Type 3 helicopter

Photo By/Credit

BIA

Date Shot/Created
07/16/2018
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
A Type 3 helicopter takes off. A Type 3 is a helicopter that has a higher cruise speed than other large wildland fire helicopters and can get to the scene of a wildfire faster. Type 3 helicopters can carry four to five firefighters at a time and use a 180-gallon water bucket.
Subject tags
Aviation
Fire management
Fires