Photo Essay: Fighting wildfires from the air

Devin Wikenhagen, a Chief warrant officer two and pilot with C/7-158 Aviation, Oregon Army National Guard, goes through a pre-flight checklist before taking off to assist local responders in controlling the Dollar Lake fire in the Parkdale area, Sept. 9, 2011. Three Oregon Army National Guard UH-60 helicopters, one of which is a UH-60 Firehawk model, have been brought in to assist local responders.