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Thank you for doing what can be such a hard and dangerous job.
That's gotta be one of the worst ways to die >

I can’t even imagine. Floods are terrifying. An off duty police officer in Dallas was working late night security for a mansion being built in a ridiculously nice neighborhood. Flash flood rolls in, water starts to rise, but he couldn’t get out in time. He was washed into a creek that had a storm drain that empties into the trinity river…a few miles away. It took 51 days to find his body. Horrific shit. >

Swiftwater trained firefighter here.  Flood conditions are among the most dangerous conditions rescuers face.  Hidden debris, invisible hazards, and water is strong and relentless.  I think the stats show that the only conditions more dangerous than swiftwater is forest fires.  (I'm trained as a smoke jumper, but have never done it - those guys are crazy). >

How do you feel about fire floods? >

That’s got to be an absolutely horrible experience >

Prayers to the family.
One of my closest calls was getting swept out to sea there in Kihei. >

Spent our honeymoon in Kihei. Absolutely gorgeous but I can see how flooding would be even more problematic there. >

Shit man that’s awful 
Sounds exactly like how LA Noire ends >


Evans-Dumaran's mother had posted updates on a GoFundMe page she made to help with his medical expenses

The fire department/government won't cover his medical expenses for dying on the job?? >

This is America. >

Eh, he’ll death benefits, no doubt. >

one nice thing is that the guy apparently had the best mom in the whole world

"OK Lord. I hear you loud and clear. Your plan. No negotiations. No plea
 agreements. Your plan. Your plan was put in to place when I told Tre' 
it was ok to go. That I will carry the pain of missing him for the rest 
of my life if it meant no more pain, no more suffering, when I realized 
my negotiations with you were no good," Evans wrote in an GoFundMe 
update. "But Lord, hear me. You created THE most amazing soul and you 
gifted him to a teenage girl not ready to be a mom, but I took you up 
for the challenge. I loved that gift more than I knew a 15 year old's 
heart could bare. I did my very best, although imperfect, to care for 
this beautiful gift with my whole being." >

In some ways that just makes it worse.