Canadian Water Bombers Departing to California Wildfires from Quebec

[@jbqu3142]

To all who want to know if Québec helps other provinces in case of forest fires, the answer is yes. We help in USA, Central America, South America and Europe too. Forest fires have no race, no religion, no langage, no culture. It is just our human duty to help others when needed.

[@VE3LIX]

Vive le Quebec!

[@terrywhelan6651]

Quebec is free. The rest of Canada fought and died in 2 world wars to make them free. Not a lot of cenataph's to be found in rural Quebec.

[@VE3LIX]

@ Um yes and no, Canada fought for France and Britain, and other EU countries. France had abandoned it's people a long time before WW1.

[@cannack]

​@@terrywhelan6651 The Royal 22nd alone has battle honours as far back as *1870* , ww1 & 2 included...... so what are you meaning to say here?

[@sylvainlariviere264]

La SOPFEU est une fierté de tous les Québécois 👍⚜️⚜️

[@pin65371]

I think one cool thing with the video is the airport firefighters went out to show their support as well.

[@Andygarrett357]

Gave them something to do as the hockey games hadn't started.

[@miketimo99]

Thanks, guys! We really do appreciate what a great neighbor you folks up north are, eh? 😁

[@Fred-vy1hm]

You might want to tell that to your new president. 🤔

[@miketimo99]

@@Fred-vy1hm Unfortunately, you are absolutely correct and I can't agree with you more... But I'm going to guess that he won't agree with me (since I didn't vote for him in the first place...)

[@roccococolombo2044]

We do not say "eh" much in Québec. We say Bonjour. 😉

[@thebelissima64]

@@roccococolombo2044 I don't understand what you mean because "eh" is used at the end of a sentence. I doesn't mean "bonjour". I live in Quebec City and I hear "salut" more often than "bonjour" 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@cyberclaude]

Departing from Jean Lesage intl Airport in Québec city. Avions CL415 décollant de l’aéroport Jean Lesage à Québec . je vous souhaite un voyage sécuritaire et une mission réussie!

[@poissonsr71]

Merci ! j'espère qu'ils vont réussir à éteindre le feu

[@yobryan88]

@poissonsr71 Est-ce un vol direct ou font-ils des arrêts en chemin ?

[@poissonsr71]

@@yobryan88 ils ont faient 5 étapes de 2h30 à 4h

[@LuisMiguel-sm5hr]

Wow

[@ehbcd]

Two more from Sault Ste. Marie and Dryden Ontario on their way as well.

[@tod537]

Proud to be Canadian.

[@jeffbetts2]

Still a little bit of pride left here in Canada. Merci Quebec!

[@djftremblay5895]

Ca nous fait plsisir!

[@alpearson9158]

and Ontario, Alberta and BC all sent air units

[@jbqu3142]

@@alpearson9158 make a video of it so we can thank you too.

[@Dannyboy32145]

You Canuks have a lot to be proud of, a hell of a lot.

[@Fred-vy1hm]

Hell of a lot of pride.😊🇨🇦

[@normandmorin7052]

Merci Québec!

[@cwqrpportable]

Thank you CANADA

[@Alsatiagent-zu1rx]

Everyone knows they are from Quebec. Don't you think we should be close allies for the next four years?

[@cwqrpportable]

@ well said! As a cdn I agree 🇨🇦

[@daniellauzon4533]

⁠@@Alsatiagent-zu1rx Wow, nothing anti Canadian about his Merci Québec message and yet you feel the need to comment about that!? I don’t know if you follow news in your part of the country but Alberta is the freakin’ anti Canadian right now. Oh and the agreement that has been sending these planes, pilots and support personnel for the past 31 years is not between the US and Canada, it’s between California and Québec. I am just as proud to see firefighters from BC or Ontario send help so why don’t you let us be proud that in this particular case it’s about brothers and sisters down the street. Thank you.

[@hqoffroad]

@@cwqrpportablenot Canada is transport Québec not Canada 😂

[@timinashton]

Look at the thickness in the wings. These are built for purpose. They are freakishly huge for a single use machine. A very nice show of respect from the fire crews.

[@margaretross9150]

What a wonderfully designed and powerful airplane! Two Pratt and Whitney Canada turboprop engines. Along with the interior water tanks, there are tanks for fire retardants. Thank you for the wonderful footage.

[@davidcalvin4215]

I wonder how much bigger and more capable it would be with 4 engines like the Mars water bombers?

[@normanddionne57]

@@davidcalvin4215 Interesting question. Maybe on day we will see a 4 engines CL 615 capable of lifting more water

[@fromagefrizzbizz9377]

@@normanddionne57 Probably not. Larger aircraft are FAR more difficult for both the scooping and drop operations. The CL's rapid turn around is simply incredible (in ideal conditions less than 90 seconds), and when it comes right down to it, it can deliver more water faster than just about anything else. A four engine aircraft would not be able to use some of the smaller or more obstructed water sources the CL215/CL415 can. This is what you get from a purpose-built aircraft. While the Martin Mars is an magnificent machine, it is NOWHERE near as efficient as CL415s at delivering water, unless you have to go very long distances to scoop. Of all the water bombers in the world, only the Martin Mars (of which only two ever operated as water bombers), the CL 215 and CL415 and the Russian BE 200 currently "scoop". The rest have to land at an airport to pick up water.

[@crazyralph6386]

@@fromagefrizzbizz9377precisely. bigger is not better, they have to be relatively light weight and agile for the takeoff roll and to get in and out of small lakes and rivers.

[@fromagefrizzbizz9377]

@@crazyralph6386 always looked so painful to me when larger modified aircraft were used for it, like a DC10. I will never forget the horror of seeing a converted c130 (Hercules) have its wings snap off. The last aircraft you’d expect that to happen. I subsequently found out that very old C130s were notorious for mainspar corrosion, and that is impossible to fix except by replacing the aircraft. I would bet that was at least 20-30 years old, decommissioned by the military and resurrected as a water bomber without fully recognizing the damage. Water leaks and high stress maneuvering eventually killed it and it’s crew.

[@livelife4471]

These firefighters should be proud of themselves as they are certainly representing Canada proudly. Well done Québec!

[@robschwartzenberger6698]

Safe travels boys, God's speed.

[@altamiradorable]

godspeed !! In one word !

[@Dannyboy32145]

Way to go Canada.....10/10.

[@roderickcampbell2105]

Not a chance that Canada let's down it's friends

[@maryrafuse2297]

@@roderickcampbell2105 Not like Republican (Red) America!

[@brunomarcotte4210]

Merci!

[@jbqu3142]

@@roderickcampbell2105 like US does!

[@gatekeeper65]

@@jbqu3142 Don't go there please. It's one very small portion of the American people that are wreaking all this havoc right now, and they won't last. They majority of Americans are not behind their stupidity.

[@denisemiron5196]

I am so proud of Québec helping out…I pray for their safety…

[@craigmclean8260]

Thank you, Canada; Godspeed, crew!

[@whatever1279]

Stay safe in 🇨🇦🇨🇦 California get those brutal fires out. 🇨🇦🇨🇦 Prayers for all of California

[@NthgToFear]

Sometimes you just luck out and get really great neighbors.

.......and sometimes for 4 years.....ya Don't lol

[@Chr1s-fm6bi]

Not for Canada.

[@Nyth63]

California has been leasing these planes every winter for 30 years.

[@magicman8817]

We can’t say the same about you all.

[@Alsatiagent-zu1rx]

@@magicman8817 Most American are strongly opposed to Trump's threats. @NthgToFear is obviously among them. Why aggravate those who remain friends?

[@brettwalters-n4u]

Proud to be a Quebecer, our people know how to deal with Forest Fires...

[@jerrycann6374]

CHAPTER I THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF QUÉBEC 1. French is the official language of Québec. Only French has that status. French is also the only common language of the Québec nation and constitutes one of the foundations of its identity and distinct culture.

[@applehill1042]

@@jerrycann6374And?

[@MrLaventurier]

@@jerrycann6374 I fail to see the point of your post in regards to this video. Can you explain it or are you bashing french speaking Quebekers?

[@jerrycann6374]

@@MrLaventurier pointing out the fact the french have laws that to discriminate against English, they are not part of canada

[@ottdog1952]

Beau travail. Merci Quebec.

[@browndog9402]

And thats what we do as Canadians, we help others in need.

[@pjimmbojimmbo1990]

Pumpkin Head will likely deport the Planes and Crews come Monday, as California is a Blue State, and Trump would want them to suffer by burning

[@MrTikka1950]

I'm old enough to remember watching the prototypes being tested from Cartierville Airport... The CL-215...YUP..I'm old😂

[@1983dmd]

Il me semble qu'il y avait une barrière rétractable au bout de la piste qui s'abaissait lors des essais au décollage et atterrissage, aussi pour les Challenger prototype afin de barrer la route temporairement aux voitures

[@almazza2553]

Used to drive by the Canadair facility every day . When the hangar doors were open could see these birds and thought how inelegant they were but the functionality is clearly evident.

[@angusquake]

Same here ... I grew up in Roxboro and you'd see them at low altitude flying test circuits after getting built.

[@jbqu3142]

Je m’en souviens également, on les voyait lorsque nous allions au Parc Belmont. Mais ne vous en faites pas car avec les nouvelles générations qui montent, Old is the new Young!

[@Averageguy29]

J’habite à st-Nicolas (Lévis). Tous les printemps j’adore les regarder s’exercer au dessus du fleuve et au dessus de nous pendant qu’on taille nos pommiers

[@ramspace]

Thanks for the clip and all the informative comments.

[@marlenemmc2339]

MERCI!!

[@ks351]

Quebecers really stepped up...let's acknowledge that canada...from a proud British Columbian

[@Hitch1577]

🇨🇦 ✊🏻 really appreciated my english cousin , despite what you guys think in the west, we like you ! One big family

[@RLee-zs1ds]

@@Hitch1577 Not all "families" get on well all the time, but if trouble hits one of us, we all stand together.

[@MrLaventurier]

Thanks. I was looking at this video and really saddened from all the anti quebec Canadians on here. Its a real shame that there's this anti Quebec sentiment from Western Canada for I don't know what reason. Personally, I live in Montreal, speak english, and the majority of the office is bilingual. Its great. Its too bad that this hate is here...

[@salvatoregaleotafiore8568]

Safe travels to the crew for Dryden Ontario Canada

[@whatever1279]

Two more leaving Northern Ontario heading to California as well.

[@tod537]

Well done Ontario.

[@Hnjorl]

The best part is that DeHavilland Canada is building new water bombers.

[@kevin.keen.socialmedia]

Actually it is Viking Air of Victoria, BC, with production facililties also in Calgary, AB. They negotiated the rights to use the moniker DeHavilland Canadair (DHC).

[@ramspace]

Model 515.

[@m1t2a1]

@@kevin.keen.socialmedia Viking and DeHavilland amalgamated last year. I really don't know who owns what now.

That’s great ! Any coming to Alberta?

[@m1t2a1]

They're being made in Calgary.

[@HuckThis1971]

This aircraft was designed by Canadair to fight forest fires near villages and cities surrounded by forest in secluded regions.

[@Sbn2025]

Or Saskatchewan, Alberta and BC wildfires

[@RLee-zs1ds]

The original concept and design is nbearly 50 years old

[@andynobby]

Trump does'nt need us!

[@bobjohnson1587]

He may not want us, but he definitely needs us! No man - no country - is an island! 🙂

[@denisemiron5196]

Well…ironically, he spoke too fast about not needing us…however, destiny has proven otherwise and a good thing that Canada has no silly grudges especially… when a huge disaster occurs so close to home! This helping out the USA has proven what good will is towards our fellow humans! BRAVO QUÉBEC! Ils vont ce souvenir 😅

[@denis-emilegiasson3723]

Way to go Québec... 20/20. Vous êtes les MEILLEURS les Gros.

[@DianeOliphant]

GO CANADA❤ 🇨🇦 THANK YOU QUEBEC❤

[@djftremblay5895]

Ca nous fait plaisir!

[@francoisgagne2651]

Departing with an honor gard....🎉

[@nancypearson1353]

May God keep you all safe and thank you!

[@GlensHangar]

YQB! I fly in and out of there all the time. Je vous souhaite à tous bonne chance pour éteindre les incendies en Californie!

[@123danyk123]

Vidéo incroyable des Bombardiers d’eau CL-415 qui se prépare à décoller avec les véhicules d’urgence qui supportait ça 🚒🚒🚒🇨🇦🎉❤ Il y a eu beaucoup d’action sur le tarmac (tellement qu’à 3:53 un avion Air Canada à atteri 😅) dommage que tu n’avait pas ton scanneur 🎛️📻 C’est super de lire les commentaires en français comme en anglais qui sont touchant ❤

[@poissonsr71]

Merci pour vos beaux commentaires! bonne journée !! :)

[@denisepepin4662]

Est-ce que les pompiers et la police saluent les Scoopers qui partent ? Are firefighters and police officers saluting the departure of the Scoopers ?

[@cyberclaude]

Oui! ils s’en vont faire face aux danger! ces héros méritent un tel salut!

[@djftremblay5895]

Oui!

[@jbqu3142]

Jusqu’à moins 35* Celsius.

[@denisepepin4662]

@@cyberclaude merci j'ai montré cette vidéo à des étudiants de la Fonction publique (ils apprennent le français) et on est ben fiers et il y a l'autre vidéo, que je cherche , qui montre la "salute" à un pilote C'est l'été et on envoie de l'eau ( un camion citerne ) c'est touchant ! Je la retrouverai ---surtout que mon oncle, il y a longtemps, travaillait pour la Canadair et moi,eh bien j'habite pas loin de l'aéroport ---j'aurais adoré y être le 15 janvier !

[@ronkennedy213]

Put a tariff for being a great neighbour

[@loveslakers126]

If Canada was a great neighbor it would secure its border and meet its NATO obligation.

[@jonproctor3739]

@@loveslakers126 "Y'all" owe us all 328.7 BILLION regarding your disgustingly absurd National Debt. Before running your yap about what you think the USA is "owed", maybe get your head out of your butt & worry about what "y'all" owe the rest of the world. Because it's one shyte load of a lot more than you owe just to Canada. Have a nice day ... eh?

[@sly0368]

well said

[@louisecote3542]

​@@loveslakers126 Dude,we all know that fentonil and migrants are just an excuse isn'it compare to the situation at their souther border,give us a break!!!

[@scarlet_2hou19]

​@@loveslakers126 Because people in the world want peace, not war. The day said country will be invaded and enter in war economy, of course they will meet NATO standards, and way beyond that But during peacetime, people want universal healthcare and lower taxes, not firearms mass-production and hostility Leaders who don't give them that won't be voted for anyway.

[@wcam7822]

Tell Trump our water bombers are not for sale.

[@kentpowell5427]

Typical Canadians willing to help out even in the face of an impending economic war that is about to about to be unleashed in an effort to take over our country. I hope we can rely on our neighbors to realize the situation. Our countries need to work together.

[@tomrogers9467]

We be the fools!

[@fraudbuster1456]

Trump can’t take over Canada. Didn’t you see the snow?

[@benoitlaferriere8581]

Powered by Pratt&Whitney Canada.

[@susanparker9877]

Great respect here❤

[@Renard380]

Man those are beautiful birds! Never get tired of watching them :)

[@abugden]

Godspeed and Come home safe mes amis.

[@BerlA-i1p]

You guys have class. Well done.

[@bobjohnson1587]

Unless the dumpster fire to the south!

[@HuckThis1971]

Inspected assemblies for this aircraft at YUL. Favorite aircraft after Beaver.

[@jasondrummond9451]

Thanks for the info - FAUX NEWS St. Louis was reporting these aircraft as leaving the California firefight. Sheesh!!!

[@poissonsr71]

you are correct the plane that are in California have the numbers 243 and 245 . 243 or immatriculation C-GQBE is the broken one

[@jasondrummond9451]

@@poissonsr71 I've heard that 243 is now repaired and back in service.

[@donvickers8507]

when you send the bill to the usa add 25%

[@edwardcave1947]

How many does Quebec have and how many are going?

[@poissonsr71]

Quebec has 8 CL-415 4 CL-215 and 2 CL-215T a total of 4 are in California. Notes that 1 CL-415 hasn't been available since 2020 for modification study (244)

[@RLee-zs1ds]

Canada has a total of 64 of these water bombers

[@edwardcave1947]

@ thanks

[@Syl20]

très fier d'eux !

[@mauriceryton]

I just wonder how many people will ask where the Country of Quebec is!

[@jbqu3142]

Probably people who failed their geography exams.

[@FroggerQ101]

I am pretty sure almost everyone does know, French Canadian are mock quite a lot in many places sadly, especially in the US, i cannot remember all TV shows that laughs at Quebecers (to name a few, How i Met your Mother, South Park, Family Guy, Cougar Town....). Even in Holland they know from their French classes, last time i went there and spoke on the phone, the Touristic person at her desk asked me what in hell language i was speaking, when i mentioned i was from Canada she right away said ''Oh, you`re from Quebec!` And let`s face it, even in aviation they more likely get used to the word Quebec, as it is used to spell out the letter Q in the alphabet. Everyone knows about the unwanted Province in Canada, the province US would not want, the sort of unloved cousin of France :) But i guess, poutine made us well known.

[@margaretross9150]

@@FroggerQ101 I'm an Albertan (with a stupid premier) who is very proud Quebec is part of Canada. Any mocking shows how ignorant that person is.

[@jbqu3142]

@ you know what, we are so used to that kind of bashing that we became indifferent to it. Our best response is to pray for such pathetic people. You mention Holland, which is a province of Nederland; just to let you know that the #1 WW2 hero in Nederland is a québecois, Léo Major. He did what NO american or canadian did! What’ s amazing is that all his accomplissements were done before the invention of poutine. Also, these tv programs are for you, anglos, we don’t watch them. We have our own TV for our people. VLQL!

[@jbqu3142]

Léo Major, from Québec, the Québécois Rambo, no one has done what he did: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Léo_Major

[@Alsatiagent-zu1rx]

Scooping up water from a lake while you are flying must be a nerve wracking thing for a pilot.

[@derrickconnolly9164]

Landing a commercial aircraft on the Hudson River must of been nerve racking

[@margaretross9150]

These planes are shaped like a boat to make them stable on water. Genius design.

[@GaisSacredCreations]

There is a video on KZbin of two CL-415s following each other, landing on a lake, 12 seconds, then off they go. View from the cockpit...as the tanks become full, an alarm goes off telling the pilots it's time to pull up.

[@Castrum450]

I noticed that since water bombers are used in the warmer months these aircraft do not have anti-icing equipment. Number 241 had a lot of frost on the wings and tail and it was snowing. Very dangerous conditions to start that long trip to California. I hope they get into warmer weather on their journey soon and can avoid icing conditions in the clouds.

[@TaiViinikka]

Icing conditions occur at higher altitudes in all seasons, so I wonder if you are correct. See also: www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/MMEL_CL-415_Rev_1_Draft.pdf

[@GaisSacredCreations]

They are de-iced when taking off from any airport, its part of the procedure. The CL-415 have inflatable boots to de-ice the engine inlets and empennage leading edges.

[@FooFahFoeFum]

Canada should build about another 20 of these with folding wings that fit into a larger transport plane.. Then rent them out anywhere on the planet to arrive within 14 hours or less anywhere on the planet.

[@Ramit5100]

'God keep our Land glorious and free.' Praise The Lord God My Saviour, for His mercy endureth forever! 🤗

[@CloudChasersAviation]

Shoutout for filming in the cold! Would I be able to use your clip in my compilation? I'll make sure to give credit by including your channel name original video in the description and on screen!

[@poissonsr71]

Thank you .I would be very happy to let you use my video YT might send a Kind of warning but I will not copyright you

[@richardreimer7852]

If I could afford to take time off i would go to California to help

[@halon7476]

Quebec 🇨🇦 👏👏👏

[@derrickconnolly9164]

Canada does an amazing job managing its forests.

[@brettmckay9202]

Awsome going from -30 weathers to +30 weather

[@patmurphy2472]

Tough flight, these aircraft not well suited to cold weather flying. Be safe mon amis.

[@Tundracats-u9k]

I wondered about that.

[@GaisSacredCreations]

CL-415s have inflatable boots to de-ice the engine inlets and empennage leading edges.

[@jameskim62]

GOOD LUCK and BE SAFE !!!~~~~~~

[@therandomytchannel4318]

Off to war, fighting a different battle but stay safe Quebec crews and all the best ❤

[@Twinkle-top]

We’re not for sale, but will help you out anytime we can

[@relyks1999]

Awesome!

[@poissonsr71]

Thank you!

[@MrGaby47]

Soyez prudent et bon vol les amis!!

[@charlesshields3004]

How many hours will it take to get to Los Angeles?

[@grabasandwich]

​@@thebiffer100 Have you seen Ice Pilots NWT? Were they crazy for flying them overseas rather than sending them in pieces or something?

[@stashoneill]

They have a range of about 2400 kilometers and it’s roughly 4200 kilometers between Quebec City and Los Angeles. It has a long range cruise speed of 280km/h. Commercial aircraft fly at an average speed of 850 km/h. It takes roughly 6 and a half hours to fly from Montreal to LA so, time in the air for the CL-415 would be over double that. With stopover and refueling, I’d guess that it would take them 15, maybe 16 hours. Could be more. Edit: So, I just checked FR24 and it seems that they flew from Quebec City to Columbus, Ohio(3:46 flight time). Then flew to St. Louis(2:35 flight time). Next, they flew to Scottsbluff, Nebraska(4:15 flight time) and, most recently, to Boise, Idaho(3:46).They departed Quebec City at 2:18pm ET on Jan. 15 and made it to Boise by 8:30pm Jan.16. Total flight time is 14 hours and 22 minutes to get from Quebec City to Boise, Idaho.

[@poissonsr71]

you can see their flight plans on flight radar 24 by searching QUE241 and QUE 247 . At the moment they are at their 4th leg .each flight had a length of 2.5 to 4h

[@ag8049]

3 jours 2 dodo

[@nixxonnor]

The high propeller axis is a clever thing being a water bomber

[@karenpalladini5010]

Un gros Merci Quebec!!

[@RobinPMac]

So there! TRUMP a good neighbour is sending help TARIF FREE

[@martyberger7168]

And that’s a long flight from Quebec to LA

[@ag8049]

3 jours

[@CJ-nf5jd]

Wow that last one looked like a really short takeoff.

[@poissonsr71]

Yes especially with the fuel for à 5h+ flight

[@dbolt6543]

@@poissonsr71 Turboprop plus wings designed for quick takeoff from water equal really good takeoff from land.

[@aaaaaadasjfodsfdjfbdshifb]

@@dbolt6543 Yep, these are designed so they can take off on a lake or canyon surrounded by tall mountains.

[@dull_Asian_dad]

Long multi-hop flights. Good luck boys. Stay safe.

[@f18tom56]

what airport would this be?

[@volvoxc1937]

Quebec/Jean Lesage Int'l Airport (CYQB)

[@robertsp0923]

Quebec City which just happens to be one if not the most beautiful ciy in Canada.

[@jbqu3142]

@@robertsp0923 Québec, le cœur de l’Amérique française, fondée en 1608 par Samuel de Champlain, Nouvelle-France, joyau du patrimoine mondial UNESCO, seule ville fortifiée d’Amérique du Nord, capitale des Québécois.

[@GaisSacredCreations]

Québec City International Jean Lesage airport

[@salvatoregaleotafiore8568]

Dryden Ontario Canada

[@Machistmo]

Thanks Canada. I dont believe I am wrong when I say United States and Canada r Frens.

[@katherinehunter3790]

Be safe out there ♥

[@AgentFascinateur]

Bravo 👏👏 💜

[@annaromao6330]

Proud 🥲 😊

[@A.Alizaddeh]

All the best guys

[@BritishCanadian1]

God speed. Be safe. (not a bot just a new account)🇨🇦🇬🇧

[@KorbenDallas]

I have flown to that airport in Quebec City. C-GQBC's related flights were 15-Jan-2025 YQB to LCK 3h 56m. 15-Jan-2025 LCK to SUS 2h 36m. 16-Jan-2024 SUS to BFF 4h 19m. 16-Jan-2025 BFF to BOI 3h 50m.

[@brianfisher3991]

There has been these water boomers in California for 2 weeks already. This is more going down there to help out .

[@anthonycyr9657]

Beastly but beautiful aircraft, now being built brand new in Alberta Canada as the dehavilland 515

[@GaisSacredCreations]

Still a long way off, 2028. Our water bombers are aging and the maintenance is long for each plane. Too bad DeHavilland can't get them out sooner...still 3 years away and they have orders from all over the world for the new DHC-515s.

[@anthonycyr9657]

@GaisSacredCreations takes time to set up production lines and get the aircraft certifiable.

[@Littlefox579]

Does this mean we don’t get invaded? America?

[@dmack1827]

So much for a nice quiet off-season!

[@Madmacman4296]

Amazing, American guys have all kinds of super jets high tech super machines but they never build something like this .Sounds strange they have all the best technology but in special circumstances they don't have this airplanes. Made in CANADA 😊

[@grabasandwich]

I guess it's better from a business standpoint to hire them on contract like they apparently have for the past 30 years?

[@videolifeca]

30 million a copy.

[@TaiViinikka]

Canada also makes the best (IMO) "bush aircraft" in the world, used in Alaska, Africa, Australia, in the Himalayas, and here at home.

[@alpearson9158]

@@grabasandwich only two a year are contracted the other 6 are not and Coulson's from BC are not either

[@tomrogers9467]

We should put a 50% tariff on the service!

[@NoahMDub]

Godspeed Superscoopers! 😊

[@bobknight6394]

Lucky its winter time not many fires in Canada right now!!!

[@joseph-mariopelerin7028]

I love the design of those airplane.. they are saying; "let the grown up fix your mistake/crime"

[@jbqu3142]

JE ME SOUVIENS de la chanson de 1968 « California » du rocker québécois Robert Charlebois, chanson de la contre-culture d’un trip d’acide (Tangerine). Duo avec Louise Forestier. Charlebois à l’époque c’était les Cowboys Fringants puissance 10 à lui tout seul. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGW9oXRngdp7opo

[@jbqu3142]

Le groupe accompagnant Charlebois est « Jazz libre du Québec » comme dans Vive le Québec Libre!

[@DavidSpearman-ty5bh]

Depending what happens Monday they should turn around

[@paulpenard7321]

Somebody Will says à much time for arrive at L.A ?

[@poissonsr71]

should be around 02:16PM PST

[@petruscancun7667]

vive le Québec volant et libre

[@GromPilot]

A fine send off. If I were there I would wave my hat.

[@leokimvideo]

Seeing fire fighting aircraft working in the snow just doesn't seem natural

[@GaisSacredCreations]

Two summers go in Northern Québec, fires were burning in the boreal forest up north while snow was still on the ground in mid-April...This is Canada.

[@diehard8061]

Interesting. Where was this while Alberta and BC were burning last summer?

[@jbqu3142]

Québec was burning at the same time. But we still manage to send you a couple of them. Where is Alberta on the canadian united front against tariffs?

[@jeffcantin]

Quebec also had very large forest fires this summer. Quebec teams were not able to put out the fires.

[@margaretross9150]

@@jbqu3142 Let me reassure you that many Albertans are disgusted about the actions of our awful premier and UCP government. Disgusted and ashamed.

[@GlensHangar]

@diehard8061 are you really that much of a troll? Quebec was also on fire last summer, so these planes were flying and putting out fires there.

[@GaisSacredCreations]

Darn...do you know how much of the Québec boreal forest was burning last summer?? instead of starting in late May, they started a month earlier, with snow on the ground. Québec unfortunately had the most area burned of any province with 5.2 million ha (13 million acres).

[@romanopinto5172]

Oh Canada🙏👌👍

[@RLee-zs1ds]

Canada has 64 of these "water bombers", Californaia should purchase at least 10 of these aircraft, at $30 million each, its a great investment, considering the $150 billion to $200 billion in damage from the LA fires.

[@ag8049]

Not before 2028 for the CL 515( new one)

[@WayneWright-t1q]

Hell ya Canada!

[@brunomarcotte4210]

I don’t wanna think to how long it takes at their speed to join California from Quebec…

[@AsdfgHjkl-js7wi]

Bravo !

[@charlescook9841]

Please making Rain in California put out the fire Rain 🌧️🔥

[@fartingdog20]

Why isn't Manitoba sending theirs ?

[@cameronens9292]

This is down season for all the planes in all the provinces. So, they do most of the maintenance on them. That way they are ready for our fire season in the spring and summer.

[@fromagefrizzbizz9377]

Manitoba uses a private company to supply their (4) CL415s. The issue may be contracts, or, they're scheduled for maintenance/upgrades that preclude their participation, or even LA saying "not yet please". Quebec and Coulson (BC) already have contracts with LA, so requesting them would be much quicker anyway. They may be due to participate anyway, but air safety precludes having too many of them at once. Ontario just sent two CL415s, and I suspect the delay was at least partially at the behest of LA. Or too many of their crews are on a deserved rest from the firefighting season.

[@GaisSacredCreations]

@@fromagefrizzbizz9377 Only the Government of Québec and SOPFEU have a written contractual agreement with Califonia for the past 32 years to send two water bombers every fall until January to help fight the forest fires.