Post by: AngelOfThyNight on June 13, 2016, 05:08:18 PM
It didn’t take much for Nevada firefighters to take over Alpine County Airport on Wednesday for training.About four dozen personnel from the Nevada Army National Guard, the Nevada Division of Forestry, the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management gathered to conduct exercises using helicopters and ground forces.The exercise was designed to allow Guardsmen and firefighters to coordinate should they be needed in case of a wildfire.Maj. Andrew Wagner said the Guard’s two CH-47s, Black Hawk and a Lakota were working with firefighters on the ground to deliver water, goods and information. Eastern Alpine County is part of …
Source: Wildfire training takes to the air (http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/22381280-113/wildfire-training-takes-to-the-air?utm_source=swift_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss-referrals&utm_section=Local)