This is another wet day during the 2018 spring wildfire season in New Jersey where the tankers and helos are not on duty and the fire towers are not staffed. No, I'm not getting complacent because it only take a couple of days of dry weather, perhaps less depending on the specific location for wildfires to crop up. No it did not rain yesterday, April 26th.
In the meantime, I want to embed another crew video from the 2017 wildfire season, this one summarizes the fire season of the wildland fire of BR-53 of Cowlitz County Washington. Cowlitz County is in Southwestern Washington north of Portland Oregon. The video length displays as over 24 minutes, but the actual runtime of the video is just under 19 minutes. Enjoy.
Thanks to the wildland fire crews from Cowlitz County Washington for keeping your people safe from wildfires. Stay safe during your 2018 wildfire season.
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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