Black Hawk, Chinook Helicopters Conduct ‘Water Bucket’ Training At Chatfield Reservoir

June 11, 2020

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook from the 2nd Battalion, 135th General Support Aviation, Colorado Army National Guard, departs Chatfield Reservoir in Littleton, Colo., April 5, 2014. The Colorado National Guard has just completed a civil-military aerial water bucket training exercise in order to help prepare authorities for the state’s wildfire season. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2d Lt. Cheresa D. Theiral/Released)

Some parts of Colorado will see Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters over Chatfield Reservoir this week. The Colorado Army National Guard will be conducting water bucket training to get ready for fire season. Helicopters will be picking up water from the reservoir. Then they’ll drop the water on simulated fire sites nearby. The training is scheduled between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. through Friday.

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