[Jane Long]

Fox reporting that the Federal Govt. blocked the use of all available ‘water planes’ in Texas - even though the contractor is willing to send them.

I had not heard that....beyond sickening, if true.

[sodpoodle]

On Drudge now with link to Human Events. Probably needs a separate thread.

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=46009

The [Federal Aviation Administration] representative stated that the disrupted contract issues which led to the grounding of Aero Union’s entire fleet do not relate to the suitability of these aircraft to perform for the remainder of this fire season,” Lungren said in the Aug. 15 letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, whose agency oversees the Forest Service.