Message #261479

[DieChecker]

Preparing for some short-term emergency will help one survive that emergency. Three days - how long did Katrina last? Some of those wildfires in the west that are burning right now will still be burning next spring - they'll burn under the snow. As of right now, not all of them are even manned. And fire-fighting funds will be gone in six weeks. The USFS will promise to pay the fire-fighters, then hope Congress appropriates the money. And if Congress doesn't appropriate the money, there won't be a Fire Service next year. So six weeks seems a reasonable number.