Canada aid in CA wildfires

[JeffKeryk]

I think the big thing with these January fires is the wind. Even if the brush and grass isn't tinder dry, it's fueling the fire and making it spread.

No doubt it is the hot Santa Ana winds.

 

[edyvw]

No doubt it is the hot Santa Ana winds.

That + driest season since 1851, after two exceptionally wet seasons that created bunch of fuel.

 

[Snagglefoot]

No doubt it is the hot Santa Ana winds.

This might be a good place to post the picture of the “Great Basin” from where the Santa Ana winds originate as a high pressure area.

 

[97prizm]

That's awesome that Canada is helping out the people in the United States and California. Many blessings and thank you!

What I don't see with a fire this large why fire crews haven't started using the converted DC-10, and the converted 747 that hold 3-4 times the fire suppression chemicals of the small aircraft currently on site. I thought evergreen or eva air cargo was/is the owner.

 

[edyvw]

What I don't see with a fire this large why fire crews haven't started using the converted DC-10, and the converted 747 that hold 3-4 times the fire suppression chemicals of the small aircraft currently on site. I thought evergreen or eva air cargo was/is the owner.

They are using one DC10 since Wednesday and another since Thursday. Currently there are over 90 airplanes in operations, including all 12 C130 MAFFS located here in Colorado Springs.
B747 is not operational anymore. It was also located here in Colorado Springs.

 

[Snagglefoot]

I like this shot of a Canadian CL-415. One is down because of the drone hit but I believe the other is still going.

 

[Jimmy_Russells]

I like this shot of a Canadian CL-415. One is down because of the drone hit but I believe the other is still going.

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It should be back in the air today.

 

[M56959]

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