I don't know for a fact they were filling up at the reservoir, but from the top of Corralitas Drive, it sure sounded that way. I think they fly low to alert us that something is going on, since the weekend news is awfully short staffed. Once again, the Eastsider was on top of the story. And, because as the ever present billboard at Riverside and Fletcher reminds us, "Wildfire embers can travel over a mile."
You can alway check @lafd for urgent fire and emergency news on Twitter.
