A helicopter drops water on a fire flare-up along Icicle Ridge near Leavenworth, Wash.
A helicopter drops water on a fire flare-up along Icicle Ridge near Leavenworth, Wash., last week. More than 80 helicopters supported firefighting crews in the Western U.S. last week fighting 28 large blazes covering 295,000 acres. Some 40-50 fixed-wing tankers are also under contract to be used in...
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