We are truly honored to be named one of TIME’s Most Influential Companies of 2025 for our work during California’s historic Palisades and Eaton Fires.

The outpouring of support and praise for our work is humbling—but make no mistake, awards are not why we do this.  

We do this because we have to.  

We do this for you, for us, our families, our neighbors, our communities, and our first responders who risk their lives for ours.  
We do this because these fires that are ripping through our towns show no signs of letting up.  

But neither are we.

All of this recognition we are receiving is not just overwhelming – it’s foreign to us. We don’t hold advanced degrees from prestigious schools. We didn’t chase fancy jobs to drive fancy cars. We’ve never had much interest in the status quo — and it’s no surprise that most of us didn’t grow up doing what we were told.

But what we do have is heart. 
And grit. 
And the unshakable belief that service comes before self. 

We make deals on a handshake.
And our word is our bond.  
We are radio operators, engineers, firefighters, dispatchers, geeks, ranchers, and farmers.  

We are the most unlikely of folk to do something like this which makes it that much more special.
But we’re not alone.

With that, we’d like to dedicate this award to you — the people like us — the misfits, the hackers, the weirdos, the non-obvious, and the rebels.  The ones who know that the status quo is broken and wake up every day to fight to change it.

We see you.  

We are you. 

We are proof that sometimes it's the people who no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.

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