While I am working on an idea for an article that I hope to post this Friday, I thought that I'd share a nice video with you from the National Interagency Fire Center called Load and Return - 2013 Refresher. In the video you will learn about the use of retardants and other fire chemicals, drop heights, coverage levels, types of Airtankers (ranging from the DC-10 tankers to the 600-gallon SEATs)
direct link to video
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.
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