A forest and brush fire has been extinguished in County Mayo in the west of Ireland after burning for the last four days. Working with the fire crews was an EC120 equiped with a 'Bambi' bucket. I couldn't see the registration from the TV reports but it looks suspiciously like EI-MIK of Executive Helicopter Maintenance Ltd. Both Coillte (the Irish Forestry Service) and the Mayo Fire Brigade have heaped praise on the pilot for putting in a few long days of flying and assisting greatly in bringing the fire under control. Well done to the pilot.
I wouldn't have thought the EC120 would be anyone's choice for this type of work but I guess it's bad press for being under-powered isn't quite accurate.
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