Sikorsky Firehawk Helicopter Fights Flames in Los Angeles County, California

Sikorsky Firehawk Helicopter Fights Flames in Los Angeles County, California – AIN

Published 2018-04-02

California’s 2017 wildfire season proved the most destructive on record, when nearly 9,000 wildfires burned 1.2 million acres. The LA County Fire Department fights those fires with the Sikorsky S-70 Firehawk, a variant of the UH-60 Black Hawk. The department has flown the Firehawk since the year 2000 and recently added two S-70i helicopters to its fleet of three S-70As. At the Heli-Expo show, battalion chief Pat Sprengel and senior pilot Mike Sagely explained the capabilities of this multi-role machine.

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