Gabbert: Janklow incompetence exposed at Jasper Fire

Bill Gabbert of Wildfire Today penned a vivid sketch of newly-announced Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Joe Lowe. Here's a snip:

Governor Bill Janklow, always a hands-on governor, was bewildered and flabbergasted by the fires and in many ways interfered with the Incident Commanders (your’s truly included) which at times created serious safety problems. On the Jasper Fire the Type 1 Incident Commander placed a resource order for U.S. Marshals who stood by at the Incident Command Post ready to put a halt to any actions by state employees that put firefighters in danger, such as setting backfires and running dozers out ahead of the fire without coordinating with the Incident Commander or the Incident Management Team. The next year Governor Janklow created the Division of Wildland Fire Suppression and hired Mr. Lowe to run the agency.

Duh: added links are mine. Read it unadulterated here.

Video: h/t Larry Kralj, Environmental Rangers.