Active fire-fighting activities like water drops are the last step ... Instead, it is designed so both types of aircraft can ...
Cal Fire currently has over 60 planes and helicopters within its firefighting fleet — and aircraft from its fleet ... "equipped with Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems" to the Los Angeles ...
One thing that was impossible to miss -- as fires raged through L.A. -- was the fight from the air. Officials say it might have been the largest number of aircraft at a fire event, ever.
Active fire-fighting activities like water drops are ... Instead, it is designed so both types of aircraft can be used in a complementary way to optimize firefighting effectiveness even in complex ...
KARPUS: I think on this fire, the most we flew was probably about 20 helicopters at once. MCEVERS: To do that, Karpus says it takes a lot of coordination. Each type of aircraft has to fly at a ...