Motorhome Fire, in Oak Glen, California; San Bernardino National Forest. Photo by James Peterson. (Click to enlarge)
Firefighters from the San Bernardino National Forest successfully kept a recent motorhome fire in Oak Glen, California from spreading into the national forest. Engine 34 was first on scene and was assisted by water tender 234 and engines 34 and 3569.
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4 thoughts on “USFS firefighters attack motorhome fire”
RV’s can cause a lot of fire, one of my memorable
one was a Motor Home dragging a now totaled
car and trailer over I-5 Siskyou summit. They
got it along with ODF and USFS folks,but had had there been wind and a bit later in the season.
Old dispatcher friend of mine on the Rogue called
them: “Rolling Rotisseries”
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It looks like they are wearing SCBAs. If not, time to back way off. RV’s can have all sorts of explosive and toxic surprises inside.
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At first I thought this was a scene from the new season of Breaking Bad!
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This is the kind of all risk response that makes sense for the USFS to be involved in. Note the proper PPE and the appropriate type and size of response vehicles (Yes those are USFS employees in turnouts and SCBA’s.) There is no way to tell how much money was saved by a quick response that prevented extension into the wildland. Could this have stopped a multimillion dollar project fire that could have put multiple lives at risk? It would be nice if the rest of Regions had similar programs that prove their worth in a single incident such as this.
RV’s can cause a lot of fire, one of my memorable
one was a Motor Home dragging a now totaled
car and trailer over I-5 Siskyou summit. They
got it along with ODF and USFS folks,but had had there been wind and a bit later in the season.
Old dispatcher friend of mine on the Rogue called
them: “Rolling Rotisseries”
It looks like they are wearing SCBAs. If not, time to back way off. RV’s can have all sorts of explosive and toxic surprises inside.
At first I thought this was a scene from the new season of Breaking Bad!
This is the kind of all risk response that makes sense for the USFS to be involved in. Note the proper PPE and the appropriate type and size of response vehicles (Yes those are USFS employees in turnouts and SCBA’s.) There is no way to tell how much money was saved by a quick response that prevented extension into the wildland. Could this have stopped a multimillion dollar project fire that could have put multiple lives at risk? It would be nice if the rest of Regions had similar programs that prove their worth in a single incident such as this.