We are on fire... - Page 5

azoomm · 09-08-2011, 09:40 AM

DC10 flies today....

Gas Man · 09-08-2011, 09:41 AM

What took them so long?

azoomm · 09-08-2011, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Gas Man

What took them so long?

Regulations and contract negotiations.

Just saw on the news they are NOT flying until tomorrow because they "Need a qualified pilot."

It's all weird and horrible politics. The company that owns them are using their FB page to try and get an exclusive contract with the US Forest Service. They have been fighting fires in California before coming here - so their pilots needed to sit out and rest per federal regulations.

People are REALLY emotional about it right now.

Bastrop needs them to make it rain...

Archren · 09-08-2011, 11:02 AM

This whole situation pains me.. my unit is supposed to be designed for incident response (natural or man-made), but we are not designed for firefighting. I'm glad Fort Hood has sent some aircraft for MEDEVAC ops at least.

sherri_chickie · 09-08-2011, 11:08 AM

I hope the fires get under control. We lost most of a town in Northern Alberta this year ( Slave Lake) due to uncontrolled forest fires. My cousins Dad lost everything!

Gas Man · 09-08-2011, 12:24 PM

Politics should never be int he way of this type of services.

RACER X · 09-08-2011, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Gas Man

Politics should never be int he way of this type of services.

oh it is, i've already heard of infighting w/ FEMA and the firefighters....

RACER X · 09-08-2011, 02:02 PM

ACK!

http://jalopnik.com/5837816/texas-fi...5-classic-cars

"Texas fires destroy one collector’s 175 classic cars

Texas fires destroy one collector's 175 classic carsThe good news for one Texas man near the massive wildfires is that his home was merely singed, and his family escaped uninjured. The bad news was what the fire took instead — some 175 classic cars, including a Shelby Cobra and about a dozen Corvettes.

John Chapman, 70, was shuffling through the ash-covered remains of his collection spread through a garage and several pole barns shorty after the fire moved through, pushing burning embers off what had been left behind. Other vehicles lost included several mid-'50s Chevys, a 1947 Studebaker pickup and a 1966 Pontiac GTO.

"You can either laugh or you can cry," Chapman told the Houston Chronicle. "You might as well laugh.""

Gas Man · 09-08-2011, 02:20 PM

OH MY!!! That sucks!!!

If I had that many cars, I would have them in a fire supressed building.

That being said, if he had them all insured he is going to be a very rich man.

OneSickPsycho · 09-08-2011, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Gas Man

OH MY!!! That sucks!!!

If I had that many cars, I would have them in a fire supressed building.

That being said, if he had them all insured he is going to be a very rich man.

He had a collection of 175 classic cars... he already was a very rich man... Rich enough, you'd think, to rent a fleet of car haulers... or for that matter... hire a bunch of people to systematically drive all of those cars to a safe location...

09-08-2011, 09:41 AM	#42
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Archren Sham WOW Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: ATX Moto: 2007 Ducati 1098 Posts: 2,741	This whole situation pains me.. my unit is supposed to be designed for incident response (natural or man-made), but we are not designed for firefighting. I'm glad Fort Hood has sent some aircraft for MEDEVAC ops at least. __________________ Photography "The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time. It was impossible." - Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." -Dr. Seuss

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RACER X AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Richmond, Tx Moto: '10 Tuono Factory Posts: 4,569	ACK! http://jalopnik.com/5837816/texas-fi...5-classic-cars "Texas fires destroy one collector’s 175 classic cars Texas fires destroy one collector's 175 classic carsThe good news for one Texas man near the massive wildfires is that his home was merely singed, and his family escaped uninjured. The bad news was what the fire took instead — some 175 classic cars, including a Shelby Cobra and about a dozen Corvettes. John Chapman, 70, was shuffling through the ash-covered remains of his collection spread through a garage and several pole barns shorty after the fire moved through, pushing burning embers off what had been left behind. Other vehicles lost included several mid-'50s Chevys, a 1947 Studebaker pickup and a 1966 Pontiac GTO. "You can either laugh or you can cry," Chapman told the Houston Chronicle. "You might as well laugh."" __________________ ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ 2014 GROM! 181cc of FURY 2010 Aprilia Tuono Factory - SOLD 2009 SFV Gladius - SOLD 2008 Hayabusa - SOLD.

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Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	OH MY!!! That sucks!!! If I had that many cars, I would have them in a fire supressed building. That being said, if he had them all insured he is going to be a very rich man. __________________ -Chris "Why pay somebody else to fuck up your bike?" Run Amsoil Product

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09-08-2011, 11:08 AM	#45
sherri_chickie WERA Yellow Plate Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Calgary Moto: Gs500F Posts: 683	I hope the fires get under control. We lost most of a town in Northern Alberta this year ( Slave Lake) due to uncontrolled forest fires. My cousins Dad lost everything!