Randy Metz

@HeatherScottID Just the government mandated safety features alone would cost more than $10k.

What’s preventing this from happening? Do people actually like all the electronics in new cars? We need to get back to the basics.

@barry_angeles @SteveHiltonx @open_the_books Then you have less people on fire engines to respond to calls, which puts both the public and firefighter lives in jeopardy. “See what happens” is not a plan that is acceptable for public safety. Just stop with this nonsense.

An Orange County firefighter moved his family to Tennessee and now commutes to work because it's more affordable than living in California! That's how crazy things have gotten:

@ElectionWiz Article doesn’t even mention Republican candidates that have pushed in. Sheriff Chad Bianco @BiancoSheriff is the best candidate to flip the state red and has a proven track record in Riverside County.

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@Slanzas_1075 @icecube You finally realized that the only way to see a team play in the WS in LA was to come to the Dodgers. 😬

One of the absolute best sporting events of my life. @icecube calling the win for #FernandoValenzuela early was epic. RIP#34 #DodgersWin

@ericmmatheny @GuntherEagleman

Adam Schiff holds a lot of power in the DNC. If he says Biden must go, Biden will go.

@nettermike How does a country with less than 100sqm and 650k people, with a GDP of $94B end up with 4.69% of our foreign debt?

Top Foreign Owners of US National Debt Japan. $1,153.1. 14.37% China. $797.7. 9.94% United Kingdom. $753.5. 9.39% Luxembourg. $376.5. 4.69% Canada. $339.8. 4.23%

The US is sitting on the biggest pile of public debt in its history, and economists are getting nervous about it.  The federal debt balance hit $34 trillion this year, with the government on pace to rack up another $1 trillion in debt every 100 days, per an estimate from Bank of America.  Why is that so worrying? The mountain of debt is a breeding ground for economic problems, including higher inflation, lower quality of life, and — in the worst-case scenario — a destabilization of the wider financial system, according to Les Rubin, a markets veteran who has called the US debt situation one of the "greatest Ponzi schemes" in the world. It's critical for the US to sell its debt to investors, which range from institutions, individuals, and other countries. But higher debt levels cast doubt on whether the US will be able to make good on its promises to keep paying it back, and the more people hesitate to buy the US debt securities, the more the economy is hurt, Rubin says.  The US Treasury sold $22 trillion in government bonds last year, but Treasury auctions recently have seen weak demand, suggesting that investors could soon have difficulty absorbing the huge rush of new bond issuance. The most recent auctions of 10 and 30-year bonds were met with low enthusiasm as investors see higher for longer interest rates and stick inflation. The US will hit the market again in May with a $385 billion sale of new bonds.   "What would happen if we can't sell the debt is that we end up with an inability to function as an economy. The government survives on debt. If we literally could not sell our debt, we could not pay our bills," Rubin told Business Insider in an interview. Stop and consider this for a moment

@TylerNSipes @EdHadfield @Kiel_Samsing It teaches you the ability to research, write at a level expected of a chief officer, evaluate and interpret data, analyze a perceived problem to see if it actually exists, and most of all critical thinking. I found it beneficial beyond just the networking.

@EdHadfield @Kiel_Samsing What are the tangible benefits of the EFO program? My perspective has been, the people who have gone thru the program the only thing that has changed is their network. Is it just another feather in the cap or is it actually beneficial to the organization?

8 year guy in a super small dept saying he's applying for EFO. This is what happens when we treat the fire service as a business….

@inspector911 @CBSNews I saw a report where they confirmed there were no EVs on board. First thing I thought of.

Absolutely terrible and such a hard fire to fight. 2 firefighters confirmed dead after fire aboard cargo ship in Port Newark - ⁦🤔@CBSNews⁩ what kind of cars? cbsnews.com/newyork/news/f…

@LarDu_the_Great @MichelJohnss @Travis_in_Flint If it took you 25 years to learn how to do your job, it is highly likely you would have been fired 24 years ago. Term limits keeps cronyism to a minimum and that’s the main reason legislators want to stay this long. Serving in the legislature should not be a career long venture.

@MichelJohnss @Travis_in_Flint No, the problem with them is it takes many years to learn how to effectively work in Congress. So you’re saying throw them out once they finally know what they’re doing and just keep putting inexperienced people in.

A great message about Building Safety Month from a great leader that I am honored to work with. @carlsbadcagov @CalChiefs_CFCA @ICC_Fire #BuildingSafetyMonth2023

@FireGtc They are owned by the private property owner so maintenance is their responsibility to arrange by a licensed fire protection contractor. FD should only verify that it occurs.

@JCBldgFireOff @sdowtyICC @SacValleyICC @CityofCHeights @metrofirepio Good luck Joe. Make the most of the opportunity to make a safer community!

Tomorrow’s the big day! First day as Chief Building Official for the City of Citrus Heights! I have a long history with the community! Can’t wait to start a positive relationship with my new team and the citizens we serve! @sdowtyICC @SacValleyICC @CityofCHeights @metrofirepio

@BlakeTroliKFI @KFIAM640 What City?

A 20,000 square foot piece of Hillside has slid from behind this home into another home. The man who lives in the above home and a family of 8 who were in the lower home were evacuated. Teams are set to assess the situation. @KFIAM640

@ShaneDiller @thehill If the shoe fits…

@SoCaFireMarshal @thehill Well now that’s just crazy talk.

Permanent daylight saving time? Where efforts to "lock the clocks" stand trib.al/MADM9mf

@ShaneDiller @thehill I’d prefer to stay on permanent Standard Time.

@thehill We could all just agree to stay on daylight time come November.

eBike Batteries Keep Exploding. What’s the Solution? Nice work by ⁦@WSJ⁩ on ⁦@FSRI_org⁩ with ⁦@FDNY⁩ on this. This is now a United States Problem, and fire departments across the US are reporting battery incidents ⁦@IAFC⁩ wsj.com/video/series/g…

@RebeccaRebecky @36Templar @TomFitton Not true. It just means he would be passed over in the line of succession.

@36Templar @TomFitton Does he even qualify? I believe he is a Brit, which means he cannot be President, which means he cannot be SOTH.

If Republicans take over the House, who should be Speaker of the House? (It need not be a House member.)