A long line of fire and billowing smoke are seen through the helicopter91裸聊视频檚 windshield as it swoops towards one of the several fires burning in the Los Angeles area.

91裸聊视频淭hree, two, one, water91裸聊视频檚 away,91裸聊视频� one of the pilots says as a payload of water gushes out of the helicopter and onto the flames. 91裸聊视频淟ooks good,91裸聊视频� another voice is heard saying.

British Columbia-based Coulson Aviation released the video of its crew 91裸聊视频渄elivering a precision water drop on the Palisades Fire in California.91裸聊视频�

Coulson91裸聊视频檚 helicopters as well as waterbombing planes provided by Quebec have played a high-profile role in the battle against the fires that have claimed at least 25 lives and destroyed thousands of homes.

Quebec91裸聊视频檚 contribution is expanding with two more water bombers heading to California on Wednesday.

The 91裸聊视频渁erial firefight91裸聊视频� has been essential as blistering winds have prevented groundcrews from accessing the flames, said Wayne Coulson, CEO of Coulson Aviation.

When gusts get up to 140 kilometres per hour, like they did in the region last week, 91裸聊视频渢here is no hope in stopping that fire. Everyone just had to evacuate,91裸聊视频� he said.

91裸聊视频淭hat created the chaos, and this firefight has been a little bit different than we91裸聊视频檝e seen in the past,91裸聊视频� he said in an interview on Wednesday. 91裸聊视频淚t really became an aerial firefight. The only way to tame this fire, to get (firefighters) on the ground in there, was to use the large assets and the helicopters.91裸聊视频�

Coulson Aviation 91裸聊视频� based in Port Alberni, B.C. 91裸聊视频� operates three Boeing CH-47 Chinook helitankers with tanks that hold more than 11,000 litres, as well as an 91裸聊视频渙ver-watch helicopter that runs intelligence,91裸聊视频� including thermal imaging when deployed at night.

They are contracted with local power utility Southern California Edison.

Coulson said the company has dropped more than a million gallons 91裸聊视频� or 4.5 million litres 91裸聊视频� of water over the fires in the last week, 70 per cent of which was released at night.

Quebec91裸聊视频檚 two extra CL-415 aircraft bring the province91裸聊视频檚 total California aid package to four water bombers, 12 pilots and six technicians.

Pascal Duclos, head pilot of the Quebec team dispatched to California, called the wildfire situation in the state a 91裸聊视频渢ragedy,91裸聊视频� with so much loss.

91裸聊视频淭he infrastructure, the schools, everything has to be rebuilt. It91裸聊视频檚 incredible,91裸聊视频� Duclos said during a news conference from the L.A. area on Wednesday, describing how he has seen the devastation grow with each passing day.

Duclos said dry conditions and strong winds risk sparking new fires, and he confirmed that one of the Quebec planes that was grounded last week after a collision with a drone is back in operation.

Coulson said winds had lessened by Wednesday.

91裸聊视频淩ight now, I don91裸聊视频檛 believe any structures are being threatened, so they91裸聊视频檙e just mopping up the other two big fires,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淗opefully we get through the next couple days and it stays relatively quiet, but there91裸聊视频檚 a lot of air assets ready to go, so everybody91裸聊视频檚 on high alert.91裸聊视频�

He noted morale among staff has remained high throughout the fire fight.

91裸聊视频淭he adrenalin starts flowing, and everybody wants to help,91裸聊视频� he said of his pilots. 91裸聊视频淲e had an extremely aggressive air force supporting these fires because everybody knew the devastation that was happening on the ground.91裸聊视频�

He said there is much to learn from the fire fight in California.

Local authorities have told him that without aviation resources 91裸聊视频� most of which were only deployable at night 91裸聊视频� the fires 91裸聊视频渃ould have been double in size, easily,91裸聊视频� Coulson said.

91裸聊视频淗aving that air force at night is absolutely critical. It91裸聊视频檚 something that Canada is going to have to work toward, whether it be with the agencies or with government and supplying heavy assets that can go out and tackle these wildfires at night.91裸聊视频�

Support from other states as well as international partners, including from Canada, have been essential, he said.

91裸聊视频淲hat91裸聊视频檚 wonderful is to have that kind of support because fire knows no boundaries, and so for us that operate in the United States, Canada, Australia, Chile 91裸聊视频� it91裸聊视频檚 the same story, just different faces, so it91裸聊视频檚 great to have that support internationally.91裸聊视频�

Luc Dugas, an engineer with Quebec91裸聊视频檚 forest fire prevention agency, said the province stands ready to deploy more firefighters if requested by California officials, noting how the state helped in Quebec during its record wildfire season in 2023.

91裸聊视频淎ll the countries that have experienced forest fires have no choice but to find other ways of helping each other,91裸聊视频� he said.

He noted that firefighters from B.C. and Alberta were deployed because of their proximity to the state.

91裸聊视频淎t this moment, we are able to make about 60 firefighters available. Our firefighters are ready to go to California,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淭here is no request on the table right now.91裸聊视频�