Quebec has deployed two more water bombers to California in the battle to contain wildfires that have devastated swaths of the Los Angeles area.
A SOPFEU CL-415 is taxiing for takeoff at Quebec City airport, Jan. 15, 2025. SOPFEU is sending two more airplanes to help California fight the fires. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Francis Vachon
The two CL-415 aircraft sent today bring Quebec’s total California aid package to four water bombers, 12 pilots and six technicians. In a news conference today from the L.A. area, Duclos said dry conditions and strong winds risk sparking new fires, and he confirmed that one of the Quebec planes that was grounded last week after a collision with a drone is back in operation.
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