Training Pays Off In Advance Of California Wildfires

Cal Fire UH-1H Super Huey above a wildfire

A Cal Fire UH-1H Super Huey delivers water by bucket to the scene of a wildfire.

Credit: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Training in advance was prescient for helicopter crews who battled the recent Los Angeles wildfires, which devastated the region during what typically is the offseason for California forest fires. Gaining control of the Palisades and Eaton fires, the two largest of multiple wildfires that burned...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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