3 firefighter die in Palm beach fire

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Fighting forest/wildland fires is a waste of time and money. Theres a reason there are no 1,000 year old trees in the areas of California that burns every year, It's call nature. Your not going to win against mother nature. Thats the fault of COMMAND, In a fire this size the homes should be protected as the manpower is available, and thats it. Theres no reason these 3 had to die. As an engine company officer, I guarantee that they would be alive today if I was on that engine. Nothing brave, just retreat when retreat is warranted. If an officer can't tell that the fire is heading in there direction, just what is this person doing in charge of an engine and it's crew. One time , in my career has someone other than me been injured on a fire scene, I felt very, very bad about that time.

Ron