Fighting fire with a leaf blower (1 of 4) HD

See the more complete review here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aibdSmhe-5M I apologize, I couldn’t add a voiceover. In the first set of shots we are setting what should be a head fire. The main fire is downslope making a strong run up hill. The wind at our backs is 25+ due to a funneling effect of topography. You can see the fire below in a few shots. The strong updraft is cut off by the surface winds. In the second set of shots, we are burning around a pile of slash and heavy lumber dumped by road crews. The hose could hold the line but pressure was low so we opted to include the leaf blower. This is my first time on the blower. The first set of shots marks about ¼ mile of line put out. High winds and low RH on this burn. I was very impressed. The blower does not cool the fuel. But on the up side, it blows to mineral soil very very fast. With a swatter on back up I think this could be a very effective tool. At about the 4:00 min mark I deliberately cut into an active fire to see if I could suppress it. It worked.