TEMECULA – Rancho California Water District has been awarded $500,000 from Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington, made possible through the Riverside County Unincorporated Communities Initiative funding, to install helicopter dip tanks in the rural areas near De Luz and La Cresta. This investment will enhance wildfire protection and emergency response capabilities for the greater Temecula-Murrieta region.Helicopter dip tanks are fire-suppression water tanks that allow firefighting aircraft to refill quickly and efficiently during wildfire emergencies. With strategically placed installations, helicopters will have faster access to water in the high-risk wildfire areas of the rural Temecula and Murrieta region, reducing turnaround times and improving rapid response
