re: Wildfires in Louisiana

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Not surprising locals have not been allowed to fight it, I don’t think they have regular firefighters in Beauregard parish. If they do, they are the vast minority. 98% of them are volunteers and are just rednecks that wanna put lights and sirens on their personal vehicles.

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There are very specific guidelines that are followed when management of a fire is handed off to a different type of team. Each team specializes in different types of fire and approach. The reality is, the local VFD baws are just not experienced with handling events like this. The last thing you need when trying to control a wildfire is too many cooks in the kitchen. So, when management is passed from one type team to another duties change and command changes. VFDs are still used, but they take orders, not give them.