Firefighting Aircraft pics....

phantomphan1974 · July 18, 2011, 09:46:44 AM

Nice!

ca.morgan · June 09, 2012, 01:20:10 PM

Here are a couple from yesterday, a little fire on the Lake Elsinore side of the Ortega Mountains.

Elsinore Fire by Morjas, on Flickr

phantomphan1974 · June 10, 2012, 04:09:57 PM

Great shots!

ca.morgan · June 10, 2012, 10:20:32 PM

Thanks Damon, I only wished I had more to show but got there a little too late

kick Z tail out · June 17, 2012, 05:47:36 AM

Nice to see another RRU (and CNF for that matter) guy.

Here's a batch from the Highland Fire. Had a great time finally getting back out on an incident. And better yet, we haven't seen a vivid and ominous sky like this in a long time. I just had to go wide on these shots. Can't waste that sky.

And just to give an idea of scale, that S-2 (T-72) is closer than the hot spot seen to the left. And is almost swallowed up by it.

Curling the smoke, punching through the gates of hell:

ca.morgan · June 17, 2012, 09:11:21 AM

Nate - those are great shots! I might have to hit you up on some tips on the water bombers and the local area, I am still new new to the area.

ca.morgan · June 17, 2012, 09:16:57 PM

I tried to get up to the Highland fire in Beaumont but I was a little late and the roads where blocked. However I did visit Ryan Air Attack base just in time to catch Tanker 74 coming in.

Tanker 74 by Morjas, on Flickr

ca.morgan · June 17, 2012, 09:18:08 PM

Also got to see one of the OV-10s coming in for the day

OV-10 by Morjas, on Flickr

kick Z tail out · July 27, 2012, 09:15:17 AM

Quote from: ca.morgan on June 17, 2012, 09:11:21 AM
Nate - those are great shots! I might have to hit you up on some tips on the water bombers and the local area, I am still new new to the area.

Shoot me a PM... sorry I haven't been around much but I'd be glad to share some tips and info.

SinCalRyder · July 28, 2012, 10:55:43 PM

Figured I would hit the ground running here with some photos that would fit well in this thread. It was after taking these photos that I came home and realized I had outgrew my XT and upgraded my gear lol.