PSA via Fairfield Fire Dept. (CA) on Insta: fairfield_fd - Fire crews will be conducting annual wildland refresher training on the hill at Hilborn Rd and Martin Rd today, Monday and Tuesday. (5/3, 5/6 and 5/7) #SFBA. #FireFighting#Fairfield#SolanoCounty#FairfieldFD
trivia: photo there is a wildfire from 2007. Probably Orange County, I'll have to go geolocate it. Popular stock image. I suspect the Witch Fire in San Diego, or the Santiago Fire in Orange County.
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It seems like the APRS system could be adapted for their use. Putting some sort of mesh router system on the engines could handle the remote connectivity problem.
@ai6yr when someone refuses to sign the check for expenditure they authorized previously they should be sent to debtors prison. Falling that we should take a several billion dollar lean on all their assets until they sign. Every damn day.
Yeah... I saw that news, very sad. My son is 30, and he is working as a firefighter. No wildfires yet in his area, thankfully, but only a matter of time, I'm afraid.
Wildland firefighters have never been more important, and frankly, we are treating them like garbage. I don't blame them for quitting. If any job in the west should be well paid, and provided with every safety and health protection, it's this one.
This is going to lead to more imprisoned people fighting our fires, which is an even more terrible, indefensible solution.