How The U.S. Battles Wildfires And Why Innovation Is Needed

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Some of the largest wildfires ever recorded are raging across the west, while dangerous smoke has reached as far as Europe and turned the skies orange. Climate change has brought record-breaking heat waves and drought, leaving dried out vegetation easily sparked by lightning, and by people.
From downed power lines to cars backfiring and gender-reveal parties gone wrong, nearly 85% of wildland fires in the U.S. are caused by humans. So what are the ways we’re trying to get them under control? From better fire mapping on Google to new ways of attacking from both land and air, here are the ways the U.S. fights wildfires, and how innovation needs a major boost if it will ever catch up with the rapid rate at which the west is burning.
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How The U.S. Battles Wildfires And Why More Innovation Is Needed

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@destoyer
@destoyer 3 роки тому
smoky the bear is disapointed in you.
@djohn3dddd841
@djohn3dddd841 3 роки тому
Smokey vapes😉✌
@PontiacFan68
@PontiacFan68 3 роки тому
@@djohn3dddd841 no he don't but you do
@cordellej
@cordellej 3 роки тому
smokey the bear cause the problems thats happening now. the small fires that smokey decided to stop cause a build up of plant material under forests that causes big blazes . a small blaze once a year thats easily controlled and destroys scrub is better than 10 years no fires then 1 huge blaze that destroys half the state
@PontiacFan68
@PontiacFan68 3 роки тому
@@cordellej bye bye washington oregon and California forests forever
@laronda10
@laronda10 3 роки тому
This was a good peace that talked about all sides of the fight towards fires
@Sergeant_UWU_
@Sergeant_UWU_ 2 роки тому
Piece?
@MoonFairy929
@MoonFairy929 3 роки тому
Live in CA. just drove up and down the state over the weekend. It was pretty cool to have google maps place fire data. Because if ur running from fire at home, it’s super hard to keep up with everywhere else.
@jascrandom9855
@jascrandom9855 3 роки тому
Do you think Fire fighters should organized as a national service branch like the Coast Guard?
@williamgoode9114
@williamgoode9114 3 роки тому
Yes probably a good idea for police too
@alek488
@alek488 3 роки тому
Have you heard of USFS, Bureau of Land Management? These are national branches that have fire departments and cover wild lands and forests
@williamgoode9114
@williamgoode9114 3 роки тому
@@alek488 no I mean larger than that, you're just reactive, setting up a fire season is a decades long approach to fragmented settlements and moisture intensive agriculture, incl plantation growth, depleting ground water and river systems increasing run off, and speed of run off, fire management is a whole of country land use practises issue, including your meat demands on Brazil leading to their behaviour too, and your laughable trump says pick up the leaves, America is Capitalism run amuck and its causing climate change and fires everywhere, its both cars planes & McDonalds generic mass cheap meat which is actually animals like pigs cows and chickens that degrade the land in their own way, but your biggest problem going forward is you're depleting soil moisture.
@HunterShows
@HunterShows 3 роки тому
Probably get more money if they did.
@williamgoode9114
@williamgoode9114 3 роки тому
@@HunterShows yet pop and fossil fuel burn rising so they are spending nothing on organising less burning in the decades ahead
@PASH3227
@PASH3227 3 роки тому
No one would chooses to live in fire prone areas if town planners prevented developers from building in those frie prone areas in the first place. We need more housing in places that are les susceptible to wildfires, in the city.
@ShaudaySmith
@ShaudaySmith 3 роки тому
yes. city planners are just as greedy and short sighted as anyone else. There are so many instances of planners and developers simply not doing their jobs and cutting corners to get their projects built, regardless if it's in a fire or flood zone. Better city planning is a slow , long-viewed addition to the myriad of solutions that would contribute to fixing this problem.
@churblefurbles
@churblefurbles 3 роки тому
Entire states like California are fire prone areas, only made habitable through enormous water works built decades ago. These are also the states that pushed for open borders, and then endless studies to obstruct any forest management when it was clear what needed to be done decades ago when yellowstone burned down.
@emrazum
@emrazum 3 роки тому
We don't need any innovation. In fact we need to do exactly the opposite and revert to the ways indigenous peoples managed the land by living WITH the fire, not opposed to it.
@johnsmith6974
@johnsmith6974 3 роки тому
We were supposed to do numerous controlled fires and remove debris. But California wants everything done "naturally " in a forest. Well naturally forests burn down if not well kept by humans.
@krabes8613
@krabes8613 3 роки тому
Manage the land with MODERN techniques. Put the money for fighting wildfires into preventing them
@TheIcyhydra
@TheIcyhydra 3 роки тому
or just grind everything into a cellulose pulp then sell it.
@peterfrancis2330
@peterfrancis2330 3 роки тому
burn everything to ash and replace it with invasive species. Sooner or later, this is the way
@anilgargsfo
@anilgargsfo 3 роки тому
Yes, we need to thin out the trees and reduce the risk.
@FinancialShinanigan
@FinancialShinanigan 3 роки тому
Never understood why people live where natural disasters can wipe everything out like fires hurricanes tornadoes etc. At same time, every place has their own risk ao yeah
@agisler87
@agisler87 3 роки тому
A part of the problem is people are not paying the full insurance costs for these high risk areas. Many states like california prevent higher insurance rates. Then you have the national flood insurance program that basically subsidize the cost to live in high flood areas.
@coolbluereview
@coolbluereview 3 роки тому
Climate change
@saulgoodman2018
@saulgoodman2018 3 роки тому
natural disasters happen everywhere.
@steak5599
@steak5599 3 роки тому
And these people are the same reason wildfire happens in the first place. Remember the video said 85% of wildfire are caused by human, and there is an increasing number of people moving into the wilderness, and with community living in the middle of nowhere, Electric Company has to run power lines up there to power their home, and Automobiles has to drive up there on daily basis for whatever reason.
@DASPRiD
@DASPRiD 3 роки тому
@@saulgoodman2018 I can't really remember when the last natural disaster was in Europe.
@andreylucass
@andreylucass 3 роки тому
Very nice tools, unfortunately in Brazil we have so little innovation and so much government bureaucracy.
@williamgoode9114
@williamgoode9114 3 роки тому
Also you want the fires to create more beef
@williamgoode9114
@williamgoode9114 3 роки тому
In Brazil they literally set the fires themselves to create more grazing land for BJS. So its just ironic Mr Trump is not the first world leader to have tested positive. Earlier this year, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro were infected.
@silverdime6278
@silverdime6278 3 роки тому
@@williamgoode9114 whats your point i hate how people arent relaant in said give n questions
@williamgoode9114
@williamgoode9114 3 роки тому
@@silverdime6278 the point being all three leaders treated the pandemic without seriousness, the environment without seriousness, and in fact always put agriculture before forests, always put human use of water before natures use of water, they are not green leaders, that makes the fires worse.
@churblefurbles
@churblefurbles 3 роки тому
​@@williamgoode9114 Wrong, Boris lost his balls not holding fast on the Sweden option, they are almost done after never locking down. Bosonaro has to deal with the legacy of leftist policies in brazil which has led to them being brazil. Trump pushed through fast track rules bypassing the endless "studies" foot dragging obstructions on federal forest management in 2019, sadly too late to save the western states from the fire. You don't take anything seriously, the midwit parrots favor "experts" lacking wisdom as they can't think for themselves, a virologist isn't an economist, none take account of the whole picture, and like the ubiquitous middle manager class they take positions that cover their asses, which is why they are constantly wrong about everything. The only path forward for the virus was through it, and when Trump recovers it will cement the fact that the panic was over nothing. That was clear when we first flattened the curve and the ventilator shortage was proven to be not a thing at all.
@abdulrahmankhan5139
@abdulrahmankhan5139 3 роки тому
informative report thanks CNBC and to firefighters heroes.
@antdx316
@antdx316 3 роки тому
The idea is to leverage the public. Rather than just limiting it just to fire agencies as the only form of response.
@user-hf2dr7sh4y
@user-hf2dr7sh4y 3 роки тому
the idea is be a volunteer firefighter or supporting politician fighting climate change or defunding of blue-collar labor. fund extremists like antifa or their rival opponents in order to brew conflict that will make yourself relevant and get you funded
@abhishekgarg5127
@abhishekgarg5127 3 роки тому
CNBC is now a full-on-blast Discovery channel, History channel, and Animal Planet combined, along side Business, etc. Lots of useful info. I love it!
@duaneredden6842
@duaneredden6842 3 роки тому
I proposed a kickstarter project using surplus millatary equipment outfitted with fire suppression technology and take the war to the fire Was denied
@colinbickford6017
@colinbickford6017 3 роки тому
Fighting imaginary wars on other countries is more important than protecting your own land I guess? Lol
@Stryker-ye7wn
@Stryker-ye7wn 3 роки тому
They already have that in many programs along with Cal Fire
@jeremygibbs7342
@jeremygibbs7342 3 роки тому
Dang
@thrivinganarchy5267
@thrivinganarchy5267 3 роки тому
This is why you need controlled burns and constant cutting down of trees (i.e. maintenance) so you don't have the potential for huge wildfires like in California.
@Rangerjake72
@Rangerjake72 2 роки тому
that is what most of the Souteastern US already does, Florida has a prescribed burning program second to none, as well as fuel mitigation programs to protect threatened neighborhoods and natural areas
@adiposerex5150
@adiposerex5150 3 роки тому
The problem is too many people. That will never be fixed because we are so vastly intelligent.🥴
@gregparrott
@gregparrott 3 роки тому
@Brian The Explorer Sad, but true.
@philipm3173
@philipm3173 Рік тому
It's will get fixed quite soon unfortunately
@dainasworldnumbers88
@dainasworldnumbers88 3 роки тому
Thank you!
@Kevin-dd3ky
@Kevin-dd3ky 3 роки тому
2:18, first time seeing fire to stop fire 🤣
@nolsp7240
@nolsp7240 3 роки тому
This a very old forest fire fighting technique. Man, you must be very young.
@darknessissafe6827
@darknessissafe6827 3 роки тому
You know that old saying "fight fire with fire". It comes from that.
@noelbenson7477
@noelbenson7477 3 роки тому
It's called back burning, we use this in Australia where we have really bad fires from October through to March, And it's getting worse every year
@abelosei5104
@abelosei5104 3 роки тому
Keep it up I watch you from ghana we like your show
@josephrice29
@josephrice29 3 роки тому
IT SEEMS LIKE IF THEY WOULD do controlled burns when its not in fire season, it seems like a barrier would be formed preventing the spread
@caletherault3049
@caletherault3049 3 роки тому
Agreed, when I heard there wasn't going to be controlled fires. I knew fire season was going to be bad.
@josephrice29
@josephrice29 3 роки тому
Another crazy California policy
@cmdr1911
@cmdr1911 3 роки тому
We need to push conservation and reclaimation projects to rebuild/preserve forests. That way when they naturally burn they arent wiping out thousands of homes. They are in areas we can fully deploy heavy equipment to cut fire break and let some areaa just burn. Infrastructure needs a complete rework. From delivering water to providing safer power delivery.
@tomjensen618
@tomjensen618 2 роки тому
I have seen the future. Houses with all metal siding and roofs in clusters with a clear 200-foot lawn barrier surrounded by cellphone tower-like sprinkler towers that can be fed by a large reservoir.
@holdmybeer
@holdmybeer 3 роки тому
my good friend lost home in camp fire and berry creek fire. the second loss wasn't as traumatizing. still sad.
@ckmp
@ckmp 3 роки тому
Damn sorry to hear about that😔
@SuSmallville
@SuSmallville 3 роки тому
I was in San Jose, California in December 2019/January 2020 when it was winter, cold and raining while my home country of Australia was burning, dead koalas so sad. Now I'm back in Australia in September 2020, cold and raining while California is burning.
@catalan500_8
@catalan500_8 3 роки тому
If we launched you into space you could watch the world burn
@ShaudaySmith
@ShaudaySmith 3 роки тому
what is this strange power you have?
@erismana2105
@erismana2105 Рік тому
@@ShaudaySmith 😄
@yli5531
@yli5531 3 роки тому
0:35 look at Brazil, someone do something about their crazy president.
@caletherault3049
@caletherault3049 3 роки тому
During the fires in Ashland and Central Point Oregon we lost a lot of mobile homes, and it is unlikely that these homes will be rebuilt, so there is also now a reduction in affordable housing.
@joshuali304
@joshuali304 3 роки тому
This is great reporting. Thank you, CNBC.
@Bk6346
@Bk6346 3 роки тому
Trees and grasses needed to be cleared out within a mile of populated areas. This will create a line so a forest fire cannot crossover into an area with homes. Also build fire proof houses in rural areas.
@Robbedem
@Robbedem 3 роки тому
Nice idea, but too expensive.
@_Ekaros
@_Ekaros 2 роки тому
@@Robbedem Designate areas, with high density, no single occupancy housing inside. Minimize the foot print. Leave anyone outside to their luck and their own pay.
@kenxiong6830
@kenxiong6830 Рік тому
Control burns in the off season is how you control the undergrowth that fuels these big fires
@agisler87
@agisler87 3 роки тому
So it's the big techs fault for failing to help a problem that most people consider to be the responsibility of government? Way to pass the blame.
@sebastianaguirre6003
@sebastianaguirre6003 3 роки тому
I personally have more faith in tech companies than the government, all the government seems to care about is making the other side look evil, so yea big tech needs to step up
@agisler87
@agisler87 3 роки тому
@@sebastianaguirre6003 I agree, big tech could do a far better job. I see no reason why fire fighters can't be a privatized.
@sebastianaguirre80
@sebastianaguirre80 3 роки тому
They started as such, didn’t turn out too well. I don’t think leveraging greed works for public services
@ShaudaySmith
@ShaudaySmith 3 роки тому
@@sebastianaguirre80 it's definitely complicated. Privatized services means rural and poorer communities struggles would be unchanged as their budgets wouldn't compare with wealthier communities. It would be interesting to see how a nation/state/locality could blend between government service and private, at least hypothetically to see what parameters would be needed for it to be viable for both the private business investing in this service, the citizens and the environment.. would love to see that in a deep look like this video.
@agisler87
@agisler87 3 роки тому
@@sebastianaguirre80 When was it tried and when did it not work out well? Which services we have for the public is always up for debate. And greed is neither good or bad. The greed of Bill Gates helped millions of people where the greed of a robber only hurts individuals.
@devastatn
@devastatn 3 роки тому
It's not innovation that's needed. It's common sense. Mile wide swaths need to be clearcut as fire breaks.
@areascoda2912
@areascoda2912 3 роки тому
California needs to have better forest management. The current state government doesn’t pay enough attention to forest management.
@TankDerek
@TankDerek 3 роки тому
This might be true, but where's the federal leadership? Over half of California's forests are on federal land.
@MRBoatwrights
@MRBoatwrights 3 роки тому
All they need to do is control burn at the time of year when wildfire danger is lower. The forest has naturally burned for thousands of years before man was ever involved.
@smileandlaughs
@smileandlaughs 3 роки тому
The narrator just gave the solution "90% of fire are started by people " Its simple to solve, keep people away from high risk fire location. Don't let them build their houses there. Its the same idiots that keep on relocating from one fire prone location to the next then complain about the fire.
@smileandlaughs
@smileandlaughs 3 роки тому
@@yellowmoon1084 True, but the difference is the ones who built their house near the coast have tons of money to replace them. Almost all the value of coastal houses lies in the land; whereas the land near forest are literally dirt cheap and the value lies in the structure of the house. If natural disaster hit either of those places the house near the forest will lost the most value. Of course I'm thinking about California coatal houses. It might be different in Florida.
@thezirons
@thezirons 2 роки тому
Watching this a year later... during another year of the largest wildfires ever recorded.
@carknower
@carknower 3 роки тому
I’m up in Portland and I can see your smoke 💨 all the way over here.
3 роки тому
That's ANTFA/BLM burning down your neighborhoods.
@natatatt
@natatatt 3 роки тому
It's smoky again the last few days way up here in Vancouver, Canada, and the smoke is from California's fires (we have no major fires locally).
@i.s.c.6945
@i.s.c.6945 3 роки тому
How can I get the transcript of this video? Plz.
@HunterShows
@HunterShows 3 роки тому
Firefighters: Hey, you guys. Check out this 747 I got in 1992 that drops a bunch of water on fires. Up to 5 trips, yes, 5 trips in one day. Amazing right? People: Have you thought about adding more of them? Firefighters: We're in the real world where we have mules and shovels, not some fantasy.
@cho9171
@cho9171 3 роки тому
Yea not happening. Officials too busy playing "which party is the bigger idiot" in the up coming election for any changes to happen.
@milfordcivic6755
@milfordcivic6755 3 роки тому
I have your answer - Trump is always the idiot
@churblefurbles
@churblefurbles 3 роки тому
​@@milfordcivic6755 always the ignorant response from poorly informed democrats. Trump moved to fast track federal forest management in 2019, necessary as the left is nothing but obstruction with approvals and endless studies when it comes to such things, it came too late obviously, but its not like you actually cared. I mean really, mass importing people into dry states like california to double the population, what were you thinking, oh that's right, you weren't thinking at all, you don't get to call other people names.
@stevep8485
@stevep8485 3 роки тому
There are so many mothballed aircraft in Mojave and in Arizona that have been retried from passenger service and will likely never make money again. Start outfitting them with water tanks so they can be used for firefighting (it costs about $10m). Share the cost with Colorado and even Australia and other fire-prone areas. We should have a fleet of 50 of them, not 1 or two. edit: note that I am also a big proponent of better forest management. I'm not saying we should put out all fires with planes, but we need a better way to control fires when they are out of control.
@cartman4885
@cartman4885 3 роки тому
This is what you get after more than 100 years of fire suppression and the banning of logging and good forest management
@alexlee7168
@alexlee7168 3 роки тому
WE NEED TO PAY THEM MORE
@HarryAirborne
@HarryAirborne 3 роки тому
Act immediately! Don't just call in a brand new fire! Put it Out! Empower yourself, be a hero, whatever it takes.... You don't need water, If you live in or near a fire prone area, YOU need to learn how to put out small fires when they start, or at least contain them, until help arrives before they get too big to go near! A branch off a tree is effective... Small fires aren't dangerous until they get big...
@MegaTechnojunkie
@MegaTechnojunkie Рік тому
People can't even put out their campfires. ...
@shielatv22
@shielatv22 3 роки тому
This reminds me how farmers in my country clean their land in preparation for planting rice. They burn wild grass that occupied the land after the last harvest. The ashes can be good for the soil I suppose and it's fast to burn than manually cut them. 👍
@cameron00148
@cameron00148 10 місяців тому
Fire Fighting is probably one of the ONLY instances where I could cosign the use of A.I. Now, what do I mean by using A.I.? I mean using those "Robodogs" that can carry equipment on their backs so that it can reduce the wear and tear on a firefighter's body. I also see it playing a role in ASSISTING rescue operations, but that's it! They should only be able to ASSIST firefighters, but NOT replace them and they also have no need to be sentient.
@jozsefdornyei1253
@jozsefdornyei1253 3 роки тому
The US could introduce building codes to build "proper" - fireproof buildings in danger zones. A typical European building is fireproof if the windows and doors are covered with fireproof material and the roof is modified a bit. A building does not have to withstand the fire forever, 10-20 minutes is fine. That would save money and life. Creating a fire safe zone around populated areas is already done but is not enough as a typical US home catches fire easy as it is built from paper and wood - combustible materials.
@MagicznaPanda
@MagicznaPanda 3 роки тому
Almost every material is flammable, and wood can actually self-extinguish by charring on the outside. It's mostly not *with what* you build, but *how* you build.
@jozsefdornyei1253
@jozsefdornyei1253 3 роки тому
@@MagicznaPanda Brick, mortar and concrete is not combustible. Fire can damage concrete but it is already behind insulation so it is protected for 10-20 minutes - probably a lot longer. I am not suggesting to rebuild the US - just build new structures "properly" in danger zones.
@MagicznaPanda
@MagicznaPanda 3 роки тому
​@@jozsefdornyei1253 Sure, but the point of fire-proofing your house is only to *buy time* - and it's not gonna buy you days it might take to extinguish a wildfire.
@neophore8435
@neophore8435 3 роки тому
I figured out why these wildfires are happening, all because of this guy 2:16
@davidsonnow
@davidsonnow 3 роки тому
OK so here’s a question: with all these fires burning with all these millions of factors of land gone in the last few years, doesn’t that mean will have a break of a decade or so for all that new growth to grow back?
@erniez7259
@erniez7259 3 роки тому
it took many years of not managing forests and brush to agree to deforest selective parts
@MrThenice4u
@MrThenice4u 3 роки тому
I have an idea , how about replanting every other vegetation with water plans?
@user-zb5lv9lm3l
@user-zb5lv9lm3l 4 місяці тому
0:00: 🔥 Wildfires in the western US are becoming more severe and frequent due to climate change, causing significant economic losses and threatening lives and infrastructure. 4:23: 🔥 California's budget deficit and the COVID-19 pandemic have strained firefighting efforts, leading to longer and more difficult fire seasons. 8:13: 🔥 Innovations in fire management include aerial firefighting, gel-like treatments, and data-driven mapping and detection. 12:14: 🔥 The use of real-time data, cameras, and mapping technology is helping to improve firefighting tactics and communication during wildfires. 16:13: 🔥 The video discusses the importance of communication and funding in firefighting efforts and suggests ways to mitigate the worsening wildfire problem. Recap by Tammy AI
@chain-wallet
@chain-wallet 3 роки тому
5 small town have been destroyed or significantly damaged in oregon
@fireworm91
@fireworm91 3 роки тому
I am designing a low cost robot especially designed for mountain jinseng farming that has a plan to be developed to be a support in mountain forest fire in those cliff areas where it's hard to walk or stand on your foots. Should I get a Kickstart account?
@you_want_some_gamer8553
@you_want_some_gamer8553 3 роки тому
15:35 there is a movie about that. Only The Brave.
@xhuang101
@xhuang101 3 роки тому
Anyone looking forward to the end of 2020?
@yugeshkeluskar
@yugeshkeluskar 3 роки тому
Mee, too kid..
@djohn3dddd841
@djohn3dddd841 3 роки тому
If the "New Beginning" isn't the "Beginning of the END"!!!!🤔
@Christian_Prepper
@Christian_Prepper 3 роки тому
*Need to shift the Atlantic Hurricanes over the west coast fires.*
@ngocdo9599
@ngocdo9599 3 роки тому
Eh i dont think it is a good idea
@bomboyagegaming
@bomboyagegaming 3 роки тому
0:10 Rip the porsche 914
@frankblangeard8865
@frankblangeard8865 3 роки тому
About 95% on how the U.S. battles wildfires and 5% on innovations such as...spending more money on how we already battle wildfires.
@drewdennis9755
@drewdennis9755 3 роки тому
"almost all of the wildfires were started by people" ... they also do little to prevent fires from prescribed burns
@eddiemountain407
@eddiemountain407 3 роки тому
I want to see these Heli-Hudrants in my neighborhood
@claudettefolsom1509
@claudettefolsom1509 2 роки тому
Those Humans!
@joellee9831
@joellee9831 2 роки тому
When all the trees have been cut down, when all the animals have been hunted, when all the waters are polluted, when all the air is unsafe to breathe, only then will you discover you cannot eat money. -Cree Prophecy
@georgekaradov1274
@georgekaradov1274 3 роки тому
The US just needs to order a lots of the Russian Water bombers, Beriev Be-200 - problem solved. And get more goat herds to munch on the underbrush. Subsides the industry if needed.
@dogslovefood689
@dogslovefood689 3 роки тому
George Karadov that may actually work
@TheLiamster
@TheLiamster 3 роки тому
We should convert more C130 Hercules planes to water bombers.
@georgekaradov1274
@georgekaradov1274 3 роки тому
@@TheLiamster not sure if that is possible. The plane was never build to land on water.
@proboxpepper6752
@proboxpepper6752 3 роки тому
But they won't, because Americans think they are the best.
@KDH-br6hy
@KDH-br6hy 3 роки тому
Russia was burning
@hilee7390
@hilee7390 3 роки тому
Why the US Congress has not consulted about these issues and not vote? That's too much small amount in comparison with Australia's firefighting budget.
@andis9076
@andis9076 3 роки тому
2:18 Is the firefigther just burn the grass by purpose ?
@jasonco2441
@jasonco2441 3 роки тому
Lol fire with fire. Literrally
@El16100
@El16100 3 роки тому
Water pipeline from the ocean to these areas of where wild fires are going on each year.
@El16100
@El16100 3 роки тому
@TriplePlay if i had the best financial support i would , and no.
@simplemechanics246
@simplemechanics246 3 роки тому
It shows only that how bad are the government and its forest/land management. The firefighters does not need more money or more equipment for once a year event. More temporary firefighters or hired equipment could solve the problem. It is bit expensive to build but why not build the special water lines on strategic places. Around every village or town, it is not extremely expensive. Make special fire fighting zone to stop such a wide fire front. Yes wind can ruin a load but there is always possible to use more water to prevent the fire crossings.
@adder95
@adder95 3 роки тому
You fight fire with water. If you had enough flying boats on standby you would't have this fire in the first place!
@Brandon9thstr33t
@Brandon9thstr33t Рік тому
Wildland Ff's should form together and create a union.
@AfghanistanFunnyy
@AfghanistanFunnyy 3 роки тому
😥
@Otter-Destruction
@Otter-Destruction 3 роки тому
The crazy thing is forest fires are a natural cycle for forests. Humans just make it worse
@bearbuster157
@bearbuster157 3 роки тому
Bring back lumbermills and papermills and treat forests as a resource and not a scenic backdrop!
@user-kk5ep8sk6z
@user-kk5ep8sk6z 3 роки тому
Whose going to innovate?
@bettyvanderhooven-schmaasc4235
@bettyvanderhooven-schmaasc4235 3 роки тому
VOTE! Let's not WASTE another 4 YEARS fighting CLIMATE CHANGE!
@eoiliss7723
@eoiliss7723 3 роки тому
Yeah vote the democrats that take billions from the people in Cal to stop climate change year after year and do nothing but spend it on pensions so they can live a great life. You elect this democrats you can not blame Trump for Climate Change only your leaders in Cal for doing nothing. Just keep on electing Democrats and they will keep on failing you.
@justrandomthings319
@justrandomthings319 3 роки тому
How about people should stop living in wildfire prone areas? Wasting resources every year to save a few people who think it's a good idea to build in remote locations.
@mr_biscuit
@mr_biscuit 3 роки тому
The only problem with that is that they aren't remote. Millions live there. And its easy to say that when you don't have to spend the money and time to move. The fact is people have lived there for there whole lives and can't realistically move. Especially among the lack of job opportunities during covid.
@darlantro
@darlantro 3 роки тому
1,500 homes in normal neighborhoods burned in Santa Rosa in 2017, along with a kmart and a target and a bunch of other commercial buildings. The winds just blew fire embers over parking lots and highways and across neighborhoods far from any wild lands.
@watwudscoobydoo1770
@watwudscoobydoo1770 3 роки тому
Every city in the US is in a "wildfire prone area." We knocked down the forests sure, but we replaced them with mostly buildings made of wood. There are more fires in urban centers but they are put out more quickly and more agressivly then fire in the woods, which are usually only fought to save stuctures and allowed to burn out in other areas. If rural people are still paying for when a city building goes up with thier taxes, then urban people are on the hook for wildfire costs aswell.
@_Ekaros
@_Ekaros 2 роки тому
@@mr_biscuit Order a city from Chinese... Millions isn't that much to house for them. Move them to single dense location surround it with concrete and done...
@mr_biscuit
@mr_biscuit 2 роки тому
@@_Ekaros Bruh have you seen the Chinese housing market. They can't keep supply up with demand.
@PwonedFTW
@PwonedFTW 3 роки тому
Smokey the bear is hiding in a bunker
@laopang91362
@laopang91362 2 роки тому
Wild fires mostly caused by people. So they are not wild. Prevention is the key, early detection is a must. Fire fighters take care the rest.
@erismana2105
@erismana2105 Рік тому
Just because fires are in the wild does not make it a wild fire .
@itsyaboimat2393
@itsyaboimat2393 3 роки тому
So what I got from this report is that the 2021 fire season is going to be an absolute ass kicker just great 🤦🏿‍♂️ as much as I love my job I'd much rather not have a repeat of paradise this year like come on local leaders your citizens need you so us out of state guys don't have to come and help people not loss their lives I'd much rather CalFire do prevention than have people dying every year
@danimalreviews2882
@danimalreviews2882 3 роки тому
I have innovative ideas but none of the OFFICIALS want to talk with me, I have a design for a civilian firefighting unit but I am being blocked by those who have been elected to look out for constituents
@deth3021
@deth3021 3 роки тому
No innovation is needed, just do what we know works... controlled burns.
@chazgurrero3090
@chazgurrero3090 3 роки тому
Lack of management buy counties. They need to to manage each and every county. We must invest in infrastructure. In forest management immediately.
@alphaapple1375
@alphaapple1375 3 роки тому
#CNBC, switch to the metric system! Virtually all countries use the metric system and this international system of measurement is used in every field of occupation. For those who are familiar with the metric system: At 0:00: "Some of the largest wildfires ever recorded are raging across the West. Millions of hectares have burned in California, already 10 times more than an average fire season. Dozens are dead." At 1:28: "Every year, we map more than a million large wildfires, fires larger than 40 hectares. Almost all of those large wildfires are started by people." At 4:59: “And with this season’s fires burning within kilometers of Silicon Valley, home to the world’s tech giants and some of their billionaire leaders, some are calling for more money and ideas to stop the trend.” At 6:04: “So our initial gear pack is probably right around 9 to 14 kilos. And then you throw in another 18, 20 kilos hose on top of that, that you’re moving back and forth all day long.” At 7:01: “Fire engines carry at least 1,900 liters of water with woodland engines built specifically for rough terrain and to pump water on a fire while driving.” At 7:42: “In the forest, we’re dealing with kilometers and kilometers of fire line that’s changing locations all the time, whereas the colossus has to be set up with a huge support structure, a huge water supply, and a giant pump to make it all work.” At 8:09: “In rural areas, it’s often faster to drop large amounts of water from aircraft, some as small as single seaters with 380 liter buckets to a 747 supertanker that can drop 72,000 liters from four pressurized tubes in the bottom of the plane built in 1992.” At 13:14: ”That halted the fire at 1,600 hectares (16 square kilometers).”
@MRBoatwrights
@MRBoatwrights 3 роки тому
When it comes to the metric system there are 2 types of countries the ones that use the metric system and the one that went to the moon.
@babygorilla4233
@babygorilla4233 3 роки тому
Oh boy, and its only going to get worse.
@johnl.7754
@johnl.7754 3 роки тому
Each time I think hear about new fires I think can they setup high tech type water sprinkler system to limit damage to a certain section. Would probably cost a lot to setup but useful over the long term.
@Hjernespreng
@Hjernespreng 3 роки тому
A wildfire is too powerful. A sprinkler would literally not be able to spew enough water.
@txfireman521
@txfireman521 3 роки тому
prevention is great as is blaming some worldwide hundred year term climate change behavior, but until then: one of the answers was in the video--fast all out response at the beginning of the fire before it's too big to manage. stage more fire suppression resources instead of waiting for the fire to reach 300,000 acres to call for help. cut down on the bureaucratic mobilization time required to get resources on the fire line. get enough of the right kind of structure fire suppression resources into the neighborhoods to minimize loss of entire communities. build and stage more water sources and hydrant accessibility in higher density communities. If you build a house (or a subdivision) you want to be saved in the heavy wooded where you built it, you should store enough water on site to save it, or get insurance if available...or don't expect a tax deductible loss or FEMA disaster grant after it burns down. bunch of CALFIRE guys worn out after nonstop shifts is a thin red line being thrown at the problem every year. expect more of the same next year. but, what do I know...only doing this for 20 years
@carry-hunt9710
@carry-hunt9710 Рік тому
Sure there could be better technology and research on tactics but everyone that is actually fighting fires say the problem is for-profit companies poaching from the state and govt agencies. I'm sure there is lobbying to keep govt wages low as well too. those for profit companies rely on underpaid govt workers to do the early and dangerous work that actually saves lives. They don't have to fight fires they don't want to and as a result people die. Put the correct funds into state and federal agencies and we will have enough people to fight these fires and keep people safe.
@edwinlipton
@edwinlipton 2 роки тому
Take an Abrams tank, " climate controlled interior" remove artillary canon, re-fit with a DC-10 or suited Lear jet engine exhaust side forward. You have your vertical and horizontal movement attach trailer fuel tank too rear of thee Abrams and scrapper blade in the front. Carbon Monoxide will displace/exhaust any and all oxygen from the flames. Essentially you could push that demonic flame back too Hell where it started with several of those in an attack.
@auro1986
@auro1986 3 роки тому
spray something in clouds and make it rain
@reheyesd8666
@reheyesd8666 3 роки тому
Remove the dead wood so that people dont die
@milfordcivic6755
@milfordcivic6755 3 роки тому
That's what nature does to remove the dead wood. DUH
@Sergeant_UWU_
@Sergeant_UWU_ 2 роки тому
And I thought Canada’s wildfire fighting was a disaster. Turns out where better than the US which is not surprising 😂
@erismana2105
@erismana2105 Рік тому
Nope
@1nsaniel
@1nsaniel 3 роки тому
at the end technology won't save us.
@lastonestanding9508
@lastonestanding9508 2 роки тому
🔥🔥🔥 🔥🔥🔥 🔥🔥🔥
@cobrapatrol
@cobrapatrol 3 роки тому
logging/clearcutting will remove the fuel and significantly reduce the severity of wildfires.
@gregparrott
@gregparrott 3 роки тому
California alone has an estimated 33 MILLION acres of forested lands. Much of it is in steep, rugged terrain. The costs both for initial clearing as well as subsequent maintenance would be astronomical...at least several thousand dollars per person, and double that per tax payer. Also, removing material that would otherwise decompose and become nutrient for subsequent growth reduces the soil quality. For both of these reasons, the removal needs to be selective, not statewide.
@cobrapatrol
@cobrapatrol 3 роки тому
@@gregparrottLogging companies will harvest the trees at no cost to the tax-payer. Clearcutting is needed because it creates fire breaks.
@jasonco2441
@jasonco2441 3 роки тому
Youre backing?
@gregparrott
@gregparrott 3 роки тому
@@cobrapatrol Economics won't drive 33 million acres in California, plus whatever needs to be done elsewhere. Logging is economic in some forests, conditioned on specific tree species, specific sizes, terrain and the type of logging permitted. Clear cutting is the most economical, but it is also the most destructive. Forest management now tends to use selective removal instead. I drove through the California 'Paradise' fire area, both before and after the burn. The trees in Paradise itself were tall and straight. But in the hills where the fire started, the trees were scrawny and twisted. Plus the hills are VERY steep, and only had roads on one side of the valley. What I saw recently in Utah was selective clearcutting about 100 feet on either side of an existing fire road. They had huge debris piles, where they had removed the decent trees but left large amounts of bushes, branches and trees. Many of the trees were more than large enough to log. But I assume they found either disease, bugs, rot, or old age which rendered them unusable. This is a good firebreak, except for windblown fires, where the embers have traveled and started new spot fires over a mile from the main fire's perimeter.
@cobrapatrol
@cobrapatrol 3 роки тому
@@gregparrott Logging companies use tethered logging for steep grades. The debris, or slash, can be chipped up and burned at a biomass power plant or used for other uses like paper, mulch, and composite lumber. If logging is uneconomical in some areas that should be cleared to create a firebreak, then they could be given small subsidies to make it slightly profitable. Opening the forest to more agricultural uses will also keep the area clear of debris. I strongly disagree with your arguments. I also want to protect forests, animal life, and property, but the problem in California is that having huge swaths of uninterrupted forests endangers them. Break up the forests with clearcutting and agriculture. If its all going to burn up anyway, I don't see the problem in cutting lots of it down. The wildlife can easily adapt to logging, they cannot adapt to wildfires, and neither can we.
@Sumitchand309
@Sumitchand309 3 роки тому
Jai shree ram
@yuegonghuamei6685
@yuegonghuamei6685 3 роки тому
I've thought forests are good, now with wild fire then lot forests are bad? Why America and Australia have lot wild fire but not others?
@ShaudaySmith
@ShaudaySmith 3 роки тому
South America does too, like Brazil.
@cdcastillo1408
@cdcastillo1408 3 роки тому
Stardust
@that_vt_kid5919
@that_vt_kid5919 3 роки тому
Hey CNBC how about you get your butt up off of your desk and go out onto the fire line
@g5realestate280
@g5realestate280 3 роки тому
Ignore forest fires. People shouldn’t live in forest.
@syedbilalnafees2002
@syedbilalnafees2002 3 роки тому
I don't understand how California in 2020 doesn't have the capability to deal with these fires. I mean it's not like these wild fires are a new thing for the state and they can afford top notch tech and training and planning so why is this still such a challenge
@victorc4287
@victorc4287 3 роки тому
The size of these wildfires is what's new to us.
@Inklebonker1
@Inklebonker1 3 роки тому
Alot of fires very quickly and not enough resources
@edwinlipton
@edwinlipton 2 роки тому
With all due respect, I'd like too clear up the B.S.! Send the fly boys from the Vietnam Cambodian assault too train these youngsters how too muster up the courage too go in Low and Hot like they did after an Agent Orange assault!
@mufferrs
@mufferrs 3 роки тому
caused by LIGHTENING STRIKES
@je.m3320
@je.m3320 3 роки тому
More like stop gender reveal parties Or tone it down a notch
@ShaudaySmith
@ShaudaySmith 3 роки тому
you had it right the first time. Gender reveal parties are dumb and narcissistic.
@AceMBP
@AceMBP 3 роки тому
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