In 2020, smoke grounded civilian aircraft as 242 people were trapped by California’s Creek Fire; National Guard crews rescued all 242 in 7 hours, the largest helicopter rescue in Guard history
- It’s been six years since the Creek Fire rescue changed nighttime firefighting forever, after California National Guard crews flew into a wall of fire and smoke in the largest helicopter rescue in Guard history and saved all of them in seven hours.
- A new mini-documentary shared by Governor Gavin’s office recounts the extraordinary nighttime mission that rescued 242 people.
- The extraordinary nighttime rescueIt started on September 4, 2020, in the Sierra National Forest and burned with the kind of speed that leaves no time for evacuation protocols.
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- It’s been six years since the Creek Fire rescue changed nighttime firefighting forever, after California National Guard crews flew into a wall of fire and smoke in the largest helicopter rescue in Guard history and saved all of them in seven hours.
- A new mini-documentary shared by Governor Gavin’s office recounts the extraordinary nighttime mission that rescued 242 people.
- The extraordinary nighttime rescueIt started on September 4, 2020, in the Sierra National Forest and burned with the kind of speed that leaves no time for evacuation protocols.
Sources: Times of India