Article: SEN. FEINSTEIN ASKS DEFENSE DEPARTMENT, CAL FIRE TO ENSURE SWIFT DEPLOYMENT OF MILITARY AIRCRAFT TO FIGHT WILDFIRES

The office of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., issued the following news release:

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today sent letters to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and California Department of Forestry and Fire Ruben Grijalva, asking them for a full accounting of the deployment of military aircraft to fight the recent wildfires that devastated Southern California.

In her letters, Senator Feinstein asked for a broad range of information, including what military aircraft and personnel could be used to fight fires, nationally and in California; what assets were requested, and when; were requests turned down, and why; and what role, if any, high winds played in delayed ...

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