Texas lacks state-owned firefighting planes
Channel: CBS Austin
Date: 2024-04-03

The Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief told a House panel that the state does not own any fixed-wing firefighting planes, relying instead on privately owned and federally contracted aircraft, and that an investigation determined power lines caused the deadly Panhandle wildfires, the worst in Texas history.

Story: https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/texas-owns-no-fixed-wing-firefighting-planes-tdem-chief-tells-house-panel#
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