The Fairview Fire in September killed two people and burned more than 28,000 acres and without the advances of firefighting technology, the situation could've been much worse.
The Fairview Fire in September killed two people and burned more than 28,000 acres and without the advances of firefighting technology, the situation could've been much worse.
"The night-flying helicopters played a significant role in the assistance to the ground crews to be able to save an unknown number of houses," said Joshua Bischof, Battalion Chief for Cal Fire's Hemet Ryan AirTech Base. Pilots and crew members can see the landscape through the goggles as it takes dim light and converts it to green.There are only a handful of pilots trained to use the night vision goggles at Cal Fire because the technology can actually make flying at night even more dangerous.
The plan is to eventually use the Cal Fire Hawk and its night vision technology at all bases across the state.
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