Have to remember......

Robj said
I used to use gas to light burn piles. Dumb. I never threw it on a lit fire but it's still a really bad idea. One cold cloudy day about fifteen years ago I was lighting a pile at my dad's place on the side of a slight hill. I applied gas to the pile and let it sit a minute while I got a match to throw at it. I was standing up above the pile on the hill. As soon as I threw the match, a cloud of like blue plasma flame circled down the hill about twenty feet from the pile and then back up again. It was fantastic looking.....That's the last time I ever used gas on a burn pile. It got my attention...

Few years back the burn pile was overloaded with fuel and was just smoldering, building up heat in it. Unseasoned Ponderosa Pine has a crap load of sap. Throw enough of it on a fire and it will damn near put it out.....until the heat dries it out somewhat. Anyway, Cheesebrain from up the road was out side with me. Came in the house to get a bottle of water and he threw a one gallon plastic jug fill of gas/diesel on the fire, no lid on it the jug. As he tossed it needless to say it splashes a bit and got him. He was rolling around the weeds putting himself out. Dumbass....

Bad Sport said
I can tell you first hand........it's a huge rush. I have crawled into several structure fires and I'm tellin' ya it's very exhilarating and very dangerous at the same time. Hot, 2000 plus degrees, can't see your hand in front of your face and you're trying to fight a demon from hell.

I feel very sad when someone has a house fire, it's the one thing that really sets me back. The sense of accomplishment and the personal reward comes when you can stop it and save most of someone personal effects.

No doubt it can be an adrenaline rush.

magnumdart said
On board our ship, you either put 'em out or sunk

Do or die.....no pressure there.....