paulkish
old fart
I'm running an air hose out to the shed to put in a shelf and me being me it lead to an idea question.
Instead of using water and shovels at the edge of the fire line: ....
Couldn't you use a high pressure air hose from a large compressor/tank on a big truck to blow the fire and embers back onto itself?
I figure if you blow the edge of the fire back onto itself with the air pressure you would remove both embers and new potential fuel for the fire.
The fire would then go out for lack of being able to burn again on the same already burned path.
Yeah proly dumb??????????
Wouldn't it be great if it would work and you could simply blow out the edge of a wildfire like candles on a birthday cake?
I can envision an air truck with big off road tires and a remote arm out keeping fire fighters away from the actual fire, rolling along the fire line blowing it out.
Maybe even tree/brush cutting equipment out in the front of the truck both cutting brush throwing it towards the fire and falling trees into the fire.
Make your own road/potential new fire brake while blowing out the fire.
You could have two trucks one leading and cutting a path, while the other widens and again removes more potential fuel maybe this time in the opposite direction or same which ever is learned to do it best and not fuel the now dying fire and again blows out anything missed by the first truck.
Instead of using water and shovels at the edge of the fire line: ....
Couldn't you use a high pressure air hose from a large compressor/tank on a big truck to blow the fire and embers back onto itself?
I figure if you blow the edge of the fire back onto itself with the air pressure you would remove both embers and new potential fuel for the fire.
The fire would then go out for lack of being able to burn again on the same already burned path.
Yeah proly dumb??????????
Wouldn't it be great if it would work and you could simply blow out the edge of a wildfire like candles on a birthday cake?
I can envision an air truck with big off road tires and a remote arm out keeping fire fighters away from the actual fire, rolling along the fire line blowing it out.
Maybe even tree/brush cutting equipment out in the front of the truck both cutting brush throwing it towards the fire and falling trees into the fire.
Make your own road/potential new fire brake while blowing out the fire.
You could have two trucks one leading and cutting a path, while the other widens and again removes more potential fuel maybe this time in the opposite direction or same which ever is learned to do it best and not fuel the now dying fire and again blows out anything missed by the first truck.
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