[AT] Burn bans

[Stephen Offiler]

Come on, Cecil, that's an easy one:  remember Prohibition?

I'll go on record as saying that cold beer at the end of the day is real
nice and I'd be a little less happy if deprived.

SO


On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 9:49 AM Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net> wrote:

> In OK, Gov. Stitt determined that liquor stores were an essential
> business!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> Cecil
> On 4/23/2020 8:25 AM, cgs wrote:
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> Thanks to Bobby and Brad and all who serve to protect...and to keep that
> wine flowing.
>
> On 4/23/20 9:02 AM, bradloomis at charter.net wrote:
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> Thank you Bobby for your service and stating what should be the obvious.
> It really isn’t all about me. It is about keeping YOU safe as well. The
> idea that people are cowering in fear boggles my mind. Yeah, if my spouse
> gets Covid, hell even the flu, she’s more than likely dead. I’m also high
> risk due to medication I take. Just being cautious. I still go to my job,
> as making wine is deemed essential in California. But I sure do all I can
> to limit my exposure to others for their safety as well as my own. Weighing
> money vs. lives is absurd. Who exactly among us, are expendable? The field
> workers are also still hard at it. Doing all those jobs that Americans say
> they want back. Yeah, sure.
>
> Bradford.
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> *From:* AT <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com>
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> bobbyguilbeau at att.net
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> *Subject:* Re: [AT] Burn bans
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> The burn bans were implemented for a number of reasons.
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> Most fire departments also run Emergency Medical Services as well as
> typical Fire/Rescue.  With that being said firefighters in some areas are
> getting infected with Covid (over 50 in New Orleans) leaving fire
> departments short handed to deal with other emergencies.
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> The smoke from these fires exasperates issues with breathing problems for
> folks that have Covid and other respiratory issues.
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> It’s also about adding a layer of social distancing in an attempt to limit
> interaction with possibly infected people by firefighters and further short
> staffing of departments for more dire emergencies.  And of course lessening
> the possibility that an infected firefighter would pass on the virus as
> well.
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> In my department’s case we were also short 4 firefighters that would have
> normally responded due to being embedded in an isolation site for a fire
> watch patrol 24 hours a day seven days per week.
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> Add in the bad weather (tornado’s) the northern part of our state has been
> hit with in the last 3 weeks creating a different set of problems.  The
> state activated our Urban Search and Rescue team to respond to the Monroe
> area last week.
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> So,  it’s not about exercising power or control, but simply and attempt to
> not create further issues with fires getting out of control and not having
> enough people to deal with it “preservation of life and property”.
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> Hope this helps better understand the issues/concerns we have
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> Bobby Guilbeau
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> Chief
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> Ward 5 Fire Protection District
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> P.O. Box 120
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> Turkey Creek, LA  70585
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> Evangeline Parish, Louisiana
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> 337-461-2962 Office
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