New York – Army Helicopters to Scoop Water from Hudson River for Fire Training

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    A Black Hawk helicopter from the New York Army National Guard flies toward Albany after scooping water from the Hudson River during training in Troy, N.Y., on Tuesday, April 10, 2012. The training is part of an annual requirement to fight forest fires around New York state. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)New York – The New York Army National Guard will be conducting forest fire training by using helicopters to scoop up large amounts of water from the Hudson River near Albany.

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    National Guard officials say two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters will conduct the training late Tuesday morning just south of the Menands Bridge linking Albany County and Troy.

    The helicopters will use buckets slung under the aircraft to scoop up water and drop it back into the river.

    The buckets can hold up to 660 gallons of water on forest fires. The training is part of an annual requirement to prepare to fight forest fires in support of other state agencies.

    The helicopters are based at the Army Aviation Support Facility in suburban Albany.


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    Anon Ibid Opcit
    Anon Ibid Opcit
    11 years ago

    I’ve seen the Hudson river. Water from there would probably START fires

    cynic
    cynic
    11 years ago

    Sure hope they didn’t scoop up any wayward SCUBA divers….