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<blockquote data-quote="Fiftydriver" data-source="post: 225575" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>I think it simply boils down to the people in the effected area and their status as far as $$ or voting power that the politicals can take advantage of.</p><p> </p><p>For instance, here in Montana and many other western states, we have had severe drought for well over a decade. Every summer starting from around June, the sky turns from the clear blue to an midevil red. Why, forest fires. This year in Montana was pretty mild fire season. In years past, millions of square miles have been literally burned to the ground. Yes, that is square miles I typed, not acres!!!</p><p> </p><p>You will hear a bit on the news from time to time but rarely anything meaningful. To the land owners up here its a big deal, especially when the government decided to go with a let burn policy in the wilderness and then the **** fire grows so big they can not stop it and it makes it to private ground.</p><p> </p><p>Firefighters do what they can but to be honest, its more luck with the weather then anything. Around here, home owners have taken things into their own hands, cleared trees around their homes and taken steps to protect themselves and for the most part, you can survive a fire even of these huge sizes, IF YOUR PREPARED.</p><p> </p><p>THen this past year, ALL you could hear was california burning up. Day after day nothing but millon dollar homes going up in flames. Certainly it sucks but when you see these people building homes right in the middle of old stand pine trees and not clearing any ground around their homes, its no wonder they all go up like dry kindling. Or in south california when they build on these very steep hills(I call them hills) that are covered with scrub brush and no chance for any firefighter to come to help or cut firelines if they wanted. MAkes no sense.</p><p> </p><p>So while California gets all the media attention because the homes going up are +Millon dollar homes or some **** movie stars home, Montana and other western states get no attention at all even though our land loss is several times what California looses every year.</p><p> </p><p>Again back to my point, of the people in the area are useful to the media or politicians to push their aggenda or if the people whine loud enough, they get the attention. </p><p></p><p>If the people effected by these natural disasters are prepared and take care of themselves you never hear about it. Only goes to show the true color of the media bias in this country to be honest.</p><p> </p><p>Like I have said before, every area has its problems to deal with, prepare your self and take care of what you have and your family and your neighbors. Do not expect help to come because it will not get there in time from the government but when it does come, DONT BITCH ABOUT IT!!!</p><p> </p><p>Nuff said on the subject from me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fiftydriver, post: 225575, member: 10"] I think it simply boils down to the people in the effected area and their status as far as $$ or voting power that the politicals can take advantage of. For instance, here in Montana and many other western states, we have had severe drought for well over a decade. Every summer starting from around June, the sky turns from the clear blue to an midevil red. Why, forest fires. This year in Montana was pretty mild fire season. In years past, millions of square miles have been literally burned to the ground. Yes, that is square miles I typed, not acres!!! You will hear a bit on the news from time to time but rarely anything meaningful. To the land owners up here its a big deal, especially when the government decided to go with a let burn policy in the wilderness and then the **** fire grows so big they can not stop it and it makes it to private ground. Firefighters do what they can but to be honest, its more luck with the weather then anything. Around here, home owners have taken things into their own hands, cleared trees around their homes and taken steps to protect themselves and for the most part, you can survive a fire even of these huge sizes, IF YOUR PREPARED. THen this past year, ALL you could hear was california burning up. Day after day nothing but millon dollar homes going up in flames. Certainly it sucks but when you see these people building homes right in the middle of old stand pine trees and not clearing any ground around their homes, its no wonder they all go up like dry kindling. Or in south california when they build on these very steep hills(I call them hills) that are covered with scrub brush and no chance for any firefighter to come to help or cut firelines if they wanted. MAkes no sense. So while California gets all the media attention because the homes going up are +Millon dollar homes or some **** movie stars home, Montana and other western states get no attention at all even though our land loss is several times what California looses every year. Again back to my point, of the people in the area are useful to the media or politicians to push their aggenda or if the people whine loud enough, they get the attention. If the people effected by these natural disasters are prepared and take care of themselves you never hear about it. Only goes to show the true color of the media bias in this country to be honest. Like I have said before, every area has its problems to deal with, prepare your self and take care of what you have and your family and your neighbors. Do not expect help to come because it will not get there in time from the government but when it does come, DONT BITCH ABOUT IT!!! Nuff said on the subject from me. [/QUOTE]
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