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I'm a city boy, so it's unlikely I will personally need the services of our wonderful socialized-government federal, state, local and contract wildfire fighters.
I think I speak for the "silent majority" in expressing heartfelt gratitude for their heroic service, including loss of life, as they struggle to try to save our beautiful state from being burnt to a crisp due to unavoidable accidents, lightning strikes and a number of brain-dead idiots.
Firefighters rank right up there with our military and law enforcement.
Pete Kutulas
Murray
