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A New York Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk fills a 600-gallon "Bambi Bucket" from Lake Awosting in Minnewaska State Park, Ulster County, N.Y., April 21, prior to making another dump on a 3,100 acre wildfire. Army National Guard aviation assets responded to a State Emergency Management Office request for assistance on Saturday, April 19, when one Black Hawk helicopter flew 37 water dump missions. On Sunday April 20, and Monday April 21, two Black Hawks responded, flying 14 water missions each day. A New York Army National Guard OH-58 recon helicopter equipped with a thermal imaging device was also used to identify fire hot spots for targeted drops.
250408-A-YG824-001.JPG Photo By: Sgt. Logan Ambrosio

Minnewaska State Park, Ulster County, N.Y. - A New York Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk fills a 600-gallon "Bambi Bucket" from Lake Awosting in Minnewaska State Park, Ulster County, N.Y., April 21, prior to making another dump on a 3,100 acre wildfire. Army National Guard aviation assets responded to a State Emergency Management Office request for assistance on Saturday, April 19, when one Black Hawk helicopter flew 37 water dump missions. On Sunday April 20, and Monday April 21, two Black Hawks responded, flying 14 water missions each day. A New York Army National Guard OH-58 recon helicopter equipped with a thermal imaging device was also used to identify fire hot spots for targeted drops.


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