An Oregon Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter arrives at the Roseburg Municipal Airport, Aug. 5, to help fight the Stouts Fire near Canyonville, Ore. The CH-47 is capable of carrying up to 2,000 gallons of water in its “Bambi bucket” in support of fire suppression efforts. These heavy-lifting cargo helicopters are based out of Pendleton, Ore. (Photo by Jason van Mourik, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)
An Oregon Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter arrives at the Roseburg Municipal Airport, Aug. 5, to help fight the Stouts Fire near Canyonville, Ore. The CH-47 is capable of carrying up to 2,000 gallons of water in its “Bambi bucket” in support of fire suppression efforts. These heavy-lifting cargo helicopters are based out of Pendleton, Ore. (Photo by Jason van Mourik, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)
Oregon Army National Guard Spc. Richard Brown and Sgt. Jason Westlund, both petroleum supply specialists with Charlie Company, 7-158th Aviation, refuel an HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter which recently returned from delivering nearly 500 gallons of water in support of fire suppression efforts at the Stouts Fire, Aug. 3, near Roseburg, Ore. Aviation fuel resupply crews provide approximately 1,200 gallons of fuel per day in support of aviation fire missions. (Photo by Jason van Mourik, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)
Smoke plumes over the forests outside Milo, Ore., Aug. 5. Two Oregon Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters have been working out of the Roseburg Municipal Airport since Monday to support ground firefighting crews and were joined by one Oregon Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook Helicopter, Wednesday. The Stouts Fire currently covers more than 19,000 acres. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason van Mourik, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)
Smoke plumes over the forests outside Milo, Ore., Aug. 5. Two Oregon Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters have been working out of the Roseburg Municipal Airport since Monday to support ground firefighting crews and were joined by one Oregon Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook Helicopter, Wednesday. The Stouts Fire currently covers more than 19,000 acres. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason van Mourik, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)
A 500 gallon bambi bucket, full to the brim and ready to go, is pulled out of a dip site by an Oregon Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter, near the Stouts Fire outside of Canyonville, Ore., Aug. 5. The Black Hawk helicopter is equipped with a "Bambi bucket" which carries approximately 500 gallons of water. Two Oregon Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters have been working out of the Roseburg Municipal Airport since Monday to support ground firefighting crews and have been joined by one Oregon Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter based out Pendleton, Ore. The Stouts Fire currently covers more than 19,000 acres. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason van Mourik, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)
Oregon Army National Guard pilots, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Dennis Cooper, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Logan Bass, and crew chief Spc. Beth Bechard, with Charlie Company, 7-158th Aviation, navigate through smoke on the way to their drop site in support of firefighting ground crews, Aug. 5, at the Stouts Fire. The Black Hawk helicopter is equipped with a "Bambi bucket" which carries approximately 500 gallons of water. Two Oregon Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters have been working out of the Roseburg Municipal Airport since Monday to support ground firefighting crews and have been joined by one Oregon Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter based out Pendleton, Ore. The Stouts Fire currently covers more than 19,000 acres. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason van Mourik, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)
