What It's Like To Be A Pilot Fighting The LA Fires
There are strict rules for aircraft operating in and around a fire to make sure everyone’s flying in a predictable manner.
Take the pilot’s seat as C-130 aircraft flies over California wildfire and drops retardant
The planes can “discharge their entire load of up to 3,000 gallons of retardant in less than five seconds, covering an area one-quarter of a mile long by 100 feet wide, or they can make variable drops ...
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This Fire-Fighting "Mist" Is How Some Homeowners Protect Their High-End Properties
Different types of retardant are available in a variety of price points, but the high-end kind used in this particular home, says McDonald, is biodegradable and nontoxic—"you could drink it straight ...
Municipal water systems aren’t designed to fight wildfires, but maybe they should be, experts say
One expert says solutions will require “political will, significant financing, likely decades of time and stronger, and ...
National Guard airman with Hawaii ties describes firefighting efforts in Los Angeles
Tech. Sgt. Timothy Lopez, whose family is from Oahu, is part of a team keeping military aircraft ready to support ongoing ...
Mystery solved: Helicopter flying over Lake Texoma training for fire fighting
Billings Flight Service helps fight major fires at home and overseas --- including the ongoing California wildfires. The ...
Opinion: L.A. was lucky, with lots of help fighting fires. But no one should count on luck
Local firefighting systems need more permanent, reliable employment, because sometimes neighboring communities, states and ...
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What is it the red fire retardant dropped by planes to fight LA wildfires?
The U.S. Forest Service bans the use of long-term fire retardant on federal lands near waterways or endangered species ...
Why some fire hydrants in LA had no water to fight the fires
Some fire hydrants in Los Angeles had no water to douse the fires. Here's what happened, and why the endangered smelt fish ...