r/TheFlagTrailer • u/arroyobass EMT/Fire Crew Member • Feb 23 '17

OTHER Fun times battling a grass fire!

http://imgur.com/T4gP8JM
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u/jmhoneycutt8 Dirt Track Flagger Feb 23 '17

Oh man, what's the back story on this one? Hot Mazda muffler slid and sat off the surface?

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u/arroyobass EMT/Fire Crew Member Feb 23 '17

This is at Thunderhill on the west side of the track. Second event ever run on the west half of the track after it was built. This guy blew an oil line and pulled off of the track to avoid putting oil down all over the track. What he didn't realize was it was drought stricken California in July. A few drops of oil in the grass and it all just went up! We got the fire out in less than 5 minutes, but it covered about an acre in that time. It's hard to tell from this picture, but this is up a pretty serious hill too!

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u/DC-3 Mar 06 '17

Thought it looked like Thunderhill! And cone to think of it, I remember you from the 25hr