Marines support firefighting efforts in Southern California U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 and HMLA-267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, as well as US. Navy and U.S. Army aircrews, supported firefighting efforts against the Valley Fire in East San Diego County, California, Sept. 7-9, 2020. The fire has burned nearly 18,000 acres and resources from the local area have been focused on containing the spread of the fire. The Marines began providing

California's wildfire response efforts are getting a huge boost with the addition of state-of-the-art firefighting equipment. This Coulson-Unical CH-47 helitanker can drop up to 3,000 gallons of water in a single pass and function during the day and night. 🚁 | Southern California Edison (SCE)