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Offline Wannab

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« on: October 30, 2006, 07:58:31 PM »
Hey gents
Heres some news for ya
On thursday 10/26 a forest service fire engine and crew where burned over on the Esperanza fire near the San Bernardino NF in SOCAL.  The fire started around 1am ish started small and GREW.  USFS engine 57 responded to the fire and was tasked with evacutation and structure protection.  The fire fanned by winds over 30mph over took them and their engine killing 3 onscene and a fourth died in the hospital from severe burns and the 5th is still fighting for his life at arrowhead medical center.
But it gets worse
the fire is believed to set intentionally
These men and thousands of others willingly put themselves in harms way for public safety day in and day out and it goes unnoticed until somthin bad happens.
I am typing this for two reasons

1) For the Fallen brothers, the one still fighting and there families
 
2)For all those who put thereselves in harms way for public safety
cops, fire fighters, EMS workers, ect
<> STAY SAFE
 

If your interested there are funds set up to help the families
search fallen fire fighters association

If you would like more info on the fire itself google Esperanza fire

thanx for your time
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Offline JB88

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« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2006, 08:10:06 PM »


thanking them for their service.
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« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2006, 11:04:24 PM »
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Offline Hap

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« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2006, 02:14:06 AM »
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ditto.

Regards and prayers,

hap
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Offline sgt203

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« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2006, 02:20:04 AM »


My heartfelt prayers to them and their families
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Offline Slash27

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« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2006, 04:22:45 AM »
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Very nice Moil.






<> to the fallen brothers.
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« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2006, 04:39:55 AM »
rest first responders, thank you for your service.
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Offline Eagler

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« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2006, 07:00:16 AM »
Peace to the fallen and those they left behind
May those who set the fires pay dearly for their actions
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Offline midnight Target

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« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2006, 07:51:12 AM »
This one hit pretty close to home. My co-worker's Son-in-law was working that fire. He (co-worker) called his daughter when he heard the news about the dead firefighters and she was in tears. I guess she couldn't reach her husband for many hours. Turns out son-in-law was OK, but was right next to the fallen crew. He was tasked to put out some embers near the burned truck and the embers turned out to be another firefighter. My co-worker took friday off to be with his family. His s-i-l was pretty messed up according to him. Sounded like a freakin war zone.
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Offline SunKing

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« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2006, 08:03:43 AM »
My girlfriends cousin was leading that crew. Sad story.
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Offline Wannab

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« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2006, 11:40:11 PM »
The fifth died today at 5pm
thanx for your replies
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Offline RTR

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« Reply #11 on: November 01, 2006, 12:02:16 AM »
:(

Sad news  :(

I've flown fires.....us heli drivers never have it as bad, or as hot, as the crews on the ground. Those guys/gals are the real heroes when it gets chitty.

Thoughts with the families.

RTR
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Offline Maverick

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« Reply #12 on: November 02, 2006, 11:30:28 AM »
Rest in Peace. There is (there must be) a special place for those who place themselves in harms way for the sake of others.
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« Reply #13 on: November 02, 2006, 12:54:16 PM »
self deleted no need for this opinion of mine in this thread
« Last Edit: November 02, 2006, 01:44:42 PM by storch »
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Offline midnight Target

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« Reply #14 on: November 02, 2006, 01:06:23 PM »
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there is.  sadly it's often the puchline of some joke a liberal is telling another liberal.


WTF?
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