California firefighters gain new weapon in fight against wildfires
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.พ. 2025
- Eleven western states are under an increased threat of wildfires this summer. But this year, firefighters in California have added a new type of aircraft to their arsenal. Joy Benedict reports.
The fill rate, the 1000 gallons, and night usage....incredible.
@tyvek05 yeah I guess for the past 40+ years the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on helicopters were just for kicks
@tyvek05 1000 gallons is enough to keep roads cleared for evacuations and to hit hot spots before they flare into full blown blazes.
AirCal still has their multi-1000 gallon large tankers as well.
Fighting fires is not an all or nothing or all 1 attack task... just like in anything, specialized tools are critical to turning corners and supplementing the large sledge hammers that are the larger tankers that cannot do precision drops or rapid deployments.
BTW - how many fires have you fought again?? Also the Hueys in most cases had less than a thousand gallons and were still effective.
tyvek05 as he said what if a firefighter falls through a burning roof of a house? A helicopters can quickly drop water on that house and save his life
tyvek05 it actually can. These fire hawks are replacing the current hueys that carry firefighters that’s called helitack. On the hueys, pilot has to drop off crew in a safe place then hook up the bucket that only carrys 250-300 gallons. These are carrying 1,000 gallons already that can make a drop and then drop off the crew on that spot. Helitack is crucial in early intial attack when the fire is 10 to a few hundred acres. These could save fires from reaching into the thousands or hundred thousands of acres.
tyvek05 as a pilot for cal fire, you are absolutely wrong, 1000gal is more than you can understand, especially as we have 12 hawks and almost 80 other helis
Adding night time capability and each helicopter having rescue capability, definite game changer.
Looks like it can bring in a hotspot crew and then start doing drops for them, really good for stopping things before they get out of control.
No way that was a natural fire even he seemed like he didn't believe it and look it's still going
@@jesserodriguez8136 Thinks you replied to the wrong comment. This was about the choppers, not the origin.
@@comment2009 Yeah but still either way they weren't a game changer.Somethings fishy with these fires haha
@@jesserodriguez8136 Replacing helicopters some 40 or more years old with higher water delivery and ability to operate at night is a game changer.
At last something that does not make USA look stupid and money well invested.
IKR!
Our advanced fighters make us look stupid?
@@ducktape4502 there's more military vehicles than their is firefighters equipment which is stupid cuz you want people in your country to be safe and want to prevent as much damage that will cost lots more to build those buildings again
@@ducktape4502 shut up you don't live in the west you don't know what it like having fires every single year. At least people life will be safe and won't be taken as fast as before be glad don't be ungrateful.
I want to think that way cuz I'm positive but I can't help thinking that it's California tax money from the poor going to protect rich houses.
"These arent cheap"
US Military: "Oh we have thousands of those!"
Sad they build more war machines and they do to save the environment
Then they do
And the fires are getting worse hmmm
Josh Fischer yea because a ton of countries hate America right now have you seen the comments
@@JohnJones-px2zf than
I heard a helicopter practicing and flying low just this evening. Really grateful for our firefighters.
Sounds like the reporter has never heard about a helicopter.
This is not a typical aircraft. Even those that have flown a blackhawk haven't experienced autopilot, waypoint navigation, auto hold altitude, retractable syphon...way way dope.
Master yeah it’s not like a bell it’s a monster helicopter
Well to be fair it's not that she doesnt know, she asks questions for people who dont know.
They should've bought a Antov water carriers. Would literally just extinguish the fire in a pass
Naa she sold it like it was a movie trailer I thought
Finally our taxes are being used in a professional way, why TF can't we see more of this?
cuz it doesn't fit mainstream medias agenda
They used Trumps travel money
@Daniel Chang ay yo get ur shield ready for the mass amount of hate comments ur gonna get
Daniel Chang what does this have to do with the topic of the video?
@Daniel Chang Yeah, let's execute people who disagree with us!!
Reporter:
"It's the most recognizable military helicopter in the world"
Chinook:
"Am I a joke to you?"
Apache too
Huey also
Little Bird too
Reporter:
"It's the most recognizable military helicopter in the world"
Mil Mi-17:
"Am I a joke to you?"
Lol
About Time they updated their fleet of aging huey's.
But the hueys 😩👉👈
@@deputy_Nico agreed. beloved aircraft
After over funding police departments for years they finally realized our Medics and fire departments are outdated and need better equipment 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@@mando8991 Not over funded, they need it to protect people from idiotic criminals.
@@mando8991 they wouldn't need all that funding if a certain minority could just behave like everyone else
Finally. GOOD NEWS.
How in the world is wild fires good news 🤣🤣
Logan Russell No not that. The fact that the firefighters are getting new gear to fight the fires.
@@loganrussell5042 he hates California because were all liberals and poor
destiny I hope you r joking. I assume you are.
Lets equip them to save people who fall into the river in Lego City
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Finally money being used for something good
I’m finally happy about where my taxes r going.
@Yashua Fradkin yep
@Yashua Fradkin I'm not paying for illegal immigrants health insurance
@Yashua Fradkin So wild fires have existed only since humans were here? Earth takes care of itself. For you or anyone else to think that the puny Human race can affect that is just stupid.
@Yashua Fradkin They shouldn't. They should be kicked out of this country.
This deserves more likes
They should equip a *"Water Missle"* lol
I love your brain...
Creepy vibes ^
@@horizonfan I love your emotions...
They have fire extinguisher bomb pods. They can be dropped from drones as well but each pod is super expensive like 15k a piece or something like that..
Moab
I really appreciate everyone that’s helping at the moment this is and amazing way of money well spent!
Theres a BlackHawk, Seahawk, and now the Firehawk. That’s so awesome! Living in California, I can’t tell you how important these type of aircraft are. We have fires every single year and I don’t mind if they cost that much. It will be saving countless homes and lives out here.
Anybody else feel like the reporters trying to sell us one of those helicopters?
It’s almost like capitalism has gone from being an economic model to a universal philosophy
Not at all. The reporters are happy for what these helicopters can do to save lives
Well, considering we already bought them, why not? I like to feel good about where my taxes are going.
Not off to a good start
Nope.
Great, thank you to all firefighters!
We need all 12 of those right now especially in September 2020!
I’m actually going to say it......Great job California! Good job and keep it up!
Finally tax dollars spent wisely!!
I was starting to wonder how long it was going to take to finally see some good news in 2020. Only took 8 months, 16 days, 9 hours, 13 minutes, and 24 seconds.
Thank you firefighters for your service!!!!
I'm more than happy to pay my share!
It's weird to think that LACo Fire has had Firehawks for at least 2 years while Cal Fire barely received them this year.
Money well spent
Hahaha pic
These Pilots are badasses, thought so since I was a kid watching with amazement as they fought fires through the 1980's-1990's.
“It’s the most recognized military helicopter in the world”
Me: No it’s not lol
Imagine using ospreys in the future for battling fires? That would be amazing considering how fast they are compared to choppers
Ospreys are kinda sketchy when it comes to their safety record though.
Too complex and they can barely any room in them
US Military Equipment literally saving lives!
@Great Value damn so you wouldn't say that by the American MILITARY going in and killing Osama bin laden that didn't save lives?? because I'm pretty sure that did.
It always was it was just saving American lives only by keeping the fight from American coastal shores
@@jefferyschneider6394
Doing so, by the threat of killing people or actually killing people.
Do know of the US Military saving lives. Especially proud when our Military is used for Disaster Relief around the World.
Just pointing out "Military Equipment" is usually for killing.
Nothing against US Service Personal.
Next is a tank turned into a super bulldozer.
Get to thee choppa
I've seen these out in CO when they were ferrying out to CA. These things look brand new.
Centennial Airport, Colorado
@@jimwattenburger4545 yep, they parked on the same ramp as I did.
What they need is to refit the S-3 Viking into a day/night capable aerial fire fighting tanker. It can fly twice as fast as the s2 and could supposedly carry 2,000 gallons of retardant.
Lmao that reporter got caught off guard with the last question at the end of the video, about where does the water go, instead she looked surprised and went off on a tandem about pretty much nothing lmao
3:10 Thank you Lord Jesus
That’s some good air support right there
When you look at prices of houses, property and life. These helicopters are worth every penny!
Finally good news! Yay!
When the military discounts go from the police to the fire department
They needed these when buildings were burning during the protests
Yah I wanna see these dropping on those areas, most protest can’t do anything if we’re fast enough
@Dominate Gene im pretty sure theres something called storm drains and 3x1000 gallons isnt gonna flash flood a whole city
Well out of range for atlanta
Yessir
Thank you! Finally! It is so sad every year knowing when it’s windy that there is going to be a fire its all bad
This is where these Machines belong, not over seas trying to find oil.
DIY Better Basics Without oil, how do these machines operate?
@@rashidpaykargar8628 domestic oil.
@@rashidpaykargar8628 nuclear, solar charge, biofuel
Man they could spend 288 million dollars on cool helicopters but not enough on better houses...
Thank you
We neeed to pay attention to environment
Good news for California communities. In the past few years our firefighters have really gotten aggressive with initial attack and saved us from many small fires getting out of control. Those of us who live with these fires are extremely grateful for our firefighters.
Fantastic creativity in this future days
That helicopter with that water tank is awesome. It should have it's own tv series.
Thank you SO MUCH for this piece of information! God Bless Cal Fire and the Firehawks! ♨️🚁❣Sept. 2020--AND, if we didn't have these, I nor my community would have a home to return to two weeks ago! Please add add'l budget lines for more SuperTankers 💲💛💲!
At 4:03 that is actually a Sikorsky S-70 which was what the Black hawk was developed from.
Sweet!! LA COUNTY has had these forever. San Diego city just got theirs last year.
Blackhawks into Fire Hawks. Now that’s a 2020 story I’m happy about.
Lmao 😂 we bought 12😂😂
Great report. Finally something on a news channel I actually want to watch. Cal Fire employees deserve raises.
Can they used it on protesters?
No, but they can use it on racists like you tho. Why would they use it on protestors. I bet you didn’t mind the protests when it was white people WITH GUNS protesting about wearing face masks and social distancing. The privilege is clear
BLM and antifa are racist terrorist sects... affirmative action is a curse... one needs to earn thy merits... not take it by threat or force... destroying personal and public property...
No, but it should be used on your grammar.
“With different weapons?” “...yes..”
That’s a very questionable yes..
This is great 👍🏾
This is an Amazing machine an Thanks to the skilled pilots for all you do
San diego added one of these last year. Need to upgrade the other two bell helicopter.
daygo💯
It’s cool to see these guys and PG/E fly over and follow them on Flightradar24
Imagine a B52 that carries tanks of water, that would be the next step
The Air Force would never give up B-52s for fire fighting but wouldn’t that be awesome.
Hats off to our brave fire fighters. Glad we’re investing in getting them better high tech equipment to keep them safe.
This would make controlling riots a little easier.
yes sirree Bob
Lol
Big respect to these pilots. If anything happens to the aircraft, they are at an altitude too low for parachutes to deploy.... Respect to all these folks and God Bless
i dont think jumping out of a failing helicopter to parachute is good.
Wouldn't be necessary if they would start raking the forest…
& if they would stop dumping jet fuel
Dosent really work that way
At least in the hills that usually have fires
@Shadow Croix shutup already troll.
We need controlled burning, not raking. I imagine you would be raking for quite some time before accomplishing anything.
as a person who has lived in the west coast, its extremely scary to see a fire that is just about approaching your home.
$24 million for a used retrofitted military vehicle seems a bit steep
For its lifetime and amount of money it can save, it's well worth it.
@@nyph933 yea but considering a used Blackhawk helicopter is only $6 million there is no way they added $18 million dollars in upgrading these things
@@Wisconsin.pikachu I believe it could be for overall maintenance for years? unsure
You're not counting what Newsom and his cronies are stuffing in their pockets...
@@smartyjones7459 ik if i was a tax payer i would ask for a itemized build list or receipt with the upgrades someone os getting a big paycheck from these things
Lol they got him after his 3 cups of coffee. Dude was amped lmao
Why we don't have more of them.
We spend billions for the military
Because the military has to go up against things far more dangerous than any wildfire.
Phew, I'm so relieved. I swear, if they said the secret weapon was the power of friendship...
It almost looks like the water vaporizes in mid air and never actually touches the ground 😅
Well it actually works which is crazy
Trust me, it feels a whole lot different when its being dropped on you. These things will flatten cars and always send big tree branches down.
@REDBOYlegend 100% correct no joke
Vapor in fire is perfect, humidity kills fires. The more humidity the better the chances, when water is dropped in high quantities you get both large molecules and the vapor. Water wets but vapor kills oxygen
@@13eckerlosmuerte You must have a chemistry degree, huh
CBS actually doing news it’s incredible
Lots of cooked fish?
America Lost surely you missed the filter on the snorkel....
There's a screen on the end to prevent fish from getting in the water tank.
Jesus made it rain fish!!!
@0:31..."It's the most recognized Military Helicopter in the world."
Huey: Hold my rotor
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La county has been flying these for years
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Wow! 2 black hawks flew very low over my house today. I guess they are going to go fight the fires.
What if they used this on the rioters.
Law and order would begin to be restored 😂
Only 12 when the military probably has 100 black hawks sitting a hanger somewhere
Or in that graveyard of airplanes
Yeah, because the military _constantly_ uses them. The UH-60s that are in limbo in a hangar are likely going to be put back into service to replace a damaged one or to spread out the stress on the aircraft. If the military paid for the UH-60's creation, production, and maintenance, then they rightfully get to have it first and in the largest quantities.
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I'm lost. L.A. County has been using the S70A for 20 years.. They now have a beefed up S70I but its still based on the same bird with some upgrades..
As a kid in the 80s my father and I would go watch the old 212s land at the temporary LZ on the road next to a hydrant when the San Gabriel mountains would burn. The old hueys have always been my favorite..
Fire Hawk's have been in service for years now. Cal fire is one of the last agency's to acquire one. Thanks for the news 😂
Good now can we legalize fireworks 😅
Wow. Some good news. A stellar weapon and honorable men.
These reporters are actually cool
Imagine doing so little research you say "gone are the guns" about a support and transport helicopter.
I love this. Thanks 4 the support
She hit him with that and different weapons like she was day dreaming about a mini gun lol
Just put a minigun but instead of bullets it is super soakers
This is actually really great! Saving human lives and homes while using a cool helicopter is something I'd support to the fullest.
Finally some good news in 2020!!🙏🏽👍🏽
Thank goodness! It's really dry and hot here in the west, so this is a real game changer!
Finally, a good use for military equipment!
California really needed this after last year's multiple wildfires
Not only firefighting but this is gonna change the game of Search and Rescue. This is on par with Coast Guard level equipment, I wonder what the rescue future will be like for these birds and the fire service on the west coast.
It’s great to have fire fighters and such great equipment
This report is kinda condescending to every 10 year old boy who knows exactly what this helicopter is 😜
Glad we have one of these. But dont want 1k gallon over my house 😂
You won’t have to worry about that unless you’re house is fully involved
"They're $24 millions each." ?!
I'm like: who tf is selling em ?! It should've been for free.
Fr 🤦♂️
CalFire getting a bunch of new C-130s, too. Good stuff!
Thank God🙏🙏🙏
This is what we need to fight the fire that’s going on now in California
Defund the “defense” budget. These should be provided for free immediately to the save lives today across the west.
Nah. Only getting killed by the US Empire is for free.
Instead of supporting dumb products on Kickstarter we should raise funds for more of these birds. Thanks for protecting us!
Converted C-130 water bombers are awesome, too !