We Lost Control of a Controlled Burn…

from The Safety Meeting · host Charles Thayer

In Episode 8 of The Safety Meeting, things take a turn when a controlled burn almost gets out of hand. What started as a routine burn quickly turned into a situation that could have gone very wrong.We break down exactly what happened, what we learned, and why controlled burns aren’t as “controlled” as you think.Plus:🥃 Rare bourbon talk (Eagle Rare & Buffalo Trace)🌉 Building a bridge from scratch🍄 Mushroom hunting in the Ozarks🔥 And more stories from the field

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