Into the Firestorm - The Burnout
Last night I watched the first episode of a TV series that a buddy of mine taped. The series is called "Into the Firestorm" from the Discovery Channel. "Into the Firestorm" is a series of four episodes featuring wildland firefighting in the U.S. that will show on the Discovery Channel until February 8.
The first episode is called "The Burnout". So how was it? Here is my quick review:
Overall, it was pretty good. It featured the Redmond Smoke Jumpers out of Redmond, OR, and the Prineville Hotshots out of Prineville, OR.
The show featured some good video of wildland fire and fire behavior - nothing really that spectacular, but if you know what you are looking at, it was good. I kept making mental notes to use parts of the tape to teach S130/S190.
There was also some great footage when the camera crews placed cameras in dangerous locations and filmed remotely. An example, placing a camera where a snag would fall when cut. The snag just missed the camera - barely.
The show focuses mainly on the Prineville Hotshots conducting burnout operations over a two day period using drip torches and flare guns.
My rating of this episode: 4 out of 5.
If you missed this first episode, you can catch it again on Feb. 6, at 11 AM ET/PT.
Here is the series website - check it out. Don't miss the next episode tonight, Jan. 24, at 10 PM ET/PT.
Comments
Sorry I missed this. My son is one of the Redmond smoke jumpers. I knew they were followed last fire season but didn't know when it could be viewed.
Thanks for your comments.
M.R.
Posted by: Molly Reaney at June 8, 2006 07:37 AM
