✈ Ready before the call. Ready when it comes.
Our aviation resources are prepared to support wildfire operations whenever and wherever they’re needed.
#CALFIRE #AirOperations #WildfireResponse #Aviation #California
Our aviation resources are prepared to support wildfire operations whenever and wherever they’re needed.
#CALFIRE #AirOperations #WildfireResponse #Aviation #California
June 19, 2026 at 3:34 PM
✈ Ready before the call. Ready when it comes.
Our aviation resources are prepared to support wildfire operations whenever and wherever they’re needed.
#CALFIRE #AirOperations #WildfireResponse #Aviation #California
Our aviation resources are prepared to support wildfire operations whenever and wherever they’re needed.
#CALFIRE #AirOperations #WildfireResponse #Aviation #California
🔥 Canada to the rescue! Amphibious “Super Scooper” planes are pulling seawater from Santa Monica Bay to battle the raging Palisades Fire. Witness the incredible international effort in action. #PalisadesFire #WildfireResponse
January 10, 2025 at 6:15 AM
🔥 Canada to the rescue! Amphibious “Super Scooper” planes are pulling seawater from Santa Monica Bay to battle the raging Palisades Fire. Witness the incredible international effort in action. #PalisadesFire #WildfireResponse
California’s unofficial state birds. 🚁✈️
CAL FIRE operates the world’s largest aerial firefighting fleet, with aircraft and aviation personnel supporting emergency response statewide.
#CALFIRE #Aviation #WildfireResponse #Firefighting #CaliforniaWildfires
CAL FIRE operates the world’s largest aerial firefighting fleet, with aircraft and aviation personnel supporting emergency response statewide.
#CALFIRE #Aviation #WildfireResponse #Firefighting #CaliforniaWildfires
September 15, 2026 at 9:48 PM
California’s unofficial state birds. 🚁✈️
CAL FIRE operates the world’s largest aerial firefighting fleet, with aircraft and aviation personnel supporting emergency response statewide.
#CALFIRE #Aviation #WildfireResponse #Firefighting #CaliforniaWildfires
CAL FIRE operates the world’s largest aerial firefighting fleet, with aircraft and aviation personnel supporting emergency response statewide.
#CALFIRE #Aviation #WildfireResponse #Firefighting #CaliforniaWildfires
🎓 Congratulations to our newest graduates!
Today, we’re celebrating the graduation of CAL FIRE’s newest Heavy Fire Equipment Operators and Company Officers.
Join us in congratulating these graduates as they step into the next chapter of service.
#CALFIRE #FireService #WildfireResponse
Today, we’re celebrating the graduation of CAL FIRE’s newest Heavy Fire Equipment Operators and Company Officers.
Join us in congratulating these graduates as they step into the next chapter of service.
#CALFIRE #FireService #WildfireResponse
May 29, 2026 at 8:58 PM
🎓 Congratulations to our newest graduates!
Today, we’re celebrating the graduation of CAL FIRE’s newest Heavy Fire Equipment Operators and Company Officers.
Join us in congratulating these graduates as they step into the next chapter of service.
#CALFIRE #FireService #WildfireResponse
Today, we’re celebrating the graduation of CAL FIRE’s newest Heavy Fire Equipment Operators and Company Officers.
Join us in congratulating these graduates as they step into the next chapter of service.
#CALFIRE #FireService #WildfireResponse
Over the weekend, both CAL FIRE C-130 airtankers in active service were in action on the #MaxFire burning on the Sierra National Forest in Fresno County. Together, they dropped nearly 50,000 gallons of retardant, reinforcing firelines and supporting crews on the ground.
#WildfireResponse
#WildfireResponse
July 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Over the weekend, both CAL FIRE C-130 airtankers in active service were in action on the #MaxFire burning on the Sierra National Forest in Fresno County. Together, they dropped nearly 50,000 gallons of retardant, reinforcing firelines and supporting crews on the ground.
#WildfireResponse
#WildfireResponse
CAL FIRE is exploring autonomous vehicle technology to support future firefighting and all-risk emergency response operations.
#WildfireResponse #EmergencyTech
#WildfireResponse #EmergencyTech
February 3, 2026 at 2:46 PM
CAL FIRE is exploring autonomous vehicle technology to support future firefighting and all-risk emergency response operations.
#WildfireResponse #EmergencyTech
#WildfireResponse #EmergencyTech
August 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
🌲🔥 WERT Team Activated 🌧️
In response to the recent wildfires and the potential for future rain, a Watershed Emergency Response Team (WERT) has been activated.
#WildfireResponse #EmergencyPreparedness
In response to the recent wildfires and the potential for future rain, a Watershed Emergency Response Team (WERT) has been activated.
#WildfireResponse #EmergencyPreparedness
January 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
🌲🔥 WERT Team Activated 🌧️
In response to the recent wildfires and the potential for future rain, a Watershed Emergency Response Team (WERT) has been activated.
#WildfireResponse #EmergencyPreparedness
In response to the recent wildfires and the potential for future rain, a Watershed Emergency Response Team (WERT) has been activated.
#WildfireResponse #EmergencyPreparedness
Every incident has an Incident Commander—the person in charge of managing the response, from the first engine on scene to multi-agency campaigns.
#IncidentCommander #WildfireResponse #CALFIRE
#IncidentCommander #WildfireResponse #CALFIRE
October 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Every incident has an Incident Commander—the person in charge of managing the response, from the first engine on scene to multi-agency campaigns.
#IncidentCommander #WildfireResponse #CALFIRE
#IncidentCommander #WildfireResponse #CALFIRE
🇨🇴 Firefighters from Colombia visited CAL FIRE’s Columbia Helitack Base near Sonora, CA to learn more about how CAL FIRE uses helicopters for aerial firefighting, water drops, and rescue operations.
#CALFIRE #InternationalPartnership #WildfireResponse #Aviation
#CALFIRE #InternationalPartnership #WildfireResponse #Aviation
July 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
🇨🇴 Firefighters from Colombia visited CAL FIRE’s Columbia Helitack Base near Sonora, CA to learn more about how CAL FIRE uses helicopters for aerial firefighting, water drops, and rescue operations.
#CALFIRE #InternationalPartnership #WildfireResponse #Aviation
#CALFIRE #InternationalPartnership #WildfireResponse #Aviation
STAY CLEAR OF WILDFIRE AIRSPACE 🚨
Firefighting aircraft move fast and low. Stay at least 15 miles from wildfire smoke and check for flight restrictions before takeoff.
Your flight could cost lives — If you fly, we can’t.
#CALFIRE #WildfireResponse #AirOps #IfYouFlyWeCant
Firefighting aircraft move fast and low. Stay at least 15 miles from wildfire smoke and check for flight restrictions before takeoff.
Your flight could cost lives — If you fly, we can’t.
#CALFIRE #WildfireResponse #AirOps #IfYouFlyWeCant
October 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
STAY CLEAR OF WILDFIRE AIRSPACE 🚨
Firefighting aircraft move fast and low. Stay at least 15 miles from wildfire smoke and check for flight restrictions before takeoff.
Your flight could cost lives — If you fly, we can’t.
#CALFIRE #WildfireResponse #AirOps #IfYouFlyWeCant
Firefighting aircraft move fast and low. Stay at least 15 miles from wildfire smoke and check for flight restrictions before takeoff.
Your flight could cost lives — If you fly, we can’t.
#CALFIRE #WildfireResponse #AirOps #IfYouFlyWeCant
From mapping wildfire perimeters to analyzing fire behavior, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) play a critical role in CAL FIRE’s mission to protect people, property, and natural resources. 1/3
#EsriUC2025 #GIS #CALFIRE #wildfireresponse
#EsriUC2025 #GIS #CALFIRE #wildfireresponse
July 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
From mapping wildfire perimeters to analyzing fire behavior, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) play a critical role in CAL FIRE’s mission to protect people, property, and natural resources. 1/3
#EsriUC2025 #GIS #CALFIRE #wildfireresponse
#EsriUC2025 #GIS #CALFIRE #wildfireresponse
➡️ Indirect attack: Crews work ahead of the fire, building control lines and conducting firing operations to help steer it away from homes and communities. 2/3
#WildfireResponse
#WildfireResponse
May 31, 2026 at 4:00 PM
➡️ Indirect attack: Crews work ahead of the fire, building control lines and conducting firing operations to help steer it away from homes and communities. 2/3
#WildfireResponse
#WildfireResponse
CAL FIRE’s thoughts are with the people and firefighters in Chile as catastrophic wildfires continue to burn across central and southern regions, forcing more than 50,000 people to evacuate and killing at least 18 people.
#ChileWildfires #WildfireResponse
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
#ChileWildfires #WildfireResponse
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Chilean president declares state of catastrophe as wildfires kill at least 18
Fires blaze through 8,500 hectares, forcing 50,000 people to evacuate as firefighters struggle to extinguish flames
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:15 AM
CAL FIRE’s thoughts are with the people and firefighters in Chile as catastrophic wildfires continue to burn across central and southern regions, forcing more than 50,000 people to evacuate and killing at least 18 people.
#ChileWildfires #WildfireResponse
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
#ChileWildfires #WildfireResponse
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
When a wildfire is reported, CAL FIRE moves fast. 🚨
Continue reading 👇🏽 to see a medium response. During periods of heightened fire danger, more engines and aircraft may be dispatched immediately. 1/3
#CALFIRE #WildfireResponse
Continue reading 👇🏽 to see a medium response. During periods of heightened fire danger, more engines and aircraft may be dispatched immediately. 1/3
#CALFIRE #WildfireResponse
July 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
When a wildfire is reported, CAL FIRE moves fast. 🚨
Continue reading 👇🏽 to see a medium response. During periods of heightened fire danger, more engines and aircraft may be dispatched immediately. 1/3
#CALFIRE #WildfireResponse
Continue reading 👇🏽 to see a medium response. During periods of heightened fire danger, more engines and aircraft may be dispatched immediately. 1/3
#CALFIRE #WildfireResponse
The CAL FIRE Aviation Management Unit recently hosted a delegation from Tokyo, Japan to demonstrate expanded aviation capabilities, including night helicopter operations, and to exchange information on advanced wildfire response operations.
#CALFIRE #AirOperations #WildfireResponse #Firefighting
#CALFIRE #AirOperations #WildfireResponse #Firefighting
February 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM
The CAL FIRE Aviation Management Unit recently hosted a delegation from Tokyo, Japan to demonstrate expanded aviation capabilities, including night helicopter operations, and to exchange information on advanced wildfire response operations.
#CALFIRE #AirOperations #WildfireResponse #Firefighting
#CALFIRE #AirOperations #WildfireResponse #Firefighting
Mass firings hamstring federal land agencies and wildfire response: Concerns are mounting that depleting already thinned ranks will only hamper… https://www.theguard... #WildfireResponse #ClimateCrisis
February 24, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Mass firings hamstring federal land agencies and wildfire response: Concerns are mounting that depleting already thinned ranks will only hamper… https://www.theguard... #WildfireResponse #ClimateCrisis
Over the past 24 hours, 1,681 lightning strikes were recorded across the northern half of the state, sparking several small fires.
All fires remain small—most under a quarter acre—and firefighters are engaged.
#CALFIRE #LightningFires #WildfireResponse
All fires remain small—most under a quarter acre—and firefighters are engaged.
#CALFIRE #LightningFires #WildfireResponse
July 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Over the past 24 hours, 1,681 lightning strikes were recorded across the northern half of the state, sparking several small fires.
All fires remain small—most under a quarter acre—and firefighters are engaged.
#CALFIRE #LightningFires #WildfireResponse
All fires remain small—most under a quarter acre—and firefighters are engaged.
#CALFIRE #LightningFires #WildfireResponse
This technology helps us keep Californians safe by allowing us to make better informed decisions in fire suppression efforts. It’s another example of CAL FIRE’s ongoing commitment to innovation in wildfire response.
#CALFIRE #WildfireResponse
#CALFIRE #WildfireResponse
May 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
This technology helps us keep Californians safe by allowing us to make better informed decisions in fire suppression efforts. It’s another example of CAL FIRE’s ongoing commitment to innovation in wildfire response.
#CALFIRE #WildfireResponse
#CALFIRE #WildfireResponse
WILDFIRE UPDATE❗ Our team remains on the ground in CA, collaborating with animal welfare organizations and emergency management agencies in the LA area to help support the most critical needs. DONATE NOW❤️ aspca.org/wildfireresponse
January 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
WILDFIRE UPDATE❗ Our team remains on the ground in CA, collaborating with animal welfare organizations and emergency management agencies in the LA area to help support the most critical needs. DONATE NOW❤️ aspca.org/wildfireresponse
🚨 EMERGENCY UPDATE: CA Wildfire Response Continues 🚨 We’ve been on the ground since last week providing critical disaster relief support. Please help now with a lifesaving gift. ❤️ aspca.org/wildfireresponse
January 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
🚨 EMERGENCY UPDATE: CA Wildfire Response Continues 🚨 We’ve been on the ground since last week providing critical disaster relief support. Please help now with a lifesaving gift. ❤️ aspca.org/wildfireresponse
URGENT: CA Wildfire Response Happening Now 🚨 The ASPCA Disaster Response team is currently on the ground in Southern California providing critical support in response to the catastrophic wildfires. Please donate now to support our lifesaving efforts! aspca.org/wildfireresponse
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January 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
URGENT: CA Wildfire Response Happening Now 🚨 The ASPCA Disaster Response team is currently on the ground in Southern California providing critical support in response to the catastrophic wildfires. Please donate now to support our lifesaving efforts! aspca.org/wildfireresponse
#ColoradoStrong #WildfireResponse #Firefighters #ThankYou #PuebloCO #FirstResponders #Gratitude
To every firefighter who left home, crossed state lines, and stood beside Colorado when we needed you most—thank you.
To every firefighter who left home, crossed state lines, and stood beside Colorado when we needed you most—thank you.
July 17, 2026 at 6:04 PM
#ColoradoStrong #WildfireResponse #Firefighters #ThankYou #PuebloCO #FirstResponders #Gratitude
To every firefighter who left home, crossed state lines, and stood beside Colorado when we needed you most—thank you.
To every firefighter who left home, crossed state lines, and stood beside Colorado when we needed you most—thank you.
I’m proud of my fire department sending resources to California to assist in battle theses blazes. So many families in North Idaho with love ones affected by the fire. Including family and widow of our former Chief. When it matters, we answer the call. #WildfireResponse #PalisadesFire #Idaho
January 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I’m proud of my fire department sending resources to California to assist in battle theses blazes. So many families in North Idaho with love ones affected by the fire. Including family and widow of our former Chief. When it matters, we answer the call. #WildfireResponse #PalisadesFire #Idaho