The Lumpkin Fire in Butte County was identified at 8:17 p.m. on July 4 -- one of 232 fires to ignite across a blistering hot California. Thanks to the quick work by CAL FIRE/Butte County -- including night water drops from a CAL FIRE S70i Firehawk -- the threat was quickly extinguished -- reaching just 7.5 acres. CAL FIRE's expanded night operations capability allows us and our partners to undertake night drops on multiple fires during one evening. The Lumpkin Fire is an example of the aggressiv
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2018 has been a record breaking year for wildfire activity in California and that, of course, includes the amount of fire retardant needed to fight these fires. Watch the video below to learn more about the hard work that went into battling these wildfires from the air! | 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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A remarkable time lapse of planes taxiing in and out of CAL FIRE’s Airtanker Reload Base at McClellan Park in Sacramento. On this particular day, 12 Large and Very Large Airtankers were filled with 38 loads, including 195,119 gallons of retardant for the #MosquitoFire and 19,883 for the #DutchFire. | CAL FIRE
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Thank you to the CAL FIRE Hemet Ryan Air Attack Base for providing more information about CAL FIRE’s air operations and the work pilots do to aide firefighters on the ground. Learn about the benefits of aircraft on a wildland fire and when aircraft is the most effective when battling a wildfire. | CAL FIRE
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Increased wildfire activity calls for increased air support and retardant drops! Check out what one busy day at McClellan Airbase looked like this week! | CAL FIRE
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Air tankers from CALFIRE Grass Valley Air Attack Base go all-in to stop a new wildfire in the American River Canyon. At 12:46 pm Wednesday CALFIRE firefighters and aircraft were dispatched to assist the Tahoe National Forest on the Palisades Fire located just above Royal Gorge on the north fork of the American River. This drop represents some of the most challenging flight conditions and demonstrates the superb piloting skill of air tanker pilots. | CAL FIRE NEU
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