“Aerial firefighting forces battle wildfire in northern Greece” — Kathimerini English Edition#EnvironmentalNews#Wildfire
Schrödinger's utilities - both too underground to make American construction comparable to anywhere else, and too aboveground to make firefighting comparable
The other day a US building code guy told me that European firefighting strategies won’t work in the US because we have trees on our sidewalks and they do not. I have no idea where they get these ideas…Google Street View is free!
Reading a book on siege warfare in medieval England & learning that using wine to put out castle fires caused by besiegers was not an uncommon thing 🙃 Guy who’s like- brb, gotta run to the liquor store for firefighting supplies lol
A fireball lit up the sky and smoke billowed over Beirut on Sunday, as Israel unleashed intense strikes targeting Hezbollah, almost a year since the Hamas attack that sparked war in Gaza. ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/mvasknz9
the fdny museum but specifically the second floor where they have REALLY old horse-drawn firetrucks from when firefighting was done basically by rival volunteer corps who tried to outdo each other by making the fanciest water carriages in all the land. it’s insane
I have questions about this B.C. Conservative wildfire plan. The cost of fighting fires in 2023 was about $1 billion - massively over budget, because — fires. You spend as needed. Is the idea here that the budget be boosted to over a billion for new management? As I recall, it's already around $4MI have questions about this B.C. Conservative wildfire plan. The cost of fighting fires in 2023 was about $1 billion - massively over budget, because — fires. You spend as needed. Is the idea here that the budget be boosted to over a billion for new management? As I recall, it's already around $4M
@MiddleEastEye: 🔴 UPDATE #Israel #Palestine Israeli media reported that more than 135 fires broke out across northern Israel, with firefighting crews responding to 80 of them
i posted it in the context of everything else i've been posting today about ending slavery. someone asked for proof that juvenile prisoners were doing firefighting work.
Uh I’ve actually known a couple dudes who did this while they were serving time and they said it’s considered a great gig. You get out of the walls and out doing shit in nature. The real bullshit is that they can’t get a job firefighting afterward because of the felony convictions.