California Firefighting Agencies, Southern California Edison Team Up to Provide State-of-the-Art Firefighting Aircraft
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Thursday, May 13, 2021
Energy, Law enforcement, Emergency services, State, Local, Public policy, Government, Utilities, Wildfire suppression, Firefighting, Aerial firefighting, Boeing CH-47 Chinook, Retardant, Fire retardant, Helicopter, Aircraft, Aviation, Southern California Edison, Orange County Fire Authority, Ventura County Fire Department, Los Angeles County Fire Department, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON, ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY, VENTURA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT, LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
This includes two Coulson-Unical CH-47 helitankers , the world\xe2\x80\x99s largest fire-suppression helicopters, and a Sikorsky-61 helitanker.
Key Points:
- This includes two Coulson-Unical CH-47 helitankers , the world\xe2\x80\x99s largest fire-suppression helicopters, and a Sikorsky-61 helitanker.
- All three aircraft have unique water and fire-retardant-dropping capabilities and can fly day and night.
- We proudly provide fire protection, medical aid, rescue, hazardous materials response and a variety of other services to the public.
- The Fire Department\xe2\x80\x99s service area includes suburban neighborhoods, city centers, commercial districts, sandy beaches, mountain ranges and more.