This Looks Crazy… But It’s How Firefighters Actually STOP Fire!🔥 Firefighters starting a fire instead of putting it out? Sounds crazy — but it’s actually one of the smartest wildfire-fighting techniques in the world. When a fire grows too large to control, firefighters create controlled burns around the area. By burning grass and trees at the edges, the main fire loses fuel when it reaches that spot — and eventually slows down or stops completely. Even helicopters can carry only 3 tons of water