Los Angeles County has just leased an Erickson Air-Crane and two super scoopers from the Canadian province of Quebec. This season is being described as one of the worst in a century.
A few of the main scams the police department "regularly" gets reports of include an 'arrest warrant' scam, a 'friend in need' scam and a 'grandparent' scam, according to an agency spokesman.
Announcement from the Yucaipa Station, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department
Reported by Patch editors Renee Schiavone and Guy McCarthy
Banning-Beaumont Patch video by Guy McCarthy
Though some people may have elected to receive text messages from agencies in the past, this was the first time something called a "WEA" was pushed to all capable devices in the state.
This footage shot from the KTLA news helicopter provides a unique vantage point as a DC-10 tanker drops fire retardant on the Falls Fire.