🔥 CAL FIRE's goal: contain fires quickly—before they grow. Thanks to an aggressive initial attack, CAL FIRE keeps 95% of wildfires to 10 acres or less. 3/3
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A CAL FIRE helicopter drops water

A CAL FIRE airtanker drops retardant.

CAL FIRE firefighters stand on land scarred by fire.

A CAL FIRE medium initial attack response may include:
🚒 5–8 fire engines
🪓 2 hand crews
🚜 2 bulldozers
🚁 1 helicopter
✈ 2 air tankers
📡 1 air attack plane to coordinate from above
👨 1 Battalion Chief to lead the response
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