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Sergio Olmos

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23 Jul, 6 tweets, 2 min read

At a night shift briefing for the firefighters about to go out to fight the bootleg fire in zone 1

“They kept the monster in the cage all day”

Unlike previous days, the weather has been cooperating and allowing crews to make headway at containing the fire

“We have 9 confirmed cases of corona virus” says the health officer

Encourages firefighters to sanitize their vehicles, wash their hands, and kept social distancing

“You can’t fight the fire if your feeling sick”

“We do not have COVID in camp right now. The people who tested positive are isolated”

9 COVID cases among the firefighters

“Starting tomorrow, you have to wear masks in camp.”

After a COVID outbreak, Firefighters are returning to 2020 COVID protocol, including mandatory masks.

Night shift is rolling out to fight the fire

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Sergio Olmos

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24 Jul

Thread: Inside the containment line of the Bootleg fire.

Fremont–Winema National Forest, Oregon.

The fire is burning 400,482 acres (624 sq miles) of forest

The bootleg fire at 624 sq mile is larger than the land mass of Portland, Seattle, Sacramento, and New York City combined.

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21 Jul

Thread on the #BootlegFire #wildfire in Oregon

Katy O’Hara says the fire is large it’s creating logistical issues.

This incident base at Chiloquin is at the western edge of the fire, where most of the containment is.

Many of the firefighters are camping closer to the Fire.

“We can’t risk the drive time” says O’Hara

At Chiloquin high school, about an hour from the fire, a vendor sells “Bootleg fire” shirts and other souvenirs

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3 Jul

A memorial for Sebastian Francsico Perez, a Guatemalan man who died working in the fields in St.Paul, Oregon one week ago, when temperatures reached 104°F

An indigenous woman gives a blessing before beginning

A priest gives a blessing, he says Sebastian Francisco Perez “came to this country with dreams”

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@MrOlmos

11 Jun

-People’s RIghts, a far-right network founded by Ammon Bundy, put a call out for people to show up to the Oregon statehouse.

-They are opposing a floor vote to expel Rep. Mike Nearman.

-In Dec, Nearman opened a side door allowing far-right protestors to storm the statehouse.

About 30 protestors showed up, they are watching the floor vote to expel Republican Rep. Mike Nearman

One protestor is kicking at the door of the statehouse

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Sergio Olmos

@MrOlmos

29 May

In Portland, Oregon about 75 protestors in “black bloc” are marching in downtown

They are advocating for abolishing the police

A year ago today a crowd of about this size were in the streets in response to the murder of George Floyd

https://twitter.com/mrolmos/status/1266214405835911170

Here is the thread from a year ago today

https://twitter.com/mrolmos/status/1266214405835911170

Protestors in Black Bloc chased Andy Ngo and punched him repeatedly.

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Sergio Olmos

@MrOlmos

26 May

Portland police have declared an unlawful assembly

In Portland, some protesters started a dumpster fire and rolled it next to the justice center.

About 150 protestors in “Black bloc”, advocating for abolishing the police, are gathered outside the justice center.