Air tankers, helicopters grounded as California fires took hold (The Daily Iowan)

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - As wildfires were charging across Southern California, nearly two dozen water-dropping helicopters and two massive cargo planes sat idly by, grounded by government rules and bureaucracy. How much the aircraft would have helped will never be known, but their inability to provide quick assistance raises troubling questions about California's preparations for a fire season ...

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