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[–] 58 points 10 months ago

Indeed, never try to outrun a bush fire. Stand your ground, make yourself look big, and intimidate it by staring it down.

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  • [–] 14 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    So, was that a fire truck with the camera? Looked like it was dumping water on itself a couple different times. Was there someone in it? How scary!

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  • [–] [S] 19 points 10 months ago

    Yeah there was, they have burn over protection in case they get overrun by fire, this one from South Australia for example has a few features:

    Key features standard across all response vehicles:

    • Cabin deluge systems for cabin glass protection.
    • In-cabin breathing systems for crew oxygen supply for burn over events.
    • Cabin crew protection (window curtains, where required) as radiant heat shields.
    • In-cabin pump control to enable operation of Cabin Deluge from the cab.
    • Under-cabin heat shields to reduce radiant heat penetration of cabin structures.
    • Tyre spray systems to reduce radiant heat.
    • Updated visibility markers to new safety standards to improve fleet visibility on fire grounds and when responding.

    https://www.cfs.sa.gov.au/home/criimson/cfs-completes-most-significant-safety-upgrade-to-its-fleet-since-ash-wednesday-fires-issued-23-mar-10300006849/

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  • [–] 12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    What am I missing? As far as I can tell this is a great example of several groups of people successfully outrunning a fire.

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  • [–] 9 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    After watching, it seems like running away worked. What am I missing?

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  • [–] 8 points 10 months ago* (3 children)

    Nature is frightening, when that town in California was burnt down completely within hours I was kind of shocked, I thought that was a thing of the past

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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago

    Not much of a shit post

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago

    My GoPro overheats while recording out my windshield on a sunny day

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago

    Damn nature, you scary

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    As someone who lives in a colder climate, this was eye opening. New fear unlocked.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    Okay but what is the alternative for these people?

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 10 months ago (3 children)
  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    What a dumb thing to say. Did the fire truck and the cop have a plan in the video in the video you linked other than “let’s fucking outrun this brushfire”?

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    firstly please calm down, there’s no need to be upset

    the direction to not outrun a bush fire is for civilians, not people who put themselves in the line of fire as part of their job

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    Do as I say not as I do. Your advice gets dummer as you continue to explain yourself, you should really consider just not posting.

    “People who put themselves in the line of fire as part of their jobs are allowed to run from wildfires, civilians must hunker down”

    Actual retard.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    Damn, that's scary

    ...but why's this in the shitposting community?

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