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We're the last of the fire brigade , if

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you will , when everybody else is

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exhausted and in the fight , they call

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up the National Guard . Basically we

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provide an aerial firefighting

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capability in support of civil assets ,

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and it's a fire , so it's exciting . E

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Challenging flying . We're within 10 to

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20 knots of our stall speed where Max

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Gross weighed , and on the drop we're

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150 ft off the terrain , which is about

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half of the altitude of a normal

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tactical airdrop . It's rewarding . You

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watch so many catastrophes on the news .

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This one , it's like , well , it's our

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opportunity to actually make a

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difference and help out and so it's

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gratifying to be a part of that , to be

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able to do something and not stay in

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Nevada and just watch it transpire when

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you know you have a capability and a

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skill set to help .