The U.S. daily Wall Street Journal reported on the 12th local time that fire authorities are spreading seawater as a last resort as a wildfire burning near Los Angeles (LA) runs out of fire water.
Seawater is not usually used as fire water because it pollutes the soil and corrodes fire fighting equipment.
It is also difficult to draw seawater with a fire hose because it is far from the beach.
However, L.A. County fire officials are pumping Pacific Ocean waters with two "super scoops" of firefighting aircraft and using them to extinguish fires in the Pacific Palisades region, which is the worst-hit area.
Fire officials explained that it is not easy to accurately target the target point due to the severe wind and strong flames.
When pouring water with firefighting aircraft, empty fields should be used as target points for spraying, and cars and buildings should be avoided due to the risk of being destroyed by the weight of water.
If seawater is used as fire water, the extinguishing effect itself is not much different from fresh water.
However, salt remains in the soil, making farming impossible, causing environmental pollution, and most fire-fighting equipment, such as fire hoses and water tanks, will corrode and break down or ruin when seawater is used, not fresh water.
As of the 10th, the Los Angeles County Fire Department is deploying 16 other aircraft to fight fires in the Pacific Palisades area in addition to the Super Scooper, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Ten of these are the U.S. Army's Black Hawk helicopters, which can be used to fill up to 3,800 liters of water at a time by connecting hoses in fire hydrants.
Fire aircraft were also used in wildfires in areas other than Pacific Palisades, but super scoops capable of scooping seawater were only used in this area.
Los Angeles County Fire Department public information officer Chris Thomas explained that the Pacific Palisades will see some fire control and then super scoops will be put into places where the fire is next serious.
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Seawater is not usually used as fire water because it pollutes the soil and corrodes fire fighting equipment.
It is also difficult to draw seawater with a fire hose because it is far from the beach.
However, L.A. County fire officials are pumping Pacific Ocean waters with two "super scoops" of firefighting aircraft and using them to extinguish fires in the Pacific Palisades region, which is the worst-hit area.
Fire officials explained that it is not easy to accurately target the target point due to the severe wind and strong flames.
When pouring water with firefighting aircraft, empty fields should be used as target points for spraying, and cars and buildings should be avoided due to the risk of being destroyed by the weight of water.
If seawater is used as fire water, the extinguishing effect itself is not much different from fresh water.
However, salt remains in the soil, making farming impossible, causing environmental pollution, and most fire-fighting equipment, such as fire hoses and water tanks, will corrode and break down or ruin when seawater is used, not fresh water.
As of the 10th, the Los Angeles County Fire Department is deploying 16 other aircraft to fight fires in the Pacific Palisades area in addition to the Super Scooper, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Ten of these are the U.S. Army's Black Hawk helicopters, which can be used to fill up to 3,800 liters of water at a time by connecting hoses in fire hydrants.
Fire aircraft were also used in wildfires in areas other than Pacific Palisades, but super scoops capable of scooping seawater were only used in this area.
Los Angeles County Fire Department public information officer Chris Thomas explained that the Pacific Palisades will see some fire control and then super scoops will be put into places where the fire is next serious.
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