THE CALIFORNIA FIRE SERVICE MAGAZINE • JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2024 • 17 and designs have also been developed for the C-47 Chinook, the UH-60 Black Hawk and the V-22 Osprey. “We know that this helicopter-based wildland firefighting system has the potential of being a game changing addition to the wildland firefight arsenal. The SKHI-EX System on a helicopter is a fire truck in the sky with a hose line CAD drawings of a cutaway view of the SKHI-EX helicopter foam delivery system. Want more information? For futher information about the SKHI–EX firefighting system visit Western States Fire at https://www.skhi-ex. com/. You can also visit the Western States exhibit booth at CTEX, Tuesday, February 27 and Wednesday, February 28 at the Riverside Convention Center. coming down to within 55 feet putting suppressant directly on the fire. Initial comparisons show that the system is at least 15 times more effective than current areal firefighting technologies at half the cost and can potentially become an effective and cost-efficient system in the world of wildland firefighting,” says Sukay.
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