(86 quotes found)
“There were burnt cars all over the place and helicopters circling overhead.”
Yvonne Roland
“It quickly spread into a residential area. Luckily we had a helicopter that was stationed here. ... That was a very high priority fire, so they threw everything that they had at it really quickly.”
Wayne Beighle
“The whole scene, it was basically a helicopter pilot's nightmare, because everything was basically wires or tower.”
Dave Cooper
“The whole scene [was] a helicopter pilot's nightmare, because everything was basically wires or tower.”
“We fly in helicopters and save soldiers and little kids and people from other countries, ... We fly in helicopters and pull them out of danger.”
David Hernandez
“Two tankers we wanted to use from Oklahoma were busy so we're having to move helicopters from (a fire near Childress) to fight it.”
Warren Bielenberg
“We already have some helicopters involved,”
William Simmons
“Anytime someone gets into a helicopter who is not trained or authorized, we have to do a complete evaluation to make sure it is safe to return it to service.”
Deb Milliner
“Sometime Thursday morning, we heard helicopters outside. Then I heard someone calling my name — 'Williams! Deborah Williams!' — and I knew we were saved. We all started hugging each other, and soldiers started coming in from the roof.”
Deborah Williams
“You won't see a lot of helicopters or concrete trucks this year,”
Doug Allen