Wildfire pics - vehicles, engines, aircraft, firefighters, fires, damage, etc.

[bbbass]

By request.

OK, I'll get this started:

Another K-MAX


Old Sikorsky


Rockwell Commander?

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[bbbass]

My usual rig. Slept in my truck. At the Prineville airport for a complex of fires in the area.


Freightliner tow vehicle. Near McCall but closer to the Snake River. Trailer has sleep quarters.


And my camp at 25 Mile above Lake Chelan. There were bears, so I broke the rules and had my .357 with me.

 

[Baseacegoku]

I wanna work for your outfit

 

[bbbass]

I wanna work for your outfit

They can always use good drivers. Especially those familiar with two-way radios.

 

[Baseacegoku]

They can always use good drivers. Especially those familiar with two-way radios.

if only I had a CDL....

 

[bbbass]

if only I had a CDL....

Not needed.

 

[Baseacegoku]

what do I have to do to work as crew on one of the aircraft?

 

[Certaindeaf]

Neat!
Ha, I'm sitting in that same chair right now. Costco!



and got a .357 right here too.. for because
lol

 

[bbbass]

what do I have to do to work as crew on one of the aircraft?

Ha ha. Probably you would need to be a relative or know somebody. Check with Columbia. Most of the others are out of state.

 

[bbbass]

Neat!
Ha, I'm sitting in that same chair right now. Costco!

lol

BiMart!!

 

[CoastRange57]

Scoggins Creek Fire 2015




I have some more wildland fire pictures, but they were taken with a 24mp camera and I will have to downsize a coupe of them to post.

 

[CoastRange57]

I will keep an eye out for your rigs this summer, I will spending at least a week maybe two chasing aviation aircraft in Central Oregon this summer trying to get those money pictures.

 

[bbbass]

Scoggins Creek Fire 2015


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I have some more wildland fire pictures, but they were taken with a 24mp camera and I will have to downsize a coupe of them to post.

She's a beauty! I watched the Netflix show that featured a Canada outfit that runs something that looks very similar. They also have a variety of older aircraft they use to deliver cargo and people.

 

[CoastRange57]

 

[bbbass]

MD520 on the Cache Creek fire. Helibase = Enterprise airport.


Bell

Bell

 

[Certaindeaf]

yeehaw

 

[bbbass]

The Taylor Bridge fire near Cle Elum blew up in the high winds on Saturday Aug 2012 after a week and no flights due to heavy smoke inversions.

 

[Nwcid]

Here is the site I use to post all of my stuff Wildland fire pics

It is how I spend my summers.

 

[bbbass]

Here is the site I use to post all of my stuff Wildland fire pics

It is how I spend my summers.

Well post some of those here man!

 

[11Charlie]

I have always thought these were cool. Maybe someday it will be my bug out rig!