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The Super Scooper From Wikipedia: Introduced during 1966, the CL-215 was the first aircraft specifically designed to be a water bomber. A total of 125 aircraft were constructed prior to the final CL-215 being delivered during May 1990.

Latest on the Palisades fire from CalFire:

Fire crews are deploying from more than a thousand miles away to these fires. This Facebook video shows at least three engine companies from northern Idaho leaving for California. Coeur d'Alene is 1,239 miles from Malibu. It won't allow me to post the entire video, but here's a screen shot.

And that is at just ONE of the Four fires going in the LA area.

I don't know, but I'd be inclined to doubt it. I don't think the nature of the coastline in the Santa Monica to Malibu area lends itself to marine operations for fires.

As of 1PM today, there are 297 engine companies, 9 water tenders, 12 helicopters, 12 bulldozers, 44 hand crews, 1,947 other units, and a total of 2,321 personnel assigned to the Palisades fire. Resources from CalFire, LA City, LA County, Santa Monica, Culver City, Westwood and others make up...

It wasn't 17 million, it was $23 million. Latest: * Mandatory evacuations for more than 80,000 people. *The Palisades Fire has already burned through more than 15,800 acres. * The Eaton Fire has exploded to 10,600 acres. * The Hurst Fire has affected 505 acres * The Woodley Fire stands at 30...

The Palisades fire is now more than 11,000 acres, with 0% containment: From the LA City FD: "Update Brush Fire - PALISADES FIRE 01/08/2025 INC#0738 Update Brush Fire - PALISADES FIRE; INC#0738; 12:00PM; https://lafd.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Media/index.html?appid=ba8cfed4b4a04d49b7489eb8300727a8...

From CNN: "What you need to know • At least two people have been killed and there have been a “number of significant injuries” in the Eaton Fire — one of four life-threatening fires destroying homes, prompting ten of thousands of people to evacuate across Los Angeles County, and stretching...

Yes, Grump, CalFire does indeed fly OV-10 Broncos as well as a fleet of ex-USCG C-130Hs, so both of the aircraft we knew and loved from our time in SE Asia. But the Army isn't left out either . . . they also have a fleet of UH-1 Hueys. Another connection to the military: their aviation...

Thanks for the kind words, Willy . . . BUT . . . I have only reported on the LA City FD's response, and Iggy the County response (BTW Iggy, wheredja get that rundown?). Neither of us has addressed the CalFire response, and I have been unable to find it. But I'm betting it is huge. In case you...

2921 Acres as of 0340 EST. LA City now has 71 engine companies committed to this fire. This is more than half of the departments engine companies. According to Governor Newsome, there are now more than 1400 first responders committed to this fire. To make matters worse, more fires have started...

CalFire has taken over Unified Command for this incident, with resources from CAL FIRE San Bernardino-Inyo-Mono Unit, Los Angeles County Fire Department, Los Angeles City Fire Department and Los Angeles Police Department...

From CalFire at 2015:

LAFD Update as of 1930 Eastern: Update Brush Fire 01/07/2025 INC#0738 Update Brush Fire; INC#0738; 04:30PM; 1190 N Piedra Morada Dr; https://lafd.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Media/index.html?appid=ba8cfed4b4a04d49b7489eb8300727a8; Pacific Palisades; The fire is now 1262 acres and growing due to the...