Cal Fire’s aerial firefighting fleet, the largest civilian force in the world, has added two modern aircraft that can fly farther, operate at night and carry more water.
The delivery of the pair of Sikorsky S-70i Firehawk helicopters from Colorado-based United Rotorcraft last week marked the fulfillment of a multi-year plan to modernize and bolster the state fire agency’s fleet, according to Cal Fire.
Cal Fire, which flies more than 60 fixed-wing and rotary aircraft, will transfer six Vietnam-era Bell Hueys, the workhorses for about four decades, to the U.S. Forest Service, Gov. Gavin Newsom said July 31 at McClellan Airfield in Sacramento…