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![An aircraft drops retardant on the Apache Fire.](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2024-07/retardant%20dropping%20aircraft.jpg?VersionId=vvlxWSIFTDb1Gw1gNwfbEsHPub2aRiRP&itok=4iy68Z5a)
An air tanker drops retardant on the fire's edge, Apache Fire.
![Large helicopter filling water from pond.](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2024-07/Heli%20dip%20ranger.jpg?VersionId=JXu_akRK5jbT8lgPFhsGEytXsC9m9sOz&itok=9EZiNs_v)
A Type 1 Sikorsky S-64 "Skycrane" fills water on the Apache Fire. Holding 2,600 gallons, it can fill its reservoir in 45 seconds in only 18" of water.
Photo Credit: Julie Schneider, District Ranger.
![Flames rise over the vegetation behind a Ventura County Engine.](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2024-07/452924587_18417616399068497_7405119900442161119_n.jpg?VersionId=SM.FPAQcw89B7Gq0ySph5hez1ZFOtjK.&itok=zqdug9Rc)
Flames rise on the Apache Fire.
![A green engine site in front of a burned hillside, with firefighters silhouetted on the ridgetop.](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2024-07/crew%20engine%20hiking%20ranger.jpg?VersionId=GJJcv24yE_pDJ8GGIVvkDNwkvcvg.AJb&itok=qgFAXrfL)
Photo Credit: Julie Schneider, District Ranger
![Crew of firefighters work near smoke and flame](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2024-07/direct%20fireline%20construction.jpg?VersionId=YWXWbj7.gUFSdVNsKctGGNfzOwNXYKCE&itok=5FgAfMoo)
Direct Fireline Constriction on the Apache Fire. Crews Construct fireline close to the fires edge, preventing the fire from growing. This is the preferred method of fighting fire when fire behavior allows.
![image of a firefighting aircraft dropping retardant on the Apache Fire.](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2024-07/Retardant%20Drop%20Apache%20Fire.jpg?VersionId=GRiQONCpmM6GgN1ey82Nop7E4rzLLDjc&itok=JkvXz2rx)
Apache Fire, Aircraft dropping retardant.
![Map showing the location and operational details of the Apache Fire.](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2024-07/Ops_arch_e_land_20240724_1856_Lake_CALPF001542_0725Day_ApacheBranch-page-001.jpg?VersionId=wIfibTDpll3Fn1.63xABF3X3mx.axrWf&itok=uClwPcWQ)
Operations Map for the Apache Fire, July 25, 2024.