ARNOLD VOWS TO SAVE AIR TANKERS.Byline: Steve Geissinger Sacramento Bureau Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): [ˈaɐ̯nɔlt ˈaloɪ̯s ˈʃvaɐ̯ʦənˌʔɛɡɐ] vowed Monday to reverse deficit-triggered budget cuts so California can fund air-tanker and fire-engine fleets this summer. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection For other uses of "CDF", see CDF (disambiguation). The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF) or CAL FIRE is the State of California's agency responsible for the administration of the state's private and public forests. officials said a $7 million decrease in the budget that Schwarzenegger had proposed would have forced it to ground some of the tankers in its 23-plane fleet, mothball moth·ball n. 1. A marble-sized ball, originally of camphor but now of naphthalene, stored with clothes to repel moths. 2. mothballs a. some fire engines, or both. ``We want the full fleet (out there),'' Schwarzenegger said at a Capitol Capitol, seat of the U.S. Congress Capitol, seat of the U.S. government at Washington, D.C. It is the city's dominating monument, built on an elevated site that was chosen by George Washington in consultation with Major Pierre L'Enfant. news conference. ``We want to protect the people from fires.'' State Department of Finance spokesman H.D. Palmer refused to disclose details of the budget revision that will be released next month, but said the state either has to allocate $7 million from another program or force forestry officials to make cuts in other areas. The governor also said he is concerned that the federal government may ground its fleet of air tankers in the wake of yet another crash during a training mission last week. Schwarzenegger, who has been briefed by congressmen on Russia's offer to provide huge firefighting 1. firefighting - What sysadmins have to do to correct sudden operational problems. An opposite of hacking. "Been hacking your new newsreader?" "No, a power glitch hosed the network and I spent the whole afternoon fighting fires." 2. jet aircraft, said he is open to looking at the planes as U.S. tools. Many California fire officials consider the assistance of big federal air tankers essential in battling the state's sometimes deadly wildfires. Steve Geissinger, (916) 447-9302 sgeissinger(at)angnewspapers.com |
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