Looking at the Mill Fire Incident Action Plan - Siskiyou County California
nearest hospital - 15 minutes by air but does not have a landing pad
nearest trauma center is 45 minutes away by air
nearest burn center is 90 minutes away by air
any of that strike you as horrendously excessive?
The Mill Fire is showing a CTD (cost to date) of $14.5 million
What do you think it would cost to set up a field hospital at the fire
camp or at the nearest hospital - with a trauma surgeon and a burn
surgeon? Surgeon might make $40,000 per month. Two surgeons would cost
$80,000 for a month. Four nurses might cost $40,000. 2 techs might
cost $20,000. That is around $150,000 there. Versus a $14 million
budget.
Maybe they could save $150,000 by cutting out the useless daily dog
and pony shows.
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