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Originally Posted by PilotMan
Do you honestly think that the effort to control the fire is limited by the firefighter budget for the city? Like, they're just holding out on planes and helicopters to fight it because there's (supposedly) not enough in the budget?
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I think the resources you allocate to fighting fires plays a pretty big role in your ability to fight them. Federal programs are not currently setup to fight wildfires year round as choppers, tankers, and most firefighters are off contract this time of year. This is something that scientists and others have brought up over the years as climate change intensifies things.
As for locally, I think having more firefighters ready and trained can't hurt. Same for equipment like choppers and pilots. And having the infrastructure in place so that they can get water to the areas needed. If you're following things online, you can see they're doing some pretty heroic shit out there to save lives and homes.
I know you have to view this through some partisan lens but arguing that there is literally nothing the most powerful country in the world can do to limit this destruction is a wild take.