Williams Creek Fire, Crew Photos

My helicopter crew with the Helibase Manager, Dale (Left) and the Keeper of the Box, Scott (Right)




Helibase Manager Dale with his wife and daughters with the Astar.

My New Helicopter Crew

The fire is slowly winding down, the boys from Wyoming have been released and I have a new helicopter crew.


Left to Right; Randy, Kevin (Helicopter Manager), Ellen and Rebecca. I worked with Ellen last year on the Iron 44 fire in Weaverville California.

The Wyoming Boys

My helicopter crew. The Wyoming boys, l -r, Karsten, Sage, Dennis, Mike and Myles.

Burn Baby Burn

Today we used the PSD (Plastic Sphere Dispenser) to start some fires. It worked so well I think I just flew myself out of a job. Looks like the fires about burned out and we'll probably be demobbing soon.


Dennis and Myles installing the hopper on the PSD.


With the PSD installed in the Astar helicopter, Mike, Myles and Dennis admire their handiwork.


The Astar, the helicopter crew and the PSD.


Heidi, the Mad Bomber checking her equipment out.


Heidi in the bomber seat, doing final checks.


Dave Lockwood, our bomb boss. He tells me where to fly the helicopter and Heidi where to drop.


Astar helicopter, 350SB configured with the PSD