Today: worse than the worst of Vietnam for me (Granite Mountain Hotshots)

[nadinbrzezinski]

22. It's an old tradition

I could go all south of the border and say Presente, for them.

At funerals roll called is called with al, saying present individually, and when the names of the dead, fallen in line of duty come, the assembled company says Presente, meaning they will be in our minds.

It's the equivalent.

For the moment the hot shots sent from riverside have taken their place in the line and that fire continues.

As you said in your OP, with climate Chang we are just at the leading edge of nasty fires. So far this year I personally know one cal fire unit lucky not to have lost a soul at a controlled burn they lost control off.

You say safe...