Firefighting Aircraft Working the Palisades Fire
Photo by Ryan Grothe A Cal-Fire C130 Tanker 122 making a drop on the Palisades fire.
Photo by Ryan Grothe A super Scooper Makes a drop on the Palisades Fire.
Photo by Ryan GrotheA DC-10, Operated by 10 Tanker making a drop on the Palisades Fire.
Photo by Ryan Grothe An MD-87 Operated by Erickson Eros making a drop on the Palisades Fire
Photo by Ryan Grothe LEAD 78 making a pass and scouting for tankers to make some drops.
Photo by Ryan GrotheAn MD-87 making a drop.
Photo by Ryan GrotheCal-Fire S2 Grumman making a drop.
Photo by Ryan Grothe Cal-Fire C130 making a drop.
Numerous firefighting aircraft were called to assist firefighting efforts wit the Palisades fire. There were numerous fixed wing and rotary aircraft on the scene. They dropped numerous amounts of retardant ahead of the fire in an attempt to slow it down so crews on the ground could fight it. The fire was fueled by heavy Santa Ana winds that were gusting up to 100 Miles Per hour. Residents said the winds were the strongest they have ever felt in the area. There were numerous houses lost in the blaze.
Full time firefighter in San Diego North county. Freelance media credentialed photographer. main area of focus is aerial firefighting.