“I watched a couple of helicopters getting water from a small lake with their bags slung from a cable. I’m guessing every little bit helps, but seeing the massive smoke from the fire those huge bags seemed like a thimble-full of water.”
They hunt for and hit spot fires out ahead of the fireline that result from flying burning crap, not to hit the main body of the fire.
“They hunt for and hit spot fires out ahead of the fireline that result from flying burning crap, not to hit the main body of the fire.”
That makes sense. And also as another posted to hit areas around the edges. I suppose also in areas where fire-fighters are active. One of their “small” buckets would be huge compared to what a crew can do with their shovels, especially in an emergency.