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, August 24, 2011
This is about ten minutes of footage shot by Nick Mitchell at the Ken Fire on Monday, August 22 in the San Bernardino National Forest north of Los Angeles CA. As of the evening of August 23, 350 acres had burned with 80% containment. I believe that one residence was destroyed. The latest incident report from inciweb on the Ken Fire may be found here.
In the video you will see some footage of the aerial attack on the fire, including CAL FIRE's S-2T's and a couple of helitankers.
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