Wildland firefighting comes with enough danger on its own — heat, terrain, wind, fatigue — but one of the most underestimated threats on the fireline is aerial water drops. These drops might look routine from a distance, but the force they hit with is no joke. A Type 1 helicopter bucket can release 600–2,600 gallons at once. A fixed-wing air tanker can drop up to 9,000 gallons. Now think about what that means on the ground: 💧 1 gallon of water weighs 8.34 lbs. 💧 A 2,000-gallon drop = over 16,0
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