...he asked retorically, knowing full well that our state and fed politicos are keeping the DC-10 and 747 tankers from being used on our recent forest fires. Now we've got 4 dead firefighters that may have been prevented by someone merely signing the right documents.
One of the talking heads says it was because of the winds. BS, the news choppers are all over the place. These tankers are well proven they can be a great aid in these kind of fires...