News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
A Huey helicopter with a full bladder of water gets ready to dump it on a fire north of Nespelem Friday. The chopper and crew, named Bumble Bee, is stationed at Grand Coulee Dam Airport for the fire season under contract with the Washington Department of Natural Resources, the state's chief wildland fire fighting agency.
Nearly $3 million in federal grants since 2008 have helped Grant County Port District 7 improve the Grand Coulee Dam Airport, adding equipment and technology that saves lives and property.
Airport officials say the upgrades have made the airport increasingly important for emergency medicine, firefighting and regional transportation.
A review of Federal Aviation Administration records identified at...
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