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On Sept. 9 Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich sent a letter to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) criticizing the Forest Service for delaying completion of a study that could lead to a night-time aerial firefighting program.
“Ineffective at fighting wildfires on the urban-wildlife interface, their prohibition of night-flying aircraft prevented early containment [of the Station fire] as county fire pilots waited anxiously on the tarmac,” Antonovich wrote.
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On Sept. 9 Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich sent a letter to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) criticizing the Forest Service for delaying completion of a study that could lead to a night-time aerial firefighting program.
“Ineffective at fighting wildfires on the urban-wildlife interface, their prohibition of night-flying aircraft prevented early containment [of the Station fire] as county fire pilots waited anxiously on the tarmac,” Antonovich wrote.
L.A. County supervisor Mike Antonovich talks during a press conference at the Hansen Dam command center for the Station fire on Sunday, August 31, 2009. (Roger Wilson/ Pasadena Sun)
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