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View this post on Instagram A post shared by SOUTH BAY PEOPLE (@southbaypeople) via. southbaypeople We are ready to fight fires South Bay! A new helicopter dip tank was unveiled this week to

In the wake of the devastating wildfires last January, authorities are taking steps to make sure they can knock the flames out quickly. One of the steps included installing another dip tank

Orange County firefighters gain second HeloPod for quick helicopter water refills Firefighters in Orange County, California, now have an additional aerial resource to support their

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. – Firefighters in Orange County now have a second state-of-the-art apparatus to help them fight wildfires from the sky.  The Tivoli HeloPod, a permanent station wh

(5) Wildfire NOTD subscriber Bill Ward, Vice President/Co-Owner of PumpPodUSA (http://pumppodusa.com/), shared a link to a KNTV11 NBC News Bay Area TV News spot, as well as a press rele

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District is rolling out a new firefighting tool that firefighters believe will prove to be invaluable. The county has purchased six large Helopods –

The result of a collaboration between OCFA, Tivoli, Aliso Viejo Community Association (AVCA), the County of Orange, and Moulton Niguel Water District (MNWD), this new Helopod will provide es

Officials in North County unveiled a new firefighting tool Tuesday just in time for Wildfire Awareness Month in May. It’s called a HeloPod — a 5,000-gallon tank that allows firefighting