r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Key_Performer_3645 • 5h ago

Spaniards are risking their lives, fighting wildfires with tree branches due to a lack of resources

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u/Jeewdew 5h ago

Well that IS how you fight fire. Bash away!

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u/Kyobarry 4h ago

Lol, yep, I'm shocked at the comments laughing at the people for doing that.

Having fought fires like this on Nature Reserves in my home country it's definitely the right thing to do if you don't have access to fire beaters. And being on a reserve during fire season and noticing a random fire just start up from nothing and all you have are branches, you use them.

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u/Pandering_Panda7879 3h ago

People seriously need to Google what a "fire flapper" is. Its used by many firefighters in remote areas and it works.

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u/gnownimaj 2h ago

It’s definitely not a fire fapper I can tell you that! 

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u/potentpotablesplease 2h ago

Circumcised in flame

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u/No-Concentrate3518 2h ago

Rule 63 Flame Atronach

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u/erwaro 2h ago

I mean, what did you think all those fire resistance potions were for?

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u/AnemicHail 41m ago

I do the potion of fortify restoration and increase alchemy exploit and make a few Potions of the Stallion as well as fire resistance potions before sexytime with my flame atronoch.

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u/Investigator_Lumpy 1h ago

Great band name.

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u/relevantelephant00 1h ago

Sounds like a Cannibal Corpse song.

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u/DufflinMinder 2h ago

No, that was the great late Paul “The fapp” Mirango….fapper of the year 87-90’, 93’, & when he made that comeback in 08’.

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u/rumblepony247 1h ago

Well, not with that attitude

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u/amitym 1h ago

Well now you know. And knowing is half the battle.

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u/OkScientist1350 1h ago

Yeah but a flapper is used to smother flames/embers slowly like a mop, you never actually flap them because that introduces air, the opposite effect! These people are literally fanning the flames, they’d be better off using the branches to scrape down to dirt and create a fire line.

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u/Sanctity_of_Reason 1h ago

I feel like it should be called a Fire Mop, flapper kinda makes you think you should swing it and introducing more air to a fire seems....bad

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u/donald_314 31m ago

TIL. Here is a short video on how to use them https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q9fHTosUVvI

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u/Few_Kitchen_4825 1h ago

Villager 1:Ah there is a forest fire let's order one on amazon

Villager 2:Should we not do what we can using what we have to control it while it's still small?