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Napa County is spending $1.8 million to add a firefighting helicopter under the control of the county fire chief for the rest of wildfire season.

GILBERT — The main lodge at the 101-year-old Camp George E. Sigel was destroyed by fire Friday, Biwabik Township Fire Chief Tony Nygaard said at the scene. Six local fire departments responded to the emergency call around 12:45 p.m. and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources sent a helicopter and Fire Boss air tanker to knock down flames that had spread up into the nearby trees and also to keep the fire from spreading into a wildland blaze, he added. About two and one-half hours after the structure fire was reported, Biwabik Township firefighters continued to douse what was left o...

Michael Rogerson, who has an Oakville house and is CEO of Rogerson Kratos digital electronics company, wants to base two water-dropping Black Hawk helicopters in Napa County to fight wildfires. It's the latest citizen-organized push to bring more firefighting equipment to Napa County. The goal is to get water on wildfires as soon as possible and prevent them from erupting into the next Hennessey or Glass fire. Rogerson and his company would provide the Black Hawks. Napa County and Cal Fire would have to agree on the deployment and operational details if they decide the offer is a good one.

Letters: We should ensure the project is designed in the best interest of the public and not a corporation’s bottom line.