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Do you think wildfires have been especially devastating in the past few years, since most of America's National Guard is in Iraq? SEATTLE Apr 11, 2005 — The Northwest faces what could be one of its worst wildfire seasons in years, but military duty in Iraq means forestry officials might not be able to call on their states` National Guard units as much as they`d like. Wildland fires burned more than 155,000 acres in 2004 across Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington, and this year a preliminary outlook shows above-normal fire potential in the region because of a run of unusually dry weather. Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer has already asked the Pentagon to free up some of his state`s 1,500 National Guard soldiers still on active duty because of the war. Lt. Gen. H. Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau, said he couldn`t do that, but he promised help from other states if Schweitzer asks for it. U.S. operations in Iraq have stripped Montana of its 12 UH-60 Blackhawks, which played critical roles in 2003 when wildfires in Montana burned more than 736,800 acres. http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?...

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maozedong Female, 18-29 Midwest US Joined: 17 yrs, 5 mos ago 15,402 Posts	17 yrs ago - Sunday 5/1/05 - 4:48:02 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message I hadn't thought of it. That could be a nasty mess.
KikiPeepers Female, 30-39 Midwest US Joined: 19 yrs, 10 mos ago 83,501 Posts	16 yrs ago, 11 mos ago - Thursday 6/23/05 - 10:09:35 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message Arizona fire threatens 250 homes
slimfire66 Male, 18-29 Western US Joined: 16 yrs, 10 mos ago 1,071 Posts	16 yrs ago, 5 mos ago - Monday 12/19/05 - 1:09:11 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message hopefully not
Txfireman Male, 18-29 Western US Joined: 16 yrs, 9 mos ago 9,823 Posts	16 yrs ago, 5 mos ago - Friday 12/23/05 - 9:24:03 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message It shouldn't affect it to much. The Forestry department handles most of the actually Fire suppression; with added help from the local FDs. The main thing that will be hurt is the evacuation and SAR operations, which wouldn't be a problem if the people would learn to leave when they are told (Which might be a little hard, if the people of the Northwest are as dumb as the people of New Orleans.)
andybarron Male, 30-39 Eastern US Joined: 18 yrs, 11 mos ago 10,108 Posts	16 yrs ago, 4 mos ago - Tuesday 1/3/06 - 2:52:01 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message On 12/23/2005 9:24:04 PM Txfireman wrote: It shouldn't affect it to much. The Forestry department handles most of the actually Fire suppression; with added help from the local FDs. The main thing that will be hurt is the evacuation and SAR operations, which wouldn't be a problem if the people would learn to leave when they are told (Which might be a little hard, if the people of the Northwest are as dumb as the people of New Orleans.) Nicely put.
Txfireman Male, 18-29 Western US Joined: 16 yrs, 9 mos ago 9,823 Posts	16 yrs ago, 4 mos ago - Tuesday 1/3/06 - 4:12:33 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message On 1/3/2006 2:50:30 PM KikiPeepers wrote: Dry weather worries firefighters in Texas, Okla What does this have to do with the question? The question was in Reference to the Northwest, not the Southwest, and the National Guard, which was never mentioned in this Article.
KikiPeepers Female, 30-39 Midwest US Joined: 19 yrs, 10 mos ago 83,501 Posts	16 yrs ago, 4 mos ago - Tuesday 1/3/06 - 10:21:38 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message It's about wildfires
KikiPeepers Female, 30-39 Midwest US Joined: 19 yrs, 10 mos ago 83,501 Posts	13 yrs ago, 6 mos ago - Friday 11/14/08 - 5:54:02 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message Another bad one... Firefighters race to stop blaze before winds erupt

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