Random Ramblings: Aerial Wildland Firefighting

I have blogged about aerial wildland firefighting since 2009. I am not a firefighter and am not a pilot, just an interested bystander who wants to learn more and share what I learn here. Join me here as I blog on the aircraft and the pilots who fight wildland fires from the air in support of crews on the ground. I also blog on concerns affecting fire crews on the ground as well as other aviation and meteorology issues. Learn what it takes to do jobs that are staffed by the best of the best.

Friday, June 17, 2022

About CAL FIRE's Fire Hawk Helicopters

I suspect that many of you know from following various wildland fire news sources such as Bill Gabbert's Fire Aviation, Mike Archer's Wildfire News of the Day and Aerial Fire about CAL FIRE's Fire Hawk helicopter. I came across a nice video report about three weeks ago from my friends at the NJ Forest Fire Service Section B10 who posted a video about the Fire Hawk on their website (go here and scroll down for current daily videos, this page has since been updated)

The video is from KCRA News (Sacramento CA) uploaded to YouTube on or about May 26, 2022. Allow a little over four minutes to watch the video.