2006.08.12 Firefighting
Monday, August 21st, 2006After the big wind/fire storm, a bunch of new fires started all over southwest Idaho. Andrea ended up getting called to a couple of fires, one of which she spent the night on. Here are some of the pictures that she and her co-workers took.
Getting to the fire.
No fire yet.
There it is.
Burning hose.
Flaming up good.
Andrea hauling hose.
A fire rig.
A flare-up that Andrea spotted.
The proud spotter.
The fire coming up the hill.
A retardent drop. The picture missed the aircraft that dropped it.
The sun coming through the smoke.
A C-130 going in for another drop.
The fire burning after dark.
Lighting a back-fire.
The fire burning in the sage.
A SEAT (Single engine air tanker) dropping his load.
Multiple aircraft coming in for drops.
A Bell (205?) helicopter making a drop.
A C-130 dropping retardant.
The skycrane.
Another of the skycrane.
Another drop.
Cool pic of the skycrane in sillouette.
