Orange County Fire Authority Orders 2 New Helicopters

Orange County Fire Authority Orders 2 New Helicopters
A Sikorsky S70 Firehawk helicopter. Courtesy of the Orange County Fire Authority
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IRVINE, Calif.—The Orange County Fire Authority Thursday announced it had approved the acquisition of two new firefighting helicopters.

The new Sikorsky S70 Firehawk helicopters were approved by the authority’s board a week ago. The new helicopters replace the authority’s 1966 UH-1H “Super Hueys” which had become too expensive to maintain.