CAL FIRE   Fresno   Hemet-Ryan   McClellan   McClellan 2010   Porterville   Ramona

CAL FIRE  (California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection) - Formerly California Department of Forestry (CDF)

McClellan Maintenance and Air Operations HQ Base
  May 19, 2009

Assigned Turbo Tracker S-2T Tanker:  100
Assigned OV-10A Bronco:  500
Assigned UH-1H Huey:  303, 901

This was the mother lode for me as I was able to obtain photos of 24 of the CAL FIRE aviation assets all in one place, including work being done on them in the hangar. Six OV-10A's were outside and two were in the hangar being worked on.  Eight S-2T's were outside and seven inside.  Two Hueys were inside being worked on.

S-2T Tankers on site:  72, 73, 74, 76, 78, 80, 81, 83, 85, 88, 89, 94, 95, 100
OV-10A Broncos on site:  110,120, 210, 240, 340, 440, 460, 500
UH-1H Hueys on site:  205, 901

Note that there is a mixture of two paint schemes on the aircraft. 

Tanker 72

Tanker 72 moved outside while I was there.

UH-1H 205 from Vina.

Number 240.

CAL FIRE   Fresno   Hemet-Ryan   McClellan   McClellan 2010   Porterville   Ramona