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HAI Honors California Nat. Guard for Creek Fire Rescue

Honored by HAI, the California National Guard 40th Combat Aviation Brigade used a Chinook and Black Hawk to rescue 242 trapped by the Creek Fire.

Black Hawk crew from left: crew chief CW1 Ge Xiong, pilot CW2 Irvin Hernandez, and pilot-in-command CW5 Kipp Goding. (Photo: HAI)

By Kerry Lynch • Editor, AIN monthly magazine

March 25, 2021

On Sep. 5, 2020, a rapidly growing fire in the Sierra Nevada Forest near Fresno, California, had surrounded and trapped a group of campers, hikers, and residents. With no way to escape, the California National Guard 40^th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) was called in for the rescue.

Helicopter Association International is recognizing the CAB crews, who used CH-47 Chinook and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to rescue that group, with the 2021 Humanitarian Service Award. Sponsored by Sikorsky, the award honors “the person or persons who best demonstrate the value of helicopters to the communities in which they operate by providing aid to those in need.”

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