Back then they were called the S-2E/G, and were carrier-based anti-submarine aircraft. Acquired by CAL FIRE in 1996, the aircraft were converted by Marsh Aviation into a firefighting configuration.

These are 4- to 6-cylinder direct drive horizontally opposed, air-cooled engines. Depending on the aircraft requirements, these engines may be carbureted, fuel-injected, or turbocharged.

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.

The FAA released its first report on the incident this morning with preliminary details. It notes that the plane was a Cessna model 172 and it sustained “substantial” damage. The 1969 fixed-wing ...

Cal Fire also operates larger C-130 Hercules four-engine turboprop aircraft, which can dump about 3,000 gallons per load. Cal Fire owns a fleet of helicopters, including Bell UH-1H Super Hueys and ...

Cal Fire had more than 60 aircraft within its firefighting fleet in the effort to combat fires throughout Los Angeles. Cal Fire’s fleet of fixed and rotary-wing aircraft make it the largest ...

Republican states. Experts explain that and more about FEMA Cal Fire had more than 60 aircraft within its firefighting fleet in the effort to combat fires throughout Los Angeles. Cal Fire’s ...

Cal Fire had more than 60 aircraft within its firefighting fleet in the effort to combat fires throughout Los Angeles. Cal Fire’s fleet of fixed and rotary-wing aircraft make it the largest civil ...