OMG!

[Keith]

I don't normally use these 'juvie' expressions but:

OMG!!

BBC News - Arizona wildfire near Yarnell kills 19 firefighters

Condolences to all the families. This is not good. Seems they were trying a new fangled way of 'surviving' in a hotspot and it failed somehow.

Very sad...

 

[Mark]

Shocking and so sad. Their last minutes are unimaginable

RIP

 

[Keith]

Shocking and so sad. Their last minutes are unimaginable

RIP

I take it that's an upside down 'smiley' Mark - and what you meant is ?

Fixed it...

 

[Rick Muck- Mark IV]

They were using survival bags known as "Shake and Bakes" (you shake the bag out of the rolled up posistion and bake in them)

They are intended as a "last resort" survival aid. The theory is you lay flat in them and the air captured provides breathing oxygen as well a some insulation while the fire travels over you. I don't know what what actually happened in Arizona but I am told odds are that they suffocated rather than burned due to the fires removal of oxygen.

 

[Mark]

Shocking and so sad. Their last minutes are unimaginable

RIP

Yes sorry dear readers. Just goes to show how one mere digit out of place or mistakenly typed, can lead to severe misunderstanding!

RIP

 

[Robert May Eng.]

Does not bear thinking about, I cant think of a worse way to perish. Condolences to the families left behind.

Bob

 

[Mike Pass]

That is truly awful. It is hard to imagine how their families are feeling about such a nightmare happening to their loved ones. So sorry for everyone at the loss of so many brave people.
Mike

 

[Pete McCluskey.]

A awful thing to have happened , my sympathy to all their families.

 

[Jim Rosenthal]

What's terrifying is how fast a wildfire can change direction. What's astonishing is that after this tragedy there are still four hundred men and women out there taking the exact same risks. THAT is balls, I don't care what gender they are. I am not that brave. I am awestruck by anyone who is. That is courage.

 

[John]

truly a very sad day, for a whole team to perish is beyond comprehension, the only thing I can say is that they didn't suffer, as someone has already stated they would have slumped into unconsciousness well before they suffered to much, as the fire consumes all available oxygen. I can only feel compassion for the loved ones left and the sole survivor must be going through hell poor sod.

 

[David Morton]

A very sad event. Very brave men.
David Morton

 

[Robert May Eng.]

Time and time again this is happening around the globe, why is there no massive drive to get the fire breaks carved through these forests and around the small towns that are built within them. I read that these flame can flash across three hundred meter gaps, why not cut them a mile wide if thats the solution. Lives, wildlife and homes would all benefit from some simple engineering solutions. Its probably just down to money.

Bob

 

[Mark]

Its probably something to do with lefties not wanting huge swathes of trees cutting down Bob.

 

[Keith]

Its probably something to do with lefties not wanting huge swathes of trees cutting down Bob.

Uh oh.... :squint:

 

[Pete McCluskey.]

Uh oh.... :squint:

Well, greenies anyway!:lipsrsealed:

 

[Robert May Eng.]

Its a shame really because most of these fires are caused by the greater unwashed population that think its ok to discard fag butts and bottles out of the windows of their moving cars.

bob

 

[Keith]

Indeed Bob, however, many such fires are deliberately started...we suffer this every year in the ambit of the New Forest.... and I believe that some recent destructive fires in Australia were thus caused. Perhaps Peter could chime in with the veracity of that.. :thumbsdown:

I sincerely hope it was not so in this particular situation.. :uneasy:

 

[Randy V]

This is tragic indeed...

Lets not let this thread degrade to the levels of some other threads here in the Paddock...

Be respectful please...

 

[Pete McCluskey.]

Indeed Bob, however, many such fires are deliberately started...we suffer this every year in the ambit of the New Forest.... and I believe that some recent destructive fires in Australia were thus caused. Perhaps Peter could chime in with the veracity of that.. :thumbsdown:

I sincerely hope it was not so in this particular situation.. :uneasy:

Quite true Keith, each summer many bush fires are started deliberately in Australia. It is hard to imagine what motivates the the imbeciles that do so.