Tankers battling the Lime Fire spotted at Medford

Author Bill GabbertPosted on Categories Fixed wingTags , , , ,
Air Tanker 167 at Medford Oregon
Air Tanker 167 at Medford Oregon September 9, 2019. Photo by Tim Crippin.

(Originally published at 2:32 p.m. PDT September 11, 2019)

Tim Crippin shot these photos of air tankers that were working on the Lime Fire and reloading at Medford, Oregon on September 7 and 9. They were all departing when the pictures were taken.

The Lime Fire, according to a mapping flight at 1:42 a.m. Wednesday morning, has burned 2,011 acres, but it was reported to be 1,911 acres at about 10 a.m. Wednesday by the Incident Management Team. The blaze is in Northern California 32 miles south of Medford, west of I-5, and just north of Highway 96. The fire has been fairly quiet for the last 24 hours. Fixed wing and satellite overflights Tuesday night did not detect a great deal of heat.

This is the first photo we have published of Tanker 167, an Aeroflite RJ85, and we have very few of Tankers 93 and 96.

Thanks Tim.

Air Tanker 93 at Medford Oregon
Air Tanker 93 at Medford Oregon September 7, 2019. Photo by Tim Crippin.
Air Tanker 96 at Medford Oregon
Air Tanker 96 at Medford Oregon September 7, 2019. Photo by Tim Crippin.

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2 thoughts on “Tankers battling the Lime Fire spotted at Medford”

  2. The Siskiyou Tanker Base located near Montague, CA, was also loading tankers – primarily CalFire S2Ts, but also Bae-146s and a C130. On Sunday and Monday, S2Ts were making a cycle in less than 20 minutes from loading cutoff until they returned for the next load.

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