@SocalAirOps what going on in Angeles Forest area near Antelope Valley/Palmdale. LACo Copter 21, LAT 131 working something. Helitanker 8 and Coulson LACo contract tanker on their way.
#PeakFire LAT MAFFS 02 added to the dance card & VLAT 912 haulin ass from Medford, OR to get included.
Tanker 10's VLATs staging from Santa Maria. Porterville Tanker Base all in on reloadimg everyone else.
#PeakFire Getting early morning air tanker action. CalFire S-2 Tankers, Coulson LATS 131 & 132, Neptune LAT 02 and Tanker 10's VLATs 911 & 914 making runs
#peakfire Coulson Aviation C-130 LATs 131, 132 & Neptune Aviation BAe 146 LAT 02 reloading at Fox Tanker Tase and on their way to get final drops in before nightfall.
#SaltFire Trying to shore up the lines before darkness. Tanker 10 VLAT 912 flew down from Oregon to make a drop and VLAT 914 flew up from Mesa, AZ to add some paint. Who needs #GST944?
@RickJohn57@Angeles_NF Mainly logistics. SCBA max 30 min O2 x 24hr shift x 4 crew on engine = 192 O2 bottles per day. Vehicles can't store. Handcrews are 20 crew. Hike miles up & down hills to get to assignment. Already carry 40lb pack with supplies. They know risk & go anyway. That's why Hero is used.