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And very cool being on the cover of National Geographic! What an awesome family story. Plus your Dad sounds like every wildland firefighter I've ever known 😂
...and he is exactly right.
I've always tried to approach these things diplomatically but reality is that most people don't understand the work or the culture.

Honestly, you could never wear them while working an active fire line anyway, a huge safety hazard. It would mainly be for mop up or while at a spike or running hose or setting up pumpkins or something.