The Defense Department is sending 10 Navy helicopters to help fight wildfires in California.

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Navy helicopters will be sent to help fight California fires, US officials say

The Pentagon is joining the fight against several raging wildfires in the Los Angeles area that have killed at least two people and forced more than 100,000 others to flee their homes.

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President Joe Biden ordered the Department of Defense to deploy firefighting personnel to help combat the deadly fires in Los Angeles. With at least five killed and over 1,000 structures burned, the fires are the most destructive in Los Angeles history. Amid the struggling local response, Biden announced the mobilization of firefighting resources from the DOD, including 10 Navy helicopters with water buckets. The Palisades Fire ravages a neighbo…

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The helicopters have a platform below the aircraft making it easy to carry water buckets.

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Navy helicopters from San Diego air station will help fight SoCal fires

The Pentagon announced Wednesday that it will assist California in its effort to combat massive wildfires roaring through the Los Angeles area.

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Navy helicopters from Naval Airstation North Island will join other fire-fighting helicopters in the skies over Southern California, officials at the Pentagon announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8. The helicopters, known as the MH-60S Seahawk, are operated by several squadrons at the San Diego base and are being prepared to assist, said Steve Fiebing, a Navy spokesman. The Palisades, Eaton Hurst and Lidia fires are burning thousands of acres and have d…

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The Pentagon is sending 10 Navy helicopters to California to help fight the wildfires raging around Los Angeles, department spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said at a news briefing. The order has not yet been finalized, but the helicopters are expected to be Sea Hawks, which can be equipped to carry water, Singh said. The spokeswoman added that the military is also prepared to make four modular aerial firefighting systems available to the California Na…

El Pentágono enviará diez helicópteros de la Marina a California para  colaborar en la lucha contra los incendios que arrasan la zona de Los  Ángeles, informó la portavoz del departamento, Sabrina Singh, durante  una rueda de prensa.La orden aún no ha sido finalizada, pero se  espera que los helicópteros sean los Sea Hawk, que pueden ser equipados  para transportar agua, según detalló Singh.La portavoz añadió  que el las Fuerzas Armadas también …

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The Pentagon will send ten helicopters to California to help with the firefighting efforts

Washington, Jan. 8 (EFE).- The Pentagon will send ten Navy helicopters to California to help fight the fires that ravage the Los Angeles area, department spokesman Sabrina Singh said during a press conference. The order has not yet been finalized, but it is expected that the helicopters will be the Sea Hawks, which can be equipped to transport water, according to Singh. The spokesman added that the Armed Forces are also prepared to make availabl…

Washington, 8 ene (EFE).- El Pentágono enviará diez helicópteros de la Marina a California para colaborar en la lucha contra los incendios que arrasan la zona de Los Ángeles, informó la portavoz del departamento, Sabrina Singh, durante una rueda de prensa.  La orden aún no ha sido finalizada, pero se espera que los helicópteros sean los Sea Hawk, que pueden ser equipados para transportar agua, según detalló Singh. La portavoz añadió que el las F…

El Pentágono enviará 10 helicópteros a California para ayudar en las labores de extinción

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Navy helicopters from Naval Airstation North Island will join other fire-fighting helicopters in the skies over Southern California, officials at the Pentagon announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8. The helicopters, known as the MH-60S Seahawk, are operated by several squadrons at the San Diego base and are being prepared to assist, said Steve Fiebing, a Navy... The post Navy helicopters from San Diego air station will help fight SoCal fires appeared on…

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The U.S. Navy has ordered the deployment of 10 Helicopters equipped with Water Buckets from Naval Base San Diego, to assist with Firefighting Efforts in Los Angeles County; while Modular Airborne FireFighting System (MAFFS) Units with the California and Nevada Air National Guards have been activated, and are expected to begin dropping Fire Retardant on […]

Navy helicopters will be sent to help fight California fires, US officials say

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