Japanese Fire Fighters tell families "We won't be coming home"

[Tdc2182]

Strangely if that happened in any other developed country, health and safety would have them in sraight jackets and on horse tranquilisers while they let the reactors meltdown.

Oh well, true patriotism is a willing to die for ones country and those guys are doing it. Respected.

They aren't just saving Japan.

They are literally trying to help rescue the planet. The radiation is expected to hit our shores very soon.

 

[plank_man180]

Such a selfless profession. I hope they come back to their families unharmed and well. My thoughts go out to everyone affected.

 

[Tdc2182]

Actually the great tragedy is the scare tactics and straight up lying most of the foreign news is reporting, foreign to me anyway - I live in Tokyo. No no one is being sent to die, there is no risk of the reactors blowing up (not that kind of a reactor). The problem is rotating shift while keeping the workers exposed to less than 100mSv at a time, (thats the amount the human body safely flushes away with no ill effect). The international standard for "averting major nuclear escalation: 500 mSv" -the pubs are available. Japan has its own limits of 250 mSv total, and anyone exposure to more than 100 mSv/hour is not allowed back. So no, no one is dieing or being sent to their deaths. Is it a bad situation, yes, but so is trapped coal miners and all other activities designed to provide you a better life. So far no one has died from trying to stop a meltdown (which does not throw fallout into the air or other such nonsense) and more poeple have died making iphones than in these rescue efforts.

TL;DR News is lying to you.

Many people died during nuclear meltdowns.

There is a whole statue made for the fire fighters who died trying to fix the Nuclear power plant in Chernobyl.

 

[Falko]

Wow...that's just...wow. Am I the only one that thinks that they don't have radiation suits because there isnt enough room for their massive balls?

But seriously, that's incredible. My prayers go out to every single one of them and their families

 

[Quazimofo]

Those men have testicles the size of Betelgeuse. My thoughts are with them and their families. I wish you all well.

indeed. i as well. these men truly embody the ideals of courage and self-sacrifice.
funny thought though, if any of them survive, they may literally have testicles the size of Betelgeuse.
but yeah, i wish more people in the world had the courage and dedication these guys do. if there is a heaven, these guys sure as hell deserve to go there.
Hats off to you good sirs, and i hope they somehow get to see all the appreciation they get for this, because it will probably be a comforting thought should they ultimately die, and everyone deserves one of those at least.

 

[BlueberryMUNCH]

Wow, that's touching. Gee...

What lads. What absolute lads<3.

 

[Konaerix]

Godspeed, you brave, brave men.
What you do reflects the best in humanity, and shows great credit to the Japanese.
You will not be forgotten...

Nippon Banzai!

 

[Macgyvercas]

They know that something has to be done.
They know the dangers involved.
They understand the fact that this is more than likely suicide.
They volunteer for it anyway.

THAT, my friends, is the definition of courage. Lord knows I wouldn't have the guts to do this.

 

[Evilsanta]

Well damn. I salute those brave fire fighters.

Best of luck to you.

 

[Et3rnalLegend64]

Fucking salute these guys. Best of luck to them, and hope they come home.

 

[Dr Snakeman]

Damn... hardcore bastards if there ever were any.

This being a video game site, I have to make this observation (I hope it doesn't trivialize the situation): This is like a real-life version of the end of Fallout 3. Sacrificing your life in a highly irradiated area so that others might live.

It's a whole gang of Lone Wanderers with good karma. Shine on, you crazy diamonds, and good luck preventing an Asian Chernobyl.

 

[Ryuu814]

This is a massively courageous thing of them to do, but is there honestly no safer way to do it?

If only. I think they could like someone else said, swap them at certain intervals but then those swapped would need to be treated for radiation sickness (which would be bad as the levels are high) and so on.
It would be nice if they could continue using the Helicopters to pout water so not to risk alot of lives but it doesn't seem to be very effective anymore.

I respect the Japanese for alot of things they have done in terms of tech, gaming, culture and anime. I love it all to be fair and I really do hope this has a happy ending for some families in the end.

 

[[.redacted]]

Salute.

There is nothing more to do.

 

[Kaiser6012]

The greatest sacrifice of all... Godspeed, ladies and gentlemen. I have all faith that you can stop the reactor and save all those you care for.

 

[KiruTheMant]

They call it a suicide mission. Firefighters... PROVE THEM WRONG!

Dammit you refrenced perfectly.

And here I was being depressed.

 

[gigastar]

They are literally trying to help rescue the planet. The radiation is expected to hit our shores very soon.

I checked your profile, it might shock you to hear that not everyone lives in America.

I live in Europe which is pretty much as close as it gets to bieng on the oposite side of the plannet from Japan.

And by the time the radiation hits American shores it would have diminished enough that the worst it can do is give someone a heart attack from the news of its minor presense.

If it were, lets say... China everyone was concerned about, my opinion might be slightly higher slung.

 

[Venereus]

Serious shit, man. These guys are awesome.

 

[jpoon]

My heart goes out to all of them...