National Park, National Forest and federal fire officials should have considered moves to protect the Grand Canyon Lodge and surrounding cabins as soon as this fire broke out.
They knew the conditions - extremely hot, dry and windy.
This is a complete failure of imagination and another example of gross political malfeasance and functional negligence on the part of the Trump administration.
Where were the aircraft water and fire retardant drops; where were the wildland firefighting crews?
Stephen Yozwiak
Northwest side
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