"Roadless areas are some of the most wildfire-resilient landscapes in North America because they are the least degraded by industrial logging and road-building..."
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@fuseefire.bsky.socialFUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology
@fuseefire.bsky.social
FUSEE does public education and policy advocacy promoting safe, ethical, ecological wildland fire management. We support wildland firefighter safety and wellness, Indigenous sovereignty/ cultural burning, and fire management for ecosystem resilience.
@fuseefire.bsky.social@fuseefire.bsky.social“Wildland fires are necessary and incredibly significant ecological processes. Roadless areas...offer opportunities to safely, economically, and ecologically manage fire across large areas without threatening human assets.”
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@fuseefire.bsky.social“Snags are key ecological structures that help shelter and provide for the next forest. A lot of wildlife depend on that. In their analysis, [the USFS] saw nothing but black...but within a couple years, there were half a million new seedlings per hectare."
@fuseefire.bsky.social"It's not just smoke; there's dust and a lot of toxic chemicals, particularly when wildfires enter urban environments... They also have a lot of toxic substances in their tools and equipment that can enter through skin contact."
@fuseefire.bsky.socialJesús Eduardo Olimpo Gutiérrez Toral, aka Lalo, passed away on Sept 9th from injuries sustained while fighting the Austin Fire. Our hearts are with his family and crewmates. A life cut much too short. He will not be forgotten ❤️🩹
@fuseefire.bsky.social"There is a huge gap between the safety risks and health hazards that wildland firefighters face, including risk of severe musculoskeletal damage and rare cancers, and the inadequate level of medical care they are provided...
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@fuseefire.bsky.socialMore roads and human access will mean more human-caused wildfire starts...logging roads in backcountry areas are dangerous for attempting to stop wildfire.
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@fuseefire.bsky.socialWe are heartbroken by further devastating losses at the Dome Fire in Yosemite National Park this past weekend.
You are not alone in this grief. Support is available to you. Explore resources at fusee.org/mental-health-resources or call the crisis line at 988 at any time.
@forestwatch.orgReposted by @fuseefire.bsky.socialDo we need more roads to fight wildfires? @fuseefire.bsky.social firefighters say no. The administration also aims to boost timber production 25%. The Roadless Rule already allows fire response.
Comment by Oct. 6 to protect the Roadless Rule: forestwatch.org/campaign/pro...
@fuseefire.bsky.socialUSEE endorses Maxine Dexter's Wildland Firefighter Health and Safety Act, which would establish a program to address the serious health and safety risks that federal wildland firefighters face on the job.
@fuseefire.bsky.social"Wildland firefighters deserve to do what we love without shortening our life expectancy or sacrificing the possibility of retiring in good health and creating a family... We deserve to feel as if our lives and livelihoods are not an expendable resource."
@fuseefire.bsky.social...there has been a notable spike in burn injuries this year, a sign he attributes to “crews being pushed into aggressive direct attack in times when it is not effective”.
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@fuseefire.bsky.social“This is a political, social question that some are trying to use science to justify, but I don’t necessarily feel that the science is saying that we need more roads in these roadless areas.”
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@fuseefire.bsky.social“We’re just throwing good money after bad in these reactive, siege-like suppression spectacles, versus proactive preparation and treatments within communities.”
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@fuseefire.bsky.socialThe federal government repeatedly cites wildfire risk reduction as a reason to roll back the roadless rule. Based on States’ experience, he thinks that any mitigation will be undermined by the increased number of wildfires that will start.
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@fuseefire.bsky.social“Constructing new logging roads into roadless areas will increase human-caused wildfire ignitions by careless recreationists, criminal arsonists, or simple accidents,” -Carson States
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@fuseefire.bsky.socialOregon is one of seven states that use prison labor to fight wildfires. Prison rights advocates have long argued that such programs can be exploitative. While firefighting usually pays more than other prison jobs, incarcerated firefighters make significantly less than...
@fuseefire.bsky.social...Roadless Rule supporters suspect the firefighting justification covers the real reason for rescinding the rule – opening protected areas to logging, mining, and other extractive industries. They point to the Forest Service’s own statement...
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@fuseefire.bsky.social“Constructing new logging roads into roadless areas will increase human-caused wildfire ignitions by careless recreationists, criminal arsonists, or simple accidents,” Carson States withFUSEE said in a statement.
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