Hi Dan,
It would be grossly improper to be critical of those risking their lives
to protect our property and way of life. I will not do so. I am nothing
but completely thankful for all their efforts, sweat and blood. However,
I do not feel so restrained to take a shot at our State's leadership.
Limp at best. My old military training screams that this crisis needed
aggressive, take no prisoners ACTION. No hand wringing bureacratic
bull. We had many local resources that could have been used to
immediately carve a swath across Arizona. Our mines have some of the
largest and most intimidating earth moving equipment in the world. Some
of these mines are no less than 1 to 1.5 hours from the fire site. Our
local DOT road equiment could have been used to support a massive
aggressive effort. Ditto forestry equipment and our national guard. I
drove up to this area at 7:00 am on Thursday. I expected to see convoys
of equipment going north. I drove up to this area unimpeded. Nothing was
on the road. Nada, zippo. Our fearless governor was proper and worked
according to procedure....and Arizona burned. They let it get ahead of
them. They had inadequate resources. They were not prepared to act
immediately and decisively and with 100% AGGRESSIVE commitment. This fire
was not a surprise. We all expected it to happen. The conditions were
perfect. A four year drought. No rain. No snow Massive amounts of tinder
dry fuel. They missed the target. The local people and economy will pay
for their actions for many, many years to come. Hows that for Monday
morning quarterbacking?
Guy
Tempe, AZ
Dan Neff wrote:
> Guy Pepoy wrote:
> > ... Colorado was on fire at the time. Arizona was not. I replied
> > that the situation was "spooky". The entire state was so tinder dry
> > and explosive. Well, as most know, the monster has emerged from the
> > nest and is eating the world as I know it. ... Last night, we were
> > ordered to evacuate. ... Over 300,000 acres have already been
> > burned black. Last night we went up to a point where we could view
> > the holocast. The fire line is over 50 miles long. When looking at
> > it you must move your head to see the whole thing (covers about 200
> > degrees or so). The smoke plume was over 30,000 feet high and
> > looked like a red cloud from hell. ...
>
> Yike! I guess they almost have our front range fire under control;
> altho durango and south fork aren't.. We had some evac's about 5 miles
> from where I live. They're still fighting it though, and the weather -
> hot, dry and windy is still nasty. I don't know how they do it.
> Hope they get the AZ fire under control soon!! We're getting the AZ
> smoke clear up here!! Gripes my !@(** too - the news sez there's a 1/2
> doz slurry bomber equipped planes SITTING at Ft.Carson -- but the Army
> can't be called in until the Forest Service runs OUT of resources. Way
> to go guys.. Your bureaucracy in-inaction..
>
> dan neff '69 2000
> Colorado Springs, CO
> www.wycroc.org
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