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Pablo works as an electrician for an Eagle County company and like many of us, he is worried about tinder-dry forest conditions and megafires in the West.
As he was driving to work one day, thinking about the possibility of another large fire striking the area, he happened on a different thought. All fires start small, so what if there was a way to hit them as they first start to spark? That simple notion convinced him to start carrying a fire extinguisher in his truck, and several of his co-workers are following suit.
Chief Karl Bauer of the Eagle River Fire Protection District applauds Pablo’s motives, but admitted some concerns about his method. While Bauer said he would never discourage someone from having a fire extinguisher on hand, he voiced concerns about average people trying to use a fire extinguisher to put out a wildfire, even a small one.
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