Wednesday, October 31, 2007

State has been slow to boost firefighting capability

By Jordan Rau
Los Angeles Times
October 25, 2007


SACRAMENTO -- Although Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration has improved its readiness for big blazes since the last major round of wildfires hit California in 2003, the state still confronted this week's infernos without all the equipment its experts had advised. ...

Assemblyman Todd Spitzer (R-Orange) complained Tuesday that more tankers and helicopters could have helped contain Orange County fires, saying, "We've all known this day was going to happen." [More...]

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