Taking a break from initial attack on the Little French Creek Fire.
Krassel Boost
I spent a few days on the east side of the Payette boosting at Krassel Helibase. It was a great gig; guaranteed proficiency rappels to get re-certed to rappel out of the Bell 407. I was also lucky enough to get an operational rappel into the Zena-Loon Complex to work some hot spots that had slopped over the ridge from the main fire. With water support from a skycrane and Krassel's 407, we were able to wrap it up in a day.
Spotter check during re-cert mockup on Bell 407
Mockups on 407.
Re-cert rappels out of the Bell 407.
407 with bambi bucket.
Heavy helicopter 780 - Sikorsky Skycrane.
Leaning ponderosa pine at Krassel; a prime candidate for a boring backcut if it ever needed to come down...
Afternoon run on the Zena-Loon complex.
Dave and Rick
Zena-Loon plume and Payette Lake.McCall Helibase
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