mtnops

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by mtnops 2y ago
Direct benefit? Maybe not, if you don't have kids that participate in 4H, have a home garden, raise bees, or work directly in rural employment. Indirectly, we're talking about supporting agriculture and farming which everyone bene
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by mtnops 3y ago
Look at commercial zoning fire protections for your zip code and apply those standards to residential. Additionally, use non-combustible external materials and incorporate an exterior fire suppression system that draws from your own undergr
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by mtnops 3y ago
Embers travel by wind ahead of a fire and are the most likely cause of structure fires. Boats likely are susceptible to catching the same embers.
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by mtnops 3y ago
Vehicle mileage is taxed at the pump and at the charging station. The material is taxed at sale. Charging an excess tax is just. . . In excess. The pedestrian crash problem has more to do with our terrible alternative transportation traffic
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by mtnops 4y ago
Former USAF pilot candidate: there are physiological reasons specific to high-G maneuvering in fighter jets that taller people are disqualified for as well. Shorter people have less challenges with GLOC or loss of consciousness.
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by mtnops 4y ago
I would encourage you to revisit the research around firearms used in self defense. 500,000 to 3,000,000 encounters where a firearm was used in self defense in the US is what I was able to find. Doesn't sound minuscule.
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by mtnops 4y ago
It's NIMS - FEMA lingo, which predates ITIL. Which was developed in USFS wildland firefighting, which predates FEMA. It's incident management all the way down.