‘Saving lives … and protecting natural resources’; Cal Fire introduces new helicopter

‘Saving lives … and protecting natural resources’; Cal Fire introduces new helicopter

It has been in Humboldt County for only a few weeks, but Cal Fire’s new Fire Hawk helicopter has already assisted with wildfire suppression and a rescue on the Lost Coast. The Sikorsky S70i Fire Hawk helicopter is the civilian version of the military Black Hawk helicopter. At Cal Fire’s Rohnerville Air Attack Base on June 16, Humboldt Del Norte Unit Chief Kurt McCray said, “We’re here today to introduce our new generation helicopter named the Fi…