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RESOLUTION NO., 1806
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD
REQUESTING UTILIZATION OF SURPLUS MILITARY AIRCRAFT IN THE FIGHTING OF FOREST FIRES
The City Council of the City of Carlsbad does hereby resolve
as follows:
1. The state of California has recently experienced a
series of disastrous fires which have blackened
thousands of acres of forest and water shed and destroyed
millions of dollars worth of property,
Each year has brought forest fires to the mountains 2.
of California, particularly southern California, and
each year the fires have been controlled only after great
expenditure of money and man hours.
In order to adequately control a fire with the minimum 3.
of destruction of forest and water shed and loss of
property, it is essential that fire fighting methods
be employed the soonest practicable after discovery of
the fire.,
4. At the present time there are approximately 7,000
mothballed surplus aircraft belonging to the United
States Air Force which are presently situated on the
field in the state of Arizona,
5, These aircraft are servicable and have. potential capacity
for carrying personnel or materials in the fighting of
forest fires ,
6, The present aircraft used for liquid drops in the fighting
of forest fires consist of helicopters capable of carrying
125 gallons of chemical solution, or the B-17 of
World War I1 fame which carries some 1,400 gallons of fire
retarding liquid, A part of the surplus military aircarft
consists of K.C-97 which iere ed as in-flight
refueling planes, and have capacity to carry approximately
13,000 gallons,
7. It is recommended and requested that the Forest Service
of the United States Government be empowered to establish
a flying wing of approximately 50 surplus KeCa-97
aircraft modified so as to be useful in the dropping
of liquid chemicals on forest fires.
Said aircraft referred to herein could be kept at
military airfields throughout the western United
States where the forest fires are an annual threat,
and accordingly, be available for pinpoint dropping of
liquid chemicals on any fire that might erupt west of
the Mississippi River.
The City Council of the City of Carlsbad expresses its
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concurrence in the program of utilizing surplus military
aircraft and having such aircraft available to assist
in the fighting of forest fires in the state of California
and the western part of the United States and urges the
League of California Cities and our State and National
Legislators to support said program.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a metting of the City
9 Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, held November 4
1970, by the following vote, to wit:
Councilmen Dunne, McComas, Castro and Lewis. AYES:
NOES : None.
ABSENT: Councilman Jardine.
ATTEST: