A Couple Of Fire Fighters Played Tug Of War With A Fire Tornado (yes that’s a thing) And The Footage Is Incredible

Source - Thousands of miles away from the deadly deluges brought by the now-tropical depression Florence, wildland firefighters are still battling extreme blazes out West. 

An intense video posted to Instagram on Sunday shows a firefighting crew’s violent meeting with a large fire vortex, known scientifically as a fire whirl. 

Wildland firefighter M.C. Schidlowsky — whose Instagram handle is mar.lowsky — posted the video taken in British Columbia, showing the vortex sucking a firehose up into the churning winds.  The crew was powerless to pull the heavy hose back. One firefighter, after the vortex ripped the hose away, hurled a rock at the fire, seemingly in frustration.

What’s the most difficult thing you’ll do at work today? Give a presentation? Deal with an annoying coworker? Send out a few emails? Stinks, right? You know what would be worse though? Going into work and having to WRESTLE A FIRE TORNADO. I didn’t even know those were a thing, but apparently they are. Last July during the California wild fires, the fire tornados reached heights of 16,000 feet. Granted, no one was playing tug of war with them, but still. I can’t believe that there are people out there who make the conscious decision to do this stuff for a living. They could’ve easily just dropped the hose and walked away, but instead decided to sit there and throw rocks at it to piss it off.

Credit to the firefighters for getting the job done but Jesus Christ just walk away man! It’s not like you’re going to be able to do anything with a melted firehose anyway. I guess I just don’t understand the level of dedication. If these guys were smart they’d quit while they’re ahead.