Napa County will spend $1.86 million to have a water-dropping Black Hawk helicopter with a 900-gallon bucket devoted to the county during the heart of this fire season.
The county Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved awarding a $1.65 million contract to Blue Sky Helicopters for Aug. 15 through Nov. 13. Additional costs such as insurance boost the overall cost to $1.86 million.
Cal Fire this spring based a retrofitted Chinook water-dropping helicopter at Napa County Airport. But it is controlled by Cal Fire and as of Tuesday had been temporarily reassigned to fight massive fires elsewhere in Northern California.
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