7 Different Aircraft Used For Aerial Firefighting
Aerial firefighting has become an essential part of wildfire suppression strategies, offering the speed, precision, and ...
LA's Wildfires Would've Been Much Worse If It Weren't For These Aircraft
The Los Angeles fires first started on January 7, 2025, as a result of strong winds. According to NBC, the first area to be impacted was Pacific Palisades, a neighborhood of Los Angeles just east of ...
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What Are Firefighting Helicopters, And How Do They Pick Up Water?
the National Interagency Fire Agency classifies helicopters involved in firefighting operations into three categories. Type 1 helicopters are the largest (and fastest) of the lot. These aircraft ...
How California fights fires from the skies
Cal Fire has its own fleet of aircraft operating from 14 airfields and 11 helicopter bases across the state that can reach most fires within about 20 minutes.
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Leonardo’s C-27J Firefighter, A Multi-Mission Aircraft Which Can Complement Canadairs
Active fire-fighting activities like water drops are ... Instead, it is designed so both types of aircraft can be used in a complementary way to optimize firefighting effectiveness even in complex ...
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A look at the massive fire fighting effort in L.A. — from the sky
KARPUS: I think on this fire, the most we flew was probably about 20 helicopters at once. MCEVERS: To do that, Karpus says it takes a lot of coordination. Each type of aircraft has to fly at a ...
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A look at the massive fire fighting effort in L.A. — from the sky
One thing that was impossible to miss -- as fires raged through L.A. -- was the fight from the air. Officials say it might have been the largest number of aircraft at a fire event, ever.