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A type 1 helicopter (Sikorsky) hovers above a pond used as a dip site. The helicopter will lower the bucket into the water to fill it up and then drop it on hotspots within the fire's perimeter on August 15, 2022.
Firefighters backhauling equipment such as hoselays from the fire line that are no longer needed or damaged.
Texas DPS, Bastrop County C.E.R.T and CAPCOG set up equipment in preparation for an aerial recon using a drone.
Resources assigned to the Pine Pond Fire attend the daily, morning briefing. This meeting gives them the latest operational update, weather, and assignments before going out to work on the fireline.
Incident Commander Steven Willingham works with Texas DPS and CAPCOG to conduct an aerial recon using a drone. The team watch the footage in real time to identify heat signatures and direct firefighters into the area.
Extreme fire behavior moves through the trees on August 11th. Photo Credit: Chad Briggs Engine Boss on Texas A&M Engine 9630 (Employed by Virginia Department of Forestry)
Virginia Department of Forestry Engine 350 refills their engine tank by sucking water from a holding tank on August 13, 2022
2 Firefighters from Jackson IHC patrol dozer line on August 13, 2022
Firefighters on Texas A&M Engine 9630 use a water hose and tools to cool heat and prevent further spread. Photo taken on August 13, 2022
Large smoke column rises from the trees and smoke settles across the burned ground on August 11th, day 1. Photo Credit: Eddy Gordon with AZ-KNF Crew 7-1
Firefighters from AZ-KNF Crew 7-1 use a chainsaw to cut and remove vegetation to clear a path for fire access on August 13, 2022
Smoke rises through the trees as fire spreads on the Pine Pond Fire on August 11th. Photo Credit: Chad Briggs Engine Boss on Texas A&M Engine 9630 (Employed by Virginia Department of Forestry)