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Mar 30, 2022

Tanker 95 plane assists wildfire attack near Larned

Posted Mar 30, 2022 1:49 PM
&nbsp; A member of the ground crew signals the flight crew that the hose has been disconnected.&nbsp;&nbsp;Tanker 95 of the Kansas Forestry Service operated out of the Great Bend Municipal Airport in Great Bend, Kansas to attack a wildfire between Larned and Garfield on March 29, 2022.&nbsp;&nbsp;(Photo: Joey Bahr,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joeybahr.com/" target="_blank">www.joeybahr.com</a>)&nbsp;&nbsp;
  A member of the ground crew signals the flight crew that the hose has been disconnected.  Tanker 95 of the Kansas Forestry Service operated out of the Great Bend Municipal Airport in Great Bend, Kansas to attack a wildfire between Larned and Garfield on March 29, 2022.  (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)  

All photos from joeybahr.com

The Kansas Forestry Serviceā€™s Tanker 95 operated from the Great Bend Municipal Airport on Tuesday afternoon and evening.  

The Grumman S2F aerial firefighting tanker conducted water drops on the fires burning between Larned and Garfield.   

Great Bend Fire Department personnel helped with hoses and connection to a fire hydrant at the airport to refill the 800-gallon water tank in the belly of the aircraft.

Tanker 95 conducted at least five drops from the Great Bend airport before returning to their Hutchinson Regional Airport base.   

Plans were being made Tuesday night by the Red Cross to set up a rest area at the Larned Community Center for fire fighters and citizens affected by the fire.

The Kansas Forest Service is also assisting with fires in Hodgeman, Jewell and Rooks counties.

Members of the Great Bend and Albert Fire Departments monitor the hose as a hydrant is hooked up to refill the 800-gallon tank.&nbsp;
Members of the Great Bend and Albert Fire Departments monitor the hose as a hydrant is hooked up to refill the 800-gallon tank. 
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