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The destructive wildfires during the extreme drought of 2012-2013 led the Governor to increase firefighting readiness and capabilities. The most important of those was securing a Boeing 747 supertanker aircraft that can quickly deliver large amounts of fire retardant - an order of magnitude more than the fleet of WWII prop planes can. The droughts of 2002 and 2012-2013 were the most extreme since the 1930's dust bowl years and those 2 seasons were responsible for the largest and most destructive wildfires in the past 15 years. Contrary to what is stated in the article, most wildfires are started by lightning or electric power lines blown down during windstorms although arson, illegal campfires and chimneys and construction equipment without spark arrestors have caused some of the larger and destructive wildfires.
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