By Andrew Cristancho and Jeff Munson
The Nevada Appeal
LAKE TAHOE, Nev. — Most Tahoe residents who witnessed the destructive Angora fire know high wind and dry fuel conditions helped spread it quickly. Now, some Lake Tahoe Basin residents are asking if the presence of a Tahoe-based, firefighting helicopter could have made a difference, or even saved some of the 254 homes that were destroyed.
Nancy Kerry, vice president of public affairs for the South Shore Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce, said her house was close enough to see the flames from the Angora blaze. That’s when she first thought about the logic of having a helicopter stationed locally.
“Had a helicopter been there, it would have made a big difference,” Kerry said.
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