Air tanker 66 on the Range Fire, August 27, 2016. Photo by Trey Spooner.We have some excellent photos of aircraft that worked the Range Fire on August 27 six miles east of Arvin, California — thanks to Trey Spooner and the Kern County Fire Department. The fire burned 518 acres and is 100 percent contained.
Kern County’s Helicopter 408, a Bell UH-1H, made 81 water drops at the fire on August 26.
H-408 on the Range Fire, August 26, 2016. Trey Spooner photo.
Air tanker 66 on the Range Fire, August 27, 2016. Photo by Trey Spooner.
Air tanker 12 on the Range Fire, August 27, 2016. Photo by Kern County Fire Department.