Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Forest Fire north of Helena - Fall 2009




Here are a few photographs of a helicopter being used to fight a forest fire north of Helena.


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  1. Had the opportunity a couple years ago to park right next to this tiny pond in a subdivision south of Billings and sit for a couple hours watching, in amazement, as this copter from Bozeman made runs over and over and over (and over) - with Precise maneuvering - swooping down and filling the water bucket and dropping it on the fire site on the other side of the subdivision. The pilot's wife and dtr/his support team were there also - it was intriguing hearing them talk of his experiences as a pilot/ fire fighter. It was an absolutely captivating thing to watch....

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