbreaking. When she tells her father, "don't make me cry" the paternal instinct to just want to give a big hug and try to take away that fear and worry kicks in. Big shout out to Phillips Fire and Aurora Fire, the two departments I saw in the video, from Chief Kage, Ash Fork, Arizona! Job well done!
Laura I posted a comment on your dad’s page about the Amari job that ALL the farmers that came to help did an amazing job. I was a volunteer firefighter for 25 yrs. and speaking from experience we as volunteers are always so appreciative of any and all the help that our area farmers give to the community!!! Love seeing them work together in this situation!!!
I'm a city boy. I'm way more used to people suing their neighbors for trying to help. Farming communities are such a breath of fresh air!
Living in the country is the only way to live!
@@bryandale7125 yep big city Texas is not where Texas is, its in rural Texas. Im sure same for Nebraska and others
In farming communities everyone knows that he has something to lose from an uncontrolled fire. That's why they help each other. Suburban communities face the same reality; they just don't know it. Everything we do affects other people. As a former farm boy who has lived in suburbia for most of his working life, I wish I could get my fellow suburbanites to understand that.
@@michaellindsey1543 that is why I just got fed up with city chaos and picked up and moved to a small farming community. Best decision of my life!
I definitely know what you are talking about with regards to neighbors in more rural areas willing to help each other. Living in the suburbs or the city it’s sort of like everybody’s on their own or nobody wants to talk to each other. I live in the suburbs, I am fortunate to live around people who are willing to help and talk to each other, but then there are other people who don’t speak to you at all and are extremely cold.
Your Dad is one hell of a farmer. He has taught you well. Hats off to you both.
Yes her Father is... I just finished watching his video and what a guy he is..
No need to post profanity son on a public forum. How pathetic.
Sluníčko chytl stroje od výfuku ?Velká škoda pro tvojí farmu znám to .Je mi to líto doufám, že to vše pojištěné ❤❤
@@0745VaclavDubskyMVDr thanks for the love and support ❤️
@@rodeofrog6122 thanks for the love and support ❤️
as a volunteer fire fighter, and live just out side of a small town there is more farmland and state game lands than houses. yes the neighboring farmers do come to the rescue when a feild catches on fire. they bring their tractors, water trucks to help put out the fire. i thank all farmers not for just putting food on our tables but also helping another farmer when in need. THANK YOU TO ALL YOU FARMERS OUT THERE .......WE NEED YOU ALL!!!!!(laura thank you for sharing!)❤❤❤
same i'm a firie as well
I don't want to break Grant's heart but doing a "quick burst" test on a fire extinguisher only tells you what it would have done. It also needs to be immediately serviced or replaced and I think that the reason is the extinguishing compound will prevent a full seal so the propellant will just leak out. A lot of military equipment has an external pull for a bulk CO2 system which allows the entire interior to be suppressed. That could be good mod for a combine. Speaking of military gear, a surplus off-road water trailer and/or water bladders might be a handy community resource. You live in a great community.
You are correct! You never want to "test" a fire extinguisher, doing so will leave the extinguishing powder on the face of the valve causing a slow leak of the pressure. Your extinguishers should only be checked by looking at the gauge pressure and look for damage to the nozzle or to other parts and dents. Have them serviced every six years by an extinguisher service station or replace them. The only other thing to do is to keep the powder in them loose by turning it upside down until you feel the powder drop inside or so that you can feel it moving inside the extinguisher when turning it over and over, end over end.
I can tell you from having worked on fire lines and wildfires in a town called maupin Oregon the fire extinguisher that they used needs to be replaced or serviced I was in a volunteer fire department the fire went around the town where I was working and around a sawmill fortunately no one was hurt and the town was saved and so was The sawmill fire preparedness cannot be underestimated 🤠😎🤠
Dude, Great Reply...
Excellent video on fire safety on the farm Laura!! God bless!😂
This is so true…many people don’t realize how quick an extinguisher will discharge. A 10 lb extinguisher discharges in about 20-seconds. Not a lot of time in a stressful situation. That’s why it’s important to know how to use it.
Also, portable fire extinguishers require periodic maintenance. A yearly inspection, 6-year inspection (which will involve a recharge), and 12-year tank hydro test inspection.
If you have one over 6 years old & it hasn’t been serviced. There’s a chance the powder can be solidified & wont work properly. Get it serviced or replace it.
If there are awards for Best RUclips Documentary, this one should be a nominee.
@@chrishb7074 Best Farming Babe Award too. Ooooweee, cutieeee
Being a dad myself. Everydad wishes he had a child like you. U make ur family proud.
Amen! It's up to all parents to teach their children wisely!
For those of you non-farmers that have commented on how amazing it is to see farmers pull together at a time like that, that's just how farmers and ranchers are. It's just what they do. It's in their DNA. If something happens and a neighbor needs help, they are there for each other to help in any way they can. And no compensation of any sort is ever expected. After all, you may be the one in need of help one day. Wouldn't it be freaking amazing if everyone in our country had that mentality? Wow. What a concept..... These farm fires are ramped this year. We have lost over 135,000 acres up here in North Dakota so far this fall. Two human lives lost, and a bunch of cattle burned up. Your video with you and your dad in that tractor with the disc had me on the edge of my seat. And seeing all those farmers coming from all directions and putting themselves and their expensive equipment at risk, without reservation, brought tears to my eyes. I've been in a tractor pulling a disk around in 640 acre wheat field that was on fire some years back. Scary as hell. We have had some farmers up here using their sprayers for fire trucks this fall. They hold a lot of water, and they can move down the road pretty quickly. They've added some higher volume, higher pressure pumps with gas engines, and replumbed a few things and added some long hoses with adjustable nozzels, and they keep them in the same field their combines. Like one of them said, "I paid $750k for the damn thing, and I just found another use for it! What's a few more bucks to add a pump when it may save one of my combines". Pretty good idea.... Thank you Laura for an amazing video. You've gotten a ton of responses. A lot of them very educational on fire extinguisher care and maintenance. And, some to be aware of traveling salesmen selling $600 fire extinguishers! Lol! You all stay safe out there. Let's do whatever we can to prevent more of these fires.
Neighbors helping neighbors! The way God intended. God Bless you all. Thanks for showing the world.
Nothing is more pleasing than when a community without hesitation comes together and unites as a team for each other
It’s powerful show of community when your dad was so upset about mowing over the farmers corn that he was willing to give his own corn back to the farmer in need ,that’s a hellve man and a great roll model for you !! Good job dad and Laura
It's so inspirational to watch everyone keeping cool, thinking on the fly, and working together with neighbors. Thanks for sharing.
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I watched this on your dad’s channel and I was in tears. It was so intense and yet it was so moving to see how everyone came together to help get things taken care of so fast. Y’all are such great folks. Well done Laura! Well done!
@@chrisgalliher497 what's her dad's channel?
@@roytempleton9320LEAAD FARMS
It’s amazing to see how much humanity is around a farm community!! America is still alive!!
I saw your dad's perspective already. Great to see how you two work together.
This may be your best and most important video you have ever produced. Needs to be viewed by students in every school in the farm belt.
Amazing how you and your dad immediately began working as a team watching out for all the dangers. Kudos to your dad to be able to teach and explain to you while under such stress. Hats off to your entire community for coming together in this time of need.
Amazing to see how many people show up to help. Hats off to you, your dad and everyone involved.
What a GREAT community coming to the rescue. Everyone drops what their doing saddles up and runs to help. What an AWESOME video showing all that.
Your Dad is fearless and knows what he's doing. Great to see a community ganging together, getting the job done and limiting the damage. Great footage by the way :)
Thank you to all who responded. Great community!!!
Farmers doing what Farmers do. A community effort paid off.
Thank you to all farmers for the very hard work you do.
Here in Western Australia, when there are bad weather conditions, we are not allowed to run farm machinery in fields at all. They put in place what they call a “total movement ban” and when that happens, all farm machinery must stay put wherever they are and cannot be started or moved. This helps prevent a lot of fires.
Heartwarming to see the farming community come together like this.
As a grandson of a farmer in Pakistan. This video is proof to me of good in this world💚prayers for the farmer who lost his hard worked crop and many thanks to you and your brave father and all the brave farmers over there who helped someone in need. To all the heros/firefighters much respect 🙏
Laura, I watched your dads and your version of the fire, thanks for given us more details in this video, I straight away thought of the farmer that lost all of his equipment in his shed last year, and wondered how he is doing since then, if I remember correctly that fire was started by a battery!
I hope your farm doesn't have a problem like that, love from Mike. ❤
Guys.. just a safety note on extinguishers!! If you discharge an extinguisher, REPLACE IT! it will not hold pressure after you "test" it, then when you need it, it won't operate! NEVER TEST AN EXTINGUISHER! Always check the gauge and date on the extinguisher and replace it if it's beyond its service life.
That’s what I understand as well. While some are refillable/chargeable once triggered it’s considered a single use item.
@@scottzehrung4829 Usually there is a tag that has the test date on it plus the company that did he testing.
@@scottzehrung4829 from what I know from my workplace, those aren‘t also not self-refillable but are services by specialized companies (at least in Germany)
Fire extinguishers also need maintenance. You should invert the extinguisher a couple of times to prevent the chemicals from settling to the bottom. The gauge could read good, but the chemicals could be just a block on the bottom. Our factory does this once a month.
Also, if kept in a vehicle, the vibration may cause the "dust" in the bottle to settle to the bottom of the bottle. As part of annual maintenance/check or before using: slam it on the ground, rotate, slam, repeat a few times to get the dust flowing again, then spray to put the fire out.
I commented on your Dad's video too but as a former wildland fire tractor plow operator I have to praise the farmers ready to respond. I fought several cornfield fires where I was followed up by a farmer with a disc. I will again suggest a fall preplanning meeting of area farmers with local fire officials to talk over what might happen and how to respond safely. Every wildland firefighter is taught Life Safety is the first priority, then property. It's great that so many folks are willing to respond but a little training will help them do so more effectively. Your father has all the basic concepts as a listened to him. God bless you folks. OMG I love your educational aspect. I had not watched your full video. Anything you can do will help. Any extinguisher you have to test needs to be replaced. It is great to check the equipment before you need it. Message me if you want some suggestions.
Laura, I could truly feel your anquish at 2:45 when you told your Dad, "Don't make me cry." You could see it in your eyes. You are a true inspiration! Thank you to all farmers! 💚🚜
THIS is AMERICA. Good people sacrificing self for your fellow human beings. God bless you for being the example for everyone else to follow.
I have a lot of memories of fighting fires in the Texas panhandle. Big grass fires. They used to load up the school busses with us kids and take us out to build fire lanes. Never see them do that now. The farmers ran tractors and land planes and cut lines. Everybody worked on the fire. Once the lanes were cut we
stood guard with wet gunny sacks to get any sparks that floated across. Lots o
I know what it’s like to have other farmers come in and help with the harvest of the crops. My dad got his hand caught in the snapping rollers gear and lost half of his hand. Many neighboring farmers came and harvested our corn in one day. It’s a great feeling to know that you have such good neighbors.
Thanks for putting that out. Fires as little understood by townsfolk. I know as in 2001 I lost my farming operation due to a runaway fire started by my neighbour on a red zone no fire day. I understand the angst that you and your neighbours go through. Laura, you are doing a wonderful job of showing that farmers lives are not all roses and braaivlies(barbecue in your part of the world)
It's truly inspiring to see everyone staying calm, adapting quickly, and coming together with neighbors like one big family. Thank you for sharing this beautiful moment of unity!
Watched this on your Dad's channel yesterday. Thankful you and your family are safe. Totally amazing how the Farm Community pulls together quickly to save one of their members. Everyone working together to avert a huge disaster. ❤
The first part of your video made me emotional. The sight of the tractors speeding across the highway without stopping shows the urgency. It has been soooo dry here in eastern Iowa. We just had our first (small) rain since the end of August. The combines in the fields have been throwing up huge clouds of dust. That's common with beans but this is while picking corn. Never seen it like that before.
So sorry to see this. Yes, it's been a very dry fall. We went 6wks without a drop then two days ago we got an overnight rain. Again sorry to see this. But very heart warming to see neighbors helping one another in a moment of crisis. KUDOS!
I love how the farm community comes together.
im a retired firefighter.
. I live and worked in a farm community. I was always amazed when there was a tragedy how everyone helped. My hats off to you for the good you do.
I watched this on your dad’s channel and it was very emotional. I find it so again today. The disaster prevented by the community response. 🙏
I grew up on the land here in Australia and fires are one scary thing. Keep your heads and do what you have to. It surprising how clear and focused you become in these situations.
In a country that seems like it's on fire right now, my faith in humanity was restored watching this video. Thank you for sharing the wonderful community you are part of.
I grew up on a farm in Iowa in the 70's and early 80's. Farmers always know what to do in a crisis. They have to in order to survive! Laura is the real deal! She is doing the whole industry a great service by educating viewers. I have always been told I am very good in a crisis and attribute it to growing up on a farm. It helps that she is very charismatic, intelligent, and absolutely beautiful!!
Thank you for showing the other side of farming. It's refreshing to see an entire community come together to help one and other!
Hard working people here, greetings from Poland.
It is so refreshing to see the farming community coming together to help one another. You can replace farming equipment you can't replace human life. I'm glad everyone was ok. Great video on the awareness of fires in the farming community and everyone coming together to help one another. Great video Laura. ❤
The willingness, in the farming community, to help each other is a great example and testimony to our nation what working together in a community looks like.
As a volunteer rural firefighter we need the support from the farmers to help save the crops and equipment. That's for all you and the farmers do
Farmers all of you are freaking awesome!!!!! Thank you to all of you. My deepest appreciation for your everyday hard work
What a great episode. Not only for the preparedness overview, but showing how people care about each other and come running to help someone in their time of need. So amazing that not more was lost. Fantastic effort by all the farmers and FD. Thanks so much for sharing this Laura and Grant. God bless you guys.
Laura, absolutely love your channel. I am crossing all my fingers and toes and praying your dad and rest of your family and community are all ok. It’s so sad seeing you so scared.
One of our old farm trucks, a 1963 1 1/2 Chevy was purchased from the local volunteer fire department. It was the water wagon. We bought it i 1975 or 76, 5000 miles on it. They wanted the water tank back (500 gal). We had a hoist and 300bu bed put on. We always call it the Fire Truck.
Neighbors helping neighbors... America is the BEST !!!
Team work is key! I hope all is going well!! Thanks for sharing and taking us along! Not a good situation! Everyone ok?
8:00 The intensity of the situation was overwhelming, yet it was incredibly moving to see how everyone came together to tackle it so quickly. You all are such amazing people. Well done, Laura
Laura, that was an absolute excellent video. It shows you what farmers go through how devastating everything was but it is so awesome to see everybody come together and help each other that’s important thank you so much.
Thanks for helping, it certainly is scary but you did the right thing. I'm proud of you and of farmers in general.
Hate to see the fire, but happy to see the response from friends and neighbors.
Thank you for showing us city kids how dangerous farm life can be. People helping people. That’s what America should be about. Laura your family and community are a great example of what life should be like. Thank you for sharing and educating all of us. God bless your community.
Butch
Something many young people and city folks will never understand, is how hard our farmers work and the dangers they face. A fire one year followed by extreme weather the next, can put a farm into dire financial ruin. This is where our food comes from. Very few occupations are as important as farmers. I hope all your neighbors are safe and their farms are ok. God's blessings to you all.
Laura I will pray for you and everyone involved. My family went through this years ago. It’s an awful situation.
Hey city slicker here.
1. I think it is quite awesome how all of the farmers work together to put out the fires. Good job. It really warms the heart to see that.
2. Life happens. That is why we have an insurance industry. I hope all of the farmers are well insured. I know that it is expensive, but the day your entire shop or crop burns to nothing, it won’t be so expensive anymore.
3. What does just one combine cost?
100k-500k. the newer the pricier. this john deers very expensive Xd
@@fientjuhhwowsl4610 new combine I’d say would be 500-million
Excellent reminder to… check your fire fighting equipment. Great video. Wonderful to see the neighbors responding to the actual fire.
6:40 Equipment worth hundreds of thousands of dollars being risked to help neighbours in their hour of need. Yup, I'm close to tears. God bless all of you out there.
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That's a beautiful thing to see farmers helping farmers! We need more of that in life! People helping other people!! Keep up the hard work 💪🏻
you guys (community) are blessed!
I love how farmer to farmer, use all stick together to help each other when help is needed, use are all great people, use are all blessed big time, cheers from Seagrave Ontario
What an astounding community. I want to live there.
So cool to watch these communities of farmers who come together to help each other. It kinda makes you cry watching these tractors work together to help someone out.
fyi, firetrucks can be purchased for 8000 dollars... i have 350 acres in nowhere wisconsin, and i own 2 firetrucks...
Fire trucks are nice but when you got 40 mph winds and very dry conditions a tractor and disk are a little faster to get it under control
A fire truck is like a water Pistol
@@oldfarmshow yea but it would have let them reach into that brush line faster than they were and to create water barriers not just dirt barriers
On top of being a saving grace to a piece of equipment you light up while fighting the field fire
Why do you need 2 fire trucks for 350 acres and what are you farming lol lamas for the ag tax exemption probably lol
@@tyler3148 because if you’re ever in a situation where you need 2 fire trucks right f’n meow, you’re going to hope this guy is your neighbor lol
After watching your Dad's video, the first part of yours got me all emotional again. What a superb job with making this video. Thanks and take care.
Watched this on your Dad's channel the other day - and I was on the edge of my seat. Looks like I am in for another 45 minute ride. Many thanks for sharing - cheers. be safe.
bedankt voor het delen met ons
Prayers for all down there! Not a good thing!
Amazing video! I never realized how big a problem that fire was for our farmers.
One minute you're a farmer and the the next minute you're a first responder....God Bless the American Farmer!!!
I applaud not only you and your Dad, but the entire farming community. this is what makes America Great! We give for each other, just like the hurricane relief down in the south east part of the country. Keep up your amazing work!
Community support at its FINEST!!! 👍👍👍
Seeing neighbors drop everything to stop a fire really highlights the strength of farming communities. They’re ready to go, risking it all just to protect each other’s fields and equipment. Thankful everyone stayed safe! ❤🚜
I saw a father reassuring his daughter ❤️
And, a daughter who was another important set of eyes and ideas, insight, suggestions, etc. She was a huge help to Cale in the cab. They needed each other. It is so great to see a connection between father-daughter. We got a glimpse a few days ago when Cale was running her combine and she was teaching him.
Seeing a community pull together is always great. Timely video too. Stay safe! Also, good to see your dad pop up in a video.
You are simply perfect, I can’t look away.
Weirdo. Nobody asked n she don’t care lol
Excellent video. Love how the farming community gets together to combats to field fire's. Must be so scary when fire's happen .
I'm thinking that you three should request a mini class from your local Fire Department. They would welcome the request for help and training.
Thanks for sharing this video. Fires are terrible and move so fast. We lost 1/3 of Jasper Alberta to fire this summer.
Adrenaline in overtime. Can you imagine. Great Americans keeping America fed at any cost.
Here where I farm almost every fall there is a Cotton picker fire no one is usually injured but they are pretty bad. Stay safe out there and good luck.
Extinguishers should be checked monthly (in the green, no physical damage & accessible) by you; annually inspected by professional service and then hydrostatic testing every 5 years. Yes, fire extinguishers do expire.
Great how you all got this under control.
Glad to hear nobody and no equipment was harmed.
Water is 8.35 lbs/gal at STP, so 275 gallons is 2296#.
For your older dry chemical extinguishers be conscious that over time vehicle vibrations can cause the dry chemical to cake and become ineffective. A vigorous shaking periodically will fluff the chemical and lengthen it's usable life.
turn upside down and hit with rubber mallet every 3 months. standard practice at our shop. add a tag to mark the date.
Water is 1KG / liter and has a volume of 10x10x10cm
This is the only place where I have seen this kind of content posted. You are doing a great service representing the farming communities!
Sorry to tell you but you cannot test dry fire extinguishers. The powder will not let the seal seat properly after use and after several days all pressure will be gone and your extinguisher Useless. I am not sure about water or co 2 extinguishers. They may be able to be tested.
@@unclesam4565 Depending on the model you can refill a water extinguisher. I have a Amerex extinguisher and it holds 3 gallons and has a schrader valve to pressure it to 100 psi for a refill.
you all need a common radio frequency in the 2 way radio great job you all did stay safe
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One Gallon of Water weighs 8.33 Pounds! $600.00 for a Fire Extinguisher ?? You got Screwed ?
Yes he did! You can buy one for like $50.
Farmers are amazing people and community. Not just to other farmers. My car broke down in the middle of no where and a farmer went above and beyond to help me out.
I'm glad that Mike's farm is back on it's feet as well as all of the ones you showed. I watched your dad's video on the recent fire. Pretty scary stuff.
Once you discharge a fire extinguisher no matter how small it will discharge it needs refilled
As a battle hardened fire chief and former Iraq war combat medic, there's one thing that is always tough for me to see and it's an emotionally distressed, scared or worried young lady. The face Laura makes at the 2 minute 42 second mark was heartbreaking. When she tells her father, "don't make me cry" the paternal instinct to just want to give a big hug and try to take away that fear and worry kicks in. Big shout out to Phillips Fire and Aurora Fire, the two departments I saw in the video, from Chief Kage, Ash Fork, Arizona! Job well done!
True goddess vibes, adore this.
Laura I posted a comment on your dad’s page about the Amari job that ALL the farmers that came to help did an amazing job. I was a volunteer firefighter for 25 yrs. and speaking from experience we as volunteers are always so appreciative of any and all the help that our area farmers give to the community!!! Love seeing them work together in this situation!!!
Bet nobody is worried about politics. This is what neighbors and families are for. Hope everyone is safe.
Heart racing and goosebumps at the same time. Gotta love farmers and rural people.