Above: Air tankers 101 and 103 at Durango, CO May 28, 2018. Photo by Dave Herdman.
Dave Herdman took these photos of the air tankers that were working out of Durango, Colorado May 28 during the Horse Park Fire. Thanks Dave!
And speaking of the Horse Park Fire, the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management have released more details about the near miss that occurred on the fire May 27 in a remote area of Southwest Colorado. The report disclosed that in addition to the two firefighters that had to abandon a stuck truck, a lookout in another location also fled on foot and ignited an escape fire at a potential fire shelter deployment site as the fire approached. According to the information released there were no injuries.
The four aircraft working on this fire represented 30 percent of the large air tankers that are on USFS exclusive use contracts this year.
May God bless ALL OF YOU. YOU ARE ALL IN MY PRAYERS. BOTH AIR AND GROUND CREWS. PLEASE BE VERY CAREFULL. THAT WAS MY HOME FOR MANY YRARS.