As wildfires burn across Utah, some of the state’s heaviest firefighting equipment is coming from the Utah National Guard.Crews from the 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion have deployed UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to assist civilian firefighting agencies, using 530-gallon buckets to deliver water directly to fires and threatened areas.The battalion began wildfire operations August 5 at the Black Canyon Fire in Sanpete County before shif…
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