Today we honor the bravery & sacrifice of Firefighter Benjamin James Polson, who tragically lost his life in the line of duty three years ago. His memory lives on in our hearts & service. #NeverForget #LODD

📣ELECTED OFFICIALS: Are you prepared for a disaster in your district? Wildfires in LA, terrorism in New Orleans, & flooding in WNC remind us: no community is immune. Too many leaders lack strong ties with their emergency managers. It's time to prioritize emergency management🧵

Harder to make an acronym with "cause and origin investigators".

1:53am CST #SPC Day1 #FireWX Extremely Critical: portions of the ventura valley to the san bernardino mountains in southern california spc.noaa.gov/products/fire_…

Vital radical (to the root) analysis of California’s self-made crisis. Unrolled threadreaderapp.com/thread/1879031…

A new fuels and fire behavior advisory has been issued by California's South Ops Coordination Center, covering the south coast and adjacent inland mountains. Notably, this is the earliest in the calendar year that such an advisory has ever been issued.

Never good for January in #SoCal...A Fuels and Fire Behavior Advisory from SoCal GACC: gacc.nifc.gov/oscc/predictiv… Just gives you an idea of the serious nature of the wildfire threat. #PalisadesFire #EatonFire

Palms, you say?

A sign of the times: Wildfire Predictive Services (in conjunction with Cal Fire and CalOES) have issued a "fuels and fire behavior advisory" for Southern California. The details are extraordinary, and highlight the relevance of unprecedented antecedent conditions. #CAwx #CAfire

J. Mesh, AMS 🇺🇸 Wish people would refer to these as fire whirls.

So, during the pandemic I had a young angry man who chose not to be vaccinated. He was convinced that his youth and vigour along with some questionable supplements would keep him healthy. He took no precautions and actually attended a COVID party.

February 26, 1993 was the first attack on the World Trade Center in NYC. This was our original Rewards for Justice Diplomatic Security Service wanted poster for the bomber.

In memoriam: Sgt. Joe Harris. Member of the solely African America unit, Triple Nickels 555, they pioneered some of the earliest techniques of aerial attack on wildfire. Believed to be the last of his specialized group. 🫡 🇺🇸Op. Firefly - Commemoration youtu.be/svDVqq2lPI8?si…

The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department hosted its 10th Girls Empowerment Camp for future first responders on Saturday. on.nbc7.com/knMO47s

You think Carl still has me blocked?

NEW: Trump said he wasn't going to fire federal workers who prevent or fight wildland fires. And then he did just that, firing hundreds of crucial workers. Smart story from Mark Olalde of ProPublica. propublica.org/article/trump-…

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