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.
Friday, September 21, 2012
Thank-you Wildland Firefighters (Waldo Canyon Fire)
I was just wondering the internet and came upon a video (the first video embedded below) of a Colorado community thanking the wildland firefighters who fought the Waldo Canyon Fire that burned 18,247 acres in Colorado in June 2012. However, I think that the thanks and tributes expressed here apply to the good work all of you who are wildland firefighters on the ground, in the air, and the various support staff.
Thank-you wildland firefighters and stay safe!
Note: in the second tribute video, you will see a photo of an Aero Union P-3, T-00. At the time I write this, Aero Union's P-3's have not flown fires since the US Forest Service cancelled the P-3 contracts in 2011 and was not flying the Waldo Canyon Fire. However, the photo of T-00 is a tribute to the work that all tankers do on wildfires in support of ground troops!
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