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Badland Complex 2024

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Unit Information

Vale District 
Oregon 
Vale, 
Oregon 
97918 
Vale District 
Oregon 
Vale, 
Oregon 
97918 

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UAS takes off for a mission
A UAS pilot holds a control panel, while his aircraft has just lifted off
A UAS pilot holds a control panel, while his aircraft has just lifted off
UAS takes off for a mission

UAS lifts off for an infrared viewing mission

Helicopter in smokey skies
A helicopter flies through smokey skies on July 25
A helicopter flies through smokey skies on July 25
Helicopter in smokey skies

A helicopter flies through skies turned orange by wildfire smoke.

View of Thompson Fire on July 26
View overlooking smokey ridges and valleys
View overlooking smokey ridges and valleys
View of Thompson Fire on July 26

A haze of smoke hangs over the Thompson Fire on the Badlands Complex July 26

Firefighters protect structure from fire July 27
Two firefighters stand in unburned grass beside a structure with blackened grass around it
Two firefighters stand in unburned grass beside a structure with blackened grass around it
Firefighters protect structure from fire July 27

Firefighters protect a structure with fire nearby

Radio communications keep firefighters safe
Two people set up communications equipment in a grassy area near a parking lot
Two people set up communications equipment in a grassy area near a parking lot
Radio communications keep firefighters safe

Setting up equipment to improve radio communications July 28

Badlands Complex ICP at Baker City High School
Photo of parking lot, building and sign at Baker City High School
Photo of parking lot, building and sign at Baker City High School
Badlands Complex ICP at Baker City High School

Badlands Complex ICP at Baker City High School

FireBoss Single Engine Air Tanker July 26
photo of a single engine air tanker (SEAT) at the Baker County Airport
photo of a single engine air tanker (SEAT) at the Baker County Airport
FireBoss Single Engine Air Tanker July 26

Single Engine Air Tanker parked at Baker County Airport July 27

Fire near road July 27
Flames burn grass and brush near a road with engines and firefighters on it
Flames burn grass and brush near a road with engines and firefighters on it
Fire near road July 27

Firefighters engage flames near a road July 27

Preparing the UAS for a mission July 28
A man sets a drone on its helipad in preparation for a mission
A man sets a drone on its helipad in preparation for a mission
Preparing the UAS for a mission July 28

UAS pilot places his aircraft on its helipad in preparation for a mission July 28

Fire Crew on Coyote Fire July 25
A fire crew walks along the burnt edge of the Coyote Fire under smokey skies on July 25
A fire crew walks along the burnt edge of the Coyote Fire under smokey skies on July 25
Fire Crew on Coyote Fire July 25

A crew walks along the burnt edge of Coyote Fire July 25. Smokey skies produce orange light.

Fire Information Boards
A sandwich board with fire information is posted in front of the entrance to a business
A sandwich board with fire information is posted in front of the entrance to a business
Fire Information Boards

Fire information boards are placed around the Baker City area to provide current information about the fire each day.

Coyote Fire from Snake River July 27
View of a smoking hillside with a structure on the flat ground in front of it, viewed from on the water
View of a smoking hillside with a structure on the flat ground in front of it, viewed from on the water
Coyote Fire from Snake River July 27

View of Coyote Fire from on the river

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