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Newsom welcomes new C-130 Hercules tanker planes to California‘s firefighting air fleet
This is a big deal,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday, noting California has the largest civilian aerial firefighting fleet in ...
Cal Fire adds huge new firefighting plane as summer fire season approaches
Retrofitted C-130 cargo plane can fly farther, faster and carry more fire retardant than other Cal Fire aircraft ...
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Newsom welcomes additions to state’s firefighting air fleet
Citing a fire season that “never went away” this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom officially ... Joe Tyler, director of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), said ...
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Newsom signs $180 million more for fire prevention, plus slew of Democratic priorities
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law on Monday that allocates ... that the budget for the state’s firefighting ...
Cal Fire adds huge new firefighting tool as summer fire season approaches
Retrofitted C-130 cargo plane can fly farther, faster and carry more fire retardant than other Cal Fire aircraft ...