VAN NUYS, Calif. (KABC) -- With two newly arrived Super Scoopers serving as a backdrop, Los Angeles County Fire Department officials on Friday touted their preparedness for the 2025 wildfire season.

Speaking at the agency's annual aircraft media day at Van Nuys Airport, officials warned that this year's wildfire season could be marked by elevated fire danger.

The Super Scoopers, CL-415 firefighting planes named Québec 1 and Québec 2, arrived at the airport earlier this week.

Two CL-415s are sent annually to California from the Canadian province of Quebec, under a decades-old agreement between their respective governments.

"The forecast right now is that we're going to have slightly higher fire potential for the Southern California region, to include L.A. County," L.A. County Fire Chie

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