A helicopter was seen dropping a bucket of water over the Black Cove Complex fires in Polk County, North Carolina, on Monday.

Get a first-hand look at what the sheriff's office calls it's "Bambi Bucket." They used it Tuesday to fight a brush fire near ...

Fire: The government has spent Nu 1.2 million using its helicopter to fight forest fires this winter. However, views have emerged that the helicopter is not effective in a direct fire fighting role ...

The single-engine chopper had departed the Haig Lake fire base shortly after 6 p.m. with an empty water bucket suspended below the helicopter on a 45-metre long line. The pilot was on course ...

According to the ATSB, the incident happened 57 kilometres northeast of Strahan Aerodrome while the helicopter was collecting ...

and has released video from a Chinook helicopter giving a bird’s-eye view of a bucket drop. The video was taken by by Sgt 1st Class Roberto Di Giovine, and described as showing the area affected by ...