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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Caldor Fire explodes: Homes in Grizzly Flats destroyed, evacuations along Highway 50 under way
A volatile wildfire burning in Northern California exploded overnight, razing homes in a small mountain town as dry fuels and ...
Pennsylvania Air National Guard helps fight West Coast fires
Pennsylvania Air National Guard members are serving as imagery experts, providing live aerial video streaming to fire bosses working on ...
SBD International Airport Provides Pivotal Support to Firefighting Efforts in Southern California
Since 1997, San Bernardino International Airport (SBD) has been home to the U.S. Forest Service Airtanker Base which serves as ...
Napa County Seeking its Own Firefighting Helicopter
Napa County will go out to bid to see if it can add a water-dropping helicopter all its own before ...
Two of the World’s Largest Firefighting Helicopters Are Ready for Wildfire Duty in SoCal
A 180-day program providing additional firefighting helicopters to departments in Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura counties will begin Tuesday. The ...
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