RE: [californiadisasters] More Wildfires, Fewer Firefighting Aircraft

Less aircraft means more boots on the ground with shovels, therefore, “Shovel Ready Jobs”, the Administration wins!!

 

From: californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com [mailto:californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kim Noyes
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 1:04 PM
To: californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [californiadisasters] More Wildfires, Fewer Firefighting Aircraft

 

 

My thoughts exactly... that is a meager ration indeed... what is the Executive and Legislative branches thinking in allowing the USFS fleet to dwindle to that small a fleet even as wildfires are becoming an ever-greater threat than we have ever seen for a variety of reasons?

Kurious Kim

On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 12:59 PM, Rick Bates <HappyMoosePhoto@gmail.com> wrote:

 

If they have to buy/repair ‘new’ planes, $24M won’t go very far.

 

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From: Kim Noyes

The U.S. Forest Service's air tanker fleet has shrunk from 42 to 11.

 

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