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Colorado's Epic Firestorm Reveals Danger of Air Force Cuts
The Weekly Standard ^
| June 27, 2012
| Michael Auslin
Posted on 06/28/2012 6:56:13 AM PDT by cookcounty
"All this raises concerns about President Obama’s defense budget, which cuts 65 C-130s,.."
(Excerpt) Read more at weeklystandard.com ...
TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: cuts; obama; tankers; wildfire
Resources for fighting wildfires from the air have been cut back at a critical time.
To: cookcounty
There are two issues here. The article concentrates on C-130s which the Air Force only has eight configured for air tanker kits. The bigger issue is the Forest Service cut some air tanker contracts over safety concerns regarding the aging aircraft being flown.
No matter what the cause there are less tankers than previous years and we have big problems in Colorado.
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posted on
06/28/2012 7:00:42 AM PDT
by
USNBandit
(sarcasm engaged at all times)
To: cookcounty
By the way, I had to call Verizon the other day about a wireless issue and got a recorded message saying there was a problem with the network due to Colorado fires. I’m on the East Coast at the time. Makes you wonder about the fragility of it all.
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posted on
06/28/2012 7:06:07 AM PDT
by
Lady Lucky
(God-issued, not govt-issued.)
To: USNBandit
There was an artclein the Springs Gazete about fire suppression cutbacks...it did seem like a mess the first two days with the MAFFS sitting on the tarmac 12 miles from the place where 200 homes burned down.
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posted on
06/28/2012 7:06:29 AM PDT
by
cookcounty
("We're all born idiots, and we only get over that condition as we get less young." -J Goldberg)
To: USNBandit
At last count 248 homes lost to the High Park fire. Colorado Springs briefing just listed the number of homes lost Tuesday to the Waldo Canyon fire as "in the hundreds." Supposed to have a more precise count later today.
Thanks hussein and Forest Service, thanks for nothing. Not taking away from the men and women on the ground. Just wish they had the organization support and equipment to be more effective. The blame for that (lack of support) falls much farther up the chain.
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posted on
06/28/2012 7:08:44 AM PDT
by
ThunderSleeps
(Stop obama now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
To: cookcounty
Colorado's Epic Firestorm Reveals Danger of Air Force Cuts The real way to fight fires is with animals, chainsaws, and controlled burns. You have to control the fuel levels. No amount of air support will ultimately keep a wooden home safe in a forest.
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posted on
06/28/2012 7:51:03 AM PDT
by
Carry_Okie
(The Slave Party: advancing indenture since 1787.)
To: ThunderSleeps
Thanks hussein and Forest Service, thanks for nothing. You didn't get much out of George Bush either.
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posted on
06/28/2012 7:52:19 AM PDT
by
Carry_Okie
(The Slave Party: advancing indenture since 1787.)
To: Carry_Okie
Very good points ......
Stay safe
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posted on
06/28/2012 2:17:06 PM PDT
by
Squantos
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