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It would be like if someone you never met came up to you and held a revolver to your head, and told you they were going to play Russian roulette. If they told
by lazide 2y ago
It would be like if someone you never met came up to you and held a revolver to your head, and told you they were going to play Russian roulette.
If they told you the 99% percentile odds of the next trigger pull, would it be okay to stay if you thought you liked the odds?
And if you were silly enough to believe him, who would be to blame if he was wrong?
Oh, here are some more [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarnell_Hill_Fire https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarnell_Hill_Fire]. Oh and [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933_Griffith_Park_fire https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933_Griffith_Park_fire]. And [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwater_Fire_of_1937 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwater_Fire_of_1937]
There is a reason why firefighters are considered to be one of the most heroic professionals.
And some more (not all related to wildfires though) [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_deadliest_firefighter_disasters_in_the_United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_deadliest_firefi...]
- lostlogin 2y agoPrisoners one day, hero firefighters earning a dollar an hour the next. https://www.businessinsider.com/california-fire-inmate-firefighters-battle-blazes-earn-27-day-danger-2025-1 https://www.businessinsider.com/california-fire-inmate-firef...