Reuters has created a series of maps showing firefighting air tanker flight patterns in Los Angeles to visualize suppression missions for the ongoing fires. The news agency used fleet and flight pattern information from Cal Fire and the Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) to create visualizations showing what aircrafts the fleet is composed of, flight patterns, and flight synchroneity between aircrafts. The map details flights taken by planes providing tactical coordination with commanders on the ground as well as other aircraft in the sky.
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