California battles fires with "fire plane"

Large wildfires are burning in California, and the worst part of the fire season is actually just beginning with red flag warnings posted across the state. Chris Martinez takes us aboard California's top weapon for battling its biggest fires.

[@fifthavenuegirl]

Thank you so much. You saved my horses, myself and my house. Very scary this last week. I saw the whole thing.

[@TheDeno786]

Eliza Raffles why did you not help instead of watching .. so selfish

[@vegetablefeces7368]

Escaping a devastating fire to save your own life is selfish?

[@user-yr8kd5nx8d]

TheDeno786 How are they supposed to help??

[@_Katzeri]

TheDeno786 it is actually recommend to NOT help if you aren’t part of the team :) oh and what *was* he supposed to help with lol

[@ares679]

@@TheDeno786 wow mr.firefighter

[@therealakalaska9485]

them pilots got some balls

[@thomaspayne6866]

therealAK ALASKA he’s like the dale earnheart for airplanes

[@sergio-pp8qc]

Why is every one trying to make a funny comment when this ain’t a funny video?

[@josemoralesjimenez4730]

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[@mariavenegas7208]

@@sergio-pp8qc shut up some are funny you dont yave good humor

[@bigsmoke3396]

@@mariavenegas7208 And you can't spell

[@SplicesAndCelluloid]

Not only is it a firefighting plane, it's a DC-10. Doubly amazing.

[@Code_Rapper]

2016: we need big planes 2020: we need bigger planes.. and a prayer

[@lucozade8373]

They got a 747 now

[@devinreyes8233]

@@lucozade8373 nah 7 500

[@ECEAaronXavierLobo]

@@devinreyes8233 ?

[@stephenouma]

why cant they use liquid nitrogen?

[@waynee5603]

Heroes. We throw the word around a lot. I can say without question though, that the men and women involved with firefighting are truly heroic. In the air, on the ground, or in the fire itself. Hats off to their bravery and selflessness.

[@alsojuja]

These jets are huge and it's amazing to see them flying so low! This guy's accent sounds very Western PA.

[@justinkurttoboso2957]

Philadelphia , Pennsylvania

[@incognito5793]

0:35 - When you sneeze on your period...

[@jediael9906]

Lmfaooooo

[@justjeremy441]

That isn't blood...

[@cavejohnson1710]

JeremyGarciaO_O r/woooooosh

[@ardaozd3447]

Luciana Hemphill what? I’m a boy, but do girls have there period when they sneeze

[@sergio-pp8qc]

When you try your best to make a meme out of a video

[@allisonrousseau5541]

Thank you for all that you do for everyone that is in the fire!

[@TheDeno786]

Allison Rousseau your welcome

[@debrasylvestro8706]

@@TheDeno786 ? Mk 7 year old

[@JustinCglass]

I've seen them doing there drops They were buzzing the tree tops during the valley fire 2 years ago

[@mrplane4205]

This takes fighting fire with fire to a whole new level

[@mauihawes9185]

Not really lmao

[@chefgiovanni]

Thank you and love to all the Fire Fighters.

[@ricksdiecast6353]

You guys saved my house thank you!

[@rejgar]

Use this on Australia and the amazon forest.

[@RonnieMcNutt_Mindblowing]

But this was like 4 years ago

[@svendkarlkarlson2071]

They should

[@rejgar]

weirdintro 9 oh ;_;

[@morph9749]

weirdintro 9 they should still use it

[@rejgar]

CLM Morph hm yeah

[@drior]

Use this on the Amazon forest

[@carrieyaj]

Paulie G. They did. Just got there last week

[@mrs.chimnamshook6194]

But its no use

[@drior]

@@carrieyaj ah ok

[@ajbuggy8474]

Yup, they are indeed using the DC10. They are also using the Global Supertanker 747 Aircraft

[@SGTRandleOneOne]

How do they pull off these types on maneuvers in an airliner? That's damn impressive.

[@philliplawson5770]

Those pilots are awesome thank you so much God bless you all stay safe

[@ThefourthPistol]

Wow what an incredible gender reveal congrats guys its a girl!

[@minectutweh9076]

i would trust this man even though i never met him

[@tyzxcj34]

Thank you sir

[@OJTheEngineer]

Thank you

[@25gwolfable]

Thank you very much

[@connorm.8323]

My dad had been a firefighter for 37 years and has only seen the 747 once! Super rare and expensive but SO cool!

[@helloimclaudio]

That’s not a 747 in the video

[@census3370]

747 hold my beer.

[@andywerner838]

Thanks

[@drpickels7199]

2020 I’ll make this a tiny bit worse in California

[@goodlookingpotato5298]

I am just scared about the sana Ana winds

[@Brian_Moser1118]

this guy is a man's man.

[@LouiesOfficial]

amazing pilot!!!

[@werbebewerter8222]

these pilots are one of a kind .... just wow!

[@drendonkostrum8702]

What's that air craft called that makes a smoke line for the tanker planes to follow for the drop ???? Anyone know ??

[@dangraham9741]

what kind is that turbo prop there at 0.55 , perhaps an S - 2 tracker fitted with turbo props ?

[@shreddder999]

yeah that's a Grumman.

[@kennybooboo3926]

We need a couple of these here on maui

[@yeethittter1285]

Me on period: *does literally anything* My body:

[@debora1959able]

They saved my home...

[@potatotamato5046]

0:53 REEEE

[@justjeremy441]

Ahhhhhh my water broke.

[@sergio-pp8qc]

When you try to make a meme out of a video that isn’t funny at all

[@justjeremy441]

@@sergio-pp8qc you really replied to a comment from 1 year ago nobody has time for you.

[@mikhailyork8981]

Someone mad

[@abijithsajikumar8104]

lets hope for good times...all the prays from your loving friends

[@raider1978raider]

He is a real hero!! He needs to get paid big dollars not athletes putting a ball 🏀 in a basket.

[@sikindarantivirus7417]

Thank you Don Frye

[@heshlar4188]

I would trust this man anyday of the week

[@user-mc5on4bn9b]

There was a little fire that started in Arizona peridot then it became bigger and instead of firefighters it was airplanes next I saw so much

[@butchblakesley6239]

R K Smithley and crew...May you be blessed with CAVU conditions at a whim :)

[@Melissa0774]

They have picnic table inside the plane? People sit in there and eat? I wonder what else they do inside the passenger compartment or if they ever use the plane for anything else besides fighting fires.

[@scgamerd]

America!

[@HuiChyr]

That smart person should had use the space in the fuselage too.

[@ursonly7889]

*me in 2020 watching this with the fires rn*

[@nonwilson5587]

Beautiful.....

[@geofferyblevins1714]

00:50 when I asked for a red carpet 🤣

[@ieatsharpiesxp4509]

Lol

[@ethanwoody2076]

You got to love it when humans come together and do something beautiful without somebody saying wait let me approve it

[@SegoMan]

You mean like spending billion$ to take care of the illegals instead of proper resource management?

[@ethanwoody2076]

@@SegoMan @SegoMan if you're not Native American you technically are a legal immigrant, and that also would technically consider you to be an ancient anchor baby!? Whoch is also a legal immigrant

[@snexbau5251]

After watching Disney's planes "fire and rescue", coincidently this video shows up on youtube...awesome plane by the way.

[@PayToWin0]

That pilot got some big metal balls. I would be scared to fly that plane that low.

[@christophercotton9048]

If we had 10 of those converted passenger jet liners the brush fires 🔥 would be out in no time flat!!

[@Abigail-ts3qg]

How are the fire starting though somebody has to be starting those fires

[@adampalomino8293]

And then here comes the wild fire right now

[@rupeinspections5611]

The government needs to purchase about 80 of these planes and also buy about a hundred of those super scupper planes

[@MicoKaine]

Can't they use these stuff on the amazon rainforest fire?

[@woofy8373]

They actually did probably exactly an hour before you posted this comment

[@MicoKaine]

@@woofy8373 that is epic

[@cieragibson1147]

That’s crazy

[@chrisjeffers4868]

You know that pilot has a tool fridge stocked with Budweiser and an American flag that spans the entire length of the garage...Murica!!

[@ImNotMC]

That's amazing, refill those tanks in 15 mins, those guys are heroes!

[@mike_1248]

but thanks for helping

[@johnrohlfs4185]

Awesome

[@mangarang]

I know something else California can do to reduce the size and quantity of wildfires; more controlled burns, and less water usage for almond crops specifically.

[@legxndary_4419]

Bro this Fire Almost reaches our house.

[@seyhano]

Hor much do these aircraft cost ?

[@ms-b6791]

1 lavabo parası

[@OJTheEngineer]

You saved my dogs life

[@macmillan4763]

Too bad

[@lazerdivision7993]

Imagine if there was a 747 version of this plane

[@peowpeow1801]

Just like watching the planes 2 fire rescue 🤣

[@geofferyblevins1714]

00:20 how I put my Kool-Aid in My cup.😏

[@ieatsharpiesxp4509]

Lol

[@michaelvasquezeagl]

McDonnell Douglas DC-10 classic

[@Hoyeons7]

this is american style :) keep it up dc-10! and thanks for all crew. to save the all people :)

[@dylan-5287]

Abas Abd thank God it isn't that much more, which would likely be the case without this technology.

[@999racing]

One load of the red stuff costs like 50k

[@superandreanintendo]

One surface not covered by red stuff could cost a million

[@mdhaynie]

Probably cost $200 to make

[@rRobertSmith]

2020 the fires and smoke are too intense to fly planes....very bad situation

[@PInk77W1]

747 Super Soaker says Hold my double big gulp

[@goldenstateaviation2861]

Ah yes “fire planes”

[@stephenreynolds6239]

Great fellas

[@LPeaks218]

Should they build a water tunnel?

[@jpaulc441]

I've always wanted to know what a menstruating aircraft looked like and now I do.

[@Gamerbajwa]

U didn't showed the thumbnail plane

[@wffdmf]

nice job

[@adamoshea2793]

How would you become one of these pilots

[@GrnXnham]

To start, they weigh your balls. 50kg minimum to qualify.

[@KineMasterForFun]

Did they used a Airbus to delete the fire

[@salch105]

facilities are not enough to extinguisher the fire, nature is strong

[@solarnaut]

are you sure that pilot ain't the proud pappy of a new born baby girl ?

[@likebotting784]

DC10 doing fighter maneuvers wtf.

[@francescak3512]

yet my state has life saving machines

[@williamcap2236]

The 747 holds more ! They should get a few of those now retired airbus 4 engine jets & set one of them up

[@rachgb9361]

Great, useful planes, why didn’t these get used in November 2018 California?

[@planecrazy3808]

I THINK HE OWNS THE OPTION OF PUTTING TANKS ON A BOEING 747 (SEARCH IT)

[@ordinaryperson4168]

Damn right billy bob

[@Untitled_GreenSkittle_channel]

DC-10 Tanker

[@Jokertuning]

The DC 10 is nothing to the 747 supertanker

[@HealerGabriel]

well that's some toxic bullsh!t!!

[@marcelinosilva4473]

1:34.... Me not really sure what it's about

[@noobforpresident2024]

It's called Phos-Chek.

[@JC02official]

Do these pollute the environment?

[@austntexan]

thumbnail action is 0:45

[@DeinoASG---1]

Yup that’s you guys and Family fun pack has saw that Everybody ewatch family fun pack becuse that happend to them. and thank you so much for saving everybody i din’t live there im just saying tips

[@frostyplays6111]

I was in that fire it was scary

[@avocadodip2157]

Blended Hot Cheetos are saving the world

[@chrisgriffin7357]

Most badass and rewarding job on the planet. Dangerous though

[@mike_1248]

i was going to die >: my little pupy ran and died

[@sidekicklemon9172]

A McDonnell Douglas KC-10 helps the wildfire to stop, How amazing!!! ;)

[@masonstaker4829]

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