Cal Fire races to train firefighter recruits

Lonnie Wong reports

FOX FORTY'S LONNY WONG SHOWSUS HOW CAL FIRE IS MAKING THEMOST OF GOOD CONDITIONS WHILETHEY CAN.A POSITIVE AND HE TOO CALLTHIS IS THE FIRST TASTE OFLIVE FIRE TRAINING FOR THISGROUP A FIREFIGHTER WITH KUZJUST OUTSIDE OF KOLOMA THIS ISAN EXCELLENT WAY FOR THEM TOLEARN TO LEARN ON THE JOBWHERE THEY'RE ACTUALLY ON AHOSTILE FIRE.

THIS WEEK CALFIRE WENT TO A MAXIMUMSTAFFING OF ITS FIRE UNITSSEVERAL WEEKS EARLIER THANNORMAL.

IT WILL NEED TO SEIZEAND EVERY ONE OF THESERECRUITS, SO THEY CAN BEDEPLOYED.

FOR NEW RECRUITSLIVE-FIRE TRAINING, HE IS AMUST FOR MANY OF THEM IT COULDBE A MAKE OR BREAK SITUATION.THEY FLAMES OF THE PHYSICALEXERTION REQUIRED TO HOLD DEARINTO THE WILD AS TAKES ITSTOLL WE DO GET A NUMBER OFRECRUITS DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLYWHAT TO EXPECT AND THEYCAREER PATH AND THAT'S FINEAND THIS IS A TIME TO FIND OUTEARLY ON IN THEIR CAREER.A CLOSE EYE AS CAPTAIN WINDAND WEATHER CONDITIONS BEFOREAND DURING TRAINING.WELL AIRLINES ARE PRE CUTTHE FUEL LOADS AND TO RAIN OREXAMINE CAREFULLY BEFOREANYTHING HAS LED TO THIS TIMEOF YEAR AS DRY AS IT IS INPARTICULAR THIS WE ARE VERYCAREFUL IN HOW WE DO LIVE FIREWHO IS MAKE LOOKING BEHINDYOUR RECRUITS BENEFIT FROM THEOCCASIONAL UNEXPECTED SPOTTYAND FOR BUT IT'S GREAT BECAUSEIT BECOMES AN ACTUAL REACTIONDRILL FOR FIREFIGHTERS ANDCLOSEST THING TO FIGHTING AHOSTILE FIRE AND THESERECRUITS ARE LIKELY TO SEEPLENTY OF THAT BEFORE THE YEARIS OUT.

BUT OUR DROUGHTEVERYTHING IS SETTING ITSELFUP FOR A POTENTIAL OF REALLYBAD FIRE SEASON, YOU KNOW THECOUNTY.

WELL, THE WAR FOX 40NEWS.CAL FIRE SAYS IT PLANS TOCONTINUE ITS A LIVE FIRE