Jessi 🇺🇦💍🐱🏳️🌈🔥✒️
@zelsky.bsky.social
Watch Duty Training and Curriculum Coordinator
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Aspiring novelist. Enjoyer of road trips and long-ago cancelled TV shows. I have a cute adventure cat.
My fine jewelry micro-business: www.distinctionjewelry.com
Aspiring novelist. Enjoyer of road trips and long-ago cancelled TV shows. I have a cute adventure cat.
I also agree with you that breathing impaired dogs like French bulldogs, Boston terriers, pugs etc should never be in a collar. I dislike the idea of leaving a harness on a dog 24/7 but that might be the best option for them during fire season.
January 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I also agree with you that breathing impaired dogs like French bulldogs, Boston terriers, pugs etc should never be in a collar. I dislike the idea of leaving a harness on a dog 24/7 but that might be the best option for them during fire season.
I'm thrilled that people are moving away from collars as well as becoming more aware of how harnesses work or don't work ergonomically. But getting a dog dropped off with no collar for ID and only a very loose harness with four buckles on it during fire season is scary.
January 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I'm thrilled that people are moving away from collars as well as becoming more aware of how harnesses work or don't work ergonomically. But getting a dog dropped off with no collar for ID and only a very loose harness with four buckles on it during fire season is scary.
But I've watched enough people struggle to harness their dog as the dog bounces up and down, and seeing how quickly those harnesses could be slipped out of if the dog actually wanted to that I felt some emergency advice is warranted. (I dog sit so I see what gear dogs are wearing.)....
January 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
But I've watched enough people struggle to harness their dog as the dog bounces up and down, and seeing how quickly those harnesses could be slipped out of if the dog actually wanted to that I felt some emergency advice is warranted. (I dog sit so I see what gear dogs are wearing.)....
I completely agree that dogs should not be walked in collars or slip leashes in any sort of normal circumstance. And if somebody is able to be prepared enough to leave an escape proof harness on their dog every time there's a red flag warning, that's fantastic. ..... Cont
January 12, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I completely agree that dogs should not be walked in collars or slip leashes in any sort of normal circumstance. And if somebody is able to be prepared enough to leave an escape proof harness on their dog every time there's a red flag warning, that's fantastic. ..... Cont
На жаль, це не тільки великі маєтки та багаті люди, є багато нормальних робочих людей, які втратили все в інших районах. Це дуже людська трагедія. Але емоційно легше, ніж війна, принаймні це не був акт агресії
January 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
На жаль, це не тільки великі маєтки та багаті люди, є багато нормальних робочих людей, які втратили все в інших районах. Це дуже людська трагедія. Але емоційно легше, ніж війна, принаймні це не був акт агресії
Wait, I'm sorry. I just realized I am not the person this was addressed to! Sorry about that, I haven't used this platform much. Michael volunteers with us as well, I will back away slowly now.... truly did not mean to step on your conversation.
January 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Wait, I'm sorry. I just realized I am not the person this was addressed to! Sorry about that, I haven't used this platform much. Michael volunteers with us as well, I will back away slowly now.... truly did not mean to step on your conversation.
Looks to me like it could be part of the Palisades fire.
January 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Looks to me like it could be part of the Palisades fire.
I volunteer for Watch Duty. You just made me laugh out loud for the first time all week. KUDOS.
January 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I volunteer for Watch Duty. You just made me laugh out loud for the first time all week. KUDOS.
Most of the previous Fire Twitter community now powers Watch Duty! Only now we have way better tech and lots of coordination, plus more volunteers. Same ethos though. And no being subject to billionaire whims.
January 11, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Most of the previous Fire Twitter community now powers Watch Duty! Only now we have way better tech and lots of coordination, plus more volunteers. Same ethos though. And no being subject to billionaire whims.
Try being a volunteer 🤣 When I set my WD Slack notification sound: "Let's see, which sound would I like to be traumatized by this year?" (Spoiler: a dramatic cinematic Do-DOOm.)
January 11, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Try being a volunteer 🤣 When I set my WD Slack notification sound: "Let's see, which sound would I like to be traumatized by this year?" (Spoiler: a dramatic cinematic Do-DOOm.)
WD volunteer here: Save your location in the app and allow notifications, even at night. If there is a fire in your county, you will be notified. If there are evacuations, you will be notified and you can look at the map to see if your address is in one of the yellow or red zones - or close.
January 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
WD volunteer here: Save your location in the app and allow notifications, even at night. If there is a fire in your county, you will be notified. If there are evacuations, you will be notified and you can look at the map to see if your address is in one of the yellow or red zones - or close.
Volunteer here, the engineers have been working HARD on every detail to keep this baby afloat. The load has been astounding and I would be surprised if they have slept at all.
January 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Volunteer here, the engineers have been working HARD on every detail to keep this baby afloat. The load has been astounding and I would be surprised if they have slept at all.
- nor is being directly exposed to the raw information on these disasters as they happen. You can hear some troubling things, and if you have previous emergency experience you will know how you process those emotionally. The answer is YES, but it's not casual volunteering.
January 11, 2025 at 1:56 AM
- nor is being directly exposed to the raw information on these disasters as they happen. You can hear some troubling things, and if you have previous emergency experience you will know how you process those emotionally. The answer is YES, but it's not casual volunteering.
Watch Duty volunteer here! We are always looking to expand the team! NGL, it takes some existing familiarity with fire, emergency response, emergency dispatch/communications or similar, and learning & staying current on all the systems and policies is not light stuff - cont.
January 11, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Watch Duty volunteer here! We are always looking to expand the team! NGL, it takes some existing familiarity with fire, emergency response, emergency dispatch/communications or similar, and learning & staying current on all the systems and policies is not light stuff - cont.
Being able to help in some way instead of looking on helplessly is the best reward possible. We've all felt that "I wish I could DO something" urge and we.... actually get to do something. With like-minded people. It's amazing.
January 11, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Being able to help in some way instead of looking on helplessly is the best reward possible. We've all felt that "I wish I could DO something" urge and we.... actually get to do something. With like-minded people. It's amazing.
So as much as the billionaire class might drool at the profit potential, Watch Duty and the people who power it, for free, are not for sale. I hope for many imitators of this model addressing other problems in our society.
January 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
So as much as the billionaire class might drool at the profit potential, Watch Duty and the people who power it, for free, are not for sale. I hope for many imitators of this model addressing other problems in our society.
Watch Duty volunteer here. I feel very confident in the leadership, staff, and volunteers to resist this plague. We are donor supported, pro supported, and don't take grants that dictate our choices. We volunteer because we've been through our own fire disasters and know their impact.
January 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Watch Duty volunteer here. I feel very confident in the leadership, staff, and volunteers to resist this plague. We are donor supported, pro supported, and don't take grants that dictate our choices. We volunteer because we've been through our own fire disasters and know their impact.
But have some plan for how to get your dog out the door in gear they *cannot* escape, in a matter of seconds. Safety in an emergency looks different from safety in your daily life. Please think ahead and practice and train. Go bags are awesome. But know you might not even have time to grab it.
January 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
But have some plan for how to get your dog out the door in gear they *cannot* escape, in a matter of seconds. Safety in an emergency looks different from safety in your daily life. Please think ahead and practice and train. Go bags are awesome. But know you might not even have time to grab it.
Some martingale collars tighten enough to avoid the dog backing out but may take precious time to slip over a dog's head. Look for a martingale that can be rapidly buckled on. I KNOW - for walks, your dog can have his ergonomically correct harness for safe walking. ....🧵
January 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Some martingale collars tighten enough to avoid the dog backing out but may take precious time to slip over a dog's head. Look for a martingale that can be rapidly buckled on. I KNOW - for walks, your dog can have his ergonomically correct harness for safe walking. ....🧵
Even if it's not what you care to use routinely, PLEASE evaluate what it would take to drag your dog kicking and screaming out of the house, into a car, and possibly down the street. A slip lead can go over the head in seconds and not be backed out of. ....🧵
#Fires #Wildfires
#Fires #Wildfires
January 11, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Even if it's not what you care to use routinely, PLEASE evaluate what it would take to drag your dog kicking and screaming out of the house, into a car, and possibly down the street. A slip lead can go over the head in seconds and not be backed out of. ....🧵
#Fires #Wildfires
#Fires #Wildfires