GREASE FIRE! Vertical 6 might not be made for this... 

Fires are usually because you didn't clean the unit. Happens to me just grilling on a propane grill. It's always because it's got crust buildup and the oils soak into it rather than drain down then they catch fire.

Next time cook to done during the day then wrap and put back in your smoker or oven at 160 to rest all night

I'm a PB vet of 4 years... seen this same thing with a single brisket on my 1150... happened to me too. Was the last time I put an untrimmed brisket on... to much fat dripping. Just know it's easily 200+ degrees above your set temp right above your fire pot on these PBs. 575 degrees in your case... It's the unsafe design of having the fire pot directly under the meat. Most other manufacturers have the fire pot on the side where grease can't drip down into the fire pot and catch fire by direct flame. I've seen sooooo many examples of these PB smokers catching fire 🔥... I have lots of photos from the victims... they are all over Facebook. We aren't alone. Buying another vendor smoker this year... a much safer upgrade.... I'd gladly pay more for a safer unit that doesn't burn down my house. No brisket is worth losing the life of a loved one. Or all of my belongings.

This unit Is a huge safety Issue. I would set my target temp to 205 deg and the unit would swing from 130 to 330 deg. Was told to open the door every time It swung to prevent the glass from being blown out. After a dozen calls and hours. I ended up changing the temp probe and was told for a week and a half to keep plugged In until the latest update would be downloaded. Then one tech admitted that I have had the latest update, that this Is a well-known Issue. The last attempt to smoke It ran away with Itself and flames shot out from the bottom. You could see the flame translucent through both of the bottom pieces of metal. This holds 70 lbs of pellets and have read complaints of the hooper catching fire, that the unit has kicked on from water hitting the control panel. I personally wouldn't allow this on my property now knowing how dangerous It can be. After trashing a 75.00 brisket, couple slabs of salmon and two whole chickens. The only thing that ever got a smoke ring was my lungs.

Glad to see it cleaned up and you have a plan moving forward! Thank you for cooking for our lunch and yes, it turned out fantastic!

I hate messes and cleaning my pit boss pro upright. I use that exact same pan since day one and never had a grease issue. I think you’ll be impressed except losing one rack. 👍🏼

I got rid of my pit boss bruinswick. It kept having hopper 🔥. Very dangerous.

I think the 4 briskets is fine. But IMO I think checking up on the grease periodically that has been accumulated from the cook and cleaning it as you see fit. I know it kind of defeats the purpose of having a pellet smoker and just setting it and forgetting but for a big cook like that, I think that's what's needed. Thanks for your previous video btw on what the rep let you know. I'm close to pulling the trigger on one of these. I want one that has the side controls bc I've heard bad things about the ones with the temp controls on the bottom. So I between the one you have, the Copperhead 1300 Onyx Edition Walmart sells and the Competition Series Gen 2 Vertical 5 that academy sells. Any thoughts on any of these. If you could go back, would you get the same vertical smoker or would you go with something else

this just happened to me on my Laredo 1100...I had a large pork belly on it, and halfway through it just went up. I've cooked plenty of briskets and belly over the years. ngl I'm pretty shaken by it. I was looking to get a vertical to replace it, but now I'm not sure.

I think the pan definitely will solve a lot of issues going forward ! Press On! Cheers 🍻

I have the older version 5 and 7 series. There's no cover on the bottom pan, the water goes in the pan and all drippings fall into the water. The water also adds moisture to the meat throughout the cook. I'll never get rid of them.

Gotta use the foil tray on bottom rack in my experience, especially if there's a chance you might up the temperature during a long cook.