5) (almost done): emergency management is very stressful work, and is designed to protect the status quo and reestablish it in the aftermath of emergency (see “Performing Control” anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....). That's how it started, that's its guiding logic, that's its job. - ThreadSky

tdneale.bsky.social • 63 days ago

5) (almost done): emergency management is very stressful work, and is designed to protect the status quo and reestablish it in the aftermath of emergency (see “Performing Control” https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/amet.13218). That's how it started, that's its guiding logic, that's its job.

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megsiet.bsky.social•63 days ago

First- incarcerated labor to fight fire is abhorrent. Offering inmates the ability to volunteer for some of the risk reduction work, clearing vegetation, burying cable, etc as a prison job for a more reasonable pay and training would be ideal. 2nd, People do know what to do- no one wants to.

tdneale.bsky.social•63 days ago

This is why I (+ others) are sceptical of calling the present moment a "climate emergency". We need radical change in how we address landscapes that burn. But our systems are built to respond to emergencies w/ the restoration of order. Look to responders for help - but not substantial change.

tdneale.bsky.social•63 days ago

6) there has been some great reporting about incarcerated firefighters in CA. Started in WWII this program has since grown to ~33% of state firefighters. 14 other US states have initiated similar programs, mostly in the last decade (see: the work of Lindsey Feldman https://www.lindseyraisa.com/).

marciaclearwater.bsky.social•63 days ago

Can you please post a link to where you got the 33% stat? Thank you.

tdneale.bsky.social•63 days ago

We can understand this in a number of ways, including - alongside paywalled fire maps, private weather forecasts etc - as regressive uses of state power to avoid empowering communities to know + manage risks.

tdneale.bsky.social•63 days ago

The use of unfree labour is abhorrent. Firefighting, risk mitigation + (good, current, clear, accessible) information about fire risks should be resourced and administered as a free public good.

tdneale.bsky.social•63 days ago

I'll keep adding bits + pieces to this thread, but here are some places friends have fwd'd / posted about where to donate if you can assist:
https://www.inclusiveaction.org/workeraid
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/lafires2025
Gofundmes for displaced black families: https://tinyurl.com/56mztws8
Pls DM me others

akumariver.bsky.social•62 days ago

@skyview.social unroll

sparkesw.bsky.social•63 days ago

We need less people on this earth, that’s what.

ktcita.bsky.social•63 days ago

Thanks for this thread. Your book sounds like it will be a good read. If you have time, could you explain more about not calling it a climate emergency? I think I get it but want to make sure I’m not misunderstanding you.

thatandromeda.bsky.social•62 days ago

Oh man, that is SUCH an interesting line of analysis around “emergency”. (I was on my college’s disaster management team and I 100% see where you’re coming from!)

thatandromeda.bsky.social•62 days ago

I’m also an aviation safety nerd and - yeah, there is a part we call an emergency, but then there’s a part focused on investigation and recommendation (aka possible change) and we don’t call that an emergency at all.

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