Tag: Fire

Nothing Matters But The Insensitivity

I read this report earlier today and thought I would share it with my readers…..

This is an illustration of what is most important….not saving a forest during a fire….

Two contract firefighters on the front lines of Washington state’s largest active wildfire found themselves in handcuffs on Wednesday after a surprise visit from federal agents. The exact reasons for the arrests remain murky, with officials tight-lipped and no explanation provided by Border Patrol, ICE, or Homeland Security, per the Seattle Times and Daily Beast. The Incident Management Team leading the response to the Bear Gulch blaze on the Olympic Peninsula acknowledged the presence of border agents but said firefighting efforts weren’t disrupted. The confrontation unfolded as two contractor crews, part of a 400-person response, worked to cut wood for the local community near Lake Cushman, per the Times.

Firefighters on the scene said federal officers arrived around 9:30am, ordered the crews to line up, and began checking IDs. Those present said they were instructed not to record the incident. One firefighter told the Times that he asked if he could say goodbye to the detained men, as they’re all “family” to each other, and was told to “get the [expletive] out of here” and “I’m gonna make you leave.” A firefighter added: “You risked your life out here to save the community. This is how they treat us.” The policy under the Biden administration was that federal agents would only conduct operations at emergency sites under “exigent circumstances,” but the Trump administration appears to have abandoned that. As of Wednesday morning, the Bear Gulch fire had scorched nearly 9,000 acres and was just 13% contained.

Goes to show just how deep the racism has become in these so-called law enforcement agencies under Donny and his magic want.

They were contract firefighters should not the company that employs them be in some sort of trouble…..or is it just a skin color thing?

These lame ass raids are getting pathetic….nay….getting disgusting.

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“lego ergo scribo”

The World Is On Fire!

Greece, Turkey, China, Siberia, North Africa, Brazil and The United States it is all burning and of course climate change is making it worse….but all that is another post…this Saturday I would like to talk about the fires that are raging in California…..

The Dixie Fire has scorched about 450 square miles of forest to including an entire town…..then there are some smaller fires….some of those were started by a single person…..and an arrest has been made…..

A college professor was charged Tuesday with what the Sacramento Bee calls an “arson spree” in Northern California, near the massive Dixie Fire. Gary Stephen Maynard, 47, who has worked at multiple colleges in the state, was arrested Saturday. “Over the course of the last several weeks, Maynard has set a series of fires in the vicinity of the Lassen National Forest and Shasta Trinity National Forest,” an assistant US attorney wrote in a detention memo, going on to note that Maynard allegedly set at least one fire near the still-not-contained Dixie Fire, which engulfed the entire town of Greenville last week.

So far, Maynard is charged with setting Lassen County’s Ranch Fire, and could face up to five years behind bars and a $250,000 fine if convicted. Prosecutors say mental health issues may be involved. Authorities began investigating Maynard on July 20, after a US Forest Service investigator found him underneath a car near the Cascade Fire, which broke out that day. He at first refused to get out from under the vehicle or identify himself, then acted erratically once he did come out, authorities say. Witnesses told police Maynard had been “mumbling a lot and having bipolar-like behavior,” including brandishing a knife. Authorities used tire tracks left at the scenes of multiple fires, among other evidence, to determine arson was involved, KCRA reports

5 years and $250,000….seriously?

If it is true then this person has destroyed an entire ecosystem and that is the best they can do as a penalty?

The system he destroyed is irreplaceable….there should be MORE consequences than the stated possible outcome.

Just thinking out loud!

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

Closing Thought–15Jan20

Let It Burn!

I am sure that everyone with an ear has heard bout the outrageous fires in Australia…..they have caused deaths both human and animal and blackened millions of acres of land.

The authorities have arrested dozens of people for starting fires…..

At least 24 people have been killed in the bushfires that have raged in Australia. The same number of people in the hard-hit state of New South Wales have been arrested and charged with deliberately setting fires there since the fall. USA Today reports one of the 24 is a 19-year-old volunteer firefighter. Blake Banner is accused of being involved in seven fires that emerged south of Sydney. Suspicions were raised after Banner was regularly among the first to arrive on the scene. ABC News reports a prison term of up to 21 years is possible for anyone found guilty of intentionally igniting a fire and recklessly promoting its growth.

Another 100 people have allegedly violated the state’s fire ban or tossed a lit cigarette or match on the ground. Meanwhile, the AP reports the scope of the financial toll of the disaster became a little more clear Tuesday, with the Insurance Council of Australia doubling the estimated damage bill since just Sunday to $485 million. Australia’s fire season typically runs from December to March, but drought and heat brought on a September start this year.

Is it climate change or just stupid individuals?

New South Wales police force announced that it had charged 24 people with deliberately starting bushfires in the Australian state.

The force also noted that it’s taken legal action against a total of 183 people for 205 bushfire-related offenses, including failure to comply with a fire ban and discarding lit cigarettes or matches on land.

The news that arsonists have contributed to the deadly fires raging in Australia is both highly disturbing and disheartening. But perhaps even more troubling is the wielding of this information as “evidence” that climate change isn’t a major contributing factor to the emergency.

https://futurism.com/australia-arrests-dozens-starting-bushfires

Man made or climate change?

Potato or potato (its all in the pronunciation)

I Read, I Wrote, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

Fires!

Closing Thought–16Apr19

The world has heard of the catastrophic fire in the cathedral of Notre Dame…..and this is what we know so far….

At 6:20 p.m on Monday, the first call to emergency services came in, but no fire was visible at that time, Paris prosecutor Rémy Heitz said. The first call mentioned a fire in the attic, according to the fire brigade.20 minutes later, a second alert was called in, and the fire was visible at that point, the prosecutor said.Around 400 firefighters were deployed to the scene but were delayed slightly by rush hour traffic.

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/16/europe/notre-dame-explainer-scli-intl/index.html?no-st=1555429417

The media was fixated on Notre Dame…the third holiness sites of Islam was also aflame……

A fire broke out at the revered Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem just as flames ravaged the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

Footage showing smoke and fire emerging from the roof of a structure known as the Marwani Prayer Room, or Solomon’s Stables, could be seen on social media. The Palestine News Agency, the official outlet of the Palestinian National Authority, cited a guard as saying Monday that “the fire broke out in the guard’s room outside the roof of the Marwani Prayer Room, and the fire brigade of the Islamic Waqf handled the matter successfully.”

No injuries or damage was reported during the short blaze.

https://www.newsweek.com/notre-dame-fire-aqsa-mosque-1397259

All in all a bad day for holy sites……