This video by KEYT was streamed live on YouTube, showing and explaining the activities at a facility set up at the Whittier Fire for mixing retardant for helicopters that could draft to refill their tanks. The 11-minute video did not show any ships with buckets — just Type 1 helicopters with internal or external tanks.
Video report from retardant drafting facility
- Bill Gabbert
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The reporter says two helicopters alternated refilling and dropping the retardant. However, in this short video, four distinctly different helicopters came in to refill. It was non-stop for these pilots. Eighteen helicopters were in operation that day … Not all refueling here, but more than two.
Erickson, HTSI, Croman and Siller all shown.
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