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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Bambi bucket
		A USMC CH-53 Super Stallion drops water from a Bambi Bucket during a training excercise.
		The collapsible Bambi Bucket is an aerial firefighting tool, which is suspended below a helicopter, most often used in combating wildfires but can also be used for tasks such as decontamination.
		The Bambi bucket is better than the older version because it is made of nylon material and is collapsible, allowing for faster transportation to the site of the fire, explained Randy Meyer, deputy fire chief for Marine Corps Bases Japan fire department.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Bambi-bucket (591 words)

	MI Helicopters
		One method is to use under-slung buckets such as the Bambi bucket to drop water on the fire from above.
		The bucket has a low cost compared to fixed tanks, is simple to install, easy released and effortlessly filled from lakes and streams.
		The Bambi bucket assists with immediate response, providing the ability to be carried inside the helicopter while travelling to its required destination.
	www.mihelicopters.com.au /CommercialWork.aspx?EntityId=100653 (155 words)

	HAI Convention News 2002: Bambi Buckets gain versatility (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Medium-size Bambi Buckets can be filled in approximately 30 sec, while larger Type I buckets require 50 to 100 sec to fill.
		Another advantage of the Bambi Bucket configuration, emphasized SEI, is the reduced amount of retardant and foam that escapes into streams and lakes during filling operations, because only the very bottom of the Bambi Bucket is submerged.
		The Sacksafoam I foam reservoir is mounted inside the Bambi Bucket and has a built-in injector pump, operated by a control unit within reach of the pilot.
	www.ainonline.com /Publications/HAI/HAI_2002/HAI_02d3_bambibucketspg10.html (264 words)

	Bambi (1942) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Animated film about a young deer, Bambi, growing up in the wild after his mother is shot by hunters.
		In the original script Bambi was shot instead of his mother, but Walt Disney dismissed the idea and moved the shooting to Bambi's mother.
		When Bambi jumps over the chasm, he was shot by a hunter, but you did not see a wound or blood, and when his father comes to help him, Bambi recovered very fast.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0034492 (496 words)

	Rotor & Wing
		Bambi buckets are compact and portable, and are equipped with an Instant Deployment System (IDS), which ensures quick setup.
		The buckets are available in 18 sizes, from 72 to 2,600 gallons, and have empty weights ranging from 66 to 530 pounds.
		The newest addition to the line is the Twin Heavy Lift Bambi Bucket, which has a 5,200-gallon capacity and is available in a turnkey package with the Sacksafoam III system.
	www.aviationtoday.com /cgi/rw/show_mag.cgi?pub=rw&mon=0303&file=0303fireseason.htm (1745 words)

	GLOBE 2002 Press Release - SEI inventor of the Bambi Bucket (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		SEI is the inventor of the fire fighting equipment known as the "Bambi Bucket".
		The Delta company is the exclusive supplier of the Bambi Bucket to 82 nations, including humanitarian relief agencies, equipment manufacturers, the United Nations and over 750 helicopter companies, as well as numerous Fortune 500 companies.
		The Bambi Bucket was the leading fire fighting tool used in Australia’s fight to contain the forest fires that destroyed over 46 thousand hectares of land.
	www.globe2004.com /2002/pressrelease06.htm (338 words)

	Aerotechnik Salzburg GmbH - Bambi-Bucket-System
		A total of 15 fire buckets in the Bambi Bucket line have already been successfully deployed by Austrian fire departments in very close and efficient cooperation with the Austrian armed forces and the Ministry of the Interior.
		Then the Bambi Bucket was completely filled and the characteristics were tested while climbing, descending and hovering as well as at various speed.
		Finally, the extinguishing pattern of the Bambi Bucket with the Torrentula Valve was ascertained.
	www.aerotechnik.at /de/menu_main/sales-services/bambi-bucket-system (412 words)

	Marine Corps News -> HMM-265 flies with new aerial fire fighting system
		The purchase of the Bambi bucket, widely used in civilian fire fighting since 1983, marks a huge upgrade over the older bucket, Meyer said.
		The old bucket was weighted at the bottom and took longer to fill.
		The Bambi bucket is weighted on the side so it almost instantly submerges and fills when dropped into water.
	www.usmc.mil /marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/main5/1189F9A2ABF47BDF852570D10025B9B1?opendocument (772 words)

	Pacific Technology Network - News
		The MRD is designed to retrieve Bambi Buckets that have been accidentally dropped in water.
		Created specifically for use with the Bambi Bucket, the MRD is small, lightweight, reusable, and is constructed of mildew resistant material.
		The MRD is available in two sizes: the Small unit (3 lb/1.4 kg) is compatible with Bambi Bucket Models 6072 to 4453, and the Large unit (9.5 lb/4.3 kg) is compatible with Models 5566 and larger.
	www.pacifictech.net /html/pctn1000.cfm?A=News&S=&X=2168 (362 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This foam compatible bucket system includes an outward opening dump valve which allows a solid column of water or foam to be dropped on targets with precision.
		The FireSock is a specially designed dispersal accessory for the Bambi Bucket to increase uniformity, length and width of the drop pattern by spreading the load (water or foam) over a wider area with greater consistency.
		The MRD is designed to locate and retrieve Bambi Buckets that have been accidentally dropped in water during helicopter dipping.
	www.helifire.com /new.html (151 words)

	Syracuse.com's Printer-Friendly Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Officials demonstrated their new Bambi bucket for reporters Thursday at the Fairmount fire training center on Belle Isle Road in Camillus.
		That bucket, which holds 144 gallons of water, hangs from a helicopter and will be used to help local fire departments extinguish remote grass and structure fires, said Sgt. John DEredita.
		The department bought the bucket recently with a $7,300 donation from the Sheriffs Police Association "We can think of dozens of circumstances where this will be useful," Sheriff Kevin Walsh said.
	www.syracuse.com /weblogs/print.ssf?/mtlogs/syr_poststandard/archives/print034998.html (140 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		It is able to scoop up water quickly from sources such as ponds, streams, lakes, and many other local bodies of water as shallow as 30 cm (1 ft).
		Devices like the Bambi Bucket are also known as Monsoon Buckets in Australia and New Zealand.
		The Bambi Bucket was invented by Don Arney and has been in production since 1983 by SEI Industries.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Bambi_bucket (160 words)

	Who's News - aq November 2003
		Many of us don’t realize that these Bambi Buckets have only been around for 20 years and were developed here in Delta by an SFU grad.
		Our unique valve system permits the bucket to be filled within 50 seconds from a water source no more than 30 centimetres deep.
		The Bambi Bucket is used for fighting forest fires all over the world.
	www.sfu.ca /aq/archives/Nov2003/whos_news (652 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This foam compatible bucket system includes an outward opening dump valve which allows a solid column of water or foam to be dropped on targets with absolute precision.
		The Instant Deployment System™ (IDS) ensures rapid set up; the Bambi Bucket is deployed simply by removing it from the carrying bag, attaching the control head to the cargo hook, and attaching power.
		As soon as the weight of the Bambi Bucket is taken by the suspension lines, it instantly deploys.
	www.helifire.com /buckets.html (175 words)

	NTSB Identification: LAX98TA202 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		He reported that as he was waiting for the bucket to fill with water, he noted that the rotor downwash was blowing the top portion of the pumpkin (the portion above the water line) open.
		He also noted that the bambi bucket was only about 75 percent full and would not fill all the way.
		As the pilot was about to jettison the bucket, the aircraft spun approximately 180 degrees to the right and the helicopter impacted the ground on its rear left side.
	home.wanadoo.nl /helicopter/wfu/n185sd.htm (547 words)

	Aerospace Engineering Online: Technology update - Aerial fire fighting
		The Bambi Bucket also has a new actuator mechanism positioned in the waterproof control head rather than inside the bucket.
		The bucket folds for compact storage on board a helicopter, a capability that SEI believes is the first of its kind.
		Bambi Bucket capacity ranges from 2400-9840 L. SEI's product range also includes Sacksafoam fire-fighting foam-injection systems for the Bambi Bucket.
	www.sae.org /aeromag/techupdate_12-99/10.htm (193 words)

	Bambi bucket - Definition, explanation
		The Bambi Bucket was invented by Don Arney and has been in production since 1983 by SEI Industries Ltd
		Factory authorized Bambi Bucket repair station and authorized suppliers in the U...
		International distribution outlet for the Bambi aerial firefighting bucket, Canam remote hook systems, and the Heli-Basket...
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/b/ba/bambi_bucket.php (265 words)

	Buying a better bucket (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Model 304 bucket made by Simplex Manufacturing of Portland, Ore., is currently in use by the Los Angeles City and Ventura County fire departments and other state, national and international organizations.
		The new buckets, two of which will be in service in two weeks and the third within the month, have been on the Sheriff's Department's wish list for years.
		The price for the three buckets is $324,500, a cost which will be fully offset as the Sheriff's Department is reimbursed for their assistance by the California Department of Forestry, officials said.
	www.vvdailypress.com /2001-2003/102761305542116.html (386 words)

	CNN.com - 'Backfire' to 'torching': Wildfire terms - June 26, 2002
		Backfire: A fire set along the inner edge of a fire line to consume the fuel in the path of a wildfire and/or change the direction of force of the fire's convection column.
		Bambi bucket: A helicopter dumps water on a fire that originated west of the Missionary Ridge fire in Colorado.
		The collapsible bucket used to carry the water is called a Bambi bucket.
	edition.cnn.com /2002/US/06/26/wildfire.terms (1011 words)

	Fire Diving
		It was found that on the day of the fire, the deceased diver went on a diving trip some 35 miles away from the fire.
		The helicopters would dip their buckets into the ocean, carry the water to the forest fire, and drop the water on the fire.
		The diver was accidentally scooped up in a bucket while he was diving and carried off, only to be dropped onto a forest fire.
	www.firediving.com /accident.html (576 words)

	Los Angeles Times: Copters Halted as Fire Began
		One sheriff's helicopter was flying back to an air base to pick up a "Bambi bucket" capable of dropping 100 gallons of water when the pilot was ordered to stay away from the fire, said Chris Saunders, a Sheriff's Department spokesman.
		Another sheriff's helicopter pilot by that time was on his way to pick a Bambi bucket to start dropping water on the fire.
		The Forest Service "insisted that [the sheriff's helicopter] not respond with the Bambi bucket due to rules, regulations on water drops after the cutoff hour," according to a 6:17 p.m.
	www.usa.pipeline.com /~rgibson/choppersturned.html (679 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > After the Fires -- Sitting on the sidelines
		A "Bambi bucket" (center foreground) used by members of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron HC-85 to drop water on fires lay on the tarmac next to a UH-3H copter at North Island Naval Air Station.
		The unit is trained to fight fires; every helicopter has at least one pilot and crew chief qualified to use their "Bambi buckets" to scoop up and drop water.
		By then, a fourth Bambi bucket was rigged and four Navy helicopters were revved up.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/fires/20031205-9999_7m5choppers.html (1117 words)

	HAI Convention News 2003: Four new weapons for Bambi Bucket firefighters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The PowerFill I system, designed to work with Torrentula Valve-equipped multi-drop Bambi Buckets, uses up to four 4-inch electrical pumps to enable a fast bottom fill from water sources as shallow as 18 inches.
		Depending on the size of the Bambi Bucket, the PowerFill I system can fill the bucket in 21 to 97 seconds, leaving less than eight inches of liquid behind in a standard dip tank.
		The PowerFill II system uses two four-inch pumps to fill traditional single-drop Bambi Buckets in less than 65 seconds from water sources as shallow as six inches.
	www.ainonline.com /Publications/HAI/HAI_2003/HAI_03_d3fournewpg10.html (293 words)

	Heli Harvest Ltd :: Aerial Firefighting with Bambi Bucket
		Heli Harvest Ltd :: Aerial Firefighting with Bambi Bucket
		We have our own 5,000 litre 'Bambi Bucket' which has been hailed as 'the ultimate aerial firefighting solution that puts more water on the fire than any other system'.
		In the summer of 1998-1999, we were called upon to fight forest fires in the Tauranga area.
	www.heliharvest.co.nz /MainHH/Firefighting?CFID=598088&CFTOKEN=29856892 (289 words)

	Wildfire Glossary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Backfire: A fire set along the inner edge of a fireline to consume the fuel in the path of a wildfire and/or change the direction of force of the fire's convection column.
		Bambi Bucket: A collapsible bucket slung below a helicopter.
		Used to dip water from a variety of sources for fire suppression.
	www.azcentral.com /specials/special38/articles/0527fire-glossary-ON.html (1061 words)

	Helicopters Photo Description Page
		Cherry: Dipping the bucket in the North Fork of the Feather River on the Plumas NF around 1988.
		The CDF helo dipped its bambi bucket into a pond that is a slough of the bay.
		It also has a 200 gallon bucket that is called into action as soon as the firefighters are delivered to the fire.
	www.wildlandfire.com /descr/descr_heli.htm (7047 words)

	Just Helicopters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		When you pick up a bucket of water, in my case 120 gallons my Bell Long Ranger, the payload including the bucket will weigh over a thousand pounds.
		If you get a wind shift or go too low and slow while flying up a steep canyon with a loaded Bambi Bucket, you may have to jettison the water and possibly the whole bucket may have to be dropped.
		The Bambi bucket costs about $7,000.00 so you try not to drop it.
	www.justhelicopters.com /Articles/detail.asp?iData=53&iCat=645&iChannel=2&nChannel=Articles (1121 words)

	Guardsmen fly 'real-life mission' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Once the firefighters are on the ground, each helicopter latches onto a Bambi Bucket — that's the official trade name — and spends the rest of the day dropping water or chemical fire retardant on the flames, 500 gallons or so at a time.
		Volkman lies face down on the cabin floor to peer out the gaping side doors as he guides the helicopter between valley walls and trees toward a beaver pond, reservoir, water tank or whatever else has been approved as a water supply.
		Once the Bambi Bucket is full, the pilot heads toward the fire line.
	www.bouldernews.com /news/worldnation/29aburn.html (934 words)

	AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT - PRELIMINARY REPORT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Witnesses saw the helicopter fly down the side of a ridge with the Bambi bucket on a 100-foot-long line.
		The bucket became entangled in some trees and the line snapped and wrapped itself around the tail rotor.
		A Federal Aviation Administration inspector from the Fresno, California, Flight Standards District Office reported that there were wire marks on the tail rotor blades and around the output shaft of the gearbox.
	www.oas.gov /oassafty/mishaps/98/082798.htm (156 words)

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