REDDING, Calif. – Not all firefighters carry a hose or shovel. The adrenaline junkies who steer heavy bulldozers across steep ridges face serious hazards, from smoke and flames but also from unsteady ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SLOUGHHOUSE — The deaths of two bulldozer ...
Andrew Carter’s bulldozer wasn’t supposed to move. Perched on a ridge in the Angeles National Forest in Southern California just hours after the Creek fire sparked on Dec. 5, 2017, the veteran ...
The breaks bulldozer operators cut along the firelines, not only save communities by preventing the spread of a fire, they help give fire crews a fighting chance. Yahoo Sports ...
Dozer operators looking to work directly for Cal Fire, the state's firefighting agency, must have 500 hours of experience just to be considered. Privately hired operators have various experience ...
Dozers are an integral part of the battle against large blazes but are rarely seen in dramatic images of flaming trees and raining ash. REDDING - Not all firefighters carry a hose or shovel. The ...