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A Nationwide, Year Round Campfire Ban… A Good Idea Or A Ridiculous Virtue Signal? Also, Maui sues cellphone companies, and Oregon Utility company likely going bankrupt.
Saturday, 4 May, 2024
On today’s show: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ Outside Magazine pushes a year-round and nationwide campfire ban as a “symbolic” way to stop human-caused starts. Should we ban campfires nationwide? Don’t Forests already have restriction policies in place? Power lines, railroads, vehicles, and large debris burns cause more fires than camp fires. An April burn over and entrapment in North Carolina. Oregon residents sue PacifiCorp Power for $30B over the 2020 Labor Day fires. Utility Owner Warren Buffet admits it will likely lead to the power company going out of business. Maui sues all major cellphone companies for losing service during the Lahaina fires. Your cell phone bill is about to get more expensive… Plus more. THE HOTSHOT WAKE UP — Thank you to all of our paid subscribers. Your support allows us to donate generously to firefighter charities and supports all of our content. You also receive all of our article archives, more podcast episodes, Monday morning workouts, and also entered into our giveaways, plus more.
