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20. And, of course, no one expects you MAGAts to work late

Sun Jul 6, 2025, 03:03 PM

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I'm 80, recently stepped down from serving for the past 16 years as an EMT, Training Officer, and Captain for volunteer rescue squad in rural VA.

When severe weather was forecast, we required two of our crews -- four people -- to sleep at the station. Usually six or more people volunteered. Many is the time we were glad we took that precaution . . . and the people we rescued were happy, too. Our local volunteer fire departments followed the same practice.

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'This came at night': Texas officials say they were caught off guard by deadly rainstorms, flooding [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 6 OP

one suspects this area has a long history of such flood events. flood warning got it right nt msongs Jul 6 #1

When you have that flat land BumRushDaShow Jul 6 #2

I lived in East Texas for a short while many years ago. 70sEraVet Jul 6 #11

Yeah... these "Once In 100 years", floods are happening in like, once every 3 years or less... IthinkThereforeIAM Jul 6 #38

its teh flash flood capital of the country moonshinegnomie Jul 6 #16

Texas needs major flood diversion tunnels. BidenRocks Jul 6 #19

So why the HELL do they have large camp sites there? Bengus81 Jul 6 #23

good question moonshinegnomie Jul 6 #33

Of course Texas will be lying DENVERPOPS Jul 6 #36

"it came at night" aeromanKC Jul 6 #3

There ARE "Early Warning Systems" - the NWS has the "Flash Flood Emergency" BumRushDaShow Jul 6 #5

Here in mountainous East TN Farmer-Rick Jul 6 #9

I know that many of those were originally "air raid sirens" BumRushDaShow Jul 6 #10

Test them on Mondays at noon--when the weather doesn't look threatening? Bengus81 Jul 6 #25

I remember during the post-wildfire discussions about Maui BumRushDaShow Jul 6 #28

NWS issued a Flas Flood Watch last avebury Jul 6 #30

The various weather "products" (as they call this) criteria for issuance BumRushDaShow Jul 6 #34

It was a literal 3 am phonecall Prairie Gates Jul 6 #4

Someone needs to tell these Texas dumfucks 'night' happens half of the time. Mawspam2 Jul 6 #6

It's "dumbfucks," not "dumfucks." Paladin Jul 6 #13

gee poozwah Jul 6 #22

Whatever makes you happy. (nt) Paladin Jul 6 #24

Maybe they need something like the "Arkansas Department of Emergency Management" here in Arkansas. LiberalArkie Jul 6 #7

They should have had a 24 hour emergency dispatch and at least one deputy on duty. bluedigger Jul 6 #8

Another Texas disaster beyond even Uvalde level. NBachers Jul 6 #12

texas officials are lying moonshinegnomie Jul 6 #14

All of this + no serious warning system - TBF Jul 6 #39

Mother Nature is so inconsiderate. nt BootinUp Jul 6 #15

It's almost as though cutting funds for weather tracking sakabatou Jul 6 #17

It came at night... skennis1 Jul 6 #18

But only in RED states. nt Jit423 Jul 6 #29

And, of course, no one expects you MAGAts to work late AverageOldGuy Jul 6 #20

The guys would would have made the decision to alert people while they were awake weren't there Warpy Jul 6 #21

So the video that's going around is fake or not this flood? BadgerKid Jul 6 #26

If Trump keeps on cutting FEMA maybe the red states will finally learn what decent government does? nt Jit423 Jul 6 #27

It's their Fucking job Not to "get caught off guard".. Cha Jul 6 #31

How many more will Die from Cha Jul 6 #32

"At night" howardmappel Jul 6 #35

Wait, their excuse is that it 'came at night'?? OldBaldy1701E Jul 6 #37

The "church moms" as I call them here in Houston - TBF Jul 10 #41

"It came at night" is the excuse these dumb bastards are using? Javaman Jul 7 #40

Yes, who would have thought that a rainstorm could "come at night"? No excuse for those concerned and that camp artemisia1 Jul 11 #42