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Park Fire Arsonist Arrested In California. Oregon Begs Feds For Help. 2 Aviation Fatalities In CA.
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Park Fire Arsonist Arrested In California. Oregon Begs Feds For Help. 2 Aviation Fatalities In CA.

Wildfire in Alberta burns down half of the town of Jasper.

On Today’s Show:

  • CalFire investigators announce the arrest of an arsonist who started the Park Fire. He has a previous record and was convicted of sex crimes years ago. A total scum bag.

  • It’s now the largest fire in California this year.

  • Oregon and Washington continue to struggle with a huge amount of wildfire and limited resources.

  • Ranchers and private landowners step up to help.

  • Oregon Senators sent the Feds a letter asking for additional resources and funding.

  • Jasper, Alberta lost up to 50% of all buildings from the large wildfire that came out of the park.

  • There was another wildfire aviation crash this week in California. 2 Fatalities were reported.

  • Watch Duty removed all Forest Service branding from their website this week. The Agency made the request late last week.

  • I spoke to the CEO to get the details on the matter.

  • Full operational update.

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