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Pentagon, California National Guard Deploying Aircraft and Personnel to Fight Raging LA Wildfires
Ten Navy helicopters equipped with water delivery buckets were being sent to assist with the firefighting efforts, Sabrina ...
Navy helicopters from San Diego air station will help fight SoCal fires
Navy helicopters from Naval Airstation North Island will join other fire-fighting helicopters in the skies over Southern California, officials at the Pentagon announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8. The ...
Cal Fire captain describes conditions fighting Palisades Fire from the sky
C-130 Airtanker Captain Dave Kelly has led his crew on eight drops over the Palisades fire in the last two days—totaling ...
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Navy helicopters will be sent to help fight California fires, US officials say
A MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter shown in 2014 assisting in aerial firefighting at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Ten Navy helicopters ...
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National Guard C-130s Joining Fight Against LA Fires
The C-130Js from the California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing based near the fires are the first to be activated, ...
Colorado firefighters, firefighting aircraft will help fight California fires
Firefighters from Castle Rock and a firefighting aircraft from Colorado’s Division of Fire Prevention and Control are now on ...
LA fire chief warned Mayor Karen Bass last month that budget cuts would impact department’s ability to fight wildfires
The budget, approved last year by Bass, cut mainly administrative jobs but also axed about $7 million from its overtime budget.
Why water supply is a critical need when battling California's urban wildfires
In the Los Angeles area fires, firefighters used water faster than it could be pushed through the system, creating water ...