Tim Sheehy

We've largely eliminated structure fire from our nation's regular everyday occurrence. And around every city, fire stations are located to provide a five-minute response time anywhere in the city. And within that response time is a table of requirements. Okay, it's a four-story building. It'll be a ladder truck. It's a 10-story building, this big.

All right, we need two ladder trucks, four rescue rigs, two ambulances. And they basically construct that based on a response matrix. And a five-minute response time means you call 911 because you have a kitchen fire. They get there while the fire's still in the kitchen. They show up half hour later or an hour later.

All right, we need two ladder trucks, four rescue rigs, two ambulances. And they basically construct that based on a response matrix. And a five-minute response time means you call 911 because you have a kitchen fire. They get there while the fire's still in the kitchen. They show up half hour later or an hour later.

All right, we need two ladder trucks, four rescue rigs, two ambulances. And they basically construct that based on a response matrix. And a five-minute response time means you call 911 because you have a kitchen fire. They get there while the fire's still in the kitchen. They show up half hour later or an hour later.

Now the fire's in the living room or the whole house is burned down or it's moved to the next house. So time is of the essence in fire response, any kind of fire. You know what the response time is nationally for wildland fires? I don't. That's because there isn't one. There is no requirement. None.

Now the fire's in the living room or the whole house is burned down or it's moved to the next house. So time is of the essence in fire response, any kind of fire. You know what the response time is nationally for wildland fires? I don't. That's because there isn't one. There is no requirement. None.

Now the fire's in the living room or the whole house is burned down or it's moved to the next house. So time is of the essence in fire response, any kind of fire. You know what the response time is nationally for wildland fires? I don't. That's because there isn't one. There is no requirement. None.

That's why, like last year for the Texas fires, it took three to four days for aircraft to be able to be ordered through the system. And I'll tell you why. I'm not blaming anybody. It's not the Forest Service's fault. It's not the Department of Interior's fault. This is just how the system we've allowed to exist works.

That's why, like last year for the Texas fires, it took three to four days for aircraft to be able to be ordered through the system. And I'll tell you why. I'm not blaming anybody. It's not the Forest Service's fault. It's not the Department of Interior's fault. This is just how the system we've allowed to exist works.

That's why, like last year for the Texas fires, it took three to four days for aircraft to be able to be ordered through the system. And I'll tell you why. I'm not blaming anybody. It's not the Forest Service's fault. It's not the Department of Interior's fault. This is just how the system we've allowed to exist works.

When the fire season's over, season, it's January, and we have the biggest fire, worst disaster in American history burning as we speak, and it's January. So there is no fire season. November, we were burning in New Jersey. All summer, of course, is Colorado, Utah, Montana, the West. February last year, we're burning in Texas. Now it's January, we're burning in LA.

When the fire season's over, season, it's January, and we have the biggest fire, worst disaster in American history burning as we speak, and it's January. So there is no fire season. November, we were burning in New Jersey. All summer, of course, is Colorado, Utah, Montana, the West. February last year, we're burning in Texas. Now it's January, we're burning in LA.

When the fire season's over, season, it's January, and we have the biggest fire, worst disaster in American history burning as we speak, and it's January. So there is no fire season. November, we were burning in New Jersey. All summer, of course, is Colorado, Utah, Montana, the West. February last year, we're burning in Texas. Now it's January, we're burning in LA.

So there is no season anymore, if there ever was one. But when these traditional federal systems says the fire season is over, they... deactivate all the air tankers and all the firefighters, all the engines. They lay off the fire crews and they shut down the fire stations. It's really like if this here in this neighborhood, you said, you know, we haven't had a fire here in about a week.

So there is no season anymore, if there ever was one. But when these traditional federal systems says the fire season is over, they... deactivate all the air tankers and all the firefighters, all the engines. They lay off the fire crews and they shut down the fire stations. It's really like if this here in this neighborhood, you said, you know, we haven't had a fire here in about a week.

So there is no season anymore, if there ever was one. But when these traditional federal systems says the fire season is over, they... deactivate all the air tankers and all the firefighters, all the engines. They lay off the fire crews and they shut down the fire stations. It's really like if this here in this neighborhood, you said, you know, we haven't had a fire here in about a week.

We feel pretty good. Hey, mayor, fire all the firefighters, sell the fire engines for cash and shut down the fire stations because we obviously don't need them anymore. We haven't had a fire in a week. So why do we need all these people hanging around? That is the exact paradigm that governs our wildland fire apparatus nationally.

We feel pretty good. Hey, mayor, fire all the firefighters, sell the fire engines for cash and shut down the fire stations because we obviously don't need them anymore. We haven't had a fire in a week. So why do we need all these people hanging around? That is the exact paradigm that governs our wildland fire apparatus nationally.

We feel pretty good. Hey, mayor, fire all the firefighters, sell the fire engines for cash and shut down the fire stations because we obviously don't need them anymore. We haven't had a fire in a week. So why do we need all these people hanging around? That is the exact paradigm that governs our wildland fire apparatus nationally.

And that's why in January, there was not a ready-made response matrix ready to go for this because come wintertime, wintertime, we sent everybody home.