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Plaskett Fire Air Operations

B-roll footage shows a Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter dropping water on the Plaskett Fire near the Pacific Valley Fire Station in the Los Padres National Forest near Big Sur, California, Aug. 29, 2026. (Forest Service video by Andrew Avitt)

Taken: 08.29.2026 | Video by Andrew Avitt

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Plaskett Fire

08.31.2026 | Photo by Andrew Avitt

A firefighter with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District assigned to the Plaskett Fire carries fire hose along a fuel break near...

Active-duty U.S. Army Soldiers from 7th Infantry...

08.30.2026 | Photo by Michelle Fidler

Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division (Multi-Domain Command-Pacific) gather before heading to the...

Active-duty Soldiers on the Little Giant Fire

08.28.2026 | Photo by Michelle Fidler

Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division (Multi-Domain Command-Pacific) construct contingency...

Active-duty Soldiers on the Little Giant Fire

08.28.2026 | Photo by Michelle Fidler

Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division (Multi-Domain Command-Pacific) grab hand tools to clear...

National Fire Leadership Visit Little Giant Fire

08.28.2026 | Photo by Michelle Fidler

Active-duty U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division (Multi-Domain Command-Pacific) pose...

Active-duty U.S. Army Soldiers from 7th Infantry...

08.25.2026 | Photo by Michelle Fidler

Smoke rises from the Little Giant Fire visible above the mountains in the distance behind organized rows of tents that distinguish the campsite of...

Active-duty U.S. Army Soldiers from 7th Infantry...

08.25.2026 | Photo by Michelle Fidler

Smoke rises from the east side of the Little Giant Fire Aug. 25, 2026, near Chelan, Washington. Approximately 250 active-duty U.S. Army soldiers...

Bills Fire

08.25.2026 | Photo by Kathleen Gorby

Flames and smoke rise from the Bills Fire burning in steep, mountainous terrain approximately 5 miles north of North Fork, Idaho, in the...

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Plaskett Fire Air Operations

08.29.2026 | Video by Andrew Avitt

B-roll footage shows a Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter dropping water on the Plaskett Fire near the Pacific Valley Fire Station in the...

Plaskett Fire Rockslide

08.29.2026 | Video by Andrew Avitt

B-roll footage shows a firefighter with Los Padres National Forest Engine 374 carrying a hose line while watching for falling rocks along Highway...

Wildland Firefighters Build Indirect Control Line...

08.29.2026 | Video by Andrew Avitt

B-roll footage shows wildland firefighters building an indirect fire line during fire suppression operations on the Plaskett Fire in the Los...

Plaskett Fire along Highway 1

08.29.2026 | Video by Andrew Avitt

B-roll footage shows a Forest Service fire engine staged along Highway 1 in Big Sur, California, during fire suppression operations on the...

Helibase Supports Fire Suppression Operations on...

08.29.2026 | Video by Andrew Avitt

B-roll footage shows wildland fire aviation support and helibase operations at the Carmel Valley Helibase near Big Sur, California, Aug. 29–30,...

Active-duty U.S. Army Soldiers from 7th Infantry...

08.28.2026 | Courtesy Video

B-roll footage shows soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division (Multi-Domain Command-Pacific)...

Active-duty U.S. Army Soldiers from 7th Infantry...

08.28.2026 | Courtesy Video

B-roll footage shows a soldier assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division (Multi-Domain Command-Pacific)...

Firefighters Conduct Night Firing Operation on...

08.28.2026 | Video by Andrew Avitt

B-roll footage shows nighttime firing operations on the Timber Fire in the Los Padres National Forest near Big Sur, California, Aug. 28, 2026....

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Reforestation: Nature and nurseries

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Restoring Hanging Lake: The partnerships that...

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165,000 miles of adventure: Inside the world’s...

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Reach for the Sky

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Bulldozers of fire: Heavy equipment fighting and...

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Looking Ahead: Using TreeMap, FuelMap, and the...

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