Traditional fire season for everyone else. Mediterranean climate here, just like Chile, Australia, Spain, France, Italy, and Greece…guess what they all have in common? Big wildfire threats, outside the traditional summer forest fire spectrum. Fall and early winter is when we get the Santa Anas here, which is why Quebec 1&2 (CL-415 super scoopers) were here in the first place, they’re leased on a retainer and fly out of VNY. But on those heavy offshore wind days, all it takes is a spark and people are losing homes.
I’ll read Majestik’s posts some more because those seem insightful, but I’ll just say the usual tribal politics being exhibited here are largely missing the point and aren’t helpful. Rake America Great Again is a simpleton take for SoCal. Maybe up north for the redwood forests…
14 helitankers working out of my airport, we’re doing our part.