BLM Smokejumpers: Trail Canyon Fire
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Great Basin Smokejumpers. Trail Canyon Fire mission - Colorado. Spotter briefing and jump for a three person stick of smokejumpers.
Smokejumpers are unique because of the way they reach the fireline: they parachute from an airplane 3,000 feet above the ground. When wildfires ignite in remote and isolated locations, smokejumpers are able to reach them fast - because they can parachute to wildfires when there are no roads or trails nearby - and get to work long before anyone could hike or drive to the fire. For more information visit www.nifc.gov/a.... #WeAreBLMFire
It's like combining being a paratrooper with being a firefighter. What a job!
William C. Lee , the general that created the 101st airborne trained and observed the smokejumpers to create what is now the modern US airborne paratrooper , the smokejumpers trained in the soviet union where the first paratroopers in the world were created and deployed.
THANK YOU!! For your service AND the look into your work
He’s under reserve, close to the deck for a malfunction ✔️ dem shorts.
And on September 22nd, 2024 I realized I am not a real man
The title is confusing.
this group of smoke jumpers saved my house in 2020
hell yeah
did you live in flynt
This was my high school English teachers summer job. The guy was a unit and was also one of the wrestling coaches. He conditioned the hell out of them and boy did we have a good team.
Amazing
I know exactly who you are talking about lol
My high school teacher was a Aero Union P3 tanker pilot.
What state were you in? My buddy was a sj and a state champ wrestling. We're from the wy Co area
Poor guy made a career out of getting underpaid and screwed by the government 😢
They make it look so easy. Know that it is a very hard job, keep up the good work and fight. Be careful and safe out there.
These guys are so fucking cool.
Paratrooper firefighters. Like dude. Thats awesome. If i was one, id never shut up about it
Thank you for your service!!!
Smokejumpers are total badasses!! Thanks to all the fire fighter heroes!
Amen and Amen!!
not really
Thanks for the ride. Be safe
God Bless you boys for the work you do for us!
so I think we can all agree this has to be one of the most bad ass jobs in the world right?
Excellent video! God bless our smoke jumpers and firefighters.
they don't need god's help bro
The problem is Devil runs the world. He is lier and murderer. This is the reason why liers and murderers feel good while righteous persons are persecuted. This is the reason why Hitler got the power, but Christ was executed as "blasphemer" and "rioter" by denunciation of clergy.
That's why we've got the Gospel about the God's kingdom. Jehovah would put everything in order. The dead will be resurected and we'll meet our loved ones again! :-)
@@AlexejSvirid Thankfully nobody's gonna think you're smart enough to listen to if you can't even spell "liar." Shame god wasn't able to impart literacy to you, god's child.
@@jkhsdjkhfjkhh3we all do
@@AlexejSvirid Well, that explains the Oakland Athletics, then.
My uncle was a FS smoke jumper in the 70s. Hope these folks get paid well, though I'm guessing they're not paid what they're worth.
Govt gives them as little as possible. $$$$ needs to go to foreigners.
@@Skidderoperator oh right, the 'foreigners' 🙄
@@adamr149 Forget us, give tax $ to Fn STRANGERS!
@@Skidderoperator ok buddy 😅
@@Skidderoperator It's about the same as a regular paratrooper. Not sure what foreigners have to do with wages for a relatively low-skill job.
Bad ass but was that road closed? If so than why not drive in?
Firefighter not close.
Firetruck drive slow.
Plane fly fast. Plane fly straight line.
Fire spread fast. Need plane
Have you never been about to do something, stopped and then thought to yourself….yeah…but doing it this way would be way cooler?
That’s not a road near the fire. It’s a trail. And it clearly is too far to walk with their gear. Ergo the drop zone
Just wondering why this fire did not have a helitac crew or crews in conjunction with fixed wing SEAT's or LAT'S or even various helicopters? Maybe they do not have these resources in the operational area. That being said Smokejumpers do awesome work.
A very random question; for contract aircraft, isn't a USFS inspection, or DOI Office of Aviation Services card, in addition to the Red Card?
Thanks for reaching out to us. These are two separate cards, a red card is for personnel going to the fire and the USFS/OAS card for the aircraft delivering them. Hope that helps.
@@BLMNIFC Sorry; my phone decided to cut off the rest of my message, meaning to ask if both are required, which you answered. Thank you.
ironically the other BLM starts fires
Ive never parachuted before but Ive rappelled out of choppers and that opening part good my heartrate going, holy sh1et😅
I’d never known about this sort of thing when I was younger.
Thanks for the ride.
Great job guys! Nice landing.
That slider though
Dang it! Beat me to it!
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Different breed of cat right here! Out fkn standing
For people who think they jumped in to a 'safe' zone.... that grass/brush is waist high. That's going to burn with the right conditions, pretty damn high.... They have no water, no heavy machinery and it's going to be tens of to minutes away depending on actual range from the front conditions etc. Damn. 42, crashed my bike back in the day and happy to have 3000l on a truck and protective stuff around me. Go for it lads, lets all of us stay safe. Damn!
Thank you for your service!! Amazing!!
These dudes are BADAS$’!!!
Helicopters land and deploy. Military does it. Why jump? Just asking
I believe the reasons would be:
- Fixed winged aircraft can typically travel faster and further without the need to refuel. Normally they can also carry more equipment + personnel.
- There may not have been a suitable landing area, where these guys could now cut a spot for the helicopters to shuttle in resources and additional help.
From what I've read theres been around 7 fatal helicopter crashes (Only in transport mode) compared to a handful of fatalities with jumps. (Not to downplay injuries or fatalities by jumpers & my numbers here are probably outdated as that information is from a few years ago)
The special forces of wildland firefighting.
Regime changing one fire at a time
What a Rush !!!! Thank you
There needs to be a docuseries on these guys. Fighting against the natural element's is more intriguing than watching meatheads glorify war. Think of the fitness they would need, changes in weather, the ability to think quick and the motivation to succeed.
Jumping out of planes AND fighting fires? Had I known this was even a thing in my younger days I would have saved up and paid to do that.
How the hell do you land a gig like this
Good to see Back Lives Matter diversifying their capabilities.
I'm confused by this comment
Heard these gentleman get paid like $13 and hour 🤦♂️
They dont make nearly enough money. Quit paying sport players millions and more to fire fighters like these
At least they're using square parachutes.
Amazing work. Thank you!
Long ways up. Fairbanks 64. 1200’ or less. 32 -D-bag
Stay safe.....you special bread of humans.......
Breed...
Sorry! Bread of human sounds weird. ha
Breed
1) "Where's the LZ"
2) "Oh you'll know when you see it"
1) "LETS GOOOOOOO"
Have to hike in with all that gear? And then use hand tools to try to clear brush away? Wow that is a tough job!
Not exactly. The suits are for worse case Ontario. They jump into secure areas, if they f up the jump the suit is there to help them. If you watch they have a very clear landing zone. With boots on the ground. They aint jumping into 1950's wilderness like they did back then. They're jumping into people's arms mostly.. and if there's people there then they beat you to the fire.
The whole point to smoke jumpers is to be first on the ground to help contain the fire... not being someone they can drive up to the location who can walk in. Especially with all the extra cost. So... smoke jumpers are suited up to land in trees with helmets and masks. Not be random guys falling out a plane and landing in a specific LZ.
"Ya see the red smoke?, ya that's where you need to land cuz there's people there waiting for you" that makes 0 sense at all.
@@jlo7770That’s where the grub is😂
@@Elk300 lmao okay. But no.
@@jlo7770The guys on the ground are probably the more experienced jumpers that came out the same plane on the first pass.
Hell ya man!!!! cool vid thanks for sharing.
This is just badass!
Can someone please explain what the point of having them skydive in is? They obviously aren’t going to be putting the fire out with water or anything. Is the idea to get these guys to the site as soon as they see smoke so they can start cutting breaks to try to limit the spread? Seems like the handful of guys wouldn’t be able to cut down enough brush/trees to make a difference but I’m sure there’s something i’m missing.
In such remote areas, you can't necessarily get all that gear out on wheels and it's too much time and effort on foot. You can already see that they have a staging area down there, I would assume they drop 3 guys at a time until they have a full hotshot squad ready to go down and start establishing fire lines.
I thought it was the other BLM actually being useful 😊. Silly me
Thank you boys!
With balls that big made of brass how do y'all not fall fast AF?!?!
my construction manager in San Fransisco in 2009
collapse your slider bro
Black Lives Matter really stepped their game up huh
Woooooooo!❤😊
I found a new fire ait.
Awesome! What a dream job!
I would have landed at the road crossing, sage is nasty to land in.
Black lives matter has a smoke jumping team 😂
What do they do when they get to the fire? Dump bottled water on it?
Has the coolest job in the world*
Who set up the LZ? And why did you guys not just ride in with them?
Problaby some guys that jumped on the first pass.
You don't need to set up an DZ when you jump with steerable parachutes.
Why did they not drive in on one of the 3 visible roads?
I didn't know this was a job!
Great job!
wow, parachuting in right next to a road. U GUYZ R SO KOOL
Dont see you doing it
ugh. I need to get back to an airborne unit
Poor guys making less money than a Panda Express employee to risk their lives.
GOV START PAYING THESE PEOPLE!!! WE NEED THEM!!
Wow!!!
I don’t understand, but there’s clearly a road that you can see why do smoke jumping is it just because of time?
There are roads all over national forests. It doesnt mean you can just drive to the spot. It could take hours depending on how bad the roads are
That's absolutely badass
Hire on and fight fires for 17 bucks an hour??? Yeah right!! I’ll stick with the FD where entry pay alone is 90k.
Entry level 90k? Show me. 2024 the average was 42 to 59k. Some departments a Captain does not make 90k a year.
Oh you mean those engine guys, who show up to the party late, and walk around as slow as possible while the structure burns down, and only to get water going on the fire after it's way past too late. Lol
@@williams9071 Interesting comment. I retired after 30 years in the fire service with wildland, urban interface and structural experience. I never experienced what you described. Maybe it's me.
@mtnride4930 I wasn't talking about wildland firefighters. I was just thinking of all the videos I've seen of city guys showing up to residential structure fires, and watching them set up very very slowly while the houses fully engulf before they get water on them. There's countless videos out there. I got mad respect for wildland though.
@@williams9071 Yup I see them to, and they are frustrating to look at. The departments I worked for were hard driving. We were expected to be ready to go as soon as we stepped off the rig and when I promoted to Captain I taught my crews to operate the same way I was taught under stress and a stopwatch. Have a good day.
Honest question....why take the risk of a jump when it allears that there are roads in to this area?
It takes alot more time to get into those areas, even with roads.
THANK YOU BOYS!!!
so freaking cool
Wow! Thanks for the video!
I'll take "Shit you couldn't pay me enough to do" for $500, Alex
AMERICA woo hoo
I have really big balls, but nothing compared to these guys!
What do you do with your shoots when you land?
They gather up all their jump gear into a safe spot, and go to work on the fire with the handtools. After they're all done, the pack it up into a giant duffle bag looking backpack and hump it out to the nearest road for pickup. If they're jumping wilderness, that could be several miles over really rough terrain, and the packout weight can be over 100 lbs. It's the least glamorous part of the job. I applied once, couldn't make the training date, and it was probably a good decision.
Question. Guy drove in and marked the DZ. Whats the point of jumping in?
It looks cooler
1 guy can get in on a dirt bike or horse fast without gear. Normal fire crews would not be able to get there with there equipment. Also it may have been picked from maps or satellite and not physically marked.
How do you know he drove in?
Where did you see a vehicle?
No one drives in. The folks on the ground are other smokejumpers that exited the plane on prior passes. Smokejumpers don’t need a marked or approved LZ, they just pick a suitable spot from the air when the plane gets on scene.
It looks fantastic but hasn't the government gotten away from fighting fires and instead letting them burn? There seems little worth expending all this time and energy for a natural process.
Urban interface protection. Basically stopping fires from burning people's homes that live where fires occur.
@@TrixBlowhard-jt3qv So we have a really easy climate based solution ahead of us don't we?
SWEET 🤙🤙🤙🤙
blue skies
literally a road a few hundred yards from the fire.
That’s not a road. It’s a trail.
Looks great but how do two or three guys make a difference?
No worries in judging the wind direction at ground level.
waste of taxes. This should be illegal after those 19 smoke jumpers died in Arizona. Dangerous government worker with hero complexes.
you mean the yarnell fire?
1. Those werent smoke jumpers
2. they were a Hotshot crew
3. they werent government workers but city employees
4. Do you want that everything burns down??
When did you all stop jumping rounds as standard practice?
Glad they didnt land in any chollo cactus!
Why make that expensive jump when a crew could make it by land
All about timing.
Would you sign my chacos?
Amazing how many people hate on and even protest against these brave folks
Do you have an example?
@@kyleschirrmacher2433 🤷♂️
Exactly! Black Lives Matter is everywhere nowadays. 🤙🏽
WHY THE JUMP you could have DRIVEN RIGHT TO THE LINE
Possibly because they're a specialized unit 6 hours away that know more about wind and how it effects wildfires than you.....
@@RockNRuen Now What would you know ABOUT ME and you seem to not understand the POST !!! Jumping FOR NO REASON is a inherent danger to you EVERY TIME YOU JUMP !!! When there is a CLEAR ABILITY to be fought from the GROUND it seems a WASTE OF MY TAX MONEY
I wonder if the smokejumpers ever get an opportunity to go to US Army airborne school? It sure seems like it would be relevant
No. They don't jump with those dog crap chutes they make the Army use. They use ram air parachutes you can actually steer with so you don't land in the middle of a fire, on power lines, get impaled by tree branches, break bones on jagged rocks or uneven terrain, land directly in front of an enemy machine gun nest, etc. Everyone outside of the military doesn't use static line chutes because they understand how unnecessarily dangerous and difficult they are to use.
They have their own training facilities
Thanks brothers
That looks fun
"State-of-the-badass-art" !
Awesome 😎
it looks like they landed by a road? how come they didnt just drive there?
Well that's not what I was expecting I thought you would jump closer to the fire now you've got to walk further. 🤔
Guessing the fire comes to them?
They jump to where the fire is burning towards so they have time to cut a fire break. They didn't land there to throw dirt on an already active square mile sized fire lol
Better a long walk than a short crawl.
All this was,these Smoke Jumpers making sure the got extra pay for jumping out of a plane. They jumped next to road to a fire that could be driven to. Would not been as muchfun, but this is a waste of tax dollars. A Helicopter could gotten them closer with more gear.
That was a dirt ATV trail bud, not a highway. Good luck getting a full size truck loaded with personnel and gear out there in time. The idea of flying to the site is to contain the fire while it's still relatively small.