Air attack on forest fires.
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| Format: | Government Document Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service,
1960.
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| Series: | Agriculture information bulletin ;
no. 229. |
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Table of Contents:
- Air attack on forest fires : Airplanes, helicopters, and the Forest Service. pp. 1.
- Platforms in the sky : Forest fire detection
- Scouting. pp. 4.
- Airborne firefighters : Smokejumpers
- Helijumpers. pp. 6.
- Attack from above : Cascading water and chemicals
- Water dropping
- Laying fire hose. pp. 14.
- Supply from above : Cargo dropping
- Delivering equipment. pp. 26.
- It's always teamwork : Rescue operations
- Part of the team. pp. 30.