I think it might be a good idea to put together some form of vehicle recovery and equipment safety course for fire departments that are tasked with brush fires. The course (or informational packet) should include use of tree savers and snatch blocks, winch operation and safety, straps (with no hooks), high lift use and safety, and basic tools to have on hand.
Yesterday we had a huge brush fire on the back side of the mountain with 5 area and DCR fire departments responding and helicopters doing ariel drops. I was working with the nieghbor building a fire break behind their house when one of the local brush trucks came through the woods. Darryl and Darryl tried going over a 20" log and got it jammed between the frame and rear wheels, which broke the driveshaft. They had no recovery equipment except for a PTO winch on the front of the truck. They also had no clue how to operate it. Once they figured it out they just wrapped the cable around the tree and tried to yank. At this point I stepped in and had them stop since they weren't going anywhere except to do more damage to the vehicle. I ran home and grabbed the jeep, recovery gear and tools to get them out. I dropped the driveshaft, then used the high lift to get the weight of the truck off the log so it could be pulled out. At this point they were able to drive out in front wheel drive.