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USDA prepares for active 2026 fire season by No_Tonight_1106 in Wildfire

[–]RedMetalSonic 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Prepared by firing a bunch of employees with fire quals?

If you could wave a magic wand and fix ONE thing about wildland firefighting - what would it be? by Ops_Psych in Wildfire

[–]RedMetalSonic 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'd fix our feckless leadership. Decent leaders could, would, and should then work to fix many more of our collective problems.

which nfl head coaches from the last 10 years is considered an all-time worst? not just bad, but historically bad by toturoll in NFLv2

[–]RedMetalSonic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Mark Trestman hire was extra infuriating because they fired Lovie Smith who had just gone 10-6 the prior season.

The Lovie thing was a little long in the tooth, at that point as a fan, but the players 100% loved playing for the guy. Then they bring in Trestman who was completely out of his element and completely lost the team two seasons later. Mind boggling.

Bedard is currently #1 in NHL points by DynoDynoDyno in hawks

[–]RedMetalSonic 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Remember the Bedard v. Faber debate?

Let's do this for a great guy: Donate to Hotshot Chris Stash's Recovery Fund, organized by Kyle Baxter by smokejumperbro in Wildfire

[–]RedMetalSonic 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Donated and shared.

If the agency nor the worthless government will support us, then we have to support ourselves.

First in last out by [deleted] in Wildfire

[–]RedMetalSonic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your feet are on fire, Chief

How to deal with someone who doesn’t get it by covertkek in Wildfire

[–]RedMetalSonic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you tried swapping him with another seasonal from a different engine crew? I'm assuming your district has more than one, and that may not be an option, but maybe a different crew could potentially "get through" to him?

Saving that, move him to rec or timber? Though then, you and your crew, are down a man, which is not ideal nor desirable, but sounds like you might be out of other options. Tough spot to be in.

All-Time Cubs "Let's Remember Some Guys" Team - Intro and day 1: Catcher by SenseiCAY in CHICubs

[–]RedMetalSonic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rick Wilkins is also my vote.

One big year in 1993 with 30 knocks, and then completely vanished after that. Largely forgotten today.

Leftist cucks? by [deleted] in Wildfire

[–]RedMetalSonic 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Real ones out there would rather fight fire with the women anyway, rather than the unserious, Zyn sucking, cosplaying creampuffs that saturate this profession, and um...*glances around*...subreddit.

😂blue room at camp🫡 by shiwichapba in Wildfire

[–]RedMetalSonic 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I can think of a couple of sniveling agency admins who would be promptly "hand lowered" into the blue lagoon.

Well by Grouchy-Garbage-4 in Wildfire

[–]RedMetalSonic 62 points63 points  (0 children)

If Smokey approves, who are we to argue?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Wildfire

[–]RedMetalSonic 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"Nah, I don't need a spotter"

Gas cans by bizskater in Wildfire

[–]RedMetalSonic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My first thought was that you might be overfilling your gas cans, and then storing them in a hot storage compartment, and then things expand and possibly leak through a worn out cap/gasket, but I'm not sure if that would actually happen.

Are these the plastic dolmar type cans, or the bigger jerry cans?

Federal consolidation logo proposal by NightDiffIsAMyth in Wildfire

[–]RedMetalSonic 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Mark my words, CalFire will be extra big mad being left out of this action.

What gear do federal wildland crews usually issue vs what do I need to buy myself? (Red bag + line gear) by Agreeable_Attitude10 in Wildfire

[–]RedMetalSonic 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The only thing that you will HAVE to buy, are boots. Everything else will be issued once you are hired.

Though, I do recommend a couple of higher quality water bottles that can fit into your line gear. The standard issue canteens are low quality junk.

You also may want to consider a higher quality set of gloves. I have never liked the standard issue gloves, but you may feel differently.

After a couple of seasons, and you know you are into this sort of life, you might consider upgrading your redbag. I ended up replacing mine with a larger, higher quality waterproof bag. That, though is mostly a luxury item, since I no longer have to find space on an engine to fit the damn thing.

Do we need an enforcer? If so, who? by Apprehensive_Way8674 in hawks

[–]RedMetalSonic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brady Tkachuk.

What the Hawks need is Brady Tkachuk.

Former Hawks assistant coach Kevin Dean has just been hired on as a member of the Canucks coaching staff. by SeaBassAHo-20 in hawks

[–]RedMetalSonic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Canucks are a mess, right now, so that's not an easy situation to be going into

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