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October 26 @ 10:30 a.m. – CDF Air Attack Base Tour in Hemet
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HEMET AIR ATTACK BASE
The Hemet Air Attack Base was established in 1959
and is located in the CDF Riverside Unit in the town
of Hemet.
Hemet responds to an average of 150+ calls per
year. Staff at the base consists of
one battalion chief, one fire captain,
one fire apparatus engineer, and 15
firefighters that are shared with the
Hemet-Ryan Helitack Base. The
complement of aircraft located at
Hemet includes one OV-10 Bronco
and two S-2T airtankers.
On average, the base pumps about 650,000 gallons of retardant a
year. With the base’s pumps, eight loading pits and equipment,
Hemet has a possible peak output of 150,000 gallons of retardant
each day. Hemet has its own mixing plant and can store 60,000 gallons
of retardant at the facility.
The base provides initial attack response from the Anza Borrego
Valley to halfway between Ramona and Hemet."
October 26 @ 10:30 a.m. – CDF Air Attack Base Tour in Hemet
"
HEMET AIR ATTACK BASE
The Hemet Air Attack Base was established in 1959
and is located in the CDF Riverside Unit in the town
of Hemet.
Hemet responds to an average of 150+ calls per
year. Staff at the base consists of
one battalion chief, one fire captain,
one fire apparatus engineer, and 15
firefighters that are shared with the
Hemet-Ryan Helitack Base. The
complement of aircraft located at
Hemet includes one OV-10 Bronco
and two S-2T airtankers.
On average, the base pumps about 650,000 gallons of retardant a
year. With the base’s pumps, eight loading pits and equipment,
Hemet has a possible peak output of 150,000 gallons of retardant
each day. Hemet has its own mixing plant and can store 60,000 gallons
of retardant at the facility.
The base provides initial attack response from the Anza Borrego
Valley to halfway between Ramona and Hemet."
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