"If we should step on a mine sir, what should we do?" "Well the normal procedure is to leap 200 feet into the air and scatter yourself over a large area."
You simply draw a grid over the minefield. Chose one square and it will say how many mines are in adjoining squares. I knew all that training "back in the day" would be useful sometime! :)
That’s correct if a military is laying the mines/professional, like that tactic wouldn’t work against the Taliban too effective, is what I’m trying to say
The best part of this episode is when the home owner comes out to stop the boys, tells them theyre in a mine field and that he knows exacrly where each one is, then proceeds to step on a mine
And if you and your leg are salvageable we'll get you to the hospital A.S.A.P. to reattach it back to your body. However, you're going to lose your nickname Big Man. Don't worry, you'll be getting a new nickname. How does Gimpy sound to you?
@@CrabbyMcDoom aaaaand that was the point...but the lesson here is if you want to make a joke, ignore context. like the context for instance that the shockwave from the bag of heavy shit hitting the ground actually would trigger mines in a area around where the impact happened that is in fact larger than the object you dropped. so painting a safety circle is fine. also the "bag of shrapnel"...what is it filled with? because if it's ropes they are going to be just fine even if they trigger a mine because the ropes are going to absorb shrapnel not turn into shrapnel.
I thought using movie lines when I was arresting someone was cleaver “badguy: you’re not a real cop!” Me: “this is a real badge, I’m a real cop, this is a real f*&*ing gun!” You had to be there.😅
I actually did blow a bangalore in a simulated minefield while in the military while being in the firefighting unit, but as basic training given to all in the Engineering Brigade. Ironically I got in charge of a squad of firefighters despite being the least experienced as far as firefighting goes, due to being the highest in rank and the best shot. (Army logic.) It did kind of work out as I sticked to delegating tasks and handling communications not trying to micromanage anything.
That kind of leadership is actually shown to be one of the most effective methods, in any field really. Trust that your people are competent and respect their ability to do their job, and they'll respect your leadership and be willing to follow your lead when making the important calls. Of course, this kind of falls apart if your people don't know how to do their jobs properly, but other than that it's very good leadership skills on your part!
A leader never needs to be the best at their field. A common misconception. At a certain level it is even detrimental to some leaders to know too much about a topic. Because then the micromanagement starts and everyone involved gets fucked. You gotta be good at knowing who to trust, what task to delegate and where you need to relax.
i was medical paper pusher in the army and due to a mix up was placed with high speed combat solders for WLC. rangers, sniper and infantry. when we went to do the FTX (run by former rangers) I was put on point due to my PT score, weapons qualification and having the shiniest boots lol. i kicked a trip line because i felt something snag my boot and got everyone wiped out. they guy in charge almost failed for putting me on point. I passed when put in charge because able to avoid an ambush by changing the route I laid out half way threw. infuriated one of the other instructors that sat and waited for me in ambush on my preplanned lol.
"Sir! He was decapitated in the car wreck." "That's a good sign. It means he won't have trouble breathing and he won't have to worry about spinal injuries!"
The leg bleeding being a "good thing" reminds me of station 19, where twice now they've said a patient is too unstable to go in the ambulance. Um...what?
@@Unknown_Genius I feel like you're stating the obvious and missing the point of the original comment. Also, go watch the scenes the original comment was referencing, since you said you haven't. Bye. ✌
The only reason I can think of that would make this make some sort of sense is if the patient had a neck injury and couldn't be moved without risking paralysis. But I'm assuming that's not what happens in the scenes. Lol
What was their plan if the bag went onto a mine? Just duck, cover their head, and _hope_ the explosion doesn’t kill them? (or send them into another mine)
@@Ascaron1337 even better, the boy got hurt cause the guy who planted the mines stepped on one. like 50 feet away, and the shrapmetal flew all the way over. The mine the 'captain' set off. was right between he and the kids. like 10 feet apart. all fine. i too had to stop watching for a bit
From my mine sweeping experience, you are meant to choose a random spot, but a series of numbers should appear around you, telling you how many bombs are next to you. So this is very odd.
Could coach the kid on how to tourniquet his brother's leg using a belt, maybe the sleeves of one of their jackets. Buy yourself some more time before he bleeds out. Just a suggestion, you do you.
Kid; "He's bleeding from a leg wound". FF; "It's OK kid. All bleeding stops eventually". I'm waiting for the "Quick, give me some cricoid pressure". "Sure, which locker do you keep it in?" scene.........
It's clear the entire show is cringe. Every clip I see of it getting mocked and ripped apart shows they don't even have a budget for fire hose scenes. They're always using fire extinguishers even when the fires are too strong for them to be effective.
Wait your telling me all that expensive mine clearing equipment we had in the Army was for nothing. We just needed to throw heavy bags down to find out where to walk.
@@andrewgreeb916 they were also under fire and told to not disarm them most of the time but move them. sometimes in the dark. Also the SS and commissars were involved during those operation too. so yeah pretty sure there was probably few killings to motivate them or the guards were bored and thought hey I wonder what would happen if I shot that mine that dude is slowly digging out of the ground.
Who tf thinks of the plot for these TV show episodes? "Use a scaling ladder and then jump into the middle of the minefield. He'll use a duffle bag then to 'detect' any mines!"
Answer: *S3K5-crazed women who only want to see and think of men going into a random impossible and improbable danger in the last minute, and succeeding in an improbable way🤣*
As a paramedic these whole shows cringe. TBH, I've watched "9-1-1" for one full episode, and never bothered with "9-1-1 Lone Star". I think riding a Pogo stick through a minefield would be less painful than watching a few of these shows.
I lost it as a civil as well when they threw an object at the mine and expected it to go off. Like aren't mines exploding when the pressure is released?
Anti mine tractor makes me think of the pictures my history teacher showed us of when he was on duty in Afghanistan, building roads. Their scraper had gotten done scraping and when the driver lifted the blade up and pulled away, there was an ancient russian anti tank mine stuck on the side of the blade.
@@sidawan9297 Nope, that is not how mines work. Mine goes off right after "enough" pressure is put on the pressure plate. The idea of mine going off AFTER the pressure is released is made by WW2 german S-mine, which was launched into the air and exploded in the air after few seconds passed after triggering the mine. So no, this part of the show is right, even tho it is incredibly stupid. Really they just threw a lot more shrapnels around AND to top it off, they were standing on a crane few meters in the air which is worse then doing this shit on the ground since the energy of the explosion (plus shrapnels) is always going to be upwards.
I love this one because I have experience with a situation like this. While fighting a bush fire we crossed into an old bomb range (inactive for about 50 years) without realising it until one of the Helitacks pointed it out. At which point we had to sit there for a couple of hours until an army tech and their team got there to confirm the track behind us was clear. That was a great day...
I get where he is coming from with making fun of the guy for saying that's a good sign. This show has a point with that statement. Heavy bleeding means that his blood pressure hasn't crashed yet. But I probably would be talking him through how to slow that bleeding down so we dont get to the crash sooner. Its kind of stupid to just tell a victims family member that bleeding a lot us good.
@@MainMite06 I think the idea for the show was that they couldn't do anything till they got there so it was good because it meant they still had time. In reality, there is no reason why the bystander couldn't be walked through trying to stabilize the victim while they tried to get there. Honestly I'd try to get a radio to the kid and have one dedicated individual to instruct him on the first aid and getting info like pulse from him.
Eh I mean a patient screaming can be good sign because it let's you know they're alive and conscious but bleeding out? That might tell you that their hearts beating but also that they're currently in the process of dying.
Everyone trashing on the “that’s a good sign!” but I mean, if you think about it, that kids already been bleeding for who knows how long (Texas, so far out in the middle of nowhere a man can turn his front lawn into a dang minefield) so I’d be more concerned if he wasn’t anymore without having stopped it lmao
honestly its probably just the drama that gets middle aged women with no medical/fire/really any real life experience to watch it, as you know no one with any training in any of those fields can watch this and not just be cringing the whole time at the stupidity and disregard for anything logical
"Don't worry sir! We are placing the anti-bomb remover on the bomb!" "Ok but what is this anti-bomb remover?" "A bag of Shrapn-" "You there?" "Hello?" "Guess he hit the bomb"
@@riderofrohan8840 You’d be surprised how easy it is to get into a minefield, I’ve heard a story from a man who was a kid during WW2 and some soldiers gawked at them as they just unwittingly biked through a minefield. Also the point of a minefield is typically to be a surprise so if they aren’t seen then whoever planted them did a pretty good job
@@turinmormegil7715 Rotorwash is the turbulent wind spinning gusts that is produced from the rotor blades pushing the air to the ground. *He's talking about when helicopters spin and push dust all around them*
lets go boys another green screen, something great yet again. And we all know that playing leapfrogger with mines is the only way to traverse a minefield, I mean, how else would you ever get past a field of mines in any way shape or form other then jumping around?
@@astartesfanboy5294 but fast as fuck to get a helicopter and well life flight is a thing and they are supposed to have great pilots so get close enough to grab the kids and haul them in
I get the feeling this guy would be awesome to play a DnD or another TTRPG with. To be a firefighter/ ambulance medic you have to be able to read and remember a bunch of rules that you follow but he still has the ability to be funny and creative. Not to mention fast math and creative problem-solving.
British Paratroopers in Afghanistan did exactly this to get to other soldiers who were trapped in a minefield, they all got fucked up, a lot of medals were awarded and 3 died I believe.
Helo with a good pilot. That way the skids never touch ground but hover a foot off the ground. You then have a medic stand on the skids to lift both kids in the bird. and that is how you would maintain scene safety and BSI....wait is this not a national registry test question?
From experience, if these are tank mines, just walk on over. If these are anti personal mines, simply use a bulldozer with a scoop and move a path. Another safer way is to go over with a knife/ poke and start making a trail, marking every mine. But most of the times mines are easily visible as there's an indent in the surface, or no foliage.
I'd love to know what these guys were planning to do if they actually dropped the bag on a mine. "Well, the bag exploded and we're in the middle of a minefield. Can someone else precariously bring out another bag, or are we just stuck here?"
Victims friend: He's bleeding a lot Captain : Good. If their ain't blood under him their ain't blood in him. Victim's friend: Fair enough. I mean I'm a little lost but fair enough.
The British Army used to teach (and they try to deny it now) a technique where you take your day sack and push it ahead of you while you try to cross a potential minefield.... So this clip is kind of in sync with a certain type of thinking.
Bro, first: thanks for your work. Secondly, as a non trained antipersonnel emplacements person, same amount of cringe. And all my expertise comes from The Hurt Locker and Under Sandet (Land of Mine)
I'm looking at this and wondering, why not just use the hoses to wash away the top soil covering any potential mines? If the mines go off, it's relatively harmful, and depending on how much water you have access to, you might even be able to carve a path wide enough for a truck or ambulance to drive down.
I absolutely love your videos!! I laugh so hard every video! Thank you for doing what you do. You educate people in a funny way. Keep doing what you do. ❤
Quick Count: Everybody who Actually knows anything about ordnance disposal facepalming while their wives watched this very dramatic rescue on the edge of their seat? (Ding, Puts hand up in record time: First ones mine! First Ones MINE Dammit!) I have hence also decided to never tell me wife about all of the very dangerous poop I used to do on a daily basis that makes her "dramatic rescue" look like a walk in the park cause most TV shows don't have you "humping" (lugging) that guy (or girl and / or associated dead assed weight in gear or victims personal items, you know like the important stuff: i.e. like their random shopping for that day, can't forget those deals man) just rescued the required 5 to 10 miles back to the rig, truck or humvee and / or the associated struggle of keeping them alive the entire way, plus the struggle of not killing them on the way intentionally cause they just won't shut up. Nice. So glad that they got all that done in about 20mins, I was worried for about 30 seconds there. And yes I laughed big time when the guy "jumped on the bag". Have now decided to tell all the EOD guys they don't need all those robots and large trucks worth of gear including the funny looking "keep your organs in all the right places" suit now, they just need big black (the bags people) cotton bags to fill with random equipment so they can Jump on them! Yes! Finally, a one step solution! They might even cry, god I hope not! Yay (I think, maybe)!
Let me make you happier: 1. A field full of underground bombs in USA city? *Very realistic!* 2. Civic fire dept/ems (*and not bomb patrol/national gaurd* ) is summoned to go into the ground zero explosive scene and not just be the medical squad? *Got me in the first half not gonna lie* 🤣 3. Were just gonna ladder the guy into the minefield instead of helicoptering him and a basket to the boys?! *so convenient!* 4. "He's bleeding thats a good thing!" -yes his heart beating but that blood *HAS TO STAY INSIDE HIS BODY TO STAY ALIVE!* The end!
@@MainMite06 not really except for like ordinance dumps but those tend to be like in the desert or other middle of nowhere place and heavily marked and fenced off
@@tylerblubaugh5549 It makes sense that military bases and grounds have mines for testing. *But why a normal PUBLIC farm in Texas would have landmines?!*
@@MainMite06 it was a 'crazy anti goverment dude' who mined his own property. some Hollywood idiot put in there that the man got them from a surplus store. *even though they are illegal to use, even by the government .*
if they dont have a thermal image camera they can use the firehose and blast water to make a "path" so if it does hit a mine and it explodes, it wouldn't shoot shrapnel just warm water.
The whole jumping on a heavy back theory isn't completely out there. During Operation Herrick an incident occured at the Kajaki dam in which multiple British soldiers were severely injured after multiple mines detonated. The ,3 Para, medic used his bergen (loaded with his trauma gear) as a stepping stone to reach the most wounded soldiers.
1:13 the whole bag thing was used once. But it was in a completely different situation. A group of British soldiers walked into an unmarked Russian mine field and three were stuck one of which had both his legs blown off and they count not get the helicopter they needed. Worst part is the closest unit that had the helicopter they needed (which was a blackhawk which had a winch) was at an American unit and the British officers had to get permission to use it one man died and if I remember correctly it was seven men stuck in there. In order for the medic to get to them he used his bag the same way this guy did. The reason I said three was it was originally three but then more guys came down to try and figure out what happened only to set off more mines
A helicopter doesn’t sound safe because mines are most likely to be buried and the downwards force of the helicopter might set of mines as well Normally to get through a minefield they either take a metal detector and then find mines then try to identify the kind and some mines will be dugout and others have systems that let them go of if moved so they will remotely detonate them and then you have a faster way and that’s just launching a wire of explosives and that’ll blow up everything in your way including the soldiers that got stuck Also there are a lot more helicopters that have winches and can also rescue people, including more available Idk where this story comes from but I’d take it with a grain of salt 😅
Clearly this show isn't based in the reality the rest of us occupy, but what would a thermal imaging camera do? The mines would be the same temperature as the ground.
This video led me to look up whether it's possible irl to detect mines via thermal imaging, and apparently it is. tbh I thought it was just a gameplay thing in a couple of different games (e.g. Metal Gear) before. I learned something!
Remember the 911 Runaway car episode?! That crap would be impossible or easily solved in 3 minutes! Manual car suffers a stuck-on clutch: *Reality solution: Manual car cant start the engine or move away because the tranny is stuck in neutral or engine cant move in 1st gear!* Manual Car suffers a broken gear lever while driving *Reality solution: Driver can hold the clutch, hold the brake stop car, stall the engine and wait for a tow truck* Fox 911 logic and solution: *The manual car will runaway from the drivers control, because of the clutch and speeds up more because of broken shifter and the only way to stop the car is by ramming a firetruck to stop the car!*
@@meganamos8543 Remember the one episode in 911LA where there was an Asian-American office lady telling her employee not to(jokingly) *not to throw me under the bus* only to have a *Literal city bus bash right through the office building, and run her over!*
In Afghanistan, Corporal Paul Hartley of 3 PARA really did clear a path through a minefield by throwing his medical bag forward and jumping on to it to get to a casualty. Still probably a sub optimal way of doing it. Also I believe at the end he just gave up the throwing and walked through the minefield.
Eventhough that would still be very slow tbh. not only mines (if at all) are detected by a metal detector. So you will have to take a winding path, clearing each step and thats literally as in the area your foot would go in. And at somepoint you might reach dead ends, due to false signals etc. so you have to do it all over again. All the while knowing that if one of those mines isn't detected (plastic e.g.) or you set your foot a little bit wrong, you'll get the same Treatment as the victim you are there to safe. Or if you are lucky you just don't hear anything anymore, as the mine instantly killed you. Which would be a possibility with homemade ones.
I don't know how anyone can watch these stupid shows to begin with. The acting is over-the-top terrible and I'm not the brightest bulb in the pack, but even I know when these decisions are ludicrous.
My question is how this show gets its funding. I guess the actors are so ridiculously bad that they get barely paid anything. But what fire dep in their right mind would lend the filming crew their equipment? Like do they actually pick up their fire engines from a scrap yard?
This was like listening to my dad when we watched the UK show London's Burning as he was a fireman for 25years and constantly took the P out of any show with fire brigade in it.
@@timoti9994 Not really sure about the civilian side of things. I'd say you need to join a police force and work your way into EOD. or the FBI following the same route. If you went EOD in the military then I think that would transfer into the police for you But it's really an area that I am not too familiar with.
@@jkfilms6738 dude was more asking, you're standing on the side of the field there with a fire truck and an ambo, there's a kid who will die in 30 minutes in a mine field 50 meters away. What should you do to rescue the kid with the knowledge you have from your role and training.
Thank you RU-vid for the recommendation. This is comedy gold. Instant sub. I used to commentate all the “programs” my ex-wife used to watch. She HATED it. Wonder why we got divorced...... I’m gonna send her the link right now!
