Random Ramblings: Aerial Wildland Firefighting

I have blogged about aerial wildland firefighting since 2009. I am not a firefighter and am not a pilot, just an interested bystander who wants to learn more and share what I learn here. Join me here as I blog on the aircraft and the pilots who fight wildland fires from the air in support of crews on the ground. I also blog on concerns affecting fire crews on the ground as well as other aviation and meteorology issues. Learn what it takes to do jobs that are staffed by the best of the best.

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Dozers working wildfires in Florida

One of the types of equipment that wildland firefighters on the ground use to fight wildfires are bull dozers. In the theory that a picture is worth a thousand words, I wanted to find some footage for you. And as I am from the east coast of the United States, I wanted to find some footage of dozers from one of the east coast states. I was in luck when I found three short videos showing dozers in action from Florida. As with any type of wildland firefighting, working a dozer is not without some risk. Kudos all dozer operators. Thanks for keeping us safe.