kcra.com

Cal Fire is relaunching night flying operations. It's already a game-changer for fighting fires

>> EVERY FIRE IS DIFFERENT. EVERY FIRE HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE PERSONALITY. HEATHER: AS CALIFORNIA’S FIRES GET MORE DESTRUCTIVE, THEY REQUIRE EVERY TOOL CAL FIRE HAS. >> AS WE’VE SEEN THE LAST FEW YEARS, ...
NBC Los Angeles

Watch: See a Helicopter Pilot's View of the Fairview Fire at Night

Firefighters attacking California's largest wildfire of the year provided a striking view of the fire from a water-dropping helicopter during a night-time run. Glowing instrument panels and the ...
Standard-Examiner

Hill AFB conducting night flying operations from now through April

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — The active duty 388th and Reserve 419th fighter wings at Hill Air Force Base will be conducting night flying operations with the F-35A Lightning II aircraft for the next several ...
kcra.com

Cal Fire's relaunched night flying operation is already helping fight fires in Northern California

The proof of concept for us came on the electric fire fighting fires at night. We're getting these mega fires so we have to stay ahead of that. Our look inside cal fire's new tool that's changing the ...
Standard-Examiner

Night training operations at Hill Air Force Base to last through end of March

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Evenings around Hill Air Force Base will be a little noisier over the coming month. According to a press release from Hill Air Force Base, training is about to ramp up. “The ...
SanLuisObispo

Cal Fire deploys new night-flying helicopter to Paso Robles

Cal Fire added six new night-flying CH-47 Chinook helicopters, one of which is now located at the Paso Robles Air Attack Base. Photo courtesy of Cal Fire San Luis Obispo Unit Just as California moves ...