L.A. County Fire is becoming one of the largest fire departments in the U.S. It continues to pick up contracts with smaller cities that contract with L.A. County for fire protection while disbanding their small departments. The department has a lot of resources and some excellent people. I live north in the Sierra Nevada and am retired from the U.S. Forest Service. I've worked with LAC on a few large fires in southern California.

Back in the 80s, dad was a mechanic with VCoFD... Saw the "Fire Cats" up close and personal. Awesome! And those operators: God bless them all! Incredible personnel!

Thank you for showing Those CAT special purpose Dozers. The blade width really overhang the side's of Lowboys. Love how they have a service truck with Dozers.

My thoughts and prayers are with all our First Responders and Their Families. Much Love and Respect...

@on2wheels378

3 жыл бұрын

My father is a retired LAPD captain... 4th generation LAPD. He always says the first responder is the person THAT CALLED 911... Lol

They park em over at their yard by Whitman airfield in Pacoima(?). Big, beautiful machines towed by show quality trucks! Thanks for vid!

Wow - cool video! Nice catches! These fires are horrible but it is awesome to see some of these unique units in action. Nice job! 👍🏼

@310fire

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you

You are so Lucky man! Congrats!

Awesome 💯👍👍 thanks for posting the video!

Awesome! Love it!

Sick!!

Amazing catches!!

Other than the dozers no real brush rigs. Do they use them?

@Wa3ypx

4 жыл бұрын

They have mountain patrols

@glucia805

4 жыл бұрын

There are lots of type 3 brush rigs in use here.

At 0:32 is that 51's ? The First Engine.... I saw 542....

@TheReverendWillNicholas

4 жыл бұрын

It is.

Hopefully y'all can get some relief soon

@krimsonwalker5706

5 жыл бұрын

At the moment we're getting it all of California is getting drenched by heavy rainfall

D7's???

@maxhallman1036

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like 8's

What do they use the dozers for?

@loganchurch5631

4 жыл бұрын

Pushing away anything that can catch on fire and making a divide of clear land so that the fire will not be able to spread anymore past that point

nice work

Nice catch.

what I want to know is Why and How in the hell do fires get started Every Single Year in California something has to start them it seems like they are started on purpose bc I think it's just weird that a fire gets started every year in the same area

@Minecraftpe5

4 жыл бұрын

Fires are actually completely natural. The problem is, when you prevent natural wildfires from being ignited, the dry brush keeps building up over the years. So when a fire does eventually start, it spreads much faster and stronger as it burns the extra fuel that has built up.

@rickallman1318

4 жыл бұрын

DEW.

@maxhallman1036

3 жыл бұрын

@@rickallman1318 they're natural you dumbass

Biggest I've seen over here are D6s

Amazing

First Responders few people remember them but most don't even think of them yet if it was not for the First Responders thousands would more than likely die so BIG UP TO ALL THE MEN AND LADYS WHO PUT THE OWN LIFES ON THE LINE EVERYDAY TO SAVE OTHERS.

Just curious if those trucks are clean idle air compliant? Seeing that they are older rigs surprised they haven’t upgraded to trucks that use def.

@Codandps3games

3 жыл бұрын

Fuck def

@firedriver8367

Жыл бұрын

@@Codandps3games I agree 👍 NO DEF IN OUR LACO TRANSPORTS.....Our 2011 Pete's our Newest Rigs.

You know stuff is going down when they bring in bulldozers

Fire department do not have any special rights, i personally would not move out of their way being they are not cops.

@redacted351

5 жыл бұрын

So what gives police special rights?

@001looker

5 жыл бұрын

@@redacted351 power to ticket, arrest

@brandonernest967

5 жыл бұрын

Personally I would fucking kick your ass. You don’t fuck with people who are responding to save people’s lives. Cops or not when there’s lights and sirens you move the fuck over. You inconsiderate piece of shit.

@RandyCarpadus

5 жыл бұрын

Actually they do. Don't know the laws, do you?

@001looker

5 жыл бұрын

@@RandyCarpadus try again, they do not have any power to ticket or detain