Supervisor Kathryn Barger, in a bid to bolster L.A. County’s firefighting efforts, announced at the Wildfire Town Hall this week the county is purchasing two additional Firehawk helicopters.
The addition would bring the total number of Firehawk helicopters in the county’s firefighting arsenal to seven in the next couple of years.
“I’m going to break some news here, but we’re looking to buy two more,” Barger told a packed auditorium at the Santa Clarita Sports Complex on Monday night to raucous applause.
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