CAL FIRE Air Attack - Still Fire (Ft. Zayde Wolf)

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Жыл бұрын

Jump in the pilot's seat of a CAL FIRE S-2 Air Tanker as it drops on the Still Fire. Listen in to the radio traffic between the OV-10 Air Attack (aka "Spotter plane") and the helicopters, air tankers, and the Incident Commander (IC) on the ground as they coordinate forces to stop a fast-moving wildfire threatening multiple houses and structures. Watch the retardant fly from a unique view under the belly of a CAL FIRE air tanker. See how quickly air tankers are refilled with retardant during a fire.
This video takes you behind the scenes to view the coordination, piloting, and communication of aerial fire fighters battling to stop a wildfire.
#calfire
#california fire pilots association - www.calfirepilots.com

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@blancolirio Жыл бұрын

Good Stuff Bo and Abbie!

@smusgrav Жыл бұрын

How did I know you would be in the comment section 😂!

@tonyozanich3760 Жыл бұрын

It's about time this site was created...I love it. Years ago (45 years+-) I worked at the Nevada County airport and fueled those S2's now called S2T's for the new turbo engines. Back then they had the big radial engines and used a lot of fuel and oil. Best job ever....

@sacrificialrubber779 Жыл бұрын

That tail boom footage 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 And the OV-10…what a beast

@Clem73 3 ай бұрын

That was an S-2T Airtanker

@jarodofficer 9 ай бұрын

I say hats off to the ground crew, maintenance team, and ATC, who's efforts and skills often get forgotten. No fires get put out unless you have dedicated pros at all these stations. Thanks to all of you for doing what you do. Private pilot and Sonoma County resident here.

@zunibird13 Жыл бұрын

Another great example of what Cal-Fire provides every day, true "Speed and Force" for Initial Attack fires.

@step4560 Жыл бұрын

I'm going to enjoy watching this channel blow up - on the other hand - I hope you never need to do anything other than keeping small fires small. God bless you all and thank you for everything that you do... ❤🐾

@r.bulman4581 Жыл бұрын

Awesome teamwork, amazing comms and piloting; inspiring.

@RiskyVentureMinerals Жыл бұрын

Great videos of what you guys do! As a former wildland firefighter with the feds, you guys have saved my ass more than once. Eternally indebted to these pilots and all that they do!

@user-fi5zq5xc2e Ай бұрын

Cal Fire air, you guys rock.

@brentflora8965 Ай бұрын

That made an unforgettable part of my life. Watching plane 86 & 88 charge out of Columbia CA.& fight fires in EVERY direction in Tuolumne County❗

@boots_n_coots Жыл бұрын

Some awesome flying skills on display here. CALFIRE rocks!

@brynfin Жыл бұрын

Awesome footage. Hold off on the background music. Difficult to hear the communication.

@shaunafulcher6307 Жыл бұрын

Unbelievable! Heros! Thank you!

@garethbowen8442 Жыл бұрын

Amazing

@markapaden Жыл бұрын

Incredible!

@sniperjdp Жыл бұрын

Good job there Cal Fire Air Attack !!

@ScooterA Жыл бұрын

Great video! You guys are heroes and so glad your so close. Blessed to have you in our area and thank you for all you do for us!

@utubewatcher360 Ай бұрын

Excellent video Grass Valley Air Attack!! good music and great video. David is so calm and specific with his direction. Great Job you guys. Thank you for protecting us.

@johnwoodall3791 14 күн бұрын

The Guys do a Great Job by all those who are threatened by such fires & I believe not just those persons threatened by them but the on ground fire fighters appreciate the work you do... Fantastic vision as well. Thankyou for this, truly terrific job..

@rictech1325 Жыл бұрын

Hero’s…. God bless you all . And thanks for all you do

@Forestryman707 Жыл бұрын

Glad to see some cal fire aviation videos making an appearance. I will say the background music makes the radio traffic hard to heard. Please keep the videos coming😎

@8devkhan8 Жыл бұрын

This fire was three miles from my house. It’s amazing how fast you guys got this out. Thanks so much!

@walterm5787 Жыл бұрын

One of the best IA video's that I have ever seen.

@viperq Жыл бұрын

Awesome work!

@derekdee9592 Жыл бұрын

Good job !

@mikebristol6466 Жыл бұрын

Great job guys! GV always killing it!

@pilotmiami1 Жыл бұрын

Bravo.Thenks

@Richard-iu9sf 10 ай бұрын

Excellent video.

@thecasper911 Жыл бұрын

Awesome to see what you brave folks do from all the different angles! If you can keep delivering this great content, it could be a great education and recruitment tool for aerial firefighting! Fly safe!

@johnp5026 Жыл бұрын

Very precise applications there, great work done by all involved.

@topiasr628 Жыл бұрын

What a neat video!

@mathieuchassaing2758 3 ай бұрын

Amazing Job. Amazing video. Thanks

@damaphukintruth69 Жыл бұрын

Good drop

@slkgeothermal Жыл бұрын

Great job all involved.

@archstanton_live Жыл бұрын

Yeah!!! You can bet there were some hand crews too. ✋

@barbaraspaulding8169 Жыл бұрын

God Bless all of you!

@kevinpenner7125 Жыл бұрын

Great people these are...

@kevinpenner7125 Жыл бұрын

Nice...

@tgmccoy1556 Жыл бұрын

Calfire best firefighting outfit . I flew for Butler/TBM back in the 90's

@Photo1productions Жыл бұрын

Beautiful work, spectacular footage and editing.

@garyniblock8864 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Really let’s us lay folks see the military precision involved in fighting these fires and coordinating the resources. Thank you!

@JimmysSpeedShop Жыл бұрын

Great video, great editing. Nice job👍

@damaphukintruth69 Жыл бұрын

You gotta admire the radio traffic

@archstanton_live Жыл бұрын

more radio less music imho

@damaphukintruth69 Жыл бұрын

Yupp nothing like calling in drops

@craigkeller1966 Жыл бұрын

Thanks - that was a bit frightening. Especially as the plane descended over the lake. I wondered if it was Lake of the Pines about a mile from where old friends live - and sure enough it is. Keep up the good work!

@minecraftwtihclay 18 күн бұрын

Wow that is cool, looks more fun than my airline job.

@chwilliams5 Жыл бұрын

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@adriaanboogaard8571 9 ай бұрын

I've seen these kind of Air crew's do a great job from a boots on the ground P.O.V. many times. It's very cool and interesting to see and here there P.O.V. I've got 28 years in the water utility on a government level and my system provides water when they need it.and we help maintain our Canyon water shed. I've also done Fire fuel management for State lands Forestry and Fire. Great Video and cudos to the Dispatcher and crew's. Very professional. 😁👍

@BLACKMONGOOSE13 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding video. I work on a ramp with jets but its not as cool as this. 👍🏻

@ianw7162 Жыл бұрын

Well done…

@spinosaurusrex11 Жыл бұрын

Thumbs up and new subscriber. REALLY like the content and appreciate the effort it takes to put these together. You could lose or lower the music. Sometimes interferes with the radio traffic. Otherwise, I think this is unique content for what you do. Great job.

@stevelaminack1516 Жыл бұрын

Great job, especially this year the way you have hit fires early and hard to limit their growth and it shows, under 400k acers this year compared to 2.5 million acers last year. We still have a little fire season to go, lets hope the numbers stay down.

@mrwest5552 Жыл бұрын

Thank You - gallons of coffee, av gas, jet fuel, Coke, then hours of aircraft maintenance and paperwork. (then maybe a cold one for ground crews)

@maxhill7065 Күн бұрын

Helos dropping just water or do they have retardant tanks that dilute with water for a few drops? And I've always been curious, how much closer do you have to drop since your payload is water? Typically the horizontal momentum of the plane transfers to the payload but water is a whole different beast

@RR-pw5nb Жыл бұрын

Great footage, but get rid of the music.

@ex-missourifireexplorerrob8274 3 ай бұрын

Probably super obvious; what is Foster Crew 3?

@tsclly2377 Жыл бұрын

Does insurance foot the bill? That was expensive..

@archstanton_live Жыл бұрын

That's a good question. CAL FIRE"s basic job is to protect investments - timber and homes, parks too... California taxpayers foot the bill with extra from rural property taxpayers. The Feds must throw some in too.

@tsclly2377 Жыл бұрын

@@archstanton_live If the fault is found to occur from the property, not natural, that could bankrupt a business as insurance has its limits. I do love the repurposing of these aircraft, although the fire-retardant does cause the vegetation to grow abnormally fast...

@hebdomatical6013 Жыл бұрын

My comment is only about the video: music is terrible, natural sounds to covey what is happening would be much better. Too much fast video too. Another comment here called the music “background “ music, it is so loud it is indeed “foreground” music. Just what is it about KZfaqrs that they think music must accompany everything???