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County backs plan to host state single‑engine air tankers at Aspen Airport for faster wildfire initial attack
Summary
Pitkin County commissioners gave staff direction to draft an intergovernmental agreement to allow state single‑engine air tankers to refill at Aspen Airport during initial wildfire response, a temporary measure aimed at speeding aerial suppression and limiting turnaround time to the Front Range.
Pitkin County commissioners directed staff to develop an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) to allow state aerial firefighting resources — specifically single‑engine air tankers (about 800‑gallon capacity) — to use Aspen/Pitkin County Airport as a temporary tanker base for initial attack operations.
Airport and fire officials briefed the board on a year‑long effort with Aspen Fire Protection District and the county airport to prepare for temporary tanker base…
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