What It's Like To Be A Pilot Fighting The LA Fires
There are strict rules for aircraft operating in and around a fire to make sure everyone’s flying in a predictable manner.
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This Fire-Fighting "Mist" Is How Some Homeowners Protect Their High-End Properties
Different types of retardant are available in a variety of price points, but the high-end kind used in this particular home, says McDonald, is biodegradable and nontoxic—"you could drink it straight ...
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View inside the cockpit of airplane fighting California wildfires
A California Air National Guard (CA ANG) MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130J Super Hercules ...
Here's what really caused L.A. fire hydrants to run out of water
As unprecedented wildfires raged through Los Angeles, some firefighters suddenly lost access to water. City officials called ...
Opinion: L.A. was lucky, with lots of help fighting fires. But no one should count on luck
Local firefighting systems need more permanent, reliable employment, because sometimes neighboring communities, states and ...
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1,800 California National Guardsmen activated for LA fire response
California Governor Gavin Newsom increased the number of Guardsmen over the weekend, as the death toll for the wildfires ...
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No ‘water system in the world’ could have handled the LA fires. How the region could have minimized the damage
Widespread destruction from the L.A. fires was inevitable, given the drought and winds. Still, the region could have been ...
Why some fire hydrants in LA had no water to fight the fires
Some fire hydrants in Los Angeles had no water to douse the fires. Here's what happened, and why the endangered smelt fish ...