Type 1 helicopters requested for wildfire response


Firefighters are responding to a wildfire on Preston Road and need more helicopters and tankers to help.
Audio|Source: Stevens County Public Safety
01:10
Transcript:
and things still commit. Just checking to see if there's another Type 1 helicopter[1] available for this Preston Road incident, that would be four total. That's what I'm looking for. One plus plus send to park a sign of the fire would that work? That would work as well. Halfway through Oregon we got tanker 137[2] en route to you. 137 anchor-in route and the fireboxes if we can get those that entire helicopters we'll just have the fire boss[3]es fuel and hold here park
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Type 1 helicopter: Large firefighting helicopter
[2]
tanker 137: Firefighting aircraft (tanker)
[3]
fire boss: Specialized firefighting aircraft
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Stevens County, WA
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