A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the Colorado Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 135th General Support Aviation, drops 500 gallons of water from a specialized bucket onto the Lower North Fork Fire in the vicinity of Conifer Colo., March 28, 2012. Army National Guard Sgt. Ryan Osadchuk, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief with the Colorado Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 135th General Support Aviation Battalion, Company A, prepares his helicopter for flight at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colo., March 28, 2012. The 2-135th GSAB is operating under the governor's executive order to assist the Colorado Division of Emergency Management, the Colorado State Forest Service, and the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office in fighting the fire, which began March 26 in Jefferson County, Colo. The fire has given rise to the evacuation of more than 900 homes and is estimated to have covered more than 4,000 acres.
120328-A-ZZ000-001.JPG Photo By: Army National Guard Spc. Bethany Fehringer

NEAR CONIFER, Colo. - A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the Colorado Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 135th General Support Aviation, drops 500 gallons of water from a specialized bucket onto the Lower North Fork Fire in the vicinity of Conifer Colo., March 28, 2012. Army National Guard Sgt. Ryan Osadchuk, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief with the Colorado Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 135th General Support Aviation Battalion, Company A, prepares his helicopter for flight at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colo., March 28, 2012. The 2-135th GSAB is operating under the governor's executive order to assist the Colorado Division of Emergency Management, the Colorado State Forest Service, and the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office in fighting the fire, which began March 26 in Jefferson County, Colo. The fire has given rise to the evacuation of more than 900 homes and is estimated to have covered more than 4,000 acres.


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