Firefighters question Alberta cuts to aerial attack teams as province battles blazes

Former members of an elite Alberta wildfire-fighting crew say government budget cuts have left the province battling its current blazes short-handed.  "We could have been difference-makers," said Jordan Erlandson, a former member of Alberta's Rapattack team. Those firefighters were trained to rappel from helicopters to get at wildfires while they still only covered a few hectares. When one storm sparked several fires, they could extinguish them before they merged. They also cleared landing