Cal Fire holds helicopter and safety training course for firefighter operations
Cal Fire had a training course on helicopter operations at Folsom Lake. The seven-day course included classroom and field work.
CAL FIRE firefighters could become year-round employees, new bill proposes
State legislators say the bipartisan bill would support overworked firefighters by addressing staffing issues.
Cal Fire uses augmented reality to train for emergencies
SACRAMENTO -- Stepping into a virtual world to stay safe in the real one, Cal Fire is using augmented reality technology to ...
How California fights fires from the skies
Cal Fire has its own fleet of aircraft operating from 14 airfields and 11 helicopter bases across the state that can reach most fires within about 20 minutes.
County looking to buy second helicopter for night missions as it takes hard look at fire response
County also looking at buying more water tenders and wants to delve into wildfire preparedness across agencies ...
‘Don’t count on’ rain, Cal Fire says as fight continues with Otay wilderness fire
The Red Cross has set up a temporary evacuation shelter at Cuyamaca College, 900 Rancho San Diego Parkway in El Cajon.
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Everything you need to know about the water drops in California during wildfires
According to Cal Fire’s website, the fleet’s more than 60 planes and helicopters make it the largest department-owned fleet of aerial firefighting equipment in the world. Its fleet operates ...
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Fighting LA’s fires from the sky
Many of the choppers hurtling back and forth over LA belong to Cal Fire, the government agency tasked with protecting California from these disasters. For the pilots and helicopter teams ...
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Destruction From 3,000 Feet in the Air
Cal Fire helicopters hummed along the coastline and ground fire crews gathered around a roof here, a fence there. But mostly, everything was just gone. On Thursday afternoon, from 3,000 feet in ...