It's a hoax.

https://www.bitchute.com/video/KzjXHzJi6ExY/

On the 9th, @FBI officials revealed that the analysis model of the US Department of Homeland Security showed that most of the initial fires of the west coast wildfires spread along forest roads and caused investigations. Li Jianjun, a 57-year-old Chinese who immigrated to the United States for 20 years, was raided and found a video from his laptop. GPS records of his car showed that he went to the fire area many times in early August.

https://tiremeetsroad.com/2020/08/22/pov-heli-torch-cam-shows-firefighters-shooting-fireballs-from-helicopter-to-stop-larger-fires/

How you fight fire with fire

Normal people logically assume the most effective way to put out a fire is with water or a chemical foam, but what if I told you some firefighter crews literally start fires by shooting fireballs from a helicopter onto trees as a method of fire suppression. You’d think I’m nuts, but according to this bit of POV footage from a firefighting helicopter, it’s true.

Check out the somewhat crazy but extremely logical bit of POV footage below.