Idiot US gun nuts shoot at Aussie firefighters

[JimC]

From the ABC: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-11/n ... n/10232900

Details of how two Australian firefighters survived a harrowing three-hour ordeal, during which they were forced to take cover from two shooters who pointed their scoped rifles in their direction and opened fire multiple times, have been revealed in an official review of the incident.

A document obtained by the ABC details how the group, including NSW Fire and Rescue employee Inspector Phillip Eberle and NSW Rural Fire Service employee Daniel Barwick, came under fire on August 23.

They had been surveying fire-damaged forest around White Pass in the US state of Washington.

The review states: "At approximately 1500, four incident personnel spot two individuals walking down the Pacific Coast Trail approximately 200 yards below them."

Dressed in yellow fire shirts and wearing bright yellow hard hats, the group waved at the pair to attract attention before the first shot was fired.

The US Forest Service document states: "The incident personnel watched with binoculars as one of the two individuals put a scoped rifle on a bi-pod and looked up the mountain toward them."

A quote in the report from an unnamed lookout says: "They have a scoped rifled and are pointing it at us."

Firefighters told to take off yellow shirts

The document says several more shots were fired, during which time the firefighters remained behind a ridge and radioed for police and back-up.

"I told everyone to take off their yellow Nomex shirts to make us less visible," an unidentified safety officer said.

The four incident personnel could no longer see the gunmen, but heard several more shots coming from the direction that they were last seen.

The group eventually evacuated by helicopter about 6:00pm, three hours after the incident began.

What the fucking fuck?

[pErvinalia]

Can the US get any more retarded?

[JimC]

If they really try, yes they can...

[Svartalf]

two things are infinite, the universe, and human stupidity, and I'm not so sure about the universe. -A Einstein

[Brian Peacock]

The failing ABC #FAKENEWS media are only publishing that to distract attention from the booming US economy.