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peter12 · 05-03-2016, 08:36 PM

I was in Northern BC during last year's fires. At one point, there were over 20 heavy helicopters flying 300 firefighters out of the Chetwynd Airport. Last I heard, there were only 80 firefighters, and 1 heavy helicopter in Fort McMurray. The military could increase that capacity many times in very short order.

05-03-2016, 08:36 PM	#152
peter12 Franchise Player Join Date: Jul 2002 Exp:	I was in Northern BC during last year's fires. At one point, there were over 20 heavy helicopters flying 300 firefighters out of the Chetwynd Airport. Last I heard, there were only 80 firefighters, and 1 heavy helicopter in Fort McMurray. The military could increase that capacity many times in very short order.