Cal Fire holds helicopter and safety training course for firefighter operations
Cal Fire had a training course on helicopter operations at Folsom Lake. The seven-day course included classroom and field ...
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Hughes Fire leaves tens of thousands evacuated in northern L.A. County
Crews had built the containment level to 14%, according to Cal Fire. Firefighters continued to make progress overnight putting out flareups and dousing hotspots. Winds were relatively calm early ...
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LAFD helicopter pilots describe water drops, challenges of battling Palisades fire in high winds
By that point, helicopter pilots had been dropping water ... according to the latest Cal Fire numbers. Wind speeds factor in when deciding whether to ground aircraft. For the LAFD, the limitations ...
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When Will ‘Cobra Kai’ Return To Netflix? ‘Cobra Kai’ Season 6, Part 3 Premiere Date, Time, And More
It’s a bittersweet time to be a Cobra Kai fan. I can’t wait for Part 3 to drop, but I also don’t want to watch the final five episodes. Do you know what I mean? How do you expect me to say ...
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Black Hawk helicopter provides beefed-up security along Manitoba-U.S. border: RCMP
There is beefed-up aerial security along the Manitoba-U.S. border. Regular Black Hawk helicopter flights targeting illegal activity started patrolling the area around the 49th parallel on Sunday, ...
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Cal Fire quickly halts small fires in North County San Diego amid red flag warning
Cal Fire crews responded to two small fires Monday amid gusty Santa Ana winds and low humidity that was creating dangerous fire weather. One fire was located near a U.S. Navy facility in the ...
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More than 1,100 inmates help Cal Fire battle Palisades, Eaton fires for less than $30 a day
Over 1,100 California inmates have been working around the clock in challenging conditions - including howling winds and toxic smoke - to help Cal Fire battle the Eaton and Palisades fires ...
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What It’s Like Inside a Waterbomber
A Chinook helicopter makes a water-bombing run over the Palisades on the fourth night of the L.A. fires. Photo: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu/Getty Images Tanker 47 rears up as helicopter pilot Darren ...
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Photos: Drone images display stunning devastation from Palisades fire
The photos, by SCNG staff photographer Jeff Gritchen, were shot with Federal Aviation Administration authorization and the cooperation of CalFire. Drones were allowed into the area, but only with ...
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Here’s what it’s like to manage Cal Fire’s aircraft during a massive wildfire
Cal Fire had more than 60 aircraft within its firefighting fleet in the effort to combat fires throughout Los Angeles. Cal Fire’s fleet of fixed and rotary-wing aircraft make it the largest ...
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Cal Fire Chief: 'Weeks' Needed to Extinguish LA Wildfires Fully
As Los Angeles County continues to endure one of the most destructive wildfire seasons in California's history, Cal Fire Battalion Chief David Acuña warned that it could take weeks to fully ...