Massassi Forums Logo

This is the static archive of the Massassi Forums. The forums are closed indefinitely. Thanks for all the memories!

You can also download Super Old Archived Message Boards from when Massassi first started.

"View" counts are as of the day the forums were archived, and will no longer increase.

☖ Forums → Discussion Forum → I work for the federal goverment
I work for the federal goverment
2007-03-13, 12:23 AM #1
I just got hired by the US Forest Service to be a wildland firefighter this summer. Exactly what I wanted to be doing this summer. I'm going to be working my *** off from June to November; 16 hour days out on fire lines out in the summer heat. Here's hoping California and the entire western US burns this summer. :P
Pissed Off?
2007-03-13, 12:43 AM #2
THANKS FOR WISHING THAT MY STATE WILL BURn
一个大西瓜
2007-03-13, 12:48 AM #3
I second the motion to set fire to California.
error; function{getsig} returns 'null'
2007-03-13, 12:52 AM #4
Nothing bad could ever come from a crispy california
Current Maps | Newest Map
2007-03-13, 1:01 AM #5
A "Crispy California" sounds like a dish in a trendy restaurant, or perhaps a type of alcoholic drink.
Stuff
2007-03-13, 1:40 AM #6
Originally posted by Blood Asp:
Nothing bad could ever come from a crispy california


Except a crispy Pommy .(
一个大西瓜
2007-03-13, 1:51 AM #7
Originally posted by kyle90:
A "Crispy California" sounds like a dish in a trendy restaurant, or perhaps a type of alcoholic drink.


It also sounds like a sexual euphemism, but I don't wanna think about the specifics of that. :gonk:
error; function{getsig} returns 'null'
2007-03-13, 5:05 AM #8
Originally posted by Pommy:
Except a crispy Pommy .(

Sounds like the perfect dessert after a Crispy California.
2007-03-13, 8:33 AM #9
That is awesome, man...that's the kind of thing I have been wishing I could get as a summer job, haha. Be careful out there! Watch your escape routes!
Warhead[97]
2007-03-13, 9:25 AM #10
whats with the hostility towards California? i would like it if we don't burn to a crisp please? although a "crispy california" does sound rather tantalizing...
Welcome to the douchebag club. We'd give you some cookies, but some douche ate all of them. -Rob
2007-03-13, 9:27 AM #11
Yeah, California's where all the important Americans and DOLLARS are.
Star Wars: TODOA | DXN - Deus Ex: Nihilum
2007-03-13, 9:33 AM #12
Originally posted by FastGamerr:
Yeah, California's where all the important Americans and DOLLARS are.


don't get me wrong you can burn LA ,Hollywood and San Fransisco to a crisp and i'll be happy, just please don't wish it on the rest of the state
Welcome to the douchebag club. We'd give you some cookies, but some douche ate all of them. -Rob
2007-03-13, 9:34 AM #13
Aww man, the DOLLARS!

$_$
Star Wars: TODOA | DXN - Deus Ex: Nihilum
2007-03-13, 9:37 AM #14
Originally posted by Pommy:
THANKS FOR WISHING THAT MY STATE WILL BURn

It's going to be wicked hot again today. He may very well get his wish.
Code to the left of him, code to the right of him, code in front of him compil'd and thundered. Programm'd at with shot and $SHELL. Boldly he typed and well. Into the jaws of C. Into the mouth of PERL. Debug'd the 0x258.
2007-03-13, 9:56 AM #15
I used to help our local fire department with grass fires and such. Carried a pager and the whole bit. Grass fires/wildfires suck the most. Give me a burning building any day.
"Harriet, sweet Harriet - hard-hearted harbinger of haggis."
2007-03-13, 10:46 AM #16
Neat, an old friend of mine did this for several years. As well as working on a helitack crew.

Lots of great stories and photos.
One photo I remember the comment being "See that big ball of fire behind me? That could have killed me very easily."
And of course in the pic he's smiling, looking content as could be.

However, he did have two friends of his die.

So I say good luck to ya man, you are a braver soul than I.
On a Swedish chainsaw: "Do not attempt to stop chain with your hands or genitals."
2007-03-13, 3:08 PM #17
Fire is natural and essential to a healthy forest. Heavy fire suppression results in the buildup of ground-level fuel. This results in catastrophic wildfire that burns hot enough to induce hydrophobicity in the soil and heavy erosion. Controlled burning, thinning, and proper management are essential to ensuring this does not happen.
"it is time to get a credit card to complete my financial independance" — Tibby, Aug. 2009
2007-03-13, 3:12 PM #18
Swank.
D E A T H
2007-03-13, 3:14 PM #19
As a forestry expert, isn't it your opinion that natural burns are good for the environment, and that old growth needs to be cleared out? How do you reconcile this with your new position?
2007-03-13, 3:23 PM #20
It's pretty easy to reconcile, since there's almost always structures and families in harm's way out living in the burn area.
"it is time to get a credit card to complete my financial independance" — Tibby, Aug. 2009
2007-03-13, 3:24 PM #21
Originally posted by Warlord:
As a forestry expert, isn't it your opinion that natural burns are good for the environment, and that old growth needs to be cleared out? How do you reconcile this with your new position?

That is his belief, I know, as he's told me as much before.
D E A T H
2007-03-13, 4:36 PM #22
Originally posted by Freelancer:
Fire is natural and essential to a healthy forest. Heavy fire suppression results in the buildup of ground-level fuel. This results in catastrophic wildfire that burns hot enough to induce hydrophobicity in the soil and heavy erosion. Controlled burning, thinning, and proper management are essential to ensuring this does not happen.

San Diego learned this lesson the hard way.
Code to the left of him, code to the right of him, code in front of him compil'd and thundered. Programm'd at with shot and $SHELL. Boldly he typed and well. Into the jaws of C. Into the mouth of PERL. Debug'd the 0x258.

↑ Up to the top!