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A firefighting aircraft drops the fire retardant Phos-Chek near homes in Topanga, California, during the Palisades Fire as wildfires rages through Los Angeles County on Jan. 10, 2025.
Powerful Images Show Los Angeles Heroes On Front Lines Of California's Historic Wildfires A fire fighting helicopter drops water as the Palisades fire grows near the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood ...
Cal Fire’s newest addition to its helicopter fleet is the Fire Hawk — a Sikorsky S70i Black Hawk retrofitted to drop water or fire retardant, as well as conduct hoist rescue and night operations.
The CAL FIRE Aviation Management Program is a branch of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (known also as CAL FIRE). Due to the frequency and severity of wildfires in California , the state has elected to establish its own aerial firefighting force rather than rely solely on contract or national resources.
United Aerial Firefighters Association head Paul Petersen said the wildfires ravaging California could be among the most devastating in U.S. history, and hopes they "wake up" lawmakers.
Editor's note: This file captures the news of the California wildfires from Thursday, Jan. 16. For the latest updates on the LA fires, follow USA TODAY's live coverage for Friday, Jan. 17. LOS ...
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) runs 44 conservation camps (also called fire camps) jointly with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The mission of the Conservation Camp program is to "support state, local and federal government ...
The Palisades Fire on the west edge of town held steady at 23,713 acres (96 square km) burned, and containment increased 3 percentage points to 17% - a measurement of how much of the perimeter was ...