By Bill Prokopyk
North Dakota National Guard
BISMARCK, N.D., April 14, 2015 – The North Dakota Army
National Guard yesterday launched two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in support
of a request by emergency responders battling a wildfire south of Bismarck,
near the residential area of Briardale.
Yesterday, North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple extended an
executive order that authorizes the adjutant general to activate North Dakota
National Guard resources in support of local and tribal governments fighting
wildfires.
The first Black Hawk launched at 3:57 p.m. CST from the
Guard’s Army Aviation Support Facility south of the Bismarck airport. The
second helicopter launched at 5 p.m.
The Black Hawks are assigned to the Bismarck-based Company
C, 2nd Battalion, 285th Aviation Regiment and will use 600-gallon water buckets
to help control the wildfire.
The helicopters will scoop water out of the Missouri River
and will assist as fuel and flying conditions allow or until the mission is
complete.
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