[cookcounty]

Resources for fighting wildfires from the air have been cut back at a critical time.

[USNBandit]

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.

[Lady Lucky]

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.

[Carry_Okie]

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.