Commerce City, Colorado USA - 5th April 2014. Members of the Boulder Fire Department and the Colorado National Guard 2nd Battalion, 135th General Support Aviation Brigade based out of Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colorado practice their communication and bucket drop techniques at The Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in preparation for Colorado’s upcoming fire season. This is the first year that firefighters on the ground are able to communicate with those in the air to coordinate the firefighting effort. Credit: Ed Endicott/Alamy Live News


Commerce City, Colorado USA - 5th April 2014. Members of the Boulder Fire Department and the Colorado National Guard 2nd Battalion, 135th General Support Aviation Brigade based out of Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colorado practice their communication and bucket drop techniques at The Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in preparation for Colorado’s upcoming fire season. This is the first year that firefighters on the ground are able to communicate with those in the air to coordinate the firefighting effort. © Ed Endicott/Alamy Live News


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Location: Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Commerce City, Colorado
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