In article ,
Matt O'Toole wrote:

Keep in mind that these are mostly sunk costs. We're going to have
top notch search and rescue crews available no matter what. Whether
they work every day or not, the cost is not much different.


Not quite true. Costs to *operate* the machinery is quite high, though
I'll admit that the fixed costs are probably still higher. Get a *lot*
of calls, that would change.


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