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Fire attack is a 24 hour operation, day and night. Aircraft typically won’t fly at night but the fire activity usually slows at night as temps go down and relative humidity go up. A lot of back burns and firing operations happen at night when the weather holds the fire in check some more.
Honest question: why not fight it at night?
In the 1970s, the US halted aerial firefighting activities at night due to cost and safety concerns. I know some states made narrow exceptions, but not sure about California. A good read on this https://www.airmedandrescue.com/latest/long-read/nighttime-firefighting
