Wildland firefighters: brief look at handtools

I wanted to take a look at some of the handtools that wildland firefighters use when building line or in mop up afterwards. I found this nice short video, courtesy of the West Metro Fire Department of Lakewood Colorado, where a few of the more common handtools are introduced: the Pulaski, McLeod, Combi Tool, Hoe, and Shovel. While I have seen references to these tools over the years that I have been doing this blog, the cavaet is that these are the tools used by the West Metro Fire Department. Wildland firefighters in your area may use some of these tools or use different tools. 

Direct link to video by West Metro Fire Department