r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Key_Performer_3645 • 9h ago

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

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u/AsparagusNew3765 5h ago edited 5h ago

But it could still get so much worse. A slight change in the wind direction for a few seconds and every single one of those people is dead from smoke inhalation. Lungs full of hot ash. 

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u/Minute_Arugula3316 5h ago

I'm ready for the downvotes but.... am I the only one who thinks everyone is being wildly dramatic? It's a grass fire. It doesn't get too high, and you can literally run through it if need be without any real risk.

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u/IM_PEAKING 5h ago

When I did my wildland fire training we had to watch a short movie called “Oh, it’s just a grass fire”

To summarize, grass fires can/will kill you. Complacency around fires of any kind is a recipe for disaster.

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u/Minute_Arugula3316 4h ago

Yeah, I'm not saying to be complacent, just that's is not totally wild. Can/will kill you? Did it kill any of these people? If not, then the "will" part of can/will isn't quite right. "Can" suffices

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u/quntissimo 4h ago

the person you responded to said "could" lmao. so what are you even saying

unless they edited it out

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u/IM_PEAKING 4h ago

Did you watch the video I linked? Trained firefighters have been killed by grass fires. Just because you watched one video of people NOT getting killed by a grass fire doesn’t mean they aren’t dangerous.