Firefighters Drop Water From Helicopters Onto Roaring Flames As Palisades Fire Races Through LA Area

Firefighters used helicopters to drop water onto flames as they continue to battle the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, California.

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[darrelc]

There is our British Columbia Canadian large water capacity Chinook double blades Helicopter what a beast terrible fire this is unreal.

[Decembertwentyrd]

For them brave people inside of the helicopters and Planes we thank you for your service I may not live in California but Vegas is very close and it could easily be us. This is a time where we must pray and seek the message instead of the devastation.

[fleebertreatise]

Heroes of LA. I heard some had to be grounded because a person’s drone got in the way and hit one. Watch out people, please

[Renegaderabbit]

Why can’t they just ask every surrounding city and state to send over all their planes with water and make a drop?

[noerlailileli]

Hasbunallah wa ni'mal wakiil😢. CALLING ADZAN, MAKE FIRE END

[vickisouthall]

Thank you for showing the rest of the world how it’s done

[KibuFox]

Bet california wishes the 747 water bomber, was still around.

[JeshSesh]

Wheres Elon and his future robots? They can be saving lives

[RobertEdwards-xj]

Wow, so they’re saying that the fire hydrants have no water in them. They’re bone dry. That’s so strange.

[kevind]

I seriously doubt firefighters are flying the choppers 🤣