Random Ramblings: Aerial Wildland Firefighting

I have blogged about aerial wildland firefighting since 2009. I am not a firefighter and am not a pilot, just an interested bystander who wants to learn more and share what I learn here. Join me here as I blog on the aircraft and the pilots who fight wildland fires from the air in support of crews on the ground. I also blog on concerns affecting fire crews on the ground as well as other aviation and meteorology issues. Learn what it takes to do jobs that are staffed by the best of the best.

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

More on wildfire burning in Downe Twnshp (Cumberland County) NJ

My friends at Downstown Aero told me that Charlie2 (Turbo Cat) flew 6.3 hours today, all or most of it dropping on the 225 acre wildfire in Downe Township (Cumberland County) NJ today. According to the latest report on the New Jersey Forest Fire Service Section B10 website The fire may be 500 acres or more before it is contained, the fire is not contained. See this report from CBS in Philadelphia. The photos here are taken from Charlie2 and posted with the permission of her pilot, Edward Carter Jr.

Update on April 30, 2014 at 9:30 AM EDT: the New Jersey Forest Fire Service Section B10 website only keeps reports on major fires on the home page for a few days after the fire. At the time I write this, they are no longer providing reports/updates for this fire on their home page.