Dani Miskell joined the ABC 10News team as a multimedia journalist in Oct. 2023.
It's been one week since the ' Garden Fire ' burned dangerously close to homes in Fallbrook .Fire crews point to a low-tech piece of equipment that helped save the day: the heli-hydrant.The heli-hydrant was installed in Fallbrook in July of 2021 and hasn't been used until last Friday.CalFire said the cause of the Garden Fire is still under investigation, but one thing was certain.
North County Fire said it took helicopters about 30 seconds to fill up and only minutes to fly over and drop the water.The helicopters dropped anywhere between 350 to 1,000 gallons of water at a time on the wildfire.The heli-hydrant was join effort brought on by The Rainbow Municipal Water District, Cal Fire, and North County Fire Protection District.The heli-hydrant can automatically refill itself, drawing water from a tank just feet away.
Fallbrook Garden Fire Heli-Hydrant Helicopters North County Fire Rainbow Municipal Water District Water Drops Wildfire
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