Fighting wildfires; return to base

I'm thankful there are people who are willing to work so hard and put their lives on the line to protect us.

Had an interesting late afternoon watching the helicopters return after delivering their last load of the day to the wildfires in the nearby forests.

[Richard Sayer]

Great piece of photo-reportage and a suitable homage to those who place their lives on the line in the course of their daily work.

[Lisa Poland]

Oh, fabulous. We saw several wildfires while crossing through VA Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, mostly in Nelson County around Lovingston. I just posted a picture of the smoke on the mountain.

[alta]

Great shot! My son would love to see this one.

[Peter Grave]

Nice capture Kathy.

[GaryW]

Great shot! We are battling wild fires here, as well.

[Margaret Brown]

A great shot, hope they are getting the fires under control

[Pyrrhula]

A great shot of the chopper. Most of those fires are started by human activities. We should be more carefull on nature.

[Denise (lyndemc)]

I like how the blades are blurry with their fast-action whirring yet the rest of the details are captured in focus. Good coverage of the event, Kathy!

[Margo Sayer]

I/we can never express our gratitude to those who risk all to protect those they don't know, but yet are committed through selflessness to give their all to provide succour and rescue for the endangered.

[Kathy]

@vignouse @homeschoolmom @altadc @peterlgrave @thewatersphotos @craftymeg @pyrrhula @lyndemc @s4sayer Thank you all for your comments and your good thoughs. The fire closest to us is 70% contained.

[Tom]

Wonderful action capture

[Kathy]

@tosee Thank you. This was pretty exciting to see.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Awesome shot- I hope you are safe!