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Mike McFadin, center right, unloads supplies for multiple Hot Shot crews fighting the Happy Fire in 2014. The helicopter in the background is dipping water to control the fire. These supplies were being hauled in to decrease exposure to helicopter related incidents, to reduce costs and to maintain Wilderness character, these pack strings go out loaded with trash. These pack strings free up helicopters for tactical fire use as well as presenting a large cost savings. USDA Forest Service employees trained in the skill of pack (horse and mule) stock management, trail riding, animal care, load management, rope tying, and more, lead animal trains, loaded with hundreds of pounds of supplies, from cabin to life support to cleaning to trail maintenance to wildlife repopulation to firefighting. Photo courtesy of John Reese / BLM New Mexico
| Date Taken: | 07.12.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 11.20.2025 05:52 |
| Photo ID: | 9348594 |
| VIRIN: | 140712-U-D0276-8709 |
| Resolution: | 1247x741 |
| Size: | 354.56 KB |
| Location: | CALIFORNIA, US |
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