69 Bravo and the Chinook 47 - The World's Top Fire Fighting Supply Station!
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- Опубліковано 27 лип 2024
- #69bravo #chinook47
www.69bravo.com/
A GIANT CHINOOK CH-47… THE WORLD’S LARGEST FIREFIGHTING CHOPPER... GOES THROUGH MANUVERS OVER THE WORLD’S MOST ADVANCED HELITANKER REFILLING BASE…
RIGHT AT THE TOP OF TOPANGA CANYON.
THIS IS “69 BRAVO”
THE ONLY SOURCE OF THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF WATER BETWEEN ENCINO AND THE PACIFIC OCEAN…
34 ACRES TRANSFORMED INTO AN AUTOMATED WATER SUPPLY STATION FOR FIREFIGHTING HELICOPTERS… AND AN ANSWER TO PRAYER FOR THE 30-THOUSAND PEOPLE WHO LIVE BELOW IN the SANTA MONICA COMMUNITIES OF TOPANGA, MALIBU, CALABASASA, AND THE PALASADES, WHERE WILDFIRE IS INEVITABLE .
Firefighter CHIEF SMITH says, It’s a question of when.
from the middle of topanga canyon it could take an hour and a half for that fire to reach the coast.
WIND-DRIVEN FIRE RACING FOUR MILES IN AN HOUR AND A HALF…
LA COUNTY FIRE ASSISTANT CHIEF DREW SMITH SAYS WHEN YOU DO THE MATH YOU QUICKLY SEE IT’S A DEADLY EQUATION. BECAUSE,
WITH ONE ROAD IN AND ONE ROAD OUT, IT WOULD TAKE FOUR TIMES THAT LONG TO EVACUATE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THE FIRESTORM’S PATH.
SMALL.. THREE TO FIVE ACRES.
BIGGER THAN THAT AND SMITH SAYS THE CHANCES OF STOPPING IT ARE SLIM.
SO, ATTACKING IT FROM THE AIR WITHIN MINUTES IS THE BEST HOPE OF SAVING LIVES.
AT 69-BRAVO, LA COUNTY’S FIREHAWK HELICOPTERS CAN SUCK UP A THOUSAND GALLONS OF WATER, DROP IT ON A FIRE WITHIN A FIVE MILE RADIUS AND BE BACK RE-FILLING IN UNDER 5 MINUTES.
AN UNHEARD OF TURNAROUND TIME!
OH, AND THOSE FOUR HUGE TANKS… THEY CALL THEM “PUMPKINS”… IMMEDIATELY RE-FILL THEMSELVES!
A FULLY AUTOMATED SYSTEM.
(Pilot MEL CECCANTI says, There’s nothing like that in the world:11 and there’s nothing that even comes close to compare it to.
PILOT MEL CECCANTI SHOULD KNOW, HE FIGHTS FIRES ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
HE SAYS AN ELEVATION OF 24-HUNDRED FEET… MEANS 69-BRAVO IS HIGHTER THAN ANY POTENTIAL FIRE … TURNING HIS CHOPPER INTO A LIFE-SAVING DIVE-BOMBER.
Coming out of there fully loaded and going downhill, your airspeed is immediately doubled.. a lot less power coming downhill which means a lot less fuel burn which means we can stay on scene and fight the fire longer:4:33
ALL FOUR “PUMPKINS” ARE CONNECTED TO A 25-THOUSAND GALLON STORAGE TANK JUST UPHILL. ((Tank on b-roll file))
AS SOON AS A FIREHAWK SUCKS WATER FROM ANY ONE OF THEM, THE AUTOMATION PROGRAM
((Broll Tanks starting @6:08 touchscreen, tite of “main tank pumpkins))
INSIDE 69-BRAVO’S CONTROL CENTER, OPENS A VALVE AND GRAVITY FED WATER RUSHES TO TOP IT OFF.
WHEN THE SUPPLY TANK RUNS LOW,
A COUNTY WATER LINE KICKS IN TO REFILL IT.
AND BECAUSE THOSE “PUMPKINS” ARE SO BIG, EVEN THE BEHEMOTH CHINOOK’S THREE-THOUSAND GALLON THIRST CAN’T DRAIN THEM DRY.
EVEN THE SMALLEST DETAIL IS COVERED.
FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN HOVERING TO RE-FILL, HELICOPTER ROTORS KICK UP DEBRIS THAT CAN DAMAGE THE AIRCRAFT’S ENGINES… AND OBSCURE A PILOT’S VISION.
TO PREVENT THAT, AT CONVENTIONAL RE-FILL SITES,
FIREFIGHTERS WITH WATER TRUCKS ARE NEEDED TO SOAK THE GROUND.
BUT REMEMBER, 69 BRAVO IS DESIGNED TO RUN WITHOUT A HUMAN ON THE PROPERTY. SO...
SPRINKLERS!
ACTIVATED BY AN APP ON THE PILOT’S CELLPHONE.
CECCANTI adds,
the fact that I could be 20 minutes out, pull out my iPhone and turn on the sprinklers.. you take all the things we worry about as aviators out of the equation 3:12 // BUTT TO //3:20 I don’t need ground support equipment. I don’t need somebody on the ground with a radio. It’s a secure facility, It can be done at night, THAT’S a first in the world. There’s not that set up anywhere else, ANYWHERE. :
BY NOW, YOU MAY BE WONDERING, WHO DID ALL THIS?
THE LAND OWNER JUST SAYS HE’S A PRIVATE CITIZEN WHO’D LIKE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.
WHAT MAY BE MORE AMAZING THAN WHAT HE’S CREATED, IS
THE FACT THAT L-A COUNTY SUPERVISOR SHEILA KEUL AND COUNTY FIRE CHIEF DARRYL OSBY IMMEDIATELY SAW 69-BRAVO’S VALUE.
AND THEY STRUCK AN UNBELIEVABLE DEAL FOR THE COUNTY TO BUY IT.
EVERYTHING- TURN KEY.
THE COUNTY IS MAKING SEVEN ANNUAL PAYMENTS TOTALING LESS THAN HALF THE PROPERTY’S MARKET VALUE… NOT JUST SAVING TAX PAYERS’ MONEY … BUT SAVING HOMES AND LIVES.
AND THE COUNTY HAS ALREADY MADE MORE THAN HALF THE PAYMENTS… NOW FULLY INVESTED…
KNOWING THAT IN 2024, 69 BRAVO WILL BECOME ONE OF L A COUNTY FIRE’S MOST VALUABLE ASSETS… SECOND, OF COURSE, TO ITS FIRE FIGHTERS
WHO ARE AS THANKFUL AS HOMEOWNERS… THAT THEY HAVE A 50-THOUSAND GALLON GUARDIAN ANGEL WATCHING OVER THEM.
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Thank you whoever you are.
New south Wales Australia have recently got a chinook. She flies over everyday lately training. She is beautiful.
Wow, that is what a highly developed firefighting infrastructure really looks like.
wait that's privately owned by some random dude?
..that's awesome...
Yeah huge thank you for your help and being someone who people could look up to this is refreshing to see
I can't look up to or respect anyone wearing a covid mask in a fucking helicopter.
Terrific new aviation tool in the Incident Commander's tool box. Great machine and quick turn arounds too!
Q000
@@trilokpokhriyal7955 They do a great job...only prolem being the price to operate. Those 714's can really suck up the fuel.
When good people accomplish fantastic thing, the good that will outlasts most humans. That is the way the world should be. Thank you to all who made this possible and serve as inspiration to others.🎉
In British Columbia, we have these huge helicopters that drop a bucket of water the size of a kitchen sink. We could definitely use a few of those Chinooks!
Pity it costed so much for the upkeep of the Mars water bombers that they decided to put those out of service =(
@@ALexpWTFISTHAT That thing was a beast I would love to see that in action again.
You’re forgetting that Canada has the biggest fleet of Canadair water bombing fixed-wing aircraft.
well done!
The new King Of firefighting and the air crane 🧑🚒👍 thank you for your service the rule 😎🧑🚒👍 fire service
what they should look into now is a moble type watering station that can grab the water from nearby streams
Bravo 6...Going Bark!
What a beauty
훌륭한 활용법입니다
평소엔 여객용과 수송용으로 사용하다
산불이 발생하면 소방용으로 사용하는 치누크 헬리콥터
share some of the night footage fighting fires .
Very good
Outstanding!!!! L.A. County Flight Ops. Hooah!!!
An individual doing something government did/could not.
Ahhh my favorite bird thr iconic CH-47
The largest firefighting helicopter in the world is the mi 26
nice
A friend of is Captain on that Chinook
A amazin inovation in fire control
Pumpkins. that's cute.
as an aviation term that usually refers to a commercial pilot timing out. Where the pilots can no longer serve as useful crewmembers any more, as they passed the point of legally dispatching a flight, hence they are now as "good as pumpkins" for the purpose of air transportation.
cool, water tank helicopter
I know!, More of everything! Fuel,power,man hours to work on such. But bigger is not always better. Ch-94?! Sounded good to me anyway
Many do not like the black hawk. time before next overhaul is a problem.
Impressive equipment! But tell me ... why does the US remain the country with so many (the most?) forest fires?
Fire this summer in Siberia is bigger than all other wild fires in the world combined.
The hippes har proper land management so a lot of dead undergrowth.
@@davem3789 Что скажешь про австралию?
Или ты только в Сибири видишь.. :)
Probably because they are recorded with a lot of cameras both on the ground and from the air. It’s cheap spectacular images and therefore inexpensive news elsewhere.
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I thought it was australia
13 arsonist dislike this video. .
Now this is my tax payer dollars doing good things. 👍
hugo
Maybe they should move?
Thanks helicopters
69 Bravo 😂
"And it shall come to pass, IF thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all His commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, IF thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.
Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field."
Deuteronomy 28:1-3
Why not build a Ch-94? Twice is nice
LoL. This is only for the rich.
if they water the vulnerable area once in a month there won't be any chance of wild fire.
Stupidest comment I've read in quite some time...
No rain, no snow pack, climate change...water with what and how? Get the idea but not practical in a forest. That's where these giants come into play. Very grateful to all of them.
Climate change ? try mismanagement and arsonists@@sheilasullivan1950
it's 6 - 9 bravo. not 69 bravo.