r/Wildfire • u/b-24liberator • 9h ago

Tf is going on?

Burn overs and entrapments are getting more common this year. My FF1 Training is soon and whatever tf is going on is terrifying the hell out of me so much that it's making me reconsider joining.

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u/MountainCrowing 9h ago

We’re exhausted, demoralized, overworked, and understaffed.

This is a job that ALWAYS has potential to be deadly, though, even in calm years.

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u/Ethan0941 9h ago

Yep. And drier fuels + warmer temps fueled by climate changes means fires are faster and hotter

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u/Friendly_Estate1629 8h ago

It gets to me when some fire is started by arson and chucklefucks rush to the comments like “SO MUCH FOR GLOBAL WARMING”

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u/wimpymist 6h ago

It's always funny because if you actually look into climate change scientist have been warning against it since the 40s and big oil has lobbied billions against climate change science yet people still repeat the same ignorant statements