Random Ramblings: Aerial Wildland Firefighting

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, January 07, 2022

Firefighting train working 2018 Delta Fire

In addition to being a non-pilot aviation enthusiast, I love trains. I have known that specially equipped trains can be used to fight wildfires near tracks. Thanks to my friends at NJFFS Section B10 who shared this video about three weeks ago in their video of the week page. When I went to Bill Gabbert's Wildfire Today Site, I saw that he had a few articles about fire trains that you may want to look at to learn more about the different types of fire trains, his tagged articles on fire trains may be found here. Those of you who follow Bill's site may recall that he shared about fire trains fighting the 2018 Delta Fire October 8, 2018, where he shared a video report about fire trains from ABC10 along with a longer raw video by DanR. Thanks Bill for your work on your fire train series.