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.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Slave Lake Fire, Alberta - tanker video
A friend of mine told about the video that you see above. If I am not mistaken, you are seeing two Canadair tankers (nor sure if they are 215 or 415) dropping water on the Slave Lake Fire in Alberta. According to this article from CBC News, there are 44 fires burning in Alberta, and 17 are in the Slave Lake area, the article also mentions that evacuees are getting there first tour, by bus, of the Slave Lake fire.
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