Reply #7: Yeah, they could help and normally would [View All]

[Changenow]

but so many are deployed in Iraq that it’s a problem. After I posted this I found this little article which addresses the issue.

Resources Under Fire
http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=345&IssueNum=21
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“The California National Guard is engaged in numbers not seen since the Korean War. We’re really being tapped right now, but we do have all the assets the state needs at this time,” said Capt. Denise Varner, a spokesperson for the National Guard. According to Varner, guardsmen sent helicopters and other aircraft, but as of Tuesday morning didn’t have much else to give. Also, three helicopter units deployed had just come back from active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, she said. “We’re fortunate those folks returned,” she said.

"Also pitching in to help contain the blazes were trained firefighters with the federal Bureau of Land Management, which, due to budget constraints, laid off much of its seasonal firefighting crew on September 20."

It clearly states that the reason there aren’t sufficient crews is because Gray Davis is Governor and all things bad stem from that fact.