Flight for Life avoids area wind turbines
Flight for Life recently sent a notice to local law enforcement agencies and fire departments advising them that they will not land in areas where there are clusters of wind turbines due to the risks involved.
These risks include the height of the turbines (400 feet with a wingspan of 270 feet) and vortices equal to the turbulence created by a 747 airplane.
As a taxpayer who lives on the edge of one of Fond du Lac County’s three wind turbine industrial slums, I have grave concerns concerning the health and safety of not only my neighbors and family, but of others who will at some point be involved in some type of accident requiring urgent care and transportation.
Yes, we can still be served by an ambulance, but in many cases much more urgent transportation via Flight for Life is needed. In those cases, victims will now need to be transferred via ambulance to the helicopter, resulting in potentially deadly delays, unnecessary handling of patients and additional financial costs for patients and their families.
I am not criticizing the decision made by Flight for Life. It was made for obvious reasons. However, our local government, the developers and landowners hosting turbines have created a situation where the health and safety of their own families, their neighbors and many others is at risk.
Curt Kindschuh
Brownsville
20 August 2008
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