I have a Master's degree and am currently doing my PhD. I am confident that I can pick fruit, wash dishes, pump gas, or sweep the floor. Just as I am confident that I cannot fight a massive firestorm, or drive a multi-ton truck, or fly a rescue helicopter, or use/identify a wide variety of life-saving and life-protecting equipment, or rescue people from burning buildings. So uh, no, firefighters are not unskilled labor.
Well said. I did all the jobs you mentioned and several others (I traded fruit pickin' for buckin' hay... wish I didn't). To get my education. Before that I was in the US Navy and they trained me to fight fires shipboard. I am uniquely qualified to state: *_FIRE FIGHTING REQUIRES EXTENSIVE PHYSICAL AND INTELICTUAL SKILLS NOT EASILY MASTERED OR COMMOMLY FOUND IN SOCIETY._*
@@nautifella Well said! Now step up and say it louder, in public, to the media. That's what it will take, from many people like you, to make the difference! Thank you!
"85% divorce rate" is no joke. That's why I'm not fighting the dragon anymore, wife and kids had to come first. Thank you FDC for everything you do! Much respect from Eastern WA!
Yeah. I put in 2 seasons, then I decided that being away from home and not seeing the wife for 5+ months at a time (doesn't help we are on the east coast) was probably not worth it anymore. If I was single it would be a different story.
I've heard 90 percent but the shot supe i had said 100 I said how so he replied you know anybody in this field that's married with no divorces I thought about it and I actually dont lmfao
I’ve been an “unskilled labor” for eight years now. After starting a family and trying to support them on a whopping $34,000 a year I have decided that it’s not worth it anymore. I literally can’t buy a home in the town that I live in because my pay is so terrible, And that’s with 600- 800 hours of overtime. I am put in charge of a half million dollars worth of equipment as well as the health and safety of seven other people in some of the most extreme environments around but I can’t even support my family. If they don’t make some significant changes soon they will be a lot more people like me that decide to go sell insurance or some other BS.
@@spiralrose but they don’t put their neck on the chopping block or have to command and account for the lives of an entire crew or be in charge of 500K of stuff. Mad respect for wild land firefighters, you deserve so much better
They only want you to save their lives and properties, not for you to live there. Let the jumped up brats do their own emergency services and see how long they last. Property prices will soon drop, when there are no professionals equipped to save their sorry arses. The Middle class lifestyle is being found out and that is why most are throwing the teddies out of the cot.
That is an utterly appalling position to be put into. Not surprising given the way most governments don't value public sector workers, particularly those doing the messy jobs. Good luck.
Any job is called "unskilled" when people want to pay less or look down on someone People look at wildfire firefighters that way saying "well they only dig holes and cut down trees and I can do that" well let's see you do that and have to do it in conditions these men and women have to do it in
In good conditions any able bodied person can cut down a tree. The real catch is that cutting down an entire tree is incredibly dangerous, and people do frequently die doing it or just being nearby when an unskilled person tries it. That wildfire and bushland firefighters can pull it off without killing each other or themselves in low visibility, high stress situations under tremendous physical strain from the heat, carrying all their gear, in restrictive heavy garments, and more often than not tired as hell (plus dehydration, sweating, general discomfort) is a testament to the training they do and the skills they've developed. But the fact that they can run towards raging fires? That's not skill or training. It takes real guts to do that, day in and day out. That alone puts them head and shoulders above most professions, especially legislators, even before you look at the level of skill they have to survive what they do. (sorry for the rant, I'm an aussie and we love our firefighters) (even if our politicians don't)
Anybody can play football, but not anyone can play at the NFL level. Everyone can wear a vest and drive a car with sirens on it and pull people over and pull a trigger but you have to learn a thing or two before you do it right. How does this not compute for this guy?
My roommate is dating a guy who does that kind of work and with the skills he's acquired, he could have nearly any job he wants when he eventually has had enough.
These "unskilled laborors" recently saved my communitee and, a nearby nature preserve. In heat over 100 degrees, mountain terrain. Meanwhile, our " representatives" are in airconditioned offices dreaming up ways to limot my ability to vote. God bless our fire fighters and emergency response teams.
and there is one of the key issues...everything is a "nature preserve" and they/you scream "don't let that burn!" when It should every once and awhile to keep them healthy!
@@jackelracer593 if spelling is your only complaint? THEN you have no Valid-ify-ed arguments or points to make HOMIE you tube chat is not a Harvard English exam
@@bobsmith-wg9fz "because RU-vid chat" is not a valid excuse. The idea that a proper understanding of language and grammar only applies in situations considered "important" is the reason why far too many people can't write or speak properly in those "important" situations.
@@gangreneday Ironically this is actually, by definition, true. being a Politician has literally *Zero* skill/knowledge/education requirements. The requirements for being a fast food delivery boy is higher than for being a Senator, because the delivery boy has to have a valid drivers license.
I recently went backpacking in Big Bend's High Chisos just a week after it reopened from the wildfire this spring. My first night, I had the campsite closest to where the fire started. I hiked up there with a 48 pound pack, with 24 pounds of that being my drinking water for three days. Now, granted, I was in no hurry, so I took lots of rest breaks and even a couple of naps along the trail, so it was nearly 12 hours from the Basin to SR4. Even still, I'd say that getting up there with a full pack in June was the toughest hike I've ever done. After that, I don't give a rat's ass whether they're PhDs or third grade dropouts, the firefighters who did that hike in five hours carrying all their gear before the mules were even ready to help haul the load, and then went right to work fighting the fire through cactus, yuccas and scree slopes leading to deadly dropoffs deserve a hell of a lot more pay than any politician.
It's easy man you just power walk all the way there and when you get tired you slow down a bit until you're rested and haul ass again and just make sure to remember your tool isn't a walking stick and you'll get there.
I would point out that even on contract there is a Federal obligation to pay overtime, extended time, travel and a base rate for being in the wild. Sounds like that's not being met since the Fed minimum is $36k a year.
There is also the issue of prisoner fire fighters. They go out work for an insanely low wage since min wage doesn't apply to them and then when they get out they can't become regular firefighters because of their criminal history
@@Jcod_ I don't want to use any form of judgement on prisoner fire fighters because I don't know what crimes they've comitted, it can be a wide range of stuff. But I do want to say that their criminal status is used as an excuse to pay them less and I think that's unfair. If they work, you gotta pay them. Minimums were set in place for a reason. Their sentence is their punishment, the setbacks they'll face after release are already very significant. This is clearly just an excuse because government instances are being greedy, using the mindset of a little child "I don't know what crime you committed or why you did it, but you're a prisoner so you must be terrible! And that means I/others get to treat you below human."
Wow man, thank you for the shout out. If the last 5 seasons have taught me anything, it's that ANYONE that goes out there, from the Hotshots on the front lines, to the cooks behind the scenes making food for 1000- plus hungry firefighters, even to the guys pumping out the toilets, deserves a level of respect. Base camps do burn over on occasion, putting ALL of these lives on the line, and just keeping up with all the day- to day tasks that this job requires is a herculean effort for ALL involved. Love your channel!
Everybody deserves a level of respect and a living wage If we don’t stand up for everybody’s right to this, then everybody’s career is going to get shit on… Case in point
Wildland firefighters are a special breed and deserve so much more respect and credit for what they do. Much love to my brothers and sisters in the field!
I'm from Germany. We don't have "wildland firefighters" here. But nonetheless, you and your kind have my utmost respect. You guys are either insane or... Well, no, you guys are insane. Just the good kind of insane ;)
The closest they would ever get is putting on the gear during the off season in a fire house for a photo-op while declaring how much they care about the firefighters
@@tachyon8317 yup that's about it and then you get the bold ones who show up in camp wearing a suit and surrounding with press and they have a sit down with us and complain that it smells..... hmm we've been on the line for the last 36 hours working wearing a 60lb pack and punching line. No we're not going to smell like sweat and burnt marshmallows. We smell like roses did you know that 😏
I have a friend who is a Wildland Firefighter and she has share this exact sentiment and even more. Every summer she jumps from fire to fire, across the western US from Washington state to Arizona and more. Just based on the few moments she has shared I can clearly see that she is far from unskilled laborers.
My cousin is a Wildlands Firefighter up here in BC, Canada. He's been at it for almost a decade now. The man is a straight up hero, and has worked to save lives by risking his own every goddamn year. It's an absolute pleasure to watch my great aunt (his mum) tear into people when they talk shit about them.
@@AmirHS86 to put it into perspective, in just one day we had 8 startups the other day after just one storm rolled through, everything would be burned if we didn’t respond 😂
I didn’t know that spending countless hours and days training, taking refresher courses and classes, and than spending all that time out in the forest and desert fighting fires was making me unskilled. Wish someone would have told me before I did all that.
The thing that kind of angers me the most is this came l a few days after the granite mountain hotshots died on the 30th of June a few years ago and they are still known as “unskilled laborers”
I live literally in between both major fires burning here in Northern California. Today on my drive home on the Interstate 5, there was a large crew that looked like they had just finished working their hearts out and their rears off fighting the fire - selflessly risking their lives to protect people, homes and the gorgeous nature that we are blessed to live in. I pointed to them and said to my young daughter: "those are heros!" What atrocious words, from an ugly heart, to call such admirable men and women "unskilled laborers." Surely this person would be singing a different toon if they were out on the blazing front line or if their house was in danger. Great video! Thank you for all that you do, sir! You have my honor!!! Blessings!!!
As a wildland firefighter it’s good to see this issue get more attention. We are constantly looked down and not even considered professionals at what we do at the federal level. Keep up the good work and thank you for bringing attention to this issue!
I totally feel for these hero’s! As a paramedic we to are still considered the “ambulance drivers “ and basically are treated like a bastards step child by anyone in power. No wonder there are shortages of all public safety workers but more so the wild land firefighters and EMS folks. If the government won’t give up the same respect and benefits and funding that is given to the rest of public safety it will not end well. Thank you for bringing issues like this forward. Hopefully someone will see the errors in their ways and treat us “step Children “ like part of the whole public safety family!
I grew up in the west coast and when I was a Fire Explorer for LA County I was told the best way to get into structure firefighting is by joining the wildland FSA division and like you said getting paid less than CaliFuckyas minimum wage was not exactly the best recruiting opportunity I loved firefighting but the lack of pay and more importantly the lack of funding is fucking the firefighters over and it’s truly sad and heartbreaking and hearing that there’s an article calling wildland firefighting unskilled labor is fucking infuriating
Thank you for standing up for us and speaking out. It is difficult and I appreciate it very much! Keep doing what you are doing, you're awesome. God bless!
This, yes! Thank you. My family's cabin has been in the path of one of the California fires in the last 2 weeks and regardless of whether it burns or stands, the gratitude my family feels for each firefighter is beyond words. Superheroes!
I love how the solution to some isn't "pay these people more" it's "lower unemployment benefits." Meanwhile those same people likely just gave themselves a raise......
@@websterri So you think wages are cut for unemployment? That's sad, and an indictment on your local education system. MAYBE, here's a thought, tax the rich properly? Google gets a REBATE.
Politicians give themselves pay rises while the majority are barely making a quarter of what they make. Heck, I fully believe volunteer firefighters should be financially compensated as they are generally at higher risk of death or serious injury in the same situation (less familiarity, and possibly equipment that isn't as good).
The US Forest Service is actually having trouble staffing its hotshot crews and engine crews this season because many of the seasonal firefighters went on to better paying jobs elsewhere. Now that is a dangerous situation as the West and Northwest move farther into fire season and the remaining crews get exhausted from long fire sieges. Take note: Even Canada is having major fires this early in the season.
I was a HOTSHOT for 10 years and left the USFS BDF because of pay disparities as did three other pieces of overhead from our crew. I would have stayed if the benefits or pay were better, those people ARE my family. We all moved on to different departments but still stay very close.
Seems to be a reoccurring problem in the west and northwest.....your politicians pander to blue haired sjws who want 20 bucks an hour yet can't remember to hold the fuckin pickles 🙄. Meanwhile hard working heros get the shaft. The only reason I don't want California to burn to the ground is I don't want anymore of em in the Midwest.
@@halfassranch8363 Its no that its more to due with the fact that federal wildland firefighters get paid horribly and are underesourced. Added to the fact that infighting happens between federal and private firefighter teams as they end up making the fire worse for each other and should really be only a federal thing.
I live in Prescott, AZ. Those men are my firefighters. I spoke to a family member of one of them fallen. His mom said he didn’t do it for pay. He did it for the love of the job. And to save the forest that he loved and if he was lucky to save lives.
Hey! Californian Representative! Here in Australia we know Bushfires are no joke and we value our firefighters: Thanks for all the U.S (many from California who exchange with our firefighters each fire seasons) and Canadian Firefighters who volunteered to come help us 2019-2020 bushfires. Lest we forget the American Aerial Firefighters Ian McBeth, Paul Clyde Hudson and Rick A DeMorgan Jr whose plane crashed and they died and 17 of our own Volunteer CFA Rural Fire Fighters. Treat your firefighters with the respect they deserve! Sincerely an Aussie.
Speaking from California I concur with your message, Calling a forestry fire fighter a forestry technician is like describing nascar driver as cabi because he's not an indi race car driver.🤔
If _Wildland Firefighting_ is unskilled labor, then politicians and their staff's should be able jump right in and join crews. Put them over-price college degrees aside and _actually do something productive._
I work an unskilled labour job right now, they are pretty much defined by a consistent work environment that requires less than a month of training and mostly involves labour and following specific instructions. I have no idea how that could apply to fighting and preventing forest fires. People love undermining other people’s work
Tom McClintock, quoted "Wildfire firefighting is hot, miserable work, but it is not skilled labor,” he said."! OMG the government's paying these firefighters JUST above minimum wage, around $14 to, $16 per hour! That's disgusting. These men should be making between $22 and $27. SKILLS THEY HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF!
A politician calling someone unskilled labor is the epitome of hypocrisy. It's too bad we as citizens are too stupid to realize both parties get away with this stuff.
Well let's put that representative out on a fire line working inches from a roaring blaze after having to hike into the location because a truck can't navigate the terrain. Lets not mention having to dodge water drops, and avoid getting run over by heavy equipment, while at the same time praying to God that the fire doesn't decide to overrun your position while you have nowhere to go. I have the upmost respect for the wild land guys.
1 firefighter, be it in a burning forest, a burning building, keeping a person alive when they have inhaled a lifetime supply of smoke in a few short minutes or simply keeping a child calm after going through life changing trauma, is worth more than EVERY politician in office locally and federally. And I mean that with every fiber of my being.
They should get paid like the military. A entry salary after completing their boot camp and then rank and time serve. Anytime they are fighting a fire they should get hazard pay. The military has regular pay and extra pay when warrant, flight pay, combat pay when in a combat zone.
That's kinda how it currently works (or fails to work). They are asking to be paid like professional firefighters, where all of that is factored into the base pay. Only getting hazard pay on fire assignment means you don't know what your next pay check will really look like and disregards all of the daily hazards they face on prescribed fires and fuels reduction work.
@@omnitech182 Exactly. Cal Fire figured this out a long time ago. There’s no differentiation between hazardous and non-hazardous hours, they just pay their people appropriately and pay them portal to portal on assignments. Hell, the Feds would go a long way just fixing that aspect of it without touching the wages. If you’re on a fire assignment away from your home, your time is no longer yours and you should be compensated for it instead of the 16’s and 8’s they do now.
Little interesting Historical Side Note regarding your very own country: The Forestry service calls them "Forestry Technicians" so they can Legally pay them less since Firefighters supposedly make too much money and cost too much to equip according to the bean counters but if you Call them forestry technician's instead, well then you can cut all kinds of corners. How do i know this? I grew up in the 80's when it first happened and was passed into law by Congress I believe, check the record books which is All public record.
@@tannerbottineau62 Also a historical fact slightly in the same thought strain or vein Strangely enough also in Federal Service (I know shocker right) Currently....Posthumous Medals to members of the military, some of which I can see being very necessary and are rightly awarded later after the fact (CMOH, Silver or Bronze Medals for example) but you do Not need to give family members their fallen sons Location Service Medal, they already knew they were there and they are probably looking for more answers than that. Just saying.
@chris nunez Really? Didn't know that but then can you please tell me what kind of difference it makes between the types and how much in difference it makes when you are caught in a fire cause that's where you work? Are you any less dead in a forest fire? Cause one thing I'll inform you is, we all look the same when the Medics zip you up in those little oblong black or grey plastic body bags. And types don't mean sh*t there because then Everybody is either black or grey and about 6' long, even if they are stacked like cord wood. I've Seen enough of that poop for a lifetime already thank you, but no thank you.
@chris nunez I think you missed my point which was this: Making distinctions Between forestry technicians means exactly Jack Poop bit of difference in the end, they both usually died the same way, fighting forest fires and is one of the biggest problems with our country currently, too many damn people making distinctions between one group or the other when (as a medic) you get to see how truly stupid in a humanity-wise perspective and/or how truly short sighted / stupid that is. Remember, "the king goes in the same box as the pawn" which is a very old saying regarding Chess and funerals I had nothing to do with inventing but is still as accurate today as it was back then. Bury them All like they deserve I say (in my opinion).....like Heroes, with full honors given from a grateful nation, that would be the moral thing to do. I'll close with this Quote from Reign of Fire that I have never forgetten: "Envy the country that has heroes? I say Pity the Country that needs them!"
Heck yes brother. Got me amped up! I may not have the fire cert but as an EMS cousin, I’m jacked watching this. Thanks for bringing us humor and truth bombs from time to time. Keep up the good work!
Love ya man. Thanks for the respect. Its definitely mutual. I spent 10 years on a hotshot crew and 2 on an engine. In one shift as a hotshot, I went from ignition squad to digging to cordinating three type 1 helicopters putting down a retardent line to doing a medical aid (I was the squad EMT). Interesting to be able to do that as an unskilled laborer. 2023 and you still have Forest Service folks living out of vehicles because they cant afford a place to stay next to their duty stations. Damn politicians!
Arizona boy here. Thank you for your service and your videos. Many of our wildland fire fighters here have not only donated there time but also there lives. June 30, 2014 Andrew Ashcraft, 29 Anthony Rose, 23 Christopher MacKenzie, 30 Clayton Whitted, 28 Dustin DeFord, 24 Garret Zuppiger, 27 Grant McKee, 21 Jesse Steed, 36 Joe Thurston, 32 John Percin Jr., 24 Kevin Woyjeck, 21 Eric Marsh, 43 Robert Caldwell, 23 Scott Norris, 28 Sean Misner, 26 Travis Carter, 31 Travis Turbyfill, 27 Wade Parker, 22 William “Billy” Warneke, 25
Let’s not forget that at least in Arizona some of these ‘unskilled laborers’ are inmates. Yes, there are Wildland Firefighters who are incarcerated inmates who choose to sign up and risk there lives. I know one. They don’t the pay or treatment deserved of someone doing such a difficult and hard job. And yes, they are trained and do the same work as non- inmate Wildland Firefighters.
And to those of us who even realize they exist, they are PLATINUM! Damned good at what they do and they do it all the time. California's changing prison/incarceration system (not sure it still counts as that) is drawing these teams down to far less than we used to have, and it shows. There are changes recently which I THINK actually allow these folks to be hired by CALFIRE after they complete their sentences, but I'm not totally sure where that effort stands now.
This is meant only and strictly as a curiosity question, not anything at all disparaging: Do the inmates sign up for such service because A) they do want to somehow offer reparations for whatever crime they've committed? And B), perhaps because getting out there and doing something so physical is better than just sitting in a cell for hours at a time? I know nothing about the prison system, so again, am asking only out of curiosity, out of genuinely wondering, nothing more.
@@jb6712 the reasons are as numerous as the people serving. For many it is something productive to do that is outside. Prison is a really toxic environment (drugs, gangs, violence, lack of positive social interactions) that isn’t very good for folks who trying to get their life together. And programs just keep getting cut. Or for folks who understand what they did was wrong and want to offer something different to the world. Digging a trench on a fire line is a better choice for many. And it helps out society too. I just wish they got the same recognition as other firefighters. It pisses name off to think of them as unskilled laborers.
Totally cathartic, thank you! The Ten General Orders and all the watch outs that we LIVE AND DIE by were developed because of a whole series of tragedies. These punks going on about what we do ASSUME what is being done is “unskilled” and “easy” because they don’t do it themselves. Much love and respect for all our Brothers and Sisters who battle the beast and are a part of the greater Firefighting Family!
FINALLY!!!! No longer should they be called "forestry technicians"!!! Thank you so much. From someone who was a WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER for 8 years thank you!!!!!
Being from British Columbia, I'm appalled anyone would say anything about Wildfire Fighters are less than hero's that deserve our utmost respect like all First Responders. These incredible people not only fight for our lives, property and everything in between. Once they finish in their own countries they commonly pack up and head elsewhere in the world to help the next. We would have been lost here in 2018 without them and this year is looking the same.
Saw that--hugs and hoping things settle down soonest! Don't know if we'll have enough people TO help you but you know what? I know that pretty much every firefighter will bust their ass to try! Hang in there!
@@RICDirector CAF is sending in Army Personnel to help, other countries always step up ❤. Losing the village of Lytton has been devastating for their 250 occupants and especially for the First Nations people. But we are BCStrong. I know those Firefighters from Forestry Services, the cities that are sending their local departments are doing their absolute best along with the pilots and we are so very proud of them.
As an occupant of those western states, I wholeheartedly agree with getting these people paid and giving them their due respect! The government here needs to stop wasting money grandstanding and take care of issues like this!
You think its bad in america, well in Queensland, Australia the rfs has 30,000 volunteers and no paid firefighters. Plus their don't get any funding from the government. They even have to buy their own PPE.
I know nothing of RFS except for what you write here. That said, sounds like the should organize and not do the job. As long as people do it without pay, why pay them. That’s how it works, unfortunately.
That's not entirely true my Family are NSW RFS volunteers, they definitely do not have to buy their own PPE, and even tho they are unpaid do get looked after very well, my dad has been a volunteer for decades, he loves it, that's another side to by utilising volunteers you are mostly guaranteed to get people motivated by job as apposed to people motivated by money.
Jfc, I'm glad I did my little stint as a wildland firefighter with the Forest Service. We had a week of intensive training and classes, not to mention the pack test, and I was only auxiliary. The crew bosses had way more training (not mention experience), and don't even get me started on hot shots and smokejumpers. I did it purely to act as back-up when needed, as my primary job was a wildlife tech. I was hoping to go on an actual fire, but due to some miscommunications between my fire boss and wildlife boss, I ended up missing my chance and only got to see a teeny tiny fire (but someone still got stung, which my crew assured me that this counted as a "real fire").
You can tell buy the way the representative said "unskilled laborers" You can tell they have never swung a tool or known the pain of that pack on your shoulders for 16 hours
Former Forestry Technician here. This is guy is right on. I left that life to learn a trade in construction. Can make more, be home every night and not worry about dying.
Wildland firefighters are always risking their lives, I’ve seen them work when there was a fire near a friends house. The level of respect I have for those men and women is enormous.
You guys are great and "winged bus driver" my arse. The next time Mr.Politico needs a ride to another country he can paddle his own rowboat and call a college kid Uber. All transportation driving labor is skilled labor.
Going into my 5th year of hotshotting and my 8th year of wildland fire. Really appreciate hearing this anger from a structure firefighter, thanks for screaming into the void with us!!!!
This is the same as NFL "skill positions" (vs what? unskilled positions). Mark Schlereth on ESPN radio one time, who was an offensive lineman (not a skill position) when he played, explained all the skills he had honed over the years playing football, all the skills he needed (beyond brute strength) to compete at the highest level. I'd say fire fighters compete at the highest level every time they're called. Fighting a fire is a lot harder than blocking Lawrence Taylor or JJ Watt.
yeah, because overgrown brush isn't combustible... the myth that it is only trees that support a forest fire is dangerous and stupid. all southern California HAS is brush.
@@bobsmith-wg9fz and is that park on fire? or is it just your way of trying to distract from the fact that clear cutting trees won't actually prevent wildfires?
@@kenbrown2808 lol your 'clear cutting" bs Its called FORREST MANAGEMENT and you sell off the rights for someone to come in and cut down the dying trees and thin the Forrest...and then controlled burns are good BUT cali does noneof that and then WONDERS why its in MASSIVE flames each year...they USED to rebuild/recut fire beaks each season and have not done that for decades under DNC rule
@@bobsmith-wg9fz it's almost like their tax dollars are being siphoned off to subsidize other states, which are also on fire, nowadays. but guess what they were removing when they cut firebreaks. I'll give you a hint: it's what grows when you don't have a mature forest shading the ground underneath. Cali is in massive flames each year, because fire season has expanded to 10+ months a year, and the other two months are spent growing another crop of 10 minute fuel.
But even if it was unskilled labor, that’s not a reason to not value there work, housekeepers are a great example of this, nobody wants to do there job but we all need them, that’s reason enough to value them, because they do what anyone wants to do, and if they stop doing it, we will have to do. Another example are CNA’s some nurses treat CNAs like sh.. but when they are short staffed and they have to do CNAs job they of course have a hell of a bad day. So nurses and administrators, if you don’t want to do CNAs job, recognize that is a hard work and value them, so they stick around.
Except if all housekeepers strike the fucking country won't burn down, worst case scenario is you gotta clean your own shit outta the toilet and vacuum ffs.
My daughter dated a wildland firefighter for a few years. The work conditions were appalling. The food wasn't great. He was constantly stressed and exhausted. He had PTSD every winter. Wildland firefighters work ridiculous hours in dangerous, stressful, and difficult conditions. My respect for them went through the roof after hearing what his working life was like. And yet they're "unskilled labourers"? Someone needs a throat punch.
I have so much respect for firefighters and firefighter sacrifices. I consider it a huge insult to first responders when politicians act informed of the amount of skill and dedication this career takes.
What about the National Guard who activates fellow services members? I’ve been on a couple activations and noticed they literally put everyone and everything on the line to help out. Then again as an EMS responder I have seen plenty of injuries that could have been prevented
Funny thing, I was watching a Black Rifle coffee company video the other day when. Lo behold a familiar bald mr clean look alike came on screen in a ad for Fire department coffee. Needless to say I was confused about what video I was watching then laughing about that ad appearing on the companies video that it did.
@@KezanzatheGreat Nope. Well, maybe a little. But as someone who lives in the thick of it, that's exactly how most politicians feel as far as we can tell. After Paradise was wiped out, it was used by politicians, filmmakers, bloggers, news sources....and did any of those do a whole lot to actually, you know, HELP? Nope. Paradise is still struggling with just the basic needs. And so are other towns which have been cleared by fire in the last decade or so, in our area it's not just Paradise. It's Concow, Berry Creek, Bangor, Yankee Hill, Magalia.....and the residents there are left largely unsupported by those who used them as stage dressing.
