Firefighters in California are battling the fires from the sky using a variety of specialized aircraft that dump water and fire retardant onto the terrain below.
The deal also extends a selling hot streak for the Super Tucano. Embraer entered the year with a backlog of unsold “white tail” aircraft. But the manufacturer then announced deals with Uruguay, ...
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.
Please do not pilot your drones over the deadly wildfires raging across portions of Southern California. None of the footage is worth grounding emergency response planes—or the potential jail time.