Several helicopters fighting the massive forest fire “Carpenter 1” in Nevada

Published on: July 31, 2013 at 2:00 PM

Several aircraft have been operating out of North Las Vegas airport to fight the forest fire coded “Carpenter 1”.

Carpenter 1 is a large fire on Mount Charleston, that began on Jul. 1 and remains the highest ranked priority fire in the U.S. according to the National Interagency Fire Center.

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Taken by Alan Sondak, the interesting images show some of the 17 choppers operating from North Las Vegas A/P to fight Carpenter 1, including an Air Crane, a Bell AH-1F, a Bell 212 and a Bell 210.

Image credit: Alank Sondak

TAGGED:Carpenter 1 National Interagency Fire Center North Las Vegas Nevada

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