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What Are Firefighting Helicopters, And How Do They Pick Up Water?
As for the National Interagency Fire Center, they classify firefighting helicopters into Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3. According to the Forest Service wing of the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
In rugged El Dorado County, the 'Echo 1' helicopter has become a lifesaving tool
The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office Aviation Program is approaching a milestone after years of planning and development: ...
How California National Guard helicopter crews are fighting the LA wildfires
A California National Guard pilot describes how flyers perform a firefighting mission in the battle against Los Angeles’ ...
Mystery solved: Helicopter flying over Lake Texoma training for fire fighting
Billings Flying Service (BFS) aerial fire fighting helicopter! “When these helicopters came available and you look at their ...
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LAFD helicopter pilots describe water drops, challenges of battling Palisades fire in high winds
By that point, helicopter pilots had been dropping water on the flames for about nine hours, but were fighting ... The type ...
Canadian ‘Super Scooper’ plane grounded after hitting civilian drone over Los Angeles wildfires
A Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles had to be grounded after it hit a drone flying ...
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What It’s Like Inside a Helicopter Fighting the California Fires
It’s 9.30 p.m. on Saturday, January 11, and the crew is on its third night working the Palisades fire, a Godzilla ... As the largest type of helicopter outfitted for firefighting work, the ...
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LAFD helicopter pilots describe water drops, challenges of battling Palisades fire in high winds
By that point, helicopter pilots had been dropping water on the flames for about nine hours, but were fighting ... type of drop, Child said. Pilots will fly faster and spread out water over a ...