[tevake]

HEy Baz, I've been really surprised to see how mobile the fire response efforts in the desert west has become. The are able to bring in large forces from all around.
The willingness to send help is well established. While travel in the west over the last few year I've run into many crews that we're going to or returning from fires great distances from there home areas.

Not saying there is not more that can be done, but these big fires out west are not rare and the fire services seem pretty cooperative.

It's the dryness and openness of the country, add wind and there is not a lot to do at times, but get out of the way. Very scary.

Cheers Richard