Unveiled in Orange County this week, the helitanker is a 3,000-gallon capacity CH-47 Chinook that will assist fire crews in Southern California. (Orange County Fire Authority) A record-setting ...
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SAN DIEGO (CNS) – A helicopter capable of dropping more than 10 tons of water at a time will be available over the next several months to help fight area wildfires, according to San Diego Gas & ...
'Jerry' the helitanker, the newest addition to Cal Fire's firefighting arsenal, is making a big splash on the tarmac and across Northern California. Sonoma County’s airport has never had a visitor ...
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to negotiate terms of an agreement with San Diego Gas & Electric over funding and usage of a giant “helitanker.” The county purchasing and ...
LOS ALAMITOS, CA — The largest heavy-lift fire helicopter in the world has come to help support firefighting across southern California, thanks to a grant from Southern California Edison. According to ...
The contract on a “helitanker” that can drop up to 2,650 gallons of water or fire suppressant on potential wildfires in the San Diego area has been extended through 2022, officials at San Diego Gas & ...
A record-setting wildfire season requires a record-setting response. This week, Orange County fire officials unveiled the “Very Large Helitanker,” — a 3,000-gallon capacity CH-47 Chinook — that is now ...
Fire authorities showcased on Wednesday, Sept. 30, a water-dropping helicopter with a 3,000-gallon capacity that will be available to combat the ever-growing blazes erupting in the region. “This ...