Valley Fire Structure Protection 2015

Valley Fire, California, 2015
Homeowner’s garden hoses were deployed house by house as the fire burned in a northwesterly direction through the brush field threatening house after house. Ladders found in yards were thrown and crewmembers sprayed down roofs as others fell more trees in the backyards.
Although the crew has had training on structure defense in a classroom setting, it is very different when multiple homes are threatened, embers are landing everywhere, and resources are scarce. The crew was practicing a bump and run tactic without engine support.

Hand Crews, Structure Protection, Firing