Cowboys in the Cockpit: Planes, Helicopters Help Battle Central Oregon Blazes - The Source
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Andrew SawyerClayton FrankeEric GraffBrian BrantnerPaul PetersonRedmond AirNational Interagency Fire CenterInternational Association Of Wildland FireNational Wildfire Coordinating GroupUnited Aerial Firefighting AssociationForest ServiceBillings Flying ServiceForest Service Redmond Air CenterSpokane, Washington, United StatesAkawa Butte, Oregon, United StatesBob Creek, Oregon, United StatesWashington, United StatesLondon, London, City Of, United KingdomBald Mountain, Oregon, United StatesWarm Springs, Oregon, United States
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Wed, 5 August 2026
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A former British airliner once suited to carry 100 passengers now skims the Central Oregon High Desert carrying only two people: a pilot and an officer trying to decide where to send 27,000 pounds of reddish-pink slurry tumbling to the ground. They are among the first to reach the fanning flames of the Bench Fire burning on the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs […]