Perhaps this post is not timely as it is the day after Halloween here in the United States. Perhaps you have displayed a pumpkin and if not you depending on where you live, you may have seen pumpkins in your travels, I know that I have.
In honor of the recent Halloween celebration here in the United States and more importantly, in honor of the important role that fire pumpkins, aka portable water storage tanks, play to support aerial wildland firefighting, I share an October 31st Facebook post from the Bureau of Land Management. I do know that when a wildland fire using helicopters are located in remote areas, these fire pumpkins play an important role. Time is saved because the helicopters can fill their tanks or bambi buckets near the fire. In addition, water tankers and engines can utilize the fire pumpkins to fill their tanks, again saving time.
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