Here's a very typical comment on a Yahoo article about the Rocky fire,and my reply...
http://news.yahoo.com/massive-california-wildfire-jumps-containment-line-091324720.html#
Do they think these fires just wait for people to come out, and then show off, or what??
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J.A.F 34 minutes ago
As this disaster goes on here, I continue to wonder why more firefighting efforts weren't put in place sooner. Knowing this area is a tinderbox, right next to a National Forest and a lot of rural land, someone should've said, "we need to hit this hard from the start". We can't fight fires as we did in the past, not in a historic drought, not in areas like this which have the potential to explode. All available resources should be utilized too: non-violent prisoners, National Guard, Military personnel, etc., when a fire is out of control.
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DON P 21 minutes ago
CalFire admitted they were watching their computer models, nuff said
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[Pamela]
Pamela
A little background for you...When Rocky started, there were already a couple of other serious fires up and running in the north state--Wragg, Frog, and Swedes, among others. Resources for Swedes were being denied due to the Rocky start and Wragg demands, for example. You also have to understand that there were several OTHER fires in mopup and final containment phases, which sounds simple but eat ground resources.
Not all of this can be merrily dropped on local agencies, either, which are still covering normal needs like medical and fire in their areas.
So when Rocky started, they hit it hard as they possibly could. They were yanking resources from other fires and mobilizing more by the minute. You should hear the scanner traffic over the northstate about then--it was amazing.
Did you realize that non-violent prisoners are already working their tails off as fire crews, a vital part of the fire team? You cannot just yank people out of jail and hand them a shovel--they need training, and these guys have it. They don't get a lot of credit, but they do one hell of a job.
CALFIRE has been hitting fires very hard this season with upped initial dispatches and personnel. It just hasn't been good enough to combat the absolutely explosive tinderbox conditions.
As soon as it became apparent that resources were going to run short, the National Guard was activated and more resources requested and pulled from all sources.
It's easy to armchair quarterback. But go look at the raw Rocky footage on YouTube, and you tell me....would YOU walk into that? These firefighters do, and they have my absolute unfettered admiration for their guts and determination.
They hit it hard. It just wasn't enough.
J.A.F 34 minutes ago
As this disaster goes on here, I continue to wonder why more firefighting efforts weren't put in place sooner. Knowing this area is a tinderbox, right next to a National Forest and a lot of rural land, someone should've said, "we need to hit this hard from the start". We can't fight fires as we did in the past, not in a historic drought, not in areas like this which have the potential to explode. All available resources should be utilized too: non-violent prisoners, National Guard, Military personnel, etc., when a fire is out of control.
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DON P 21 minutes ago
CalFire admitted they were watching their computer models, nuff said
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[Pamela]
Pamela
A little background for you...When Rocky started, there were already a couple of other serious fires up and running in the north state--Wragg, Frog, and Swedes, among others. Resources for Swedes were being denied due to the Rocky start and Wragg demands, for example. You also have to understand that there were several OTHER fires in mopup and final containment phases, which sounds simple but eat ground resources.
Not all of this can be merrily dropped on local agencies, either, which are still covering normal needs like medical and fire in their areas.
So when Rocky started, they hit it hard as they possibly could. They were yanking resources from other fires and mobilizing more by the minute. You should hear the scanner traffic over the northstate about then--it was amazing.
Did you realize that non-violent prisoners are already working their tails off as fire crews, a vital part of the fire team? You cannot just yank people out of jail and hand them a shovel--they need training, and these guys have it. They don't get a lot of credit, but they do one hell of a job.
CALFIRE has been hitting fires very hard this season with upped initial dispatches and personnel. It just hasn't been good enough to combat the absolutely explosive tinderbox conditions.
As soon as it became apparent that resources were going to run short, the National Guard was activated and more resources requested and pulled from all sources.
It's easy to armchair quarterback. But go look at the raw Rocky footage on YouTube, and you tell me....would YOU walk into that? These firefighters do, and they have my absolute unfettered admiration for their guts and determination.
They hit it hard. It just wasn't enough.
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