People who won't evacuate.
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People who won't evacuate.
| Mon, 08-31-2009 - 6:20pm |
I get so mad when I read stories such as this. Five people apparently are trapped in a canyon because they refused to evacuate when told to. Now they will either die or put rescuers' lives on the line trying to get them out of a lethal situation.
<> Five people who refused to evacuate threatened areas reported they were trapped at a ranch near Gold Creek, Los Angeles County sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said. A sheriff's helicopter was unable to immediately reach them because of intense fire activity, Whitmore said, but would try after the flames passed.
"What this says is, 'Listen, listen, listen,'" Whitmore said. "Those people were told to get out two days ago, and now we are putting our people in danger to get them out.">>

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I'm such a chicken, I'd be out of there days in advance if I could, but some people truly believe that they live charmed lives, and they can "defend" their homes from the flames with a garden hose.
Oh, I'm the same way. I would be long gone!
This kind of thing happens every fire season with these types of bozos and every year they get away with it. Maybe the police and fire departments should have a policy that if people won't evacuate when they are requested to do so, they should be told to not bother calling if they get in trouble because the only way someone is going to come find them is when the fire dissipates and someone comes along to scrape their charred remains into a bag to hand over to their next of kin.
Shame on you, Janey!
Yes, I agree with you...hurricanes are much slower and more warning is given.
With regard to the people who don't evacuate for hurricanes either, though, I'm of the same mind as I am about the fires. I remember when those people in Galveston didn't want to evacuate and then the ones who survived kept calling for help since they had no water, no electricity, nothing, and they couldn't get out. I say leave them there and let them figure it out how to survive.
:-)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8230005.stm
Memorial service planned for fallen firefighters :(
ITA.
I would always follow an evacuation order but people who live in areas where there are constant evacuations (another issue for me--why live there???) probably get jaded because they evacuate so many times when, in hindsight, there is no need. They recall the many times they've been safe so stay put.
I completely agree about the lunatics who put their own lives on the line and then need to be rescued. It's selfish. When my husband did search and rescues for the Coast Guard, they'd often be called out in situations to save people who weren't supposed to be out there anyway.
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