Fact Check: Video shot from water-bombing helicopter predates January 2025 LA wildfires
A video filmed from a fire-fighting helicopter dumping water on a fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles ...
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Firefighting helicopters are key to battling wildfires at night. A look at their high-tech features
The very large air tankers typically take center stage during the day. But once the sun goes down, they're grounded, and the ...
Mystery solved: Helicopter flying over Lake Texoma training for fire fighting
Billings Flying Service (BFS) aerial fire fighting helicopter! “When these helicopters came available and you look at their ...
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What It’s Like Inside a Helicopter Fighting the California Fires
Tanker 47 rears up as helicopter pilot Darren Davies settles it to hover over the Encino Reservoir, a half-mile-wide ...
LA's Wildfires Would've Been Much Worse If It Weren't For These Aircraft
The Los Angeles fires first started on January 7, 2025, as a result of strong winds. According to NBC, the first area to be ...
Fighting LA’s fires from the sky
When a blaze fuelled by hurricane-force winds broke out in the Palisades on 7 January, Cal Fire joined an unprecedented ...
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Piloting Super Scoopers: What It Takes to Pilot Firefighting Aircraft
Reduced visibility from thick smoke, coupled with turbulence created by the fire's heat, can create perilous flying ...
How California National Guard helicopter crews are fighting the LA wildfires
A California National Guard pilot describes how flyers perform a firefighting mission in the battle against Los Angeles’ ...
LAFD helicopter pilots describe water drops, challenges of battling Palisades fire in high winds
Quick calculations, coordination, communication and feedback were key in helping helicopter pilots hit their spots.