Crime & Safety
SuperScoopers Arrive to Combat Southland Fire Threat
The two CL-415 aircraft are being leased through November. County is also leasing a Helitanker in response to elevated fire conditions.
Two additional CL-415 SuperScooper firefighting aircraft arrived at Van Nuys Airport Friday to augment two already being leased from Quebec.
The Bombardier-made aircraft are being leased by the Los Angeles County Fire Department in response to elevated fire conditions brought on by the state’s extended drought and tinder-dry vegetation.
The county is also leasing a 2,200-gallon Erickson Aircrane Type I Helitanker.
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SuperScoopers can carry up to 1,620 gallons of water, which is injected with a fire-resistant foam.
The two that arrived today will be available for service next Friday and are due to remain in the area until Nov. 30, but that date can be extended as necessary, county fire Capt. Keith Mora said.
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