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RM2KX1WN4–Sacramento, CA, July 13, 2008 US Forest Service Helicopter Manager Connie Fox and USFS Regional Aviation Safety Officer Dennis Brown control the airspace at McClellan Airport. Aircraft of the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group stand ready to begin their 20Th day of aerial firefighting support missions July 14 in a coordinated effort to control wildfires in California. .. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
RMDA5677–Firemen with the US Forest Service Lassen Interagency Hotshot crew wait to be picked up by an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter after containing a wildfire June 30, 2013 in Palmer, Alaska.
RF2GC4FAF–Air National Guard C-130 drops retardant on the Beckwourth Complex Fire July 9, 2021 near Frenchman Lake in N. California. In addition to other resources, three Air National Guard C-130s--two from Nevada and one from California will assist in battling the Beckwourth Complex Fire in Northern California. The USDA Forest Service activated the MAFFS-equipped Air Force C-130 aircraft through a DoD request for assistance.
RME1CYKJ–USDA Forest Service National Helicopter Rappel firefighters descend from a Bell 205A-1 helicopter during annual certification training May 15, 2014 in Salmon, Idaho.
RF2GC50MK–A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter from the Oregon Army National Guard’s G/1-189 Aviation (MEDEVAC) out of Salem, Oregon, lifts off in Madras Municipal Airport to help assist with aerial water drops as well as possible medivac operations. The four helicopters are activated for a two week span assisting the Oregon Department of Forestry and local agencies with forest fires that are currently taking place in Eastern Oregon. Aug. 22, 2020. (Oregon National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Perkins, Oregon Military Department)
RMEK59B2–Helicopter on Mount Stroller White above the Mendenhall Glacier, Tongass National Forest, Alaska.
RF2GC4FHX–Soldiers of the Kentucky Army National Guard drop water while conducting water bucket training at Wendhell H. Ford Regional Training Center at Greenville, KY on July 19, 2021. Crewmembers from Bravo Co., 2/147th Assault Helicopter Battalion trains using UH-60 Black Hawks to extinguish forest fires and wild fires to assist local fire departments across Kentucky and neighboring states. This image was electronically cropped and ethically enhanced to emphasize the subject and does not misrepresent the subject or original image in any way (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Dickson).
RM2AHEDG7–An aerial water delivery bucket full of water under attached a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 2-149th, TXARNG, rises from a lake or river to return to a blaze near residential property, near Bastrop, Texas, Sept. 6, 2011. Texas National Guard crews launched out of the Austin Army Aviation Facility to fight wild fires. They are part of an interagency response that includes U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service who when needed fly observation missions to direct aerial wildfire fighting operations. Since 1975, the US Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior have had a
RFKW7YFG–Oshkosh, WI - 24 July 2017: A US Forest Service Department of Agriculture sign on side of an airplane.
RM2TBACNP–Minuteman Aviation helicopter fighting a wildfire in the Kootenai National Forest. Yaak Valley, Montana.
RM2HGM7JK–California, USA. 21st Jan, 2022. United States Vice President Kamala Harris, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Governor Gavin Newsom (Democrat of California), US Senator Alex Padilla (Democrat of California) and US Representative Pete Aguilar (Democrat of California) take a helicopter tour of a burn area at San Bernardino International Airport in San Bernardino, California, U.S., on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. The Forest Service this week said it will target millions of acres of grasslands and forests for prescribed burns and thinning to fight escalating wildfir
RMT3B5MR–Santa Barbara, CA, USA. 11th July, 2017. US Forest Service Firefighters keep an eye on flames as a helicopter passes overhead after making a water drop on flames on the Whittier Fire in Santa Barbara County, Calif. Credit: Mike Eliason/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News
RMDP44YG–Jul 23, 2006; San Diego County, CA, USA; The victim of heat exhaustion, a US Forest Service Firefighter is taken off a San Diego Fire-Rescue Department helicopter and moved to a waiting ambulance after being picked up in Horse Thief Canyon while fighting the 2,000+ wildfire. The fire is in the Cleveland National Forest east of San Diego near Alpine and has been named the Horse Fire
RM2GFYW2X–Cedar Fire operations include helicopter release of water where needed during the Cedar Fire in the Sequoia National Forest near Posey, CA, on Sunday, August 22, 2016. The hose below the helicopter allows water tanks to be refilled while hovering low over bodies of water, in this case a pond near the Balance Rock community in Tulare County. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung. For more information please see: www.usda.gov www.fs.fed.us @usda @forestservice Video The Heart of a Firefighter https://youtu.be/QxJFIfkOQLY
RMPAD3A5–Mariposa, California, U.S.A. 21st July, 2018. A US Forest Service Firefighter watches as a helicopter drops water on a fire that was running up the Skelton Creek drainage. The Ferguson Fire in Mariposa County just west of Yosemite National Park has burned over 29,000 acres and is 6% contained as of Saturday July 21, 2018 according to U.S. Forest Service. Credit: Marty Bicek/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News
RMHE91PY–Wantana, ALASKA – Members of the U.S. Forest Service’s Lassen Interagency Hotshot Crew (IHC) of Susanville, Calif., load supplies onto an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Blackhawk helicopter during extraction operations, June 30, 2013. The 21-member IHC was transported back to Palmer after completing containment and mop-up operations of the 40-acre wildfire. Percy G. Jones)
RMDD31KK–Aug. 23, 2013 - Buck Meadows, California, U.S. - A National Guard helicopter drops water on the Rim Fire. The Rim Fire in the Stanislaus National Forest along Highway 120 continues to grow. According to the US Forest Service as of Friday Aug. 23rd 2013 afternoon the fire has grown to 125,620 acres with only 2% containment with more evacuations in Tuolumne City and nearby areas along the Highway 108 corridor. The fire continues to spread in several directions including towards Yosemite National Park. (Credit Image: © Marty Bicek/ZUMAPRESS.com)
RMDCNNM6–Buck Meadows, CA, USA. 20th Aug, 2013. A helicopter approaches a fire line to drop a load of water on the south west flank of the Rim Fire. The Rim Fire in the Stanislaus National Forest along Highway 120 has grown to over 10,000 acres as of August 20th 2013 with no containment. Over the past three days active fire has move up both sides of Jawbone Ridge, and the Tuolumne River. According to US Forest service website 2 homes have been lost and 5 outbuildings Credit: Marty Bicek/ZUMAPRESS.com/Alamy Live News
RM2CE4R53–Bell UH-1H Iroquois N495DF operating out of Meadowlark Field in Livermore, California, in response to the 2020 SCU Lightning Complex fires. N495DF wa
RME1CYJM–USDA Forest Service National Helicopter Rappel firefighters descend from a Bell 205A-1 helicopter during annual certification training May 15, 2014 in Salmon, Idaho.
RMCAKTHB–Photo by: Guy Kitchens Del Rosa Hotshots Danielle Cadenas right, and Christine Bench watch as a helicopter approaches to perform a water drop on Sept. 11, 2007 in Plumas National Forest.
RMEK59N8–Helicopter on Mount Stroller White above the Mendenhall Glacier, Tongass National Forest, Alaska.
RF2GC4G11–Members assigned to the 153d Airlift Wing prepare and load a C-130 Hercules aircraft with a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) at the Wyoming Air National Guard base, Cheyenne, Wyo. July 19, 2021. The USDA Forest Service activated the MAFFS-equipped C-130H aircraft through a DoD request for assistance and will be operating out of McClellan Park, Calif., the MAFFS teams are managed by First Air Force (Air Forces Northern)’s 153rd Air Expeditionary Group. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jon Alderman)
RM2AHEDH1–An aerial water delivery bucket full of water under a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 2-149th, TXARNG, rises from a lake or river to return to a blaze near residential property, near Bastrop, Texas, Sept. 6, 2011. Texas National Guard crews launched out of the Austin Army Aviation Facility to fight wild fires. They are part of an interagency response that includes U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service who when needed fly observation missions to direct aerial wildfire fighting operations. Since 1975, the US Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior have had an interag
RM2J58FX4–Lihue Airport services the island of Kauai, Hawaii with its commercial air service. Scenic helicopter flights also operate from this airport.
RMKHE4EP–Helicopter fills water bucket at portable tank t use against the Pioneer Fire. The Pioneer Fire located in the Boise National Forest near Idaho City, ID began on Jul. 18, 2016 and the cause is under investigation. The Pioneer Fire has consumed 96,469 acres. U.S. Forest Service photo.
RMKHHFM1–A Helicopter drops water on the Hatchery Fire located in the Bighorn National Park near Ten Sleep, WY began on Jul. 22, 2016 and the cause is under investigation. The Hatchery Fire has consumed 2,775 acres. U.S. Forest Service photo.
RMHE91BA–Members with the U.S. Forest Service's Lassen Interagency Hotshot crew stationed at Susanville, Calif., observe an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter approach a landing zone June 30, 2013, over Palmer, Alaska. The 21-member team contained a 40-acre wildfire and conducted clean up operations. Percy Jones, U.S. Air Force
RM2A2X4DF–Kaman K-MAX; K-1200; helicopter with intermeshing rotors; synchropter; carrying water to fight the Decker forest fire near Salida; Colorado; USA
RMHE91PN–Palmer, ALASKA – Members of the U.S. Forest Service’s Lassen Interagency Hotshot Crew (IHC) of Susanville, Calif., load supplies onto an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Blackhawk helicopter, June 28, 2013. The 21-member IHC was transported some 100 miles northeast, near the vicinity of the Susitna River and Wantana Creek, to relieve Bureau of Land Management smoke jumpers already on-scene. Percy G. Jones)
RMDCNNKY–Buck Meadows, CA, USA. 20th Aug, 2013. A helicopter approaches a fire line to drop a load of water on the south west flank of the Rim Fire. The Rim Fire in the Stanislaus National Forest along Highway 120 has grown to over 10,000 acres as of August 20th 2013 with no containment. Over the past three days active fire has move up both sides of Jawbone Ridge, and the Tuolumne River. According to US Forest service website 2 homes have been lost and 5 outbuildings Credit: Marty Bicek/ZUMAPRESS.com/Alamy Live News
RMHE91PR–Wantana, ALASKA – Army Maj. Jacob Ring, B Company, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, checks the loading progress from the cockpit of his UH-60L Blackhawk helicopter as he prepares to airlift members of the U.S. Forest Service’s Lassen Interagency Hotshot Crew (IHC) of Susanville, Calif., June 30, 2013. The 21-member IHC was transported back to Palmer, Alaska, after completing containment and mop-up operations of the 40-acre wildfire. Percy G. Jones)
RME1CYJ7–USDA Forest Service National Helicopter Rappel firefighters descend from a Bell 205A-1 helicopter during annual certification training May 15, 2014 in Salmon, Idaho.
RMDD2NWR–Buck Meadows, CA, USA. 23rd Aug, 2013. A National Guard Black Hawk along with another helicopter work together to slow the spread of the Rim Fire along the east ridge of the Tuolumne River near Pine Mountain Lake CA The Rim Fire in the Stanislaus National Forest along Highway 120 continues to grow. According to the US Forest Service as of Friday Aug. 23rd 2013 afternoon the fire has grown to 125,620 acres with only 5% containment with more evacuations in Tuolumne City, CA and nearby areas along the Highway 108 corridor. The fire continues to spread in several directions including towards Yose
RMHE91PP–Palmer, ALASKA – Members of the U.S. Forest Service’s Lassen Interagency Hotshot Crew (IHC) of Susanville, Calif., strap themselves into an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Blackhawk helicopter as it prepares to depart Palmer Airport, June 28, 2013. The 21-member IHC was transported by Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, some 100 miles northeast, near the vicinity of the Susitna River and Wantana Creek, to relieve Bureau of Land Management smoke jumpers already on-scene. Percy G. Jones)
RF2GC4FW7–Members assigned to the 153d Airlift Wing prepare and load a C-130 Hercules aircraft with a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) at the Wyoming Air National Guard base, Cheyenne, Wyo. July 19, 2021. The USDA Forest Service activated the MAFFS-equipped C-130H aircraft through a DoD request for assistance and will be operating out of McClellan Park, Calif., the MAFFS teams are managed by First Air Force (Air Forces Northern)’s 153rd Air Expeditionary Group. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jon Alderman)
RM2C6MY1P–An aerial water delivery bucket full of water under attached a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 2-149th, TXARNG, rises from a lake or river to return to a blaze near residential property, near Bastrop, Texas, Sept. 6, 2011. Texas National Guard crews launched out of the Austin Army Aviation Facility to fight wild fires. They are part of an interagency response that includes U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service who when needed fly observation missions to direct aerial wildfire fighting operations. Since 1975, the US Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior have had a
RF2GC5073–A team of nine hikers exits a California Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk after being rescued from the Creek Fire Sept. 8, 2020, at Muir Trail Ranch in the Sierra National Forest, Fresno County, California. The hikers included a Cal Guard helicopter mechanic and four Cal Guard contractors who were on an annual back-packing event. The Soldier was reported missing for two days after the fire knocked out communications. The Soldier and his team were found safe. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RMHEAYE9–A UH-6-0 Black Hawk helicopter from the 2/135th General Support Aviation Battalion, Colorado Army National Guard, lifts 500 gallons of water from the Purgatorie River June 13, 2008. Personnel and helicopters from the Colorado Army National Guard have been supporting the Department of Defense and the National Forest Service in battling approximately 42,000 acres of wildfires burning 40 miles southeast of Fort Carson army base in the Piñon Canyon training site. June 13 marks the fourth day of firefighting for Colorado Army National Guard air crews. It is suspected that lightning started the fire
RF2GC4FCY–Capt. Chris Coenen, 187th Fighter Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, RC-26B pilot, performs a preflight check of the U.S. Air Force RC-26B Metroliner aircraft prior to departing for a wildland fire mapping and detection mission in support of the U.S. Forest Service at the Eugene Airport, Eugene, Ore., August 1, 2021. Coenen is flying with the 141st Air Refueling Wing, Washington Air National Guard. The RC-26 is tasked with utilizing its highly mobile platform by making infrared images and video of the fires from above in order to map and detect wildland fires and hotspots in the western region
RM2CE4R58–Bell UH-1H Iroquois N495DF operating out of Meadowlark Field in Livermore, California, in response to the 2020 SCU Lightning Complex fires. N495DF wa
RF2GC505A–Residents and animals of Fresno County, California, disembark a California Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook after being rescued from the Creek Fire Sept. 8, 2020, at the Cal Guard Fresno Aviation Base. Close to 400 people were trapped in the Sierra National Forest, and Cal Guard aviators, relying on night vision goggles, made daring rescues starting early in the morning.
RM2RHKG5R–Lahaina, United States. 16 August, 2023. A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter drops seawater around the perimeter of the area where wildfires swept across Western Maui, August 16, 2023 in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii. Wildfires fanned by high winds killed at least 100 people and destroyed thousands of homes on the island. Credit: Spc. Tonia Ciancanelli/U.S. National Guard/Alamy Live News
RF2GC4FPP–A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter prepares to land at an open field at Gurabo, Puerto Rico, May 22, 2021. The Governor of Puerto Rico, Pedro Pierluisi, activated the National Guard in support of the Puerto Rico Fire Department to fight fires in the municipalities of Gurabo and Cayey to protect residents' health, well-being, and property. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Marimar Rivera Medina)
RMKHHFNP–A Helicopter drops water on the Hatchery Fire located in the Bighorn National Park near Ten Sleep, WY began on Jul. 22, 2016 and the cause is under investigation. The Hatchery Fire has consumed 2,775 acres. U.S. Forest Service photo.
RM2A2X4CH–Kaman K-MAX; K-1200; helicopter with intermeshing rotors; synchropter; carrying water to fight the Decker forest fire near Salida; Colorado; USA
RM2C6MY1X–An aerial water delivery bucket full of water under a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 2-149th, TXARNG, rises from a lake or river to return to a blaze near residential property, near Bastrop, Texas, Sept. 6, 2011. Texas National Guard crews launched out of the Austin Army Aviation Facility to fight wild fires. They are part of an interagency response that includes U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service who when needed fly observation missions to direct aerial wildfire fighting operations. Since 1975, the US Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior have had an interag
RMHEAYEB–A UH-6-0 Black Hawk helicopter from the 2/135th General Support Aviation Battalion, Colorado Army National Guard, drops 500 gallons of river water onto a wildfire burning the training range at Fort Carson, Colo., June 13, 2008. Personnel and helicopters from the Colorado Army National Guard have been supporting the Department of Defense and the National Forest Service in battling approximately 42,000 acres of wildfires burning 40 miles southeast of Fort Carson army base in the Piñon Canyon training site. June 13 marks the fourth day of firefighting for Colorado Army National Guard air crews.
RMHE91PW–Palmer, ALASKA – Army Sgt. Phillip Peter, B Company, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, performs maintenance on a UH-60L Blackhawk helicopter prior to returning to Fairbanks, Alaska, June 30, 2013. Percy G. Jones)
RM2RHKG5X–Lahaina, United States. 16 August, 2023. A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter drops seawater around the perimeter of the area where wildfires swept across Western Maui, August 16, 2023 in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii. Wildfires fanned by high winds killed at least 100 people and destroyed thousands of homes on the island. Credit: Spc. Tonia Ciancanelli/U.S. National Guard/Alamy Live News
RF2GC4FM9–A fireman of the municipality of Gurabo stands ready for a fire emergency during the fueling process of the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Gurabo, Puerto Rico, May 22, 2021. The Governor of Puerto Rico, Pedro Pierluisi, activated the National Guard in support of the Puerto Rico Fire Department to fight fires in the municipalities of Gurabo and Cayey to protect residents' health, well-being, and property. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Marimar Rivera Medina)
RMKHHFTF–A Helicopter drops water on the Hatchery Fire located in the Bighorn National Park near Ten Sleep, WY began on Jul. 22, 2016 and the cause is under investigation. The Hatchery Fire has consumed 2,775 acres. U.S. Forest Service photo.
RF2GC5110–An Oregon Army Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter empties a water bucket onto flames on the Brattain Fire on September 15, 2020 near Paisley, Ore. Two Oregon Guard Black Hawks, headquartered out of Salem, Ore. are currently assigned to the fire. The helicopters concentrated on dumping water buckets on the north perimeter of the fire in coordination with other aircraft supporting wildland firefighting efforts. (National Guard photo by Maj. Leslie Reed, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs).
RF2GC4YXT–California National Guardsmen, the Fresno Fire Department, and Fresno County Emergency Medical Services wait for the arrival of a 40th Combat Aviation Brigade's CH-47 Chinook helicopter carrying evacuees from the Creek Fire Sept. 6, 2020 at the 1106 Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group's flight line, Fresno, California. The California Military Department evacuated over 200 people along the Mammoth Pool Reservoir when the Creek fire exploded in size. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Capt. Jason Sanchez)
RM2AHEDG3–A Texas National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk heads back to battle the blaze in the background after it refills its aerial water delivery bucket near Bastrop, Texas, Sept. 6, 2011. Texas National Guard crews launched out of the Austin Army Aviation Facility to fight wild fires. They are part of an interagency response that includes U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service who when needed fly observation missions to direct aerial wildfire fighting operations. Since 1975, the US Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior have had an interagency agreement with the Department of Def
RMHE91R2–Members of the U.S. Forest Service's Lassen Interagency Hotshot Crew of Susanville, Calif., off-load their equipment at Palmer Airport, June 30, 2013, following extraction operations performed by Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard. The 21-member IHC was transported back to Palmer after completion of containment operations of the 40-acre wildfire in Wantana, Alaska.
RM2RHKG5T–Lahaina, United States. 16 August, 2023. A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter scoops seawater into a bambi bucket to drop on smoldering areas in the burn zone where wildfires swept across Western Maui, August 16, 2023 in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii. Wildfires fanned by high winds killed at least 100 people and destroyed thousands of homes on the island. Credit: Spc. Tonia Ciancanelli/U.S. National Guard/Alamy Live News
RMKHHFPX–A Helicopter drops water on the Hatchery Fire located in the Bighorn National Park near Ten Sleep, WY began on Jul. 22, 2016 and the cause is under investigation. The Hatchery Fire has consumed 2,775 acres. U.S. Forest Service photo.
RMKHHDH2–A Type 1 helicopter with a bucket of water ready for drop on the Cliff Creek Fire. The Cliff Creek Fire located in the Teton National Forest near Bondurant, WY began on Jul. 17, 2016 started by a lightning strike. The Cliff Creek Fire has consumed 14,629 acres. U.S. Forest Service photo.
RF2GC4YXP–California National Guardsmen, the Fresno Fire Department, and Fresno County Emergency Medical Services wait for the arrival of a 40th Combat Aviation Brigade's CH-47 Chinook helicopter carrying evacuees from the Creek Fire at the 1106 Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group's flight line in Fresno, California, Sept. 6, 2020. The California Military Department evacuated over 200 people along the Mammoth Pool Reservoir when the Creek fire exploded in size. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Capt. Jason Sanchez)
RM2C6MY37–A Texas National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk heads back to battle the blaze in the background after it refills its aerial water delivery bucket near Bastrop, Texas, Sept. 6, 2011. Texas National Guard crews launched out of the Austin Army Aviation Facility to fight wild fires. They are part of an interagency response that includes U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service who when needed fly observation missions to direct aerial wildfire fighting operations. Since 1975, the US Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior have had an interagency agreement with the Department of Def
RMHE91PX–Wantana, ALASKA – Members of the U.S. Forest Service’s Lassen Interagency Hotshot Crew (IHC) of Susanville, Calif., look on as an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Blackhawk prepares to land on a makeshift landing zone, June 30, 2013. The 21-member IHC was transported back to Palmer, Alaska, after completing containment and mop-up operations of the 40-acre wildfire. Percy G. Jones)
RMHE91PK–Palmer, ALASKA – UH-60L Blackhawk helicopters, piloted by Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, airlift the U.S. Forest Service’s Lassen Interagency Hotshot Crew (IHC) of Susanville, Calif., from Palmer Airport, June 28, 2013. The 21-member IHC was transported some 100 miles northeast, near the vicinity of the Susitna River and Wantana Creek, to relieve Bureau of Land Management smoke jumpers already on-scene. Percy G. Jones)
RMKHHDEN–A Type 1 helicopter with a bucket of water ready for drop on the Cliff Creek Fire. The Cliff Creek Fire located in the Teton National Forest near Bondurant, WY began on Jul. 17, 2016 started by a lightning strike. The Cliff Creek Fire has consumed 14,629 acres. U.S. Forest Service photo.
RF2GC4YXX–California National Guardsmen, the Fresno Fire Department, and Fresno County Emergency Medical Services wait to direct evacuees of a 40th Combat Aviation Brigade's CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the Creek Fire at the 1106 Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group's flight line in Fresno, California, Sept. 6, 2020. The California Military Department evacuated over 200 people along the Mammoth Pool Reservoir when the Creek fire exploded in size. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Capt. Jason Sanchez)
RMKHHBAA–A Helicopter prepares to make a water drop on the Crow Peak Fire. The Crow Peak Fire located in the Black Hills National Forest near Spearfish, SD began on Jun. 24, 2016 started by lightning. The Crow Peak Fire has consumed 1,350 acres. U.S. Forest Service photo.
RF2GC506Y–U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 1 Ge Xiong of the California Army National Guard, crew chief aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk, adjusts his night vision goggles (NVG) prior to a Sept. 8, 2020, rescue mission in the Sierra National Forest during the Creek Fire. Xiong was the crew chief during a daring mission to rescue people who were trapped by the fast-paced Creek Fire in Fresno County, California. The fire ignited Sept. 4 but in two days devoured more than 80,000 acres.
RMT465WM–A crew chief on a Blackhawk helicopter watches the water bucket pendent during a check ride with the US Forest Service, as it approaches the water for pickup.
RF2GC50GH–Oregon Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk crew chief, Staff Sgt. Elana Cleveland from G/1-189 Aviation (MEDEVAC) out of Salem, Oregon sits awaiting to gather more water to conduct aerial bucket drops on forest fires in Eastern, Oregon, Aug. 22, 2020. The helicopters are activated for a two week span assisting the Oregon Department of Forestry and local agencies with forest fires that are currently taking place in Eastern Oregon. (Oregon National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Perkins, Oregon Military Department)
RMHE91PM–Palmer, ALASKA – Dale Alter, left, State of Alaska Regional Aviation Officer, briefs Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, as they prepare to airlift the U.S. Forest Service’s Lassen Interagency Hotshot Crew (IHC) of Susanville, Calif., June 28, 2013. The 21-member IHC crew was transported by UH-60L Blackhawk helicopters some 100 miles northeast, near the vicinity of the Susitna River and Wantana Creek, to relieve Bureau of Land Management smoke jumpers already on-scene. Percy G. Jones)
RMHE91R0–Palmer, ALASKA – 900-gallon water buckets are loaded onto Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Blackhawk helicopters for transport to Fairbanks, Alaska, June 30, 2013. Unusually hot and dry weather, coupled with severe lightning strikes, have made conditions prime for wildfires, with over 110 active fires currently burning throughout the state. Percy G. Jones)
RMHE91PJ–Wantana, ALASKA – Army Sgt. Phillip Peter, B Company, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, gives pre-flight instructions to smoke jumpers from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management, as they prepare to be extracted after 48-hour operations in the area. Percy G. Jones)
RMPE8E2J–Senior Master Sgt. Douglas F. Clayton, 75th Security Forces Squadron, reads a U.S. Forest Service letter of recognition to 75th SFS Airmen at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Oct. 26, 2015. The Airmen, military working dog handlers, were training with the Forest Service in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest when an emergency medical call was received. To aid an injured person, they carried packs, a litter and other supplies more than two miles at elevations of 7,500 feet. Once at the scene, they coordinated a safe landing for an emergency helicopter and then carried the victim to the helicopter
RMHENNKW–California Army National Guard pilots Chief Warrant 2 Dan Lowry and Scott Englebrick, both from Alpha Company, 3-140th Aviation Battalion, out of Stockton, flew their LUH-72 Lakota helicopter to recon the Day Fire near Fall River Mills, northeast of Mount Shasta, Aug. 2, 2014, in response to the CNG being called up to the mounting wildfires in the northern part of the state. This is the first major fire involvement for the year. Onboard were Cal Fire managers Mike Deacon, who is assigned to the Nevada, Yuba and Placer counties, and Bob Innes, who is assigned to the Riverside county. En route t
RF2GC50BM–Oregon Army National Guard Blackhawk Pilot in command, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Joe Zeiner, (left ) from G/1-189 Aviation (MEDEVAC) out of Salem, Oregon, approaches a giant smoke plume in flight for aerial water drop operations, Eastern, Oregon, Aug. 22, 2020. The helicopters are activated for a two week span assisting the Oregon Department of Forestry and local agencies with forest fires that are currently taking place in Eastern Oregon. (Oregon National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Perkins, Oregon Military Department)
RMT465WF–A crew chief on a Blackhawk helicopter watches the water bucket pendent and relays placement to the pilot during a check ride with the US Forest Service. Washington National Guard aviators receive water bucket training annually to prepare for wild-land fire response.
RF2GC5182–An Oregon Army Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter lands after first setting its attached water bucket on the ground at the Brattain Helibase on September 15, 2020 near Lakeview, Ore for refueling. Two Oregon Guard Black Hawks, headquartered out of Salem, Ore. are currently assigned to the fire. The helicopters concentrated on dumping water buckets on the north perimeter of the fire in coordination with other aircraft supporting wildland firefighting efforts. The Brattain Fire started on September 7, 2020. (National Guard photo by Maj. Leslie Reed, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs).
RF2GC50WH–An Army National Guard UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter waits on the tarmac in heavy smoke at the Aurora State Airport, near Aurora, Ore. on September 9, 2020. Flight crews from the Oregon Army National Guard’s Gulf Company, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment based out of Salem, Ore. were called in to support state and local officials as unprecedented fire conditions forced evacuations across the state. Guard helicopters have dropped more than 22,000 gallons of water on Oregon's wildland fires since mid-August. (National Guard photo by Maj. Leslie Reed)
RF2GC50TC–An Army National Guard UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter with Gulf Company, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment stands ready amidst heavy smoke at the Mulino State Airport, near Mulino, Ore. on September 8, 2020. Oregon Guard helicopters were called in to support state and local officials as unprecedented fire conditions forced evacuations across the state. The pink panels on the helicopter are added during the wildland fire season making it easier to see them among the trees. Guard helicopters have dropped more than 22,000 gallons of water on Oregon's wildland fires since mid-August.
RF2GC50T9–Trees burn as forest fires continue in Eastern Oregon. Aug. 22, 2012. UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters from the Oregon Army National Guard’s G/1-189 Aviation (MEDEVAC) out of Salem, Oregon, landed in Madras Municipal Airport to help assist with aerial water drops as well as possible medivac operations. The helicopters are activated for a two week span assisting the Oregon Department of Forestry and local agencies with forest fires that are currently taking place in Eastern Oregon. (Oregon National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Perkins, Oregon Military Department)
RF2GC4FPJ–A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter of Army Aviation of the Puerto A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter of Army Aviation of the Puerto Army National Guard releases water from a helicopter bucket to fight a fire at Gurabo, Puerto Rico, May 22, 2021. The Governor of Puerto Rico, Pedro Pierluisi, activated the National Guard in support of the Puerto Rico Fire Department to fight fires in Gurabo and Cayey to protect residents' health, well-being, and property. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Marimar Rivera Medina)
RF2GC4FPT–Capt. Alex McArdel, 141st Air Refueling Wing RC-26B aircraft mission systems officer, uses the aircraft's camera to map and detect wildland fires in the north-western region of the United States, August 1, 2021. The RC-26 is tasked with utilizing its highly mobile platform by making infrared images and video of the fires from above in order to map and detect wildland fires and hotspots in the western region of the United States. The RC-26 crews can detect hotspots from up to 60 nautical miles away before they become fires and help direct teams to those locations. First Air Force (Air Forces No
RF2GC4FD6–Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, thanks National Guard members for their ongoing support to local, state and federal agencies fighting the Bootleg Fire, Lakeview, Oregon, July 22, 2021. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Jim Greenhill)
RF2GC4FAM–Air National Guard C-130, MAFFS 9, out of Reno, Nev. drops retardant on the Beckwourth Complex Fire July 9, 2021 near Frenchman Lake in N. California. Many resources, including the three Air National Guard C-130s--two from Nevada and one from California will assist in battling the Beckwourth Complex Fire in Northern California. The Air Force C-130 MAFFS-equipped aircraft, as requested by the National Interagency Fire Center and approved by the Secretary of Defense, are providing unique fire-fighting capabilities. The DoD, through the commander, U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), provides supp
RMHENNMA–California Army National Guard pilots Chief Warrant 2 Dan Lowry and Scott Englebrick, both from Alpha Company, 3-140th Aviation Battalion, out of Stockton, flew their LUH-72 Lakota helicopter to recon the Day Fire near Fall River Mills, northeast of Mount Shasta, Aug. 2, 2014, in response to the CNG being called up to the mounting wildfires in the northern part of the state. This is the first major fire involvement for the year. Onboard were Cal Fire managers Mike Deacon, who is assigned to the Nevada, Yuba and Placer counties and Bob Innes, who is assigned to the Riverside county. En route to
RMT465WG–A crew chief on a Blackhawk helicopter watches the placement of a water bucket pendent and relays its information to the pilots during a check ride with the US Forest Service. Washington National Guard aviators conduct water bucket training annually in preparation for wild land fire response.
RF2GC4FAN–Air National Guard C-130, MAFFS 9 out of Reno, Nev. flying over the plumes of smoke from the Beckwourth Complex Fire July 9, 2021 near Frenchman Lake in N. California. Many resources, including the three Air National Guard C-130s--two from Nevada and one from California will assist in battling the Beckwourth Complex Fire in Northern California. First Air Force (Air Forces Northern), U.S. Northern Command’s Air Component Command, is the DoD’s operational lead for the aerial military efforts.
RMHENNKY–California Army National Guard pilots Chief Warrant 2 Dan Lowry and Scott Englebrick, both from Alpha Company, 3-140th Aviation Battalion, out of Stockton, flew their LUH-72 Lakota helicopter to recon the Day Fire near Fall River Mills, northeast of Mount Shasta, Aug. 2, 2014, in response to the CNG being called up to the mounting wildfires in the northern part of the state. This is the first major fire involvement for the year. Onboard were Cal Fire managers Mike Deacon, who is assigned to the Nevada, Yuba and Placer counties, and Bob Innes, who is assigned to the Riverside county. En route t
RMT465WK–A crew chief on a Chinook helicopter watches the water bucket pendent from the sling-load window on the floor in order to relay its position to the pilots during a check ride. The Washington National Guard aviators conducted their annual water bucket training with the US Forest Service in preparation of wild land fire season.
RF2GC4FAH–Air National Guard C-130, MAFFS 9, out of Reno, Nev. drops retardant on the Beckwourth Complex Fire July 9, 2021 near Frenchman Lake in N. California. In addition to other resources, three Air National Guard C-130s--two from Nevada and one from California will assist in battling the Beckwourth Complex Fire in Northern California. The DoD, through the commander, U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), provides support to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in conducting wildland fire fighting operations as requested. First Air Force (Air Forces Northern), U.S. Northern Command’s Air Compone
RMHENNK9–California Army National Guard pilots Chief Warrant 2 Dan Lowry and Scott Englebrick, both from Alpha Company, 3-140th Aviation Battalion, out of Stockton, flew their LUH-72 Lakota helicopter to recon the Day Fire near Fall River Mills, northeast of Mount Shasta, Aug. 2, 2014, in response to the CNG being called up to the mounting wildfires in the northern part of the state. This is the first major fire involvement for the year. Onboard were Cal Fire managers Mike Deacon, who is assigned to the Nevada, Yuba and Placer counties, and Bob Innes, who is assigned to the Riverside county. En route t
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