Was it possible to bring in aerial helicopters to fight the fire when the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris caught fire today? Why was there no aerial attack on the fire? -
![Viet Cong flag placed on top Notre Dame spire by anti-war protestors, forcing Parisian police and fire department to call in a helicopter to remove it, Paris, France, January 19, 1969 : Viet Cong flag placed on top Notre Dame spire by anti-war protestors, forcing Parisian police and fire department to call in a helicopter to remove it, Paris, France, January 19, 1969 :](https://i.imgur.com/57QvrEl.jpg)
Viet Cong flag placed on top Notre Dame spire by anti-war protestors, forcing Parisian police and fire department to call in a helicopter to remove it, Paris, France, January 19, 1969 :
![Massive blaze erupts at Paris' iconic Notre Dame Cathedral; firefighters battling to save sacred site - The Catholic Leader Massive blaze erupts at Paris' iconic Notre Dame Cathedral; firefighters battling to save sacred site - The Catholic Leader](http://catholicleader.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/nore-dame-big.jpg)
Massive blaze erupts at Paris' iconic Notre Dame Cathedral; firefighters battling to save sacred site - The Catholic Leader
![A Paris fire department helicopter hovers over Notre Dame Cathedral, in Paris, on Jan. 19, 1969, and lowers a fireman, dangling on the end of a line, to remove a blue and A Paris fire department helicopter hovers over Notre Dame Cathedral, in Paris, on Jan. 19, 1969, and lowers a fireman, dangling on the end of a line, to remove a blue and](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NFAJRP/a-paris-fire-department-helicopter-hovers-over-notre-dame-cathedral-in-paris-on-jan-19-1969-and-lowers-a-fireman-dangling-on-the-end-of-a-line-to-remove-a-blue-and-red-south-vietnamese-national-liberation-front-viet-cong-flag-placed-on-a-250-foot-cathedral-spire-ap-photo-2NFAJRP.jpg)
A Paris fire department helicopter hovers over Notre Dame Cathedral, in Paris, on Jan. 19, 1969, and lowers a fireman, dangling on the end of a line, to remove a blue and
![No water bombing allowed on Notre Dame because of risk of structural collapse | CTIF - International Association of Fire Services for Safer Citizens through Skilled Firefighters No water bombing allowed on Notre Dame because of risk of structural collapse | CTIF - International Association of Fire Services for Safer Citizens through Skilled Firefighters](https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/styles/cover_image_slider_teaser/public/news_images/2019-04/Notre%20Dame%20fire%20CBC.jpeg?itok=q27FKLxJ)
No water bombing allowed on Notre Dame because of risk of structural collapse | CTIF - International Association of Fire Services for Safer Citizens through Skilled Firefighters
![Moving Notre Dame photo of dad dancing with daughter shortly before fire inspires search - World News - Mirror Online Moving Notre Dame photo of dad dancing with daughter shortly before fire inspires search - World News - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article14336984.ece/ALTERNATES/n615/1_JIP_MDG_150419NotreDame_05377JPG.jpg)