Oregon Army National Guard pilots, Lt. Col. Brian Houston, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Rafael Toler, and crew chief Sgt. Tracy Braeme, with Charlie Company, 7-158th Aviation, head out for another round of bucket drops on the Stouts Fire near Canyoneville, Ore., Aug. 5. The Black Hawk helicopter is equipped with a "Bambi bucket" which carries approximately 500 gallons of water. Two Oregon Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters have been working out of the Roseburg Municipal Airport since Monday to support ground firefighting crews. The Stouts Fire currently covers more than 19,000 acres


Oregon Army National Guard pilots, Lt. Col. Brian Houston, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Rafael Toler, and crew chief Sgt. Tracy Braeme, with Charlie Company, 7-158th Aviation, head out for another round of bucket drops on the Stouts Fire near Canyoneville, Ore., Aug. 5. The Black Hawk helicopter is equipped with a "Bambi bucket" which carries approximately 500 gallons of water. Two Oregon Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters have been working out of the Roseburg Municipal Airport since Monday to support ground firefighting crews. The Stouts Fire currently covers more than 19,000 acres. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason van Mourik, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs) Oregon Army National Guard supports Stouts Fire 150805-Z-PL993-037


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