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LAPD helicopter makes emergency landing after being hit by drone at Encino brush fire (abc7.com)

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Water-dropping choppers were brought in to help keep the fire from spreading. The Los Angeles Police Department said a drone smacked into one of its helicopters, which was dispatched to the scene of the fire. Police said the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing.

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[–] ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 22 points 1 day ago

But why was an LAPD helicopter there?

They wanted to see if the fire was black