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Indian Air Force Deploys Bambi Bucket to Combat Forest Fires in Uttarakhand

April 29, 2024

GS Paper III Environment and Ecology

Context

Recently, Indian Air Force’s MI 17 V5 helicopter was deployed to extinguish the raging forest fires in Nainital district, Uttarakhand.

Bambi Bucket

About Bambi Bucket 

  • It  was invented by Don Arney, a Canadian business, in 1982
  • It is a specialized aerial firefighting tool which has been in use since the 1980s.
  • The Bambi Bucket, also called a helicopter bucket or a heli-bucket, is a specialized lightweight collapsible container that releases water from underneath a helicopter to targeted areas.
  • The water is released by using a pilot-controlled valve.

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Key feature: 

  • It is available in a variety of sizes and models, with capacities ranging from 270 litres to more than 9,840 litres.
  • It can be quickly and easily filled. 
  • It can be filled from various sources, including lakes and swimming pools, which allows firefighters to swiftly refill it and return to the target area.
  • It can be stored within the helicopter until development. 
  • It discharges a solid column of water, “resulting in a more accurate and effective water dump, less evaporation on the descent, and greater impact force.
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