Watch This Helicopter Drop Water to Help Extinguish Fires

The Ventura County Fire Department posted this video of a helicopter dumping water on October 26, tweeting, ‘This is what 3,000 gallons of water looks like. Drops like this make a big difference when fighting wildfires.’
As wildfire seasons have become longer and more intense due to the climate crisis, firefighters in the West are also dealing with drought. According to an article from SF Gate, Cal Fire reported that it had already used 6.7 million gallons of water in helicopter drops alone before August in the 2021 fire season, often being sourced from local lakes, ponds, and even swimming pools.
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[@alexwilliamns]

That must be an interesting sensation for the pilot - feeling all that weight drop out and the distribution change so quickly. Very cool!

[@haydensimantelsshares]

The slow motion helicopter blades sounds like my ceiling fan in my parents bedroom

[@electrophonics1]

Sea knight my beloved helicopter!!

[@electrophonics1]

Nope, saw it up close and I guessed the wrong one

[@cloudten8489]

So why aren't we building dozens of these instead of tanks, bombs and nuclear missiles?

[@Hyperfoxeye]

You cant deter foreign powers with fire helis

[@MarkEmperor]

There are many more we can build for various beneficial means instead of tanks, bombs and missiles.

[@mal5622]

because it’s already dozens of them ?

[@declansavage519]

@@Hyperfoxeye wait here me out we make the heles drop
FIRE

[@mysecondaccount]

Hits the wrong button and disperses gasoline

[@tylerrichter6760]

Why would there be gasoline in those amounts?

[@outdoorBE]

@@tylerrichter6760there wouldn’t be that much but he’s saying it would not be goodb

[@billsherrard8452]

...except there's no fire! So, this is about as useful as a fork in a sugar bowl.

[@nicnac1]

Probably practice runs

[@Patches_0001]

There was a fire, if everything in the fires path is soaked then the fire will die out

[@outdoorBE]

There is a fire you just can’t see it they dump water and fire retardant to hopefully slow down the fire or even put it out they don’t always put it right on the fire

[@jasonmcmanus6169]

An angel

[@erikrobin6547]

Bananas! We need more bananas!

[@outdoorBE]

Uh what do you mean