Thursday, August 16, 2007

Fighting fire with helicopters

We saw the smoke from the Pend d'Oreille fire earlier today. During supper, some helicopters flew so close that the windows started to rattle. There seems to be a fire nearby, but I don't think it is the Pend d'Oreille fire. From the highway, it looked as though the flames were coming from a clearcut on the mountain behind the old Atco Saw Mill.

The Champion Lakes Golf Course was the water stop for the helicopters for fighting this fire. Several people went there to watch-- including us. Right click the picture below to see the web album on Picasa.

BC fire fighting

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