Quebec sends two more water bombers to fight devastating L.A. wildfires
MONTREAL — Quebec has deployed two more water bombers to California in the battle to contain wildfires that have devastated swaths of the Los Angeles area.
The two CL-415 aircraft sent today bring Quebec’s total California aid package to four water bombers, 12 pilots and six technicians.
Pascal Duclos, head pilot of the Quebec team dispatched to California, says the wildfire situation in the state is a tragedy, with 25 people killed so far and thousands of homes destroyed.
In a news conference today from the L.A. area, Duclos said dry conditions and strong winds risk sparking new fires, and he confirmed that one of the Quebec planes that was grounded last week after a collision with a drone is back in operation.