FEMA tells the firefighters to stand down. texas set to roast

[QUOTE="sherman-tank1"]

I wonder if Michelle Bachman will comment that the fires are a message from god like the East Coast earthquake and Irene.

Engrish_Major

[QUOTE="sherman-tank1"]

I wonder if Michelle Bachman will comment that the fires are a message from god like the East Coast earthquake and Irene.

majoras_wrath

[QUOTE="majoras_wrath"][QUOTE="sherman-tank1"]

I wonder if Michelle Bachman will comment that the fires are a message from god like the East Coast earthquake and Irene.

sherman-tank1

[QUOTE="bpthomas85"]the fires are definately real the whole thing about stopping fire fighters from doing their job is a conspiracy theory.xaos

I think this fire is a messae from God telling the people of Texas to teach evolution in schools. :PSerraph105

[QUOTE="Serraph105"]I think this fire is a messae from God telling the people of Texas to teach evolution in schools. :Pscorch-62

[QUOTE="wis3boi"]

[QUOTE="UniverseIX"]

forest fires are necessary in stable ecological environments and are good for the soil among other things.

UniverseIX

except when 1000s of homes are wiped off the earth

Those people would still have lost things that can't be replaced like family photos and heirlooms. One man in Bastrop talked about how he lost all of his dad's WWII medals. You can't replace those.

I don't know about you, but losing my entire game collection I've worked to build over the past ten years would be the breaking point for me. Some games I own have tripled in value. I can't afford to replace those. Not to mention I received many as gifts so they have a sentimental value to them.

I also have various items that relatives in South Korea sent me over the years. Good luck finding those items again.

I live just north of Austin and my home burning down is the last thing I want to happen.

you can blame this guy

[QUOTE="scorch-62"][QUOTE="Serraph105"]I think this fire is a messae from God telling the people of Texas to teach evolution in schools. :PAce6301

Yeah because this isn't a national disaster or anything...

Holy crap I can't spell.

[QUOTE="Ace6301"][QUOTE="scorch-62"] No. God is telling Rick Perry not to cut the Forest Service's budget.Wasdie

Yeah because this isn't a national disaster or anything...

Holy crap I can't spell.

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

[QUOTE="Ace6301"] He also asked for federal monetary assistance in dealing with this. What a great president he would make.Ace6301

Yeah because this isn't a national disaster or anything...

Holy crap I can't spell.

Michelle Bachmann took federal funds from the Obama stimulus. So this hypocrisy is spread all around.

He also asked for federal monetary assistance in dealing with this. What a great president he would make.Ace6301

Yeah because this isn't a national disaster or anything...

Holy crap I can't spell.

[QUOTE="Ace6301"][QUOTE="Wasdie"]

Yeah because this isn't a national disaster or anything...

Holy crap I can't spell.

DroidPhysX

Michelle Bachmann took federal funds from the Obama stimulus. So this hypocrisy is spread all around.

the world's on fire ;sJandurin

lmfao Ionus.. You really have a way with words. I live in Leander, TX (about 20 miles north of Austin), and work in and around Austin daily. While the number and size of the wildfires around here has been very alarming, the city of Austin is in no danger of "burning to the ground." Bastrop county is about 20-30 miles east of Austin, and that's where the really big problems are. There were a number of significant and destructive fires in and close to the Austin city limits this week as well, but it's not nearly as bad as you make it sound. The Bastrop fire is truly massive though.. The largest wildfire in state history. It's really out of control and I hope that it gets controlled soon, whether it's firefighters or FEMA that does it.

Just to put it in perspective- Yesterday afternoon the main Bastrop fire was approximately 24 miles wide and 20 miles long. Today it's even bigger. They are starting to get some form of containment on it, but it's kind of a joke when it's covering that much area. They flew a massive tanker plane into Austin the other day to start the work of dumping water and/or fire retardant on the main fire, but they won't start using it till Friday because of a mandatory rest period for the pilots (they just finished trying to put fires out in California the other day). There have been 2 decent-sized fires within a couple of miles of my house in Leander within the past few weeks. One burned down 18 homes, the other 10 or 11.

you can blame this guy

lightleggy

Ew, I think I prefer the original graphics.

EDIT: Besides, it's really Bob Page's fault. "Why contain it........ s'cool".

Took him seriously for about half a second then I read that the source was Prison Planet. The same site that likes to claim FEMA has set up camps to secretly imprison all of America.

This isn't Deus Ex yo.

majoras_wrath

[QUOTE="wis3boi"]

[QUOTE="UniverseIX"]

forest fires are necessary in stable ecological environments and are good for the soil among other things.

UniverseIX

except when 1000s of homes are wiped off the earth

Now - imagine this.
You have a family , a wife , children and your elders live in your house.
One day , a large fire breaks out and it had killed a thousand people along with their homes. Your family , your wife , your children , your elders and your eyeballs as well as your limbs goes along with them to the netherworld.

You must be either really naive or really heartless.