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Records Give a Different Picture of Air Response to California Fires

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· Story link Documents obtained by the Associated Press under California’s Public Records Act show that fire officials deployed only…

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Documents obtained by the Associated Press under California’s Public Records Act show that fire officials deployed only about half of the aircraft available on the first day in fighting October’s firestorms. The records also indicated that high winds were not the limiting factor, contradicting official statements at the time.  (11/19/07)

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