APTOPIX Wildfires Grounded Aircraft
A Los Angeles County firefighting helicopter passes through the smoke of Stevenson Ranch wildfire after making a water drop in Valencia, Calif., north of Los Angeles, Monday, Oct 22, 2007. As wildfires were charging across Southern California, nearly two dozen water-dropping helicopters and two massive cargo planes sat idly by, grounded by government rules and bureaucracy. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
