In 2021, “60 Minutes” correspondent Bill Whitaker took viewers to Northern California to witness an incredible feat in firefighting – the use of the largest helicopter ever to battle blazes at night. This groundbreaking technology came at a crucial time as the state was experiencing one of its most intense fire seasons on record.
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Too late now.
This video needs to go viral. Unfortunately, Trump wants to go start wars instead of putting the money at home and then they want to blame us Californians. Government makes me sick. It's only the rich deserve it not the We the People… who put them in charge.
TELL ME WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WHEN WE DONT HAVE MONEY TO BUY YOUR PTODUCTS.
Power corrupts humans. It’s a natural law. People will go to ridiculous lengths to protect their power.
To much talk story and history,,it is simple they insult god,,
Amazing, what fabulous technology!!! We definitely have a ‘war on fires’ & weather extremes as I’ve experienced RV traveling thru out the USA & Canada. Most folks don’t realize how vulnerable we are. That’s why I gave up property ownership & now move according to the weather threats.
Climate change makes these battles exponentially worse every season. Fly by night, day, it looks unwinnable without a vastly bigger fighting budget.
Praying for our firefighters 😢. They can’t do their job under this mess and who suffers from it 😡
Are these being used now with the fires now?
Holly crap alot of water😮
And the money for Zelensky 😢
E o sistema preventivo de incêndios?
This night flying system needs to be used now in Los Angeles, should have been used a week ago, when the Pacific Palisades fire first started. I’ve watched many fire videos but haven’t seen these guys yet. Has anyone else?
Politics, meanwhile the forest burns.
So why don't they use this now?. 2025 fires are out of control.
history always repeating byself.
while towns are burning down departments are in-fighting happy to see they have their priorities straight. bunch of nitwits
Karma hit back
Seems like this was all planned. So they can build the 15 minute smart city. L.A. was already on track to become a 15 min smart city by 2028. Before the fire.
It’s about time…. It’s a travesty that the leadership to fight fires were not qualified or equip to lead…… lacking foresight.. four such an occurrent to happen!
It’s about time…. It’s a travesty that the leadership to fight fires were not qualified or equip to lead…… lacking foresight.. four such an occurrent to happen!
There should not have been any lacking in any opportunity to give in the protection of such an occurrence.
No funding should have been denied !
If the low man on the totem pole has to be responsible, shouldn’t the leaders be responsible as well?
Or is it only for those who that who can’t protect themselves !
Fires in LA are still not contained now into its second week with not end yet foreseen. Praying for all those affected by this tragedy.
This is a great ad for Gavin Newsom's recall.
Why don't they make fire breaks before all this started..They have already cut some of the trees snd bushes.. should have done that before the fire…
Chinook is pronounced
‘shuh-nuk’ not ‘chin-uk’.
How many chinook’s were left for the tali’s in Afghanistan
Look at the Middle East what devastating USA left..i
2021 footage
Well, who started the fires in California? It wasn't me, but it wasn't you. Could it be what people have been thinking so far that maybe congressman was behind it all or could it be that people don't want people to know that Harris was the one paying people to burn California down, because we looked like we were making it in life, even, with her inflation, yearly rent increases, and the increase cost of living anywhere in California? I thinks Newsom had something to do with it. He lives in Sacramento where most of the fires took place and didn't want to look like a suspect. No one has been caught as of yet for 30 wildfires that burned and killed our animals and livestock, he cares nothing about. Two of the men it was said were in his family but couldn't come out on tv. Doug and Bert were the prime suspects for the ones in Sacramento, but they were the ones who started all of them, and, live, in, a, trailer, somewhere, in, Northern, Sacramento, where, they, have, protection, with, congressman. Harris told him to do it, or else, he would pay with his life for homosexuality. She is the star demon behind it all. Please stop killing our animals, people, and homes in California where we don't suffer disaster like Mississippi, New Orleans, and Alabama.
1961 LA fire documentary recommended by yt algorithm. 🤔
The history channel and 60 mins both ran by the same guy now. And they subtly talk crap. Example @ 1:44
America, clima change is real, maybe not a good idea to withdraw from the clima-deal -_-
As a fire fighter, Ive seen this petty in fighting first hand…in Australia we had a massive blaze threatening to burn out a city this city was in a Territory, we where fire fighters from a neighbouring state we sat helplessly watching in fully equipped and manned trucks ready to roll as homes burnt & people died … we were forbidden to leave our command posts, fight the fire or do anything for hours & hours because of politics, the Territory wanted to do this alone, they flat refused our state based fire fighters help…in pure frustration we disobeyed direct orders, left the command post and fought the fire, without help from our fellow territory brigade members…many fire fighters quit in disgust cause the egos of these Men in Command cost hundreds of homes, a dozen deaths and hundreds of injuries unnecessary … today 20 years on nothing much has changed, its still divided
Amazing
Some strategies never change.
Let this January 2025 wildfires in LA allow to learn all the lessons of why it went so wrong so that LA can rebuild with intelligence again and, no more match box inflammable houses. Praying for all that have suffered from this disaster. No more division and not working together, all are paid by tax payers so do your job and work with the forest management means who MUST cut and clear dead and dying trees or sooner or later mother nature is going to clear that forest for you…and you won't have any lumber to build with either.
It pains me to say they are doing a good job containing the fires.
Why Fire fighters are not using sea water?
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It''s terrible for the people there❤😢😢
May Allah help all the firefighters. Ameen.
Firenado new term emerges
Where were they this time? Oh yeah DEI in firehouses was more important than common sense and actually being able to help the citizens