03/13/2012
https://www.congress.gov...
"Unless there are a sufficient number of Federal airtankers, CAL FIRE cannot continue to support extended attack fires on Federal lands without adversely affecting our aviation program."
"I think the decision was made in the Station Fire, not to attack early. And I think that was a mistake."
"But you're cancelling four, right?"
"Today we are still witnessing an alarming rate of demand letters that are being sent to small business owners demanding settlements in the range of $5,000 to $8,000."