Fire Dozer Management Training

Great videos Casey.

It’s real easy to say “ well you’ve got a Cat there go put out the fire”.
When you’re in the canyons and rimrocks, the bravery can drain right out of you real quick.

BP.

It is amazing how fast little volcanoes can appear in the seat cushion.

Dangerous stuff, I knew Braden Varney who was killed last summer rolling down a canyon leaving behind a young family. I vote for keeping dozers out of real treacherous country like he was in, leave it for the air support.

Dangerous stuff, I knew Braden Varney who was killed last summer rolling down a canyon leaving behind a young family. I vote for keeping dozers out of real treacherous country like he was in, leave it for the air support.

DPete.

The gentleman that cuts fire wood on my property is a retired Calfire battalion chief and a good friend of both Braden and his father. He explained that it looked like Braden was trying to climb out of a canyon trap and got out on a granite slab, lost traction and slid to the edge where the dozer and he fell over the side. He thought that the fall was about 300 feet with about 100 feet of that being a free fall. I'm sure there will be a public report published next year.

It is my understanding that Braden was not a rookie, that he had over 10 years experience in the dozers.

DPete.

The gentleman that cuts fire wood on my property is a retired Calfire battalion chief and a good friend of both Braden and his father. He explained that it looked like Braden was trying to climb out of a canyon trap and got out on a granite slab, lost traction and slid to the edge where the dozer and he fell over the side. He thought that the fall was about 300 feet with about 100 feet of that being a free fall. I'm sure there will be a public report published next year.

It is my understanding that Braden was not a rookie, that he had over 10 years experience in the dozers.

[quote="Casey Root"]DPete.

The gentleman that cuts fire wood on my property is a retired Calfire battalion chief and a good friend of both Braden and his father. He explained that it looked like Braden was trying to climb out of a canyon trap and got out on a granite slab, lost traction and slid to the edge where the dozer and he fell over the side. He thought that the fall was about 300 feet with about 100 feet of that being a free fall. I'm sure there will be a public report published next year.

It is my understanding that Braden was not a rookie, that he had over 10 years experience in the dozers.[/quote] That is what I understand too.