Cal Fire prepares for possible active wildfire season as summer nears news media is stuck in a horrible rut https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/cal-fire-prepares-for-possible-active-wildfire-season-as-summer-nears/ar-AA23328k ==================== zerg90 comments question - what has changed in calfire in the last 10 years? answer - not much - the number of fire stations has not changed - maybe more engines now have 4 person crews instead of 3 person crews - maybe more engines now operate for 12 months of the year - the helos have been upgraded but they essentially still drop the same amount of water - maybe they all got new hoists - there is one or two new C130 airtankers but the 20 other airtankers have not changed - the hand crews have changed from prison inmates to college kids - video cameras have been placed everywhere this article about calfire at wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Department_of_Forestry_and_Fire_Protection - briefly mentions the inmates, helo upgrades, and not much else
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