Air tankers, helicopters grounded asfires took hold

Friday, October 26, 2007

LOS ANGELES -- 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.

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