jumpers to join him, and nobody did. the fire overtook the crew, killing 13 men and burning 3,200 acres. wag dodge survived, nearly unharmed, in his escape fire. it s just tragic to think of the answer being there but just in the moment not able to see it. that s how embedded people get in the status quo. they can t recognize an invention when it s among them, and they can t give up their old habits. we re in man gulch. health care, it s headed for really, really bad trouble. the answers among us, can we please stop and think and make sense of the situation and get our way out of it? it s the same challenge. we have had enough! what do you want?
in 1949, a forest fire broke out in montana. smoke jumpers were parachuted in a team of 15 headed by a forman named wag dodge. the fire exploded, moving over 600 feet a minute, faster than most people could ever run. so 15 firefighters were trapped. wag dodge had an idea. he knew that they would lose the race back to the top of the ridge, so he suddenly stopped. he lit a match, and he lit a fire at his own feet. and the fire spread around him. i imagine the other smoke jumpers thought the guy was crazy, but his idea was this, if i burn the fuel around me, when the fire comes around me, i ll be safe. it became known as an escape fire. he tried to get the other smoke
in 1949, a forest fire broke out in montana. smoke jumpers were parachuted in a team of 15 headed by a forman named wag dodge. the fire exploded, moving over 600 feet a minute, faster than most people could ever run. so 15 firefighters were trapped. wag dodge had an idea. he knew that they would lose the race back to the top of the ridge, so he suddenly stopped. he lit a match, and he lit a fire at his own feet. and the fire spread around him. i imagine the other smoke jumpers thought the guy was crazy, but his idea was this, if i burn the fuel around me, when the fire comes around me, i ll be safe. it became known as an escape fire. he tried to get the other smoke jumpers to join him, and nobody did.
out in montana. smoke jumpers were parachuted in a team of 14 headed by a foreman named wag dodge. the fire exploded, moving over 600 feet a minute, faster than most people could ever run. so 15 firefighters were trapped. wag dodge had an idea. he knew that they would lose the race back to the top of the ridge, so he suddenly stopped. he lit a match, and he lit a fire at his own feet. and the fire spread around him. i imagine the other smoke jumpers thought the guy was crazy, but his idea was this. if i burn the fuel around me, when the fire comes and overtakes me, i m safe. i ll be in what came to be known as an escape fire. he tried to get the other smoke jumpers to join him, and nobody did. the fire overtook the crew, killing 13 men and burning 3,200 acres. wag dodge survived, nearly unharmed, in his escape fire.
the fire overtook the crew, killing 13 men and burning 3,200 acres. wag dodge survived, nearly unharmed, in his escape fire. it s just tragic to think of the answer being there but just in the moment not able to see it. that s how embedded people get in the status quo. they can t recognize an invention when it s among them, and they can t give up their old habits. we re in mann gulch. health care, it s headed for really, really bad trouble. the answers among us, can we please stop and think and make sense of the situation and get our way out of it? it s the same challenge. we have had enough! what do you want? health care!