Why California, Oregon and Washington State Are Searching for Help to Battle Fires

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

MOLALLA, Ore. — As wildfires began consuming communities across Oregon this week, leaders at the state emergency management office fired off an email to counterparts around the country, pleading for 10 firefighting strike teams that could bring 50 extra engines to the region.

The state got one commitment: Utah would send a team with five engines.

Facing a historic year of wildfire destruction across the West Coast, including more than three million acres consumed in California, the national emergency systems that rely on state-to-state assistance have been buckling under the strain. That has left emergency responders struggling to keep pace with fires that have destroyed entire towns and led to at least 15 deaths, with seven more people found dead on Thursday from a fire north of Sacramento.

“I don’t know that we have any fires where we can say we have got enough resources to do what we need to do,” Andrew Phelps, the director of the Oregon Office of Emergency Management, said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/why-california-oregon-and-washington-state-are-searching-for-help-to-battle-fires/ar-BB18V2gX?li=BBnb7Kz

[marybourg]

1. I think AZ usually sends help, but I don't think

our system has ever recovered from the loss of our hotshot team.

[fleur-de-lisa]

3. Because there aren't enough experienced fire fighters and equipment.

Doesn’t matter how wealthy a state is. You can’t train people and buy equipment fast enough to meet the need when there are so many major fires.

Or were you being sarcastic?

[Timewas]

4. One team each

From Mexico and Australia I that was it so far..Looks like more from other countries than other staes maybe