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California State Department of Forestry using aircraft to fight fires in 1987.
California State Department of Forestry helicopter displaying "CDF" on its fuselage sits in a field with engine running. Scene shifts to view from ground as helicopter empties liquid from large bucket suspended underneath. Views of the chopper emptying buckets full of liquid to fight fire. Flames seen amongst trees in forest. A DC-6 firefighting tanker aircraft flies low over a fire and dumps orange liquid on the scene. the entire area is obscured by smoke. Through the smoke, a C-130 tanker aircraft flies in and drops its load of orangeliquid. An S-2T Air Tanker is seen dropping its firefighting liquid over the fire. Close view of a C-130 firefighting tanker with orange fluid being released through its open bottom doors.
California firefighters using back burns to fight forest fires in 1987
California State Department of Forestry firefighters and equipment gathered on a road at the scene of a forest fire. Firefighting crew moving along fire front in forest, setting backfires (aka back burns) to deprive primary fire of fuel. Flammable liquids and flares are being used.
A California firefighting helicopter delivers fire suppression foam on forest fire in 1987.
California State Department of Forestry firefighting helicopter is seen flying overhead and dispersing a long trail of foam from a suspended bucket, over a fire on the ground. View from the air of burned forest with smoke rising and isolated flames.
Public meeting held at a local hall by California Department of forestry, during forest fires in 1987.
Local people under threat from ongoing forest fire in California, attend a public meeting to be briefed by an official from the State Department of Forestry, regarding steps being taken to contain a forest fire. The official in a yellow jacket and red hard hat, explains with a large map, firefighters efforts to employ backfires to contain the main fire front along a river. The audience listens quietly and attentively.
Firefighters enter final phase of battle against fire in Stanislaus National Forest, California, 1987
A supervisory firefighter briefs teams about people not seeing flames and not feeling threatened, so they may be getting tired of seeing firefighters all the time. He describes this as approaching the "5th stage" of rescue which he defines as "shoot the rescuer." The assembled firefighters chuckle about this. A long line of firefighters walks along a dirt road and enter the Stanislaus National Forest. Smoke blows from the entrance.