U.S. Calls Australia, New Zealand Firefighters For Help
Hey Republicans, thanks for passing the buck on global warming! And fossil fuel and energy companies -- we really appreciate all the fake "research" that gave them a political pretext to keep putting it off! And to the fundamentalist pastors who kept telling their flock to vote Republican, climate change was God's will: A big old hug! Let's not forget the Democrats who kept avoiding this, too. I don't have to tell you all to go to hell, because soon you'll be living in it, right here on earth. Screw you all:
First they called in the U.S. military — and Canadian firefighting support. But with the nation still at wildfire preparedness Level 5 — the highest there is — and spending $ 150 million per week fighting fires, it still hasn’t been enough.
So now, 71 firefighters from half the world away, Australia and New Zealand, are being called up to help, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.“We currently remain at National Preparedness Level 5, our resources are fully committed and there are no season-ending weather events in the foreseeable forecast,” said National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group chair Aitor Bidaburu in a statement.