Being in full uniform while performing a vegetation inspection: While black

[Takket]

https://nypost.com/2018/06/25/cops-called-on-black-firefighter-who-was-doing-his-job/?utm_campaign=applenews&utm_medium=inline&utm_source=applenews

Move over PermitPatty and BBQBecky! Time of VegetationVinny!!!!!!!!!

[Ferrets are Cool]

1. Fuck, this pisses me off. nt

[Takket]

3. Please be civil. SHS's feewings we're hurt

[Ferrets are Cool]

17. ...

snicker

[dalton99a]

2. More California Trump trash in the news. Is this their blooming season?

[Takket]

4. Especially vibrant this year. Lots of fertilizer.

[nycbos]

5. What makes you think it's a Trump supporter?

Liberals can be racist too.

[mulsh]

6. Oakland native & life long resident here. After the 91 fire storm some of the more affluent

areas saw a sharp influx in hard core assholes. They are unfortunately loud and noticeable.

OFD has done yearly vegetation checks and issued citations as long as I can remember, going back to 1961. Even if this firefighter were wearing tennis shoes the protective trousers, his t-shirt and hat would have immediately identified him to any resident who's head weren't tightly ensconced in their rectal cavity.

I suspect some of this character's neighbors will be having talks with him.

We just passed out inspection but having survived two major Oakland hills firestorms in my lifetime we clear and cut down all the vegetation on our property regularly.

[Renew Deal]

9. What are they looking for?

Are they making sure plants are watered?

[Blue_true]

11. No excessive brush. Good idea to keep grass as green as possible.

In California, the grass is beautiful and green during late winter and early spring. It grows fast and relatively high. Then late spring and summer comes and it is as dry as hay. You don't want high, dry grass anywhere near your home.

[herding cats]

12. They check for things like weeds, branches within 6' of the ground, brush, vines, etc.

It's basically a check to make sure if a fire comes through, your home won't be a tinderbox.

[Renew Deal]

7. Vegetation inspection?

What is that? Does he hand out tickets for underwatered tomatoes? I'm kidding, but I never heard of that.

[lagomorph777]

8. Sounds like something related to wildfire prevention

[Blue_true]

14. Property clear of brush and dead, dry high grass or shrubs.

If you go to northern or Southern California during late winter through summer, you will see why the inspections are important.

[hunter]

16. It's a big deal in many parts of fire prone California.

If you don't keep the area around your house clear of especially flammable vegetation (dried grass, dead bushes and trees, etc.) you'll pay a hefty fine in addition to the cost of having someone else clear your property in a way that might not be to your liking.

When I was a kid in Southern California land was typically cleared by burning it on low risk fire days, but that stopped with stricter air pollution laws.

My wife's parents go through this every year. Clearing dry vegetation before fire season is big business for the local all-trades people. Our kids and their friends sometimes did the work when they were in high school and college.

[Renew Deal]

18. Thanks

Never heard of that before

[MagickMuffin]

10. Alright ALL POC, quite wearing sneakers, you be scaring the white people

The resident claimed in an email that he thought Moore looked suspicious because he was wearing sneakers.

You know that sneakers makes one sneak around, why do you think they call them sneakers!

[Roland99]

13. FYI. Headline is: Cops called on black firefighter who was doing his job

[herding cats]

15. These same racist jerks would welcome him if they had a fire.

A part of these inspections is to have a meet and greet with your local firefighters and let them help you to make smart decisions to help protect your home. I guess we can add teaching racist that black men can, and are, firefighters into that public service.

In the article I read, I found it slightly funny that the one racist jerk who was filming and questioning the Firefighter, the one who made the racist comment about his ID, started making excuses for his vegetation once he finally saw the firetruck. It never fully registered with the man that Moore was there to help him save his home if the need should arise.

Moore said he did his usual routine: knocked on the door, waited about a minute and yelled “Oakland Fire!” Then he stepped into the yard, which had no gate, and started noting the many vegetation hazards in his paperwork.

As Moore was finishing up, he said he turned around to find the resident outside near the front steps of the house, video-recording him on a cell phone.

“He kind of startled me,” Moore said. “He says, ‘Well, what are you doing here?’ I say, ‘We’re here doing our annual vegetation inspection.’ Then he asks for ID. I say no problem. He takes a picture of my ID and says I need to get a different one. I’ve had that ID for years. It’s kind of dark, and I’m more of a dark-skinned black guy, but you can still see me.”

Moore said he suggested that if the resident were still concerned, he could simply look out onto the street where “a big red fire engine is right there.”

Eventually, Moore said, the resident stopped questioning him and started making excuses for his vegetation problems.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Black-firefighter-on-inspection-duty-in-Oakland-13021084.php