Ever wondered what the pilot’s-eye view is on a water drop from a helicopter? On August 6, 2024, aircraft responded to a vegetation fire in the Otay Mountain Wilderness which was contained to one acre. The pilots of San Diego County Sheriff's Copter 14 flew 36 hand crew firefighters to build containment lines. Check out this footage from the pilot’s seat! CAL FIRE/San Diego County Fire #Aviation #Firefighting | CAL FIRE
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Ever wondered what the pilot’s-eye view is on a water drop from a helicopter? On August 6, 2024, aircraft responded to a vegetation fire in the Otay Mountain Wilderness which was
CAL FIRE. . Ever wondered what the pilot’s-eye view is on a water drop from a helicopter? On August 6, 2024, aircraft responded to a vegetation fire in the Otay Mountain Wilderness which was contained to one acre. The pilots of San Diego County Sheriff's Copter 14 flew 36 hand crew firefighters to build containment lines. Check out this ...
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EVENING UPDATES - CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department battled 3 significant vegetation fires throughout Riverside County. Fire Captain Richard Cordova, PIO Tawny Castro and Fire Captain Thomas Shoots provide updates on each fire. #RecheFire - 437 Acres 5% Contained #HighlandFire - 105 Acres 20% Contained #RabbitFire - 2,815 Acres 0% Contained All Acreages and Containments in the video are as of 8:30 p.m. Please continue to follow @CALFIRERRU for updates and information on each of these fir
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EVENING UPDATES - CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department battled 3 significant vegetation fires throughout Riverside County. Fire Captain Richard Cordova, PIO Tawny Castro and Fire Captain Thomas Shoots provide updates on each fire. #RecheFire - 437 Acres 5% Contained #HighlandFire - 105 Acres 20% Contained #RabbitFire - 2,815 Acres 0% Contained All Acreages and Containments in the video are as of 8:30 p.m. Please continue to follow @CALFIRERRU for updates and information on each of these fir
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CAL FIRE updates fire map, majority of San Diego in high-risk fire zones
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CAL FIRE is proud to announce the first of the CAL FIRE Hawks, an S70i helicopter, is now in service and ready to take to the skies! We look forward to using this tool to enhance our capabilities and increase operational safety so we can better serve the citizens of #California. | CAL FIRE
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CAL FIRE is proud to announce the first of the CAL FIRE Hawks, an S70i helicopter, is now in service and ready to take to the skies! We look forward to using this tool to enhance our capabilities and increase operational safety so we can better serve the citizens of #California. | CAL FIRE
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CAL FIRE's Copter 604, based out of Hollister Helitack Base, was recently dispatched to support the #WhiteFire. Mission: perform an aerial ignition of a 228-acre unburned "island." Working in coordination with Incident Management Team 1 and Kern County Fire Department, the S70i FIREHAWK team used a "Plastic Sphere Dispenser" to deploy 4,000 "Dragon Eggs." The unburned area presented an ongoing risk to firefighters. @calfiresandiego | CAL FIRE
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CAL FIRE's Copter 604, based out of Hollister Helitack Base, was recently dispatched to support the #WhiteFire. Mission: perform an aerial ignition of a 228-acre unburned "island." Working in coordination with Incident Management Team 1 and Kern County Fire Department, the S70i FIREHAWK team used a "Plastic Sphere Dispenser" to deploy 4,000 "Dragon Eggs." The unburned area presented an ongoing risk to firefighters. @calfiresandiego | CAL FIRE
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High above the fire line, a specialized aircraft captures real-time images and heat data to support the fight on the ground. Part of CAL FIRE’s Remote Sensing program, Intel 641 uses advanced sensors to map fire perimeters through smoke and relay critical information to incident commanders. This technology helps us keep Californians safe by allowing us to make better informed decisions in fire suppression efforts. It’s another example of CAL FIRE’s ongoing commitment to innovation in wildfire re
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High above the fire line, a specialized aircraft captures real-time images and heat data to support the fight on the ground. Part of CAL FIRE’s Remote Sensing program, Intel 641 uses advanced sensors to map fire perimeters through smoke and relay critical information to incident commanders. This technology helps us keep Californians safe by allowing us to make better informed decisions in fire suppression efforts. It’s another example of CAL FIRE’s ongoing commitment to innovation in wildfire re
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CAL FIRE is proud to announce the first of the CAL FIRE Hawks, an S70i helicopter, is now in service and ready to take to the skies! We look forward to using this tool to enhance our capabilities and increase operational safety so we can better serve the citizens of #California. | CAL FIRE
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CAL FIRE is proud to announce the first of the CAL FIRE Hawks, an S70i helicopter, is now in service and ready to take to the skies! We look forward to using this tool to enhance our capabilities and increase operational safety so we can better serve the citizens of #California. | CAL FIRE
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CAL FIRE's Copter 604, based out of Hollister Helitack Base, was recently dispatched to support the #WhiteFire. Mission: perform an aerial ignition of a 228-acre unburned "island." Working in coordination with Incident Management Team 1 and Kern County Fire Department, the S70i FIREHAWK team used a "Plastic Sphere Dispenser" to deploy 4,000 "Dragon Eggs." The unburned area presented an ongoing risk to firefighters. @calfiresandiego | CAL FIRE
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CAL FIRE's Copter 604, based out of Hollister Helitack Base, was recently dispatched to support the #WhiteFire. Mission: perform an aerial ignition of a 228-acre unburned "island." Working in coordination with Incident Management Team 1 and Kern County Fire Department, the S70i FIREHAWK team used a "Plastic Sphere Dispenser" to deploy 4,000 "Dragon Eggs." The unburned area presented an ongoing risk to firefighters. @calfiresandiego | CAL FIRE
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High above the fire line, a specialized aircraft captures real-time images and heat data to support the fight on the ground. Part of CAL FIRE’s Remote Sensing program, Intel 641 uses advanced sensors to map fire perimeters through smoke and relay critical information to incident commanders. This technology helps us keep Californians safe by allowing us to make better informed decisions in fire suppression efforts. It’s another example of CAL FIRE’s ongoing commitment to innovation in wildfire re
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High above the fire line, a specialized aircraft captures real-time images and heat data to support the fight on the ground. Part of CAL FIRE’s Remote Sensing program, Intel 641 uses advanced sensors to map fire perimeters through smoke and relay critical information to incident commanders. This technology helps us keep Californians safe by allowing us to make better informed decisions in fire suppression efforts. It’s another example of CAL FIRE’s ongoing commitment to innovation in wildfire re
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While CAL FIRE helicopters now regularly flight night firefighting missions, we’re making history with our first-ever 24-hour helibase. State-of-the-art CAL FIRE, federal and local aircraft are working around the clock to protect our communities and build containment on the #LAFires. This is a game-changer, allowing us to operate continuously at a large scale - even after the sun goes down. #CALFIRE #WildfireResponse #24HourOps | CAL FIRE
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While CAL FIRE helicopters now regularly flight night firefighting missions, we’re making history with our first-ever 24-hour helibase. State-of-the-art CAL FIRE, federal and local aircraft are working around the clock to protect our communities and build containment on the #LAFires. This is a game-changer, allowing us to operate continuously at a large scale - even after the sun goes down. #CALFIRE #WildfireResponse #24HourOps | CAL FIRE
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Learn about California’s two Operations Coordination Centers (OCCs) and how helicopters, airplanes, ground resources, and personnel are mobilized to help fight wildfires. The OCCs are like a big picture command center for CAL FIRE and play a crucial role in assessing and filling the needs of our 21 units during wildfires. We work with the USFS and the Bureau of Land Management in the OCCs to efficiently fill resource requests. | CAL FIRE
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Learn about California’s two Operations Coordination Centers (OCCs) and how helicopters, airplanes, ground resources, and personnel are mobilized to help fight wildfires. The OCCs are like a big picture command center for CAL FIRE and play a crucial role in assessing and filling the needs of our 21 units during wildfires. We work with the USFS and the Bureau of Land Management in the OCCs to efficiently fill resource requests. | CAL FIRE
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Did you know that CAL FIRE/San Diego County Fire has a unique cooperative aerial rescue program? Through this program, the San Diego Sheriff’s Department provides pilots and the aircraft and CAL FIRE San Diego provides the firefighting and paramedic rescue crew, creating a critical service for one of the busiest counties in California for helicopter rescues. This aerial paramedic rescue program allows for rescues in remote locations, responds quickly to emergencies, and provides the same level o
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Did you know that CAL FIRE/San Diego County Fire has a unique cooperative aerial rescue program? Through this program, the San Diego Sheriff’s Department provides pilots and the aircraft and CAL FIRE San Diego provides the firefighting and paramedic rescue crew, creating a critical service for one of the busiest counties in California for helicopter rescues. This aerial paramedic rescue program allows for rescues in remote locations, responds quickly to emergencies, and provides the same level o
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The S70i CAL FIRE HAWK helicopters primary mission is responding to initial attack wildfires and rescue missions. When responding to wildfires, the helicopter can quickly deliver up to a 9-person Helitack Crew for ground firefighting operations and quickly transition into water/foam dropping missions. External hoists allow for rescue missions were highly trained firefighters are lowered to an injured or trapped person, and once secured to either a harness or stokes basket, can be hoisted into th
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The S70i CAL FIRE HAWK helicopters primary mission is responding to initial attack wildfires and rescue missions. When responding to wildfires, the helicopter can quickly deliver up to a 9-person Helitack Crew for ground firefighting operations and quickly transition into water/foam dropping missions. External hoists allow for rescue missions were highly trained firefighters are lowered to an injured or trapped person, and once secured to either a harness or stokes basket, can be hoisted into th
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Did you know that CAL FIRE pilots train on a range of flight simulators for many of our fixed wing (airplanes) and helicopters? 🚁 CAL FIRE operates an entire fleet of state-of-the-art simulators at our Aviation Management headquarters. Our aviators are able to practice real-world scenarios without ever leaving the ground—sharpening their skills while saving time, reducing maintenance costs, and being environmentally conscious. This is one of the many ways we’re using technology to stay prepared
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CAL FIRE is battling multiple wildfires across Southern California. Eleven days into 2025, there have been 101 wildfires. Here is a summary of the major fires burning in Southern California, including the #PalisadesFire and #EatonFire #LAFires | CAL FIRE
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Virtual reality training using a helicopter simulator provides CAL FIRE Hawk pilots with real-world simulations of emergency incidents without the need to take to the skies. This fixed training device is much more cost-effective and provides a risk-free environment for the necessary training hours required each year. #ReadyforWildfire #CALFIREAviation Learn more about CAL FIRE’s aviation program here: https://www.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/fire-protection/aviation-program | CAL FIRE
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Fighting wildfires from the air takes precise coordination and expertise. Orchestrating this aerial ballet of tankers, helicopters, and intel aircraft are the Air Tactical Group Supervisors (ATGS). Trainees for this vital role learn the ropes at California Aerial Supervision Academy (CASA), which recently concluded. The two-week intensive training, sponsored by CAL FIRE and held jointly with the U.S. Forest Service, included a week of classroom learning, flight simulator sessions, and orientatio
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Over the next two weeks, CAL FIRE Aviation is conducting a large-scale Night Aerial Firefighting Exercise. During the cover of night, pilots and crew members simulate real-world scenarios involving water drops, navigation, communication, using night vision goggles, and coordinating operations between different aircraft. By extending the firefight into the night, CAL FIRE aircraft can attack the fire when it is least active. Night-flying capabilities are another resource in CAL FIRE's arsenal. To
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Placer County Firefighters trained with Copter 202 and crew on hoist rescue tactics during their recent assignment at CAL FIRE/Placer County Fire station 10 in Auburn. Firefighters frequently respond into the canyon on medical rescues requiring hoist operations. The training benefits the firefighters on the ground as well as the crew on the copter. #calfireneu | CAL FIRE NEU
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COPTER 9 OF THE SHERIFF'S AIR UNIT RESPONDS TO HIKER RESCUE CALL TUESDAY IN THOUSAND OAKS: At 9:53am on Tuesday morning, September 12 of 2023, a rescue call was dispatched for a hiking area by the Los Robles Trail in Thousand Oaks. The location was not far from Lynn Road and the 101 Freeway. The Ventura County Fire Department, AMR paramedics and the Copter 9 crew from the Sheriff's Air Unit were dispatched to respond. A female hiker had injured her leg. The Copter 9 crew conducted a hoist operat
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#CALFIRELNU - Copter 104 (C104) is back in base on Boggs Mountain. This week our Helitack Crews have been training in the Cobb Mountain area of Lake County, CA. https://youtu.be/9Dxgu3zcLHc | CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit
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Prado Crew 2, Prado Helitack, Copter 305, and E3566 - crew shuttle operations- Due to inaccessibility of some fires, it may be necessary to conduct these ops to get resources to their assigned location. Helicopters can be designated to transport crews, gear and logistical supplies. #trainingday #trainingtuesday #calfire #calfireairops Music - Metallica (For whom the bell tolls) | CAL FIRE San Bernardino/Inyo/Mono Unit
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Over the next few days #CALFIREMEU we will be spot lighting The Copter-The Work-The Crew of the CAL FIRE HAWK S70i Helicopter 101 (one zero one) working at the Howard Forest Helitack Base, CAL FIRE Mendocino Unit Headquarters in Willits, CA. Follow along to learn more! #AllHazards #AllRisk #Sikorsky #CALFIRECareers #publicsafetyaviation #fireaviation #CALFIREaviation #CALFIREMEU2023 https://tinyurl.com/Sikorsky-S70i-CAL-FIRE-Hawk https://tinyurl.com/Aviation-Program-Info-Sheet | CAL FIRE Mendoci
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#FireOps101 provided CA's policymakers an invaluable opportunity to step into the boots of our members’ daily realities earlier this month. These leaders make decisions that directly impact the safety and well-being of firefighters, and now they have a firsthand perspective to shape that responsibility. Thank you to all who took the challenge to feel the heat.🔥 | California Professional Firefighters
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