A serious update on the marsh fire, from the NOFD: New Orleans, LA. — On Tuesday, August 30, 2011 three Louisiana National Guard (LANG) helicopters made almost 300 "Bambi bucket" drops putting ...

Welcome back to Daily Aviation for a new documentary video about the Bambi bucket, a collapsible or rigid Bucket used by the US forces that revolutionized the fight against forest fires. Footage ...

Wisconsin Army National Guard aviators conducted wildfire suppression training April 13, 2026, at Fort McCoy, honing their ...

The temperature around the Fort Campbell, Ky., area held steady the past few weeks at more than 100 degrees, and little to no precipitation has turned much of the grass, shrubs and wooded areas into ...

LANSING, Mich. — An idea, first brought up in 2016, became a reality for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Michigan State Police. The DNR’s new device, called the “Bambi Bucket,” is a ...

Setting off fire is a difficult task and that is where instruments like Bambi Buckets come into use. Bambi buckets were made to use to set off the forest fires in Nainital. Here is everything you need ...

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Bay County has seen numerous brush fires over the last few weeks, some even spreading over 100 acres. As gulf winds pick up and fire season begins, officials are already ...

Don Arney was born in 1947 in the Canadian city of Prince Rupert, British Columbia. His father’s career in construction work took the Arney family to different locales throughout Vancouver Island.

They broke the Bambi Buckets out of storage a few weeks back, after seeing how Navy helicopters pitched in to battle California’s wildfires. Now Norfolk-based helicopter pilots are practicing the ...

Two state agencies have teamed up to more effectively fight wildfires – it’s an effort more than 5 years in the making. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Michigan State Police are ...

It was a close call for the crew of a helicopter as the tail section dipped into the water while they were attempting to fill a Bambi Bucket with water during a wildfire in France. Video captured the ...