Agencies Wage War Against Multiple Los Angeles Wildfires

Cal Fire Sikorsky S-70i Firehawk

Cal Fire Sikorsky S-70i Firehawks have been used to fight the Palisades Fire.

Credit: Greg Doyle/Cal Fire
Backed by the U.S. military and federal and international partners and contractors, firefighting agencies in California have mounted a sustained air campaign to tame the wildfires that have devastated communities in Greater Los Angeles. Multiple agencies and contractors dispatched a variety of...
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