Lawmaker says plan to replace fire-fighting aircraft inadequate
A U.S. Forest Service plan to replace 33 tanker aircraft used to fight wildfires in the West with three times as many smaller aircraft is inadequate, according to Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) Flake has introduced a bill to require the temporary reinstatement of contracts for the larger tankers, which...
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