Jet Fuel Shortage Could Affect Firefighting Efforts as Dozens of Large Fires Burn in the West
At a Glance Many smaller airports rely on trucks to deliver jet fuel.A shortage of drivers led to flight delays and cancellations at Fresno Yosemite International Airport.Large wildfires were burning across several western states Tuesday. With bone-dry vegetation and record heat already stoking dozens of ferocious wildfires across the western U.S., a shortage of jet fuel could affect aircraft crucial to firefighting efforts this season, industry experts say. “In the blink of an eye, we can have a fire here...