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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-31-09 06:00 PM
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Being a firefighter in California is like no other job.
Edited on Mon Aug-31-09 06:04 PM by SoCalDem
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-31-09 06:01 PM
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1. This image link contains an illegal code
No picture.
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-31-09 06:04 PM
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2. fixed it
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peace13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-31-09 06:08 PM
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3. kick
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-31-09 06:13 PM
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4. And those firefighters are like no other people...
They fight the firestorms...

They live with danger all around them...

They work to keep us safe...

K&R

:patriot:
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TiredOldMan Donating Member (160 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-31-09 06:20 PM
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5. God bless and protect them all!!
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Creena Donating Member (501 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-31-09 06:23 PM
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6. My cousins are firefighters in MA.
They visited during fire season once and were just blown away. They visited a few stations before going back just to pay their respect.
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Booster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-31-09 06:24 PM
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7. A REAL hero. Not one like Arnold played in the movies.
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-31-09 06:25 PM
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8. Wow. It's like war. Tough, tough job. nt
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CreekDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-31-09 06:27 PM
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9. Firefighters from all over the state fight these Southern California fires
my friend from Redwood City has been doing this year after year and is in SoCal right now.

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mike_c Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-31-09 06:30 PM
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10. yep, it's not for the faint-hearted or the out-of-shape....
It's a really tough job. Kudos to all who do it! I've known a number of folks over the last dozen years who do it, mostly seasonal. It pays pretty well, as it should.
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Beaverhausen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-31-09 06:48 PM
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11. Story and photos of the firefighters who dies yesterday
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/wildfires/
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Born_A_Truman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-31-09 07:07 PM
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12. Wildland Firefighter Foundation
http://www.wffoundation.org/

I'm a 52 Club member; in fact it's time for me to renew. That amounts to a dollar a week to assist the families of fallen or injured firefighters who give so much to all of us.

We live near the San Bernardino Mountains and have had many wildfires since I have lived here and it's a small price to pay to help them in their time of need.
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IcyPeas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-31-09 07:16 PM
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13. agreed. totally... and it's 104 degrees in the shade...
I don't know how they do it with all their gear on. I really don't. How come they don't collapse with heat exhaustion? they have some stamina.
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-31-09 07:18 PM
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14. the fire, itself burns at about 1400 degrees
I don;t know how they do it either:(
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