IMET Jeff Tonkin and IMET trainee Rebecca Muessle discussing their aviation forecast and briefing at the helibase of the Six Rivers Lightning Fire in Northern California on August 22, 2022. In addition to aircraft monitoring a wildfire’s spread, helicopters are used to carry large buckets of water to douse hotspots while air tankers release water or retardant over wildfires. (Robert Hyatt, NOAA’s National Weather Service)
IMET Jeff Tonkin and IMET trainee Rebecca Muessle discussing their aviation forecast and briefing at the helibase of the Six Rivers Lightning Fire in Northern California on August 22, 2022. In addition to aircraft monitoring a wildfire’s spread, helicopters are used to carry large buckets of water to douse hotspots while air tankers release water or retardant over wildfires. (Robert Hyatt, NOAA’s National Weather Service)