Fires
Washington is on fire. We have fires on the west side this year, thanks to no rain for months. Also thanks to Senator Hargrove, who personally eliminated the juvenile youth camps, which produced 100-200 firefighters each year, except the one in his own district in Naselle. This was to save money so he could continue funding his pet project, forcing schools to call parents every day a kid missed for every day they missed. Now incarcerated juveniles are confined to facilities without this training program. This may have saved the state some money, but the fires are burning up the profits.
One is ten miles away, and the smoke is covering the neighborhood. One is about 30 miles away, and is just going to burn until the fall rain puts it out. The lack of firefighters is taking its toll here. So, thank you Senator.
One is ten miles away, and the smoke is covering the neighborhood. One is about 30 miles away, and is just going to burn until the fall rain puts it out. The lack of firefighters is taking its toll here. So, thank you Senator.
posted by John | 9:42 AM
2 Comments:
Euw. Fires. Bad.
John, I've been wondering how you've been faring! 200 miles away is too close as far as I'm concerned. I've never understood how they can cut fire protection services. They did the same here, too, a few years back. But then two devastating fires two years in a row made them kinda wake up. Now we have a full-time helicopter based right at our local airpark, manned 24/7.
I shall hope for rain for you...it's over a 100 here...so maybe we took away some of your heat??
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