Courtesy Boise Fire Department

An image from helmet cam video provided by the Boise Fire Department. The tape shows the intensity of the fire and illustrates how fast it moved.

MUST SEE: Watch a portion of the video

Images from the video

BOISE - For the first time since fire swept through the Oregon Trail Heights neighborhood, we get to see what it was like through the eyes of a Boise fire fighter.

This video is a rare glimpse into what firefighter’s experience.

The video was shot on the helmet cam of Captain Tom Moor.

His engine was one of the first to arrive here on east Sweetwater.

In just 45 minutes he was able to capture the events of a night that won't soon be forgotten.

Early Monday evening, Moore and his station were called out to fight a grass fire near Amity Road.

Then according to Deputy Fire Chief Dave Hanneman - they were assigned to protect other structures down the street as wind whipped the fire out of control.

"One of the things that's apparent in the video is how much the wind is blowing. You can hear it, you can see it, the smoke conditions were blowing sideways,” Hanneman said. “There's times when he turns around in the video and you can see structures completely involved, while they're protecting another one."

In just a matter of minutes, the fire intensified, placing residents and firefighters in immediate danger. 

"Embers were coming down on him as he was trying to protect a house and his crew,” Hanneman said.

The video captured most of the first hour - when most of the homes were involved.

"They had to keep moving and once they could save something and knock down the flames, they went to another place where they thought they could save,” Hanneman said.

But for Moore and other fire fighters, it was only the beginning.

"It really is amazing how well our firefighters did and stood their ground to protect those homes. They did just an absolutely a great job,” Hanneman said.

MUST SEE: Watch a portion of the video