@briggygee: Update on the fire lookout that burned down and the person who staffed it who no longer has that income that he depends on to take care of his family and pay his mortgage. 🥺.#firelookout#mutualaid
Tell him it's the court of public opinion coming together saying, we need him. We need his look out. The forest needs him. We appreciate his energy, time, time away from family even... that he puts in watching over our forest. Let justice happen and let us give back to him, as he has given to us and to the forest.
2026-07-24 12:25:39
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Sarahbearah05 :
How about setting up a gofundme for fire relief and if he needs it great and if not it goes to help others?
2026-07-24 04:57:36
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Shoebird :
Tell him if he finds another job he can donate to a cause of his / your choice.
2026-07-26 20:23:37
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vixeneclipze :
Please be safe with all these fires ♥️
2026-07-27 00:40:51
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Kinsey McClure :
You can also remind him how good it feels to be a helper. And, that allowing folks to help us blessing them too 🥰
2026-07-25 03:48:59
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Sarah 🌊 🌳 🌅 🦋 ☀️🌙 :
So the government won’t pay you if your lookout is burnt? Crazy
2026-07-24 10:59:23
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☔ Stoic In The Corner ☔ :
I know sometimes people do not like to apply, but he is eligible for unemployment too if they are not able to place him. I think it is crazy that they won't pay him for the rest of the season at a base rate. The money is already budgeted for the season and it isn't his fault it burned down.
2026-07-27 03:52:01
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lynx :
the forest won't put him somewhere for the rest of the season? even as a front liner or something? that's weird. I've never heard of that
2026-07-24 04:52:28
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CareBear :
You can refund donations if it isn't needed, I think.
2026-07-24 05:07:35
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jujubloom :
Does he not get reassigned to another lookout? So if your lookout bruns down, you just lose your job?
2026-07-24 06:49:26
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Reen :
Can we Go Fund the build of a new lookout structure? It’s obviously needed and who knows how long it will take the government to rebuild… if ever
2026-07-25 14:28:35
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SamSam :
You’re such a fantastic human with virtues we should all hope to emulate. And I’m worried about your surroundings - how can you sleep when the immediate danger is so heightened?
2026-07-24 05:34:54
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Leigh Brodie :
Set up a fire look out welfare fund so that all lookout workers can access it incase of losses like this or illness etc! Then it helps everyone
2026-07-24 10:36:17
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ponygirldeb :
be safe my friend🥰
2026-07-24 12:53:38
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redlightrinsing :
stay safe!! thinking of you with such a risky fire season
2026-07-24 18:04:27
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Melancholy Mermaid 🪄✨️ :
I'm sure it's a lot for him to process. 💔 A bit of time may help bring a solution into focus. Thank you for the update and the support you've given him. What an amazing community y'all have. 💕
2026-07-24 06:47:25
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Lori :
People like to help when they can. And I think the people that care enough to help would be so happy to see him find employment and not give the donation a second thought. 💗 I hope he accepts help.
2026-07-24 12:25:34
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Reina de Pivot :
I love how you are so respectful and so helpful at the same time.
2026-07-25 03:15:14
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Hannah Jo :
Bless him, he deserves to be supported. The way things are going with the USFS—please let him know it’s 100% ok to take help folks are offering. ♥️
2026-07-25 01:47:41
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Erin! :
tell him to stop worrying--we wanna help him regardless
2026-07-24 22:46:47
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Rebecca Dyk :
Random but he has a family and works a job like that? Does he leave them to work tons of hours and live up there part of the year? I’m so curious about how that works for them.
2026-07-24 08:03:50
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Cheryl!Crowe🌱 :
Is there a way to cap the go fund me per month?
2026-07-24 04:59:39
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BluuJay 🇨🇦🏳️🌈 :
I appreciate his position on this. I hope everything works out for the best for him but truly, his thought process is in the right place.
2026-07-24 11:01:42
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Henry Castro-Miller :
Can’t government employees not except gifts from people? Unfortunately this might me an ethics concern even though this is for his private financial situation
2026-07-24 21:11:03
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JJSSAA :
You’re so bad ass.
2026-07-24 05:33:27
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