A Bell 205 Ultra helicopter hovers as an initial attack (IA) fire crew of wild land firefighters from the Paint Lake Helitac Base deplane on a rock peninsula near Coffee Cove Trail Head on the beach at Paint Lake Provincial Park Aug. 1. Following the deplaning, the helicopter dropped bucket loads of water with the Bambi bucket on a campfire and smoke bombs as part of the firefighting demonstration. The major initial attack bases in the province are Bissett in the Eastern Region, Snow Lake in the Northwest Region and Paint Lake in the Northeast Region.
