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IN THE NEWS

July 1st 2025

The 2022 CSDA Innovative Project of the Year Award (Large District Category) goes to Rainbow Municipal Water District. Then, November 8th, 2024, the Heli-Hydrant was credited with saving homes during the Garden Fire.

HELI-HYDRANT Press

december 3, 2020

“We were able to utilize this #HeliHydrant to refill helicopters rapidly so they could continue making water drops, which saved countless homes.” - Orange County Fire Authority Captain Greg Barta

November 5, 2020

​The Heli-Hydrant played an important role in the recent Blue Ridge and Silverado fires in Orange County. Check out this article by author Virginia Nicols. 
​A Fire hydrant for helicopters?
The overwhelming threat of wildfires hangs over us in California, and promises to get worse. A week ago we personally were at the very edge of a fire. Hundreds of fire fighters, multiple aerial firefighting crews, more than 70,000 people evacuated before the winds shifted and sent the flames in another direction. (I posted my minute-by-minute description of that day last Thursday!) The next day, a second fire sprang up only 20 miles away! The two fires, Silverado and Blue Ridge, ultimately were managed jointly. As of today, they are reported as “98% contained.” But fire season continues.  An unexpected discovery . . . In the midst of this ongoing bad news, I was excited to discover what seems to be a sort of “secret weapon” for wildfire suppression. Something I’d never seen before in all the fire-fighting footage I’ve watched!  The discovery? The Heli-Hydrant – a simple, reliable source of nearby water to help fight fires at the wildland-urban interface.
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Many thanks to all the professionals that took the time to share their expertise with Virginia: 
Jordon Villwock, Fire Administrative Director, City of Ontario
Marc Marcantonio, Retired General Manager, Yorba Linda Water District 
J. Jackson, Pilot, Billings Flying Service
Tim Perkins, OCFA Battalion Chief 
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​Learn more about Virginia and The Neighborhood Disaster Survival Guide Series HERE. 

October 30, 2020

Yorba Linda Water District: Heli-Hydrant Enhances Blue Ridge Wildfire Response

The Yorba Linda Water District’s award-winning Marc Marcantonio Heli-Hydrant supported aerial firefighters battling the Blue Ridge Fire. The Heli-Hydrant reduced response time for helicopters because YLWD strategically placed it in the wildland-urban interface zone affected by the Blue Ridge Fire.

January 20, 2020

EM WEEKLY INTERVIEW: INNOVATIONS IN WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING.

Listen to EM Weekly interview Whaling Fire Line Equipment discuss the Heli-Hydrant with Todd De Voe.

NOVEMBER 1, 2019 ​

THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER: YORBA LINDAS NEW HELI-HYDRANT OFFERS FIREFIGHTING HELICOPTERS A REFILL CLOSER TO THE ACTION

Marking off another dry, blustery October, people who live in the hills in and near Yorba Linda might rest easier knowing firefighters now have a new weapon to use if — or when — the city’s backyard burns again.

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