![]() ![]() the aircraft was released from the fire and made a 30-minute flight back to the Gillespie County Airport. ![]() The aircraft is a King Air C90A turboprop registered to Safford Aviation Service in Coolidge, Arizona (which had not yet replied to a request for comment when this was posted).Īt about 8:40 p.m. Numerous aircraft were dispatched, including the Air Attack Platform at the Gillespie County Airport in Fredericksburg. TAMFS resources were requested on August 1 on the Powder Keg Pine Fire in Bastrop County. an air tactical aircraft working a different fire was involved in an incident at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport - about 5 miles southeast of downtown Austin - after flying the Powder Keg Pine Fire near Bastrop, about 150 miles southwest of Lake Livingston near the location of the Snowhill Fire. Two days later the agency released its 72-hour report on an aircraft incident in Travis County. The two firefighters were transported to a hospital and both were treated and released. The two injured firefighters were not wearing PPE properly and both experienced first- and second-degree burns to the face, hands, and sides. The agency’s 24-hour report noted that fire behavior intensified on a part of the fire where a dozer crew was working. The agency also reported that two of its firefighters suffered burn injuries when fire behavior intensified at about 5 p.m. crews on the fire reported moderate to high fire behavior with several structures threatened, evacuations under way, and road closures in place. That afternoon, resources were requested from Texas A&M Forest Service (TAMFS) on the Snowhill Fire. Residents say an overwhelmed fire force, fighting flames all day in powerful winds, could do little as flames ripped through Lahaina.Ī 215-acre wildfire in San Jacinto County was contained on August 2 according to a report by ABC-13 News. HawaiiNewsNow reported that witnesses described apocalyptic scenes Tuesday. The Lahaina fire is one of at least seven now burning in the state.Ī local CBS affiliate reported that dozens of homes and businesses were destroyed on the western part of the island of Maui, the second largest and third most populated island in the state. Local media reported “apocalyptic scenes” in the historic town of Lahaina, parts of which were destroyed or severely damaged. The BBC reported that some residents were forced to jump into the ocean ahead of racing flames the Coast Guard said at least a dozen people were rescued from the water. Only emergency personnel are allowed access to that part of the island. West Maui is closed off to all traffic, according to a CNN report from Maui County. The National Weather Service said Hurricane Dora’s winds knocked out power and grounded firefighting helicopters. ![]()
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