Somewhat unrelated, Apparently they’re setting up a staging camp in Beaumont for all the stuff coming from out of state. Just took a call at 0115 for a base camp water tender. I asked for what Fire and was told it was for a staging location for the out of state equipment rolling in for the current incidents.
Interesting.
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Can anyone source this… trucks come in and out of the state everyday to fight fires. I cannot find anywhere that backs this up.
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I brought down a strike team of type 1s from a state north of Oregon, we were in Davis for a quick mechanical inspection and were back on the road pretty quick! Couple small repairs were made to various rigs amongst the 160ish engines that came from our state. Didn’t hear anything about emissions, it was a mechanical safety deal.
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I believe after the 2020 Creek fire we started seeing OOS engines being inspected as they came into the state. Not by CARB or necessarily CHP, but by Davis ME. It’s part of the plan now when the state utilizes OOS engines.
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We all know that every rig released from an incident goes through an inspection as part of the demob process. It makes perfect sense. Doesn’t it make equal sense to do a “pre-mob” inspection when you’ve got resources coming from who knows where, before they hit the line? And doesn’t it make sense to do that at a place like Davis, instead of at an already overwhelmed base camp? Especially since there is no way a strike team coming from Idaho is going directly to the line immediately upon arrival anyway.
Carry on.
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Sounds more like CYA.
The state doesn’t want to pay for repairs on problems existing before the incident, as happened in the past.
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Hasn’t a pre check in inspection been standard for non-agency equipment for years now?
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You received this news from whom? If you can’t provide REAL SOURCES, then you’re just attempting to, no pun intended, inflame and manipulate a horrific ongoing emergency. People are dying. We don’t need to add hearsay and speculation to the mix. DO BETTER.
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They should have s fast track to fires
15 minutes of actual research, including an entire video on CalFire’s Instagram page, DISPROVES THIS.
NO incoming rigs are being stopped for emissions testing.
What I’ve been able to find out is that, as is normal, these vehicles coming from hundreds of miles away, are given a pre-deployment inspection. They’re enormous, heavy vehicles and are checked to make sure they are in top working order. Often, from the journey, the need to have parts replaced. This is done to ensure the safety of the rig, crew, and to make sure the vehicle isn’t creating any sparks. CalFire has a whole video on it over on Instagram.
But, no, they are NOT being stopped for emissions testing. THIS. IS. A. LIE. Stop spreading it.
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Not sure who you’re referring to but the link I posted is directly From Cal Fire
It makes sense if they’re are private engines. Many out of state resources are private and have to have a a safety inspection before hitting the line. Both mechanical and PPE. To do this at GS would be too overwhelming for the incident.
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I believe this was posted as a question and we cleared the air(no pun intended) we did exactly what we were hoping to do here.
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Original poster posted it simply as a ‘question’ and it has been explained. Keep it civil please.
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This is a follow up tweet from the guy who started this rumor. Unfortunately, his original tweet got a million views and some media ran with it without following up. Shame on them.
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Except that it’s not. The forestry mechanics that would be doing this have a lot of right leaning’s and frankly don’t get paid enough to keep quiet about it.
There is a lot to be mad about with what has happened. Let’s not waste energy being mad about things that didn’t happen.
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I doubt Cal Fire is in the “vehicle emissions testing” business. Inspecting for viability and safety makes sense. Firefighter’s lives are on the line every minute they’re on the fire.
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Oregon crews stopped at CALFIRE HQ in Sacramento for inspection. That’s it.
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