South Carolina Forestry Commission spotters observe the wildfires on Pinnacle Mountain. The spotters pin-point water drop locations for the two South Carolina Army National helicopters assigned to support wildfires response operations on Pinnacle Mountain, Pickens County, South Carolina, Nov. 17, 2016. The 59th Aviation Troop Command, South Carolina National Guard, provided a CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift cargo helicopter and a UH-60L Black Hawk utility medium-lift helicopter to the South Carolina Forestry Commission. Each aircraft is equipped with a Bambi Bucket; Bambi Buckets can be filled with a
South Carolina Forestry Commission spotters observe the wildfires on Pinnacle Mountain. The spotters pin-point water drop locations for the two South Carolina Army National helicopters assigned to support wildfires response operations on Pinnacle Mountain, Pickens County, South Carolina, Nov. 17, 2016. The 59th Aviation Troop Command, South Carolina National Guard, provided a CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift cargo helicopter and a UH-60L Black Hawk utility medium-lift helicopter to the South Carolina Forestry Commission. Each aircraft is equipped with a Bambi Bucket; Bambi Buckets can be filled with any available water on site, to be transported and dumped on the fire.
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