Siller Helicopter
by Robert Bales
Title
Siller Helicopter
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Robert Bales
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Description
This Siller helicopter was used by The Bureau of Land Management to fight a large range fire near Emmett, Idaho. The fire was over 10.000 acres and burned over half of Squaw Butte.
Siller helicopters provide firefighting support for a variety of government agencies including Exclusive Use Contracts with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), as well as other state Departments of Forestry.
Our Sikorsky S-64E Skycranes are equipped with fire suppression tanks capable of holding up to 2000 gallons of water and the Sikorsky S-61V model employs a 1000-gallon fire suppression tank. In addition to the suppression tanks, all aircraft are capable of utilizing long line buckets.
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July 8th, 2015
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Comments (37)
Vanessa Bates
Nice capture! Very dramatic and a great nod to those dedicated to fighting fires.
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks so much for the nice comment and they sure were busy around here for a few weeks!
Donna Kennedy
Great action Robert, I sure hate to see so many fires burning! So sad for the wildlife and landscape :(...F/T/L
Robert Bales replied:
Yes it sure is and I sure glad they got the help of this helicopter to put this one out!! Thanks for the FTL Donna!
Sharon Duguay
great shot we have a lot of firer's here this summer L/Su
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Sharon!! I hope we are done with fires for a while. We had a big rain yesterday and it is raining today.