Alicia Gasca

Arron & Dalaney are my world ! Fire Wife & Mom Life ! 🥰👨‍👩‍👧 University of Nevada Graduate 🐺 Teacher 👩🏻‍🏫

[USDA Forest Service @forestservice]

Today we announced immediate steps to reduce smoke and ash exposure for federal wildland firefighters. From expanded N95 use to decontamination practices, we’re acting now to protect the people who protect our communities. https://t.co/UNVNt3orWU

[Alicia Gasca @aliciasmith55]

@sophrossbrooks I got married at 30 my husband was almost 32. We stopped birth control during honeymoon. I got pregnant 6 weeks later! Had my baby girl 5 days after my 31st birthday! She will be 6 in April! Don’t listen to the haters!

[Shasta-Trinity NF @ShastaTrinityNF]

Happy National Wildland Firefighter Day!

The engine modules of the National Recreation Area Management Unit completed the readiness review and are ready to support incidents across the United States.

#NationalWildlandFirefighterDay #ThankyouFirefighters

[The Hotshot Wake Up @HotshotWake]

Remembering The Granite Mountain Hotshots: 10 Years Ago Promises Were Made.

The Hotshot Wake Up
(Original Article link in my bio)
#wildfire

If you were a wildland firefighter the year the Yarnell Fire rolled over the top of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, you remember where you were when that news came. I was in Colorado with the Lone Peak Hotshots. Our assignment on that fire was a relatively simple but shitty one. We were asked to assess and complete structure protection and build a fireline around a billionaire’s house in the middle of nowhere.

When we got back to fire camp, we did what we’d always done for countless fires before this one. The buggies were parked, the chocks were put down, and we lined out for chow. It was evident by the time we got to the caterer’s trailer that something unusual was happening. Camp was very hush. The laughing and loud voices in the dinner tent were muffled and silent. The squadies and our Supt had a miniature circle up at the back of our chow line. This was not uncommon, but their eyes told a different story this time.

I was a Lead at the time, and I sat next to my Squadie with our plates of Saulsberry steak, green beans, and what we were able to pile on from the salad bar. I asked “Frenchie” quite candidly, “What the fuck is going on?”
He told me something terrible happened, and the crew would circle up after dinner to discuss it. I remember him telling me, “Nothing like this has ever happened before.” I knew firefighters had died at that point, but I had no idea what the circumstances were, how many, and who they were.

We all circled up after dinner, and the news was brought to us. We were told that there would be a national operational standdown the next day and that we should all reach out to our families to let them know we were ok. This was 2013, and people still had flip phones. We hit the line the next day after a moment of silence; after years of thinking about it, that was much better than sitting in the buggies all day.

Everyone was baffled and shocked at how this could even happen. Folks struggled to understand how an entire crew could have ended up in a situation like this.

The Yarnell Hill Fire started near Yarnell, Arizona, after a lightning strike on June 28, 2013. On June 30, it overran and killed 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots.
I would be lying to you if I said this wasn’t a controversial topic sometimes in the wildfire world. Plenty of Hotshots and operational folks have strong personal opinions on the matter. Everyone is entitled to that, and I’ve listened to many.

This was quite literally a national tragedy. It shook everyone. It was the deadliest fire for U.S. wildland firefighters since the 1933 Griffith Park fire, which killed 29 civilian firefighters who were drafted on short notice to help fight a fire near Los Angeles. The entire nation was taken aback by the news out of Yarnell, Arizona.

The Vice President at the time even traveled and spoke at the funeral of the firefighters, and the procession was nationally televised. We were told things needed to change, and they were right. We were told that for far too long, “forestry technicians” have been underpaid, under-recognized, undervalued, and forgotten when help was needed most.

Today is the 10-year anniversary of this national tragedy. Wildland firefighters are still classified as “forestry technicians,” pay increases still linger in Congress, and the man who spoke at their funerals is now President.

I call on this man, the President of the United States, to honor the 19 fallen Hotshots and fulfill promises that were made 10 years ago.

Today is a day of remembrance. It is a day to honor the Granite Mountain Hotshots. Men that lost their lives in the most horrific way imaginable. Burned alive trying to save property in their local community.

Ten years ago, promises were made. Wildland Firefighters are still waiting for them to be kept. They can’t hold their breath much longer.
God Bless

[Shasta-Trinity NF @ShastaTrinityNF]

In honor of our nation’s wildland firefighters who answer the call throughout the year, July 2 has been proclaimed, “National Wildland Firefighter Day.”

Today has also offered us an opportunity to reflect on those who have been lost during wildland firefighting.

[Dept. of Agriculture @USDA]

Today on the first annual National #WildlandFirefighterDay, we recognize the hard work and devotion of all wildland firefighters and support personnel for the service they provide to save lives, property, infrastructure and precious natural and cultural resources ❤️

[Colin Kaepernick @Kaepernick7]

Our untold stories often reveal the most deeply personal aspects of our lives, and I'm excited to share mine.

I hope you join me Oct 29th for the premiere of #ColinInBlackAndWhite on @netflix

[joseph petito @josephpetito]

💔#GABBYPETITO she touched the world.

[Alicia Gasca @aliciasmith55]

@Franz_Giganten Where did you get your results? I can’t find them!

[WeatherNation @WeatherNation]

The #SylvanFire 🔥 has burned over 3,500 acres in Colorado's Rocky Mountains so far. Here the Shasta Lake Hotshots battle the fire by clearing the vegetation in the area on Thursday. #COwx #ForestFire #WildFire
Video Permission: Shasta Lake Hotshots

[Alicia Gasca @aliciasmith55]

@Sammyfaces Stage 5 clinger, am I right?!

[Alicia Gasca @aliciasmith55]

Nooo!!! 😭💔

[Jeopardy! @Jeopardy]

Jeopardy! is saddened to share that Alex Trebek passed away peacefully at home early this morning, surrounded by family and friends. Thank you, Alex.

[Alicia Gasca @aliciasmith55]

@alinelson_ Hope you are okay...

[Alicia Gasca @aliciasmith55]

Some people have no fucking respect !

[Alicia Gasca @aliciasmith55]

@CarreraVictoria Back when they weren’t all plastic surgery and shit !

[Alicia Gasca @aliciasmith55]

@CarreraVictoria Watched it with my dad this weekend ! Loved it.

[Alicia Gasca @aliciasmith55]

@alinelson_ What?!! Why!!! People are so dumb !

[Alicia Gasca @aliciasmith55]

Prayers to the family and friends ! ❤️👨🏻‍🚒🔥

[USFS Fire and Aviation-Southern California @SoCalUSFS_Fire]

The tragic loss of a firefighter on the #ElDoradoFire @SanBernardinoNF saddens all of us deeply. Please keep the family, friends, and firefighters in your thoughts and prayers. We stand together.

[Claire @ClaireeeGallxo]

Zac Efron is dating a 25 year old waitress he met while she was working. It’s so hard to see someone else living your dream.