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California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) — 16 S-70i Firehawks ordered [54] Los Angeles County Fire Department — 5 S-70A/S-70i Firehawks [55] Pacific Gas and Electric Company — 2 UH-60A Blackhawks [56] San Diego Fire-Rescue Department — 1 S-70i Firehawk [57] U.S. Customs and Border Protection — 35 UH-60A/L/M ...
CAL FIRE S-70i Firehawk in flight. In support of its ground forces, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) emergency response air program includes 23 Grumman S-2T 1,200-gallon airtankers, 12 UH-1H Super Huey helicopters, and 16 OV-10A tactical aircraft.
The introduction of Fire Hawks brought another major innovation to Cal Fire’s operations: The ability to fight fires at night. Cal Fire Hawk firefighting helicopters are parked at Cal Fire ...
The CAL FIRE Air Program is one of the largest non-military air programs in the country, consisting of 23 Grumman S-2 Tracker (S-2T version) 1,200 gallon fixed wing turboprop air tankers, seven Lockheed-Martin C-130H Hercules 4,000 gallon fixed-wing turboprop air tankers (in service in 2025), 14 North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco fixed wing ...
A firefighting aircraft drops the fire retardant Phos-Chek near homes in Topanga, California, during the Palisades Fire as wildfires rages through Los Angeles County on Jan. 10, 2025.
According to Reuters, most of Cal Fire’s tactical planes are North American Rockwell OV-10 twin-turboprop, multi-mission aircraft that served with the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force until ...
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) operates an aerial firefighting air attack base at the airport with five aircraft based at the airfield. The typical complement of aircraft is one Rockwell OV-10 tactical (spotter) airplane, two Grumman S-2T air tankers, and one Sikorsky S-70i helicopter. [2]
Cal Fire only has one other Quebec 1 aircraft in its arsenal. A drone hit the wing of a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper plane fighting the LA fires. Cal Fire only has one other Quebec 1 aircraft in ...