Here is a nice video of a Type 2 Initial Attack from Alaska, Delta Type 2 Intial Attack Crew 1, fighting fires in Alaska in 2008. Included in this eight minute video is a short tribute to those who died at the Iron Mountain Complex.
direct link to video
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Bill Gabbert of Wildfire Today has written extensively about the crash of the Carson Helicopter at the Iron Mountain Complex that killed 7 firefighters, the pilot-in-command and a USFS check pilot here. Two former Carson employees pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the crash (see Bill Gabbert's Nov. 24 2014 post.
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