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Business Aviation Provides Support for Fire-torn L.A.
Companies continue to provide services despite local problems
CL-415 Fire bombers fueling on Signature Aviation ramp at KVNY
With Canadair CL-415 firebombers providing the bulk of the aerial water attack on the Los Angeles wildfires, Signature Aviation's staff at Van Nuys Airport has been busy keeping them fueled and in the air.

The business aviation ecosystem has been playing a role in helping mitigate the wildfires that have raged through the Los Angeles area since January 7, even as local staffers face their own concerns. Thus far, the blazes have killed nearly 30 people, destroyed more than 12,000 buildings, and scorched 60 square miles.

With industry members among those displaced by the disaster, Universal Weather and Aviation has partnered with the Southern California Business Aviation Association to launch a GoFundMe campaign to provide immediate relief to those affected, with the global trip support provider kicking in an initial $20,000.

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