LAFD helicopter pilots describe water drops, challenges of battling Palisades fire in high winds
Quick calculations, coordination, communication and feedback were key in helping helicopter pilots hit their spots.
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This Is What Is In The Red Water Dropped By Firefighting Planes
The chemical is produced as a concentrated liquid or powder, which is diluted with water and then dropped from the belly ... It allows firefighters on the ground to safely approach and extinguish ...
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How the $30 million 'Super Scooper' plane was built to fight wildfires
It looks like no other plane in the world. Narrator: The CL-415 Enhanced Aerial Firefighter can scoop and drop 1,400 gallons of water on wildfires in a matter of minutes. Compare that to this ...
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Column: For Angelenos suffering fire fatigue, ace water drop videos are sweet revenge
To a city reeling with loss, water drop videos are “Battle of Britain ... stretched-thin firefighters on the ground, helping to quench the Sunset fire before it claimed more homes and offering ...
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GROUNDWATER IN GOOD POSITION TO MEET SUSTAINABILITY MANDATE
The next drought could end up with two domestic wells going dry in the water basin that most of San Joaquin County and parts ...