Towering Inferno Date: 05/14/2009 Flames reaching up to 150 feet racing up the foothills of Santa Barbara during the Jesusita Fire, which required 30,000 people to evacuate their homes (nearly half the population of Santa Barbara).
Firestorm With Flames So High, This Looks Like a Painting Date: 05/14/2009 Although 80 homes were lost during the two nights of firestorms, 4500 firefighters from throughout California and neighboring states brought to Santa Barbara by 650 fire trucks and support vehicles, saved several thousand homes in the path of the Jesusita Fire.
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Mutual Aid Effort Date: 05/14/2009 Pictured here are Salinas fire crews from 250 miles away, who responded to Santa Barbara to fight the wildfire that was burning homes.
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The Bravery of These Helicopter Pilots Speaks for Itself Date: 05/14/2009
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P-3C Dropping Retardant Over Santa Barbara Foothills Date: 05/14/2009 Owned and operated by Aero-Union, P-3's and other fixed-wing aircraft are contracted by CalFire, and even other states for fire retardant dropping missions to combat wildfires.
Sundowner Winds Create Firestorm Date: 05/14/2009 Thursday, day three of the Jesusita Fire, unseasonably warm weather in the 90's, coupled with low humidity and high wind gusts up to 70 MPH create a conflagration.
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CalFire Fixed Wing Dropping on Fire Breaks Date: 05/14/2009 This P-3C Orion, which is the Navy's front line, maritime patrol aircraft since the 1960's, has been converted for fire fighting duties. Built by Lockheed, it's primary use was anti-submarine detection and formerly carried a payload of anti-submarine weaponry. Due to its capability of dropping sono buyos, the P-3C is sought after as the premier fire fighting attack plane, and is capable of dropping a large payload of Phos-Chek at very low altitudes. The P-3C's are rapidly replacing the older retardant-dropping planes which were mostly World War II surplus bombers such as the B-24 Liberator and the B-25 Mitchel.
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