Fires and helicopters

My dad has a firefighting company and my sister works for him during fire season. The past few weeks they were close to home, at Red Lodge ski mountain. During that fire another one broke out here at Nye, so they were transferred here. The fire camp was set up at our ranch, so the boys had the greatest week watching the firemen and helicopters all day. Yesterday they were given a tour of two of the big helicopters and they were actually speechless! It was really great of the firemen to do that for them. Here are just some pics I took of the fires from our house and some of the camp and helicopters. Then some pictures that Holly took on the fires as well. Fortunately both fires are now pretty well contained.

Cascade fire from behind our house

Cascade fire (Red Lodge) from our house
Cascade fire (from Holly)

Firemen watching the Cascade fire as it nears Red Lodge Mtn. (from Holly)

Tumble fire (Nye)
Tumble fire from our house
helicopter taking off

Grandpa Mike and Logan

Grandpa and his boys by his truck
the boys playing pilot.........."don't touch any buttons boys!"
pilot Colton
pilot Dylan
the family inside the helicopter

Dylan and Colton
Brian, Logan and our boss Franny
Aunt Holly, Colton, Dylan, me, Logan, Brian
helicopter flying over our house

helicopter landing