Chopper 9 waits on the flightline with other helicopters at the Kelowna AirportThe call came shortly after 2PM. “Murman, standby to copy frequency and code information” The sound of the two-way startled me out of a daydream of happier times. I looked o…

We are now into day two. At least the smoke has cleared somewhat. We began the day with a full crew meeting to discuss and comeup with a game plan. We have a number of people here on the ground in Kelowna to cover these fires.We are still working our f…

We are now into day two. At least the smoke has cleared somewhat. We began the day with a full crew meeting to discuss and comeup with a game plan. We have a number of people here on the ground in Kelowna to cover these fires.We are still working our f…

We are now into day two. At least the smoke has cleared somewhat. We began the day with a full crew meeting to discuss and comeup with a game plan. We have a number of people here on the ground in Kelowna to cover these fires.We are still working our f…

We have been on the ground making calls and attempting to coordinate with the Air Ops side of the Forestry Service.With the fire less than 24 hours old we are understandably low in the priority que at the moment.The current flight restrictions around t…

We have been on the ground making calls and attempting to coordinate with the Air Ops side of the Forestry Service.With the fire less than 24 hours old we are understandably low in the priority que at the moment.The current flight restrictions around t…

We have been on the ground making calls and attempting to coordinate with the Air Ops side of the Forestry Service.With the fire less than 24 hours old we are understandably low in the priority que at the moment.The current flight restrictions around t…