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    CO's amateur radio operators fill-in wildfire radio gaps...

    Since Saturday, he has been managing operators staffing eight-hour shifts around the clock. They're doing such things as setting up portable radio repeaters and relaying messages between the fire lines and command posts. About 40 operators have volunteered.

    A 5:15 a.m. phone call Sunday asked amateur radio operator Randy Long to find more volunteers to aid communication in the High Park fire zone — and warned him to evacuate his home.

    Long, an Amateur Radio Emergency Service coordinator for Larimer and Weld counties, fled his house southeast of Buckhorn Mountain and started rallying more licensed ham operators to work the fire.

    http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_20852619/colorados-amateur-radio-operators-fill-wildfire-coverage-gaps

    And at least they're modest: "We're kind of the unsung heroes," said Robert Wareham, Colorado section emergency coordinator.

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    Up until that last sentence, all notions of "jump teams" were absent from my mind.
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    Ugh...

    Good on them for helping in a time of need, but geebus man. If you aren't out there huffing smoke through a breather mask, you aren't a "hero".
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    Almost. Almost made it through to the end without....awww geeez.

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    Aw, nuts. A flourescent green ARES hat and vest, and an attempt to look 'cool' in those shades. Looks like a whacker.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KC2UGV View Post
    Ugh...

    Good on them for helping in a time of need, but geebus man. If you aren't out there huffing smoke through a breather mask, you aren't a "hero".
    Don't bet on it. One of my heroes was a little old white haired lady that came up to me one night with a cup of coffee so thin you could see the bottom of the cup through it. I don't think I've had a better cup of coffee or a more well timed cup of coffee. It was so cold that my boots literally froze to the ground if I stopped moving for more than a few seconds. Heroes are everywhere.
    I am surprised at such a sudden deterioration in a woman whose only ailment was a lazy anus.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KC9ECI View Post
    Don't bet on it. One of my heroes was a little old white haired lady that came up to me one night with a cup of coffee so thin you could see the bottom of the cup through it. I don't think I've had a better cup of coffee or a more well timed cup of coffee. It was so cold that my boots literally froze to the ground if I stopped moving for more than a few seconds. Heroes are everywhere.
    I like the way you think, Tom. ;)

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