The men on the lines are AWSOME. The big bosses are suck ass and under the table idiots. Here in AZ we lost 19 brave young Hot Shots in the Yarnell disaster. A water truck contractor was driving by the lightning hit the evening before and saw the fire about "the size of a Buick" he said on TV later. " I work sometimes with the State Fire Dept and called the local Chief and told him that I am right here with enough water on board to drown it. He told me to STAND DOWN ITS OUR JURISDICTION".
I sold Wildlands fire trucks for over 40 years and have a little experience in this matter. I witnessed the attached demo of a dry application of retardant (planes drop it with water so it has gravity to pull it down otherwise the powder would blow it away)
Also shown are some amazing water tenders that double the water and distance of anything out there. A Chef standing next to me said "you guys trying to take away my overtime?". WOW. My friend got that attitude when ever he did the demo.
The big bosses LOVE fires. Grant money for new chrome toys.
Nuff said .