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Posted by Hugh MacKay on January 22, 2006 at 04:19:52 from (209.226.247.55):
In Reply to: Re: Tree Stumps posted by Jimmy King on January 22, 2006 at 03:08:00:
Jimmy: That very item has always been a real problem fighting forest fires here in Canada in our softwood forests. While crews are consentrating on the fire front, underground back fires spring up and often close to villages where fire fighters dosed a lot of water as the front went through. They call these hot spots as they evaporate the moisture very quickly. About the only way to fight these is with a dozer or excavator. This can also become very dangerous for the operator. I know a guy that spent a couple of hours in a river with his D8 as the fire went over him. He drove it into about 6' of water, shut it down, got in the water between track and engine. He saw then why they gave him an air pack. In the middle of the river, up to his neck in water, oxygen was his biggest problem.
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