EVENING UPDATES - CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department battled 3 significant vegetation fires throughout Riverside County. Fire Captain Richard Cordova, PIO Tawny Castro and Fire Captain Thomas Shoots provide updates on each fire. #RecheFire - 437 Acres 5% Contained #HighlandFire - 105 Acres 20% Contained #RabbitFire - 2,815 Acres 0% Contained All Acreages and Containments in the video are as of 8:30 p.m. Please continue to follow @CALFIRERRU for updates and information on each of these fir

Thank you to the CAL FIRE Hemet Ryan Air Attack Base for providing more information about CAL FIRE’s air operations and the work pilots do to aide firefighters on the ground. Learn about the benefits of aircraft on a wildland fire and when aircraft is the most effective when battling a wildfire. | CAL FIRE

12K views · 558 reactions | Did you know that McClellan Airtanker Base in Sacramento services the large and very large air tankers (VLATs) for Northern California and beyond? On a busy day, McClellan can pump more than 200,000 gallons of fire retardant and on a VERY busy day, it can pump close to 400,000 gallons! Check out this week’s “Notes from the Frontline” to see this work in action! | CAL FIRE | Facebook

9.2K views · 921 reactions | CalFire operates tje Bronco in the Air attack role. Its a very capable twin turboprop aerobatics capable aircraft. Thanks to @calfire Sonoma base for the tour. #calfire #firefighting #california #aviation #aviationlovers | Deon Mitton Aviation Photography | Facebook