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Superscoopers Return To L.A County For 2023 Fire Season 

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The two Superscoopers that are contracted from Quebec Canada have returned to Los Angeles County Wednesday to assist in battling brush fires, officials said.   The two aircraft and 12 crew arrived Wednesday at the Van Nuys Airport where they are stationed, and are set to go into service Friday, Sept. 1, according to Craig Little, spokesperson for the Los Angeles ...

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SuperScoopers Return From Quebec To Fight Santa Clarita Brush Fires

The SuperScoopers which are contracted from Quebec, Canada each fall have returned to Van Nuys to assist in fighting brush fires throughout Los Angeles County, including the Santa Clarita Valley. Each year for the last two decades, the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) leases the two fixed-wing firefighting airplanes from the Government of Quebec.  These aerial assets come at ...

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Charlie Fire 100 Percent Contained, No Change To Acreage Burned

The Charlie Fire, which began in Castaic more than a week ago, was declared 100 percent contained as of Friday evening, according to officials. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Although the brush fire scorched more than 3,000 acres, there was no change to acreage since the first containment update, according to ...

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LA County Super Scooper Contract To Expire Next Week Unless Extended

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The LA County Fire Department Super Scooper contract is set to expire next week, as wildfires rage throughout Southern California — unless the agency requests an extension, according to county officials. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The contract for the two firefighting aircraft from Quebec, Canada was set to expire on ...

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Los Angeles County Leases Two More SuperScoopers

Two additional SuperScoopers are expected to arrived in Los Angeles County next week to help stop brush fires before they grow, announced Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The two additional CL-415 SuperScoopers will arrive for service on October 9 augmenting the two SuperScoopers currently leased from the government ...

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Antonovich Announces Arrival Of SuperScoopers And Helitanker To Fight Brush Fires

Supervisor Michael Antonovich with Los Angeles County Fire Department Chief Osby, representatives from Quebec and county fire pilots announced the arrival of two CL-415 SuperScoopers and an Erickson Type 1 Helitanker to fight Southern California brush fires. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The SuperScoopers and Helitanker were leased from the government of ...

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LACFD Celebrates 20 Years Of Superscoopers Smothering Wildfires

In November of 1993, Malibu was engulfed in firestorms which led the Los Angeles County Fire Department to bolster its wildland firefighting aircrafts along with the addition of “Superscoopers” during the height of Southern California’s fire season. The “Superscoopers are back again on their 20th season that is supposed to be the worst in 100 years.

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