Riding the fire train - firefighters take on Dixie Fire from roof of moving train

Record ID: 1627561

  • Title: Riding the fire train - firefighters take on Dixie Fire from roof of moving train
  • Date: 20th July 2021
  • Summary: PLUMAS NATIONAL FOREST, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (JULY 17 + 18, 2021) (REUTERS) FIREFIGHTERS ASSIGNED TO THE UNION PACIFIC FIRE TRAIN USING FIRE HOSES TO PROTECT THE TRACKS AND HINDER THE DIXIE FIRE FROM CROSSING THE NORTH FORK OF THE FEATHER RIVER TRAIN MOVING THROUGH FORESTED AREA NEXT TO RIVER WITH FIREFIGHTERS ON ROOF FIREFIGHTERS ON TRAIN VARIOUS OF SMOKE AND FLAMES IN FOREST AS TRAIN GOES BY FIREFIGHTERS OPERATING HOSES SMOKE ON HILLSIDE VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS OPERATING HOSES TRAIN DRIVING PAST PLATFORM FEET OF FIREFIGHTER ON PLATFORM AS TRAIN GOES BY
  • Embargoed: 4th August 2021 00:43
  • Keywords: California Dixie Fire Union Pacific Fire Train fire firefighters
  • Location: PLUMAS NATIONAL FOREST, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
  • City: PLUMAS NATIONAL FOREST, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Disaster/Accidents,United States,Wildfires/Forest Fires
  • Reuters ID: LVA001EMNCBIF
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Firefighters assigned to the Union Pacific Fire Train in California are dousing train tracks with water from the roof of a moving train, to protect the rails and the surrounding area from the fast-moving Dixie Fire.
    The Dixie Fire, the state's largest, continues burning toward the northeast of California in a remote area that is difficult to reach, officials said. It has burned over 23 square miles (59.5 square kilometers) and is 15% contained.
    Union Pacific has a fleet of about 50 water tank cars, known as the Fire Car Fleet, according to the company's website. The cars can hold up to 23,000 gallons of water and their hoses can spray up to 75 feet.
    Union Pacific has fire trains on its railroad lines in California, Oregon, Washington and Colorado.
    (Production: David Swanson, Jane Ross)
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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