Why does California have a flamethrower helicopter 😭😭

What, you didn't think those huge forest fires occur because of things like, oh, I dunno, climate change or poor management and not allowing smaller natural fires to occur to temporarily benefit some overly rich assholes living in forested areas?

No, flamethrower helicopters!

Reject climate action
Embrace flamethrower helicopters
We actually use them to clear homeless encampments. Sure, it burns down half the city with the encampment, but it's a small price to pay to make our homeless even more miserable <3
This is funny but the helicopters are probably meant for controlled burn stuff, but I have no first hand knowledge about this.
- ...You got one thing right

That's water you stupid bas—

[notices where I am]

Excellent work, carry on.

Stupid Bassoon player?
- perchance.

We can ask this question from the other direction: why doesn't everywhere else have a flamethrower helicopter?

Woke libs cancelled their flammencopters

If you watch how they work, these actually scoop up water and convert it to fire. And still all the woke libs act surprised California has constant water shortage and wildfire issues. You're literally converting your water into fire, sheeple!

Easy.

To defend the Brotherhood of Nod against the GDI.

Oof this is digging deep, was that from Command and Conquer?
- Yes, I believe the Brotherhood of Nod faction was introduced in the Tiberium Wars game, but its possible I may be wrong. Its been a while since Command & Conquer had a truly new release.

The day after taco bell

ate day and a half old pizza last night that gave me upset stomach. Can confirm. I am dieing 😭

http://iscaliforniaonfire.com/

This photograph appears to be a helicopter dropping fire retardant on a fire.

Not the hard R, that’s a war crime
Damn, bro dropping the r word 😐
Bet you're the life of the party bud
That seems a horrifically cruel and ableist way to fight fires! Not to mention ineffective.

Next step: Fighter Jets with flamethrowers.

I am heavily disappointed at humanity for not coming up with it until now.

Ok, figuring out how to project a stream of fire ahead of a jet traveling at MACH Speed would be an interesting engineering exercise.
- Ok now, hear me out. Take a ramjet, and stick it on the accelerant nozzle.
Jungle jelly

The militarization of police departments has gone too far. /s

Hope you never see an idiot throw flour or powdered milk at an open flame.

unpasturised powdered milk
- Is that even relevant?

muh firecopter!

The right for Californians to have airborne incendiary delivering capabilities for home defense shall not be impeached! What's the matter with you? Don't you support the 2nd amendment? /s

Wait, they made a flame throwing helicopter?

Perhaps I have misjudged you, California.

looks at their rifles

Never mind, I judged correctly the first time.

Cool helicopter though!

Jokes aside, setting shit on fire is a legit firefighting tactic: The idea is to burn off all the fuel before the actual wildfire can reach it, forming a barrier the fire cannot easily spread over.
High winds obviously complicate this, but it can still work under the right circumstances.
- Also a legit forestry tactic - you set a controlled fire in a part of the forest, and keep it well-controlled, to burn off leaf litter and dead wood that would otherwise easily fuel a wildfire, and to encourage the growth of some species (or discourage others - burning is the only effective way to stop some invasive plant species).