Coulson Featured on Edison Energized
Coulson Aviation was recently featured on Edison Energized with a piece written by Taelor Bakewell. Her article was greatly enhanced with photography provided by Elisa Ferrari.
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“It’s now more important than ever to stop the spread of fire,” said Fire Chief Brian Fennessy of the Orange County Fire Authority. “Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of Southern California Edison, this Quick Reaction Force program is going to help firefighters on the ground save lives and property. This is the future of aerial firefighting.”
“The Quick Reaction Force consists of two Coulson-Unical CH-47 helitankers that can each carry up to 3,000 gallons of water or retardant, a Sikorsky-61 that can carry up to 1,000 gallons of water or retardant, a Sikorsky-76 intelligence and recon helicopter, as well as a mobile retardant base that can actively mix up to 18,000 gallons of retardant per hour.”
“I can’t tell you, as it pertains to our ability to provide life safety services to our citizens in Southern California, just how much this program is going to significantly impact our ability to execute our missions.”