What are the winds doing? What weather patterns is the fire creating? What kind of drop am I doing? Where does the helicopter need to be? Was the previous pilot’s drop successful and what did they do?

Interviews with pilots paint a graphic picture of the struggle to maintain control of their ships amid one of the most ...

While it’s not a vast amount in absolute terms, a helicopter can drop the water precisely, and all at once, which can halt the advance of even a large fire. Within seconds, Davies can feel the ...

A California National Guard CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter ... former to assist local fire departments when wildfire season rolls through. “Every time we nail a drop, it’s a high-five ...

Fires continue to rage in the Los Angeles area. Last night, a fire popped up in the Hollywood Hills known as the Sunset Fire, and helicopters used water drops to help extinguish it. A video clip ...

KUALA LUMPUR – A Bell 206L-4 Long Ranger helicopter caught fire while landing at Jalan Lama Kuala Lumpur-Bentong, Pahang, resulting in the death of an individual. One other person was rescued.

image The helicopter can then hover over the fire to drop water in a dense waterfall - more targeted and from a lower altitude than a plane could. Illustration showing California landscape with a ...