Fire truck fighting a grass fire. Watch wildfire videos at Wildfire HQ on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/@WildfireHQ Purchase Wildfire HQ hoodies here: https://fireground.ca/shop/brands/wildfire-hq/true-north-wildland-hoodie/ | Wildfire HQ

One of the most effective tools we have for fighting a grass fire is: a leaf blower! It seems counterintuitive to fight a fire by giving it more oxygen but these gas-powered, backpack leaf blowers push air fast enough it's more like blowing out a candle (lots of candles!) This is a video from yesterday's grass fire at McLean where a BVFD member used a leaf blower to fight 1-2 foot high flames in dried grass. It blows out the fire almost as fast as we can walk down the fire line. | Balgonie Volun

Large dry grass fire near forest, firefighters fighting with smoke, extinguished with fire hoses of fire engine. View from above from the air

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Using a leaf blower to put out a grass fire. Video from Monmouth FD. Have you used this tool as a wildfire suppression resource? How did it work for you? Watch wildfire videos at Wildfire HQ in YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/@WildfireHQ Purchase Wildfire HQ hoodies here: https://fireground.ca/shop/brands/wildfire-hq/true-north-wildland-hoodie/ | Wildfire HQ