r/Wildfire • u/smokejumperbro USFS • Feb 19 '25

News (General) Hiring freeze of firefighters could be deadly, Forest Service captain warns

https://www.nbcnews.com/weather/wildfires/hiring-freeze-firefighters-deadly-forest-service-captain-warns-rcna192494

Great one!

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u/MasterBlueberry8382 Feb 19 '25

I got hired immediately, sucks to suck

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u/SeaworthinessDear431 Feb 19 '25

Have you gotten anything besides a phone call, doubt it.

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u/MasterBlueberry8382 Feb 19 '25

Yea I got a start date and everything dumbass

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u/SeaworthinessDear431 Feb 19 '25

Well little princess good for you, leave some room in the engine for the rest of us 

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u/MasterBlueberry8382 Feb 19 '25

Hotshot crew*

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u/SeaworthinessDear431 Feb 19 '25

lol someone’s gotten a little too big for their greens. We’re in this together so start acting like it cause right now you’re acting like a 14 year old bragging about getting a big boy hotshot job while others trying to scrape by on what’s left. 

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u/MasterBlueberry8382 Feb 19 '25

You’re the one smackin your lips

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u/SeaworthinessDear431 Feb 19 '25

My bad if I thought your original comment was obtuse as hell and responded accordingly. In times like this grunts like us need to have solidarity and you flexing on us stuck in limbo or worse just divides us helps no one.

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u/MasterBlueberry8382 Feb 19 '25

I hear you and I ain’t mad, this is gonna be a long year and hopefully all goes well

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u/SeaworthinessDear431 Feb 19 '25

Fr man, it’s my second year and I got blessed with a ihc offer as well. Stay safe out there brutha this is going to be a weird one 🤙

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u/slavetothescalpel Feb 19 '25

Lol which training crew? Fuckin douche

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u/stumpshot Feb 19 '25

Which crew? With that attitude they’re gonna love having you I’m sure… /s