> So if the official who threatened arrest was the "correct" firefighter to coordinate with, why didn't the official incorporate him into the larger operation r

> So if the official who threatened arrest was the "correct" firefighter to coordinate with, why didn't the official incorporate him into the larger operation rather than threaten him? There are any number of valid reasons from liability to the inability to vet the pilot's skills and licenses to the danger of introducing a pilot unfamiliar with the current SOP/LOPs.