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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-14-06 04:47 PM
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Firemen are not paid enough..
I am about 12 miles from this conflagration, and it's 108 HERE. Cannot even imagine how hot these poor guys must be. The two fires are about to merge into a "super fire", and they only have 16% contained at last report.. 1500+ have been evacuated at last report 190+ homes lost..

Summer in California.:cry:
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-14-06 05:00 PM
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1. Agreed.
I've always said that. Underappreciated, too.
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Robb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-14-06 05:13 PM
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2. Yeah, but they don't do it for the money, either.
At least to my experience. A few from my fire-chasing collection:
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-14-06 06:32 PM
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3. Oh, man, hope you come through it okay
I agree with you - what those guys do is unbelievable. Wildfires are so frightening. :scared:
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wildhorses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-14-06 06:35 PM
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4. firemen are my heroes
Edited on Fri Jul-14-06 06:37 PM by wildhorses
:patriot:


what are your plans....do you think you might have to evacuate?:scared:


I bet they are adrenalin junkies....still and all they deserve better pay
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-14-06 07:04 PM
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5. It would have to burn a WHOLE lot of houses before it got to us
We are in a valley, and should be fine.. and in a city of 160K+, so they would never let it get here ..
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