talondriver
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- Nov 3, 2002
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That ain't it. It's that they don't like the aesthetics of their houses buring down. There's also strong sentiment to keep it as a range; the Piney's like their solitude and don't want to see development take away more good scrub pine forests. Can't grow good cranberries that way. I suspect that if DoD throws a pile of money NJ's way to provide 24/7 on-site fire support, better commo, etc, instead of putting the burden on rousting the local volunteer fire departments, any fires that do occur will be dealt with before they go off the reservation.
This is nothing a few more FCIFs couldn't resolve.
I'd like to know what the number of range sorties vs. range sorties with "off-range issues" is. Or better yet...the number of passes vs. passes with "off-range" issues" is. Not that it matters.