For 27 years, Los Angeles County has had a partnership with Canadian Province of Quebec. Quebec contracts to send Canadair CL-415 Super Scoopers to California for assistance with wildland fires.
Battalion Chief Pat Sprengel gives a tour of the Super Scooper operations at the Van Nuys Airport. The planes provide a one, two combination with the department’s helicopters, and they have the advantage of being able to use salt water, as well as fresh.
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By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press CHATSWORTH, N.J. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire engulfing part of New Jersey's Pine Barrens has not resulted in any injuries, officials said, though it's expected to grow before forecast rain later this week. The fire in southern...
Ethan Baron - Silicon Valley, San Jose, Calif. Apr. 17—About 900 Berkeley homeowners will have to clear a five-foot zone of flammable materials from around their houses, if the city's council next month upholds their unanimous vote this week to impose a "Zone 0" rule...
The U.S. Forest Service is advertising to hire 1,100 firefighters across the country. The move is aimed at bolstering wildland firefighter capacity as the fire season gets rolling, KDVR reports. Open positions include the following; Aviation officers Dispatchers...
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