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"Battle" is usually meant figuratively when fighting wildfires.

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[–] too_high_for_this@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago
[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 15 points 5 hours ago

I'm joining the war on fire on the side of fire

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 18 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Well, as far as damage locations go, it's about as innocuous as you could hope for... Rear rudder, thankfully missing the actual control linkages. It just tore some aluminum, that's all.

I wonder if the pilot was ex-military, I don't think I'd recognize the sound of a bullet striking the plane. Though I would certainly also return to the airfield after a birdstrike, any impact is a hazard.

Sure was a dick move though... I mean to shoot at emergency response workers, they're trying to save lives and homes.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Some people I know have remained friendly with some conspiracy theorists since Covid (I just stopped interacting when they told me I’d be dead by 2022 because I received the vaccine) and I’ve heard that one of the current theories is that the government is starting the wildfires for some reason.

[–] Little1Lost@gehirneimer.de 2 points 3 hours ago

tecnically the us gov does start some (in)directly through cuts in funding

[–] NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 13 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Other countries often send help to places battling forest fires. You’ve got to wonder if that will give them pause when the pilots need to be concerned about being used for target practice.

[–] xylol@leminal.space 1 points 5 hours ago

That and people flying drones into areas like that

[–] whimsy@lemmy.zip 29 points 10 hours ago

The fire is shooting at us!

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 44 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Shit, even the fire have gun now!

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 17 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 21 points 9 hours ago (3 children)
[–] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago

that all changed when the Fire Nation attacked

[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 9 points 8 hours ago

In Minnesota, you also gotta watch out for bear arms.

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

It was right there!

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 10 points 10 hours ago

Who the hell armed the blaze?!

[–] rem26_art@fedia.io 7 points 9 hours ago

taking the 'fire' in firearms a little too seriously