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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.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) [3] [4] is the fire department of the California Natural Resources Agency in the U.S. state of California.It is responsible for fire protection in various areas under state responsibility totaling 31 million acres, as well as the administration of the state's private and public forests.
US Navy helicopters were sent from San Diego, and the Nevada National Guard and United States Forest Service sent fire engines. [214] In a press conference that same afternoon, LA County Fire Department chief Marrone said firefighters were arriving from other states: 60 teams from Oregon, 45 from Washington State, 15 from Utah, 10 from New ...
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.
Updating maps of Southern California show where wildfires, like the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fires, are burning across Los Angeles. Maps show where fires are burning right now in L.A. area Skip to ...
The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD) is the full-service fire department of San Diego, California. [2] It was established on August 5, 1889. The department responds to over 183,000 calls per year. [2] It covers 343 square miles of service area, including 17 miles of coastline.
Cal Fire and the U.S. Forest Service are holding their annual California Aerial Supervision Academy along with an air tanker base management class. Fighting fire from the sky: Aerial exercises ...
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 ...