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> Anecdotally I've heard that we need a lot less fire fighting these days because fires don't spread the same way anymore. Hmm. In California? No. [Ok, the bi
by davidgay 8y ago
> Anecdotally I've heard that we need a lot less fire fighting these days because fires don't spread the same way anymore.
Hmm. In California? No.
[Ok, the bit about "spread[ing] the same way" may be relevant, but not in the implied direction. And yes, the need for large numbers of firefighters in an emergency undoubtably makes planning/costs tricky.]
- gpm 8y agoI assume you are referencing the forest fires? As I understand it city fire fighters are a rather different profession. (But no, no one involved in that discussion was from California)
- davidgay 8y agoRe firefighters: my understanding is that local fire departments from all over the state send assistance to large fires, see, e.g., https://abc30.com/local-fire-departments-assisting-in-wildfires-preparing-for-search-and-rescue-missions/4678230/ https://abc30.com/local-fire-departments-assisting-in-wildfi... I'm confused by "(But no, no one involved in that discussion was from California)" in the context of a discussion about salaries in Silicon Valley... Edit: and from out of state too: https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2018/11/11/cgb-13-utah-fire-crews-leave-to-assist-california-firefighters-battling-devastating-fires-on-both-ends-of-the-state/#.W_QmCHpKjUI https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2018/11/11/cgb-13-...
- gpm 8y agoThat's me admitting that my already dubious source was not from California... unfortunately we don't get to choose how high quality and relevant our sources of anecdotes are.