A Fire Dozer getting some action on the #PayfireDozer line involves a bulldozer removing vegetation to create a barrier to help stop the fire from spreading. Dozer and dozer lines are critical to our efforts in getting control of the fire. #firedozer #getyoursmokey_on #pulaskishovelsandmen #thetribeofwildlandff #womenin_fire #Pulaski_shovels_andmen #summercamp #hellyafireseason #americaswildfires #dripandrip #turnandburn#holdthelineandburnitall #ghostridersinthesky.. Repost @calfire_aeu🌲🇺🇸🌲�

Meet one of the most specialized machines in the world… A D8R fire dozer. I get tons of questions about this setup, so allow me to explain further. They begin with a D8R (no emissions) with an angle blade and winch. Then comes the special bit—a custom wildland firefighting cab built by Kress. Why two seats? The left seat is for the operator, while the right seat is for a swamper. A swamper is a second set of eyes to help the operator navigate and communicate with other equipment and air assets d

Out-of-County Assignment: Marin County Fire has deployed just under 40 firefighters in response to a #MutualAid request for the #GiffordFire from our partners in the Los Padres National Forest. Dozer Strike Team 9152L includes: • MRN Dozer 1540 • LNU Dozer 1447 • Strike Team Leader Tamalpais Fire Crew Strike Team 2125G includes: • Tam Crews 1 & 3 • Strike Team Leader When a wildfire breaks out, the initial response quickly mobilizes a range of resources. Dozers & Hand Crews can play a critical r

After nearly two weeks on the #GiffordFire, our Marin County Strike Teams have returned home safely. Dozer Strike Team 9152-L, consisting of MRN Dozer 1540 and CAL FIRE LNU Dozer 1447, completed a 13-day deployment working around the clock, in some of the fire’s most difficult terrain and conditions. Hand Crew Strike Team 2125-G, made up of Tamalpais Fire Crews 1 and 3, wrapped up a 10-day mutual aid assignment, working around the clock to support suppression efforts on the line.Both teams playe

@tularecofire info Visalia Stringer/ submitted videos TCFD with mutual aid assistance from CAL FIRE, Visalia Fire, Dinuba Fire, Porterville Fire, Woodlake Fire, Kings County Fire, Tulare Fire and Farmersville Fire are working a grass fire that extended into an auto wrecking yard in the Goshen area. Approximately 350 to 500 vehicles were impacted by the fire. There were no injuries. No structures were damaged during the fire and the cause is still under investigation. Response: 26 engines, 2 wate