Posted July 1, 2013 Tragedy has struck the Fire Fighting family once again. A Hot shot crew of 19 wildland fire fighters lost their lives today batteling a wild fire in Yarnell AR. Being an ex USFS Fire fighter my heart and prayers are with the familys and dept members. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 1, 2013 R.I.P. Every FF who have passed away, condolences to family and friends. Stay Strong all involved in the Yarnell Fire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 1, 2013 Absolutely horrific. These brush fires are getting worse and worse over the past few years, and these guys paid the price. RIP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 3, 2013 R I P all . we are not out of this season yet ! i just hope all go home . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 29, 2013 It has been reported that one of the events that led to the deaths of these firefighters were their radios. Is this a digital radio system ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 30, 2013 It has been reported that one of the events that led to the deaths of these firefighters were their radios. Is this a digital radio system ? They were using analog conventional radios. One of the problems was that some radios were not programmed with the correct tone guard. Apparently, they did have some workarounds. Here is a investigative video review of the incident. There is a lot that is known but a lot that is not known due to no survivors. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSxSqjRmxIE#t=0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 30, 2013 Thank you Generic for your reply. I had heard rumor that it might have been digital radios that had the problem. I will pass that information on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 1, 2013 good articles on FireEngineering.com on the radios Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 1, 2013 Thank you. I'll check it out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites