LOS ALAMITOS, Calif.—The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) unveiled its newest tool to combat California’s raging wildfires, at a Sept. 30 demonstration on the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos.
The OCFA revealed its new helicopter, the Coulson Aviation Chinook, reportedly the most advanced helitanker in the world. The firefighting aircraft is capable of carrying up to 3,000 gallons of water in a single trip to drop on wildfires.