Firefighter in red cap, stands in front of a makeshift Incident Command Post for firefighters at the Salmon River Complex, in 1987. He speaks of the value of having involved people of the local community in managing the battle against this forest fire.
Aerial view of forest fire flames and smoke from an aircraft traveling away from the wildfire front at Stanislaus National Forest, in 1987. View from ground of firefighting vehicles on road leading away from the fire. Smoke and flames billowing from behind. Red fire trucks parked on dirt road near forest fire. A small bus delivers several firefighters to a gathering of others, in yellow protective gear, assembled in an open space. Personal gear on the ground belonging to fire fighters recovering after being forced to employ their personal fire shelters as the flames blew over them unexpectedly at the fire front. They are breathing oxygen from masks, and otherwise being helped and interviewed. (All escaped safely.)
A supervisory firefighter briefs teams about people not seeing flames and not feeling threatened, so they may be getting tired of seeing firefighters all the time. He describes this as approaching the "5th stage" of rescue which he defines as "shoot the rescuer." The assembled firefighters chuckle about this. A long line of firefighters walks along a dirt road and enter the Stanislaus National Forest. Smoke blows from the entrance.
A new Marine helicopter takes off from Connecticut in the United States. The twin engined Sikorsky XHR2S helicopter parked on the airbase. Marines board and a jeep is loaded in the helicopter. Officers watching the helicopter. The helicopter takes off.
A Yosemite Transport System (YTS) stage drives up a rock-lined road from Yosemite. Conifer trees surround the mountainous roads. Scenic views of mountains and surrounding forests at Yosemite.
Man yawning while driving at night. Close up tire driving on night highway. Painted highway lines seen from moving car at night. Driver rubbing face and opening up eyes wide to stay awake at night. Highway lights becoming blurry as driver falls asleep. Close up tired driver eyes closing. Tired driver lights and smokes a cigarette. Narrator notes, "if he thinks a cigarette's going to pep him up at a time like this, he's got another thing coming." Highway road sign reads “San Bernardino 36 Los Angeles 91” at night. The Volkswagen station wagon exits road as camera pans to road sign that reads “Norton AFB 17 Miles”. Driver dozing off at the wheel. The Volkswagen station wagon drifting in lane at night. Driver’s eyes close and falls asleep while driving. A casino dealer sits at Craps table while noting, "I don't feel sorry for gamblers. They're suckers. Professionals don't gamble. In the end, there's only two kinds of people in the world...the pros, and the suckers. " Casino dealer rolls dice. Close up of dice on Craps table showing "snake eyes."
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