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First look: New state-of-the-art firefighting aircraft ready for action

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BURBANK, Calif. (KABC) -- A state-of-the-art firefighting aircraft is being called a "game-changer" by state officials, and it can't even drop a single gallon of fire retardant.

It's a fixed-wing aircraft equipped with high definition and infrared camera systems that's part of what officials call the Fire Integrated Real-Time Intelligence System, otherwise known as FIRIS.

"This is really a surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft," said Mark Ghilarducci, the director of the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services.