200 active-duty U.S. Army soldiers, C-130 aircraft mobilized to provide wildfire support
The National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, requested a Department of Defense activation of approximately 200 active-duty U.S. Army ...
Tag: California
Aerial Units Fight Dixie Fire in Northern California
More than 3,800 personnel from the US and Canada were continuing to wage battle against the Dixie Fire in Northern ...
Air Force Special Operators Go from Firefights to Firefighting in California
Most service members know Air Force Tactical Air Control Party specialists as the airmen who embed with ground units to ...
The Reason We Don’t Have Enough Airplanes to Put Out Wildfires
Retrofitting massive jets to fight infernos is expensive, and companies say that government contracts don’t make it worth their while. ...
In a First for Northern California, Nighttime Aerial Drops Were Used to Combat Caldor Fire
Helicopters from Southern California were able to meet everything on Cal Fire’s go list to make sure pilots could safely ...
California’s Brutal Wildfires are Exhausting Firefighters
The smoke plume was visible 100 miles away, out the plane window. On final approach into Sacramento, passengers craned their ...
Napa County Adds a Locally Controlled Firefighting Helicopter
Napa County will spend $1.86 million to have a water-dropping Black Hawk helicopter with a 900-gallon bucket devoted to the ...
As Fires Wreak Havoc, L.A. County Fire Air Operations Team Fights Flames from Up Above
As more severe, destructive fire behavior wreaks havoc in California, the Los Angeles County Fire Air Operations Team fights the ...
Napa County Adds a Locally Controlled Firefighting Helicopter
Napa County will spend $1.86 million to have a water-dropping Black Hawk helicopter with a 900-gallon bucket devoted to the ...
To Fight Wildfires, California Turns to a Family With a Fleet of $8,000-an-Hour Helicopters
Coulson Aviation’s night-flying, water-siphoning Chinooks are on call to battle blazes on four continents. The fire began shortly before dawn ...
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