Original Message

The fire scam is this. Any fire, natural or ‘prescribed’ burn WILL burn until there is no money left.
Typically a helicopter fire fighting day starts around 7:00am. Rarely will the machines work before noon. We fire pilots are forced to take stupid fire behavior classes which teach us that high humidity, calm wind and morning cool air are the best conditions for extinguishment yet we NEVER fly in the mornings.
When we do get a line established the night idiots back burn and the whole thing starts again the next day.
It’s all about how much overtime can fire people make in a season and the towns, forests and lives lost are meaningless.