Caught a bit of mop-up on the 75 acre #Highway16Fire today North of Star, near the Eagle border. A construction crew brought one of their Caterpillar water wagons from a nearby site for the assist. Eagle Fire's Dozer 42 was creating a break around the perimeter.

Helicopter Transport Services 95HT, a Sikorsky CH-54A helitanker, prepares to land at Hemet Ryan on 7/14/23. Currently based at San Bernardino.

#helicoptertransportservices #htshelicopters #hts #sikorsky #ch54 #ch54a #skycrane #helicopter #helitanker #wildfire #hemetryanairport #hemet #california

An Air St. Luke’s Bell 429, operated by Idaho Helicopters, departs their base at Boise Airport on 9/8/24

#idahohelicopters #bell #429 #bell429 #helicopter #medical #stlukes #airstlukes

A film crew was in town to interview one of the Coulson C-130 captains on Tanker 132. 9/10/24

#c130 #coulson #coulsonaviation #airtanker #captain #saycheese #interview #wildfire

One of my favorites. Siller 35S, a Sikorsky S-64E Skycrane, assigned to Hemet Ryan back in 2022 during CAL FIRE's Firehawk NVG training. Copter 101 had just lifted, kicking up dust which created a dramatic backdrop.

Coulson Tanker 137, GAIA, a Boeing 737 Fireliner, begins a take off run at BOI on 8/27/24

#coulson #coulsonaviation #b737 #boeing #737 #fireliner #wildfire #tanker #boise #boi #idaho