CH-47 Chinook Helicopter Bambi Bucket Fire Drop

Video by Staff Sgt. Joseph Labutka Colorado National Guard
Colorado National Guard CH-47 Chinook Helicopter from the 2-135th Aviation Regiment supporting firefighting operations and aerial firefighting at the West Fork Complex Fire. Video includes water drops from a “Bambi Bucket” over threatened forest areas, the helicopter crew and engineers rigging the bucket, the CH-47 Chinook “dipping” or drawing water from a local reservoir, aerial shots of the West Fork Complex area, and a soundbite from pilot CW3 Andrew Bellotti. Crew includes SGT Frankie Ells, SFC Brian Deetman, SSG Eddie Thompson, CW3 David Cowles, and CW3 Andrew Bellotti,