#california is on fire

[animentality]

[kropotkindersurprise]

January 2, 2023 - Two fascists set themselves on fire trying to burn down a Servicio de Inmigracion building in Bakersfield, California.

The business helps immigrants work with the immigration process and pay their income taxes. The fire didn’t spread and was quickly put out by the fire department. [video]

[coolthingsguyslike]

[dopescissorscashwagon]

Horsetail Falls at Yosemite National Park in California USA 🇺🇸

📸 Our Planet Earth

[ofspacecrafts]

Tommy’s helicopter goes down the day Bobby is reinstated as Captain.

Christopher is home, Hen and Karen have Mara back, Gerard and Ortiz are fired, Maddie and Chim are having another baby and Bobby is back.

And Buck is in love. He’s never been happier, everything is back to normal, everything is right & it feels the perfect time to finally tell Tommy.

Then they get the call. A chopper just crashed after dropping suppressant near the canyon.

He sees Bobby’s face and he already knows.

Bobby puts a hand on his shoulder. “He’s alert and communicating, we’re going to get him out.”

Buck nods. “ I know I am.”

On the way there they try radioing Tommy but now there’s no response.

The dread builds but he’s breathing through it. All he needs to do is get there.

When they get there they see the helicopter smashed into the side of a rock formation , smoke billowing out of the top.

Buck starts gearing up immediately. Bobby stands in front of him. “I’m going to let you do this. I trust you to do this.” he says softly. “But if at any point I change my mind , I will pull you out.”

Bobby gives orders. Buck and Eddie are repelling down to the crash site with the saws and jaws,

Ravi isn’t far behind, trying to help put out the small fire that’s building around them.

Buck sprints to the pilot side door and he sees him slumped over the controls . Eddie is on the other side where a groggy Lucy is staring up at them.

They work quick to get the doors open but the smoke is getting thicker. “I knew you’d come get your man, Buckley.” Lucy says with a sleepy smile as Eddie drags her out.

Buck hears his door come open with a loud creak.

He quickly grabs Tommy under his arms and pulls him out. He places him gently on the ground.

Buck checks his pulse and calls him name. Tommy blinks , blood dripping from his head. “Ev-Evan?”

Buck sighs with relief and grabs his hand. Hen is behind him with a gurney and the backup medevac is landing,

Bobby gives him an approving nod and tells him to go with them.

It’s not until later at the hospital while they’re running tests that Buck feels like he can’t breathe, he tilts his head back and tries to take a breath. He feels the tears hot on his cheeks before he even realizes he’s crying.

Hen is next to him , putting her hand on his knee. “He’s going to be ok, Buck. He’s going to be ok because of you.”

The tests all come back clear but they keep him overnight to be safe.

Buck refuses to leave so Bobby offers to pick them up in the morning.

They’re waiting in the hallway while the nurse gives Tommy paperwork.

“Buck, I’m proud of you , you know that ?” Bobby says. Buck looks at him and realizes there’s tears in his eyes . “I meant it when I said you’ve come a long way, son.”

Inspired by this and this .

Linked posts by : @asraindarkness @peppermintquartz @buckevantommy @unfuckablebogtroll

[macrolit]

So sad for the owners and book lovers in the East Bay.

[ca-dmv-bot]

Customer: THAT FIRE BECAUSE ITS FIRE RED DMV: THAT FIRE/WEED - DRUG Verdict: ACCEPTED

[luvtonique]

Park Fire Evacuation

Back in 2018, the Camp Fire of Paradise CA burned my whole town down.

Here we are in 2024 and we're being evacuated again for the Park Fire, a fire set by a pedophile who got out of prison recently. Not joking about that.

So anyway, might lose my house.

Again.

To a fire threatening to burn my town down.

Again.

If anyone would like to donate to help my family, please donate to my GoFundMe to escape California, or donate to my Donate Button on my main page.

Please reblog this post as well, my family is packing up and leaving with just about $120 in our collective banks and we don't know how long we'll be evacuated.

[pinkblanc]

Oil refinery fire in Monterey, 1924

[orb-weaving]

I accomplished legitimately nothing of value today so here's Dabi experiencing California (wildfires and surfing) because I need to feel like I did something.

[dailyjevil]

Day 307 of posting Jevil every day

[alchemistc]

Hear me out:

Margaret "Microagression" Buckley happens to overhear Gerrard muttering something super derogatory about Tommy at some ceremony or other and despite months now of "But Evan, I just don't understand, you've always liked women!" Margaret finds herself going full ass Karen, lodging complaints and starting up a gossip ring with any WASP she knows in the greater LA area, going full Let Me Speak To Your Manager on Gerrard's ass to get him fired, and it's only at he and Evan's wedding that Tommy admits to her that he'd overheard the comment too. They keep it a secret (her request) that she'd gone nuclear on G's crusty ass but Tommy starts to fold her in on family time a little bit more, and decides he no longer has a problem pointing out all her "But I'm not homophobic" comments until Evan has a passably alright relationship with his mom.

[artemisblackwing]

Fire and Drought

Drought left the forest vulnerable to fire.

Still-living trees rise up from soot-black roots, a testament to the fire-resistant bark of the redwoods.

The silhouettes of former redwoods stand among those that still live, and the forest is made more beautiful by their company.

[chernobylwaters]

HELP NEEDED!

As some of you know, California was hit by a MASSIVE wildfire and it left many people without homes. Sadly, one of my best friends is one of those people.

They are the legal caregiver of their 72 year old disabled father and need all the help they can get as they have no where they can stay long term. They lost everything, including pets, so this is hitting them incredibly hard.

THIS IS WHAT REMAINED AFTER THE FIRE

As you can see, it is quite literally charred and unlivable.

PLEASE DONATE TO HELP

If you can't donate, PLEASE share this post so they may rebuild their lives.

[silencedrowns]

I shared this weeks on Reddit but since that site is a wreck, I’m sharing over here too. I identified which (100% free!) cape pattern the illustrations of Vin and Kelsier on the stickers in the Mistborn swag box heavily reference! You’d obviously have to do a bunch of tweaks, but I would recognize this torso wrap and dart situation anywhere, so it’s a solid starting point!