Aviation
Meet Cal Fire’s First Female Helicopter Pilot

Meet Cal Fire’s First Female Helicopter Pilot

Helitack Pilot Desiree Horton talks about fighting wildfires from above     ABC News/aviatrix99 - Smoke plumes and an orange glow render the typically picturesque tree-lined view above hazy mountains into a nightmarish, apocalyptic scene. Shouts declaring...

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A Look Back: Woolsey Fire Rescue

A Look Back: Woolsey Fire Rescue

A look back at a wildfire rescue     The video was recorded Nov. 9 as LAFD Air Operations pilots David Nordquist and Joel Smith battled the Woolsey Fire, which was raging through the Santa Monica Mountains toward Malibu. Video: Fire 4 Rescue at Woolsey Fire...

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Pacific Palisades Fire Videos

Pacific Palisades Fire Videos

Wildfire action in Los Angeles     Firefighters battle a brush fire that is close to homes in the Pacific Palisades section of Los Angeles. https://youtu.be/bLkDH_9jVj8 https://youtu.be/mG6RGCPpCEk https://youtu.be/RqfSYIw0Rts https://youtu.be/tg1hTV1Tn5o...

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Aerial Drop Safety

Aerial Drop Safety

See what 9,000 lbs. of retardant can do     CAL FIRE TV - CAL FIRE/USFS Aerial Firefighting Drop Safety Video Do you know how much weight is being delivered over top of you during a wildland fire? https://youtu.be/ONdSoiI4zIA

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Video: Santa Barbara C-130 Crash Landing

Video: Santa Barbara C-130 Crash Landing

C-130 had just departed Santa Maria Airport     ONSCENE TV - 08.25.2019 | 10:30 PM | SANTA BARBARA - Seven people escaped injury after a Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport plane crash landed at Santa Barbara Airport, Sunday night. Authorities responded to...

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Brazilian Troops Begin Fighting Amazon Wildfires

Brazilian Troops Begin Fighting Amazon Wildfires

44,000 troops back by military aircraft begin fighting fires     By MARCELO SILVA de SOUSA Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Backed by military aircraft, Brazilian troops on Saturday were deploying in the Amazon to fight fires that have swept the region...

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Colorado Conducts Nighttime Wildfire Aviation Training

Colorado Conducts Nighttime Wildfire Aviation Training

State is first in country to implement helicopter night flying suppression program     DENVER – Colorado becomes the first state in the county to begin nighttime helicopter suppression operations with training this month. The Colorado Division of Fire...

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