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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.
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.
A German anti-aircraft 88 mm Flak gun with its fire-control computer from World War II. Displayed in the Canadian War Museum.. A fire-control system (FCS) is a number of components working together, usually a gun data computer, a director and radar, which is designed to assist a ranged weapon system to target, track, and hit a target.
Aerial firefighting is a specialized ... California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ... Modular Airborne FireFighting System; Museum of Flight and Aerial ...
An aerial view captures some of the devastation in Malibu and Pacific Palisades as fires ravaged the Los Angeles area this week. ... with only the Lidia Fire at 75% containment. Four other fires ...
Since 1974, using the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) units supplied by the U.S. Forest Service and mounted in four C-130s, the wing's aerial fire fighting crews have been credited with saving many lives and countless millions of dollars worth of structures, forests, and brush land in California, and many other States and ...
Sitting in the cockpit of a helicopter hovering off the Pacific Ocean in Southern California Friday, I suddenly felt disoriented. I quickly looked over my right shoulder. "Oh, my God," I thought.
The new helicopters are compatible with night vision right out of the factory.