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A post shared on social media purportedly shows a video of a helicopter lifting water out of the Pacific Ocean to fight the current fires in Los Angeles. Verdict: False The video dates back to 2019.
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 ...
Water is dropped on the advancing Palisades Fire by helicopter on Jan. 7, 2025. / Credit: AP Photo/Ethan Swope A view of the coast as flames from the Palisades Fire rage in Los Angeles, California ...
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 its arsenal. ... Scooper firefighting plane dropping water on ...
L.A. fire maps show Palisades, Eaton and more fires in California right now Emily Mae Czachor, John Kelly, Taylor Johnston, Grace Manthey Updated January 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
While fighting the three-acre (1.2 ha) Broadway Fire near Cabazon in Riverside County on August 6, two helicopters (a Bell 407 and a Sikorsky S-64E) collided in mid-air. The Sikorsky helicopter landed safely, while all three occupants of the Bell helicopter—a contract pilot, a Cal Fire division chief, and a Cal Fire captain—were killed.
The office of California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a post on X, the social media platform formally known as Twitter, that it was in "close coordination" with CalFire after the helicopter crash ...
A post on X purports to show GoPro footage of firefighters fighting wildfires currently ravaging Los Angeles. Verdict: False Footage seen is from a totally different fire, and has been used in ...