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The Orleans Complex fires were burning for nearly a week before they decided on "active suppression" and put together the crews. I'm glad, and I'm grateful, but I'm still disgusted by the performance of these so-called experts.
I have always loathed the term "forest management", insisting that there can be no such thing, but yea, though they walk through the valley of filing cabinets, this stuff is a no brainer... yet they're "planning" on daily reconnaissance flights only now?
Well, and maybe instead of renting out their lookout towers to hikers and off-roaders they might think about employing lookouts to inhabit them again? You know? And wouldn't that be more cost-effective? Just a thought.
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Orleans Complex update, 5pm....
pipe up any time....
