Piloting Super Scoopers: What It Takes to Pilot Firefighting Aircraft
Reduced visibility from thick smoke, coupled with turbulence created by the fire's heat, can create perilous flying ...
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Heroes of the California wildfires: Meet the CAL FIRE aircraft fleet
Helicopters play a critical role in CAL FIRE’s operations, and the future of the fleet is the Sikorsky S-70i Firehawk (or as ...
I'm a pilot flying a DC-10 fire bomber to battle the LA fires. This is what I've seen ...
I'm a third-generation firefighter — and I'm helping to battle the LA fires from the air in a DC-10 fire bomber. Here's how ...
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Here’s what it’s like to manage Cal Fire’s aircraft during a massive wildfire
Cal Fire had more than 60 aircraft within its firefighting fleet in the effort to combat fires throughout Los Angeles. Cal Fire’s fleet of fixed and rotary-wing aircraft make it the largest ...