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  2. CDF Aviation Management Program - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Hemet-Ryan Airport - Wikipedia

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    Hemet-Ryan Field 1943 USAAF Classbook. Hemet-Ryan Airport (IATA: HMT, ICAO: KHMT, FAA LID: HMT) is an airport near Egan (located in what is now Hemet), CA. [1]Hemet-Ryan is a main Cal Fire Air Attack Base, also used for civil purposes, Civil Air Patrol meetings, and more.

  4. Howard Forest Station - Wikipedia

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    The second was an Evergreen contract Bell 205A1 (50 Romeo) starting in 1977 at CDF's Howard Forest Fire Station near the town of Willits, California, with call sign of Copter 100. Copter 100 performed the first rope rappelling at Howard Forest, and demonstrated the value and function of the Medium Helicopter for California firefighting.

  5. Night vision, new helicopters are pushing the frontiers of ...

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    Cal Fire currently has 14 Fire Hawks in its fleet, with the other two arriving in 2025. The newest helicopters are a heavy-duty complement to Cal Fire’s fleet of 34-year-old UH-1H Super Huey ...

  6. Where are mandatory evacuation orders for California ... - AOL

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    An interactive map of evacuation orders and warnings related to the Eaton Fire can be found on Cal Fire's website. The below map of evacuation zones is current as of Sunday at 7:30 p.m. ET.

  7. Cal Fire begins releasing new state-mandated maps showing ...

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    Cal Fire released updated maps for the areas where the state is responsible for controlling fires in September 2023. The agency previously mapped only the "very high" zones for the areas where ...

  8. Fresno Air Attack Base - Wikipedia

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    The Fresno Air Attack Base is an aerial firefighting base established in 1955 by the United States Forest Service (USFS) at the Fresno Yosemite International Airport.The USFS also leases space at the base to CAL FIRE, which keeps a tactical (spotter) aircraft at the base and also uses the facilities to refuel and reload retardant on air tankers and helicopters when fighting fires in the area.

  9. Where are mandatory evacuation orders in place for California ...

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    A map of evacuation orders and warnings for the Sunset Fire in California, as of about 4:50 a.m. PT on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. Areas in red are under evacuation orders and areas in yellow are ...