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minus-squarepappabosley@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·18 hours agoA large force of inexperienced indentured servants fighting the blaze, yet so much coverage about the horror of a handful of female hires.
minus-squareanomnom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·18 hours agoA lot of them are experienced though. They’ve been using prison labor for wildfire fighting for years.
minus-squareJasonDJ@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·18 hours agoI mean…if you’ve got a trained firefighter, someone who understands fire science…do they need to be the ones holding every hose? Why not just a bunch of muscle holding the hose (or digging the trenches) under the guidance of a pro?
A large force of inexperienced indentured servants fighting the blaze, yet so much coverage about the horror of a handful of female hires.
A lot of them are experienced though. They’ve been using prison labor for wildfire fighting for years.
I mean…if you’ve got a trained firefighter, someone who understands fire science…do they need to be the ones holding every hose? Why not just a bunch of muscle holding the hose (or digging the trenches) under the guidance of a pro?