'With one hand tied behind their back'
A round of applause for the firefighters battling the California wildfires, for firefighters everywhere, and specifically for Harold Schaitberger, President of the International Association of Firefighters. Schaitberger gets special praise for using his time wisely, specifically his time on the network news programs today, giving excellent answers to less-than-mediocre questions.
"Do we have enough resources to fight these fires?" one morning anchor asked him. No, we don't, he explained. What with budget cuts (resulting from tax cuts and a less-than-thriving economy) and unkept promises, those firefighters don't have enough resources and neither do firefighters elsewhere in America.
If you missed those interviews, you can read Schaitberger's statement here.
posted by Janet Dagley Dagley @3:48 PM
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