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randys1

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2. My friend Tom was a hotshot crew member for several years.

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Mon Jul 13, 2015, 07:18 PM

Jul 2015

Had him over for dinner last night and I mentioned to him Arnie Schwarzenegger comment about CA no longer having fire seasons, that CA is now a year round fire season.

Tom said that these droughts are not new, but of course climate change contributes to the degree.

I have always been so proud of him, he never made much money. Got a modest pension out of it and little else.

Just did it because he loved the outdoors and this was the best way he could honor that.

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The West is so dry even a rain forest is on fire [View all] n2doc Jul 2015 OP

That's too bad. I remember it as one of the more beautiful places Cleita Jul 2015 #1

My friend Tom was a hotshot crew member for several years. randys1 Jul 2015 #2

I helped a fire crew battle a small blaze one summer afternoon. . . Journeyman Jul 2015 #3

Yeah, I worked for the CCC's back in the day, and that kind of work is crazy hard. randys1 Jul 2015 #4

That's not good... 2naSalit Jul 2015 #5

that is terrible. and I heard today that denver firefighters are going to canada to niyad Jul 2015 #6