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Subject The story of the raging wildfires in Texas took a turn for the bizarre today when the federal government seized control. read this **

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Feds Take Over
Submitted by Anonymous on September 6, 2011 - 2:44pm.
That is the way they work. Feds hate working with volunteers because it makes their paperwork harder. They will contract with crews who have wildland "red cards" and a certification such as engine boss or sawyer. They fill their organizational chart with contracted crews who have done the paperwork in advance and have jumped through their hoops. They have a big book that has all of the different types resources that they need. They will use the federal crews first(USFS,BLM,tribal)then state, local government and private contractors. I know it sucks to be willing to give your efforts freely and be told that they don't need you. I've been there. I was the chief of a small combination fire department and after the first time we were tossed of a wildland fire (it was on tribal land), we got a contract before the next fire.
If you have a group such as the TNM who want to help beyond the initial attack and after Feds take over, get the paperwork from USFS or BLM or your state forestry, get everyone carded, and get organized. If you do not have engines or water tenders, you can be a hand crew. After knockdown, they use a lot of hand crews for mop-up and restoration. You can build a slide-in tank with pump to put in truck bed and three or four of you can be an engine crew. Two people can be a tender crew. The important thing is to get a contract in place at the start of the fire season.
Good luck.
Bob Shuttles
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Back in the old days, during the 40s and 50s ranchers had their own water tanks, banded together, and just put out the god damn fire. And yes, there were fires just like this one back in the day. Now its about MONEY. MONEY. MONEY. Just get People together and put the goddamn fire out you twits. But no. You see, the FED really doesnt want the fire out. Insurance companies will make a ton of money. AG agencies will further control the ranchers through "Aid programs" by the Government, and the sissy boys running the show of the forest service, and other parasitic agencies will get more toys to play with from all of this.

If they really wanted the fire out, and to save life and property, red tape goes out the window. You get around 5000 Men, water tanks, etc(you know the public has more gear then they do anyway), and you move on the fire and put the goddamn thing out.

But that is not the priority here now is it.
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Original Message The story of the raging wildfires in Texas took a turn for the bizarre today when the federal government seized control of the effort and began sending volunteer firefighters back home -- even though some had driven through the night to arrive on the scene.
With no end in sight and the fires at zero percent containment in Bastrop County, many are wondering why the federal government is turning away volunteer firefighters who only want to help save lives and property.
Here's the latest on this developing situation which has now (confirmed) resulted in two fatalities and 500 - 1000 homes burned to the ground:
[link to www.naturalnews.com]

(NaturalNews) As fires raged across central Texas for the past three days, local citizens sprang into action to protect their lives and property. Local churches opened their doors and began hosting refugees left homeless by the fires which have now destroyed more than 1,000 homes and 100,000 acres across the state in just the past week. Several branches of the YMCA also began hosting families with children, and a public school in Bastrop County opened its doors to serve as an emergency relief center.

See a YouTube video of a citizen's narrow escape around Highway 21 near Bastrop, Texas:
[link to www.youtube.com]

Federal agencies seize control on Tuesday

Hundreds of firefighters from all the surrounding counties worked two days and nights in a heroic effort to contain the fires, but high winds Sunday night and all day Monday thwarted their efforts. So the call went out for more volunteer firefighters to join the effort from across the state.

Before they arrived, however, the federal government showed up and claimed it was in charge of the situation. "Agents with the federal National Interagency Fire Center, a coalition of federal agencies including the U.S. Forest Service, assumed command of firefighting efforts Tuesday afternoon," reports The Gonzales Cannon ( [link to www.gonzalescannon.com]

RealNewsReporter.com is now reporting that volunteer firefighters who had in some cases driven all night to reach Bastrop county were turned away by the feds, who claimed that since local officials never made a "formal request" for volunteers, the volunteers could not be "activated."

So while Bastrop County burns from 40+ fires that are still raging, the federal government is actually telling volunteer firefighters to go home.

Learn more: [link to www.naturalnews.com]

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