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GTLA AirWatch is the live air-traffic dashboard for Los Angeles County and the surrounding SoCal basin. Every helicopter currently airborne over LA appears on the 3D map in real time, with FAA registration, operator identification, aircraft livery, and live flight trails sourced from ADS-B telemetry. Coverage extends from downtown Los Angeles north through the San Fernando Valley to Ventura County, east to the Inland Empire, and south through Orange County.
The map identifies aircraft from the LAPD Air Support Division, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) Aero Bureau, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) and LA County Fire (LACoFD), the California Highway Patrol (CHP), and the regional news fleets β KTLA Sky5, KNBC NewsChopper 4, KABC AIR7 HD, KCAL Sky9 / KTTV SkyFOX, and CBS News. It also tracks military aircraft including the United States Navy, US Coast Guard, and US Army helicopters that transit LA airspace, plus firefighting heavies like the CAL FIRE Firehawks, LACoFD's Coulson-operated S-61 and CH-47 Helitanker, and air-medical operators including Reach Air Medical Services.
The "Who's hovering here?" feature at gtla.live/here identifies the helicopter directly above the visitor's current location β useful when residents see or hear a helicopter overhead and want to know what it's doing. Common use cases include identifying news-helicopter coverage of breaking events, tracking police-pursuit response, monitoring wildfire firefighting operations during fire season, and following major-incident airspace activity in real time.
Live launch alerts are delivered through the GTLA AirWatch Telegram channel: instant notifications when news helicopters depart their bases, indicating that something newsworthy is unfolding somewhere in Los Angeles.
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FINAL ~6:00p: The Pointe Fire is knocked down β LA County Fire stopped forward progress at 52 acres, 32% contained, with no structures lost. Metrolink service resumed and all firefighting aircraft cleared the scene hours ago; crews remain for mop-up. The evacuation warning for zone SCL-CARLBOYER remains in place for now as the scene is secured. Cause under investigation. β GTLA AirWatch
UPDATE ~4:00p: π’ LA County Fire has officially STOPPED FORWARD PROGRESS on the Pointe Fire at 52 acres β now 32% contained (first containment figure). Metrolink service between Newhall and Via Princessa has resumed at reduced speeds. All firefighting aircraft have cleared the scene; ~200 personnel remain for ground mop-up. The evacuation WARNING for zone SCL-CARLBOYER remains in place for now. Cause under investigation.
UPDATE ~3:15p: π’ Fire crews have HALTED THE FORWARD PROGRESS of the Pointe Fire β the situation is improving rapidly. LA County Fire crews and aircraft remain on scene securing the perimeter and mopping up hot spots. Containment figures to follow.
UPDATE ~2:45p: Pointe Fire has grown to ~30β33 acres (from 5) β LA County Fire escalated to a SECOND ALARM ~2:08p. Metrolink service suspended between Newhall and Via Princessa. Evacuation WARNING still holds (zone SCL-CARLBOYER; no mandatory orders yet); reunification point set up at the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center, and Notre Dame Children's Academy is sheltering in place. Crews report good progress on perimeter control. LA County Firehawks + the Coulson QRF Chinook still working it from the air. 0% containment; cause unknown.
BREAKING: Brush fire off Centre Pointe Pkwy near Doreen Place, Santa Clarita (LA County). ~5 acres, reported ~1:40p; radio dispatch flagged potential to 100 acres within the hour. Evacuation WARNING for Genasys zone SCL-CARLBOYER β no evacuation orders yet. LA County Fire leading a heavy aerial attack, confirmed live on GTLA AirWatch: Firehawks Copter 21 + Copter 22 making drops, a Coulson-Unical QRF Chinook helitanker, and the QRF S-76 'Firewatch' air-attack ship overhead. No containment or cause reported yet β coverage developing.