Eli5: Why does the firefighter pull the other firefighter down?

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In [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/hwfaeq/these_fireman_fighting_a_backdraft/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) video the firefighter grabs the other and seems to pull him on top of him. Why does he do that?

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In a fire, the lower you get the safer you are from the heat. This video claims to show a backdraft, but I think might actually be a rollover, when smoke higher up ignites and basically creates a fireball. The one firefighter is making sure he and his buddy and as low as possible.

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