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Hailed at its inception as a joint public-private partnership between the county fire agencies of Los Angeles, Ventura and Orange County and SoCal Edison, the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) program has dropped millions of gallons of water, aiding aerial firefighting efforts during hundreds of fires since its inception in 2021.