February Fire 2006 February 8, 2006
Reader-submitted and staff photos of the February Fire. This human-caused blaze started February 6, 2006 and kicked off one of the earliest fire seasons on record. Readers are encouraged to send their photos to editor@payson.com.
Taken from 3 miles east of the Bonita Creek subdivision on Control Rd.
Landing against a backdrop of smoke-filled skies, a helitack firefighting team arrives in Payson Tuesday morning, Feb. 7, to battle the February Fire burning east of Pine.
Photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2006 from Highway 87 in Payson looking north toward the Mogollon Rim.
The first civilian-owned Sikorsky CH53D Fire Stallion helicopter prepares to take off from the Payson Airport to battle the February Fire burning 12 miles from the town limits. This aircraft, now serving as a firefighting unit for Heavy Lift Helicopters, Inc., was the last helicopter out of Saigon during the 1975 evacuation.
Photo taken Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006 from Highway 87 in Payson looking north toward the Mogollon Rim.
Taken from 3 miles east of the Bonita Creek subdivision on Control Rd.
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