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The incident helibase is the location from which incident helicopter support missions are flown, and where the helicopters assigned to that base are parked, serviced, and refueled. Usually a helibase is in a field location that is close enough to the Incident Base Camp so that supplies and personnel can be ferried by ground to the helibase from ...
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.
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.
New birds-eye view of devastation. ... we’re making history with our first-ever 24-hour helibase. State-of-the-art #CALFIRE, ... Cal Fire continues to pre-position resources for new starts.
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Sep. 15—Officials with CalFire sent a warning to the public on Friday regarding the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly known as drones, in firefighting airspace. According to ...
On January 22, 2025, CalFire released their first status report at 10:54 AM, estimating around 50 acres already actively burning. [7] Less than an hour later at 11:43 AM, the size of the fire had increased by one order of magnitude to 500 acres. [8] The fire would continue its exponential spread, and at 1:03 PM cover around 5,054 acres. [9]
Damage inspection teams have confirmed 426 homes have been lost in the Palisades blaze, though inspections are ongoing, said Todd Hopkins, a Cal Fire unified incident commander for the Palisades fire.