Uploaded March 2014 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Clay Springs Burnover 2012 is a lessons-learned training video based on a volunteer fire department's experience at the June 2012 Clay Springs Fire. Three firefighters were injured, two seriously, when their military surplus engine was burned over while they were fighting a rapidly moving fire in cheat grass, sage, pinyon and juniper. The fuel conditions at the time were extreme and the crew became entrapped when fire cut off their escape routes and they were forced to drive through a deep flame front that engulfed the engine with two firefighters clinging to the tank of the military 5-ton truck.
The video includes interviews with the injured firefighters and tells their story through re-enactment of the incident. It analyzes issues with standing fire orders and watch-out situations that led to the accident and encourages fire organizations to question their own response SOP/SOGs, attitudes and tactics.
Clay Springs Burnover 2012 is a lessons-learned training video based on a volunteer fire department's experience at the June 2012 Clay Springs Fire. Three firefighters were injured, two seriously, when their military surplus engine was burned over while they were fighting a rapidly moving fire in cheat grass, sage, pinyon and juniper. The fuel conditions at the time were extreme and the crew became entrapped when fire cut off their escape routes and they were forced to drive through a deep flame front that engulfed the engine with two firefighters clinging to the tank of the military 5-ton truck.
The video includes interviews with the injured firefighters and tells their story through re-enactment of the incident. It analyzes issues with standing fire orders and watch-out situations that led to the accident and encourages fire organizations to question their own response SOP/SOGs, attitudes and tactics.
