L.A. County supervisor Mike Antonovich talks during a press conference at the Hansen Dam command center for the Station fire on Sunday, August 31, 2009. (Roger Wilson/ Pasadena Sun)
By Tiffany Kelly
Pasadena Sun
Pasadena Sun
More than two years after the devastation of the Station fire, local elected officials continue to apply heat to the U.S. Forest Service over preparations for firefighting night flights over rugged terrain in the Angeles Crest Forest.
On Sept. 9 Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich sent a letter to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) criticizing the Forest Service for delaying completion of a study that could lead to a night-time aerial firefighting program.
“Ineffective at fighting wildfires on the urban-wildlife interface, their prohibition of night-flying aircraft prevented early containment [of the Station fire] as county fire pilots waited anxiously on the tarmac,” Antonovich wrote.
On Sept. 9 Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich sent a letter to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) criticizing the Forest Service for delaying completion of a study that could lead to a night-time aerial firefighting program.
“Ineffective at fighting wildfires on the urban-wildlife interface, their prohibition of night-flying aircraft prevented early containment [of the Station fire] as county fire pilots waited anxiously on the tarmac,” Antonovich wrote.
