Check out this epic view during filming of aerial footage for #DevotionMovie 🌅
🎥 via IG/k2_larosa (Kevin LaRosa II, stunt pilot and aerial coordinator) #Helicopter#BTS#Aviation
The S70i #CALFIREHAWK helicopters primary mission is responding to initial attack wildfires and rescue missions. When responding to wildfires, the helicopter can quickly deliver a Helitack Crew for ground firefighting operations and external hoists allow for rescue missions.
You can just make out the silhouette of a firefighter on the ridge line as the #BobcatFire burns tonight above the San Gabriel Valley. This part of the fire... and most of what you see from the valley tonight... is from strategic firing operations. @CBSLA#Sky2#Sky9
.@LACOFD Strike Team coming down Hwy38 on the #ElDoradoFire last night after being on structure protection for Forest Falls and saving countless homes within the community. As the fire raged towards Forest Falls they were rushed into place while the fire jumped Hwy 38.
Tonight we are keeping all firefighters, including our very own @LAFD, in our thoughts & prayers as they heroically battle these deadly wildfires that are consuming the western U.S.
Can’t begin to describe how proud I am to fly in the absolute best multi mission helicopter in the world. This aircraft does it all ! @LACoFDPIO@local1014
CAL FIRE is proud to announce the first of the CAL FIRE Hawks, an S70i helicopter, is now in service and ready to take to the skies! We look forward to using this tool to enhance our capabilities and increase operational safety so we can better serve the citizens of #California.
.@CAL_FIRE's new Blackhawk helicopter will help California fight fires more quickly and effectively.
These new helicopters have a top speed that is 14% faster and can hold 3 xs more water than @CAL_FIRE’s current “Super Huey” helicopters.
In Arizona, the Bighorn Fire continues to grow this morning covering more than 37,000 acres. This, as 11 western states face a heightened threat of wildfires this summer. @joybenedict gives us a first look at a powerful new weapon that will be used by firefighters in California.