I’m for more and better funded police.
:thumbsup: and better trained in some areas too
I got an upset call from my older brother yesterday who used to be head of the local township supervisors in Solebury PA. He was also in charge of
police force for awhile, though they have a chief of course. He was besides himself because an ex supervisor was circulating a petition to defund their
police force. Huh? This is a very wealthy community, very low crime, no record whatsoever of any racial issues/profiling anything whatsoever but yet this
crazy lady decides she was just going to stir the pot. Yes, I think the coronovirus situation is starting to make some folks really irrational. Too much time on their hands
and not enough common sense. Now if she had come out and said we need more mental health counselors, we need more drug education, etc she would make some sense. Not like this small police force was buying SWAT Humvees or crazy equipment.
RNG, small lines are easier to drag longer distances, and for vegetation fires, smaller line with some pressure behind it is likely a good choice for you. If you ever needed larger lines, it would be to hose down your buildings where you needed some elevation but in most cases if you needed a larger line, not likely very safe for you to be anywhere near there. You should invest in some fire resistant clothing also. Do you have a hiding place where you could let a fire go over you and burn out?
Wow, this one really hits home, Drew. The Chico city council met last week to discuss the "defund the police" topic, and several members had expressed interest in pursuing that path. The council got so much negative feedback from the citizens that the topic was voted down, 5 to 2. But then this week, a measure to ban the needle distribution activity was defeated by the same margin, 2 to 5. There are now two citizen groups actively campaigning to replace those five council members in November. I wish I could add my vote to the effort, but I live out in the county.
A couple months ago I picked up a pair of Nomex pants and a shirt, but they are dark blue uniforms, and probably not the best for actually fighting a wildfire. I've got my eye out for the bright yellow shirt/olive green pant outfit worn by the wildland guys, but what I have now is better than nothing. I should also line up some kind of helmet with a face shield, too, but again knowing next to nothing about them, don't feel real good about making a choice at this point.
As far as hiding places go, the house is probably my best bet. During the Saddle fire, the two firemen that spent the night sitting outside with me were planning to retire around the side of the house opposite the fire and let it pass by, then emerge to put out anything that caught. So that's probably what I would do, too.
That, or stand by the firetruck with a hose and just put out anything that came my way. That might not work so well in a wind driven fire, though, and with the steep slopes here, that's very likely to be the case.
Don't forget that the whole house sprinkler system is up and running, too, and it should protect the roof and walls of the building. But there's always the ember threat, and that's what the hoses are for.
