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Mastodon post 2026-01-11

The Coven of Fire Alchemancists is said to be a secret order within the wider Country Fire Authority, the latter being the physical- and (no-al) chemical-method front line volunteer firefighting association. Only in the worst fire seasons has it been necessary to dip into the Commonwealth Strategic Magical Reserve to bolster the CFA’s conventional methods with the /un-/conventional. While there has never been any official recognition of the existence of a secret wing of the CFA, cryptidspotters claim that 2026 marks the earliest use of alchemical and sorcerous counterpyrology in any fire season this century. Canadian spotters have reported that the elite Third Ice Dragon Wing has been seen preparing for a long range flight, raising suspicions that an antipodean deployment is imminent. Furthermore