Aerial Attack on Table Rock Complex

The Fire Boss scooper planes drop water on the Persimmon Ridge Fire.
The Fire Boss scooper planes drop water on the Persimmon Ridge Fire.
A VLAT DC-10 drops 9,400 gallons of fire retardant on the fire. VLATs are very large aerial tankers. It was a very rare sight in South Carolina.
A VLAT DC-10 drops 9,400 gallons of fire retardant on the fire. VLATs are very large aerial tankers. It was a very rare sight in South Carolina.
South Carolina National Guard Black Hawk fills the Bambi Bucket with water. (Photo taken by Dillon/Florence Sector Wildland Firefighter James Bailey)
South Carolina National Guard Black Hawk fills the Bambi Bucket with water. (Photo taken by Dillon/Florence Sector Wildland Firefighter James Bailey)
South Carolina National Guard Chinook heads to Persimmon Ridge to make a drop.
South Carolina National Guard Chinook heads to Persimmon Ridge to make a drop.
SLED’s helicopter heads to refill the Bambi Bucket.
SLED’s helicopter heads to refill the Bambi Bucket.
A large BAE-146 aerial tanker drops retardant on the Persimmon Ridge Fire.
A large BAE-146 aerial tanker drops retardant on the Persimmon Ridge Fire.
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